
WBL 2012
#1
Posted 11 December 2011 - 06:49 PM
#2
Posted 11 December 2011 - 08:53 PM
#3
Posted 11 December 2011 - 10:39 PM
Kidston, and Zeigler make for a tough pair of starters.
Wapak may surprise some teams, while being w/o any seniors they have a great group of juniors that gained varsity experience last year and some others that will succeed at the varsity level. Add in a couple talented sophomores and you have a very strong squad.Shawnee will be very good. St Marys, Bath, Van Wert, OG and Celina all look to get their wins. While Elida has some all league players returning. Kenton struggled last year but has some talent to win some games as well.
Should make for a fun to watch season with competition being tough from top to bottom.
#4
Posted 12 December 2011 - 03:52 AM
dartmaster63, on 11 December 2011 - 10:39 PM, said:
This.
I know very little about the league outside of Defiance, and even when it comes to the Dogs I don't know near as much as I normally do at this time of the year. But we're being led by yet another D1 recruit, and there's a reason we're on the verge(or maybe past, I'm not real sure) of a 40 game winning streak in the league. We're the favorite until proven otherwise.
That said, I won't get all high and mighty and act like no one can beat us. That's why they play the games....and I'd agree that Shawnee or Wapak would have the best shot of doing it.
#5
Posted 12 December 2011 - 12:42 PM
Edited by chestypuller, 12 December 2011 - 12:43 PM.
#6
Posted 12 December 2011 - 04:37 PM
Who is the T.R. from Shawnee you referred to? I know Cory and the others but unsure on TR. Anyways, I don't know too much about the WBL this year, but I will say this. I've seen most of the better pitchers in Ohio, and Cory Wilder is top 5 in my book for all classes. Again, without knowing Shawnee's defense and ability to hit, when he's on the mound they should win every game. He throws harder and has a better breaking ball than Kidston. His control can be iffy, but if he figures that out he might be a top 5 round guy in the 2013 draft.
#7
Posted 12 December 2011 - 05:02 PM
#8
Posted 12 December 2011 - 09:32 PM
#9
Posted 13 December 2011 - 10:11 AM
#10
Posted 13 December 2011 - 11:00 AM
#11
Posted 13 December 2011 - 11:01 AM
I sent you a private message
#12
Posted 13 December 2011 - 12:19 PM
#13
Posted 13 December 2011 - 12:30 PM
Sports Fanatic, on 13 December 2011 - 11:00 AM, said:
Kidston played both pitcher and the field in the Showcases he went to in Florida this past fall. If pro scouts are having him play multiple positions, I'm sure Louisville likely sees that he has the ability to do that for them also.
#14
Posted 13 December 2011 - 01:19 PM
From my sources at DHS, it appears that Ziegler is fully recovered from his auto accident last summer. He has been participating in DHS baseball conditioning workouts with no apparent ill effects.
#15
Posted 13 December 2011 - 01:21 PM
#16
Posted 13 December 2011 - 01:34 PM
#17
Posted 14 December 2011 - 07:39 PM
Sports Fanatic, on 12 December 2011 - 09:32 PM, said:
I'v heard some baseball eyes like him better in the field and some on the bump.
I honestly don't know which way he projects better
Defensively I have seen some great plays in the gaps on balls that not many get to, even guys with a lot better 60 yard times.
With a bat, he is pretty darn good. Seemed to get better and better as the summer progressed and the competition improved at the regional and national tournaments.
Pitching he has always been tough to square up, lots of late movement. Last year was FB/ CU only. His developing CB will surprise some.. Its pretty good. Mechanically if he is able to repeat every time, he will have a lot of success.
#18
Posted 15 December 2011 - 10:48 AM
Johnny could play both ways at the D2 or D3 level. I think he has the potential to play at the D1 level, I just hope he gets that opportunity. Unfortunately, or fortunately depending on the player, most D1 coaches don't recruit baseball players. They recruit a certain "mold" that they think is important to be a good player. Most would take a kid that runs a 6.7 sixty but can't hit or field over someone that can but runs a 7.2. There are a ton of good players that get overlooked by D1 schools because they don't run fast enough or aren't tall enough. I like guys that can play baseball...I don't care how fast he is or how tall he is. If you can hit and play defense, you are a good player.
#19
Posted 15 December 2011 - 07:28 PM
I appreciate the response and I know that you have a good eye for observing talent.
I understand the "mold" that you referred to, I was fortunate to play baseball at Kent State and I saw a little of that while I was there. I'v always felt that he was better than I ever was.
Many coaches will look only at the times, 60 yard dash and home to first to as the first point of evaluation. Many get crossed off the list from a less than stellar number. I do understand that too.
Speed is important. Larger parks, more ground to cover, faster game all the way around.
Offensively there are many advantages. As they say speed doesn't slump.
Hopefully opportunities arise. As you mentioned before, somebody will get a heck of a player.
#20
Posted 19 December 2011 - 03:15 PM
Baseball is the only big time sport where D3 or NAIA schools can compete with the D1 schools. The reason for that is simple...so many great baseball players get overlooked by D1 schools because of speed or size. In other sports (basketball, football, hockey) you need to be big and fast to be successful. That isn't true in baseball. A 5'8" 140lb kid that runs a 7.3 can be a better player than a 6'3" 210lb kid that can run. For the 2012 season, Marietta is probably the 2nd best team in the entire state of Ohio behind Kent St. With their pitching staff, they might even be a top 30 team in all of Division 1. Everyone wants to go D1, but it's really only the right move for a small percentage of high schoolers.
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