SW4A Preview - 2010

Super preview

Mincmi has out done himself once again, excellent preview of the SW4A. It will be different this year without a dog in the fight, but still a pleasure to watch the young men of the SW4A.

I think Southmecker has quoted the SW4A motto. That's what makes the SW4A so fun to watch. I know I've heard these words spoken, by someone (a coach, player, parent, fan, or umpire), every year since 2005, but I bet Mincmi knows when and who we can attribute the original quote!

 

Jack Sink- 1962

 

Should be a great year!

This will be a fun year to watch SW4A baseball. I'm really looking forward to it. AK will be REAL tough but I voted for EM because I'm a homer!!

 

..I love loyalty

 

I'm all about loyalty, sir.

 

Did Bonsway scare off all the Butler folks?

 

Uhm...what?

 

Just curious how you came up with this list! While I agree that AK is the one to beat, if you could or wouldn't mind, I would be interested in how you or every one else rates all the teams! We all have our favorites and we all have some inside information, could be some interesting discussion. Braves ...... we know where you stand with you being a homer with East Meck, (aren't we all for some school) but how do you feel about the other schools?

 

I could make a case for any of the top 6 schools winning it. South Meck had the most talent last year...and look what happened.

Same for Myers Park, but I really like Spencer and this will be his 2nd season to make his mark.

It's a no brainer to put AK and Prov on the top...and Couser has a solid team with some quality pitchers at Butler.

Koppe at EM will be a smooth transition and returning their most talented squad in years.

I'll share my thoughts later, but it will be another great year in the SW4A

 

SW4A pre-season rankings

I'd love to see how everyone ranks the conference top to bottom. Here's my guess.

1. AK (they don't just reload they upgrade every year--watch out for the newcomer Alex Leach. The only question mark or me will be who steps up to produce clutch hits this year. In addition to his mound presence, Alex Wood bailed them out several times at the plate)
2. Prov. (they lost a lot, but their talent pool is so deep they'll be just fine. They've got a ton of guys who have been just biding their time waiting for their chance. I love how corner man Michael Dunn plays the game, by the way)
3. EM (Coach Koppe is bringing real fire to the team and their core players had standout seasons on the Showcase circuit this summer/fall. Believing you can win is more than half the battle. If they can score 4 or more runs a game in conference they'll challenge for the title.)
4. MP (They will again be the most imposing team physically, even with their 6'6" SS gone to college they're still huge. They've also got the best player in the conference in Brian Holberton. However, they lost so much pitching and most of the time, it all comes back to pitching. Look for a lot of 10-9 type games at Jack Sink field this Spring.)
5. Butler (Losing Jake Fincher to Providence hurts almost as badly losing Tyler Tewell. Love their starting pitching, but everything else is an unknown)
6. Ind (They are going to surprise people this year. They got better and better last year and were downright hard to beat by season's end. They only lost 2 players from that team.)
7. SM (Their new coach will help them a ton, but they lost most of their pitching staff and 2/3 of their position starters. Looking back, they really were talented last year. This year looks like a rebuilding one for the Sabres.)