NW4A, Who Do Ya Like To Finish 1st

A.C.Reynolds
Alexander Central
East Burke
Freedom Morganton
McDowell
South Caldwell
Watauga

All these teams have very good pitching staffs...who do ya like and why???

 

And the winner is .....

Earl Weaver once said.

"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers."

I think AC has them in that order.

 

A.C.Reynolds or Alexander Central?

 

Sorry - non-specific answer before

Alexander Central

Quote from Whitey Herzog

"We need three kinds of pitching: left handed, right handed, and relief."

I think the same is true on a H.S. level. You can't compete if you are only 2 pitchers deep.

 

First welcome aboard playme:




Alexander Central has two big studs pitching in Payne and Hollifield and quite a few standouts moving up from JV. I understand Teague is injured. What happened to him playme?

Also, with Payne and others playing basketball, how far will this put them behind? At least it won't interfere with conference play.

I checked with Dr. Methusda and this is what he predicts:

Alexander Central
East Burke
AC Reynolds
Wautaga
Freedom
McDowell
S. Caldwell

Just remember, these are not my picks, I just go with the flow

 

thanks for the welcome Braves...

Teague tore an ACL in the last football game of the season and had surgery last month...he is out for the remainder of the baseball season...

E. Burke has three pitchers in Yoder, Stewart, and Kestner, who transfered from Freedom....they will be tough...

 

Braves, I must say that Dr. Methusda is wrong about South Caldwell being last in the NW4A this year in baseball..They easily along with ACHS, and East Burke can win the conference and advance deep in the playoffs..Oh, and dont overlook Watauga..

 

I'm sure you're right ajax, but just curious. This is an extremely competitive conference. Heck, didn't McDowell dominate last year?

Anyway, I don't like to make predictions....but how do you see the conference going. ..and who do you think will bring up the rear? Somebody has to and I wasn't as familiar with S. Caldwell as I was with the other teams.

 

McDowell did dominate last year until they ran into ACHS in the 2dn round o the conference tourney and lost 7-2 (score may not be exactly correct). ACHS then went on and won the tourney and made it to the States..I see AC Reynolds or Freedom finishing last in the conference..Freedom would be mediocre if they hadnt had there best pitcher tranfer to East Burke..Also, in case you didnt know South Caldwell will be good mainly because they recruited 2 good players from West Caldwell, and 1 from Hibriten..E.B. and South both recruited illegally although they will decline it..

 

Ajax, you seem to be very knowledgeable about the NW4A. Give us some info or beakdown of the teams in your conference and who are the players to watch.