How about a preseason top ten

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here we go
1, Clay
1a, Springfield
3, Perrysburg
4, Archbold
5, Southview
6, AW
7, Elmwood
8, Defiance
9, Wauseon
10, Whitmer
It`s good to be talking softball again.

 

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Just for fun lets fill out and match up Clay and Springfield.
Clay
1B-Laberdee?
2B-Simon
SS-H. Thompson
3B-B. Thompson?
LF-?
CF-Crawford
RF-Holmes
C-Stibbanaer(sp)
P-Graham

Springfield
1B-Haley
2B-Zappone
SS-Richberg
3B-Brown?
LF-Cowdray
CF-Shipman?
RF-Rockman
C-Atkins
P-Michalak

Revisions, additions, deletions are needed!
Any position by position comparisons?

WOW looking at those two "projected" line-ups it may come down to coaching...
I wonder........

 

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Irish Yankee,

You forgot one major player at Springfield. The Gibson kid. In all my years of watching in NWO I'd be hard pressed to find a better overall athlete. And remember she's still learning the game. Ran Into Springfield coach while back and he said she's getting some D-1 looks. Do Clay and Springfield play in the regular season this year ? If so, Wow and when ?

 

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You can move Rockman to DH and you forgot Gibson in RF, Patrece had a .400 avg for her first year back in organized softball after a three year absence.

 

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Springfield
1B-Rockman- This kid will have a break out year.
2B-Zappone
SS-Richberg
3B-Haley-
LF-Cowdray
CF-Shipman-may be the best CF in NWO
RF-Gibson
C-Atkins
P-Michalak
DH- Brown

 

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What is the report on Southview.

Other than "Double O"

 

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Forgot about Gibson, she can be a game breaker!
As for centerfield, I think I would have to put Crawford from Clay and Damman from Southview ahead of Shipman as they both can hit AND run extremely well, along with being very good centerfielders.

 

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Eryn Simon...Clay 2B, in my opinion the best defensive/offensive combination of any 2B in the area. City League player of the year 2009 and 1st team all-state. However, I give the nod to Springfield over Clay, JMHO. I have no real reason, just a "feeling."

According to Springfield's online schedule, they play Clay in the NLL/TCL Challenge on 4/24.

Southview...Will need to fill void left by four year catcher Shelby Schuster. They also lost pitcher Sarah Haynam and Shelby's sister at first Amanda. Certainly they return a nice core group for the new coach to work with.

 

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Looking forward to that preseason poll.....
less than 4 weeks till pitchers and catchers report

 

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Uber....Genoa returns 8 starters and both pitchers and loses 1 player from the varsity roster. The entire team played travel ball in a few tournaments last year and then went their seperate ways on other travel teams. Should be a great year. We have high expectations. Let me know if you need any further info.