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Andrew Schrock, 3b/P for James Madison HS in VA, signed an NLI to play for Div-1 Mount St. Mary's next year.

Congrats to Andrew, and good luck at the Mount!

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I saw that Ian went yard deep Monday night against Park View. I am guessing that Herndon is going to do their fair share of scoring runs this year...

Yup. Knock on wood, he is seeing the ball pretty well right now. We have two other kids, Brownell and Medina, who are lighting up the score board. Hopefully, our pitching will hold up.

We made a day trip and I took the family to the Herndon - Fairfax game on Friday. Between Medina, Brownell and McNichol, I am shocked that Herndon doesn't score 10 runs every night. Ian hit a double off the fense (the hardest ball I have seen hit this side of the pros) that was a line drive that sounded like a cannon went off when it hit the tarp in center. Brownell hit a bomb that is out every where except Herndon. And Medina might be a better pure hitter than both of them. These guys are the reason Herndon is a sub - .500 team?

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It is our pitching that we worry about. Dude, you are up entirely too late =).

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It is our pitching that we worry about. Dude, you are up entirely too late =).

Yeah, I guess I was :-). Still, watching those guys hit was something else. Is Ian going to go back to switch hitting after the HS season is over?

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I think so. He has been practicing hitting wood from the left side when he can (to get ready for summer with the Iron and for Frederick in the Fall) so I would guess that he is.

The biggest irony of this year's whole high school debacle is that he is batting around .400 hitting just from the right; if he used his speed and power by hitting both ways his average and OBP would probably be a hundred and fifty points higher. Ian had an inside the park HR from the left side last year in summer ball at South Lakes (the center fielder had cheated in a bit too much and got caught) and was a doubles machine. The thing is, he was always fast, but he just gets through the ball so well and really gets out of the box quickly.

Anyway, you would think that our current coaches would welcome it because it is another tool to generate runs and baserunners. BUT, the coaches actually threatened to sit him for the year if he decided to switch hit (my favorite line was "you are on the outside looking in"). Ugh.

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I think so. He has been practicing hitting wood from the left side when he can (to get ready for summer with the Iron and for Frederick in the Fall) so I would guess that he is.

The biggest irony of this year's whole high school debacle is that he is batting around .400 hitting just from the right; if he used his speed and power by hitting both ways his average and OBP would probably be a hundred and fifty points higher. Ian had an inside the park HR from the left side last year in summer ball at South Lakes (the center fielder had cheated in a bit too much and got caught) and was a doubles machine. The thing is, he was always fast, but he just gets through the ball so well and really gets out of the box quickly.

Anyway, you would think that our current coaches would welcome it because it is another tool to generate runs and baserunners. BUT, the coaches actually threatened to sit him for the year if he decided to switch hit (my favorite line was "you are on the outside looking in"). Ugh.

It seems those coaches over there will do anything to hold a player back. Why didn't they at least give him the opportunity to show what he can do from both sides in scrimmages and non-conference games? And why is it if a player shows any ability whatsoever the minute he becomes a senior he is on the outside looking in? He has clearly been the team leader on offense all year yet he's still fighting for recognition, let alone his job!

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Ole Ball Coach,

It sounds as though Ian will have no trouble making the transition to the minors when he gets drafted in the first round of this years draft. Batting .550 is a pretty tough thing to accomplish, even if you do face the pitchers that Herndon does. Well actually, i take back my last statement; Ian, who is apparently one of the top prospects in the state, should have no problem batting at least over .700

Hop Off!!

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Sarcasm. I get it =).

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Sarcasm. I get it =).

OBC, I hope that Medina gets more mention than I have seen elsewhere; the team's hitting goes up and down but he seems to continue to produce while playing a very good centerfield. McNichol and Brownell are moving on to play college ball; I hope that someone will take up Chris' cause...

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Where is Brownell headed?

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Where is Brownell headed?

Brownell is headed to Hamden-Sydney (sp?). As for Medina, we can't say enough good about him. An all around athlete (plays basketball and football too). Always positive and he really has been the go-to guy with the bat this year. And yes, TD, he gets the job done real well in center. I haven't talked to his folks about it, but I imagine that he will get some serious college attention when the time comes.

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So Ian McNichol was one of the "players of the week" last week?

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So Ian McNichol was one of the "players of the week" last week?

Apparently; but I am not sure what that means. I learned, at the end of last week, that most of the teams on Digital Sports (at least in the Concorde District) do not post their stats on the DS.

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Here are a few signings out of the south florida area:

Brett Scarberry 2008 Catcher Western High

Riley McDermott 2008 RHP Western High

Thomas Padro 2008 Shortstop Everglades High

Michael Zequeira 2008 Catcher/DH Pinecrest School

These boys have played together in rec ball and on the South Florida Buzz travel team for the last 8-9 years. They are very lucky that they will continue their academic and baseball careers together at Anderson University (DII) in Anderson, South Carolina.

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Hard to believe its almost time to start the 2009 thread! Time flies!

An expert at anything was once a beginner.

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