Three Rivers Athletic Conference 2021
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irish_buffalo
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I really hope there will be a season.
SJ, SF, CCHS...
I think Clay will push all three and has an excellent chance with the youth they have coming up (Jr./Soph) loaded.
Whitmer will be somewhere at the bottom and I know very little about Ross, Findlay, and Lima Sr.
SJ, SF, CCHS...
I think Clay will push all three and has an excellent chance with the youth they have coming up (Jr./Soph) loaded.
Whitmer will be somewhere at the bottom and I know very little about Ross, Findlay, and Lima Sr.
ayCC!
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No way does baseball not play this year. Getting snubbed during the beginning of covid when numbers were much lower means that coaches and parents are going to be aggressively gunning for a season (and they should, there's been a lot worse sports being played right now with the highs we've been seeing now, too)
As for how the TRAC will play out, it should be pretty interesting. SF, SJ, probably will be the frontrunners, but the amount of underclassmen talent Central has garnered in recent years should make them a pretty imposing team in the future. I'm sure every team is going to have to deal with the inexperience bug, but I'm still excited to see what happens this season.
I did hear that some of Findlay's players jumped ship during the first lockdown. Clay looks pretty nice, Lima will be Lima (but still shouldn't be entirely brushed aside), and Whitmer is still stuck in their athletic hole for now (I hope to god they come back better, and soon). No idea what Fremont Ross is like baseball-wise, though.
As for how the TRAC will play out, it should be pretty interesting. SF, SJ, probably will be the frontrunners, but the amount of underclassmen talent Central has garnered in recent years should make them a pretty imposing team in the future. I'm sure every team is going to have to deal with the inexperience bug, but I'm still excited to see what happens this season.
I did hear that some of Findlay's players jumped ship during the first lockdown. Clay looks pretty nice, Lima will be Lima (but still shouldn't be entirely brushed aside), and Whitmer is still stuck in their athletic hole for now (I hope to god they come back better, and soon). No idea what Fremont Ross is like baseball-wise, though.
I think it's a safe bet for any boy's sport in the TRAC to go with CC, SFS and SJJ. RedFalcon23
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Don’t sleep on clay this year. I think they are a strong dark horse. Built very similar to the AW and Perrysburg teams that have made state runs. SJJ has the most talent but first year coach with no varsity coach experience I think will take some lumps. Sfs and central will be well fundamently sound. 5-8 just isn’t on the same level.
I am usually more familiar with what Clay has coming up, but have not followed too close recently.
Clay was picked to win the league by the coaches prior to last year's cancelled season, and they graduated 5 guys playing in college. Are they getting back to reloading year after year like they used too? What kind of arms do they have?
Edit: Wasn't the coaches, but a Junga article that I was thinking about.
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Looks like Jurski has a live arm for Clay.
EyesOnThe419
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Saw SFS put up a 10 spot on Defiance last night. SJJ tied Rossford 2-2. Scrimmages so not going to put to much stock in any results. I did see pictures of the Rossford field. Wow.. I think clay has a similar set up with the turf infield.
ayCC!
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10 runs on Defiance? Is Defiance in a down year or was SFS playing well?
How many starters do SJJ and SFS return? I know TCC only has two.
TCC scrimmages Rossford today. I believe they open up the season against Wauseon. Should be a good way to gain some momentum with a win.
green_genes
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Rossford has 5 sophomores on the varsity. I think the seniors pitched yesterday against SJJ, so CC will probably get at least a couple of the younger guys today.
ayCC!
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TCC won 12-1. Shaky start for some of their pitchers, but they were able to move past that. Makes sense, this is their first time playing high school ball in about a year, so no surprise there would be some jitters. Their two returning starters had some hot bats today, as well as some of the other senior players. Interested to see what the season holds for them.
EyesOnThe419
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Rossford going St. Johns and Central on back to back days is an interesting choice. Are they going for the catholic Trifecta today with SFS? lol
ayCC!
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Beats me. Wonder how they'll do against SFS with three Catholics in three days.
EyesOnThe419
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Just looked at Maxprep and looks like SFS next scrimmage is against SV
ayCC!
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Who does Southview have back? I remember they had one kid who was going to Purdue I believe?
Kinda wondering when the Blade previews for the local baseball scene are coming. Should help me gauge where everyone's at a bit better, especially since a whole year has passed since the last time everyone was on the field.
EyesOnThe419
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Logan Danzeisen was the Purdue commit. His dad was the HC as well. Tim McCarthy took over the program this year. Very well thought of up and coming coach. I think the Young kid is a senior this year. Made some big time starts for them during the tourney run back in 19. Outside of that I think SV is reloading at every position since 2019.
No idea on the Blade. Might be really difficult to do a preview. All the coaches I talk to have no idea what to expect out of their teams with a full year off. I think you are going to see some really weird results all spring until teams get brought back up to speed.
No idea on the Blade. Might be really difficult to do a preview. All the coaches I talk to have no idea what to expect out of their teams with a full year off. I think you are going to see some really weird results all spring until teams get brought back up to speed.
ayCC!
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Big agree here. I think it just makes it all the more exciting to see how everything pans out.
You got anything about SFS/SJJ? I know SJJ got a NV transfer who's apparently pretty decent, but that Rossford scrimmage was making me wonder how they were looking. I've actually had the chance to meet their new coach, seems like a standup guy who's got some big ambitions for whatever program he is in charge of. I think he played some semi-pro ball too, actually.
EyesOnThe419
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SJJ coach was an assistant at Central and BG. Played college at adrian and had a short stint in indy ball. He is heavily involved with Demand Command which seems to rub some of the local coaches the wrong way. The Rossford Result was surprising but it's mid march so who knows. I think they will be just fine. As a certain coach likes to say "They grow on trees down on airport".
SFS will be interesting. Gerkin always does a nice job with the program. A lot of players were on the travel circuit last summer and did well. Putting a 10 spot on defiance is interesting. Pretty sure held can count on 1 finger how many times an opponent has seen double digits since the BBCOR bat came out. I would have them at or near the top of the TRAC if I had to play the guessing game as of today.
ayCC!
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Is this more of a COI regarding the fact that he'd be able to recruit players from the pipeline he's garnered, or is there something wrong w/ DC in general.
I would definitely agree. Didn't realize that SFS was up 7-1 and nearly blew the lead to win 10-9, though. Still should be a solid team this year, they are probably a lot more ready than most teams.
EyesOnThe419
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Demand command is a great program. My nephew plays in it and I would recommend it to anyone that is looking for a regional based program. I think its more along the lines of having access to parents/players is the vibe I got.... example.. The NV transfer you mentioned earlier, played for the SJJ coach last summer. I'm sure you can connect the dots between how that transfer happened. Just a hunch but I doubt Coach Szparka is going to be pushing his players to Demand Command in the future. (The last part I'm inferring, Have not actually spoken to Greg on that topic)
ayCC!
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From what I heard, I believe the NV kid wasn't even going to play for Northview. He was just going to play travel ball the entire spring, I guess. Wouldn't be surprised if that decision was influenced by any DC coaches. And I wouldn't be surprised if your inference will be the actual case.
irish_buffalo
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I wonder how much longer it will be before travel ball over takes HS baseball. I do not think it will be long before you start seeing kids forego HS baseball to play on their travel team and head down South most of the current Ohio HS season (April & May - Thurs/Fri to Sunday tournaments). Much like hockey, many kids these days take a step backwards playing HS ball as opposed to their high level travel squads. Just thinking aloud.
EyesOnThe419
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The baseball travel industry seems to respect the high school season. There is no 15-18 tournaments during the hs season anywhere. Could it happen? Absolutely.. but I think the general feeling is play the spring with your school and then go play travel in the summer and fall.
Beating Defiance is no longer a big headline. In the three years before COVID, no district title and one shared league title, didn't even get to 20 wins for the first time since 1998. There have been at least three or four run-rule losses in the last few years, including to Upper Arlington in one of the state title seasons, oddly. One was to Tinora for crying out loud. Last night Defiance lost to freaking Paulding and this has to be the first year ever it lost to Paulding in basketball and baseball in the same school year. Late in the season, the Bulldogs have Central, Findlay (usually play it early in the season), and Whitmer on the schedule. I don't remember any games against St. Francis in the regular season but I do remember some St. John's games.
I like Clay's young talent. I think they are a year away.
The extra inning loss to St. Johns hurts and this next week they have a brutal schedule that could go a long way in determining if they finish anywhere from 1st to 4th in the league with games vs Findlay and St. Francis sandwiched between several other good non-league games.
7 games in 7 days is brutal on a high school pitching staff. Pray for some well timed rain.
Next year they will be solid and in two years look out. They are loaded with Frosh and Sophmores. They could make a real nice run in two years.