HIGH SCHOOL HARDBALL: A few odds and ends at the conclusion of a big season
Nearly three weeks have passed since Providence Christian's (much-delayed) victory in the Class A state championship series officially ended the 2012 high school baseball season. Still after a very notable (and in many ways historic) MLB First-Year Player Draft, the release of the Daily Post's All-County team and a week's ...
HIGH SCHOOL HARDBALL: Seed of Gwinnett diamond domination sown in GGBL
The all-Gwinnett party being thrown by Brookwood, Grayson, Mill Creek and Parkview in the Class AAAAA state baseball semifinals Monday has been, understandably, the talk of county since it became official last Wednesday. Having teams from one county occupy all four spots in a semifinal bracket is, indeed, a rare ...
HIGH SCHOOL HARDBALL: The (very) premature county superlatives
Every year when Major League Baseball gives out its postseason awards, there's always some debate, some years more than others. The main point of contention is whether each league's Most Valuable Player, Cy Young Award, Manager of the Year, Rookie of the Year, etc., should be awarded based on just ...
HIGH SCHOOL HARDBALL: Competitiveness gives every game meaning in Gwinnett's AAAAA regions
Folks, we all knew coming into the high school baseball season this spring that there was a ton of talent in Gwinnett County. What we suspected, but may not have fully realized until recently, was how widespread throughout the county that talent is — especially among the higher-classification schools. That's ...
HIGH SCHOOL HARDBALL: New bats bring back old fundamentals
I've admitted many times that I'm one of the biggest stat geeks there is when it comes to baseball. But even someone who likes to crunch the numbers as much as I doesn't have the time to do the research necessary — on a Gwinnett County-wide scale, let alone nationally ...
HIGH SCHOOL HARDBALL: Super Six not enough?
Six not enough for this year's baseball superlatives
