Post by pepperbrown on Feb 20, 2019 13:39:57 GMT -6
I know we are in middle of basketball playoffs but slow pitch will get fired up in a couple weeks. What’s everyone thought on class 2a now that classifications are out?
3 teams who were in state tournament last year are no longer in the class. With Ripley, Stonewall and Kiowa. But add 2 B state tournament teams in Asher and Whitesboro.
Shattuck lost a bunch but will still be really good. Stuart lost their stud but returns pretty much everything else. Binger is well Binger they will always be there. These are the favorites in my opinion in the class
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Post by bigdog23 Russell Barron on Feb 20, 2019 20:41:19 GMT -6
Whitesboro will have a Sr back that didn't play fastpitch. She hit 25 hr last season in slow pitch. Also have a real good freshman that will b a big help with her bat. They return everyone from last years state tournament teams n slow pitch and fast pitch. Plus this season fast pitch team. Should b top 8.
Post by pepperbrown on Feb 20, 2019 23:09:29 GMT -6
For some reason Cyril never seems to be that great in slowpitch. I don’t know if not all the girls play or what. If they do they should be a top team. If I had to do a top 10 right now mine would look like this.
1. Shattuck- lost a bunch but still the champs 2. Stuart- lost their best but return a bunch 3. Binger- didn’t lose much but gained a stud 9th grader 4. Sterling- return most of team. One win away in a tough regional last year 5. Canute- lost 3 starters but got to state semi’s in fast pitch 6. Arapaho- State tournament team last year return bulk of good lineup 7. Whitesboro- State tournament team last year. Thanks for info big dog 8. Asher- Another newcomer to 2a. State team last year. 9. Vici- Also moves up this year. Lost their amazing Rover in Bball to Acl but still have a great lineup 10. Ringwood- Always racks the wind up north but have come up short in playoffs
Others- Central Marlow made state last year but graduated a lot and it hurt them in fast pitch but I’d bet they will be pretty good Hydro- speed kills so they are always tough Welch- 20 win team in A last year. Don’t know anything about them
Seems like a wide open class this year
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Post by pepperbrown on Mar 11, 2019 5:13:55 GMT -6
Got to watch a few 2a teams last week at Fort Cobb tournament. Binger is really good. They hit it really well and are awesome defensively. Canute looked really solid the first three games. Binger scored 10 runs on them in the first inning and took the wind out of their sails and then got beat by Lookeba who will be top 3 in A I believe. Give Canute a week or two to get their softball legs under them and they are top 5 I believe. Sterling can really swing it. Not great defensively but they were 1st or 2nd in the tournament in home runs. Definitely a top 8 team. Hydro is scary. Don’t hit for much power but can use their speed to beat out ground balls and when they do get one in the game look out. They are top 10. Fort Cobb had a rough first day but came back the second day and beat Sterling and Hydro so I would have them in top 12. Ringwood was missing some girls but played Binger close. I’d say top 20 for them. A great tournament to go watch. How is everyone else out there looking?
Post by pepperbrown on Mar 20, 2019 12:41:10 GMT -6
Coaches rankings came out this week. Here is top 16 in 2A 1. Binger 2. Shattuck 3. Stuart 4. Canute 5. Stonewall 6. Fletcher 7. Roff 8. Ft. Cobb 9. Bennington 10. Waukomis 11. Vici 12. Hydro 13. Dewar 14. Sterling 15. Bray-Doyle 16. Whitesboro I think Arapaho should be in there instead of Bray. Yes they are 1-3 but all three loses are to ranked teams and Bray hasn’t even played a ranked team. Other thank that I think it’s a pretty accurate top 16
Post by pepperbrown on May 11, 2019 7:25:29 GMT -6
What a great game in the finals. Congrats to Binger. Look for them to have a great chance to repeat next year. Losing couple starters but have their best two coming back. Class 2a was loaded this year I expect it to be the same next year. Big dog what does Whitesboro and Asher got coming back? I know Shattuck and Stuart lose a bunch. Vici, Canute and Cyril return a bunch. Bet you see a lot of these teams back next year. Ready for some fast pitch now
Post by bigdog23 Russell Barron on May 11, 2019 10:13:59 GMT -6
Whitesboro loses a couple sr that started. Got some pretty good freshmen coming up though.we will drop back to class B so idk if we stay 2a in slow pitch or not.will b Class b in everything else.
Post by pepperbrown on May 11, 2019 14:41:37 GMT -6
Well you would think that would put them back down in A next year but never know. I heard that on Stuart as well. It was good talking a little softball Bigdog. Looks like we were the only two on here haha. Was really nice to know a little something about the east side teams