2009 Season Wrap Up

I know that we are still waiting on the Sportswriters All State Teams, but I thought I would kind of put an end to an incredible year. Fall (13-3) and Spring (16-6) saw 29 wins to only 9 losses. We had a championship at the Exeter tournament this fall and a Second place finish in the Monett Tournament this spring (highest finish for us in the Tournament history). We finished the year ranked 7th in the State Class 2 polls voted on by other coach's. We lost to the second place team in the state in the quarterfinal game. We beat, then ranked #4, Blue Eye in an extra inning affair that saw late inning heroics. We lost the conference crown that had been ours for three years and will work hard in getting it back next spring. We won our 3rd district in as many years. We had 6 young men on the all conference teams. We had 5 young men on the all district teams. We had 2 young men on the all state teams. I also got the oppurtunity to help coach the West All-Stars at St. Charles MO last weekend. The great thing about that is the experience and knowledged I gained from that. I also got the chance to be in the dugout 1 more time with two of the seniors. I wish all four could have experienced that and hope the younger guys get that oppurtunity. Now I challenge you as fans and parents to comment on what your highlight of the year was to let these boys know how much they have accomplished. You can pick one of the ones above or add to the list. It was a GREAT year and one to remember. But, it was also one to build on.
Joshua Hughes

Congratulations

MHSBCA has announced there all state teams. We have two young men representing us on the list. Mason Roller was named 1st Team All-State and Trent Goetz was Hon. Mention All-State. Congratulations fellows, good job and it is well deserved. The Missouri Sports Writers All-State comes out soon. We will be looking for that soon.

Here are some stats. Catch me sometime and I can print the full one for you.


AVG.
Mason Roller .603
Trent Goetz .456
Daniel Barrientos .450

Runs
Mason Roller 33
Trent Goetz 31
Landon Terry 31

Hits
Mason Roller 38
Trent Goetz 31
Daniel Barrientos 27
Chris Bennett 27

RBI's
Mason Roller 44
Chris Bennett 23
Blake Williams 22

BB's
Mason Roller 28
Trent Goetz 25
Landon Terry 17

K's (Fewest)
Landon Terry 4
Mason Roller 5
Chris Bennett 5

Pitching

Wins
Kevin Miler 4
Mason Roller 3
Riley Veith 3

Loses
Mason Roller 3
Kevin Miller 2
Daniel Barrientos 1

ERA
Trent Goetz 2.52
Mason Roller 4.74
Derek Fulp 4.79

IP
Riley Veith 33.2
Mason Roller 31
Kevin Miller 26.2

Saves
Trent Goetz 5
Mason Roller 1
Landon Terry 1

K's
Mason Roller 35
Kevin Miller 25
Riley Veith 21

Sorry So Late!!!!

I want to apologize to the avid visitors for being so late on this post. I have been greatly busy and finally had a few minutes to find a computer. We ended our season against Strafford with a loss 15-9. Blake Williams was 3-5 with a double. Chris Bennett had a 2 RBI double. Our only other hit came from Daniel Barrientos in the first inning. We had a very good season that just came up short. We ended 16-6 on the year with some great things to build on. It will be tough to replace the four seniors, but it is a job that I am already ready to start. Get out and play some catch, pitch, hit, or field. You can't play in June for a state championship without working hard NOW!!! I will probably see you on the field somewhere soon.

Coach Hughes.