A three-game home sweep of Loudoun Valley, Powhatan, and Woodgrove last week has Sherando in the state playoffs for the second time in the 20 seasons of baseball at its school.
Now, its three more to go to get the ultimate: a state championship.
These kids have rose up and won close games when close games were hard to find during the regular season. Some might have thought that a cakewalk through the NWD (well, except for a few close ones with Millbrook) might cause this bunch to come in a little too high and unfocused. I guess that thought was laid to rest last week on Warrior Drive.
You had the big bats of Smallwood and Entsminger, the arms of these two, plus Whitacre, Loudan, and Bentley, and a defense that played pretty solid and made the plays.
Five made first-team all-Region II: Smallwood (catcher), Bentley (pitcher), Entsminger (outfield), Carney (second base), and Angel (first base).
Entsminger will toe the bump again tonight and he will be well pitcher-rested, with a full week off since going nine in a no-decision against LV. He will match up his 0.45 ERA from the r.s. and 7-0 record against a guy who is headed to VMI and is said to throw 91.
It's starts with Culpeper tonight, and I like Sherando's chances once again. I project they can have Bentley ready for Friday where a possible game awaits against that football school (Amherst) that knows something about making its own luck too in the playoffs this post season. Then, with a win there (which I like happening too), it's probably going to be Tunstall at 1 in the oven at Radford U's field on Saturday.
Three more to go for the Warriors. They are 23-1 so why not go with what Billy the Kid said in "Young Guns II" : I will finish the game.
Protect the Field. All fields, SHS.
Now, its three more to go to get the ultimate: a state championship.
These kids have rose up and won close games when close games were hard to find during the regular season. Some might have thought that a cakewalk through the NWD (well, except for a few close ones with Millbrook) might cause this bunch to come in a little too high and unfocused. I guess that thought was laid to rest last week on Warrior Drive.
You had the big bats of Smallwood and Entsminger, the arms of these two, plus Whitacre, Loudan, and Bentley, and a defense that played pretty solid and made the plays.
Five made first-team all-Region II: Smallwood (catcher), Bentley (pitcher), Entsminger (outfield), Carney (second base), and Angel (first base).
Entsminger will toe the bump again tonight and he will be well pitcher-rested, with a full week off since going nine in a no-decision against LV. He will match up his 0.45 ERA from the r.s. and 7-0 record against a guy who is headed to VMI and is said to throw 91.
It's starts with Culpeper tonight, and I like Sherando's chances once again. I project they can have Bentley ready for Friday where a possible game awaits against that football school (Amherst) that knows something about making its own luck too in the playoffs this post season. Then, with a win there (which I like happening too), it's probably going to be Tunstall at 1 in the oven at Radford U's field on Saturday.
Three more to go for the Warriors. They are 23-1 so why not go with what Billy the Kid said in "Young Guns II" : I will finish the game.
Protect the Field. All fields, SHS.
