Argyle Eagles Baseball Undefeated 12-0

[regaleagle]

I'm interested to see if Little Cypress Mauriceville(LCM) is really as good as their 18-3 record shows. Bridge City(11-6-1) is a perennial power in baseball and is in the same district. If LCM can beat Bridge City twice or split with them in district......then LCM is the real deal this season. It all depends on scheduling.....on who a team plays. Bridge City typically plays a tough predistrict schedule against larger classifications that are good teams.

Guess what??? LCM(21-4) did defeat Bridge City(14-7) in the first game 5-0 on 3/27/18.....but dropped the 2nd game 5-4 on 3/30/18. So it looks like they at least got the split and must be the real deal this season. Jasper(17-5) was going along very impressively, but lost to Lufkin(7-8) by a score of 3-2 this week. Jasper will still be a tough out in the playoff mix IMHO.

[regaleagle]

A couple of teams that were undefeated in district play lost this week, but should still be very formidable in the playoffs. Godley(16-1) lost its first game of the season 6-4 to district power Midlothian Heritage(15-3). Wimberley(14-3) lost 4-3 to Navarro(12-8) in a close one. LCM(23-4) defeated Orangefield(15-4 now) twice by a score of 5-0 in both games. Princeton(14-3) lost to Anna(15-5) by a score of 3-0. Boerne(19-2) knocked off district rival Fredericksburg(16-5) 4-0 in a game between two top-ranked teams in 4A. Here''s a look at the records of some of the best teams in 4A that are still undefeated in district play. Of course.....in baseball even very good teams can lose a game to a lesser district foe and still do very well in the playoffs.....maybe even win the region or the whole enchilada.

Argyle 21-0
Sweeny 21-1
Iowa Park 18-1
Canton 20-2
Boerne 19-2
Abilene Wylie 16-2
Salado 16-2
Midlothian Heritage 15-3
Robinson 14-3
Pleasant Grove 14-3
Bushland 19-4
Robstown 15-4
Cuero 16-5

Some of the teams that have dropped a district game already may not lose another one and may even be a ranked team not shown here......but these are the teams that have not yet lost a game in district play and considered to be a very competitive playoff team in 4A this season.

[regaleagle]

There were some teams that suffered their first loss in district play tonight......
Midlothian Heritage(15-4/7-1) lost 8-3 to Stephenville(10-11-2/4-4)
Navasota(14-5/6-1) was defeated 1-0 by La Grange(12-10/5-4)
Sweeny(21-2/5-1) lost 6-1 to Bay City(8-11/2-4)
Boerne(19-3/7-1) lost 8-4 to Fredericksburg(17-5/7-1)......last week Fredericksburg lost to Boerne 4-0.

[regaleagle]

Argyle remains undefeated (22-0). Godley has one loss (16-1), and so does Iowa Park(19-1), and don't ever count out Abilene Wylie(16-2).....all in Region I along with a very good Bushland(20-4). Canton(20-2), Texarkana Pleasant Grove(16-3), Princeton(15-3), and Kilgore(14-3) all look to be very good in Region II against an undefeated Argyle. The Center Roughriders(15-4) out of District 16 in Region II are still undefeated in district play(8-0) and cannot be overlooked. In Region III the favorites seem to be Robinson(15-3/8-0) and Salado(17-2/8-0), but looks like there are plenty others that will contend for the region title. Madisonville(17-7/6-0), Taylor(20-5/7-1), Navasota(14-5/6-1), Jasper(20-5/3-1), Little Cypress-Mauriceville(23-4/5-1) along with Bridge City(16-7/5-1) in the same District 22 will all be tough to beat. In Region IV, Sweeny(21-2/5-1) is considered the favorite. Boerne(19-3/7-1) and Fredericksburg(17-5/7-1) out of District 28 are both highly ranked teams though. So is Wimberley(15-3/3-1) and Robstown(17-4/10-0). Look out for Cuero(16-5/4-0).....and Sinton(12-6/7-3) should NEVER be counted out. Zapata(13-5/9-0) is handily winning District 32 and should also be considered as a threat.
There are some other very good teams not mentioned here that could cause some problems for some of these teams in the playoffs.......baseball playoffs can be quirky. There can be a one-game/winner advances scenario instead of the regular 3-gamer tilt. Put your best pitcher against a team with a better record in a one-gamer and see what happens. Usually a coin flip is made and the winner chooses either a one-gamer or best of 3 playoff scenario. Stay tuned as we near the end of district play and the first round of the playoffs......there will be lots of "upsets" in the early rounds.

[regaleagle]

When the cream rises to the top as the playoffs get underway.......some of those top teams can be eliminated before the regional final. This happens almost every year in at least one of the regions, so you can never tell which team will win the regional final and advance to State. Sometimes the top-rated team in the entire classification will not make it to State. Having at least two quality pitchers, but usually three.....along with good hitting......seems to be the recipe for success in the playoffs. But because of the one-gamer scenario this is not always true. A really good pitcher could send a team deeper into the playoffs......until they eventually lose to a better, more balanced team as they get deeper into the playoff scenario. Looks like there is no predominant favorite in any of these regions this season.....except for maybe Argyle out of Region II. But I wouldn't bet on it.

[regaleagle]

So what does all of this mean??? It means there are plenty of teams in 4A that have a chance to win the whole enchilada.....regardless of their won/loss record. Any team could get "hot" or "cold" in the playoffs......or get some good breaks or bad breaks when their season is on the line. Sometimes good hitting overcomes even the best pitching, and sometimes it's just a timely hit in a very close game that can make the difference. Or an untimely error. Lots of ways to win and lots of ways to lose.......time to be perfect.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Sinton
Last 5 years
2 trips to Austin, 1 region finalist and 2 region semifinalist.


This season does seem there is alot of teams having a great season so far and region i'm most familiar with is R4 and that seems loaded this year.

[poisoned10]

So what does all of this mean??? It means there are plenty of teams in 4A that have a chance to win the whole enchilada.....regardless of their won/loss record. Any team could get "hot" or "cold" in the playoffs......or get some good breaks or bad breaks when their season is on the line. Sometimes good hitting overcomes even the best pitching, and sometimes it's just a timely hit in a very close game that can make the difference. Or an untimely error. Lots of ways to win and lots of ways to lose.......time to be perfect.

Last year’s Gilmer team is a good example of this.

They had to beat Gladewater in a play-in game to even make the playoffs as the 4th seed. They went on to beat D16 champion, Carthage in a 3-game series in the first round. Then beat Paris (3rd D14) 1-0 in the 2nd round. Rain kept that from being a 3-game series. They then knocked off their own district champion Kilgore in a 3-game series in round 3 before falling to Decatur, 2-0 in a 1-game series.

You never know what can happen in baseball.


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[j_dog]

Argyle remains undefeated (22-0). Godley has one loss (16-1), and so does Iowa Park(19-1), and don't ever count out Abilene Wylie(16-2).....all in Region I along with a very good Bushland(20-4). Canton(20-2), Texarkana Pleasant Grove(16-3), Princeton(15-3), and Kilgore(14-3) all look to be very good in Region II against an undefeated Argyle. The Center Roughriders(15-4) out of District 16 in Region II are still undefeated in district play(8-0) and cannot be overlooked. In Region III the favorites seem to be Robinson(15-3/8-0) and Salado(17-2/8-0), but looks like there are plenty others that will contend for the region title. Madisonville(17-7/6-0), Taylor(20-5/7-1), Navasota(14-5/6-1), Jasper(20-5/3-1), Little Cypress-Mauriceville(23-4/5-1) along with Bridge City(16-7/5-1) in the same District 22 will all be tough to beat. In Region IV, Sweeny(21-2/5-1) is considered the favorite. Boerne(19-3/7-1) and Fredericksburg(17-5/7-1) out of District 28 are both highly ranked teams though. So is Wimberley(15-3/3-1) and Robstown(17-4/10-0). Look out for Cuero(16-5/4-0).....and Sinton(12-6/7-3) should NEVER be counted out. Zapata(13-5/9-0) is handily winning District 32 and should also be considered as a threat.
There are some other very good teams not mentioned here that could cause some problems for some of these teams in the playoffs.......baseball playoffs can be quirky. There can be a one-game/winner advances scenario instead of the regular 3-gamer tilt. Put your best pitcher against a team with a better record in a one-gamer and see what happens. Usually a coin flip is made and the winner chooses either a one-gamer or best of 3 playoff scenario. Stay tuned as we near the end of district play and the first round of the playoffs......there will be lots of "upsets" in the early rounds.

Good analysis. Here we are in Region III finals, with Salado vs. Jasper. Their only common opponents were Robinson and Huffman Hargrave. How will they stack up agains each other this Thursday? Don't know much about Jasper this year; and nothing about Salado.