North Dakota Preps

2b#3 wrote:yeah cassleton had some good pitchers... i don't think anyone scored more than 3 runs in a game against them at state

agreed..but are those pitchers coming back this year tho???

Derek Zitzow for valley city will be very tough this next year in legion

how about holen, watkins, and dunn for lamoure

2b#3 wrote:yeah cassleton had some good pitchers... i don't think anyone scored more than 3 runs in a game against them at state

yes...but are these "good" pitchers coming back??

Beau Sinner will be back for Casselton along with Brandon Rust. Beau's development with his eye will be a key factor though. Sam Schumacher is also a good pitcher that will be returning. Matt Swanson and Mike Rose can pitch well too although neither of them pitched in state last year. Zach Frappier is the only loss to Casselton's pitching staff.

berry186 wrote:how about holen, watkins, and dunn for lamoure

Watkins, Dunn, Holen are a pretty solid top 3.
Holen did get hit hard by Casselton in the championship last year, but he won't get hit that hard too often.
Watkins is a good a #1 as anyone, and Dunn[17] has been dominant at times. If he matures as a 17 needs to, he could be real tough.
The #4 would probably be Stemen [17], who had a great battle with Sinner in the Babe Ruth state championship a couple years ago.
Hample and Gentzkow [both 17] are solid on the mound. Maybe Gentzkow will get some time off behind the plate and take the mound some this year?

Another nice shot for LaMoure to win the section. Would be the 4th straight.

Dunn is a good pitcher. Big lefty with a gun for an arm.

The Lamoure pitchers are good but they arent as good as the Casselton pitchers

MowingEmDown wrote:The Lamoure pitchers are good but they arent as good as the Casselton pitchers

agreed

i dont think anyone got a run scored during the state tourney when Beau Sinner was pitching espicially in the championship game i believe

Casselton has a solid staff. A championship staff. Sinner handled LaMoure in the state legion championship for sure.

Watkins, Dunn, Holen, Stemen, Gentzkow, and Hample are a solid group. These six will put together a real solid 4 for sure. Maybe or maybe not as good as Casselton, but they can take a team quite a ways.

Casselton and Lamoure are 2 possibles for a state legion berths.