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 Previous Message Previous Message and everyone bats now and you rotate people out every inning. Previous Message is it a lot easier for dads to force kids that had no skill/interest in playing baseball into doing it. There would be kids who get their required 1 AB and 1 inning in right field per game and never make contact with a pitch all summer. That had to be a miserable experience for both the kid and the parents. Previous Message Previous Message Now they wouldn’t get nearly this level of turnout in 2025, but it was the city-wide summer league with 8-10 and 11-12 year old leagues. I want to say there were 30 teams in the former and 24 in the latter. All teams named and sponsored by various local establishments, no pro team names or anything like that. And when entering each level there was a day of tryouts and then a draft. You’d find out which team you got on, and then call all your friends to find out who they ended up with. And then it would alternate weeks of M-W-F games and Tu-Thu games, with 1 practice in the 3 game weeks and 2 practices in the 2 game weeks. It was a commitment without being overwhelming, you played all your games within a 20 minute drive radius, and were playing with and against all your friends and kids you knew from the school or neighborhood. It’s what summer baseball should be all about, before it all got corrupted. Previous Message Previous Message where the other team demanded to see everyone's birth certificates. Is this a real thing that happens? Previous Message
OPRF is the 4 seed in the Reavis sectional and plays Jones Prep tomorrow, then hopefully the winner of Reavis/St. Ignatius on Saturday for the Regional Championship.
Much like the NCAA tournament, I both love and hate the IHSA post-season. OPRF won a conference championship and I hate the idea that anyone would think their season is a disappointment if they lost early.
No one is expecting them to take out state #1 Brother Rice in the sectional semifinals, but man I'd love them to get the chance. I'd take OPRF's first four hitters over any top four in the state.
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 Illinois HS state baseball playoffs start in earnest tomorrow - GMAW May 27, 2025, 17:33:14
- Not worthy of a new thread, but wanted to share a proud dad moment - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 18, 2025, 13:19:00
- Libertyville wins it. - Chicago1995 June 14, 2025, 22:52:08
- Libertyville keeps on trucking* - bucktownillini June 13, 2025, 19:51:46
- Libertyville mashes Maine South 13-4* - bucktownillini June 9, 2025, 22:27:51
- Teutopolis plays for the 2A state championship tonight… - EffinIllini June 7, 2025, 15:48:07
- Libertyville moves on* - bucktownillini June 7, 2025, 15:16:12
- One of my best friends had the dish for Ottawa Marq vs Lexington today. - ilinni11 June 6, 2025, 14:08:48
- Tough way to end the season for OPRF.* - TarheelIllini June 5, 2025, 7:32:54
- has anyone checked to see if Earnest is OK?*
 - Sammich June 4, 2025, 9:33:12
- Topically, I'm reading a federal complaint about "trade secrets" in "youth volleyball". Lol* - gvibes June 3, 2025, 16:23:52
- Oh boy* - GMAW June 3, 2025, 21:34:08
- 2A Super-Sectional: Teutopolis comes back from down 0-5 in the 5th and 3-5 in the 7th to win 6-5 - EffinIllini June 3, 2025, 8:58:08
- Softball sidejack: Champaign Central wins 1st regional title in 44 yrs. - Kajagoogoo June 2, 2025, 10:39:12
- baseball sidejack: my nephew plays U10 travel ball. There was a recent game - gvibes June 2, 2025, 10:31:01
- This feels timely - Sounder June 2, 2025, 18:44:45
- In soccer leagues sanctioned by the USSF, they issue registrations to kids. But they follow - ATL June 2, 2025, 18:11:42
- For proof of age, gender, or both?* - Taz June 2, 2025, 17:51:30
- I don't know about baseball, but for soccer, we had to provide that info for our boys - Blazer June 2, 2025, 16:18:58
- We had to carry a binder with proof of age for every one of our players every year. - Illiniphil June 2, 2025, 14:11:13
- the concept of travel ball at U10 is disgusting* - assassin June 2, 2025, 12:03:11
- I understand thinking it’s disgusting and not needed BUT this is life. See also tutoring - FidelGoodell June 2, 2025, 14:01:40
- You should see U8!* - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 13:38:08
- I’ll never not believe that the format that existed in my town as a kid was the best. - OB25 June 2, 2025, 13:35:04
- Whereas my 9 year old plays in a fund local softball league. - gvibes June 2, 2025, 13:26:45
- The concept of travel ball at any age is kind of ridiculous. - longsnapper June 2, 2025, 12:18:17
- Youth tournament rant - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 11:06:38
- It’s never come up in any of our games. - Mrap24 June 2, 2025, 11:01:23
- I've seen it happen, but it's pretty darn rare. My son played 10 years of travel ball - - GMAW June 2, 2025, 10:48:26
- When I was coaching my son's USSSA/AAU jr. high travel teams, we always carried a binder... - Tuscy June 2, 2025, 10:43:41
- Was it a tournament? - ISeeDeadHawkeyes June 2, 2025, 10:34:09
- Small school ball...Sectional 2 seed Teutopolis beat 1 seed St. Anthony (defending 2A champ)... - EffinIllini June 2, 2025, 9:55:23
- OPRF run rules Ignatius 14-4. Sectional of death starts Wednesday: OPRF/BrotherRice and Naz/MtC* - GMAW May 31, 2025, 14:26:18
- Lockport won regional* - Poldark May 31, 2025, 12:23:46
- It’s game day! OPRF v St Ignatius and Grayslake Central v St Viator for regional crowns* - GMAW May 31, 2025, 9:05:54
- Joliet West + Fenwick=winning* - Poldark May 29, 2025, 20:01:56
- GMAW you're failing the kids. - CanHartlebHireSnider May 29, 2025, 14:19:22
- This all makes me sad. - timmer May 29, 2025, 7:16:00
- OPRF won 15-0; Grayslake Central won 10-2, if anyone is interested. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 21:09:24
- Figured I’d put this here but there are now two Illini in the majors both with the Royals - CanHartlebHireSnider May 28, 2025, 15:27:25
- Sidejack - - - - Eldest LTC has soccer sectionals tonight. Sectional of death. Should be - LovetheChief May 28, 2025, 10:21:50
- looks like Libertyville has a really good team this year.* - bucktownillini May 28, 2025, 10:02:29
- Do they still make playoffs for non-football sports participation trophies that everyone plays in? - Carl Spackler May 28, 2025, 9:10:52
- FWIW, scores are reported for 38 first round games in 4A. Only three upsets - GMAW May 29, 2025, 6:34:06
- They've been doing this for literally ever... long before anyone invented the participation trophy - ijustkrushalot May 28, 2025, 12:58:07
- I disagree with this. I think it's great that everyone makes the playoffs at the end. - GMAW May 28, 2025, 11:18:22
- There are far bigger problems with how the IHSA administers sports playoffs. * - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 10:44:16
- I'll push back on this just a smidge - LWillhite May 28, 2025, 10:15:27
- Yes* - Mrap24 May 28, 2025, 9:20:51
- We've got Woodstock North this afternoon at Deerfield. St. Viator/Deerfield if we win. - Chicago1995 May 28, 2025, 9:03:21
- Appears you just beat LT last week* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes May 27, 2025, 22:15:43
- OPRF alum - TarheelIllini May 27, 2025, 18:59:07
- OPRF always dangerous* - cpsteine May 27, 2025, 18:32:06
- 4 or 3A? - illini222 May 27, 2025, 18:28:27
- 4A* - GMAW May 27, 2025, 19:52:44
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