This conference always seems to have a thread so might as well start one, here's how I see the conference this year
1. East Marshall- Team that probably over achieved last year, last year they won a lot with pitching and defense, and not much to speak offensively I think they should be the favorite.
2. West Marshall- Obviously losing Riemenschneider is huge but I think they have two quality pitchers in Sinning and Nichols, and have some decent bats returning
3. South Tama- Probably have the best player in Smith, and two good pitchers in Doyle and Koch but after that there are many question marks, figure those out they could finish higher, if they don't they could fall.
4. BCL-UW- Return a lot from last year, and I think if Lutes pitches the way he is capable of and if they can get good pitching from Ubben and Sams they could be really dangerous. They're inconsistency over the last couple of the years puts them here for me.
5. AGWSR- This probably seems to high for a team that has struggled, but when I watched them last year they played hard, and return a ton of key pieces, I think you see improvement from them this year.
6. G-R- A really good junior class here, but they were really inconsistent last year, wouldn't surprise me if they figured it out, but they also had some terrible games last year.
7. Grundy Center- This is a tough team to figure out, they have talent returning but also lost some key pieces, they've struggled with numbers also the last few years, I could easily see them higher but right now this is where I have them.
8. South Hardin- This team was not good last year, they return quite a bit, but I think it will be a struggle for them to get out of the cellar.
I also think with the league going to 3 games against each other some teams will have to send some pitchers who normally wouldn't be used for conference games causing some upsets along the way.
1. East Marshall- Team that probably over achieved last year, last year they won a lot with pitching and defense, and not much to speak offensively I think they should be the favorite.
2. West Marshall- Obviously losing Riemenschneider is huge but I think they have two quality pitchers in Sinning and Nichols, and have some decent bats returning
3. South Tama- Probably have the best player in Smith, and two good pitchers in Doyle and Koch but after that there are many question marks, figure those out they could finish higher, if they don't they could fall.
4. BCL-UW- Return a lot from last year, and I think if Lutes pitches the way he is capable of and if they can get good pitching from Ubben and Sams they could be really dangerous. They're inconsistency over the last couple of the years puts them here for me.
5. AGWSR- This probably seems to high for a team that has struggled, but when I watched them last year they played hard, and return a ton of key pieces, I think you see improvement from them this year.
6. G-R- A really good junior class here, but they were really inconsistent last year, wouldn't surprise me if they figured it out, but they also had some terrible games last year.
7. Grundy Center- This is a tough team to figure out, they have talent returning but also lost some key pieces, they've struggled with numbers also the last few years, I could easily see them higher but right now this is where I have them.
8. South Hardin- This team was not good last year, they return quite a bit, but I think it will be a struggle for them to get out of the cellar.
I also think with the league going to 3 games against each other some teams will have to send some pitchers who normally wouldn't be used for conference games causing some upsets along the way.