RV Tourney and Travel Ball Thoughts.

Well, the first day of the RV Tourney is over and it's still the same question before it even began. Why were Conwell-Egan and WAshington Township placed so close to each other in the bracket? Nobody else at the tourney was throwing the ball like Bunner or Maise, and it's a shame these teams had to meet so early. Anyone of the remaining teams can still win, of course, and it's a huge and dangerous jump to say CE-Townhip was the "championship game.'' Similiarly, RV is the host of the tournament and has every right in the world to put itself anywhere it wants in the bracket. Heck, it's not only their right, but it''s something every other team in the world would do as well. But couldn't Township and Conwell-Egan be placed far enough apart so that it was at least a semifinal? With the feature game already played, it takes a little bit away from when the tourney resumes this Saturday. Oh, well, it won't happen again with Conwell-Egan because that was its last year in the tourney. For those who don't know, the PCL is joining the PIAA next year, which means only 20 total games under the antiquated PIAA rules. When Conwell-Egan gets done playing its league games and a couple of its usual rival in Lower Bucks, there won't be much room left. The one good thing is by losing in the quarterfinals, Conwell-Egan now has two more games available this year. Something tells us you might see Conwell-Egan against Notre Dame after all. Obviously, The Trentonian's Ratings are going to undergo an even bigger shakeup.

Opening the Mail

As for the West Windsor fan who wrote, I've never been down on travel ball sofball. I'm down on some of the travel ball parents, who think they actually know something about the sport because their summer coach let them coach first for an innning after their daughter raised all kinds of money for the team. Obviously, travel softball is crucial for a player's development. Just because someone's daughter is on a team, however, doesn't mean the parent has a clue. It really shows at some schools where the high school coach does a good job, but they still get their chops busted by the idiots whose daughter is on the team. Go West Windsor North and go West Windsor South. I've been on this beat for over 20 years and to the best of my recollection no West Windsor team has won any kind of softball title other than a CVC division crown or two. It would really be great to see West Windsor step up and join some of the other programs in the county.