Rice alum (also coached for Rice under David Hall) Clinton Welch is going to be bringing his Ridge Point baseball team to the state Final Four next week. They just knocked off Kingwood in the regional finals to advance to state.

Welch has sent a bunch of Dulles players to Rice through the years. No Ridge Point players yet have gone to Rice in baseball but give him some time. They have seniors on the team this year headed to Miami, NW State and Air Force, and juniors committed to Texas Tech and Houston. But they have some other really strong underclass kids and should be an area power for years to come.

(05-31-2019 09:14 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Rice alum (also coached for Rice under David Hall) Clinton Welch is going to be bringing his Ridge Point baseball team to the state Final Four next week. They just knocked off Kingwood in the regional finals to advance to state.

Where will it take place?

Good guy. Nice to see his success.

(06-01-2019 09:25 AM)georgewebb Wrote:  

(05-31-2019 09:14 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Rice alum (also coached for Rice under David Hall) Clinton Welch is going to be bringing his Ridge Point baseball team to the state Final Four next week. They just knocked off Kingwood in the regional finals to advance to state.

Where will it take place?

Next Friday and Saturday at the Dell Diamond (is that in Round Rock?). Ridge Point will play Southlake Carroll in one semifinal. The other semifinal isn't set yet - I thought Cy Ranch might be in it but they were losing in game 3 of their regional finals when I last looked. Austin Westlake might be the 4th team.

ETA - actually it's Ridge Point vs McKinney Boyd in one semi, and Southlake Carroll vs Lake Travis (not Westlake) in the other semi.

Also not Rice related, but I see Argyle is heading to the state tournament and they have a UTSA signee who has thrown 20 straight innings of no-hit ball in the playoffs. That's pretty impressive.

Ridge Point wins 5-2! Will play for the 6A title tomorrow. They're making a very strong case for the top athletic program in the Houston area having made the 6A championship game this year in both volleyball and baseball. Hopefully baseball can get the title that eluded the volleyball program. Until they do win a title, I'd probably have to keep The Woodlands High as the #1 overall high school program in the Houston area.

Ugly finish to the season for Ridge Point - Southlake Carroll run-rules them 17-0 in the championship. Tough end but they still had a good season and have a lot of young players so they'll be good again next year.

Carroll's starter (Joe Steeber) hasn't signed with anyone yet. He wasn't bad - probably upper 80's with a solid breaking pitch. I wonder why he still hasn't signed (grades?).

(06-08-2019 07:00 PM)Fort Bend Owl Wrote:  Ugly finish to the season for Ridge Point - Southlake Carroll run-rules them 17-0 in the championship. ...

Carroll's starter (Joe Steeber) hasn't signed with anyone yet. He wasn't bad - probably upper 80's with a solid breaking pitch. I wonder why he still hasn't signed (grades?).

His personal statement on NCSA Sportswebsite (https://www.ncsasports.org/baseball-recr...ph-steeber) is interesting:

Quote:An interesting fact about me is that I come from a family of educators. Both of my parents started as teachers and now are Texas public school administrators. Most of my experiences with public education have been positive, but some, with my father being a coach, have been difficult. His career as a coach moved us several times. In fact, I attended five different districts throughout my school experience. Though difficult, the moving helped me learn to positively adapt to change.

Fortunately, the moving stopped in junior high school. We have been in Southlake, Texas since seventh grade. Attending Carroll ISD, I am able to play for a baseball program that is highly competitive and is providing me with opportunities for growth and development. The district also provides academic opportunities that are second to none. I want to find a program that will allow me to continue to grow and develop athletically and academically. I believe I have the talent to be a successful college student athlete and am looking for the right opportunity to prove it.