Baseball gods smiling on Ryan
Ryan got a pair of epic performances in the form of Bubba Roddy's clutch walk-off double and Scotty Young's relief effort, but the Raiders have to feel like they dodged a bullet today against Cleburne.
There were a number of opportunities for the Yellow Jackets to steal Game 3 from Ryan. Don't get me wrong, I think the Raiders are the better team, but Cleburne stepped up and it was ultimately Ryan's pitching depth that won it the series.
Which brings me to my next point. Bret Warnack certainly doesn't need my help, but if it were me, I'd start Young if the Raiders go to a Game 3 against Keller Fossil Ridge. With all due respect to Michael Braswell, Young was simply electric. His heat is too much for lower-order batters.