There are lots of superb pitchers on the local prep baseball scene this spring.

The area diamond crews that have advanced to the regional round of the state tourney this weekend all have stellar attacks on the hill.

Here is a list of some of those hurlers on those squads that maybe don't get the attention they deserve, but Burney wants to shout out:

Jake Smith (Clawson) – Could be the most underrated ace in the whole state….YEAH, I SAID IT. The total package toeing the slab for CLAWVILLE…..Jake the Snake has proven quite poisonous to opposing batters since April…the word BAFFLING comes to mind!!!   

Kyle Schweiger (Stoney Creek) – No question in Burney's mind, "Sweet Music" Schweiger (what a great new nickname Burney just coined) was THE most undervalued ace in the entire OAA!!! TAKE IT 2 THA BANK!!

Mike Surinck (RH Adams) – I'll tell you one thing, the Highlanders are SURE to get another gem of an outing from this senior spin-master on the mound!!!

Hunter Van Maele-Brady Schaffer (WL Northern) – Don't look past this rough-and-rugged pair of iron-willed playmakers on the pitching bump for TEAM LA PLANTE, they aren't flashy, just darn solid, reliable and quite dangerous chucking that pill

Josh Bays (Lake Orion) – The top No. 3 pitcher in the area this whole year….THATS A FACT…MARK THAT DOWN

Mike Reid (MH Bishop Foley) – "Rock steady" Reid and his performance on the hill and from the dish are a big reason why TEAM SUNDE is 29-2 and lethal as ever in their hunt for the 3PEAT!!

Randy Righter (Birmingham Brother Rice) – If loving Randy Righter, the Warriors' No. 2, is wrong, Burney doesn't want to be right…..ever!!!! 'Cause Burney is ORANGE&BLACK crazy impressed with the job he's done all season long

Mike Cobbledick (RO Shrine) – The Knights No. 2 thrower that has the poise, precision and nails-tuff mentality tossing the baseball of most club's No. 1's.