Quote from: sac on March 19, 2006, 12:59:04 PM
Did I miss ESPN mentioning the D3 National Champions on Sportscenter this morning?..........or am I right that they didn't bother mentioning the games at all.

After spending a few days doing a segment for OTL you'd think they'd at least mention the games.

Big giant raspberry to ESPN.

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They did have a blurb up on their webpage. A link to it was on the Men's College BB Frontpage.  Very small write-up.

Quote from: proudofLU on March 17, 2006, 08:15:07 AM
After all the BS from the IWU fans last weekend, can you imagine when they have to travel to LU for a conference tourney?  We'll lineup the KC Depends and Kleenex trucks outside the Alex.

Kind of ironic considering the only people on this board that are crying and moaning are LU supporters.

Quote from: Old School on March 03, 2006, 07:49:05 AM

Quote from: titanfan on March 02, 2006, 07:02:10 PM
I have 2 extra tickets for the regional at Whitewater.  If anybody is interested, please send me an email.

I have five.  Email me first! lol.

Section C, reserved "Seatbacks" row 5.

Any Titan fans making the trip, feel free to introduce yourself.  I look like the guy in my picture...probably will be wearing my Pointer hooded sweatshirt (but without the Walnut and Bronze).

The time keeper at Whitewater is BadgerWarhawk, he can point me out if you want to say hi.

Good luck vs. Carroll College tonight!  I'll be rooting for you!

Do you still have extras? 

Quote from: mactitan on March 01, 2006, 02:00:26 PM
Congratulations to Keelan Amelianovich, the 2006 Academic All-American of the Year.  While this may not be as prestigious as the Jostens Award, this is a nice honor. 

From the IWU website:
"Senior Keelan Amelianovich was named to the first team of the ESPN The Magazine College Division Academic All-American team and was chosen as the College Division "Academic All-American of the Year." Amelianovich has a 3.82 grade-point average as an accounting major and was a second team selection last year. West Virginia's Johannes Herber earned the honor in the University Division. It marks the fifth time an IWU student-athlete has earned the top national distinction for their respective sport - Korey Coon won in 1999 and 2000 for men's basketball, Lon Erickson in football in 1996 and James Rinne for baseball in 1998.

Here is a link to the whole story:

http://www2.iwu.edu/menssports/basketball/030106aaa.shtml

I know all the teams in the CCIW boast a large number of Academic All-Americans.  As a former voter for this award, I know that in some sports Academic All-America is harder to get then others, but this one is a big deal.  I am probably more proud of IWU's many Academic All-Americans than the CCIW trophies.

Congrats to Keelan....this is quite an honor for any college athlete!

Quote from: REDMENFAN on February 16, 2006, 05:31:31 PM
I don't know if they have graduated or not, but wesleyan's 3rd baseman last year was solid in the field and an amazing hitter, and ther little leadoff guy who plays short stop is a very tough out. I also thought defensively, Augastana's shortstop was has solid and smooth as they come, but I'm almost positive he was a senior.

I think the 3B you're referring to Mick Curran who did graduate.  He was their leading hitter at the plate and played a very solid corner for them.  He will be missed.  I will be interested to see who steps up into the 3B position for them.

Quote from: REDMENFAN on February 15, 2006, 01:22:22 PM
Well Big Poppa, either way, no matter how motivated you get, I don't think posting something in a locker room or hitting room is going to help you hit a baseball when you step to the plate. In football it might make you hit harder at first, in basketball it might make you play more physical and give more effort, but I don't see how getting all jacked up is going to help you hit a baseball. If you are thinking about something that was said in a chatroom when you are in the batters box, chances are you aren't going to get on base.

I strongly disagree with that statement. 

For one, baseball is such a mental game.  Motivation only intensifies it.  When a team is stongly motivated, it gives them a big edge.  Just like getting "up" for big games against top opponents or rivals, you only add fuel to the fire.

I'm not saying your words really did this, just thought I would chime in on this topic.

Quote from: bataviapete on February 02, 2006, 08:33:34 AM
You guys need to check some box scores for CCIW games vs Aurora.  I don't think the CCIW teams saw AU best pitchers either.  I'd take Salter over anyone in the CCIW.  And it doesn't look like they faced any #8 starters either. 

My point was that you can't hand a team a conference crown in baseball (as "bohdi5" was alluding to) based on weekday non-conference games.  It's not a fair judge for either team as pitching is a crap-shoot during the week.

Quote from: BigPoppa on February 01, 2006, 12:42:42 PM
Does NP still play inside the track?? It was tough place to play as a right fielder as you almost need to play in the infield.

I always thought that Carthage was also a tough place to place because of all the wind... and I played for Carthage!

North Central was also tough to play, but it was because of the fans riding you for six straight hours.

Conference weekends in April and May were always fun at the Jack.  The atmosphere there is pretty special, especially late in the season when the weather is nice and students are out.  Fans on the houses across the street with kegs and banners, and an occasional megaphone.

Quote from: bohdi5 on February 01, 2006, 11:40:55 AM

Quote from: BigPoppa on January 25, 2006, 02:52:17 PM

Quote from: Sweetness on January 25, 2006, 01:29:27 PM
North Park should just find after conference to play in because they are terrible.
If they keep this 1-34 record up, one day they are going to be on ESPN NEWS for worst baseball team ever.

Here is some interesting information for you CCIW fans: 

Over the past two seasons, Aurora University is 12-0 against the CCIW.  With an 8-0 record against the CCIW in 2005, you could argue that AU won the NIIC and CCIW championships.

As for the quote above, how about for the 2006 season AU and North Park switch conferences?  Just a thought.

It's pretty hard to argue this given the pitching setups for non-conference games during the conference season.  CCIW teams pretty much throw their #4-8 pitchers during weekday non-conference games, and save their top of their rotation for the 3 weekend games that actually have meaning.  If a top dog does throw during the week, he is only going to get a couple innings to stay sharp.

Quote from: RedmenFB44 on January 12, 2006, 08:52:38 AM
Yes Carthage is a dry campus but the school will let students get away with things if they are supporting a athletic team. Your not gonna get nearly as many fans at a baseball game as you would at a football game. So when you have an extra 30-60 fans yelling, screaming, and drinking out in left field the school doesnt seem to mind. Now we all know that isnt right but as students we will take what we can get 

That's gonna be true for a lot of DIII schools, especially in the CCIW.  Admin kind of turns a blind eye to students having a few beverages and being loud in support of their school which I think is a good thing as long as the students don't cross the line.  Definitely can add that "homefield advantage" that the athletes, in most cases, appreciate.

Carthage has always had good support for their baseball team.  It doesn't hurt that they are pretty much always in contention. 
I can't remember if it was better or worse that the wind was howling out to left center at 40mph...the wind prevented whatever was being yelled from being heard, but that same wind carried a lot of Carthage fly balls over the chainlink.

71-53 Illini - 5:50 to go...


Zach Freeman has fouled out.

65-51 Illini

Steve Schweer out with 5 fouls.
Freeman in foul trouble with 4...couple big three's for the Illini have helped them pull away a bit.
Andrew Freeman in for Schweer.

Illini starting to show their athleticism.

49-44 Illini

11:58 to play

13:34 to play
45-44 Illini

43-41
after a jason fisher 3 tied it and but then a dee brown breakaway layup

about 14 to play - timeout