Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on May 22, 2010, 06:21:55 PM
Where are you finding the pitch counts - I can't seem to locate that info?

I was just basing that off of what CCIWFan6 had said about Pankau's pitch count....he had something about him throwing about 100 pitches.

Mr. YPSI....I'd be willing to bet that Pankau will be on the bump tomorrow for the Titans.  He'd be working on 3 days rest and he only threw 100 pitches on Wednesday.....he'll be out there.

Great start for the CCIW-been a few years since IWU won a playoff game.....maybe being a 6 seed really took the pressure off of them and let them play relaxed.

Hmmmm Carthage vs. IWU in the championship....how strange

I don't think you can really judge NCC off of one game in the CCIW tourney....baseball is a weird game.   I think they've proved themselves well enough throughout the entire regular season and are a legit NCAA qualifier. 

Diry Jersey....it's clear you are an Augustana homer.  I'm sure everybody appreciates your input but we need to be realistic here....

Quote from: RichK on March 16, 2010, 07:13:26 PM
I'm not sure you can say Augustana is avoiding the competition.  Because of their early spring break, there aren't many options.  They were one of only a handful of teams in Winter Haven for the first few days.  Out of their 7 games, they did play Farmingdale who went to the World Series last year, Rose Hulman who is ranked, and Beloit who was in last years regionals.       

Nobody is forcing them to go to Winter Haven....I'm sure they could easily schedule some good southern schools to go down and play.

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on March 07, 2010, 12:55:16 AM
If I recall correctly, even in that magical 20-1 CCIW year, the Titans were barely over .500 non-conference.  Does IWU have sub-par indoor facilities for practice before the snow melts?

I'm not sure Mr. YPSI, but it is very interesting that they always seem to get off to such a slow start on their spring trip....I'm not sure what their off season regimen consists of or what the reasoning behind the slow starts are.

Checked Depauw's website and it looks the Depauw swept the doubleheader today-no details on either team's site.   As what seems to be the trend the past several years, IWU is off to a slow start on opening day.

Sounds like we have a couple of Titan insiders on here now.  It's always great to have in depth insight from each team from people who are very close and familiar with their respective programs

Great to see the CCIW off to a such a nice start.....hopefully we can keep the ball rolling with the rest of the squads starting their seasons up here real soon.

Quote from: CCIWFAN6 on February 25, 2010, 02:41:45 PM
If I am not mistaken, IWU Rob Cummings ended up transferring to UC Santa Barbara.  I am not sure if that was the result of a summer league situation, but how else would an Illinois kid end up there .  Anyone have any info on that?

Wow I didn't realize that....if they had Cummings on the team in '07 that went 20-1 in conference, then things might have been a little different story in the postseason.

Quote from: BigPoppa on February 12, 2010, 11:27:43 AM
Big Poppa's Pre-season All-CCIW Team
1st team:
*P-    Mike Giovenco (NPU) 1st team in 2009
   Tim Urbanowicz (Wheaton) 1st team in 2009
   Mario Perez (Carthage) 2nd team in 2009

C-    Mike Corrigan (North Central) 2nd team in 2009

1B-    Dave Hoffman (Augustana) 1st team in 2009

2B-   Brett Moore (IWU) 1st team in 2009

SS-    Brian Kolb (Wheaton) 2nd team in 2009

3B-    Zach Hofer (Elmhurst) 1st team in 2009- Co-Player of the year in 2009

OF-    Kraig Ladd (IWU) 1st team in 2008 and 2009
                Charlie Antal (Wheaton) 1st team in 2009
                Will Hodges (Carthage) 2nd team in 2009

Pitcher of the Year- Mike Giovenco (North Park)
Co-Players of the Year- Kraig Ladd (IWU) and Zach Hofer (Elmhurst)

I like your picks for the most part BP.  I would substitute Danly for Perez and then as you stated, Kulavic is kind of a wild card with his injury, however if he is back to 2008 form then there's no reason for him to not make All CCIW.

Pitcher of the Year-Danly from Carthage (I've heard he is 100% healthy and has absolutely filthy stuff)
Player of the Year-Kolb

However, if I have a sleeper pick it would have to be Moore from IWU....got to see him play a couple times and just remember his quick hands at the plate and glovework in the field-reminded me a lot of Kolb.   I think he has the potential to put up one of the best overall 2B years in CCIW history (offense and defense)- very comparable to Kolb's 2008 year at SS.  Again, a shot in the dark, but what's the fun in just guessing the favorites??

What are everyone's preseason predictions for CCIW Player and Pitcher of the year?