Just looking at the midwest all regional teams... they must really put a lot of stock into batting average because I think Dorgan from St. Thomas is the best catcher in the midwest... the third basemen Bruchu from St. Thomas got robbed too and he has all regional type stats

I watched them both have nice tournaments this weekend in Whitewater, hard to believe there is three better catchers than Dorgan. I watched moody, the first teamer from Scholastica as well and I would take Dorgan over him in a heart beat. 

St. Thomas got a nice regional championship.  I wish they hadnt got so many breaks to gain the edge over whitewater, looks to be a rivalry for the next couple of years though as both teams are young, especially on offense

Sounds like Hamline Baseball is looking for a new coach, hopefully whoever they bring in can recruit against UST, tough to do with the UST reputation.

Also I wanted to see what people around the MIAC thought about regional rankings.  Six teams will make it but I wanted to get peoples thoughts on ranking them.  I dont really know how good St. Johns and the NATHC teams are so I am going off records alone, but are any of those teams dangerous in a regional setting?  I heard St. Johns has some good arms. 


1. UST
2. Lacrosse
3. Stevens Point
4. St. Scholastica
5. Whitewater
6. Rockford
7. St. Johns (MN)
8. Aurora

completely agree, LAX can play with anybody up in the top 10, they took one game from #2 St. Thomas, and they are in first place in one of the toughest conferences in the country

I agree that St. Thomas is a very good team, very capable of winning the region because of their pitching, but I am just saying that the top 25 rankings are a bunch of crap.  There is no way St. Thomas would be 12-0 in the WIAC, and therefore they would not be ranked number 3 in the country.

My regional rankings : (I know only 6 make it but I am ranking 8 who I think have a chance of getting in)

1. St. Thomas
2. UWSP
3. Whitewater
4. Scholastica
5. Lacrosse
6. Concordia (ill.)
7. St. Johns
8. Aurora 

The top 25 rankings are a joke... There is no way there is 25 better teams in the country than Lacrosse.  Too much credit is given for record, even if teams do not have quality wins.  For example St. Thomas is 12-0 in conference and ranked #3, but their conference is not nearly as tough as the WIAC, they would at least have a few losses in the WIAC

Whitewater should beat up on Scholastica in the midweek game.  I dont think Scholastica has near the depth or talent they had last year.  Whitewater may not be quite as good as last year either but they should be a deeper team.  One thing to consider however is that Scholastica can pitch their big guns (whoever you would consider one) because they play in the UMAC whereas Whitewater has to prepare for a tough weekend series with first place Lacrosse in the WIAC.  Because of that dont be surprised to see Scholastica beat them.

Olaf doesnt play any defense anymore...... 7 errors today against UST.  Also they dont have the pitching depth they used to

Who has the deepest pitching in the WIAC? In other words who has the best chance on the later days of the regional?

So is St. Thomas the best team in this region? Or will UWSP or another WIAC team beat them when it counts in Whitewater in May?