Quote from: moodforbaseball on May 20, 2014, 04:31:41 PM

Quote from: BigPoppa on May 19, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
Often the IIAC (or any other conference team) is comprised of only conference stats while all-region squads take all games into account. Some guys have better overall stats than in-conference stats.

Example: I was never once a first team all-league player in college (three times second team), but I was first team all-region three times.

Thanks Poppa....but that doesn't apply in this case.  First teamer was better within conference and overall.   Loras kid had a great year.  Should have gotten some regional props.

Full disclosure.  He's my kid 

Quote from: BigPoppa on May 19, 2014, 01:23:59 PM
Often the IIAC (or any other conference team) is comprised of only conference stats while all-region squads take all games into account. Some guys have better overall stats than in-conference stats.

Example: I was never once a first team all-league player in college (three times second team), but I was first team all-region three times.

Thanks Poppa....but that doesn't apply in this case.  First teamer was better within conference and overall.   Loras kid had a great year.  Should have gotten some regional props.

Hmmmmm.  How does a guy who doesn't even make First Team in the IIAC conference at 3B end up First Team on the Central Region team???

Quote from: Floyd in Iowa City on April 21, 2014, 01:18:35 PM

School                                   IIAC          All
Buena Vista -x (21/21)           16-4          27-5
Wartburg                               13-5         19-11
Loras                                     12-6         15-12
Central                                  12-8          20-11
Simpson                                8-14          15-17
Coe                                       7-15          11-19
Luther                                   6-14          13-18
Dubuque                               6-14           10-21

The preseason polls seem pretty accurate so far.  I still wish each team played three games against every school like it was when Cornell was in the league (and how the Big Ten does it).

For the first time in many years the Hawkeyes are having more success in baseball than the Norse.  The Norse have had a lot of games that they could have won, but they haven't pitched well enough overall for much of the first half of the season (they maybe haven't even hit that well in the last two weeks).  They also haven't always taken advantage of situations as Simpson had 15 errors this weekend and yet the Norse and Storm split the series.

Briggs, Rojer, and especially Knop have had good seasons for the Norse!

B.V. looks like the class of the league IMO, but Wartburg and Loras are right there with a shot to win it.

That Rojer kid is a beast!   

Loras blew a huge opportunity in game one yesterday.  Norton with a three hit gem.  Loras outhits Wartburg 7-3 and runs themselves off the bases.   Now tied with Central for third.   

Quote from: Ralph Turner on April 13, 2014, 02:17:16 PM
Congratulations DuHawks!  Walk-off Grand Slam!  I hope that the ball goes into the Loras Trophy Case.

I actually have the ball in my glove compartment.  That was my son.  Pretty cool day.