Congrats and good luck Blue Devils and Titans.  Let's make the Final Four half the WIAC. 

Edgewood (2-7) made the game interesting but in the end it was the WARHAWKS (7-0) who prevailed 9-7.  Cruising 9-3 after their sixth inning at bat WARHAWK reliever G. Hansen stumbled loading the bases on walks with none out.  Hagan appeared to be pitching the WARHAWKS out of the jam when he struck out the first two hitters he faced and coaxed the third into a flyball to center. However the fly was dropped allowing all three Edgewood runners to score before Hagen could end the inning.  Edgewood would score a run in the seventh bringing them to within a pair 9-7. But Huseboe allowed just a pair of hits and struck out three over the final two innings to preserve the win and pick up his first save. Koening started (4IP,5H,3ER,3K).  Hansen (1IP,0H,3BB) got the win.  Holland and Frank each went 3x5 and had an RBI. Theis had a pair while Hopper and Najera each has a single RBI.  Hollland, Frank, Cootway and Najera had doubles and Scolon had another triple today.

Scolon scored the 196 run of his career establishing a new program record. 

Pearson among Josten's finalists.

The WIAC has a finalist in both the men and women.

Carollo named Josten's finalist. 

The WIAC has a finalist in both the women and the men.

The WARHAWKS (6-0) started fast scoring a pair of runs in the first and three more in the second to take a 5-0 lead over Sewanee (11-7).  Sewanee got a single run in the sixth but the WARHAWKS put five runs on the board in the 7th to go up 10-1 before Sewanee finished the scoring with a run in the ninth.  Cade Hansen picked up his second win (6IP,4H,1ER,2BB,8K) before being relieved by his brother George Hansen (1IP,1BB,3K), Huseboe (1IP,2K) and Brandon Burst (1IP,1H,1ER,1BB,1K).  Cootway led the hitters going 3x4 including a HR and 3RBI. Jackson continued his hot hitting (2x4,RBI). Scolon tripled with a pair of RBI and Frank also had an RBI.[/b]

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Quote from: Voice of the Titans on March 12, 2025, 11:30:34 AMThe former coach in me decided to watch some game film. I can say that IWU is everywhere. I walked out of my classroom for lunch, and I was in the middle of a trap. 59 is their lowest total of the year. Can UWO hold them around there? IWU has 2 averaging 15, but I think the key is keeping the 2 that average 11 under 7. If you can do that, it would be an elite performance.

As my former Marshfield neighbor says, #InBradWeTrust.  He is quickly becoming the Bo Ryan of D3 women's basketball. 

Ryan has 4 National Championships.  Fischer has none. He's got a ways to go.   

TheWARHAWKS (5-0) open the Florida trip topping Grinnell 9-8 in walk off fashion on a Theis single.  Koening got the win in relief (0.1IP,1H).  Hagen started (5.2IP,7H,4ER,1BB,5K). Hansen (1.1IP,3H,2ER,2BB,3K) and Tazy (1.2IP,2H,2ER,1BB,1K) also saw time on the mound.  Jackson led all batters going 3x4 which included a pair of doubles. Cootway's pair of hits included a home run and double. Scolon and Frank each doubled and Paden had a home run as the WARHAWKS (5-0) had 7 extra base hits.

Trailing 6-2 going into the bottom of the seventh the WARHAWKS (6-0) erupted for 8 runs in their final two at bats to defeat Carroll 10-6. Eisenbarth started (5.2IP,8H,6R,5ER,2BB,10K) before being relieved by Wickman (0.1IP,1H).  Lee (2IP,2H,1BB,2K) pitched out of a 1 out bases loaded situation in the seventh to pick up the win and Husebroe finished with a 1-2-3 ninth. Hopper and Jackson had a pair of hits. Najera and Frank each had a pair of RBI. Hopper, Cootway and Jackson also had an RBI.

The Warhawks game was kind of brutal to watch. Neither team shot decently. But a W is a W is a Wand we"ll take it and head to Scranton for another match up with Stout.

Quote from: Voice of the Titans on March 03, 2025, 03:13:32 PMI just heard the host on the NCAA site call UWO the Warhawks. I can't watch anymore. It has been brutal.

Twice    

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Quote from: faunch on March 03, 2025, 01:46:18 PMHow does U of Chicago get to host with an 18-7 record, pool C bid and 34 NPI?

They mentioned on the selection show that Illinois Wesleyan will be hosting the Women's tournament this weekend. I don't know why St John's wouldn't host unless it's a travel thing.

It is a travel thing. St Johns and Illinois Wesleyan are more than 500 miles apart but both are within 500 miles of Chicago.  Also as you noted Wesleyan has a facility conflict.

Runs were harder to come by in game three with the WARHAWKS pulling out a 6-3 win.  Asbury scored first on a two out RBI double in their first at bat but the WARHAWKS answered with 3 runs on RBIs from Theis, Paden and Jackson to lead 3-1. That stood till the 5th when the WARHAWKS scored a pair on Frank's single and Hopper's double making it 5-1. Asbury cut the lead to 5-3 with a pair of runs in the sixth before the WARHAWKS scored an unearned run in the ninth.  After pounding out 36 hits in the first two games the WARHAWKS had just 7 today.  Jackson was the only one with multiple hits (2x3) which included a triple. Logan Eisenbarth (1-0) got the win allowing 4 hits and an earned run in 5 innings.  Eisenbarth struck out 3 and walked 2. George Hansen (1IP, 3H, 2ER, 1BB, 1K), Koening (1IP, 2H), Sava Dupor (1IP, 1H) and Ben Lee (1IP, 0H) pitched in relief. Lee was credited with a save.

The WARHAWKS next travel to Florida for games beginning March 11.

GO WARHAWKS

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Quote from: tomt4525 on February 28, 2025, 09:57:04 AMYes, your 3 posts have contributed an insane amount of knowledge to the readers on this board, absolutely no bias included either.

Like all the whining has contributed so much and we all know so much more now.  Too freakin' funny.

Good to know BW, 99 percent of my posts have been WIAC recruiting related...mostly commitment posts. I don't need to share what I see on here then.  You guys enjoy your unbiased knowledge sharing.

That's silly and overly dramatic but I don't really care what you post.

The WARHAWKS open the 2025 season with a rout 26-4 over Asbury (Ky).  Jack Hagan got the win (5 IP, 3 H, 0 R, 4 K).  Evan Wickman (2 IP, 3 H, 4 R, 1 ER,  2 BB, 1 K) pitched in relief.  The team pounded out 22 hits and opened the game with back to back home runs from Aaron Holland and Matt Scolon.  Holland finished with 3 home runs and 5 RBI. Scolon finished with 2 home runs, a double and 5 RBI. Andy Theis doubled and ended with 5 RBI. Also doubling were Eli Frank, Sam Paden and Daryl Jackson 2.

Game two started fast for the WARHAWKS who plated 6 runs in their first at bat.  Theis's 3 RBI double was the big hit of the inning. The WARHAWKS plated a single fun in the third which Asbury matched and a second run in the seventh making the score 8-1.  Four more WARHAWKS runs score in the ninth.  Three on Eli Frank's home run. Cade Hansen got the win (5 IP, 4 H, 0 R, 2 K).  Taczy (2 IP, 0 H, 1 BB, 2 K), Koenig (1 IP, 0 H, 1 1 R, 1 BB, 1 K) and Hooper (1 IP, 1 H,1 R, 1 K) pitched in relief.

Today's wins gave head coach John Vodenlich 729 career wins making him the all-time winningest coach in WIAC history.

The wind was a factor today.  One foul ball over the third base dugout blew back and ended up 15 feet onto the playing field.  The two teams play again tomorrow.

Quote from: tomt4525 on February 28, 2025, 09:57:04 AMYes, your 3 posts have contributed an insane amount of knowledge to the readers on this board, absolutely no bias included either.

Like all the whining has contributed so much and we all know so much more now.  Too freakin' funny.

WARHAWKS release 2025 schedule. Home games include Carleton, La Crosse, Stout, Platteville and Eau Claire.  Away games include Saint Xavier, Mary Harden Baylor, Stevens Point, River Falls and Oshkosh.