BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BoBo]

UWW's Ben Versnik is listed on the MLB.com 2010 DraftTracker. He's the only Wisconsin D-III guy listed.  Here's the players listed from Wisconsin schools or with Wisconsin as their home state.

http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/events/draft/y2010/drafttracker.jsp?p=0&s=30&sc=last_name&so=ascending&st=number&ft=ST&fv=WI

Of course this doesn't mean others won't be drafted.

According to this article HERE on JSOnline, Baseball America magazine projects Grafton High School right-hander Conor Fisk as the top player in the state and expects him to go around the 20th round. Of the top seven players rated by BA, three come from UW-Whitewater: right-handers Ben Versnik and Jason Hooper and first baseman Jeff Donovan.

[Dagger]

I've been MIA on the board for a while, so as a welcome back present I figured I'd stir it up a little bit...

How come nobody made any excuses this year for why Point made it through again?  Certainly Witter field had to play some part in the magic, despite the fact they didn't play there.  All the past years point only made it through because they got to play at wiiter field with short fences, which apparently moved back for the other teams, otherwise that argument is completely unfounded.  I'm really not trying to start anything here, but I found it interesting that no comments were made this year compared to several comments in all the past years.  it was always something other than the team itself that gave point an unfair advantage...interesting then that they beat WW in WW to go to the series...just an observation 

I wish the best of luck to all WIAC'ers playing the northwoods...show those big boys what we're made of!

[Just Bill]

I've been MIA on the board for a while, so as a welcome back present I figured I'd stir it up a little bit...

How come nobody made any excuses this year for why Point made it through again?  Certainly Witter field had to play some part in the magic, despite the fact they didn't play there.  All the past years point only made it through because they got to play at wiiter field with short fences, which apparently moved back for the other teams, otherwise that argument is completely unfounded.  I'm really not trying to start anything here, but I found it interesting that no comments were made this year compared to several comments in all the past years.  it was always something other than the team itself that gave point an unfair advantage...interesting then that they beat WW in WW to go to the series...just an observation 

I wish the best of luck to all WIAC'ers playing the northwoods...show those big boys what we're made of!

Well they didn't win the WIAC Tournament, did they?

[badgerwarhawk]

Dagger, try to keep up.  It's been two years since the tournament was played at Witter Field.

[pickleshiner]

Can someone please select Jeff Donovan so Point doesn't have to pitch to him next year.  How has this guy not been selected yet?  On a side note, I know Koback didn't play this year but I'm kind of shocked he hasn't been drafted.

[szlongball]

Maybe they saw how he pitched in the Northwoods league the other night.  He is sporting a 13.50 ERA.  And Versnik has an era over 10.00 in the Northwoods league.  Seriously, you need to lay off the drugs.  Koback was not that impressive his freshman year and you have to wait until after your JUNIOR year to be drafted.

[szlongball]

Badgerwarhawk  got a question for you.  Any idea if Kyle Lee and Jason Hooper are hurt.  Lee pitched for the Clyman Canners in the Rock River League last year and is on the roster this year.  Jason Hooper was supposed to be on the team as well.  Haven't seen either one of them yet and Whitewater's season has been over for a couple of weeks.

[pickleshiner]

To Koback's credit he hadn't pitched in quite some time with an arm injury.  I wasn't sure on the having to be a junior thing as someone at the World Series had told me that wasn't true any more.  To be honest with you I was thinking he may get drafted as an outfield before pitcher.  I know for certain when he was in high school a few scouts were at games looking at him as a potential OF.  Anyhow, I'm serious about Donovan why hasn't he been selected?  There is a ton of potential there with his athleticism and power.  Put him in the minors a few years and he could be a stud even as an OF.

[CrashDavisD3]

Can someone please select Jeff Donovan so Point doesn't have to pitch to him next year.  How has this guy not been selected yet?  On a side note, I know Koback didn't play this year but I'm kind of shocked he hasn't been drafted.

So few are drafted from DIII and so few make it beyond a few years in the minors. Last few years the DIII players of the year one, was drafted in last round and one went undrafted.

Good luck to those that get to play professional baseball drafted or not. Enjoy playing baseball another day past DIII days. So few get that chance...

[badgerwarhawk]

Badgerwarhawk  got a question for you.  Any idea if Kyle Lee and Jason Hooper are hurt.  Lee pitched for the Clyman Canners in the Rock River League last year and is on the roster this year.  Jason Hooper was supposed to be on the team as well.  Haven't seen either one of them yet and Whitewater's season has been over for a couple of weeks.

Neither appeared injured at the end of the season however I don't know if anything has happened to either of them since then.

 

[szlongball]

Badgerwarhawk  got a question for you.  Any idea if Kyle Lee and Jason Hooper are hurt.  Lee pitched for the Clyman Canners in the Rock River League last year and is on the roster this year.  Jason Hooper was supposed to be on the team as well.  Haven't seen either one of them yet and Whitewater's season has been over for a couple of weeks.

Neither appeared injured at the end of the season however I don't know if anything has happened to either of them since then.
Thanks. We have 3 games this week and are missing about 8 guys. Only pitcher we have is Jeff and he is supposed to pitch on Sunday(ran his record to 28-0 after last Sunday).
 

[Just Bill]

Ben Versnik RHP from UW-Whitewater just got drafted by Seattle. Pick no 1152 in Round #38.

[UWP SID]

Nice update with encouraging news about a former WIACer

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/nationalsjournal/2010/06/jordan_zimmermann_on_pace_to_r.html

[badgerwarhawk]

Thanks, SID
I've been wondering what his status was.

[pickleshiner]

6     Koback, Cody     9     31     3     14     1     0     0     1     3     2     3     0     0     1     2     0     0     .528     .484     .452

Koback is hitting .452 right now in the Northwoods.  Donovan, Jirschele, and Fritz are all below .275.  That is unbelievably impressive seeing he didn't play this year at Point.  What does .452 with a wood bat translate to in the WIAC with aluminum?  I'm guessing .700.