BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

La Crosse jumps on Platteville early scoring seven runs in the second inning and bangs out 17 hits on their way to an 11-1 8-inning victory over Platteville.

Superior scores unearned runs in the fourth and ninth innings to defeat reigning WIAC Pitcher of the Year Luke Westphal 2-1.  Westphal strikes out 11 while giving up four hits and walking two in the complete game loss.  Superior's Mike Swanson is able to overcome four walks and four hit batters to pick up the victory.

Stevens Point leads Stout 9-6 in the Top of the 8th inning.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS took both ends of a twin bill from Ripon yesterday 16-3 and 7-6.  Kyle Stewart (4-0) got the win in the first game surrendering 3 hits and 3 runs (earned) with a pair of strikeouts and 3 walks in 5 innings.  Quintin Zander pitched a pair of shutout innings to wrap up the mercy rule shortened game.  The WARHAWK offense pounded out 16 hits.  Dylan Friend (3x5, double) and Sam Keller (3x4) led the way.  Jared Fon (2x3), Marty Herum (2x5), Andrew Bauer (2x4) and Matt Beyer (2x5) had multiple hits.  Keller (1), Fon (1), Herum (2), Beyer (3), Friend (4), Mierow (1), Gromalak (1) and Bauer (1) all had RBI.  Friend had 4 runs scored and Herum had 3.

In game two the WARHAWKS took an early lead with a pair of runs in the first inning but Ripon cut their deficit in half with a run in the bottom of the second.  WHITEWATER got that run and another back with a pair in the third but Ripon once again cut their deficit in half with a run in their half of the inning.  Leading 4-2 the WARHAWKS scored two in the fifth and one in the sixth to go up 7-2.  Ripon resonded with a run in the bottom of the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth as the tying run was thrown out at the plate and two runners were stranded.   Aaron Lietner (1-0) picked up his first win of the season going 5 innings yielding 2 runs (earned) on 3 hits while walking a pair and striking out five.  Eric Schmitz relieved him going 2 innings giving up 3 runs (1 earned) with two strikeouts.  Matthew Roberts gave up three hits, one run (earned) with a walk and two strikeouts in the final two innings to pick up a save.  Fon continued hitting getting a triple and a home run while going 3x5 with 4 RBI and scoring 3 times.  Herum also had 3 hits (double) in 5 at bats and drove in a pair of runs.  Beyer also had a pair of hits (2x5) while Friend added an RBI. 

The WARHAWKS open the home portion of the season with double hitter vs Oshkosh April 5th.   

[cubs]

The WARHAWKS took both ends of a twin bill from Ripon yesterday 16-3 and 7-6.  Kyle Stewart (4-0) got the win in the first game surrendering 3 hits and 3 runs (earned) with a pair of strikeouts and 3 walks in 5 innings.  Quintin Zander pitched a pair of shutout innings to wrap up the mercy rule shortened game.  The WARHAWK offense pounded out 16 hits.  Dylan Friend (3x5, double) and Sam Keller (3x4) led the way.  Jared Fon (2x3), Marty Herum (2x5), Andrew Bauer (2x4) and Matt Beyer (2x5) had multiple hits.  Keller (1), Fon (1), Herum (2), Beyer (3), Friend (4), Mierow (1), Gromalak (1) and Bauer (1) all had RBI.  Friend had 4 runs scored and Herum had 3.

In game two the WARHAWKS took an early lead with a pair of runs in the first inning but Ripon cut their deficit in half with a run in the bottom of the second.  WHITEWATER got that run and another back with a pair in the third but Ripon once again cut their deficit in half with a run in their half of the inning.  Leading 4-2 the WARHAWKS scored two in the fifth and one in the sixth to go up 7-2.  Ripon resonded with a run in the bottom of the sixth, two in the seventh and one in the eighth as the tying run was thrown out at the plate and two runners were stranded.   Aaron Lietner (1-0) picked up his first win of the season going 5 innings yielding 2 runs (earned) on 3 hits while walking a pair and striking out five.  Eric Schmitz relieved him going 2 innings giving up 3 runs (1 earned) with two strikeouts.  Matthew Roberts gave up three hits, one run (earned) with a walk and two strikeouts in the final two innings to pick up a save.  Fon continued hitting getting a triple and a home run while going 3x5 with 4 RBI and scoring 3 times.  Herum also had 3 hits (double) in 5 at bats and drove in a pair of runs.  Beyer also had a pair of hits (2x5) while Friend added an RBI. 

The WARHAWKS open the home portion of the season with double hitter vs Oshkosh April 5th.

Fon actually had a triple and TWO home runs in the nightcap.

[cubs]

La Crosse jumps on Platteville early scoring seven runs in the second inning and bangs out 17 hits on their way to an 11-1 8-inning victory over Platteville.

Superior scores unearned runs in the fourth and ninth innings to defeat reigning WIAC Pitcher of the Year Luke Westphal 2-1.  Westphal strikes out 11 while giving up four hits and walking two in the complete game loss.  Superior's Mike Swanson is able to overcome four walks and four hit batters to pick up the victory.

Stevens Point leads Stout 9-6 in the Top of the 8th inning.

Point ended up winning Game #1 10-6 over Stout.  Douglas, Barnes, Jirschele, and Clark each had three hits as the Pointers banged out 17 hits in the contest.  Clark drove in four runs while Jirschele knocked in three.

Sout wins the nightcap 5-3.  Tyler Hamann scatters seven hits in six innings to pick up the victory as Stout gets three hitless innings from their bullpen.  Cam Seidl goes the ditance in a losing effort for the Pointers.

La Crosse completes the sweep over Platteville winning 3-0 in Game #2.  Garrett Scray picks up the CG shutout giving up six hits and two walks while striking out twelve. 

Oshkosh comes back from a 3-0 deficit in Game #2 to win 4-3 in 11 innings to earn a split with Superior.  UWO scores winning run on a passed ball with one out in the 11th inning.  For the day, Superior and Oshkosh pitchers combined to throw five wild pitches and also had a pair of passed balls.  Also of note, both teams combined for 19 hits in the DH, with 18 of them being singles.  Tom Fairbanks had the only extra-base hit, with a double for Superior.

[cubs]

Oshkosh wins Game #1 over Superior today 7-6.  Freshman Michael Polcyn continues his solid play going 3x4 with a 2-run HR to lead the way for Oshkosh offensively.  Troy Mrkvicka throws four innings in relief for the victory giving up just a single unearned run in the ninth inning while striking out three.

La Crosse holds Platteville to just one hit, as Kevin Johnson takes a no-hitter into the seventh inning, to defeat the Pioneers 3-0.  Zach Lauersdorf came on in relief with runners on second and third with nobody out in the seventh inning and keeps Platteville from scoring.  He throws the final three innings to pick up the save.

After squandering a 5-2 lead in the seventh inning to the Blue Devils (Stout got a pair of RBI singles off of Point closer Ryan Iverson) the Pointers respond with nine runs in the top of the eighth inning to blow the game open and tack on another four runs in the ninth inning to "cruise" to an 18-5 victory over Stout.  The Pointers banged out 26 hits, with Jirschele and Coady leading the way with four hits apiece.  Ryan Schilter and Bryan Clark also chipped in with three hits apiece.

[cubs]

Superior takes Game #2 at Oshkosh 6-3 to earn a split.  Catcher Jeff Miller was 3x5 with a pair of doubes to lead the way offensively as UWO starter Brock Guetzke was hit around pretty hard giving up seven hits and five earned runs in just three innings of work.

La Crosse completes the season sweep of Platteville knocking off the Pioneers 11-4 in Game #2 today.  Eagles starter Tim Larson was able to stay out of the big inning despite walking five batters and hitting two more in five innings of work to pick up the victory. 

Stevens Point completes the sweep today defeating Stout in Game #2 14-8 behind a big day from Justin Jirschele.  Jirschele who entered the weekend with just seven hits on the season, went 7x11 today to finish off a weekend which saw him go 11x22 in the four games against Stout.

WIAC Standings (Through April 1st)
La Crosse 4-0
Stevens Point 3-1
Oshkosh 2-2
Superior 2-2
Whitewater 0-0
Stout 1-3
Platteville 0-4

[badgerwarhawk]

Fon actually had a triple and TWO home runs in the nightcap.

Oops, thanks for catching that cubs.

BTW will you be coming down for either of the doublehitters this week? 

[cubs]

Fon actually had a triple and TWO home runs in the nightcap.

Oops, thanks for catching that cubs.

BTW will you be coming down for either of the doublehitters this week?

Unfortunately no I will not be able to attend either doubleheader.  With it being Easter weekend, I will be doing the family thing.  I will probably look in maybe once or twice at the live stats though.   

[ShineTime]

Any predictions for LaCrosse and Point this week? I think Point is in big trouble their facing a tough pitching staff and bullpen and a potent offense. Points staff will have to have a tremendous 2 days to get at least a split in my opinion.  I think runs will be hard to come by against Scray and Verthein but I've been wrong many times before.

[biggio34]

Any predictions for LaCrosse and Point this week? I think Point is in big trouble their facing a tough pitching staff and bullpen and a potent offense. Points staff will have to have a tremendous 2 days to get at least a split in my opinion.  I think runs will be hard to come by against Scray and Verthein but I've been wrong many times before.

CSS swept them beating Verthein (thanks to some LAX errors) and Scray who they hit pretty well... and CSS is just a lowly UMAC team, so  I see no reason why the Pointers wouldn't sweep them as well.  Point is one of the top teams in the region, are they not?

[badgerwarhawk]

CSS swept them beating Verthein (thanks to some LAX errors) and Scray who they hit pretty well... and CSS is just a lowly UMAC team, so  I see no reason why the Pointers wouldn't sweep them as well.  Point is one of the top teams in the region, are they not?

Other than Point having to win four games rather than two to sweep them.

While I'm not overly impressed with the UMAC I do think CSS has a very good baseball program capable of competing with anyone including any of the top WIAC/MIAC programs.  I've been very impressed with them in the instances I've been able to see them play.   

Is that chip on your shoulder a burden to carry? 

[biggio34]

CSS swept them beating Verthein (thanks to some LAX errors) and Scray who they hit pretty well... and CSS is just a lowly UMAC team, so  I see no reason why the Pointers wouldn't sweep them as well.  Point is one of the top teams in the region, are they not?

Other than Point having to win four games rather than two to sweep them.

While I'm not overly impressed with the UMAC I do think CSS has a very good baseball program capable of competing with anyone including any of the top WIAC/MIAC programs.  I've been very impressed with them in the instances I've been able to see them play.   

Is that chip on your shoulder a burden to carry? 

I should have looked at the schedule before opening my mouth.  I thought they were playing a Wednesday double header.  Obviously 4 nine inning games on a weekend is a completely different beast than 2 sevens.  I still predict Point taking 3 of 4 though.

As far as the chip... I actually do have one because I expected CSS to be a very good team this year.  I have not seen them play yet, but in following their scores and game highlights it appears that they are anything but.  They still have time to improve and I do think they have a shot to be there at the end based on their talent, but it has been a frustrating season so far from a fan's perspective.

And let's be honest, the UMAC is lowly, whether CSS is good or not. 

[schmolph]

The UMAC is pretty bad but CSS,after a slow start is starting to play better baseball.6 wins in a row now. They would fair very well  in the WIAC or MIAC and I am sure would love to not have to be in the UMAC..

[MIACLUV]

LAX is no slouch as indicated by their performance against the Tommies! Best offensive of the three WIAC teams (LAX, WW & SP) that the Tommies have faced all season. Don't sleep on CSS either quite yet. We opened with them and had it not been for a couple timely errors, the Tommies would have started 0-2.

[cubs]

LAX is no slouch as indicated by their performance against the Tommies! Best offensive of the three WIAC teams (LAX, WW & SP) that the Tommies have faced all season. Don't sleep on CSS either quite yet. We opened with them and had it not been for a couple timely errors, the Tommies would have started 0-2.

Four WIAC Teams, as UST also swept Oshkosh...