BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[ShineTime]

Well I'm assuming Fredrick goes game 1 and hopefully the distance for the w.  Game 2 u start Jp hopefully get 3 then Watson for 3 and seidl for 3.  I'm thinking game 1 will be toss up but if point wins I could see them struggling to score against linfields 1

[bleedpurple]

Congrats to the Hawks for advancing to the D3 World Series!  Very impressive Regional showing.  The pitching staff stepped up big time.  Defensively, the Hawks played errorless ball in 3 of the 4 games. Offensively, the Hawks were credited with 45 hits in 4 games and some very good at bats in crucial situations.  4-0 in the Regional. They have the look of a team that won't be easy to take out.

[ShineTime]

Congrats to linfield I can say without question their the better team now.  I apologize for the outburst yesterday and am embarrassed to say the least.  I feel for the pointers and wonder if they would've been in a regional without whitewater and linfield if they could've made it.  Congrats to a great group of seniors for point especially Casey Barnes and max Frederick sticking in there all season and staying mentally tough.  Both came up clutch in the end.  In the end point did finish season strong and showed they were more than deserving.  If point can get some arms next year they could make deep run but I'm guessing Jp is all but gone now too.  They'll have a ton of bats that's for sure.  Good luck to whitewater I'm broke as hell and I'm making the trip to root the hawks on I like greatness.

[badgerwarhawk]

2014 D3 Baseball.Com All MidWest Region:

First Team:
Mikole Pierce - UW-WHITEWATER   Player of the Year
Cole Cefalu - UW-LaCrosse
Taylor Kohlway - UW-LaCrosse
Tom Fairbanks - UW-Superior
Kyle McHugh - UW-Stevens Point
Luke Watson - UW-Stevens Point   Pitcher of the Year

Second Team:
Mike Mierow - UW-WHITEWATER
Jared Fon - UW-WHITEWATER
Dylan Friend - UW-WHITEWATER
Scott Plaza - UW-WHITEWATER

Third Team:
Casey Power - UW-WHITEWATER
Bandon Kranz - UW-Stevens Point

Coach of the Year:
John Vodenlich - UW-WHITEWATER

[badgerwarhawk]

Pat, I'm a little surprised that Mikole Pierce wouldn't be included in the list of players to watch at the World Series.  Aside from being both the conference's co-player of the year and the region's player of the year his numbers (.446 BA, 79 H, 58 RBI, 8 2B, 7 3B, 9 HR, 16-18 SB) are better than many of the others.  I realize you can't include everyone and Dylan Friend is also notable but so is Pierce.

[ShineTime]

I dont believe nick fisher from linfield was a player to watch either.

[GBMAN]

Most likely to disappoint: UW-Whitewater (d3 World Series preview)

UW-Whitewater shares with St. Thomas the shortest trip from campus to the World Series and the Warhawks will have plenty of fan support, especially opening with the late game on Friday. Unfortunately, Southern Maine will be their opponent. The Huskies nearly took down Linfield in 2013 without their best pitcher and the 2013 D3baseball.com Player of the Year in a slump.

UW-Whitewater showed some chinks in the armor when they led off the WIAC championship with a dog fight with fourth seed UW-Stout winning 15-14, needing four runs in the ninth to extend the game. If Whitewater can get a good start in the series, it will not be the players and fans in purple who will be disappointed but D3baseball.com for making the wrong prediction.

[bleedpurple]

Most likely to disappoint: UW-Whitewater (d3 World Series preview)

UW-Whitewater shares with St. Thomas the shortest trip from campus to the World Series and the Warhawks will have plenty of fan support, especially opening with the late game on Friday. Unfortunately, Southern Maine will be their opponent. The Huskies nearly took down Linfield in 2013 without their best pitcher and the 2013 D3baseball.com Player of the Year in a slump.

UW-Whitewater showed some chinks in the armor when they led off the WIAC championship with a dog fight with fourth seed UW-Stout winning 15-14, needing four runs in the ninth to extend the game. If Whitewater can get a good start in the series, it will not be the players and fans in purple who will be disappointed but D3baseball.com for making the wrong prediction.

He's gotta pick somebody to disappoint.  The entirety of the article reads to me like Jim is more impressed with Southern Maine than anything else. It sounds like he feels like if the Hawks win that first game, all bets are off. 

Remember, in football, none of the Triple Take guys picked UW-W to survive the quarterfinals, much less win the Stagg Bowl.  That in spite of the fact that they were well informed by very good sources that WIWA was a fact a good two months earlier. 

[GBMAN]

Most likely to disappoint: UW-Whitewater (d3 World Series preview)

UW-Whitewater shares with St. Thomas the shortest trip from campus to the World Series and the Warhawks will have plenty of fan support, especially opening with the late game on Friday. Unfortunately, Southern Maine will be their opponent. The Huskies nearly took down Linfield in 2013 without their best pitcher and the 2013 D3baseball.com Player of the Year in a slump.

UW-Whitewater showed some chinks in the armor when they led off the WIAC championship with a dog fight with fourth seed UW-Stout winning 15-14, needing four runs in the ninth to extend the game. If Whitewater can get a good start in the series, it will not be the players and fans in purple who will be disappointed but D3baseball.com for making the wrong prediction.

He's gotta pick somebody to disappoint.  The entirety of the article reads to me like Jim is more impressed with Southern Maine than anything else. It sounds like he feels like if the Hawks win that first game, all bets are off. 

Remember, in football, none of the Triple Take guys picked UW-W to survive the quarterfinals, much less win the Stagg Bowl.  That in spite of the fact that they were well informed by very good sources that WIWA was a fact a good two months earlier. 

Lol Bleed. I see where your coming from

[Spence]

I'd be concerned about Whitewater's defense in a close, low-scoring game. I didn't agree with Pierce as POY because shortstop is an important defensive position.

[ShineTime]

What round do you guys think pierce Watson and feyerison will get drafted?

[Westside]

I've heard all about the Warhawks offense, but what's the story on their pitching? It doesn't look dominant, just good, but I realize they play in a solid league.

Looks like the defense can be shaky at times too.

[108 Stitches]

What round do you guys think pierce Watson and feyerison will get drafted?

Top D3 pitchers go in the 15-20 rounds and everyone else 35-40.

[Spence]

What round do you guys think pierce Watson and feyerison will get drafted?

Can Pierce play a position?

[badgerwarhawk]

I'd be concerned about Whitewater's defense in a close, low-scoring game. I didn't agree with Pierce as POY because shortstop is an important defensive position.

Defense has been a concern of mine during the season though it did improved significantly in the regional when three of the four games were played without an error.  Of the two errors committed in the first Adrian game one was for baserunner interference.  The other a throwing error at 3B so Pierce played an errorless regional.  Statistically we finished second in the WIAC in fielding percentage at .964.  Point led the league with a .968 so we weren't that far behind.  We're 15-6 in games decided by three runs or less (.710). 

As far as the World Series goes our fielding percentage compares favorably with the majority of the field. 

Season fielding percentage:
Cortland State: .976
Linfield: .975
Salisbury: .967
WHITEWATER: .964
St Thomas: .963
Southern Maine: .962
Emory: .960
Baldwin Wallace: .951

If we can continue to play defense the way we did in the regional I think we'll be ok. We really looked  focused and playing with a lot of confidence.  Though one has to admit that is a big IF.