BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BaseballFan]

UWS beat St. John's today at the Dome, 3-0, 3-1....now move to 9-3.

Coach Morgan has UWS on the move this year. Already equal to last years win total of 9...Pretty good wins for them even though St. Johns is 6-7 but many had them at the top of the MIAC. Plus they held them to only 1 run and not pitching their top 2 pitchers even though Joey Hostrawser is their #3 right now im guessing he could be even higher.

The rest of the WIAC better not underestimate UWS they have 3 solid SP it seems like

[Slinger45]

UWS beat St. John's today at the Dome, 3-0, 3-1....now move to 9-3.

Coach Morgan has UWS on the move this year. Already equal to last years win total of 9...Pretty good wins for them even though St. Johns is 6-7 but many had them at the top of the MIAC. Plus they held them to only 1 run and not pitching their top 2 pitchers even though Joey Hostrawser is their #3 right now im guessing he could be even higher.

The rest of the WIAC better not underestimate UWS they have 3 solid SP it seems like

I dont think anyone on the team would deny that Joey has the best stuff on the team, he was 86-88 the last couple innings and hit 90 on a day where he was stiff by his own accounts. Its just a matter of him staying healthy and stretching out and today was a good step towards that.

When talking about the starting pitchers for UWS dont forget TJ Wink who is 2-0 with a 0.00 era so far....hes made great strides from last year and has even hit 88 on the gun. Not bad for a toothpick lefthander haha.

[cubs]

We should have A LOT better idea about how much Superior has improved after this weekend.  Both DH's are on as planned at Tiedemann Field Saturday and Sunday.  UWO players spent some time this week getting snow off the field, and had their first outdoor practice yesterday.

The Titans have beaten the Yellow Jackets at least 28 straight times, so if they could manage to win at least one game in the four game series, I think it would be pretty safe to say Superiors Baseball program is improving.

I guess we'll see where things stand in a couple of days....

[cubs]

Oshkosh opens WIAC play with a DH sweep of Superior, winning the opener 3-2, and the nightcap 5-1.  It appears from looking at the boxscore that Superior actually outplayed Oshkosh in the first game, outhitting the Titans 7-4, but they left 11 runners on base.

Platteville also opens with a sweep of Stout, winning the opener 10-0 (7 innings) and 14-13.  The Pioneers scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning for the Game #2 win.  Interestingly, Ross Bennett goes 0x7 on the day, but Platteville is still able to get a pair of victories.

La Crosse and Point split their DH, with La Crosse winning the opener 9-6, and the Pointers taking the nightcap 8-3.

[BaseballFan]

Oshkosh opens WIAC play with a DH sweep of Superior, winning the opener 3-2, and the nightcap 5-1.  It appears from looking at the boxscore that Superior actually outplayed Oshkosh in the first game, outhitting the Titans 7-4, but they left 11 runners on base.

Platteville also opens with a sweep of Stout, winning the opener 10-0 (7 innings) and 14-13.  The Pioneers scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning for the Game #2 win.  Interestingly, Ross Bennett goes 0x7 on the day, but Platteville is still able to get a pair of victories.

La Crosse and Point split their DH, with La Crosse winning the opener 9-6, and the Pointers taking the nightcap 8-3.

UWS/UWO game did not surprise me and does look like UWS should of won the first game. We will see how things go tomorrow after UWO pitching top 2 today, UWS still with their #1 looks like so chance to get one tomorrow. I think these 2 games should be an eye opener if people dont think UWS is different this year. Last year would of not even been close. Their hitting still needs to pick it up though

Kind of surprised by Platevilles sweep of Stout

Kind of surprised that  STP only split

Who knows maybe WIAC is more balanced then most people thought i.e. top 3 and the rest of the pack. Lot of weekend and season left though

[OshDude]

Oshkosh opens WIAC play with a DH sweep of Superior, winning the opener 3-2, and the nightcap 5-1.  It appears from looking at the boxscore that Superior actually outplayed Oshkosh in the first game, outhitting the Titans 7-4, but they left 11 runners on base.

Platteville also opens with a sweep of Stout, winning the opener 10-0 (7 innings) and 14-13.  The Pioneers scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning for the Game #2 win.  Interestingly, Ross Bennett goes 0x7 on the day, but Platteville is still able to get a pair of victories.

La Crosse and Point split their DH, with La Crosse winning the opener 9-6, and the Pointers taking the nightcap 8-3.

Superior absolutely outplayed Oshkosh for the most part. Lack of execution during key moments hurt Superior. Sup should have been off the field with no runs in the first, but the 2B couldn't handle a routine DP throw from the 3B with no outs and a runner on first.

UWO's bats were silent all day. I wish I could say Sup's Game 1 pitcher was great, but Tim Bouvine wasn't. Oshkosh couldn't hit a batting-practice fastball nor rinky-dink breaking stuff. Only Brad Demmin had anything close to a nice day at the plate. So many UWO at-bats given away, in both games.

In Game 1, Oshkosh just found a way to score a few off of a mistake and then held on. UWO's Perlewitz was OK. He was Jeckl and Hyde – lights out one batter, then looked like he didn't know where the plate was next. Rubens struggled with his command, too.

I did like Sup's Game 2 SP, T.J. Wink. Good fastball and secondary pitches. Smooth and sneaky-fast lefty who comes at you with knees, elbows and a jersey. Does that kid eat? Lol. Sup's other Game 2 pitchers had OK fastballs but were not close to overwhelming anyone.

So far I'd say Sup's pitching is improved (from nothing to slightly above average). If I saw its best today, Sup still has a ways to go. After the first inning, UWO SP Ryan Demmin was dominant. He gave up a double and a few singles up the box (the other 2B was on a rather routine flyball that was misjudged). That was it. I would call Demmin dominant today, and his body language told the story. He wasn't going to lose that game, and he challenged (and won) just about every batter.

Ryan only needed those few sac flies today, but the offense needs to step it up. Bigtime. It's about as bad as you can hit while still winning both games.

One thing that struck me was how many dudes Sup now packs into its dugout. I counted about 35, and they had some pep for the first time I can recall. When they got up in Game 1, those guys had a bit of Whitewater in 'em. They can get a little chirpy. That's good to hear coming out of that dugout. And good to see the number of players.

My favorite moment of the day was when I first noticed what was written on Sup's jackets. You guessed it, "Jackets." Pretty sweet, if you ask me.

Oh, and congrats to Tom Lechnir for winning game Nos. 600 and 601.

UWO could use one 7-inning game tomorrow. The sticks could use the confidence boost, even if it comes against Sup, just like the good old days.

[BaseballFan]

Oshkosh opens WIAC play with a DH sweep of Superior, winning the opener 3-2, and the nightcap 5-1.  It appears from looking at the boxscore that Superior actually outplayed Oshkosh in the first game, outhitting the Titans 7-4, but they left 11 runners on base.

Platteville also opens with a sweep of Stout, winning the opener 10-0 (7 innings) and 14-13.  The Pioneers scored three runs in the bottom of the 9th inning for the Game #2 win.  Interestingly, Ross Bennett goes 0x7 on the day, but Platteville is still able to get a pair of victories.

La Crosse and Point split their DH, with La Crosse winning the opener 9-6, and the Pointers taking the nightcap 8-3.

Superior absolutely outplayed Oshkosh for the most part. Lack of execution during key moments hurt Superior. Sup should have been off the field with no runs in the first, but the 2B couldn't handle a routine DP throw from the 3B with no outs and a runner on first.

UWO's bats were silent all day. I wish I could say Sup's Game 1 pitcher was great, but Tim Bouvine wasn't. Oshkosh couldn't hit a batting-practice fastball nor rinky-dink breaking stuff. Only Brad Demmin had anything close to a nice day at the plate. So many UWO at-bats given away, in both games.

In Game 1, Oshkosh just found a way to score a few off of a mistake and then held on. UWO's Perlewitz was OK. He was Jeckl and Hyde – lights out one batter, then looked like he didn't know where the plate was next. Rubens struggled with his command, too.

I did like Sup's Game 2 SP, T.J. Wink. Good fastball and secondary pitches. Smooth and sneaky-fast lefty who comes at you with knees, elbows and a jersey. Does that kid eat? Lol. Sup's other Game 2 pitchers had OK fastballs but were not close to overwhelming anyone.

So far I'd say Sup's pitching is improved (from nothing to slightly above average). If I saw its best today, Sup still has a ways to go. After the first inning, UWO SP Ryan Demmin was dominant. He gave up a double and a few singles up the box (the other 2B was on a rather routine flyball that was misjudged). That was it. I would call Demmin dominant today, and his body language told the story. He wasn't going to lose that game, and he challenged (and won) just about every batter.

Ryan only needed those few sac flies today, but the offense needs to step it up. Bigtime. It's about as bad as you can hit while still winning both games.

One thing that struck me was how many dudes Sup now packs into its dugout. I counted about 35, and they had some pep for the first time I can recall. When they got up in Game 1, those guys had a bit of Whitewater in 'em. They can get a little chirpy. That's good to hear coming out of that dugout. And good to see the number of players.

My favorite moment of the day was when I first noticed what was written on Sup's jackets. You guessed it, "Jackets." Pretty sweet, if you ask me.

Oh, and congrats to Tom Lechnir for winning game Nos. 600 and 601.

UWO could use one 7-inning game tomorrow. The sticks could use the confidence boost, even if it comes against Sup, just like the good old days.

Nice little recap. Im sure UWO wasnt happy about having to bring Rubens in for a couple innings but happy to at least get the sweep.

Bouvine might not of looked like he had the best stuff but only gave up 4 hits and only 1 walk in 8 innings. Thats gotta count for something. I think Justin Saufley is their number 1 right now so expect him to go tomorrow. Joey Hostrawser is probably their number 2 but just pitched against St. Johns.  Bouvine and Wink are probably 3 and 4. Its tough to say right now who are their top guys but probably they way i would put them.

[Slinger45]

i guess ill bite the bullet and take offense osh. I realize everyone is entitled to their own opinions and i dont light up the gun like i use to but you obviously dont understand the effect of movement, location and knowing how to "pitch" can affect hitters. Its easy to say that because i dont throw gas its a bp fb but ill keep the ball down, sink and cut it and get outs. I was expecting better bats from uwo honestly. Aside from demmin none impressed me.

[OshDude]

i guess ill bite the bullet and take offense osh. I realize everyone is entitled to their own opinions and i dont light up the gun like i use to but you obviously dont understand the effect of movement, location and knowing how to "pitch" can affect hitters. Its easy to say that because i dont throw gas its a bp fb but ill keep the ball down, sink and cut it and get outs. I was expecting better bats from uwo honestly. Aside from demmin none impressed me.

It was nothing personal at all. I do understand the effects of movement. Greg Maddux gets along, and I used to get along, on being smarter than the other guys and messing with grips and pressures while pounding the zone. I actually appreciate your style more than I do radar-gun guys. Maddux is my favorite player and that's the way I got outs, so I get it.

It's clear you know how to pitch. I should have written that, so let it now be written: Tim Bouvine is a very good pitcher. You went through a decent lineup three or four times without creating your own trouble.

It's just that I kept reading about Superior guys throwing hard. It's on me that I lumped you in with the others. I never read about a crafty righty, so I assumed there wasn't one.

I enjoyed watching you miss bats. I just didn't know you existed, if that makes sense. I really thought all of the Sup posters were saying 74 was bringing it. And that isn't a stretch, considering how bad Superior has been the last decade. Throwing 74 for strikes would probably get you the cover of the media guide in prior seasons.

Virtual high-5 or are we enemies?

There was no reason to be impressed by UWO's offense. Besides B. Demmin, Wetenkamp and Hiroskey did their jobs with a few fly balls. That's all the highlights I remember. Oh, and the bunting was OK, too.

[Slinger45]

yeah no hard feelings. You just seemed to be saying that the titans shouldve hit the crap out of me haha. And to save a little face i did hit 80 and was mostly in the high 70s so 74 might be a little low, i hit 87 before labrum surgery but those days are over. Either way good games yesterday and hopefully it wont be frigid today. Saufley is throwing one game not sure about the other, see ya at the park.

[badgerwarhawk]

WARHAWKS take two from DII St. Cloud State,  4-2, 11-3 and improve to 9-2 on the season.   Niether school has made a box score available at this time.   Conference play begins next weekend with Oshkosh in town for a pair of doublehitters.  I haven't seen the field so I'm not sure of it's condition however rain/snow is forecast for this week and that isn't going to help matters any.   

[BaseballFan]

UWO and UWS split doubleheader UWO wins first game 7-0 then lost 3-1.

UWO starter pulled after 3 hitters in game two. Jeremy Rubens came in relief to pitch 9 innings of relief. Really surprising to have him pitch 11 1/3 innings over 2 days. Just another sign that their pitching beyond 3 guys is not strong.

[cubs]

I think Justin Saufley is their number 1 right now so expect him to go tomorrow. Joey Hostrawser is probably their number 2 but just pitched against St. Johns.  Bouvine and Wink are probably 3 and 4. Its tough to say right now who are their top guys but probably they way i would put them.

So according to your projections, UWO pounds Superior's #1 (Saufley) for seven runs and eleven hits in a little over three innings, but gets nothing off of Superior's #? (Nate Hedley) mustering only three hits in 9 innings.  According to Superior's stats, this was Hedley's first appearance on the mound this season, however he was 6-2 with a 4.61 ERA at Mesabi Range CTC last season.

Who would of thought that would be the case? 

Anyway, Superior's win in Game #2 marked their first victory over Oshkosh since 1973, and the Yellow Jackets are now 3-41 all time aginst the Titans.

Stout also manages to win Game #2 today, 10-7, to avoid the a four game sweep against Platteville.  Ross Bennett breaks out of his "mini-slump" by going 4x8 to lead the Pioneers.

By looking at the weather forecast, things don't look to favorable for La Crosse and Stevens Point getting in their DH on Wednesday.  I have a feeling there are going to be some people wishing they would have just played the games today and got them in.

[cubs]

WIAC Standings (Through 3/30)
Oshkosh 3-1
Platteville 3-1
La Crosse 1-1
Stevens Point 1-1
Whitewater 0-0
Stout 1-3
Superior 1-3

[BaseballFan]

I think Justin Saufley is their number 1 right now so expect him to go tomorrow. Joey Hostrawser is probably their number 2 but just pitched against St. Johns.  Bouvine and Wink are probably 3 and 4. Its tough to say right now who are their top guys but probably they way i would put them.

So according to your projections, UWO pounds Superior's #1 (Saufley) for seven runs and eleven hits in a little over three innings, but gets nothing off of Superior's #? (Nate Hedley) mustering only three hits in 9 innings.  According to Superior's stats, this was Hedley's first appearance on the mound this season, however he was 6-2 with a 4.61 ERA at Mesabi Range CTC last season.

Who would of thought that would be the case? 

Yea Saufley is probably their #1 but its not set in stone or anything im just taking an educated guess. Hostrawser could their #1 also but Saufley is one of their top pitchers. Hedley hadnt pitched but from past years hasnt been too bad in JUCO.  UWOs hitting besides a few guys hasnt been doing much and their pitching besides top 3 hasnt been impressive.

Was the STP/LAX game prematurely cancelled CUBS or was the weather bad? Surprised to see Plateville take 3 from Stout

I saw that Scholastica had to postpone 6 games so their schedule is getting jumbled up so if STP prematurely cancelled or whatever the case was is  too bad cuz it could hurt teams if their schedules get packed full of games. Forecast looks like it should warm up but depends on the rain