BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Dagger]

I have a really hard time believing bloom would cut a lefty that throws in the mid to upper 80's!  Especially after losing hoeschele this year.  I have a hard time believing any team would cut a lefty that throws that hard.  There's some missing information there, because that's just not how it works.  Not with a guy that supposedly throws that hard and is a lefty! 

[bbfanatic]

Anyone know when Platteville or Oshkosh's rosters will be posted?

[cubs]

Anyone know when Platteville or Oshkosh's rosters will be posted?

Oshkosh always seems to be the last one posted, and it will probably be even later this season, since their first game isn't until March 22 (nearly two weeks later than last year.)

[poly god]

Dagger believe it or not Riegel was 84-87. I seen him pitch in the fall and I think that's pretty accurate. Besides Nix, Hemi, and Zielke their staff is really young but pitching will be one of their strengths. I think they've got 4-5 guys that get it up there close to 90. Maybe there was another issue with Riegel but I don't think so.

[OshDude]

Aaron Dott and Whitewater got lit up, 16-2, against D-I Univ. of Washington. Dott did K four dudes out of his five outs, though. Whitewater scrambled to get a game at the Dome after St. Mary's couldn't travel due to the weather.

[badgerwarhawk]

We got waxed but playing that good of competition is only going to make us better when tournament time rolls around. 

[BigPoppa]

Aaron Dott and Whitewater got lit up, 16-2, against D-I Univ. of Washington. Dott did K four dudes out of his five outs, though. Whitewater scrambled to get a game at the Dome after St. Mary's couldn't travel due to the weather.

Nice to see Whitewater take the challenge of facing a D1.

[batboy]

I have a really hard time believing bloom would cut a lefty that throws in the mid to upper 80's!  Especially after losing hoeschele this year.  I have a hard time believing any team would cut a lefty that throws that hard.  There's some missing information there, because that's just not how it works.  Not with a guy that supposedly throws that hard and is a lefty! 

Reigel was clocked at upper 70s this winter, thats why he was cut.  In addition, he was never clocked in the upper 80s this fall, i don't know where that information came from.  The one thing Reigel did have going for him was a good pick off move to first, which was borderline of being a balk.  BTW, the starters for the games in the dome this Tuesday are Garret Nix and Kyle Barry. 
The line up is: Fritz/ss; Archambeau/RF; Koback/CF; Surman/LF; Spurney/DH; Richter/1b; Krueger or Kakwitch/3b; Catcher(TBD); Cummings/2b

[OshDude]

Jordan Zimmerman has a nice spring debut earlier this week. He worked two clean innings, struck out three and got his other three outs on ground balls.

[szlongball]

Thanks OshDude for the nice stuff about Jordan Zimmermann. If he does make the starting rotation, his first start will be against Atlanta April 10.  Thank God for TBS.

[OshDude]

Thanks OshDude for the nice stuff about Jordan Zimmermann. If he does make the starting rotation, his first start will be against Atlanta April 10.  Thank God for TBS.

Pretty cool that he got in early enough to face Carlos Guillen, Magglio Ordonez and Miguel Cabrera. He set those guys down in order in the fourth. And he was in line for the win. Interesting that he didn't throw yesterday. I thought he would. Maybe today against the Orioles, but I wanted him to face Pujols yesterday.

Mlb.com still has "Zimmermann" as the No. 5 starter on the team depth chart. Trouble for Z is his competition (I think the top four in the Nats' rotation are locks) – Collin Balester, Jason Bergmann and Shairon Martis also had scoreless, two-inning debuts.

[Dagger]

Yeah, it's great to see WIAC players doing well outside of the conference!  Zimmy has a legit shot, albeit maybe a difficult one, but a legit shot nonetheless at cracking the starting rotation in just his second full season in major league baseball!  That's pretty amazing to be moved up through the ranks that quickly for anyone.  I think the fact that he was their first pick (they didn't have a first round pick that year) will help him in the event of two pitchers being in a 'tie' to make the rotation.  Clubs like to promote their top picks and keep them moving up for obvious reasons.  I don't think Jordan will need any help climbing the ladder though, we'll see him in a big league game this season at some point!

[ballfan55]

What about 1B Ethan Bestul from Little Chute?  I know he was listed on the Pointer press release regarding the 2008-09 recruits, but he is also not listed on the roster.

He had a back injury that led to a pulled hamstring.  The decision was made to sit the year and rehab them.

[OshDude]

Big one tomorrow – Stevens Point vs. St. Olaf at the Dome. Anyone going by chance? I think SOC is the favorite in the MIAC this year. If you go, please let us know what you thought of the teams.

[BigPoppa]

Big one tomorrow – Stevens Point vs. St. Olaf at the Dome. Anyone going by chance? I think SOC is the favorite in the MIAC this year. If you go, please let us know what you thought of the teams.

I wish I could... I am only five minutes from the Dome on a daily basis, but cannot find the time to make it across the bridge today.