BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

UW-Stevens Point and UW-Platteville actually split today, with UWSP winning game one 8-5, and UWP taking the second 11-6.

Thanks for correcting me.  The information on Stevens Point (schedule page) website at the time was confusing.  While the score was indicated 6-11, there was a "W" next to it implying that Point had won.  Also when I checked Point's record after Saturday's games and then compared it to the record shown on the website it appeared that Point had added two wins to their total once again making me think that they had won both games.   It all looks different today so maybe it was the viewer who was confused.

[badgerwarhawk]

LaCrosse dropped both ends of a double hitter against St Olaf, 10-4, 4-0.

[Brewers20]

Well it looks like Point took care of business in Oshkosh today, winning game 1 9-2  and game 2 14-4.  Eric Fritz hit for the cycle in game 2, dude is having a monster year, congrats to him!...WW split with Platteville today so looks like Point is a game back from the Hawks for the top spot. 

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS and Platteville split today's double hitter with the WARHAWKS winning the first game 12-2 in seven innings and losing the second one 8-4.  

Riley Tincher threw a four hitter with five strikeouts and a single walk to pick up his seventh win on the season in the first game.  Jeff Donovan went 3x5 including a home run, 2 RS and 4 RBI.  Ben Kuhlmann also had a home run and was 2X5, 2RS, 1 RBI.  Dan Putnam had a multiple hit day (2x4, 2 RS, 2 RBI, Double).  In a rare start Tim Conway had a triple that drove in 3 runs and Ryan Leavitt had an RBI.

Jason Hooper (3-1) took the loss in the second  game.  Platteville scored a pair of runs in both the first and second innings and led 6-2 after three innings.  They increased their lead to 8-2 with a pair of runs in the seventh.  The WARHAWKS scored twice in the ninth to cut to 8-4 and had the bases loaded when the final out was made.  Rob Coe (2x4) and Travis Wessels (2x3, 1 RS, 1 RBI, 2 Doubles) had multiple hits while Mike Kenseth and Putnam also had RBI.  

Point also won the suspended game 15-1.

Stout beat LaCrosse 5-4 in the first game.  LaCrosse is leading 8-4 after five innings in the second game.   Stout scored single runs in the sixth, seventh and eighth then scored three in the ninth to win game two 10-9. 

[pickleshiner]

Now that's what I'm talking about Point.  That's the type of baseball I've been hoping for all year.  Fritz is in the running for D3 player of the year right now.  Iverson is going to get more and more innings this year.  Thanks Platteville.  I still have a feeling Platteville is going to have a shot at 3rd they should be able to handle Stout and Oshkosh.  Don't know how good LaCrosse and Superior are but Platteville can rake.

[brewcrew2008]

Yeah nice to see Point take care of business today and hopefully will do so this weekend against Superior to set up the big series with Whitewater next weekend. Interesting that Iverson's pitching although I'm not surprised seeing as how he's already played catcher, 2nd base, and outfield as a Pointer but so far so good on the mound. Hopefully the offense will keep rolling and the pitching will hold up

[szlongball]

Was in Oshkosh today to watch dismantling of Oshkosh. Fritz was just an animal at the plate and fantastic defensively.
Thinking Kannenberg could go the way of Ruebens if he continues to throw the amount of pitches he has over the last week. You could tell he had nothing left, but no one in the bullpen til late in the game. Oshkosh is in real trouble with their pitching. Kannenberg can't pitch every game(and shouldn't). I could see Oshkosh not making the top 3 at the end of the season. Not surprised that Hooper got the loss today after throwing a no-hitter on Sunday.  Scott Williams looked good for throwing as much as he has over the last week. Coaches need to remember you can't keep running the same guy out on the mound all the time. Come tournament time, you could be in a world of hurt(and that goes for all 3 coaches not just Lechnir).  That said, I would be surprised if WW doesn't sweep Oshkosh when they get together. And with Oshkosh losing players like they are(quiting after the season starts), it could get really UGLY for them.

[pickleshiner]

Does anyone know where Eichstadt is going to play next year after quitting Oshkosh this year?  As much as I love seeing Point beat Oshkosh it's really hurting the strength of the WIAC this year to have Oshkosh this down.  I also cannot see them taking a game vs Whitewater but will hold out hope that they take 1 game.  You can't control injuries but there has to be a reason why guys are transferring/quitting during the season at Oshkosh. 

[Barber Greene]

I was at the Platteville games yesterday. Kinda surprised that Hooper started given the amount of pitching that he did over the weekend.  Don't know if he was tired but he definitely wasn't fooling the Platteville hitters.  In the second game, the Warhawks were actually hitting the ball pretty well. Lots of line drives that unfortunately went directly to Platteville defenders.

Also, Aaron Hopson was a monster at the plate for Platteville yesterday. A groan was heard from the Warhawk faithful every time he came to the plate. He hit a homer off of Hooper that is probably still in the stratosphere.

[cubs]

Interesting that Iverson's pitching although I'm not surprised seeing as how he's already played catcher, 2nd base, and outfield as a Pointer but so far so good on the mound.

Sounds as if that is about all he will be playing this season, as he sustained an injury to his glove hand that also prevents him from swinging a bat.  Pitcher is likely the only position he can play at this time....

[cubs]

Was in Oshkosh today to watch dismantling of Oshkosh. Fritz was just an animal at the plate and fantastic defensively.
Thinking Kannenberg could go the way of Ruebens if he continues to throw the amount of pitches he has over the last week. You could tell he had nothing left, but no one in the bullpen til late in the game. Oshkosh is in real trouble with their pitching. Kannenberg can't pitch every game(and shouldn't). I could see Oshkosh not making the top 3 at the end of the season. Not surprised that Hooper got the loss today after throwing a no-hitter on Sunday.  Scott Williams looked good for throwing as much as he has over the last week. Coaches need to remember you can't keep running the same guy out on the mound all the time. Come tournament time, you could be in a world of hurt(and that goes for all 3 coaches not just Lechnir).  That said, I would be surprised if WW doesn't sweep Oshkosh when they get together. And with Oshkosh losing players like they are(quiting after the season starts), it could get really UGLY for them.

I was also there, and this UWO team is as down as any UWO team I have seen in the last 20 years, including the 2002 team that finished 17-20-1.  If they were in the MWC this season, they would have a hard time even qualifying for their Conference Tournament.

As far as Williams goes, what was the point of bringing him in for two innings of Game #1, with an 11-5 lead?  I understand he wanted to get him some work, but why not wait until Game #2, especially if it was a close game?  Essentially by throwing him in Game #1, he was unavailable for Game #2, as it would appear Williams is getting set up to be a weekend starter instead of a Wednesday starter.  Just seemed like a bit of a head-scratcher.

Right now it seems if Whitewater doesn't have much faith in any of their pitchers not named Hooper or Tincher.  Hard to believe that even with them both starting two games over the weekend that they both started again on Wednesday.  For as much heat as Lechnir catches about over-working his pitchers, I can't remember him ever starting a guy three times in a five day period like Vodenlich did with both Hooper and Tincher this weekend.

[cubs]

Does anyone know where Eichstadt is going to play next year after quitting Oshkosh this year?  As much as I love seeing Point beat Oshkosh it's really hurting the strength of the WIAC this year to have Oshkosh this down.  I also cannot see them taking a game vs Whitewater but will hold out hope that they take 1 game.  You can't control injuries but there has to be a reason why guys are transferring/quitting during the season at Oshkosh. 

If he is going to actually play next year, he will have to go to a non-WIAC school, since he already had played for two years at Oshkosh.  If he wants to go to a WIAC school, he will have to sit out next season and resume playing in 2012.

[BigPoppa]

Does anyone know where Eichstadt is going to play next year after quitting Oshkosh this year?  As much as I love seeing Point beat Oshkosh it's really hurting the strength of the WIAC this year to have Oshkosh this down.  I also cannot see them taking a game vs Whitewater but will hold out hope that they take 1 game.  You can't control injuries but there has to be a reason why guys are transferring/quitting during the season at Oshkosh. 

If he is going to actually play next year, he will have to go to a non-WIAC school, since he already had played for two years at Oshkosh.  If he wants to go to a WIAC school, he will have to sit out next season and resume playing in 2012.

Carthage? Augie is great at getting kids thast leave other programs.
Where is he from?

[cubs]

Does anyone know where Eichstadt is going to play next year after quitting Oshkosh this year?  As much as I love seeing Point beat Oshkosh it's really hurting the strength of the WIAC this year to have Oshkosh this down.  I also cannot see them taking a game vs Whitewater but will hold out hope that they take 1 game.  You can't control injuries but there has to be a reason why guys are transferring/quitting during the season at Oshkosh.

If he is going to actually play next year, he will have to go to a non-WIAC school, since he already had played for two years at Oshkosh.  If he wants to go to a WIAC school, he will have to sit out next season and resume playing in 2012.

Carthage? Augie is great at getting kids thast leave other programs.
Where is he from?

He is an Appleton kid, and you and I both know he has been very successful with the Appleton area kids in the past.  Boe Baitinger, Dan Gassner, Justin Hallock, and Dusty Reid are just a few that come to mind.

[brewcrew2008]

Nice to see Point have live stats at home games now, maybe its been going on for awhile but I just realized it today