BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BoBo]

Congrats to Jeff Donovan.  Donovan was the only WIAC player to make D3baseball.com's All American teams.  Interestingly, and similar to the All Conference team selections,  Jeff made the All American second team at two positions, utility position player and utility pitcher.

Are you or anyone surprised that this All-American team couldn't find a place for Riley Tincher, the owner of a 13-1 record with over 100 innings pitched, plus on a pretty good team in a pretty good conference?

Hey, don't look at me. I voted him as a first teamer and listed him as my second choice for National Pitcher of the Year.

We come to expect this kind of logical decision from someone with your baseball IQ. +k Unfortunately, it would appear the majority of other voters are not the brightest candles on the cake when it comes to doing this sort of thing!!  

[brewcrew2008]

I'd like to say congrats to the Pointers on the Midwest regional title. I think everyone knew the team could hit but once Koback went down they weren't sure how the staff would respond and as they showed last week at the regional they've all done a pretty good job getting it done this year despite being understaffed. Also kudos to Iverson who I learned is only pitching because he broke his left hand in Florida which meant he couldn't bat and instead of taking the medical red shirt decided to go to the bullpen to help them out, pretty cool that he ended up scoring the winning run. Now let's hope the staff can stay hot and let's bring a national championship back to Point!

[D O.C.]

I had a high school football coach who was an abusive SOB.

What fraternity and did the paddle have holes in the blades and machined length-wise down the middle to vibrate upon contact?

I believe I picked Jeff pre-season A-A in two different positions - didn't I?

[BoBo]

I believe I picked Jeff pre-season A-A in two different positions - didn't I?

...funny, I don't actually recall it happening that way!! 

[cubs]

Point squanders a big lead (led 7-1 at one point) as Cortland scores three runs in the 8th and two more in the 9th to come from behind and defeat the Pointers 9-8.  Delorit threw well, but Point's bullpen was unable to hold the lead. 

Williams takes the loss, giving up two runs in 0.2 innings of relief.  Point really needed to get a win in this game, as they threw not only their #1, but also their #2 and #3 in relief.

[badgerwarhawk]

Congrats to Jeff Donovan.  Donovan was the only WIAC player to make D3baseball.com's All American teams.  Interestingly, and similar to the All Conference team selections,  Jeff made the All American second team at two positions, utility position player and utility pitcher.

Tincher named to ABCA's All American second team.  Fritz is on the third team.
http://www.abca.org/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=18900&ATCLID=1246784
Are you or anyone surprised that this All-American team couldn't find a place for Riley Tincher, the owner of a 13-1 record with over 100 innings pitched, plus on a pretty good team in a pretty good conference?

[szlongball]

Nice come back Point!! Keep it going!!!

[BoBo]

Nice come back Point!! Keep it going!!!

szlongball, who will the Pointers put on the mound against the 'burg?

[szlongball]

Hey Bobo, Just checking the site as I am on my way back to Wisconsin from Virginia. Had to figure it would be Tyler Lorenz.  Nice little run by the Pointers. I'm sure the Warhawk fans will all be saying how Whitewater would have faired better. They may have, but Point did what they needed to do to get to the World Series. Want to believe that Point will be in good shape next year with starting pitching. Williams, DeLorit will be the studs. I think Van Beck will be fine as the 3 or 4 starter. If Kody Koback comes back strong, he has to figure in the equation. Need to recruit some solid pitching for the bullpen.  Shouldn't need a lot as far as the bats go. Glad they made it as far as they did, I for one really didn't think they would get as far as they did.

[BoBo]

szlongball, it was a good year - everyone had their ups and downs.  Next year should be more of the same fun. It's a long time off -- a lot is bound to happen between then and now. Point was a fine representative of the WIAC and I'm sure everybody wanted them to do well.  If they hadn't lost that lead on Cortland, who knows what would've happened. But that's baseball. Everyone still has work to do to bring home the walnut and bronze.

[badgerwarhawk]

I'm sure the Warhawk fans will all be saying how Whitewater would have faired better.

Both BoBo and I are WARHAWK fans and we haven't said it.   You won the Midwest Regional and the right to represent it in the Series.  Case closed.  Congrats on a successful season.  See you next year. 

[szlongball]

Should be fun

[szlongball]

Really great article on UWSP player Adam Saeger in the Appleton paper. He leaves for Iraq on June 17th. Kinda puts things in perspective. Would post link but I suck at that stuff. It is on the Pointers website though. Happy Memorial Day everyone.

[badgerwarhawk]

Here you go sz.....http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20100530/APC0206/5300625

Good luck to him.  It's a very brave thing that he's doing.  I hope everything goes well and he's wearing a Pointer uniform again soon.

[pickleshiner]

The ride is over for Point so just for fun I'm going to throw up a projected lineup for next year.  Great season for Point and good showing in World Series even though we went 1-2.  As was the case all year the hitting was just inconsistent and we were a little short on pitching depth.   I'm keeping my fingers crossed we get a 1-2 junior college transfers preferably 1 big power hitter to help offset the loss of Arch, Richter, and Spurney as well as Krueger and 1 pitcher that can assume the 3-4 starter spot. 

1.  Dan Douglas  CF
2.  Justin Jirschele 3B
3.  Cody Koback RF
4.  Eric Fritz SS
5.  Jared Surman LF
6.  Jordan Rennicke DH
7.  Kevin Thomas/Sean Gerber/Dylan McKugh 1B
8.  Steve Consodine C
9.  Travis Tuschen 2B

Pitching Rotation 1. Joel Delorit 2. Scott Williams 3.  Cody Koback 4.  Eric Van Beck/Jack Archie

Middle Relievers Ryan Iverson, Max Middlestaedt  Closer Cam Seidl  I think Seidl could be a shutdown closer with some work.  Obviously Point is going to get some big time recruits so this lineup is solely based on who we have returning and assuming Koback will be used in the field or DH when he's not pitching.  1 thing is for sure this group of seniors was unreal and I don't think you can replace Arch's leadership and Richter's production.  Surman and Koback are going to have to come up huge statistically.  Should be a great battle between Whitewater and Point and hopefully the league will be stronger top to bottom and pitching will improve throughout the WIAC.