BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[UWP SID]

6     Koback, Cody     9     31     3     14     1     0     0     1     3     2     3     0     0     1     2     0     0     .528     .484     .452

Koback is hitting .452 right now in the Northwoods.  Donovan, Jirschele, and Fritz are all below .275.  That is unbelievably impressive seeing he didn't play this year at Point.  What does .452 with a wood bat translate to in the WIAC with aluminum?  I'm guessing .700.

Just to get all the WIACers in here ... UW-Platteville's Brett Benesh has a .286 average currently for the Madison Mallards.

[badgerwarhawk]

Benesh started out on a short term contract.  Was it renewed? 

[UWP SID]

Benesh started out on a short term contract.  Was it renewed? 

He does not appear on the Mallards roster anymore. Not a bad audition, especially learning left field, as he appears on the boxscores.

[szlongball]

Former UWSP Closer, Jeff Zielke fans 18 in a complete game tonight.  Allowed 1 BB, 6 hits and completes 5 assists. Clyman Canners win 2-0 over Ixonia Snappers in Tri County Night League. Zielke is now 30-0 with a no-decision last week(Left with 7-2 led after 8 innings).  Hasn't lost since 2007.

[pickleshiner]

I wish somehow he could've snuck into the game at Appleton this year to solidify Point's bullpen.  Cheat to win baby.  I just seen a kid throwing for Plover BABA and I'm hoping he's playing at Point this year.  His name was Drew Tomacek(spelling) and he brings some heat. 

[TitanBystander]

Former UW-Oshkosh Titan LHP Ryan Demmin was signed by the Washington Nationals and assigned to the Vermont Lake Monsters Class "A" team.   

After Leaving UW-O with 1 year remaining, he transferred to Mankato where he sat out this past season.  He's torn up the Northwoods League the last 3 seasons being named to their all-star roster in 2009.

Seems like he's made all the right choices so far.  Getting involved with Mankato (Moondogs & University) was obviously the best thing that could have happened to him.  Good for him.  The Titans sure could have used him this past season.     


http://vermont.lakemonsters.milb.com/index.jsp?sid=t462

[szlongball]

Congrats to Ryan Demmin!!! That's two former WIAC players for the Nationals!!!!

[OshDude]

Congrats to Ryan Demmin!!! That's two former WIAC players for the Nationals!!!!

Also makes four former D3'ers at Vermont Lake:
Ryno
Lynchburg's Ronnie Labrie
Concordia's (IL) Jack Walker
Alvernia's Shane Zellers

The Nats have eight total D3'ers in their system. JZ, Erik Arneson, Cole Kimball and Evan Bronson are the others.

[badgerwarhawk]

Cody Koback and Riley Tincher named to Northwoods League South Division all star team

http://www.northwoodsleague.com/Story.aspx?ArticleId=681

[BoBo]

The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas heads into Day 7 of the main event with only 78 players remaining, including Eric Baldwin. He was responsible for eliminating the final woman in the field on Day 6. Day 7 will cut the field down to 27 -- those eliminated earn a cool $255,242. The top prize for winning the WSOP is $8.9 million!!

[badgerwarhawk]

Cool, good luck Baldy.

[OshDude]

The World Series of Poker in Las Vegas heads into Day 7 of the main event with only 78 players remaining, including Eric Baldwin. He was responsible for eliminating the final woman in the field on Day 6. Day 7 will cut the field down to 27 -- those eliminated earn a cool $255,242. The top prize for winning the WSOP is $8.9 million!!

Finished in 58th place. Not too shabby.

[pickleshiner]

OSHKOSH – What the future holds for Mitch Beau has yet to be determined, but Saturday, the St. Mary's Springs graduate shined among the state's best at the Wisconsin Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Classic at E.J. Schneider Field.

"I was seeing the ball well and taking good swings," said Beau of his weekend in Oshkosh. "When I got good pitches I was trying to get good swings and hit it.

"I had a good weekend and the guys were a lot of fun."

Beau went 3 for 5 in the three games of the tournament with a two-run home run and four runs scored, while also earning two walks. On the mound, he earned the win in the North team's second game, pitching three scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and issuing one walk while striking out three.

"I was actually a little nervous facing Division 1 pitchers, playing in a Division 3 conference all year, but I was seeing the ball well," said Beau. "It gives me a lot of confidence for the rest of the summer to do what I did this weekend. I know I can hit good pitching now.

The 6-foot-1, 200-pounder will be attending UW-Stevens Point in the fall and plans to play both football and baseball for the Pointers. He was the runner-up for Wisconsin Flyway Conference baseball player of the year and a two-time first-team all-conference quarterback.

"It's going to be tough to play both, but I'm going to give it a shot and see what happens from there," said Beau.

[badgerwarhawk]

The North ended the South's three game winning streak in the Northwood League's All Star game 7-5 last night.  Cody Kobac went 1 for 2 from the plate with a triple, hit by pitch and strikeout.  Nolan Fadness was 0 for 1 and was thrown out at the plate attempting to score after a flyout.  He did have four put outs playing left field including one, a driving catch, that was pretty neat.  Riley Tincher pitched .2 innings and recorded a strikeout. 

[cubs]

Some interesting news I have come across over the course of the summer....

1B Luke Behm will be transferring from Carthage to Stevens Point.  Behm saw limited action for the Red Men last season, but was a two time 1st Team All Eastern Valley selection while at Waupaca.

IF Drew Eichstaedt will be transferring to Whitewater for the 2011 season.  He will have two years of eligibility remaining, and will be able to play immediately due to a waiver that was filed.