BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

I mis-interpreted your last post so good to clear everything up.  It's tough to stay up to speed on the soap opera that has become UW-O baseball.  Given all the good players that are showing up at Point & UW-W, I sure hope Lechnir & Co. land some solid guys themselves.  It's good for the league to have things be more than just a two horse race. 

I would also like to hear about the waiver.  I certainly wouldn't blame any coach in the WIAC for holding a kid to the rules & making them sit a year for a intra-WIAC transfer after year 1.  Some may say it's an onerous thing, but I say a rule is a rule.

1.  That's what happens when you don't have a son playing anymore that shared everything with you for four years.

2.  I'm not sure on the exact details of the waiver, but after hearing about how the Eichstaedt family has decided to sue a pitcher after getting hit by a pitch this summer, (they felt it was intentional) I'm sure they were able to find a legal loophole to in order for Drew to play immediately.

[BigPoppa]

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.

I think the emergence of Carthage 1B Joey Aiello (Soph in 2010)this year really put the writing on the wall for Behm. He was not going to see the field until his senior season at Carthage.

By the way, being an all-conference selection at Waupaca is nice, but the Eastern Valley Conference is not a powerhouse.

[cubs]

By the way, being an all-conference selection at Waupaca is nice, but the Eastern Valley Conference is not a powerhouse.

While the Eastern Valley may not be a State powerhouse compared to the FVA, Big 8, Badger and some other D1 conferences, I would argue that it is near the top of Division 2 conferences in the state of Wisconsin, along with the Bay.  Year in and year out the Eastern Valley Conference has sent multiple teams to Sectionals, and has also had teams from the conference at State four times since 2000, including one State Champion. 

Teams from this conference have also seen success at the State level in Legion, winning the Class A title now for four straight seasons.

[ballfan55]

Word is that UW-Oshkosh has a DI pitcher transferring in from a Big 10 school.

[cubs]

Word is that UW-Oshkosh has a DI pitcher transferring in from a Big 10 school.

Have a name?  I have a feeling I know who it is, but am not positive.  If it's the guy I'm thinking of, he pitched in the Northwoods League this summer.

[ballfan55]

No, that would be his cousin...this pitched in the Cape Cod league.

[cubs]

I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned on here earlier, but reports are that Point's Cody Koback has decided to return to Point after transferring to MATC.  Don't have a lot of details, but I guess he returned early enough to enroll in the Fall Semester.  Wonder what made him transfer in the first place?

[pickleshiner]

My heart stopped for 5 seconds after I read this.  He better be at Point this Spring and pitching.  I heard last week Williams arm was bothering him this summer.  Is he going to be ready to go this spring?  To be honest I had heard some D1 schools wanted Koback after his performance this summer but hadn't heard if he was leaving.

[cubs]

My heart stopped for 5 seconds after I read this.  He better be at Point this Spring and pitching.  I heard last week Williams arm was bothering him this summer.  Is he going to be ready to go this spring?  To be honest I had heard some D1 schools wanted Koback after his performance this summer but hadn't heard if he was leaving.

Well it will probably stop for more than five seconds now.....  I have a pretty good source that has said as of last week, Koback is no longer part of the Pointer baseball team. 

[pickleshiner]

That is a devastating blow to the Pointer program.  I get ripped for this but I still honestly feel Point would've finished top 3 with Koback last year at the World Series.  He's the type of player you just can't replace.  Great speed, good hitter, and was coming into his own as a pitcher.  I could easily find this info out but just don't feel like it because I'm too bumbed out about it and have a feeling it's 100% true.  Looks like Whitewater's path has been made easier.

[pickleshiner]

He's still enrolled at UWSP this fall.  If he's leaving I'm assuming it's at semester.  I don't see any way he would be going to school here and not playing baseball.  It would suck if he left but I guess being a Koback fan I can't blame him as long as it's to a D1 school.  Can't blame a kid leaving and getting his school paid for if that's what happened.

[cubs]

He's still enrolled at UWSP this fall.  If he's leaving I'm assuming it's at semester.  I don't see any way he would be going to school here and not playing baseball.  It would suck if he left but I guess being a Koback fan I can't blame him as long as it's to a D1 school.  Can't blame a kid leaving and getting his school paid for if that's what happened.

I never said he wasn't enrolled at school.....  In fact I said he transferred in time to enroll for the fall semester.  However I stand by my statement that he is no longer on the Pointer baseball team, and it has nothing to do with looking to transfer elsewhere this time.

[Dagger]

yeah definitely not on the team...big loss for point, but in a case like that if the best player is going to be a problem because of attitude it's best to just part ways and move forward without him...

[pickleshiner]

Well that sucks but Point will still be fine with Fritz, Jirschele, Delorit, and hopefully Williams.  Anyone have any idea how Williams arm is doing? 

[cubs]

Guess you needed to here it from a former Pointer to believe it?