BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[ShineTime]

Even though Douglas was clearly safe at home I still would have to say that was a DARP.  You have Gerber up and took the bat out of his hands when he already had 5 hits between the two games and would've scored 2 with a single.  Either way Point had the chances and didn't capitalize and Reubens got the job done.  

[cubs]

I'll take the over:)

Good call.... it's 10-2 SP heading into the top of the 9th in game 1.

Oshy led 2-1 going into the bottom of 7th, then Point rattled off 5 in the 7th and 4 in the 8th.

It's now a final.

This is why every conference game should be 9 innings.

Which is also why Oshkosh struggles to fill their schedule some seasons as they don't want to play 7-inning games....

[cubs]

Even though Douglas was clearly safe at home I still would have to say that was a DARP.  You have Gerber up and took the bat out of his hands when he already had 5 hits between the two games and would've scored 2 with a single.  Either way Point had the chances and didn't capitalize and Reubens got the job done.  

Your viewpoint was completely different than mine then, because Douglas never got to the plate....  Mullendore came up the line to get the ball causing Douglas to try and go around, which allowed Mullendore to tag him.

As far as missed opportunities, why not bunt Koback in a 3-1 game with runners on 1st and 2nd and nobody out in the Bottom of the 7th inning?  Instead he hits into a double play, Jirschele grounds out, and Point has nothing to show for it.  Obviously that wasn't the strangest decision though, as the play in the 9th takes the cake.  Even if Douglas scores, you still trail 3-2 and need another hit to tie the game, as runners would have still been at 1st and 2nd with two outs.  It was a high risk-no reward decision. 

[cubs]

WIAC Standings Through April 13th
Whitewater 8-2
La Crosse 6-4
Oshkosh 6-4
Stevens Point 3-3
Stout 3-5
Platteville 3-7
Superior 1-5

Seems like more splits this season than normal.  Big series coming up this weekend with Stevens Point visiting La Crosse.  La Crosse stubbed their toe a bit today with the 10-6 loss in Game #2 to Superior.  When all is said and done, playoff spots may be determined more on how the Top 3 teams do against the bottom instead of head-to-head if everyone keeps splitting.

[cubs]

Hopefully Rubens brings the extinguisher to the mound with him. 

He did once again....  CG 3-1 victory, with the only run scored being unearned.  He threw quite a few pitches, but always made the big pitch when he needed, whether it was stranding a leadoff double early in the game, or striking out Koback who represented the go ahead run with runners on 1st and 2nd and one out in the 9th inning.  He seems to be making the most of every chance he gets to take the mound this season following Tommy John surgery. 

[ShineTime]

Coach Bloom took blame for the game 2 loss in the Stevens Point Journal.

[cubs]

Coach Bloom took blame for the game 2 loss in the Stevens Point Journal.

I was very impressed with the quotes in the article!!!!

Here's a link for anyone interested:
http://www.stevenspointjournal.com/article/20110414/SPJ02/104140528/College-baseball-Pointers-fail-complete-sweep-Oshkosh?odyssey=tab

[cubs]

Oshkosh traveled to Marian today for a non-conference DH, and were able to come away with a pair of victories.  The Titans pitching led the way again, as their #6 (Murphy) and #7 pitchers (Grabig) were each able to go the distance for complete game wins.  Murphy took care of business in the opener, for a 7-2 victory, while Grabig got his first victory in a Titan uniform winning the nightcap 10-1. 

With the three earned runs given up in 18 innings, the Titans lowered their team ERA to 2.32.  If they could get any offensive production, the Titans have the potential to make a legitimate run.  However, the offense has struggled to produce consistently which has forced the pitching to be almost perfect in order to get a win.  Today they got production out of the top three hitters in the line-up (Fadness 6x11, Kamps 5x10, and Van Abel 4x9) but after that the rest of the team combined to go 8x42.  That just isn't going to get the job done against the upper echelon teams.

[cubs]

All three of the DH's scheduled for today have been postponed and resceduled for Monday afternoon.

[cubs]

Whitewater ace Riley Tincher getting knocked around the ballpark today, as Stout leads the Warhwaks 14-7 in the bottom of the 7th inning.  Tincher gives up 9 runs (all earned) on 12 hits (including 4 HR's) in 6 innings of work.  I'm sure the wind is having some afffect on some of the HR's, but Stout must still be squaring up some balls.  Whitewater scored four runs in the Top of the 7th to tie the game 7-7, but Stout responded with seven runs of their own in the bottom half including their fifth HR of the game to takea 14-7 lead.

[cubs]

Point defeats La Crosse in Game #1 at La Crosse today 13-3 in 8 innings.  Cody Koback stold the show both on the mound and at the plate.  He went 6 innings on the mound, giving up two earned runs while striking out seven.  He was also 2x4 at the plate, with a pair of home runs, scoring three times while driving in five runs.

Superior takes Game #1 against Platteville 10-3.  Platteville's live stats aren't working, so no details other than the score.

Stout's live stats also appear to be having problems, as the score is froze with Stout leading 14-7 in the Top of the 8th inning.

[badgerwarhawk]

  WARHAWKS take game two 13-8.  Jeff Donovan goes 8 innings and gets the win (12 hits, 8 runs, 7 earned, 3 walks, 11 strikeouts).  Kyle Lee strikes out the side in an inning of relief.  Dan Putnam 2X3, 3 RBI.  Donovan 2x3, home run, 2 RBI, Dylan Friend 1x2, 3 RBI, Matt Beyer, Rob Coe, Nathan Boltz and Travis Wessels each have an RBI.

[cubs]

Platteville gives up two runs in the 9th inning, but holds on for a 4-3 victory over Superior and earn a split.

After Stout ties the game 7-7 in the 5th inning, Whitewater scores one in the 6th, three in the 7th, and two in the 8th to take a 13-7 lead and eventually wins 13-8.  Donovan earns the victory going eight innings in which he gave up eight runs (7 earned) on twelve hits and three walks.  He did strike out 11 Blue Devils on the day.

Point scores six runs in the 8th inning to turn a 9-8 deficit into a 14-9 lead, and tacks on two more in the 9th inning to answer La Crosse's three run bottom of the 8th inning, and pulls out a 16-12 victory.  Point marches out eight different pitchers with none of them going more than two innings.

[cubs]

So after looking a closer look at the boxscore from today, I notcied that Eric Van Beck didn't pitch at all.  

One would think with the struggles that seven of the eight pitchers Point had take the mound in Game #2 he would have seen the field at some point.  He had thrown the fifth most innings on the team going into today.  Anyone happen to know anything?

I also noticed that every Point starter had a hit in Game #2, with seven of the nine starters having two hits.  Rennicke continues to swing a hot bat, as he had four hits and six RBI's in the nightcap.  Surman was the only starter without two hits, as he was 1x6 with a pair of RBI's.

I would assume Point would start Williams and Delorit tomorrow as they look to win the series, as they both will have four days rest.

WIAC Standings Through April 17th
Whitewater 9-3
Stevens Point 5-3
Oshkosh 6-4
La Crosse 6-6
Stout 4-6
Platteville 4-8
Superior 2-6

[ShineTime]

Did I miss something or where was Dan Douglas today?  I am impressed that Point rocked Running.  He shut them down at Point last year causing me my first of 5 mini heart attacks.  Let's hope they can take 2 again tomorrow with the big guns going.  Stout beating Whitewater all I can say is Wow.