BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

biggio34 · April 27, 2011, 03:17:28 PM

Can anyone provide highlights of the Point v Oshkosh DH. No live stats is a downer.

cubs · April 27, 2011, 03:18:09 PM

Well I can answer part of the equation.... Oshkosh starts their #7 Sean Grabig.

Point leads 5-0 in the Top of the 4th inning. Nice to see Point's Live Stats are non-existent once again today.

Just Bill · April 27, 2011, 03:26:05 PM

Quote from: cubs on April 27, 2011, 03:18:09 PM
Point leads 5-0 in the Top of the 4th inning. Nice to see Point's Live Stats are non-existent once again today.

Been working just fine for me all along. 7-0 Point now after 5.

cubs · April 27, 2011, 03:32:20 PM

Thanks!!! I had finally gave up, since all I was getting was the game from two weeks ago against Oshkosh.

Williams cruising against Oshkosh once again. Just two hits and an unearned run allowed through 6 innings.

Point leads 7-1. Gerber and Jirschele with three hits apiece.

brewcrew2008 · April 27, 2011, 07:24:03 PM

Point goes on to win game win 11-2 and cruises in game two winning 10-0. Cody Koback goes the distance in the 2nd game to follow up another good performance from Scott Williams in game 1. Justin Jirschele provides all the offense Point would need in the 2nd game with home runs in the 1st and 3rd innings. I missed the first game but interesting to see Point's lineup for the 2nd game with Fritz down in the 7 spot, never bad to have the reigning player of the year batting 7th.

ShineTime · April 27, 2011, 07:36:50 PM

Oshkosh is all of a sudden in a lot of trouble. No Reubens this past weekend or today leads me to believe he's injured. I believe they have Whitewater coming up at home so they'll have to regroup quickly and try to get a split. Point's lineup is playing very well right now but they may have to go 8-0 or 7-1 in their next 8 WIAC games to win the title. I wish Jirsch would've had the 2 HRS the last time I predicted he would but I'll take it. One thing Oshkosh has going if they finish 3rd and Point 2nd is that Point has not seen Westphal this season and I could see Point struggling with him.

BoBo · April 27, 2011, 09:55:34 PM

UWW takes two from Platteville today 12-2 (7 innings) in game 1. Game two went into extra innings with the Warhawks scratching out a 7-6 win in 10.

Tincher earned his 6th win in game 1. He gave up 2 unearned runs in the top of the first on Cody Luther's lead off single and 2 Warhawk errors. He gave up just 1 more hit, a single in the 3rd, before departing with a 9-0 lead heading into the 6th inning. Two walks and 3 SO's completed Tincher's line for the game. Justin Lambert finished up with 2 innings of no hit relief. Rob Coe was the offensive star of the game for the Warhawks getting 4 singles in 5 at bats, 2 RBI's and 2 runs scored. Putnam, Eichstaedt, Donovan, and Friend all contributed 2 hits each. Putnam scored 3 times and Friend knocked in 3.

Game two saw the Warhawks move out to a 5-1 lead after 4. However, Pioneers scored 4 in the top of the 5th, highlighted by a 3 run single and throwing error by Coe, to tie the game at 5. It remained tied until each team scored a single run in the 9th to take it to extra innings. Platteville had a single with 2 gone in the top of the inning and advanced as far as 2nd before being stranded. In the bottom half of the 10th, Beyer singled with 1 out, stole a base and scored following an intentional walk to Putnam when Eichstaedt reached on an error by the losing pitcher Oppriecht. Matthew Roberts relieved Jeff Donovan for the 10th and got the win for the warhawks.

Up next is a big weekend in Oshkosh.

GBMAN · April 27, 2011, 10:19:54 PM

I was at the Whitewater DH and the second game was a barn burner to say the least.....

BoBo · April 27, 2011, 10:26:41 PM

Standings after today:

UW-Whitewater 13-3
UW-Stevens Point 12-4
UW-Oshkosh 9-7
UW-La Crosse 11-9
UW-Stout 5-11
UW-Platteville 6-14
UW-Superior 4-12

cubs · April 27, 2011, 10:58:00 PM

Quote from: ShineTime on April 27, 2011, 07:36:50 PM
Oshkosh is all of a sudden in a lot of trouble. No Reubens this past weekend or today leads me to believe he's injured. I believe they have Whitewater coming up at home so they'll have to regroup quickly and try to get a split. Point's lineup is playing very well right now but they may have to go 8-0 or 7-1 in their next 8 WIAC games to win the title. I wish Jirsch would've had the 2 HRS the last time I predicted he would but I'll take it. One thing Oshkosh has going if they finish 3rd and Point 2nd is that Point has not seen Westphal this season and I could see Point struggling with him.

Getting swept today definitely hurts, but not as bad as it could have had been, thanks to Superior and La Crosse splitting their DH. Worst case scenario for the Titans is if they lose all four to Whitewater this weekend. They would be two games behind La Crosse going into the final weekend of WIAC play. Oshkosh would have the better match-up the final weekend however, as they play Superior for 4 games, while La Crosse travels to Whitewater, with the Warhawks playing for a Regular Season Championship and the right to host the WIAC Tournament.

As far as the match-ups today, it appeared one team was playing to win and trying to stay in contention for the regular season title, while the other one was trying to playing for a split. About the only positive thing on the Oshkosh side today was that they will have Rubens, Westpahl, and Wells on full rest when they host Whitewater this weekend.

Impressive thing about Jirschele's two HR's today, was he jumped on a first pitch fastball in at-bat #1, and a first pitch hanging slider in at-bat #2. Two completely different pitches, but the same result. The second HR was the better swing, as it was on a line, and never got more that 35-40 feet off the ground.

Point's defense was solid today, turning five double plays on Game #1, which shut down just about every scoring opportunity Oshkosh had.

ShineTime · April 28, 2011, 07:39:52 AM

Can anyone list a school in D3 that has had a better stretch of 1rst baseman that UWSP? Peetz, Jones, Wiczek, Evanoff, Richter, and now Gerber.

cubs · April 28, 2011, 08:27:54 AM

Quote from: ShineTime on April 28, 2011, 07:39:52 AM
Can anyone list a school in D3 that has had a better stretch of 1rst baseman that UWSP? Peetz, Jones, Wiczek, Evanoff, Richter, and now Gerber.

Can I ask why you put Wiczek on the list? The one season that he played significantly was at DH, not 1B..... Ryan Jones was the strting 1B in 2005.

badgerwarhawk · April 28, 2011, 09:54:58 AM

Quote from: GBMAN on April 27, 2011, 10:19:54 PM
I was at the Whitewater DH and the second game was a barn burner to say the least.....

The game was definitive proof that sometimes you are better lucky than good.

The double HEADER scheduled with Saint Scholasticia will be a pair of 7 inning games.

that one is for you, Big Poppa

badgerwarhawk · April 28, 2011, 10:11:49 AM

Quote from: ShineTime on April 28, 2011, 07:39:52 AM
Can anyone list a school in D3 that has had a better stretch of 1rst baseman that UWSP? Peetz, Jones, Wiczek, Evanoff, Richter, and now Gerber.

Brady Endl, Eddie Adamson, Eric Baldwin and Jeff Donovan have been pretty decent.

cubs · April 29, 2011, 11:24:21 AM

I'm interested to see the pitcihng match-ups for this weekends four game series between Oshkosh and Whitewater. I would assume with Tincher and Donovan throwing on Wednesday, they will both come back and start on Sunday. That would mean Lambert and Lee would more than likely get the starts on Saturday. If you are Oshkosh, do you match-up your two most consistent pitchers (Rubens and Westphal) with Tincher and Donovan on Sunday, or do you throw them on Saturday against the Warhawks #3 and #4?