BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

UW-WHITEWATER selected to host NCAA MidWest Regional in 2012

NCAA news: If you missed the story on the front page, the championships committee approved the following regional hosts for the 2012 championship. Based on the access ratio, the championship will increase from 55 to 56 teams in 2012.

Central – USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn. (Rhodes College, host)
Mid-Atlantic – First Energy Park in Lakewood, N.J. (Kean University, host)
Mideast – Don Schaly Stadium in Marietta, Ohio (Marietta College, host)
Midwest – Prucha Field in Whitewater, Wis. (University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, host)
New England – Mansfield Complex in Mansfield, Conn. (Eastern Connecticut State University, host)
New York – Baseball Complex in Farmingdale, N.Y. (State University of New York at Farmingdale, host)
South – Captains Park in Newport News, Va. (Christopher Newport University, host)
West – Roy Helser Field in McMinnville, Ore. (Linfield College, host)

[thrunt01]

Point's roster has been posted...I have heard some great things on the incoming recruits, Point really reloaded after losing their top 3 arms.  I heard from a high school coach of one of the incoming pitchers that he's been clocked at 91 as a freshman...should be an extremely fun team to follow this year and looking forward to following the young guys like Feyeriesen, Coady, Hanke, Freemen, Giese, Ziegel and B Nelson's careers....Point even has a Chinese guy on the roster, don't know anything about him but his bio sounds impressive.  How is everyone else's roster shaping up??

Platteville's is up and I recognize maybe 2 names.
Stout's is also up and same story as UWP but to be fair I didn't see them play last year.
Superior is up, although it says 2011 at the top it is for this season, and I see a few more names I recognize
Nothing from UWO, UWW or UWL yet.

[tomt4525]

WW's roster is now posted.  I have to say I know basically nothing about the newcomers.

[cubs]

WW's roster is now posted.  I have to say I know basically nothing about the newcomers.

Justin Lambert noticably missing from the Whitewater roster....  He pitched well for them at the end of last season, and would have rounded out the 4-man weekend rotation with Stewart, Leitner, and either Lee/Larsen.

With that said, Whitewater doesn't have a guy on their roster who pitched more than 30 innings for the Warhawks in 2011.  It will be interesting to see how the pitching comes along.  Stewart is definitely a HUGE pick-up for them.

[cubs]

Point's roster has been posted...I have heard some great things on the incoming recruits, Point really reloaded after losing their top 3 arms.  I heard from a high school coach of one of the incoming pitchers that he's been clocked at 91 as a freshman...should be an extremely fun team to follow this year and looking forward to following the young guys like Feyeriesen, Coady, Hanke, Freemen, Giese, Ziegel and B Nelson's careers....Point even has a Chinese guy on the roster, don't know anything about him but his bio sounds impressive.  How is everyone else's roster shaping up??

Platteville's is up and I recognize maybe 2 names.
Stout's is also up and same story as UWP but to be fair I didn't see them play last year.
Superior is up, although it says 2011 at the top it is for this season, and I see a few more names I recognize
Nothing from UWO, UWW or UWL yet.

Really?  They return three of their top hitters in Kattre, Jacobson, and Ney, two of which received All WIAC Honorable Mention honors last season.  They also return their top pitcher in Oppreicht as well.  While there might be a few names that aren't familiar, it's not as if they had a complete overhaul to their roster.

[tomt4525]

WW's roster is now posted.  I have to say I know basically nothing about the newcomers.

Justin Lambert noticably missing from the Whitewater roster....  He pitched well for them at the end of last season, and would have rounded out the 4-man weekend rotation with Stewart, Leitner, and either Lee/Larsen.

With that said, Whitewater doesn't have a guy on their roster who pitched more than 30 innings for the Warhawks in 2011.  It will be interesting to see how the pitching comes along.  Stewart is definitely a HUGE pick-up for them.

I looked up the newcomers for Whitewater to see what I could find out.  Like you say, Stewart should be a huge pickup for his last year.  Throws high 80s and should instantly jump in and be their ace.  The Junior College transfer pitchers had some very unimpressive ERA's from what I saw, anyone know what kind of competition they faced?  Don't quote me on this, but I think one of the JC pitchers had an ERA close to 7, with the other having one close to 10.  Either way, Stewart and Leitner is a good combo at the top of the rotation.

[thrunt01]

Point's roster has been posted...I have heard some great things on the incoming recruits, Point really reloaded after losing their top 3 arms.  I heard from a high school coach of one of the incoming pitchers that he's been clocked at 91 as a freshman...should be an extremely fun team to follow this year and looking forward to following the young guys like Feyeriesen, Coady, Hanke, Freemen, Giese, Ziegel and B Nelson's careers....Point even has a Chinese guy on the roster, don't know anything about him but his bio sounds impressive.  How is everyone else's roster shaping up??

Platteville's is up and I recognize maybe 2 names.
Stout's is also up and same story as UWP but to be fair I didn't see them play last year.
Superior is up, although it says 2011 at the top it is for this season, and I see a few more names I recognize
Nothing from UWO, UWW or UWL yet.

Really?  They return three of their top hitters in Kattre, Jacobson, and Ney, two of which received All WIAC Honorable Mention honors last season.  They also return their top pitcher in Oppreicht as well.  While there might be a few names that aren't familiar, it's not as if they had a complete overhaul to their roster.

Fair enough. I'm speaking in these cases as a big time outsider so when I'm talking about names I recognize its mostly about guys that really stand out, at least to me obviously. Ney was one of those names.

[Barber Greene]

WW's roster is now posted.  I have to say I know basically nothing about the newcomers.

Justin Lambert noticably missing from the Whitewater roster....  He pitched well for them at the end of last season, and would have rounded out the 4-man weekend rotation with Stewart, Leitner, and either Lee/Larsen.

With that said, Whitewater doesn't have a guy on their roster who pitched more than 30 innings for the Warhawks in 2011.  It will be interesting to see how the pitching comes along.  Stewart is definitely a HUGE pick-up for them.

I looked up the newcomers for Whitewater to see what I could find out.  Like you say, Stewart should be a huge pickup for his last year.  Throws high 80s and should instantly jump in and be their ace.  The Junior College transfer pitchers had some very unimpressive ERA's from what I saw, anyone know what kind of competition they faced?  Don't quote me on this, but I think one of the JC pitchers had an ERA close to 7, with the other having one close to 10.  Either way, Stewart and Leitner is a good combo at the top of the rotation.

Zander and Huckabay had ERAs of 3.10 and 3.03 respectively with MATC last year. 

http://madisoncollegeathletics.com/custompages/Statistics/Baseball/2011/teamcume.htm

[tomt4525]

WW's roster is now posted.  I have to say I know basically nothing about the newcomers.

Justin Lambert noticably missing from the Whitewater roster....  He pitched well for them at the end of last season, and would have rounded out the 4-man weekend rotation with Stewart, Leitner, and either Lee/Larsen.

With that said, Whitewater doesn't have a guy on their roster who pitched more than 30 innings for the Warhawks in 2011.  It will be interesting to see how the pitching comes along.  Stewart is definitely a HUGE pick-up for them.

I looked up the newcomers for Whitewater to see what I could find out.  Like you say, Stewart should be a huge pickup for his last year.  Throws high 80s and should instantly jump in and be their ace.  The Junior College transfer pitchers had some very unimpressive ERA's from what I saw, anyone know what kind of competition they faced?  Don't quote me on this, but I think one of the JC pitchers had an ERA close to 7, with the other having one close to 10.  Either way, Stewart and Leitner is a good combo at the top of the rotation.

Zander and Huckabay had ERAs of 3.10 and 3.03 respectively with MATC last year. 

http://madisoncollegeathletics.com/custompages/Statistics/Baseball/2011/teamcume.htm

Thanks, I didn't look into that well...I must have found stats from 2 years ago or something.

[badgerwarhawk]

Colin Grove is another pitcher who should see innings this year.  He had an impressive start to the season last year before injury sidelined him.  Eric Schmitz and Matthew Roberts also. 

[ShineTime]

My preseason top 5 for conference.
1.  Oshkosh-  Solid 1-2 with Westphal and Schreiber.  Offense should be really good in the middle with Van Abel, Polcyn, and Mullendore.  Should have great shot at 1rst or 2nd in regionals.

2.  LaCrosse- Pitching will be excellent and offense should be better than average.  I know it's a stretch but I like their pitching more than Points and Whitewaters.

3.  Point-  Probably best offense in league with Douglas, Barnes, Hanke, Gerber, Jirschele,and Clark but don't know if the pitching will be good enough.  I'm a huge Wendorf fan but he'll have to be big time for Point to have shot at title.  Iverson may need to move to rotation.  Will be relying a lot on freshman and if they come through maybe they'll be better.

4.  Whitewater-  I honestly don't know much about their team but know Leitner was really good 2 yrs ago.  Hard to bounce back from Tommy John if that's what he had.  Their ace sounds like he'll be legit.  What do they return on offense?  Could easily see them finishing 1rst or 2nd but think they'll struggle with the bats early in the year.

5.  Platteville-  Solid 3-4 hitters in their lineup and could surprise.  Have 2 really good pitchers at the top but not spectacular.

I see the conference being as balanced as ever.  Easily could see Superior taking 2 out of 4 from the top teams.  Should be another great year and will be interesting to see how the WIAC stacks up against St. Thomas and St. Scholastica this year.  Really think Point's offense could put up 8-12 runs per game this year.  Anyone know what Points rotation will be for sure?  What happened to Eric Van Beck?  I thought he was a junior last year.  Is Hanke looking good on the mound or will he be a DH?

[tomt4525]

My preseason top 5 for conference.
1.  Oshkosh-  Solid 1-2 with Westphal and Schreiber.  Offense should be really good in the middle with Van Abel, Polcyn, and Mullendore.  Should have great shot at 1rst or 2nd in regionals.

2.  LaCrosse- Pitching will be excellent and offense should be better than average.  I know it's a stretch but I like their pitching more than Points and Whitewaters.

3.  Point-  Probably best offense in league with Douglas, Barnes, Hanke, Gerber, Jirschele,and Clark but don't know if the pitching will be good enough.  I'm a huge Wendorf fan but he'll have to be big time for Point to have shot at title.  Iverson may need to move to rotation.  Will be relying a lot on freshman and if they come through maybe they'll be better.

4.  Whitewater-  I honestly don't know much about their team but know Leitner was really good 2 yrs ago.  Hard to bounce back from Tommy John if that's what he had.  Their ace sounds like he'll be legit.  What do they return on offense?  Could easily see them finishing 1rst or 2nd but think they'll struggle with the bats early in the year.

5.  Platteville-  Solid 3-4 hitters in their lineup and could surprise.  Have 2 really good pitchers at the top but not spectacular.

I see the conference being as balanced as ever.  Easily could see Superior taking 2 out of 4 from the top teams.  Should be another great year and will be interesting to see how the WIAC stacks up against St. Thomas and St. Scholastica this year.  Really think Point's offense could put up 8-12 runs per game this year.  Anyone know what Points rotation will be for sure?  What happened to Eric Van Beck?  I thought he was a junior last year.  Is Hanke looking good on the mound or will he be a DH?

I'll know more about Point's pitching after Sundays doubleheader.  Their lineup will be extremely strong, which should help a young pitching staff.  I have heard great things about the freshman pitchers so I think Point's pitching may be a little better this year than expected.  And, I think next year, Point will be absolutely stacked.

[ShineTime]

I was out for a job earlier and thought the same thing about Pointer baseball for next yr.  I'm not counting them out this year either but am obviously going into the season with lower expectations after losing 3 studs in Williams, Delorit, and Koback.  I wish Jirsch was a jr this year so they had him back next year also.  I'm guessing Bloom will split up innings on Sunday and give their top guys 2-3 at the most.  I am really looking forward to their spring trip and seeing how they do against the Tommies.  Looks like they may have top 5 rotation in the country this year.  No one is beating Marietta this year.

[tomt4525]

I was out for a job earlier and thought the same thing about Pointer baseball for next yr.  I'm not counting them out this year either but am obviously going into the season with lower expectations after losing 3 studs in Williams, Delorit, and Koback.  I wish Jirsch was a jr this year so they had him back next year also.  I'm guessing Bloom will split up innings on Sunday and give their top guys 2-3 at the most.  I am really looking forward to their spring trip and seeing how they do against the Tommies.  Looks like they may have top 5 rotation in the country this year.  No one is beating Marietta this year.

Yeah, losing their top 3 pitchers from last year's team is tough to overcome, but I couldn't be happier with how Bloom reloaded with arms.  He got some of the best high school talent in Feyeriesen, Hanke, Ziegel and Nelson.  When you throw in the sophomores Wendorf and Stroik, that has the makings of a very deep and talented rotation in a year or 2.  For this year, I still have high expectations though.  I think their lineup alone is going to win them a lot of games.  With how many runs Point should score, the pitching only needs to be average. 

On another note, Point got some really good hitters in this freshman class as well.  Coady, Giese, Freeman and Hanke (when he's not pitching) have loads of potential at the plate.  The transfer Shilter will probably instantly step in at catcher and hit very well.  Basketball season just ended so now I'm just really excited to see this young team gel.

[cubs]

What happened to Eric Van Beck?  I thought he was a junior last year. 

He was a junior....