BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

Nothing like being in the company of Lou Brock and Nomar Garciaparra!!!!  Congrats to Tim Jorgensen on his induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame!!!!

http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/Baseball/

[tomt4525]

Nothing like being in the company of Lou Brock and Nomar Garciaparra!!!!  Congrats to Tim Jorgensen on his induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame!!!!

http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/Baseball/

I've played some fastpitch against Jorgensen, hell of a player!!!

[cubs]

Nothing like being in the company of Lou Brock and Nomar Garciaparra!!!!  Congrats to Tim Jorgensen on his induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame!!!!

http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/Baseball/

I've played some fastpitch against Jorgensen, hell of a player!!!

I still remember the game he hit for the Home Run Cycle as if it was yesterday...

[ShineTime]

Is Blake Berger playing for Oshkosh this year?  If so I like them ever more.  If Van Beck was a Jr. what happened to him?  Did he transfer or is he just not playing?

[BigPoppa]

I played against Jorgy in three college world series and it was clear that he was in a different class than the rest of the players on both teams. The guy hit 42(not a typo) bombs in '95 and drove in over 100 in under 50 games. Unreal!

[cubs]

I played against Jorgy in three college world series and it was clear that he was in a different class than the rest of the players on both teams. The guy hit 42(not a typo) bombs in '95 and drove in over 100 in under 50 games. Unreal!

His numbers must have gotten better over time!!!! 

I think 39 HR's was his career high in 1995, which was done in just 41 games (I assume he didn't play in three games as UWO went 39-5 in 1995.)  You feel bad for a guy like Craig Lieder who hit 23 HR's that same season but was just an after-thought.  Lieder's 23 would still be a conference record if not for the unreal numbers from Jorgy.

[OshDude]

Nothing like being in the company of Lou Brock and Nomar Garciaparra!!!!  Congrats to Tim Jorgensen on his induction into the College Baseball Hall of Fame!!!!

http://www.titans.uwosh.edu/Baseball/

I've played some fastpitch against Jorgensen, hell of a player!!!

I still remember the game he hit for the Home Run Cycle as if it was yesterday...

That's the highlight I'll always remember too. Eau Claire quit the game after that day.

It was surprising when someone actually got Jorgensen out. He was on another level.

[BigPoppa]

I played against Jorgy in three college world series and it was clear that he was in a different class than the rest of the players on both teams. The guy hit 42(not a typo) bombs in '95 and drove in over 100 in under 50 games. Unreal!

His numbers must have gotten better over time!!!! 

I think 39 HR's was his career high in 1995, which was done in just 41 games (I assume he didn't play in three games as UWO went 39-5 in 1995.)  You feel bad for a guy like Craig Lieder who hit 23 HR's that same season but was just an after-thought.  Lieder's 23 would still be a conference record if not for the unreal numbers from Jorgy.

I think hit three in Salem that year to push his 39 to 42... Maybe I am wrong but it sure felt like it as he circled the bases against us.

[thrunt01]

Is Blake Berger playing for Oshkosh this year?  If so I like them ever more.  If Van Beck was a Jr. what happened to him?  Did he transfer or is he just not playing?

Nope, no go on the Berger front. Also in an earlier post you seemed pretty confident in Schreiber. I do not share in that sentiment what so ever. I'm not entirely sure he's still on the team. We'll see when the official roster finally gets posted, which will probably be 3/12 at 4:59pm

[ShineTime]

Transfer Ryan Schilter 4X4 last evening for the Pointers.  I had heard they had a solid catcher transfer but wasn't sure what his name was.  Anyone know what Iverson is being clocked at? 

[cubs]

Nope, no go on the Berger front. Also in an earlier post you seemed pretty confident in Schreiber. I do not share in that sentiment what so ever. I'm not entirely sure he's still on the team. We'll see when the official roster finally gets posted, which will probably be 3/12 at 4:59pm

Rest assured the roster will be posted by the end of the week.  I'm guessing it will be up by Thursday.  What's the big deal anyway?  They could post a roster in the middle of April and it wouldn't matter.  You would still have the boxscores to look at and see who is playing.

[cubs]

Point sweeps a pair from Gustavus Adolphus to open the season 2-0.

Also of note, Honorable Mention All WIAC pitcher Mitch Running missing from the La Crosse roster.  I believe he still had two years of eligibility remaining.

[Just Bill]

I played against Jorgy in three college world series and it was clear that he was in a different class than the rest of the players on both teams. The guy hit 42(not a typo) bombs in '95 and drove in over 100 in under 50 games. Unreal!

His numbers must have gotten better over time!!!! 

I think 39 HR's was his career high in 1995, which was done in just 41 games (I assume he didn't play in three games as UWO went 39-5 in 1995.)  You feel bad for a guy like Craig Lieder who hit 23 HR's that same season but was just an after-thought.  Lieder's 23 would still be a conference record if not for the unreal numbers from Jorgy.

I think hit three in Salem that year to push his 39 to 42... Maybe I am wrong but it sure felt like it as he circled the bases against us.

I wasn't around at the time, but I've always wondered why he got so many pitches to hit. Didn't teams just start walking him?

[tomt4525]

I was at the DH in the Metrodome last night, got there around the 3rd or 4th inning of the first game so I'm not positive on who started the first game.  I was a little disappointed not to see any of the freshman throw but most of the Pointers who did throw looked pretty good.  I saw Frederick and Seidl throw in the first game....then Flood, Herbst and Iverson threw the second game.  Frederick, Seidl and Iverson all looked impressive.  They looked to throw pretty hard and had some good offspeed pitching working as well.  Flood looked awful, he couldn't find the zone with anything but a fastball....and even at times couldn't find the zone with that.  Herbst was hit or miss.  At times, he struggled to find the zone..others he looked pretty good.  A rotation with Stroik, Wendorf, Frederick and Seidl looks to be better than I imagined at the beginning of the year.

Before I get into the hitting, I want to say that I doubt any D3 team can get better defensively than Point is at 3B, SS and 2B.  Gerber, Douglas and Jirschele turned many double plays and made them look easy.  Freshman in the lineup for both games included Hanke at 1B, Coady in RF and Gregorich in LF.  Gregorich and Coady looked very good and comfortable at the plate.  Hanke on the other hand, looked the opposite.  He chased some bad pitches and just looked overmatched.  Shilter is a huge upgrade offensively for the Pointers at catcher from last year.  It's a small sample size so I don't want to get ahead of myself, but Point sure lucked out with this transfer...plus you get 2 years out of him.  Gerber struggled mightily.  I wanted to see more of him but he got a steady dose of offspeed stuff and didn't adjust.

As a team, I was pleasantly surprised with the pitching and a little underwhelmed with the hitting.  I have all the confidence in the world the bats will pick up though.  The Florida trip should be fun to follow, looking forward to the doubleheader with the Tommies.

[thrunt01]

Nope, no go on the Berger front. Also in an earlier post you seemed pretty confident in Schreiber. I do not share in that sentiment what so ever. I'm not entirely sure he's still on the team. We'll see when the official roster finally gets posted, which will probably be 3/12 at 4:59pm

Rest assured the roster will be posted by the end of the week.  I'm guessing it will be up by Thursday.  What's the big deal anyway?  They could post a roster in the middle of April and it wouldn't matter.  You would still have the boxscores to look at and see who is playing.

The problem here is that part of my job is to talk about WIAC baseball and right now that means previewing the season. So it is pretty hard to analyze how a team will do when I have no idea who will even be playing for them that season. Just saying it is harder for me to do my job and provide any insight when I don't know one of the more basic elements of a team. Here's to hoping you're right about it being up Thursday.