BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

badgerwarhawk · March 15, 2016, 02:38:15 PM

Quote from: cubs on March 15, 2016, 02:02:41 PM
Quote from: Jack Parkman on March 15, 2016, 12:58:15 PM
Quote from: cubs on March 15, 2016, 12:48:09 PM
Thanks for the background info jdex!!!

Regardless of where one stands on the pitch count subject, I would think that most (if not all) would agree that throwing 140+ pitches in your first outing of the season is not ideal.

I might be the minority but I don't see throwing 140 pitches at any point of the season as being ok.
Speaking as someone who did it (not at the college level though) I think there is a time and place where it is allowable.... That being a "senior stud" in what could be the last outing of his career. The caveat being that he is not going to be playing at the next level.

I threw 140+ pitches on numerous occasions in my younger days... Maybe since I was never a "flame thrower" (topped out low-mid 80's) I was able to bounce back quickly and it didn't really affect me... Who knows? I will say however, I threw A LOT as a kid (no curveball/slider until high school) and that probably had something to do with it. It is enjoyable being able to still gets guys out on Sunday afternoon's when they are about half my age!!!

We never even counted pitches when I played (high school) and I doubt I ever threw that many pitches in a high school game. But I did pitch for at least two and sometimes three different teams in the summer and it wasn't unusual to pitch multiple games in a single week. Plus those were nine inning games rather than seven so I don't doubt that I threw that many pitches in a game not to mention how many in a typical week.

Today I have severe arthritis in my right shoulder. Some days it's painful to even lift my arm.

cubs · March 15, 2016, 02:46:36 PM

La Crosse puts up a 12 spot in the first inning off of Ripon freshman pitcher (and Kimberly native) Brice Swick to take a commanding lead in Game #1 of a DH against the Red Hawks in Florida....

tomt4525 · March 15, 2016, 03:59:26 PM

Quote from: cubs on March 15, 2016, 02:46:36 PM
La Crosse puts up a 12 spot in the first inning off of Ripon freshman pitcher (and Kimberly native) Brice Swick to take a commanding lead in Game #1 of a DH against the Red Hawks in Florida....

Were they all off Swick?? Feeding him to the wolves so to speak??

cubs · March 15, 2016, 05:41:34 PM

Quote from: tomt4525 on March 15, 2016, 03:59:26 PM
Quote from: cubs on March 15, 2016, 02:46:36 PM
La Crosse puts up a 12 spot in the first inning off of Ripon freshman pitcher (and Kimberly native) Brice Swick to take a commanding lead in Game #1 of a DH against the Red Hawks in Florida....
Were they all off Swick?? Feeding him to the wolves so to speak??

Not sure if all, but majority were.... That outing should really boost his confidence!!!

badgerwarhawk · March 16, 2016, 10:21:51 AM

Results to date:

Platteville: 3-1; Elmhurst (L, 9-10), Milwaukee School of Engineering (W, 2.0), Loras (W, 12-1), Northland (W, 15-5)
Next: Lasell 3/18

Stout: 3-1; Heildelberg (W, 6-5), Heildelberg (W, 7-4), Bethel (L, 4-8), Bethel (W, 2-1)
Next: Wooster 3/16

La Crosse: 4-2; Anderson (W, 11-1), Anderson (W, 24-1), Rutgers-Camden (L, 4-16), SUNY Cortland (L, 3-4), Ripon (W, 18-0), Ripon (W, 15-5)
Next: Rowan 3/17 (DH)

Oshkosh: 0-4; North Park (L, 1-4), Concordia-Chicago (L, 1-4), Buena Vista (L, 3-12), Webster (L, 3-4)
Next: St Scholastica 3/18

Stevens Point: 0-0; Next: UMass-Dartmouth 3/17

WHITEWATER: 0-0; Next: Anderson 3/17

Conference: 10-8 .560

Stout won the second game with Bethel on a wild pitch.

cubs · March 16, 2016, 10:45:13 AM

BW-
I was in the middle of a reply, but I see you deleted part of your original reply....

badgerwarhawk · March 16, 2016, 11:23:25 AM

I might be jumping the gun on that. He had a great summer in the Northwoods League and he's off to a great start this season hitting over .600. But it's only 13 at bats and when I did a little more research and noticed he only hit .269 last year I thought it best to back off for now lest you take me to task and I look stupid later. But I'm still high on him and now you know who it was so we'll see where the season takes him.

cubs · March 16, 2016, 01:39:58 PM

Quote from: badgerwarhawk on March 16, 2016, 11:23:25 AM
I might be jumping the gun on that. He had a great summer in the Northwoods League and he's off to a great start this season hitting over .600. But it's only 13 at bats and when I did a little more research and noticed he only hit .269 last year I thought it best to back off for now lest you take me to task and I look stupid later. But I'm still high on him and now you know who it was so we'll see where the season takes him.

The only thing I was going to say was that there was another player with nearly identical numbers except for one more at-bat... I would NEVER take you to task!!!

AppletonRocks · March 16, 2016, 07:22:49 PM

Quote from: tomt4525 on March 14, 2016, 10:18:16 PM
Ben Diedrick seems like a good get for Point. Former 1st Team All Stater that was a scholarship football player for St Cloud State.

Good player.

tomt4525 · March 17, 2016, 02:01:29 PM

McHugh struggling with control early in the opener for Point. Walked 3 guys in the first and hit a guy on a 3-2 count in the 3rd. Tied up 1-1.

Lineup goes Mrozinski at C, Rose at 2nd, Greco at SS, Hanke at 1st, Doornink DP, Strommen LF, Schultz RF, Iloncaie 3B and T. Thomka in CF

tomt4525 · March 17, 2016, 03:52:29 PM

Point pulls out a win in their opener 5-2 over Umass-Dartmouth. Got plenty of hits, just couldn't come up with the big hit to break it open. Spaeth and Miller looked really good in relief of McHugh. Hanke was pitched around most of the game.

cubs · March 17, 2016, 04:03:13 PM

Quote from: tomt4525 on March 17, 2016, 02:01:29 PM
McHugh struggling with control early in the opener for Point. Walked 3 guys in the first and hit a guy on a 3-2 count in the 3rd. Tied up 1-1.

Lineup goes Mrozinski at C, Rose at 2nd, Greco at SS, Hanke at 1st, Doornink DP, Strommen LF, Schultz RF, Iloncaie 3B and T. Thomka in CF

Is this baseball or softball?

tomt4525 · March 17, 2016, 07:07:25 PM

Quote from: cubs on March 17, 2016, 04:03:13 PM
Quote from: tomt4525 on March 17, 2016, 02:01:29 PM
McHugh struggling with control early in the opener for Point. Walked 3 guys in the first and hit a guy on a 3-2 count in the 3rd. Tied up 1-1.

Lineup goes Mrozinski at C, Rose at 2nd, Greco at SS, Hanke at 1st, Doornink DP, Strommen LF, Schultz RF, Iloncaie 3B and T. Thomka in CF
Is this baseball or softball?

Sorry, it's a habit...I'm a high school softball coach.

cubs · March 18, 2016, 04:00:24 PM

UWO drops to 0-5 after falling 3-2 today against St. Scholastica.....

tomt4525 · March 18, 2016, 09:13:20 PM

Point drops both to Rutgers-Camden today. First game was a 10-0 defeat and the 2nd game went to extras, didn't see an actual final score for it though. Luke Watson threw a gem in the 2nd game but it wasn't enough. Rutgers-Camden has taken down two WIAC heavyweights already in this young season.