BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

Standings & Results (Thru 5/9)

WARHAWKS: 15-3
Platteville: 15-5
Lacrosse: 14-6
Oshkosh: 10-8
Stevens Point: 10-8
Stout: 4-13

WARHAWKS: St Thomas (W 5-2, W 10-1), Concordia Moorhead (L 0-1, W 3-2), Wm Paterson (W 9-7), Webster (W 10-2), Rutgers-Camden (W 7-2), Southern Maine (W 5-4), Clarkson (W 3-1), Union (W 7-6), St Scholastica  (W, 10-5, L 8-10), Ripon (W 8-2, W 9-8), Concordia (Wi) (L 3-21), Milwaukee School of Engineering (W 21-4), St Norbert (W 14-9), (W 13-1)

Lacrosse: St Johns (L 0-1, W 6-0), Concordia-Chicago (W 6-2), College of New Jersey (W 6-4), Wm Paterson (L 4-5), Webster (L 0-4), Rampo (W 5-3), Southern Maine (W 4-2), Benedictine (W 10-5), Cornell (W 3-1,  W 10-2), St Mary's (W 4-3, W 7-3), St Scholastica (L 5-6, L 7-10), St Thomas (W 5-2, L 4-9), Milwaukee School of Engineering (W 4-0), St Olaf (W 16-4, W 6-4)

Platteville: Fontbonne (W 6-4), Buena Vista (L 0-10), Ripon (W 8-2), Stockton (W 5-2), McDaniel (L 0-5), College of New Jersey (L 7-8), Minn Morris (W 7-2), Eastern Connecticut (W 7-4), Western New England (L 0-3), Simpson (W 14-7, W 10-2), Northland (W 5-3, W 6-1), Marian (W 6-1, W 4-3), Illinois Institute of Technology (W 6-4, W 3-2), Illinois Institute of Technology (W 14-10, W 10-5), Edgewood (L 2-4)

Oshkosh: Adrian (W 8-4), Birmingham Southern (L 3-6), Transylvania (W 8-4), Mass-Boston (L 3-4), Eastern Connecticut (L 5-17), Clarkson (L 14-16), Washington Jefferson (W 4-1), Bowdoin (W 6-1, W 10-0), St Thomas (W 3-2), Union (W 6-1), St Scholastica (L 4-5, L 3-4), St Mary's (L 1-4, W 8-3), Concordia (WI) (L 2-3), Ripon (W 14-2), Benedictine (L 2-5), Ripon (W 5-3), Edgewood (W 6-1)

Stevens Point: St Thomas (L 2-6, L 5-7), Clarkson (W 6-5), Rampo (L 4-6, L 5-15), Westfield State (W 9-3), St Olaf (W 7-1), Worcester State (W 13-3), Southern Maine (L 4-6, L 4-6), Benedictine (L 1-11), Washington Jefferson (W 5-4), Ripon (W 6-1, W 15-14), St Norbert (L 1-8, W 4-1), Marian (W 13-1, W 10-1)

Stout: Bethel (W 1-0, L 0-8), Hamline (L 1-2, W 6-1), Augsburg (L 1-5, L 4-7), New York University (L 6-17), Wisconsin Lutheran (L 6-8), Skidmore (L 1-12), LaSalle (W 9-6), North Park (L 1-8), Western Connecticut (L 3-20), Edgewood (L 1-6), St Thomas (L 1-4, L 0-2), Superior (L 1-11) (W 20-10)

WIAC: 69-44 (.610)

Out of conference only.

[Baseball Geek]

Nice article.

http://madcitysportszone.com/2017/05/08/warhawks-look-recapture-glory-2014-season/

And I like the table at the conclusion of this one ... it really gives perspective to the balance, I believe.

http://uwwsports.com/news/2017/5/9/preview-no-2-3-baseball-primed-to-host-wiac-championship.aspx

[cubs]

WIAC Standings
Whitewater 4-0
Stout 3-1
Oshkosh 2-2
Stevens Point 2-2
Platteville1-3
La Crosse 0-4

This looks as expected but I would have thought UW-LX would have won one game.  Good job for UWW just about winning the WIAC in the first weekend of conf play.

Sweeping UWL is big but this is far from over. It'll be tough for UWO to do the same to UWL AND win their series with UWW but it is doable. UWO has a better team and will finish ahead of UWL this year.

UWO and La Crosse end up splitting their four game series, with each team shutting the other out a pair of times...

Still leaves UWO in good position to finish 2nd in the WIAC which should land them a place in the NCAA tournament.

Can we finally put this thought to rest now?

It's really easy....  UWO wins the WIAC Tournament and they advance to Regionals, any other result, and they can clean out their lockers for the season at the end of the weekend.

[badgerwarhawk]

La Crosse's Caleb Boushley was named this week's National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association's pitcher of the week.
Congrats

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2017/05/NCBWA-POTW-10May2017

[cubs]

Conference Tournament gets underway today!!!!

My predictions:
Stevens Point vs La Crosse-La Crosse (Boushley caps a fine WIAC career with a victory in the opener)
UWO vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks pick up where they left off last weekend)
Stevens Point vs UWO-UWO (Sustachek/Treml enough to get by Pointers)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Too big of a drop off from Boushley to see Eagles knock off either Jones or Renz)

La Crosse vs UWO-La Crosse (Flip a coin, but I will take La Crosse, as a win might just get them a coveted Pool C bid)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks finish 3-0 and head to Regionals on high note!!!!)

[bleedpurple]

Conference Tournament gets underway today!!!!

My predictions:
Stevens Point vs La Crosse-La Crosse (Boushley caps a fine WIAC career with a victory in the opener)
UWO vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks pick up where they left off last weekend)
Stevens Point vs UWO-UWO (Sustachek/Treml enough to get by Pointers)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Too big of a drop off from Boushley to see Eagles knock off either Jones or Renz)

La Crosse vs UWO-La Crosse (Flip a coin, but I will take La Crosse, as a win might just get them a coveted Pool C bid)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks finish 3-0 and head to Regionals on high note!!!!)

Probably almost everyone here is more familiar with the ins and outs of the WIAC Tournament than I am, so this might be a stupid question.  Is there any chance La Crosse saves Boushley for a potential match-up with UW-W in game 2? I know the first game is crucial and it lowers their chances of winning it. But overall it may increase their chances of going 2-0 on day one. Or is it pretty much always ace in game one?

[tomt4525]

Conference Tournament gets underway today!!!!

My predictions:
Stevens Point vs La Crosse-La Crosse (Boushley caps a fine WIAC career with a victory in the opener)
UWO vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks pick up where they left off last weekend)
Stevens Point vs UWO-UWO (Sustachek/Treml enough to get by Pointers)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Too big of a drop off from Boushley to see Eagles knock off either Jones or Renz)

La Crosse vs UWO-La Crosse (Flip a coin, but I will take La Crosse, as a win might just get them a coveted Pool C bid)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks finish 3-0 and head to Regionals on high note!!!!)

Probably almost everyone here is more familiar with the ins and outs of the WIAC Tournament than I am, so this might be a stupid question.  Is there any chance La Crosse saves Boushley for a potential match-up with UW-W in game 2? I know the first game is crucial and it lowers their chances of winning it. But overall it may increase their chances of going 2-0 on day one. Or is it pretty much always ace in game one?

Point is saving Erickson for Game 2, Kawlewski vs Boushley in Game 1.  Can't say I disagree with the decision to not throw Erickson against La Crosse.  Point needs to win it all to make the postseason, not get a win or 2.  We will see which Kawlewski shows up this morning.

[cubs]

Conference Tournament gets underway today!!!!

My predictions:
Stevens Point vs La Crosse-La Crosse (Boushley caps a fine WIAC career with a victory in the opener)
UWO vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks pick up where they left off last weekend)
Stevens Point vs UWO-UWO (Sustachek/Treml enough to get by Pointers)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Too big of a drop off from Boushley to see Eagles knock off either Jones or Renz)

La Crosse vs UWO-La Crosse (Flip a coin, but I will take La Crosse, as a win might just get them a coveted Pool C bid)
La Crosse vs Whitewater-Whitewater (Warhawks finish 3-0 and head to Regionals on high note!!!!)

Probably almost everyone here is more familiar with the ins and outs of the WIAC Tournament than I am, so this might be a stupid question.  Is there any chance La Crosse saves Boushley for a potential match-up with UW-W in game 2? I know the first game is crucial and it lowers their chances of winning it. But overall it may increase their chances of going 2-0 on day one. Or is it pretty much always ace in game one?

A lot of who coaches decide to pitch depends on one of two things...

1.  Match-Ups-Does my pitcher match-up better against this line-up or another?  I have a strong LHP that could negate some of Team A's predominant left-handed hitting line-up instead of facing a line-up with with eight right-handed hitters.

2. Regional Outlook-Do I need to win the tournament to qualify for Regionals or has my team done enough in the regular season that a win or two improves my chances at a Pool C bid.

[Just Bill]

You can also get a clue by looking back at the regular season meetings. If a pitcher totally dominated one team, but struggled against the other that might be an important factor to the coach. In the WIAC with four conference meetings, each team has likely seen every starter, but in conferences where teams might only play twice, a coach might want to put up a starter that the opponent hasn't seen yet.

[cubs]

We will see which Kawlewski shows up this morning.

Well Kawlewski pitched good enough to win on most days, but there is a reason Boushley is an All American....  Kawlewski, Erickson, or whoever else Point sent out there would have needed to pitch perfect just to send the game into extra innings.

Would have been interesting to see how things played out had Kawlewski not made a mistake on the two out 0-2 pitch in the second inning and got out of the inning without La Crosse scoring.  Oh well, that's baseball!!!

Great first game to start off the WIAC Tournament!!!  Renz vs Treml coming up in Game #2.

[tomt4525]

We will see which Kawlewski shows up this morning.

Well Kawlewski pitched good enough to win on most days, but there is a reason Boushley is an All American....  Kawlewski, Erickson, or whoever else Point sent out there would have needed to pitch perfect just to send the game into extra innings.

Would have been interesting to see how things played out had Kawlewski not made a mistake on the two out 0-2 pitch in the second inning and got out of the inning without La Crosse scoring.  Oh well, that's baseball!!!

Great first game to start off the WIAC Tournament!!!  Renz vs Treml coming up in Game #2.

Agree, Kawlewski certainly wasn't the problem this morning.  The offense threatened a couple times but couldn't come up with anything.  Give credit to Boushley.  I don't see how Point can make it through the tournament at this point, don't have anywhere near the pitching depth to make it happen.  Jirschele has a ton of work to do for next season.  2 or 3 quality arms is a must.

[cubs]

2 or 3 quality arms is a must.

Everyone else in the WIAC needs the same thing, and from what I have seen the past few years, there are fewer and fewer quality arms sticking around the WIAC!!!!

[tomt4525]

2 or 3 quality arms is a must.

Everyone else in the WIAC needs the same thing, and from what I have seen the past few years, there are fewer and fewer quality arms sticking around the WIAC!!!!

Well...Jirschele could have a head start if Thomka is back next season.

[cubs]

Treml had been flirting with danger in two of the first three innings (1st and 2nd) but had been able to wiggle free with minimal damage as Whitewater hadn't been able to get that clutch hit.  Well the same thing happened in the 4th inning, and this time Whitewater put up a crooked number to take a 4-1 lead.

Outside of the leadoff triple by Paulson, Renz has been just as dominant as he was in the regular season allowing just a pair of infield hits through five innings.

[cubs]

2 or 3 quality arms is a must.

Everyone else in the WIAC needs the same thing, and from what I have seen the past few years, there are fewer and fewer quality arms sticking around the WIAC!!!!

Well...Jirschele could have a head start if Thomka is back next season.

Being able to march out Erickson/Thomka as your #1 and #2 would make for some interesting DH's with UWO (Treml/Sustachek) and Whitewater (Jones/Renz/Kaska--although I think Jones moves onto professional ball after this season.)