BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[bleedpurple]

Thank you TomT, Cubs, and JustBill for your replies. Pitching depth is really a huge factor with this format. The 7:00 PM Friday game is obviously crucial. The difference between having to win one game on Saturday vs having to win three games on Saturday is pretty astronomical.

[cubs]

UWO finally puts something together off Renz in the 9th inning, but Nompleggi comes in and gets the final three outs as Whitewater moves on thanks to an 8-4 victory....

[cubs]

UWO right back in action against Point in an elimination game....  Would guess we will see Erickson vs Sustachek as the starting pitchers.

Whitewater will face La Crosse in the winner's bracket game at 7:00 PM.  Would guess the match-up there will be Jones vs either McMahon or Lavery.

[Jack Parkman]

Why in the world does the WIAC do their tournament in 2 days instead of 3?

[Just the stats]

Why in the world does the WIAC do their tournament in 2 days instead of 3?

I believe so Sunday can be a rain day if needed. WIAC schools cannot compete during finals, which many places have on Monday.

[badgerwarhawk]

Oshkosh: 4
WARHAWKS: 8

Oshkosh put the first run on the board when Paulson led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly.  The WARHAWKS put a runner in scoring position in the bottom of the inning but stranded him.  White opened the bottom of second by getting on base due to a Titan throwing error and back to back singles by Wary and Aldridge (RBI) tied the game 1-1 with the WARHAWKS leaving a pair of runners in scoring position.  The WARHAWKS took the lead for good in the fourth.  White singled to open the inning and Wary was hit by a pitch.  Aldridge then singled in his second RBI, Szubert bunt single brought in a second run and Fleischman's infield single the third staking the WARHAWKS to a 4-1 advantage. After the Titans were put down in order the WARHAWKS added three more runs in the fifth when Aiello hit a sacrifice fly and Szubert's double brought in a pair.  The WARHAWKS final run scored in the eighth when Krause tripled to right field driving in Fleischman who had been hit by a pitch.  The Titans mounted a rally in the ninth loading the bases loading the bases on three consecutive singles with none out and scoring runs on a fourth single, a fielders choice and their fifth single of the inning making the final 8-4.  Renz pitched 8 innings and faced three batters in the ninth.  The righty improved to 8-0 allowing 4 runs, all earned, on 7 hits, walking one and striking out 10.  Nompleggi finished the ninth allowing a pair of hits but wasn't charged with any of the Titan runs.  Aldridge (3x3, 1 RS, 2 RBI, 2B), Szubert (2x4, 3 RBI, 2B), Wary (2x3, 2 RS) and Fleischman (2x3, 1 RS, 1 RBI) had multiple hits and Aiello (1) drove in a run. 

[cubs]

When you look at the final line for Renz, it really doesn't reflect just how dominant he was this afternoon....

[cubs]

Wonder if Tomasiewicz is going to regret pulling Sustachek at 84 pitches in the 8th inning of a 4-1 lead?

Three pitchers and four hits and three hit batters later and Point now leads 7-4 heading to the 9th inning...

There is something to be said about "routines" in the game of baseball....  Instead of going to a guy that had been starting since the start of the WIAC season (McLees) why not go to the guy that has been your best relief pitcher all season (Larson?)  Instead Larson comes in when Point has already cut it to 4-3 and has the bases loaded with nobody out.  Not a heck of a lot of room for error at that point....

[cubs]

Whitewater will face La Crosse in the winner's bracket game at 7:00 PM.  Would guess the match-up there will be Jones vs either McMahon or Lavery.

Jones vs Lavery it is...

[cubs]

Didn't get a chance to see any of the UWO vs. UWW series but I heard it was even uglier to see in person than it was looking at the box scores.

That depends entirely on who's eyes you were looking through.    

Are we seeing UGLY baseball again tonight?

Whitewater and La Crosse have combined to commit seven errors in five innings of baseball, and despite Whitewater committing five of them, they hold a 6-2 lead after scoring a pair of runs in the 4th inning to tie the game and then get three straight two-out singles followed by three straight walks and one more another single in the 5th inning to take the lead.  La Crosse was literally one pitch away from getting to the 6th inning tied 2-2, and instead see themselves down four runs after seven straight Warhawks reach base.

[cubs]

Whitewater pulling away in the middle innings, as they have added four more in the 6th inning to take a 10-2 lead. 

Not too often you see a team commit five errors and win, but looks like Whitewater is going to do that tonight.

[badgerwarhawk]

12-2 final in eight innings.  Jones goes the distance dominating the Eagles' lineup.

[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)

Predictions were nearly spot on for Day #1....  Just wasn't expecting Tomasiewicz to have such a quick hook.

[Jack Parkman]

Why in the world does the WIAC do their tournament in 2 days instead of 3?

I believe so Sunday can be a rain day if needed. WIAC schools cannot compete during finals, which many places have on Monday.

Great, thanks for the info.  Didn't realize they were still in school.

[badgerwarhawk]

La Crosse: 2
WARHAWKS: 12

Austin Jones dominated the Eagles lineup pitching a complete game (8 innings) allowing only a pair of unearned runs on only 3 hits without a walk and striking out 8.  The Eagles took an early 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and third innings before the WARHAWKS pulled to tie with a pair of runs in the fourth.  With one out White and Wary each singled and Aldridge followed with a third single which scored both of them.  The WARHAWKS seized the lead with four runs in the fifth.  Chamberlain, White and Wary hit consecutive singles and Aldridge drew a base on balls forcing in a run.  A second run scored on a wild pitch and after Aiello walked Szubert's single brought in a pair.  Four more WARHAWKS runs were scored in the sixth.   A single by Krause scored the first and Chamberlain's triple brought him home.  White's single followed driving in Chamberlain and Aiello brought home the final run on an infield ground out.  Kuczynski's single, driving in a pair, ended the game by the run rule in the eighth.  The WARHAWKS offense pounded out 16 hits.  Krause (4x5, 2 RS), White (3x5, 3 RS, 2 RBI), Aldridge (2x3, 1 RS, 3 RBI), Chamberlain (2x4, 2 RS, 1 RBI, 3B), Szubert (2x5, RS, RBI)  and Kuczynski (2x6, 2 RBI) had multiple hits and Aeillo drove in a run.  Defense was not good as the two teams combined for nine errors.