BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[cubs]

Not so fast... Comer clutches up with an RBI single to tie it and an error gives the Pointers a 21-20 lead. Oliver and Canterbury follow with back-to-back HR's and Stevens Point takes a 24-20 lead.

[cubs]

Stevens Point blows a 19-2 lead only to score five in the 9th inning and then Ferry closes the door for a 24-20 victory....

Game #3 in 45 minutes for a berth in the College World Series...

[cubs]

Good Luck in World Series Eagles you kept fighting and played til the game was over and quite honestly showed far more heart and deserve to be there and Pointers were definitely out coached. This series is going to sting for a very long time one I'll never forget in my lifetime but La Crosse is undoubtedly the better team this year and showed it!

So you going to bother tuning in for Game #3?

The Pointers hitters decided to "keep fighting" despite their biggest fan quitting on them... 

[ShineTime]

What's Points path to victory in game 3? JD seems to be dynamite for 5 innings from what I've seen and then is left out a little too long. Have him to 5 and then I'd personally go Weckler 2 for sure and then put ball in hands of Ferry. You just never know what Pickering is going to look like if he's on I trust him against pretty much anyone for 5-6 but he generally starts off bad when then settles they can't take that chance. Either way they at least gave themselves a chance and I thought it was 100 percent game set match once they got it to 19-18!

[ShineTime]

Yeah I'm going to tune in and it appeared to me they had quit playing so yeah I assumed the game was over and something they weren't going to be able to overcome.

[ShineTime]

Before game begins who wins and why?

[cubs]

I'll say Stevens Point... 

Schultz bounces back from his worst start of the season against La Crosse back in April and give the Pointers six innings of four run ball....  Weckler and Ferry get the last nine outs and Stevens Point wins 9-6.

[cubs]

I'll say Stevens Point... 

Schultz bounces back from his worst start of the season against La Crosse back in April and give the Pointers six innings of four run ball....  Weckler and Ferry get the last nine outs and Stevens Point wins 9-6.

Then again, maybe not? 

Schultz has faced five batters so far...  Walk, single, walk, single and HR to give La Crosse a 5-0 lead.

Better have a quick hook today compared to yesterday if you're Richter....

[cubs]

Schultz fails to get out of the first inning as Richter goes to Crawley with the bases loaded and two outs to try and keep it a 6-0 game....

[cubs]

Crawley walks the first batter he faces but then gets a ground ball to get out of the inning as La Crosse bats around for the third time in four innings going back to Game #1 to take a 7-0 lead...

[ShineTime]

I would've guessed same thing with JD pitching but also am not shocked he made it the **** show it is. I'll give La Crosse a ton of credit their offense is without question one of more explosive I've seen in the WIAC as is Points and they just put so much pressure on a team immediately! With that being said Whitewater is fixin to have the best offense of all time in the WIAC

[cubs]

With that being said Whitewater is fixin to have the best offense of all time in the WIAC

The mid-1990's UWO offense led by Jorgensen, Lieder, Richartz, and Zappa might beg to differ...

[badgerwarhawk]

I would've guessed same thing with JD pitching but also am not shocked he made it the **** show it is. I'll give La Crosse a ton of credit their offense is without question one of more explosive I've seen in the WIAC as is Points and they just put so much pressure on a team immediately! With that being said Whitewater is fixin to have the best offense of all time in the WIAC

Of course I hope you're right for once but I can't help but wonder "where the hell did he get that from?"  I suspect the LaCrosse starters next year may also have a comment or two regarding your prediction.  They return nearly everyone and hit 70+ home runs this year. 

[cubs]

La Crosse uses the big first inning and never looks back as they "coast" to a 16-10 victory in the deciding game.

[ShineTime]

Well to begin I feel Whitewater arguably would've given La Crosse or Point a much more difficult time in regionals and possibly would've even beaten the Pointers. Next year they'll return the best player the WIAC has seen in quite some time in Adam Cootway he hit 15 or 16 HRs this year with 65-70 rbis. Jacob Demeyer also returns and is a stud so right there you have a tremendous middle of lineup. Then add Sam Paden, Matt Scolan, and Donovan Brandl and the core is there to score 5 or more against anyone. The staff will return Max Huseboe and Cade Berendt and this is without question a top 20 team in the nation.

La Crosse is going to be damn good also but will also have all the pressure on them to be good. They'll return Mac Born, Anthony Vivian, Jack Olver, Logan Pye, and possibly Ty Hamilton. Pitching should be really good with the following kids returning: Katz, Schmitt, Deprez, and Matl. After seeing what Point and La Crosse did to one another over the weekend I don't know what to think because I sure as hell didn't envision Pickering, Paulson, and Schultz to look as awful as what they did after having tremendous seasons. Who knows maybe everyone got to see 2 of the best d3 teams go head to head this weekend and the better team won! I know every team will have their hands full with Salisbury this year but I for one will be rooting for the Eagles as hard as it is to do!