BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

Just Bill · May 01, 2006, 02:16:08 PM

This is a couple of weeks old, but its a nice story on Josh Perkins who returned to UW-Stevens Point's team after serving in Iraq.

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=416555

badgerwarhawk · May 01, 2006, 02:26:00 PM

The WARHAWKS[/color] get both wins in mercy shortened games. Tied 1-1 after the second inning of game one the WARHAWKS[/color] score the next 13 runs to win 14-1 in 7 innings. Mike Jacobson gets the win. Matt DeLong goes 4x4 and scores 4 runs. Eddie Adamson (2x4), Greg Harder (2x4), Matt Schliewe (2x4) and Jacobson (2x4) drive in a total of 11 runs.

Game two saw the WARHAWKS[/color] score 4 in their first at bat and cruise to the 10-0 win in 8 innings. Jordan Stien paced the offense going 3x4 and driving in 4 runs. Eddie Adamson contributed 2 RBIs going 2x4 at the plate. Adam Dominick got win pitching 5 shutout innings, giving up 2 hits and striking out 9.

WARHAWKS[/color] improve to 24-10 on the season, 15-5 in conference play.

BigPoppa · May 01, 2006, 03:44:09 PM

How mant times has Superior been beaten on the mercy rule this season? It needs to be close to a record. It has to be tough to recruit kids to play in that area because of the weather.

Just Bill · May 01, 2006, 03:58:29 PM

Superior has been "Mercy-ruled" 13 times in 20 WIAC games so far this year. They have given up at least 8 runs in every WIAC game and at least 10 runs in 16 games.

BigPoppa · May 01, 2006, 04:11:19 PM

WOW!!!! That is a long season for those guys.

Just Bill · May 02, 2006, 10:07:34 AM

May 1
UW-Oshkosh 4, UW-Stevens Point 2
UW-Oshkosh 7, UW-Stevens Point 3

UW-Platteville at UW-Stout - Cancelled

Standings (Remaining Series)
WW 15-5 (vs. LC)
OSH 14-6 (vs. ST)
LC 13-7 (@ WW)
SP 10-9 (vs. SUP)
ST 9-9 (@ OSH)
PLT 8-13
SUP 0-20 (@ SP)

BigPoppa · May 02, 2006, 01:50:02 PM

I am amazed that Point was preseason #6 in the polls and is fighting to stay at .500 in the conference. I am still not certain that this is a down year for the WIAC as I have a feeling they all pound one another and someone will roll in the NCAAs.

I think the WIAC prepares them better than the LMC, MWC, and MIAC does. It will be an interesting regional.

REDMENFAN · May 02, 2006, 06:40:27 PM

The defending champs Whitewater are back in the top 25...Congrats. I gotta agree with BP, no matter which WIAC makes the tournament, I'm sure nobody will want to play them because of their reputation to just absolutely pound the baseball.

badgerwarhawk · May 02, 2006, 09:44:15 PM

The WARHAWKS[/color] tuned up for the weekend with a pair of convincing wins over Concordia (Wi) today.

In game one Eddie Adamson went 4X5 with a double and two home runs good for 6 RBIs and the WARHAWKS[/color] scored in 7 of the 9 innings to coast 18-2. Ben Prather and Matt Schliewe also had home runs. Chris Spangler surrendered 3 hits over 5 innings for the win.

In game two the WARHAWKS[/color] got up 8-0 before Concordia got on the board and won 11-4. Prather was good for two more home runs going 4x6 with 3 RBIs. Billy Johnson also homered. Andrew Keller got the win.

WHITEWATER[/color] improves to 26-10. Concordia is 19-17.

badgerwarhawk · May 06, 2006, 08:59:17 AM

The WARHAWKS[/color] and LaCrosse split yesterday's doublehitter.

WHITEWATER[/color] held a 6-4 lead into the seventh inning of game one but a throwing error and two hit batters turned a 2 run inning into a 5 run inning for the Eagle and they went on to win 9-7. Jordan Stine and Bill Gorman each had 2 RBI to lead the WARHAWKS[/color].

We were all pretty bummed but the mood lightened when the word came in from Oshkosh and Stout had taken the Titan, 15-7, in their first game.

WHITEWATER[/color] rebounded in game two. Tied 1-1 after 3 innings the WARHAWKS[/color] scored 7 runs over the 4th and 5th innings and went on for the 8-2 victory. Adam Dominick went the full 9 innings on the mound striking out 8. Jason Rutz and Ben Prather both went 2X4 with 3 and 2 RBIs respectively.

Prather extended his school record hitting streak to 25 games.

Stout also took the second game against the Titan 16-5.

badgerwarhawk · May 07, 2006, 10:49:25 AM

The WARHAWKS[/color] started fast in game one jumping to a 3-0 lead on Mike Jacobson's 3-run home run in the first inning. LaCrosse came back to tie the game 3-3 but the WARHAWKS[/color] retook the lead in their next at bat and scored four more times to the Eagle's once and clinched their fourth consecutive conference championship 7-4. Jacobson carried the offensive load with 4 RBIs while senior hurler Andrew Keller went the distance yielding 6 hits. Regrettably I jinxed Ben Prather who's hitting streak was halted at 25 games. When will I ever learn?

The championship was WHITEWATER'S[/color] 6th in the past 7 seasons. With championships in football, men's basketball and baseball WHITEWATER[/color] becomes only the second school in conference history to accomplish that feat within the same academic school year. The other is Stevens Point who has done it twice ('99-'00) ('00-'01).

It was LaCrosse who started hot in game two with a 3 runs in their first at bat and building an 8-2 lead before Eddie Adamson's 3-run home in the bottom of the eigth cut the lead to 3 runs, 8-5, but it was too little, too late as the Eagle went on to win by the same score.

WHITEWATER[/color] finishes regular season play with an overall record of 28-12 and 17-7 in conference play securing the #1 seed in the upcoming tournament. LaCrosse finishes 21-17, 15-9 and the #3 seed. Oshkosh took both games from Stout yesterday to finish 27-13, 16-8 with the #2 seed and Stevens Point outscores Superior 54-2 in four mercy shortened games to finish 25-14, 14-9 and with the #4 seed.

Friday, 5/12
10 am.....WHITEWATER[/color] vs. Stevens Point
1 pm.......Oshkosh vs LaCrosse

cubs · May 08, 2006, 08:56:59 AM

Quote from: cubs on April 17, 2006, 02:20:19 PM
I have a feeling when everything is said and done, you won't see Whitewater at the top of the conference (much less Region or Nation) in what I would consider a VERY WEAK Baseball Conference this year.

Boy I sure called that one........

Congrats Whitewater on the Conference Championship. I still think whoever wins the Conference Tournament will receive the only WIAC bid into the NCAA Tournament. The least amount of losses a team could have is 14, if Whitewater would happen to come up short.

badgerwarhawk · May 08, 2006, 10:51:34 AM

Weak or whatever with three of the four playoff teams having a chance to secure the #1 seed on the final weekend of the regular season it was a very competitive year. What surprised me is that the league went sub .500 out of conference.

For certain the league needs the other regional conference champions to win their tournaments, secure automatic bids, and not use up any extra at large bids.

voice · May 08, 2006, 01:15:16 PM

I'm not really sure what "weak" means when talking about the strength of the WIAC this spring. Last year, Whitewater went into the NCAA III playoffs ranked #1 in the country even though they lost the WIAC postseason title to Stevens Point and went on to sweep its way through the tournament on the way to the 2005 NCAA III Title. A couple of weeks ago, someone on this forum called Whitewater one of the weakest national champions in several years.

I guess if you consider that to be true, this year's WIAC is not as strong as last years.

REDMENFAN · May 08, 2006, 01:38:27 PM

Any division 3 team that has a pitcher drafted in the top 10 rounds, and 2 pitchers drafted overall obviously is not a weak team. I don't know how you could say a team that put up the offensive numbers WW did last year, and with those 2 pitchers could be one of the weakest national champions in recent memory.