BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[badgerwarhawk]

The website is saying the Sunday games have been moved to Monday and will be played in WW.  I'm not sure if that's an update or what. 

http://www.uwwsports.com/News/baseball/2008/4/11/baseball_04112008_schedulechange.asp?path=baseball

I guess we'll just have to wait and see. 

[szlongball]

UW-W got the MetroDome for tonight and will play a double-header vs. Stout at 1am.

The AD is going to call the Coach Saturday If we get the weather they are predicting and the field isn't playable for Sunday.  If not playable, they will play another double header again after the Twins game on Saturday around 8pm. 

Good Luck to WW tonight. Hope they make it in one piece to the dome. Weather looks very bad as they try to get there. Smart move to secure the dome for their games, sucks though at playing doubleheader at 1:00 a.m.

[for2n8john]

I heard from a player.  Can't see going all the way up there and not trying to get all the games in.  Hoping for good weather on Monday is really an iffy proposition and the kids have to miss classes on Monday.
This keeps the pitching on-schedule.

As far as playing at 1am.  It "Stinks" for the parents.  That's 3 hours past my bedtime.  But the kids are probably up at that time anyway.    But if they do try to turnaround and play later that night at 8:00pm Saturday that game will be brutal.

Twins are away.  UM baseball?  It shows they were at Northwestern, but maybe they chose to do the same thing and re-schedule to the dome.

[formman]

UW-W and UW-Stout did indeed play at the Metrodome Saturday.

Game 1: UW-W: 9  UW-Stout: 7  Winner: G. Donovan (not totally sure on that though).
Game 2: UW-W: 7  UW-Stout: 0  Winner: Munn

First game started at 1:04, second game ended at 6:30
Attendance: Few, but sleepy.

The Twins are in KC, The Gophers never made it to Chicago flight was cancelled...guess which airline the may have been flying.
From what I heard the other games were moved to Monday.

[badgerwarhawk]

Mike Jacobson was the winner in relief in game one.  Greg Riek, Kale Olson, Jason Hooper and Jacobson relieved starter Randy Johnson who was gotten to very early.  With the score tied 7-7 in the bottom of the eighth the WARHAWKS scored when a Jeff Donovan RBI double plated Ben Kuhlmann and after being sacrificed to third Donovan scored on a wild pitch.  Jacobson had pitched one out in the top of eighth and finished the ninth for the win.   Donovan finished 2x4 with 2 RS and 3 RBI.  Sam Petrasko and Ben Kuhlmann both had a pair of hits and Kevin Zalnis hit a three run home run.

Joe Munn got the win in game two throwing 6.2 scoreless innings surrendering only 4 hits and striking out 6.  Greg Donovan finished the final 2.1 innings also shuting out Stout on no hits and 3 Ks.  A Jeff Donovan home run in the first inning put the WARHAWKS on top early.  Billy Johnson went 2x4 with 3 RBI and Mike Kenseth also had a pair of hits.  Tom Corcoran added a home run.  The final was 6-0. 

WARHAWKS go 5-1 in the MetroDome this year.  We've played pretty well in there the past few years.

The wins improve the WARHAWKS record to 6-2 in WIAC play and 15-4 overall.  Hopefully the weather cooperates and the field is playable Monday.   I'm so sick of this crap that I've stopped watching the weather reports.  I'll just be surprised when the sun shines.

[cubs]

Oshkosh sweeps La Crosse today, 9-6 and 15-2 (7 innings.) 

In the opener, Oshkosh scores in each of the first five innings to get an early lead.  Ryan Demin gives up 10 hits and 4 earned runs over 7 2/3 innings to pick up the win and improve to 3-0 on the season.  Jeremy Rubens picks up his third save going the final 1 1/3 giving up a pair of hits, including a Darren O'Donnell solo HR to lead off the 9th.  Freshman CF Nolan Fadness leads the Titans at the plate going 4x5, with a double, scoring two runs, and also driving in a pair.  Brad Demmin, Kyle Kannenberg, and Jason Fosler also chipped in a pair of hits apiece.

In the nightcap, Junior Greg Perlewitz makes just his third start of the season, and picks up a complete game victory to improve to 2-0 on the season.  He gives up just 5 hits and 2 runs in 7 innings pitched.  Oshkosh scores eight runs on 6 hits in the 5th inning, capped off by Mike Waupoose 3-run HR.  The Titans tack on six more in the 7th inning, capped off once again by a 3-run HR, this time by pinch hitter Shayne Jansen.  Kannenberg and Fosler repeat their Game #1 performance picking up a pair of hits each.  They are joined by Waupoose, Derek Hiroskey, and Pete Berg who also pick up a pair of hits each.

It will be interesting to see who Oshkosh sends out to the hill tomorrow, with the Titans having a DH against Point on Wednesday.  If I was a betting man, I would think it would be Hendricks in Game #1 followed by Rubens in Game #2.  Since La Crosse doesn't have another WIAC game until April 23rd, I would think Gibson and Benitz would be getting starts tomorrow for the Eagles.

[cubs]

WIAC Standings (Through 4/13)
Stevens Point 5-1
Whitewater 6-2
Oshkosh 7-3
Platteville 5-5
La Crosse 5-7
Superior 3-7
Stout 3-9

[cubs]

Point sweeps Superior today, 11-1 (7) and 10-7, without throwing Kempf or Nix.  The question is, are they starting tomorrow, or is Coach Bloom saving them for Wednesday's DH against Oshkosh?

Senior Mike Thrun picked up the win in Game #1 allowing just three hits in six innings pitched, while striking out six and not walking a batter.  The Pointer offense was led by C Doug Coe and CF Brandon Scheidler who each went 3x4 with a HR.  Superior's Tim Bouvine picked up the loss going 5.0+ innings, giving up 8 runs (7 earned) on 11 hits.

In the nightcap, Point used five different pitchers (none of which threw more than 2 2/3 innings) to beat the Yellow Jackets.  Scheidler picked up right where he left off in Game #1, going 2x5 with another HR.  Superior pitcher Justin Saufley was roughed up for the second time in three starts, giving up 7 runs (4 earned) and 7 hits in just three innings pitched.

It will be interesting to see what develops tomorrow.  I would assume TJ Wink and Joey Hostrawser will each start for Superior tomorrow.  However, who starts for Point will be the interesting part.....  Will Kempf and Nix take the mound?  Does Brandon Hemstead return tomorrow?  I would think two of those three guys (if Hemstead is ready to return) would be saved for Oshkosh on Wednesday.  If that indeed is the case, that would mean Superior would more than likely see some of the same guys they saw in Game #2 today on Monday.

Any thoughts???

[szlongball]

Point wins game 1 today by a score of 12-2. Stewart Larsen hits 3 homeruns for a total of 6 RBIs. Kempf started and only pitched 5 innings, giving up 2 runs in the 5th. Nix scheduled to start game 2. Who goes on Wednesday-not a clue.

[cubs]

Oshkosh beats La Crosse in Game #1, 7-6 in 11 innings.  Hendricks starts and goes six innings, while Rubens goes five innings in relief.  I am REALLY interested to see who gets the start for Oshkosh in Game #2.  Gibson is scheduled to start for the Indi.... I mean Eagles.

[cubs]

WIAC Standings (Through 4/14)
Stevens Point 7-1
Whitewater 8-2
Oshkosh 9-3
Platteville 5-5
La Crosse 5-9
Superior 3-9
Stout 3-11

[cubs]

Well the top three teams get further seperation from the rest of the WIAC, as Whitewater, Point, and Oshkosh all get sweeps today.  Oshkosh had the toughest time, as it took them 11 innings in both games to get the victory.

Interestingly, both Point and Oshkosh threw their top guys, with both Kempf and Nix starting and throwing 5 and 5 2/3 respectively to pick up victories for the Pointers.  On the other side, Oshkosh's main guy Jeremy Rubens saw 9 1/3 innings on the mound, as he came in relief to pick up a pair of victories.  Rubens went 5 1/3 innings in the opener in relief of Curt Hendricks and allowed 0 runs and only three hits.   In the nightcap, Rubens relieved Evan Matson and had a similar pitching line, except for giving up a pair of unearned runs in the 9th inning, thanks to a pair of errors by the Titan infield.  Rubens finishes the weekend appearing in three of the four games, pitching 10 2/3 innings, while giving up only one earned run, the HR to O'Donnell.  For his efforts, he picks up two wins and a save.

It appears the Titans bats woke up over the weekend as well, as they pounded out 55 hits in four games, with at least 12 hits in each game.  Freshman Nolan Fadness continues to impress, as he goes 12 x 22 out of the leadoff spot in the four game set.  Another thing worth mentioning is the starts that Oshkosh picked up from Perelwitz yesterday and Matson today.  They were able to give a thin staff 14 good innings.  I think both of these guys earned some more innings as the season progresses.

So what are everyone's predictions for the Point/Oshkosh DH on Wednesday as far as pitching match-ups go?  I have a funny feeling R. Demmin will start Game #1, with Rubens in relief if needed.  If Rubens doesn't throw Game #1, it would not surprise me to see him get the nod in Game #2.

[cubs]

One thing I forgot to mention earlier, was that Whitewater was down 14-3 in the 4th inning in Game #2 against Stout today, before scoring 14 runs in the bottom of the 4th and taking a 17-14 lead.  Stout scored 3 times in the 5th to tie it back up at 17, however Whitewater scored 2 in the bottom of the 5th and 1 in the 6th for the 20-17 victory.  Stout actually out homered the high powered Warhawks 5-3.

This game is a prime example of why all WIAC DH's should start at 12:00, instead of 1:00.  They would have had another hour to get in a few more innings and possibly play all nine innings, instead of just six.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS swept Stout today 9-7 and 20-17.  The second game was called after six innings were completed because of darkness.  No one was certain if it would count as a win when I left but the general consensus was that it would.  It was a bizarre game anyway so the fact that it ended with no one certain of what it meant was fitting.

Adam Dominick (5-1) picked up his fifth win by throwing eight solid innings surrendering 8 hits and 2 runs (1 earned) with 5 ks in game one.  Kevin Harves relieved him and struggled surrendering 4 runs after facing only 5 batters before freshman lefty Bryant Gansler came and though Stout scored off of him was able to retire the side and preserve the victory 9-7.  Kevin Zalnis led the 12 hit WARHAWK attack going 3x5 with a pair of RBI and Mike Kenseth also had a pair of RBI.  Ben Kuhlman and Thomas Corcoran each had a pair of hits.  WW was 6 for 6 stealing bases.

Game two was one of the stranger things I've seen in a while.  Stout's offense picked up where it left off in game one scoring 2 in the second and 7 (all after two out)  in the third before the WARHAWKS finally got on the scoreboard with 3 of their own in the bottom of the third.  Stout shook it off though and put 5 more on the board in their fourth at bat again scoring all 5 after two were out.  With Stout leading 14-3 I was about ready to call it a day.  After all I'm not a parent and obligated to stay when a game looks that ugly.  Fortunately I decided to give the WARHAWKS one more chance.  And did they take it and run.  Sending 17 batters to the plate they erupted for 14 runs on 7 hits including a three run home run by Jeff Donovan and a 2 run shot by Zalnis to take their first lead of the game 17-14.   But Stout wasn't finished as they responded with 3 runs in the top of the fifth to tie the game 17-17.   However the WARHAWKS got the lead back on an RBI single by Bret Adamson and padded it with an unearned run to go back up 19-17.   After getting the last two outs in the previous inning Mike Jacobson was able put Stout down 1,2,3 in their sixth inning and the WARHAWKS added the final run on an RBI single by Corcoran.   Four errors hurt WW as only 7 of Stout's 17 runs were earned.  They're a good hitting team and you just can't give them all those extra outs.

Aaron Dott started and was relieved by Kale Olson, who was relieved by Greg Reik, who was relieved by Greg Donovan before Jacobson came in to finish the final 1.2 innings and pick up his third win against one loss.  Jeff Donovan and Bret Adamson each went 3x4.  Donovan drove in 6 and scored 4 times while Adamson had a pair of RBI.  Corcoran, Zalnis and Ben Prather each had two hits and 2 RBI, 3 RBI, 2 RBI respectively.  

I doubt there was more than 10 minutes of daylight left when the umpires ruled the game over right around 7:30pm.  

Assuming the game two was a win the WARHAWKS improve to 8-2 in the WIAC and 17-4 on the season.  With a 3-11 conference record Stout will miss the tournament.  

Wednesday's double hitter with Carroll was cancelled by Carroll and has been replaced with a double hitter tomorrow vs Luther College in Decorah, Ia.  

[OshDude]

How did Whitewater score 20 runs and have only 4 LOB in Game 2? That is amazing. For contrast, Oshkosh had 11 LOB in both games today.

Some RBI Baseball stat lines in that one, too. Two guys combine to drive in 13 and one team scored 14 in an inning? Must have been an interesting one to watch.

I'm a bit concerned that UWO committed seven errors today. I guess it's nice to sweep a DH when you strand 22 runners and commit seven errors, but I thought the D was the Titans' best asset when I've seen them this year.

Can't wait for Wednesday's Point/Oshkosh DH, just to see what kind of patchwork pitching both teams come up with.