BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OshDude]

Getting two games in would be best. It's been raining off and on all day in Oshkosh. Supposed to be mostly sunny tomorrow, though. And Tiedemann Field drains well. Should see the best pitchers from both teams. They all should be fairly rested (as far as WIAC P's can be rested this time of year) except UWO's Greg Perlewitz and maybe Curt Hendricks.

Garrett Nix/Travis Kempf vs. Ryan Demmin, Game 1?
Nix/Kempf vs. ____, Game 2? Does Rubens get a start? Leaman? Committee of the guys who threw last weekend?

Sun plus both teams' aces? Sounds like a recipe for skipping classes.

[Barber Greene]

This is somewhat hard to believe given the slugfests the Warhawks have been in this year but they currently rank 10th in the country in team ERA

You can search here...

http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=MBA&rpt=wkly

[BaseballFan]

This is somewhat hard to believe given the slugfests the Warhawks have been in this year but they currently rank 10th in the country in team ERA

You can search here...

http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=MBA&rpt=wkly

Yea thats pretty good, appears that team ERAs are not as low as years past across the nation.

Just had too look at for myself and most of their games are pretty low scoring except for one anomaly against Stout when they gave up 17 runs only 7 earned even though it appeared that it should of been 11 earned because of a mistake by the score keeper in marking 4 runs as unearned but oh well it happens a lot im sure.

Surprised to not see more midwest teams ranked, only CSS at 19 is, which is not surprising for a team that is usually the best in the nation.

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS finished the series with Superior by winning all three games of the rare triple hitter on Monday, 3-1, 5-4 (8 innings) and 6-2.  The pitching staff surrendered a total of 13 hits in the four game series.  Aaron Dott went the distance in the first game striking out 9.  Randy Johnson struggled again in the second game but Reik, Olson and Jacobson relieved and the WARHAWKS rallied from two down to tie the game in the seventh on Ben Kuhlmann's  2 out 2 RBI double and then pushed the winning run across in the eighth on three consecutive singles.  Joe Munn and Jason Hooper no hit Superior for six innings and the WARHAWKS led 6-0 before Superior put a pair on the board on two hits in their last at bat in the final. 

[cubs]

Getting two games in would be best.

That won't be a problem at all.....  I would be willing to bet Coach Lechnir had the guys put the tarp on after practice last night, since rain was already predicted for today.  They probably took it off before practice this afternoon, and more than likely, most of the rain will have soaked into the outfield before tomorrow rolls around.

Garrett Nix/Travis Kempf vs. Ryan Demmin, Game 1?
Nix/Kempf vs. ____, Game 2? Does Rubens get a start? Leaman? Committee of the guys who threw last weekend?

My guess, Nix vs Demmin in Game #1, with Rubens in relief if it is a close game.  Game #2, Kempf vs Matson??, unless Rubens doesn't throw in Game #1, which then he would probably get the start.

I would doubt that Hendricks sees the mound on three days rest, considering he is coming off of Tommy John surgery.

[OshDude]

Even if Rubens throws a few innings in Game 1, I could see him starting Game 2, especially if Oshkosh loses Game 1. UWO doesn't need its top guys for a while after today. I doubt even Curt Hendricks throws against Carroll and maybe Marian, depending on how today goes. If you somehow get two against Point, I assume it's better to get your top innings guys some rest rather than use them against Marian. Don't get me wrong. Marian is good, but I don't see the benefit in going with your top three guys against them when everything after Marian is what's important.

With any luck, the young guys can get UWO through Carroll and Marian, setting up the staff nicely for Platteville and beyond.

On a side note, good call by Lechnir scheduling 36 (probably completing 35) games. It doesn't matter what team the other four would be against, this UWO staff doesn't need another 36 innings.

[Bronko7]

Lecnir will ride Ruebens as long as he can, he is on a good amount of rest right now. He knows that today the conference is on the line.

[xyz123]

Are the Point v Oshkosh games on the radio anywhere that can be streamed on the web?

[cubs]

Oshkosh 3
Point 0        Bottom 2nd

Demmin vs Nix is the pitching match-up.....

[cubs]

Point 5
Oshkosh 3     Top 4th

[cubs]

Point 11
Oshkosh 4     5th Inning

All 11 runs off of Demmin.....  Anthony Leaman now pitching for UWO.

[cubs]

Point 15
Oshkosh 4     FINAL (7 Inn.)

Would guess you'll see Kempf vs Rubens in the nightcap......

[xyz123]

Thanks for the updates cubs!

[Bronko7]

Point 15
Oshkosh 4     FINAL (7 Inn.)

Would guess you'll see Kempf vs Rubens in the nightcap......

Did UWO kick it around or is STP just on fire with the bats.
I would NOT want to be in the dugout or postgame right now--Lechnir is going to have a few things to say.

[OshDude]

Little bit of everything today in Oshkosh. Some good/not-so-good pitching, some good hitting, some good/bad fielding and a not-so-good bench-clearing skirmish. And on such a beautiful day, too ... . Can't we all just be friends?

Anyway, final of Game 2 was Oshkosh 11, Point 2 4, if you missed it. Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp, Mike Thrun and Ben Warwick all ejected in Game 2. I'll let someone else describe what led to the benches clearing because I'm pretty biased on this one.

EDIT: Oh, and Jeremy Rubens went the whole way. Dude's pretty darn good.
And Kempf didn't throw in Game 2, but he did hold down a big lead for a couple in Game 1. Really surprised to see him be a nonfactor today. Didn't see a reason why he came in in the first game, and to start Thrun in Game 2, when UWO just beat him a few days ago, didn't make a lot of sense to me. Then again, I don't get paid to coach.