BB: WIAC: Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[janesvilleflash]

I don't know the answer longball, but I did read that it's for rent at $400 an hour not including use of the scoreboard, which is another $35 an hour. Stout played WW there, so I'm sure they must know how to go about it.

[szlongball]

Thanks janesville flash.

[badgerwarhawk]

We do have an inside connection in that one of our parents works in the Twin front office.  Though I don't know that it gets us any breaks except perhaps the ability to schedule it on short notice.  As far as the money I don't know.  The baseball program is very active in fund raising and selling gear so I guess they have the resources. 

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS and LaCrosse split today's doublehitter.  WW won the opener 14-7, LaCrosse took the second one 9-8. 

The WARHAWKS led 5-1 in game one but LaCrosse tied it 5-5 in the fifth and after WW went 7-5 tied it again 7-7 after six innings.  However WW scored 7 over the last three innings to put it away.  Steve Hedgepath went 4.2 innings before being relieved by Gregg Riek who finished and picked up the win.  Billy Johnson was 4x5 with 3 RS and Kevin Zalnis went 3x5 including a home run.  Zalnis, Joe Munn and Mike Kenseth all had 2 RBI. 

WW led 4-1 in game two but LaCrosse scored 6 (4 unearned) in the 5th to go ahead and added 2 more to increase the lead to 9-4 after seven innings.  WW scored 4 in the ninth and had bases loaded but fell a run short.  Joe Munn started but was relieved by Kale Olson after 3.2 innings.  Olson struggled and wasn't helped by some sloopy defense before being relieved by Greg Donovan who finished the final 4 innings.  Olson took the loss.  Billy Johnson drove in 4 runs and both Ben Kuhlmann and Ben Prather had 3 hits. 

The race tightens. 

[OshDude]

Thank you, La Crosse. Thank you very much  .

Saw Point has six games over the next three days, with Ripon being the last two of those games. Adds to the opportunity for another in-region Point loss. After Ripon, Point has a single game against a decent Edgewood team the next day. Tough schedule heading into the Whitewater season-enders.

[OshDude]

Don't know how much we can read into this, but UWO's Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp (the players ejected this week) and RF Jason Fosler did not play today. My guess is that they were suspended and they all either started or completed their suspensions today.

All other regular UWO position players started both ends of today's DH.

Jeremy Rubens even played a little 2B today.
Curt Hendricks got an AB, but veteran UWO pitchers have sometimes received AB's in nonconference blowouts in the past. UWO's Brett Hubbard was in uniform today as well.

[OshDude]

Don't know how much we can read into this, but UWO's Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp (the players ejected this week) and RF Jason Fosler did not play today. My guess is that they were suspended and they all either started or completed their suspensions today.

All other regular UWO position players started both ends of today's DH.

Jeremy Rubens even played a little 2B today.
Curt Hendricks got an AB, but veteran UWO pitchers have sometimes received AB's in nonconference blowouts in the past. UWO's Brett Hubbard was in uniform today as well.

In the same vein, Point LF Eric Fritz, DH/C Doug Coe and C Ben Warwick are not in the lineup in Game 2 against Stout today, according to Stout's live stats. Add to that P Mike Thrun and injured C Garrett Bloom and we may have our suspended players. Maybe not. Could be coincidence or the fact that it's Stout.

Anyone hear anything definitive?

EDIT: Coe just pinch-hit in Game 2. EDIT 2: Fritz also played.

[BaseballFan]

Don't know how much we can read into this, but UWO's Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp (the players ejected this week) and RF Jason Fosler did not play today. My guess is that they were suspended and they all either started or completed their suspensions today.

All other regular UWO position players started both ends of today's DH.

Jeremy Rubens even played a little 2B today.
Curt Hendricks got an AB, but veteran UWO pitchers have sometimes received AB's in nonconference blowouts in the past. UWO's Brett Hubbard was in uniform today as well.

In the same vein, Point LF Eric Fritz, DH/C Doug Coe and C Ben Warwick are not in the lineup in Game 2 against Stout today, according to Stout's live stats. Add to that P Mike Thrun and injured C Garrett Bloom and we may have our suspended players. Maybe not. Could be coincidence or the fact that it's Stout.

Anyone hear anything definitive?

Well it seems like those guys are not playing due to the suspensions. Despite it being Stout I think you will still play one of your three catchers. I see they have another catcher but hasnt played. I would of figured UWOs players would of had to sit out conference games, it only would seem fair.

[Barber Greene]

Congrats to the Warhawk softball team...WIAC regular season champs!!!

[cubs]

Don't know how much we can read into this, but UWO's Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp (the players ejected this week) and RF Jason Fosler did not play today. My guess is that they were suspended and they all either started or completed their suspensions today.

All other regular UWO position players started both ends of today's DH.

Jeremy Rubens even played a little 2B today.
Curt Hendricks got an AB, but veteran UWO pitchers have sometimes received AB's in nonconference blowouts in the past. UWO's Brett Hubbard was in uniform today as well.

-Another way of looking at it, is that Coach Lechnir wanted to get some playing time for guys that will step in if/when suspenions are handed down.

-Rubens likely played 2B after Hubbard pinch hit in the 8th for Feldman because of UWO not having any IF's left on the bench and Hubbard being an OF.

-Coach Lechnir typically gets his SENIOR pitchers (or Juniors who may get drafted, i.e. Jack Taschner) one AB in a game that has already been decided.  (This is why Rubens did not get an AB.)

[cubs]

Don't know how much we can read into this, but UWO's Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp (the players ejected this week) and RF Jason Fosler did not play today. My guess is that they were suspended and they all either started or completed their suspensions today.

All other regular UWO position players started both ends of today's DH.

Jeremy Rubens even played a little 2B today.
Curt Hendricks got an AB, but veteran UWO pitchers have sometimes received AB's in nonconference blowouts in the past. UWO's Brett Hubbard was in uniform today as well.

In the same vein, Point LF Eric Fritz, DH/C Doug Coe and C Ben Warwick are not in the lineup in Game 2 against Stout today, according to Stout's live stats. Add to that P Mike Thrun and injured C Garrett Bloom and we may have our suspended players. Maybe not. Could be coincidence or the fact that it's Stout.

Anyone hear anything definitive?

EDIT: Coe just pinch-hit in Game 2.

Fritz ended up playing in both games of the DH as well, so Warwick is really the only noticable name missing, assuming Bloom won't be playing with a broke wrist suspension or not.  If Thrun doesn't throw tomorrow, then you could add his name as well.

[cubs]

WIAC Standings (Through 4/27)
Whitewater 17-3
Oshkosh 16-4
Stevens Point 13-5
La Crosse 8-12
Platteville 7-11
Stout 4-18
Superior 3-15

[badgerwarhawk]

The WARHAWKS took both ends of today's double hitter with LaCrosse 11-2 and 15-4 (7 innings).  Adam Dominick went the distance in game one surrendering 6 hits and striking out 12.  With the score 2-1 after four innings the WARHAWKS scored 4 runs after two outs on 3 singles and 2 hit batters in the fifth to put the game away.  Ben Kuhlmann, Ben Prather, Sam Petrasko and Billy Johnson all had 2 hits.  Prather, Petrasko, Johnson and Joe Munn each had 2 RBI.

Mike Jacobson went 6.2 innings for the win in game two.  Jacobson yielded 7 hits and struck out 4.  Every starter had a hit in the 15 hit attack.   Johnson led the way going 3x4 with 4 RBI and Greg Harder added a pair of hits and 4 RBI.  Tom Corcoran went 3x4 and Prather and Greg Donovan each had 2 hits.   Ben Kuhlmann connected for a 2 run home run.  The WARHAWKS decided this one early with an 8 run third inning that included 7 hits.  

[cubs]

Anyone able to comment on why Whitewater's Aaron Dott did not pitch at all this weekend?  

He didn't pitch on Wednesday against Platteville either, so it's not like he would have been going on short rest.  His last appearance was April 21st in Whitewater's 3-1 victory over Superior at the Metrodome where he got the CG victory.  

I guess it really wouldn't have caught my eye, except for the fact that Whitewater brought back both Jacobson and Dominick today on three days rest after both threw 6 1/3 innings on Wednesday against Platteville, while Dott never stepped on the mound having five days of rest.

[szlongball]

Don't know how much we can read into this, but UWO's Nolan Fadness, Brock Wetenkamp (the players ejected this week) and RF Jason Fosler did not play today. My guess is that they were suspended and they all either started or completed their suspensions today.

All other regular UWO position players started both ends of today's DH.

Jeremy Rubens even played a little 2B today.
Curt Hendricks got an AB, but veteran UWO pitchers have sometimes received AB's in nonconference blowouts in the past. UWO's Brett Hubbard was in uniform today as well.

In the same vein, Point LF Eric Fritz, DH/C Doug Coe and C Ben Warwick are not in the lineup in Game 2 against Stout today, according to Stout's live stats. Add to that P Mike Thrun and injured C Garrett Bloom and we may have our suspended players. Maybe not. Could be coincidence or the fact that it's Stout.

Anyone hear anything definitive?

Well it seems like those guys are not playing due to the suspensions. Despite it being Stout I think you will still play one of your three catchers. I see they have another catcher but hasnt played. I would of figured UWOs players would of had to sit out conference games, it only would seem fair.

Suspended players are Bloom, Warwick and Thrun.