BB: NWC: Northwest Conference

[cawcdad]

Cats placed two on the all tournament team for the Central Region. Rhett Fenton and David Bachofner (pictured).

[Gig Harbor Cat]

Great Job Cats.  Bring home the Iron !!

Phone it in

GHC

[Wildcat'64]

The '08 Cats "Dream Team" looks a lot like the Cats who last won a national baseball title.  It's been a long time...so I think it's about time to bring home a third national baseball title!

[coco]

That's great news about the live video.

I'm feeling the momentum with these kids, and they've got the horses to do it, too.

Look out Whitewater!

[wildcat11]

Looking at the Warhawks offense in their regional I'm curious on who Linfield will put on the mound to start.  Do they go with the staff ace in Clark or with Dorn (like the 'Cats did in the regional)?

[LWC23]

Looking at the Warhawks offense in their regional I'm curious on who Linfield will put on the mound to start.  Do they go with the staff ace in Clark or with Dorn (like the 'Cats did in the regional)?

Dorn will most likely start the first game on Friday and  Clark will start on Saturday.

Dorn gave up only 3 earned runs in 17.1 innings pitched in the central regional against Wisconsin- Stevens Point and Webster.

Clark was solid only giving up two earned runs against #1 seed Illinois Weslyan.

McCulley was in command great until he tired a bit against Wartburg - but a strong bullpen shut off their comeback.
Guterman came in to start against Augustana and shut them down in combination with Cameron Larson.

I attended all the games and the whole pitching staff over all was great. They did their jobs when it counted.

In the five games they played in the regional - they had a 1.94 combined era against some pretty powerful offensive teams. I think we gave up only 1 HR.  The defense was also very solid at .971.

They beat  every team in the regional  except Wisconsin Stevens Point in the opener - and that game was 2-1 in 10 innings. The Cats had the bases loaded in the top of the 9th with no one out and did not score and then had another chance inthe top of the tenth to win - but got doubled up on popped up squeeze paly attempt.

The Cats are playing great baseball going into the finals!

[wildcat11]

Great breakdown 23.

Looks like WW has some heavy lumber so I hope that whoever is on the bump will have their mojo working. 

The SP game seemed like there was some litters working in terms of the execution late but boy did that team responded with their backs against the wall.  Incredible.

[Browneagle64]

Finally, the cat nation has awake. What's taken you guys so long. 

I would have expected you guys to have been out of hibernation since the start of the season, yet, finally get to read from many of you guys.
Anywho's, glad to read that coach bro. has done well with your kids this year. Its has been awesome following what coach bro. has done since the start of the season up to right now. As i mentioned before on this board, i am sure he has motivated his players to understand that any team (regardless of where you come from) can reach for the sky. In doing so, i am also sure his old yankee video's, stories about being name mlb world series MVP, and his rings have all inspired his boys to look in one direction and to stay focus on reaching for the d3 CWS. Congrats to your cats and best of luck in the next big test.

[Bucs06]

I haven't posted in a while or really much at all, but congrats to the Cats on their playoff wins.

I also needed a venue to express my displeasure with Whitworth's choice for their new head baseball coach.

http://www.whitworth.edu/Athletics/Teams/Baseball/Releases/2008/Ramsay.htm

I heard there were a number of applicants interested in the job,  and it is really disappointing as an alum to see this decision. I don't see how they expect the baseball program to be competitive with this choice.

[Browneagle64]

Give the young man a chance ,BUC. Even though he's young on sheet, who know's if your kids will be more responsive to him than an older coach who possibily was not a graduate of Whitworth. Your boy Ramsay was a buc for the past four years, understands what it takes to be a Buc student-Athlete, and knows what it takes to be competitive within the current NWC (he's not to far removed playing against the other NWC teams). In the end, i am sure you will see some changes.

btw: You NWC fans need to check out the Q.A. that D3baseball did with Coach Bro. It sure does give us a peek into what i have said since the start of the season: The Young Cat's have indeed bought into Coach Bro's knowledge/ wisdom and even memories of what it takes to be a Champ. (especially with his memories in being in the bigs and winning the World series, rings, and time with Joe Torre (Yaaahhh. Go Coach Joe. Bring the Dodgers back to the old glory days....ooops back to my post)
Best of luck to the Cat's  

[Bucs06]

I appreciate the optimism, but you just get done telling me to give the guy a chance (zero coaching experience previously) and then go on to tell about your head coach and his experiences and knowledge from his career. I'm not asking for a World Series MVP here, but somewhere in the middle would be nice.

[Browneagle64]

I get you Bucs. By the way, Coach Bro isn't my Coach. Coach Elliott Strankman of Occidental is.  Just a fan of Coach Bro' and of Coach Torre (who of course is currently the Skipper of my Dodgers.) Kind of weird.
I'm just a visitor and casual fan of NWC baseball, since some of your conferance teams sometimes play against my SCIAC teams. Anywho's, best of luck to your Bucs and to the Cats.

[Jack Parkman]

I haven't posted in a while or really much at all, but congrats to the Cats on their playoff wins.

I also needed a venue to express my displeasure with Whitworth's choice for their new head baseball coach.

http://www.whitworth.edu/Athletics/Teams/Baseball/Releases/2008/Ramsay.htm

I heard there were a number of applicants interested in the job,  and it is really disappointing as an alum to see this decision. I don't see how they expect the baseball program to be competitive with this choice.

That has got to be one of the worst things I have ever heard.  How do you expect a kid to run a team full of his friends that he was playing with and out partying with just a few months before?
There is obviously some reason the administration decided on this....and I am not sure if there is any GOOD reason to do this.  If I were one of the other coaches to apply for this I would be so pissed right now.  I realize Whitworth is not exactly the hotbed for baseball in the NWC but they are on a fast track to be just like Whitman.

[D O.C.]

D3baseball.com announces 2008 All-America team

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Here we go.....NO!...I'm part of the kinder, gentler WILDCAT Nation.

We HAVE won a couple of National Baseball Championships before and I suppose we'll just have to prove something all over again. Earn one.

[coco]

Great interview with Scott Brosius. He exemplifies the best of D3.