BB: MWC: Midwest Conference

[ballfan55]

Finishing the game this weekend could be a recipe for more disaster (unless they move the start time up).  First, are you going to use a new set of umpire?  Second, if they start at 1:00 they may run out of time on the second game of the scheduled doubleheader.  When Carroll played at Beloit it was getting real dark when the game ended.  Two things got the game done...

1.  The football team came out for spring practice under the lights and that helped some.
2.  Only one run was scored in the last three innings of an 18-10 game that really moved the game along.

I am not sure if they did or not based on what I read, but the game should have been called at the end of a complete inning so the MWC office could have some real options.  If it got called in the middle of an inning then there are potential issues that I can see.

[TurtleHead]

Finishing the game this weekend could be a recipe for more disaster (unless they move the start time up).  First, are you going to use a new set of umpire?  Second, if they start at 1:00 they may run out of time on the second game of the scheduled doubleheader.  When Carroll played at Beloit it was getting real dark when the game ended.  Two things got the game done...

1.  The football team came out for spring practice under the lights and that helped some.
2.  Only one run was scored in the last three innings of an 18-10 game that really moved the game along.

I am not sure if they did or not based on what I read, but the game should have been called at the end of a complete inning so the MWC office could have some real options.  If it got called in the middle of an inning then there are potential issues that I can see.

Were only 1 batter into the top of the 8th. 

[TurtleHead]

2nd Game between St Norbert and Beloit will be completed at Noon on Sunday followed by the scheduled Dbl Header.  At least that is what the Beloit website shows. 

[TheInformant]

I had a feeling this game was going to be protested and it would work out this way.  Word is they will start at 12 PM on Sunday to account for the extra 2 innings.  Also heard that Winske will be ejected for the finish of the game, which means he can't be with the team during warm ups or anything.

Definitely interesting how it all worked out - I think both teams have claims to why it should work out in their favor.  Either way, Beloit will need to get it done on Sunday.  Wish I could have been there to see the circus act that was the finish of that double header...

With 20 innings to play in 1 day, advantage should be to either whoever has a stronger bullpen OR whoevers starters give them the most.  TurtleHead - post results for the rest of us as they become available.

[TurtleHead]

I had a feeling this game was going to be protested and it would work out this way.  Word is they will start at 12 PM on Sunday to account for the extra 2 innings.  Also heard that Winske will be ejected for the finish of the game, which means he can't be with the team during warm ups or anything.

Definitely interesting how it all worked out - I think both teams have claims to why it should work out in their favor.  Either way, Beloit will need to get it done on Sunday.  Wish I could have been there to see the circus act that was the finish of that double header...

With 20 innings to play in 1 day, advantage should be to either whoever has a stronger bullpen OR whoevers starters give them the most.  TurtleHead - post results for the rest of us as they become available.

Wont be able to post.  my $ phone takes too long.   Terry Owens has been posting a live Twitter feed.  I believe you can see it on the Beloit Athletics home page if you want to follow it. 

[Maverick]

South Division Standings (thru 5/1)

Grinnell  10-0
Illinois C.  8-4
Monmouth  4-6
Knox  0-12

Grinnell sweeps Monmouth to lock up 2010 South Division champs and IC sweeps Knox to put themselves in 2nd place in the South along with clinching a berth into the conference tournament.

Had a couple of lengthy streaks broken over the weekend: 1) first time since 1999 that Monmouth won't be a part of the conference tournament and 2) first time since 2000 that Grinnell has won the South.

Looks like some interesting happenings up in the North as the season continues to wind down...should make for a good final weekend to the regular season.

[ballfan55]

St. Norbert does seem to have the upper hand for one seed in the championship...


St. Norbert  7-3    17-10
Ripon           8-4    17-15
Beloit           9-7    21-12
Carroll         4-6      8-19
Lawrence    2-10    6-25

The Knights close off the season with 4 against Lawrence after completing their series against Carroll tomorrow.  Beloit's conference season is done and they are in serious danger of not making the playoffs as Ripon finishes off against Carroll and should expect to get a split at a minimum.  Carroll has an outside chance by sweeping their last 6 game.

[BigPoppa]

Beloit succumbed to the pre-season ranking/pressure and never really put anything together this season.

[TurtleHead]

Beloit succumbed to the pre-season ranking/pressure and never really put anything together this season.

Sort of like Carthage.

[BigPoppa]

Beloit succumbed to the pre-season ranking/pressure and never really put anything together this season.

Sort of like Carthage.

Agreed, though I was not as high on Carthage as a lot of others were this season. I thought they'd be about #15-20 this year and they landed at pre-season #8. In fairness to the pollsters though, Carthage's #1 arm(2009 All-American Jordan Jaehne-Llanas) decided not to return to school (signed a pro contract) at the semester break after the pre-season voting was in.

[TheInformant]

Agreed that Beloit didn't live up to their own pre-season expectations, but let's not kid ourselves and say they don't belong in the conference tournament as one of the top 4 teams in the MWC.

It will be interesting to see how Beloit bounces back next season with some big holes to fill on the infield and in the starting rotation.  Regardless, I think the Bucs would be the first to say they didn't play as consistantly as they'd hope...

Anybody from the South half think Grinnell could give Norberts or Ripon a run for their money in the conference tournament?

[ballfan55]

SNC took two from Carroll last night to pretty much secure a spot in the championship series.  One win against last place Lawrence this weekend and they are in.  In the first game the first 7 SNC batters reached on singles on the way to a 14-4, 7 inning win.  The second game was interrupted for about an hour and a half by a heavy rainstorm and tornado warning.  At the time SNC had a 1-0 lead with a runner on second in the 3rd inning.  After the tarp was removed Jandron singled and then Yost hit a deep HR for a 4-0 lead.  The rain started coming down lightly again but they were able to play through 5 and the game was made final by mutual consent with SNC winning 5-0.

[sportsguru4]

wow, sure seems like st. norbert has some double standards. No problem with making a game official when they are winning but wasn't it just earlier this week when they protested a game in the eigth inning against beloit that they were losing? interesting....

[TurtleHead]

wow, sure seems like st. norbert has some double standards. No problem with making a game official when they are winning but wasn't it just earlier this week when they protested a game in the eigth inning against beloit that they were losing? interesting....

The difference was that in the Beloit game the officials decided to end the game because of darkness after the 8th inning had already started.  This is something they should have decided prior to the start of the inning or at least warned both coaches.  In this case it appears that the game went through the fifth and both teams decided to end it. 

I will give St Norberts and Beloit coaches credit in the fact that they wanted to settle it on the field. 

[TurtleHead]

Beloit succumbed to the pre-season ranking/pressure and never really put anything together this season.

Sort of like Carthage.

Sorry BP.  I gave kind of a rude comment back.   

I will admit I was disappointed in Beloit's season but just goes to show how far they came in such a short period of time. 

A couple of years ago they would have been doing back flips down the first base line if you told them Beloit had a 20 win season.