BB: MWC: Midwest Conference

[OshDude]

Knox beat Ripon twice today for the Pool A bid.
Say WHAT?! That's an all-timer right there. Congrats to the Cinderella Prairie Fire! Who knew?

[BaseballFan]

Knox beat Ripon twice today for the Pool A bid.
Say WHAT?! That's an all-timer right there. Congrats to the Cinderella Prairie Fire! Who knew?

Wow not bad for a 15-23 team. Well looks like we know who will be the 6th seed.

[OshDude]

Knox beat Ripon twice today for the Pool A bid.
Say WHAT?! That's an all-timer right there. Congrats to the Cinderella Prairie Fire! Who knew?

Wow not bad for a 15-23 team. Well looks like we know who will be the 6th seed.

Yeah, no matter where they play ... I think there will be a lot of movement among the regions.

[ShineTime]

If their in the Oshkosh Regional I'm guessing they would play #1 St. Thomas.  Does Point automatically get a higher seed than Oshkosh/Whitewater by winning the conference tourney?  I would project St. Scholastica would be the #2 and play #5 Oshkosh if that's the case and #3 Point vs #4 Whitewater.  I am really hoping Whitewater and Knox play in a regional out of state and St. Olaf makes it in to the Oshkosh regional along with another team.

[BaseballFan]

If their in the Oshkosh Regional I'm guessing they would play #1 St. Thomas.  Does Point automatically get a higher seed than Oshkosh/Whitewater by winning the conference tourney?  I would project St. Scholastica would be the #2 and play #5 Oshkosh if that's the case and #3 Point vs #4 Whitewater.  I am really hoping Whitewater and Knox play in a regional out of state and St. Olaf makes it in to the Oshkosh regional along with another team.

Keep dreaming. I dont think they will send a WIAC team out because then there is always a chance that 2 teams make the world series from the same conference. If someone gets shipped it will be Knox or CSS.

1. UWW
2. Thomas
3. Point
4. CSS
5. Oshkosh
6. Knox

I think its hard to guess the seeds now that Point won the tourney. I think Thomas could be one, but UWW had a great season. Dont think CSS will get a seed higher than 4, NCAA doesnt like them that much, even though I hope they get a higher seed finally. I say that because 2 years ago they were ranked 4th in the nation and got a 4 seed (probably because of their limited amount of in region games)

[ShineTime]

My dream came true apparently as Point is out of state and definitely got an easier regional.  I would've thought Whitewater would've gone since their closer but apparently the committee loves Point.  I don't see a problem with 2 WIAC teams making the series since it's in Wisconsin and WIAC teams have proven over the past 5-10 years that they belong.

[Ralph Turner]

My dream came true apparently as Point is out of state and definitely got an easier regional.  ...

Not necessarily an easier regional... 

[MWCSID2005]

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[fightintitan2006]

Anyone have any thoughts on the upcoming baseball season?

Ripon appears loaded with only one regular from last year lost to graduation and a DI transfer coming in. They may have a slow start, it looks like seven of their eight opponents on their spring trip won close to 30 games last season.

The north will be the cream of the crop again it appears. Beloit got some love in the D3baseball preview and poll, while SNC always seems to reload as well. Can anyone in the South challenge this season?

[BigPoppa]

I think it will come down to Beloit and Ripon. Both teams return nearly intact rosters from relatively solid teams in 2008. My money is on Ripon, but Beloit may surprise a few people. I do not see any other teams in the MWC possibly making an impact on the national level.

Winner of the North divison will win the league.

[OshDude]

Ralph, could we get this board moved to the Central Region?

Try and top this outing by a certain all-conference Carroll SP.

[BigPoppa]

Ralph, could we get this board moved to the Central Region?

Try and top this outing by a certain all-conference Carroll SP.

UNREAL!!!! Why would they leave him in the game to get lit up like that?

[BigPoppa]

Big Poppa's Updated Central Region Rankings:

1.   Illinois Wesleyan:2-1 (Off to a good start and the offense is better than expected)

2.   Augustana: 8-2 (I knew they would be good, but I feel they are even better than anyone thought they would be)

3.   Carthage: 0-0 (opens this weekend with both Whitewater and Wooster on the schedule)

4.   Wartburg: 6-6 (Struggling to find their groove right now)

5.   Wheaton: 3-1 (solid start should lead to a solid season for the Thunder)

6.   Webster: 2-2 (off to a slow start but should feast on other SLIAC teams once league starts)

7.   Ripon: 0-0 (should pile up wins in the Midwest Conference once it gets going)

8.   Simpson: 3-1 (untested yet, but should battle it out in the IIAC)

9.   Beloit: 2-1 (still untested, but I have a good feeling about this group)

10. North Park: 3-2 (I know, I know... a fifth CCIW team in the top ten?? I think NPU is a solid team in 2009 and will do some damage in the region, if not the CCIW)

11.   WashU: 3-1 (needs to fare well in the UAA tourney (Next week) if they are to have any chance this season)

Conference representation: CCIW (5), IIAC (2), MWC (2), SLIAC (1), IND (1)
** I could be crazy, but I think the CCIW is head and shoulders above the other conferences as a whole right now. I know the SLIAC posters will be all over me on this one as will the IIAC posters. Thankfully the MWC posters are MIA so far or they might tear me apart too

[Maverick]

BigPoppa - I'm gonna try to be around the baseball boards more this season than last season (having the Scots not repeat last year's 9-24 will help my MIA status on here  ) and I promise I won't tear you apart too much.    When some teams get their chances to start playing games back around the midwest rather than down in Arizona, I'll try to hang around here more often.

[ballfan55]

Go to Carroll's site and you will find Marlin only pitched 1.1 innings.  He had a rough outing, but he was just one of 5 or 6 pitchers used.  Dominican's site isn't accurate.

Ralph, could we get this board moved to the Central Region?

Try and top this outing by a certain all-conference Carroll SP.

UNREAL!!!! Why would they leave him in the game to get lit up like that?