BB: MIAC: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[Pat Coleman]

Hey D3guy99 who are you calling out?  You think because you put up a couple of posts in here that you can just call people out?  I never said I'm a Hamline homer, the only homer here is MIACLUV and he's self admitted - he worships at the temple of Chris Olean.  All I was saying was that Hamline was doing some exciting things last year and it was refreshing to see a new team making those kind of waves.  Coach Verdugo has done a heck of a job over there.  I bet he stays on as the head coach.  So just chill out D3guy99.

You guys use the same IP address. Why don't you just put the keyboard down and talk to each other and leave us out of it?

[MIACLUV]

Congrats to the Tommies on the 2012 MIAC title! St. Johns looks to be in good shaper for 2nd, but after that is anyones guess, 5 teams still have a chance at the final two slots. Either way it's the Tommies tournament to lose.

[biggio34]

Congrats to the Tommies on the 2012 MIAC title! St. Johns looks to be in good shaper for 2nd, but after that is anyones guess, 5 teams still have a chance at the final two slots. Either way it's the Tommies tournament to lose.

This is an amazing team.  Of their 28 wins, they scored 5 or less runs in 17 of them, and 9 of their wins were one run games.  It's an old and tired saying, but this Tommies team is the proof (and the truth) that pitching and defense wins games.  They are going to be hard to be beat.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Congrats to UST on its TENTH consecutive MIAC title, extending their conference record for repeat championships. They should be motivated for the season finale with GAC, as a sweep would make them the first team to ever go unbeaten in MIAC play since the schedules explanded to 20 games (I tink back in the day of 16 game schedules there was an unbeaten champ but I'm not certain when or who).

I played around with the remaining schedule, and if both AUG and MAC can sweep SJU (not a gigantic stretch of the imagination) and other DHs split out in the right way, we could end up with six way tie for second place between the Auggies, Johns, Scots, Cobbers, Royals and Cards--- I would not want to begin trying to unravel the tiebreaker scenarios of that mess!

[MIACLUV]

Moving day in the MIAC playoff race. Six teams in contention for the final 3 spots.

MIAC Standings
1)  St Thomas 18-0
2)  St. Johns 11-5
3)  Bethel 8-8
     St. Marys 8-8
     Augsburg 9-9
     Conc Moor 9-9
     Macalester 9-9
8)  Gustavus 6-10
9)  Carleton 5-11
     Hamline 5-11
11) St. Olaf

Todays Matchups:
Gustavus @ St. Olaf
St. Mary's @ Hamline
Carleton @ Bethel
Macalester @ St. John's

[MIACLUV]

The MIAC tourney is now set:
#1 St. Thomas vs #4 St. Mary's
#2 St. Johns vs #3 Bethel

Bethel takes the #3 spot via todays sweep of Conc. Moorhead

St. Mary's gets the #4 after finishing tied in the standings with Augsburg, and advanced on the 2-0 record vs the Augies.

Congrats to 4th year Head Coach Nick Winecke on his first MIAC Tournament and to first year Bethel Head Coach Brian Raabe on his first of many.

Tournament to start Friday at Minnetonka's Vetrans Field

Tournament web site: http://miac-online.org/sports/2011/9/7/BSB_0907111648.aspx?path=baseball

[OshDude]

Anyone who had those four, raise your hand. The top three were mentioned at the beginning of the year. But congrats to Saint Mary's for finishing in fourth place for the first time since 2002. The Cards received 12 points in the 11-team MIAC's preseason poll.

[OshDude]

The Metrodome took another step on the plank today with the Minnesota House vote. The Senate vote (maybe tomorrow) will go a long way in determining whether the dome gets the wrecking ball. Oh yeah, and whether the Vikings get a new stadium or whatever (Go Pack Go!). Skol Vikings, I guess.

[MIACLUV]

Today is the day! Tommies & St. Mary's get the ball rolling at 3pm at Minnetonka's Vetrans field on the 2012 MIAC Tournament. Possible thunderstorms in the forcast although by looking at the weather map, I'm not seeing it. Rain chances have gone down in the last 24 hours, and Vetrans field is turf so all signs poit to getting the start in as scheduled. I like Gapinski to start game 1, he went complete and shut out the Cardinals earlier this season.

Tournament Predictions:
Game 1: Tommies over St. Marys
Game 2: St. John's over Bethel
Game 3: Bethel over St. Marys (St. Mary's Eliminated)
Game 4: Tommies over St. Johns (3-2 Mahar bounces back after poor outing)
Game 5: Bethel over St. Johns (after St. Johns top 2 it gets pretty thin--St. Johns Eliminated)
Game 6: Tommies over Bethel (Tommies keep a Pool C available for bubble teams)

[OshDude]

How did you not pick Saint Mary's to beat St. Thomas? Gotta love it. Biggest upset in MIAC Baseball Playoff history?

Hope UST's Dylan Thomas is OK. He left the game after tumbling from the turf mound twice.

[MIACLUV]

Haven't yet heard how Thomas is yet, should be able to return though, did not appear to be a serious issue. The bigger issue was that lack of offense displayed by the Tommies. Its not the grind out run type of offense of old, when in all reality would have suited this game well. Dominick was outstanding only allowing 1 hit through 8 innings. As good as the pitching is I believe the Tommies are better suited to come back through and win this tournament. However it will take more offense than 1 or 2 runs.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Congrats to SJU on winning the MIAC baseball playoffs for the first time ever. Their reward: a trip to McMinnville and the #6 seed in the (very very tough) West Region.

UST, #2 in the nation, is top seed in the Midwest Region, to be played at UW-W.

Good luck to both teams!

http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2012/05/playoff-field

[biggio34]

Congrats to SJU on winning the MIAC baseball playoffs for the first time ever. Their reward: a trip to McMinnville and the #6 seed in the (very very tough) West Region.

UMMM... I think I'd rather be in the West than the Midwest.  I'll be honest, I don't know much about the top teams in the west, but I would guess the midwest with St. Thomas, LAX, WW etc is going to be a bit tougher to win.  So... I actually think SJU got a nice deal, if Zimmerman can win (and I think he is capable of beating anyone) their first game, they are sitting pretty and would have a chance to go deep into that regional.

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Congrats to SJU on winning the MIAC baseball playoffs for the first time ever. Their reward: a trip to McMinnville and the #6 seed in the (very very tough) West Region.

UMMM... I think I'd rather be in the West than the Midwest.  I'll be honest, I don't know much about the top teams in the west, but I would guess the midwest with St. Thomas, LAX, WW etc is going to be a bit tougher to win.  So... I actually think SJU got a nice deal, if Zimmerman can win (and I think he is capable of beating anyone) their first game, they are sitting pretty and would have a chance to go deep into that regional.

hmmm...SJU two & done. maybe the west was a tad tougher than expected?

[SUMMIT!!!!!]

Ladies, gentlemen and cheeseheads-- your 2012 Midwest Region Champions--- the University of St. Thomas!!!