BB: MIAC: Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[OshDude]

Here is another question I noticed they have 42 games schedule and some other teams have over 40. I thought 40 was the limit for games? Oshdude do you know about that?

I claim ignorance on this one. I had to look it up, and I didn't find anything definitive.

For anyone interested in why some Metrodome games did not count, while rooting around I did find under the doubleheader rule A.R. 6 (on Page 56 of the '07 Rule Book): "... A time limit at the facility is not an accepted reason to end a contest." "End" meaning there's a regulation game with a winner and loser after reaching the time limit. It's as if the game never happened.

I offer two things in response to your question:
1. Morningside might not count against the 40-game limit. Don't know if it's an overall set limit or a limit of games against D3 teams. But I'm about 90 percent sure Morningside does count toward the 40-game limit.

2. I don't think it's against the rules to schedule games over the limit, just to play more than the limit. I didn't see any rules prohibiting teams from scheduling more than 40 games.

If I'm in Superior, I might schedule a few games over the limit against teams like Northland and Finlandia, too. There could be an agreement with Northland and more probably Finlandia – if Morningside counts toward Sup's 40 games – to cancel those games at Sup's discretion.

I'm fairly certain the latter scenario is correct, although feel free to correct me. Anyone from Superior know for sure? It's a good question.

[BaseballFan]

Well I have been noticing a lot of schools (Stevens Point, CSS for ex) have like 41 games scheduled so I was not sure what the situation was. Maybe the schedule is wrong or something (i.e. i cant count) or like you said they schedule extra games just in case.

[Bronko7]

The reason some schools will over schedule is due to weather. That is why most northern schools will add a couple games extra to the schedule. The assumption is that the first couple of series of the year in Minnesota and Wisconsin are a question mark. And when making these up for conference rules sometimes means you only have to make up 2 or 3 depending on the conference unless it directly affects seedings for conference tournaments. In the big picture some teams would be in trouble if everything got played and nothing was rained or snowed out.

[BaseballFan]

The reason some schools will over schedule is due to weather. That is why most northern schools will add a couple games extra to the schedule. The assumption is that the first couple of series of the year in Minnesota and Wisconsin are a question mark. And when making these up for conference rules sometimes means you only have to make up 2 or 3 depending on the conference unless it directly affects seedings for conference tournaments. In the big picture some teams would be in trouble if everything got played and nothing was rained or snowed out.

It makes sense to overbook your schedule, just was not sure  if that was the situation. Now that I think of it some teams did that last year and did not make up one of their conference games

[miacballer222]

I'll retract saying Marian was a poor-quality team. However, that is definitely a team that you need to atleast split with if you are St. John's. I know it is the beginning of the season; but if you are St. John's you can't be happy with getting swept by a team like Marian...especially losing one game 13-1.

I'm not convinced that Superior is a good team though. They were 1-23 last year in the WIAC and 9-30 overall. Their wins this year were not against particularly strong competition either; so saying that St. John's lost to a legitimate 9-3 team is a bit skewed. I would say that the Bethels, Augsburgs, and Concordias of the world are better than them; which isn't good news for St. John's.


If you look at the results better you will see that St. John's BEAT Marion, they did not get swept

[Gustie13]

Can anyone up in MN tell me when the teams will be able to start getting games in again?? I'm tired of checking MIAC Online and seeing an entire screen of PPD.

[BaseballFan]

Can anyone up in MN tell me when the teams will be able to start getting games in again?? I'm tired of checking MIAC Online and seeing an entire screen of PPD.

Hopefully soon!

[supermiac]

The Tommies play Macalester tomorrow at 2:30 according to their website. I wouldn't doubt that their games get played, considering what type of field they have. I'm not sure about everyone else's plans tomorrow though.

[d3ballguy]

Can anyone up in MN tell me when the teams will be able to start getting games in again?? I'm tired of checking MIAC Online and seeing an entire screen of PPD.

I am on Bethel's team and our field is finally starting to look decent, I just got back from shoveling off snow and breaking up ice out on our warning track, but that is really the only part of the field that doesn't look good right now.  The sun and higher temps here are helping to dry out the field pretty quickly.  Their is a very high probability that we will get games in tomorrow against St. Johns.  Not sure about other fields in the MIAC, but I would assume that they should be ready by next week for sure.  St. Thomas and Macalaster were scheduled to play today and they both have turf infields so I would assume that they played today, but am not positive.

[d3ballguy]

Bethel and St. Olaf went 13 innings in game 1 today, with St. Olaf pulling out the win 4-3.  Tyler Kramer tied the game at 3 with a homerun in the 6th.  Travis Adams started on the mound for Bethel and gave up 3 runs over 6 innings, Kyle McCracken came on in relief and pitched the final 7 innings giving up just the one run in the top of the 13th.  Game 2 has been postponed to tomorrow due to lack of daylight hours.

[Dojo]

FYI...Macalester no longer plays on turf.  The field is being remodeled.  All Macalester home games will be played at Midway Stadium this year.

[d3ballguy]

FYI...Macalester no longer plays on turf.  The field is being remodeled.  All Macalester home games will be played at Midway Stadium this year.

Dojo, thanks for clearing that up, I had forgotten that they were doing that this year.

[Gustie13]

Nice sweep for the Gusties today over CON, looks like they were the only teams to get their games in. GAC used their #3/#4 starters and beat CON's #1 and #2. Looks like the first game was a little sloppy (Gac 9 Con 8, 10 combined errors) while game 2 was cleaner (Gac 3 Con 1, 1 error).

[d3ballguy]

Gustie13, any idea what Gustavus' field looks like?? We're supposed to play there tomorrow.

[supermiac]

*Yawn*

anyone left here?