BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[REDMENFAN]

Forgot to mention that the paper today said Carthage's single game with Aurora tomorrow may be switched to a 1:00 double header.  Both coaches probably want to get their pitchers some work I'm sure. All 3 of Carthage's guys went the distance, so they're 4-8 can definitely use the extra ball game to get some work in.  I also noticed Aurora was 14-18 which was a shock.  Us Carthage fans are so spoiled and feel like this is a down year, well there's a lot of teams who would kill to do what Carthage is doing in a so-called "down year" for the Redmen.  As for the conference tourney, I'm not going to make my prediction yet as to who's going to win it, but I think whoever wins it will have one loss in the tournament.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Correction: NC is NOT (quite) mathematically eliminated.  I was only thinking in terms of multiple ties for third place.  If Elmhurst wins one (or more) against IWU, while Augie is swept by Wheaton, and NP and NC both sweep Carthage and Millikin, respectively, Elmhust finishes third, and a three-way tie exists for fourth.  In that scenario, NC's sweep of NP bcomes crucial: NC takes 4th seed (4-2), while Augie (3-3) and NP (2-4) are out.

I'd sooner bet on the Nationals winning the World Series than that all that would happen, but NC IS still mathematically alive.

[BigPoppa]

If Carthage can win out this week (Aurora and North Park) and creep back into the Central region rankings then the game with Concordia-Chicago on May 8th will be a huge factor in determining whether or not they can grab a Pool C bid if they do not win the CCIW tourney.

[yank52]

CCIW Baseball Standings 
School CCIW Overall
*Ill. Wesleyan  17-1   25-9
Carthage         13-5   23-11
Augustana      10-8    25-10
Elmhurst         10-8    16-16
North Park        7-11  14-22
North Central   7-11   14-20
Millikin              4-13   11-25
Wheaton          3-14   10-20-1

This weekend, the final in the conference
Has:
Augustana vs Wheaton    Augie 2 of 3
Elmhurst    vs IWU            IWU  sweep
NPU           vs Carthage     Carthage 2 of 3
Millikin        vs NCC            NCC sweep

I think the chinks are growing and that CCIW conference looks to be more competitive, hopefully in the years to come.  Carthage and Augustana may have winning seasons but the conference may be changing with other teams on the rise.
Oh! I don't think Carthage will make any NCAA unless they win the conference tournament, just look at last year.

[augie28]

I believe Big Poppa has a point in mentioning Carthage's hopes for an at-large bid.  Even though Augie did not get in last year with a 31-10 record, Carthage has a much stronger standing with the voters as they are in the NCAAs almost yearly.  It will still take a perfect finish with only two losses in the conference tourney, and some help in the voting in order for an at-large, but I wouldn't count them out.

Also, this weekend series between Augie and Wheaton could be interesting.  Wheaton has two returning LHPs who gave the Vikings more than enough trouble last year, and Augie has been starting as many as 8 LH hitters on any given day.  I hope they handle the challenge well and roll into the conference tourney, but it could very well turn into a series win for last place Wheaton.

[BigPoppa]

Anybody have Carthage scores from today? I am away from phones right now and cannot call the hotline. Nothing posted on the web yet.

[WLCALUM83]

Carthage swept Aurora, 8-0 and 9-8.

[BigPoppa]

Carthage swept Aurora, 8-0 and 9-8.

SWEET:) 8 in a row... Keep rolling Redmen! They seem to be peaking just in time for the post-season.

[SouthPaw]

North Central beat Benedictine in non conference action today 9-7 for the third time this year. NCC has played well the last couple of games winning 6 of their last 7. Too bad they couldn't have played like this all year they would have had a shot at getting into the tourney. Hopefully its good signs for next year.

[REDMENFAN]

Carthage was down 8-3 in game two heading into the bottom of the seventh, and got six runs to win the game before Aurora could even record one out.

[BigPoppa]

For those in the Milwaukee area... a great chance to catch the Redmen in action.

Carthage's May 8 Concordia (Ill.) Game to be Televised

Carthage College's Tuesday, May 8 home baseball game versus Concordia University (Ill.) will be filmed by Time Warner Sports in Milwaukee, Wis., for later re-broadcast.  Carthage's John Weiser, the "Voice of the Red Men," will be part of the broadcast team for that game.  The broadcast schedule, for the moment, is Thursday, May 10 (7-10 p.m.), Friday, May 11 (2-5 p.m.), Saturday, May 12 (6-9 p.m.) and Sunday, May 13 (3:30-6:30 p.m.).  Other dates for the week of May 14 will added later. 

[Titan Q]

IWU faces crosstown D1 rival Illinois State Thursday in the annual Horenberger-Bass Classic...

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/05/02/sports/doc46392e47c6123149663347.txt

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/05/02/sports/doc46392d7a7b571143524868.txt


Horenberger-Bass results:

2006: ISU 8, IWU 2

2005: ISU 7, IWU 6

2004: IWU 9, ISU 5

[REDMENFAN]

BP thanks for the info. I wish they were filming a conference game, but I'll take it!

[WLCALUM83]

Should still be a good match-up though. Concordia-Chicago's in the thick of the hunt for a NAthCon post-season tournament berth. 3 teams are fighting for 2 spots. A couple more losses by Concordia-WI and the Cougars will be in.

[soxfan14]

5/2 nonconference final
IWU 2 Rockford 1(12 innings)
Wind blowing in a gale and all runs scored in game by both teams were unearned