BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

VABBlue · March 12, 2008, 12:44:44 PM

It was a pretty good article. I hope to see the kid do well. He seems like a fine young man. Now only if we could correct that writer and tell him that Illinois Wesleyan is the Titans and not the Vikings.

augie28 · March 13, 2008, 09:59:02 PM

Augustana won 17-0 over a 2-8 Arcadia team today. Soph Mike Pagano threw a CG, 10 Ks. Soph. Aaron Hopson hit his 2nd HR of the year and Jr. Mark Ramos went 4-4 with 2 3Bs.

The offense continues to shine...they are outscoring opponents 101-30 and are hitting .405 so far this year.

Augie plays 6-0 RPI Friday, 4-1 Ripon Saturday and 0-0 St. Norbert on Sunday.

Gregory Sager · March 14, 2008, 02:26:01 AM

North Park battered Monmouth, 21-1, down in Arizona. According to Mr. B's website it was the most lopsided NPU win in a decade. The only run given up by the Vikings was on a ninth-inning passed ball. Senior hurlers Tom Neckopoulos and Armando Alcazar held the Fighting Scots to seven hits, while a whole bunch of guys had good days at the plate: Senior Brady Josephson went 2-3 with 3 RBIs and four runs; sophomore Dan O'Connell went 2-4 with 5 RBIs and two runs; junior Sean Keane went 2-2 with three runs; and sophomore Tyler Burback scored three runs as well. Freshman Zach Deutscher had a bases-loaded triple to go with his grand slam earlier this week against Dickinson. Thirteen Vikings in total recorded hits. NPU improved to 3-5, while Monmouth dropped to 1-6.

The Vikings take on Rob Berki's other alma mater, Doane College (3-10), on Friday night, then conclude their spring trip with a game against Marian (0-0) on Saturday morning before returning to the Windy City for the home opener on Tuesday against Concordia IL (7-1).

mr_b · March 14, 2008, 10:00:16 AM

Quote from: Gregory Sager on March 14, 2008, 02:26:01 AM
North Park battered Monmouth, 21-1, down in Arizona. According to Mr. B's website it was the most lopsided NPU win in a decade.

I've got some game photos uploaded. It was quite a showing by the Vikings.

http://www.cadillac76.com/baseball/schedule/games/game08.html

Mugsy · March 14, 2008, 11:37:48 AM

Ok... I confess I have virtually no knowledge regarding CCIW baseball other than the schools that have the stronger programs and the fact that Wheaton's program has historically been awful.

I do not know the level of competition they have played to this point, but when was the last time Wheaton started the season 7-0? Heck, they only had 11 wins all of last year.

matblake · March 14, 2008, 01:01:05 PM

Quote from: Mugsy on March 14, 2008, 11:37:48 AM
Ok... I confess I have virtually no knowledge regarding CCIW baseball other than the schools that have the stronger programs and the fact that Wheaton's program has historically been awful.

I do not know the level of competition they have played to this point, but when was the last time Wheaton started the season 7-0? Heck, they only had 11 wins all of last year.

Unfortunately, the combined record of the teams they have beaten is 6-24. Penn State Altoona 2-6, Sewanee 0-6, NJCU 3-6, and Becker 1-6. Its good to see the Thunder get some wins, but I'm expecting the usual once CCIW play begins.

Mugsy · March 14, 2008, 01:05:40 PM

Quote from: matblake on March 14, 2008, 01:01:05 PM
Quote from: Mugsy on March 14, 2008, 11:37:48 AM
Ok... I confess I have virtually no knowledge regarding CCIW baseball other than the schools that have the stronger programs and the fact that Wheaton's program has historically been awful.

I do not know the level of competition they have played to this point, but when was the last time Wheaton started the season 7-0? Heck, they only had 11 wins all of last year.

Unfortunately, the combined record of the teams they have beaten is 6-24. Penn State Altoona 2-6, Sewanee 0-6, NJCU 3-6, and Becker 1-6. Its good to see the Thunder get some wins, but I'm expecting the usual once CCIW play begins.

Yeah... I wasn't expecting anything grand from the Wheaton team, other than maybe some reasonable improvement. I don't expect them to push the IWU, Carthage and Augie teams. Hopefully they'll compete a little better though...

REDMENFAN · March 15, 2008, 12:13:53 PM

Here's a season preview from the racine journal times today about the Carthage Baseball team. There's also a preview of UW-Parkside, which is now coached my former Major Leaguer and former Carthage assistant Jarvis Brown.

http://www.journaltimes.com/articles/2008/03/15/local_sports/doc47db535f51562129525086.txt

mwunder · March 15, 2008, 01:19:36 PM

Carthage game 1 is canceled today due to wet field conditions.

79jaybird · March 16, 2008, 07:19:24 PM

Well, after looking at EC,NC,AC, and Benedictine, I hate to say this but my Cousin is choosing to play baseball next year for Augustana.

He is currently a Senior at Notre Dame High School and is an elite pitcher and shortstop. Not a bad hitter either. He will do well for the Vikings, and would have PREFERRED to see him in a Bluejays uniform!

Gregory Sager · March 17, 2008, 04:56:00 AM

NPU beat Doane on Friday, 6-2, but dropped the contest to Marian on Saturday, 7-2, to wind up the spring trip. The loss to the Sabres was particularly bothersome in light of the fact that it was Marian's first game of the season.

Looking forward to Tuesday's North Park home opener against the Cougars of Concordia (IL). The forecast is for a high of 51^o. Heck, after what we've endured this winter, that's practically t-shirt-and-shorts weather.

yank52 · March 17, 2008, 08:15:21 AM

NPU is 4 and 6 today, last year they came back from spring trip 2 and 5, the Friday 7 pm game and Saturday 9 am game were close together, the era is in the 5's could be lower and the team is hitting over .300. The next 2 weeks will be pivotal 6 games , the 1st against a 7 and 1 team. I'd like to see them be at least 9 and 7 before the CCIW conference starter (Millikin). The past 2 years with only 14 wins each is a barrier the Vikings need to break to get Coach Johnson's moving into the right direction (competing for the conference title.)

yank52 · March 17, 2008, 08:16:19 AM

Oops! just read that Concordia is now 9 and 1, this will be a great test to see if the Vikings can compete with winning programs.

REDMENFAN · March 17, 2008, 10:24:14 AM

Here's the article in the kenosha news today about Carthage's sweep of Mount St. Joes yesterday. They're currently 3-0, with their top 3 pitchers all throwing gems. Keep it up Redmen!!

http://ksn.kenoshanews.com/view_article.php?articleNum=2700573

mwunder · March 17, 2008, 11:13:56 PM

This Josh (Jason) Acevado kid might be a heck of a ballplayer if his first 5 games in the Carthage red and black are any indication....

so far...9-17 (.529 clip) 8R, 2 2b, 2 3b, 1 HR, 5 RBIs, for a SLG % of 1.059. His day today included hitting for the cycle. Not a bad start.