BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigG296]

Looks like the showdown is set for this weekend as the Millikin website is saying that IWU beat Millikin 9-5 this afternoon.  Any of you Carthage folks making your way down to Bloomington?  I sure wish I could get off work because that looks like it'll be a dandy.

[BigPoppa]

This weekend could be for all the CCIW marbles... either team should be happy with two of three. Any word on IWU's injured arms returning?

[RedmanFan35]

I thought I had seen that Aronson had already done some throwing this year. I could be mistaken though.

[RedmanFan35]

I was. They have Aronson down in a couple of the Stat Categories, but not pitching. No recorded Stats either. Just his name and a bunch of 0's. Strange !!!

[RedmanFan35]

This should be a great series. The DH on a Friday kills my chances to go. The Mrs.'s and myself already planned to head to Augustana the weekend after where we could see all 3 games. Ireally want to see Froelich throw, but I'm quite sure he'll go on Friday.

[perfectgame]

aronson hopes to throw a few against carthage. he was supposed to throw an inning against milikin, im not sure if he did or not.

joe is throwing game 2 today, with kirch going game 1. im not sure theyll get either in considering its 32 degrees and raining.

[matblake]

Wheaton beats North Park on Thursday.
http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2009/4/9/BB_npu1.aspx?path=baseball

[RedmanFan35]

Thanks PG.

Carthage 3 Wesleyan 2 - Perez goes all 9 and gives up 0 earned runs. MY-YO !!!!!!

Winning this series is huge for both teams.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Was the switch from DH today to single game, then DH tomorrow weather related?  According to the Carthage website, this 'eliminates' the make-up game against Millikin.  Anyone know if indeed it is eliminated, or just again postponed?

[RedmanFan35]

Yes. It was all weather related. They received quite a bit of rain down south. The DH will be moved to tomorrow.

The Millikin game will be played at a later date. I don't think they'll cancel a conference game.

[RedmanFan35]

Carthage pulls out another one with 3 runs in the top of the 9th to win 3-2. Ruffie goes all 9 giving up only 1 earned run. A great Pitchers duel between 2 of the best pitchers in the conference, Froelich and Ruffie.

Lets get it on with game 3 !!!!!

[Mr. Ypsi]

The Titans better pull out game 3, or this race may be all but over.

[mwunder]

IWU is up 1-0 in game 3 with an unearned run on the board.  Looking at the live stats (they aren't very live, but they'll suffice), Carthage just ran itself out of a run in the 7th when Hodges led off with a double, tried to stretch it into a triple and was thrown out.  Two batters later, Mike Petti doubled which would have tied it.

Looks like Carthage had a chance in the second as well with 2nd and 3rd and 1 out, but a 1st to C double-play ended that inning.

Tosi is on the mound for IWU and Jaehne-Llanas is on the bump for Carthage.

[mwunder]

Carthage did themselves 1 better in the top of the 8th.  Second and third with no one out...3,4,5 hitters coming to the plate.  Strikeout, strikeout, strikeout to end the inning without putting a ball in play.  OUCH.

[Mr. Ypsi]

And in the 9th: K, K, K.  What a relief performance by Paul Kabbes - 2 innings, 6 Ks!!

Well, salvaging the 3rd game kept (slim) hopes alive for the Titans.  They're 2 back, but with Carthage having the h-to-h tie-break, they're effectively 3 back.  We're gonna need some help.

Some mighty impressive pitching by both staffs.  Average score for the weekend: Carthage 2, IWU 1.7!

[edited to correct Krabbe to Kabbes - if I'm gonna congratulate the guy, I oughta at least spell his name right! :-[]