BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

RedmanFan35 · April 11, 2009, 07:09:34 PM

IWU prevails in game 3, winning 1-0. If your a fan of good hitting, this was'nt your series. If you Love Pitching, this was your series !!!!

11 Runs total for both teams in 3 games and only 7 earned !!! Incredible. Great Series !!!

Mr. Ypsi · April 11, 2009, 09:39:08 PM

I'll predict the regular-season title for Carthage unless Augie sweeps them next weekend (which I just can't see). If Augie wins 2 of 3, the season-ending series of IWU/Augie (1 in Btown, 2 in RI) MAY be meaningful, but someone else will need to whack Carthage a couple of times.

Of course, I may put more importance on regular-season titles than many. All three are likely a lock for the conference tourney (the 3 are 1,2,3 in every major team category), and almost certainly at least two of them will make the post-season (and I'm not ruling out all three).

BigPoppa · April 13, 2009, 09:06:49 AM

CCIW Standings:

Carthage 10-1/ 17-5 (Should coast to the #1 seed in the CCIW Touney as long as they are not swept in Augustana next week)

Illinois Wesleyan 8-3/ 16-8 (Losing two of three to Carthage does not hurt them nearly as bad as it appears... still in a position to do some post-season damage)

Augustana 8-4/ 21-7 (in much more trouble than they appear to be... 4 CCIW losses and have not played Carthage or IWU yet)

Wheaton (Ill.) 6-6/ 13-15 (right about where they are expected to be in the CCIW)

North Park 4-7/ 13-13 (a bit disappointing as I expected more from NPU in 2009... still have a chance to make a run to the #4 seed in the CCIW tourney)

North Central 4-7/ 5-14 (What has happened to this once powerful program?)

Elmhurst 3-9/ 11-13 (a struggling program still looking for direction)

Millikin 2-8/ 8-14 (How can one program be so bad for so long?)

BigPoppa · April 13, 2009, 01:45:39 PM

CCIW Offensive Statistics through April 9th:
Batting avg
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1. Illinois Wesleyan... .343
2. Augustana........... .334
3. Wheaton............. .333
4. Carthage............ .317
5. Elmhurst............ .315

Slugging pct
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1. Illinois Wesleyan... .516
2. Augustana........... .484
3. Wheaton............. .480
4. Elmhurst............ .468
5. North Park.......... .467 NO CARTHAGE??! Wow!

On base pct
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1. Carthage............ .431
2. Wheaton............. .424
3. Illinois Wesleyan... .423
4. Augustana........... .407
5. North Park.......... .403

Runs scored
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1. Augustana........... 223
2. Illinois Wesleyan... 191
3. North Park.......... 175
4. Carthage............ 169
5. Wheaton............. 168

Hits
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1. Augustana........... 284
2. Illinois Wesleyan... 263
3. Wheaton............. 241
4. North Park.......... 235
5. Carthage............ 201

Runs batted in
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1. Augustana........... 199
2. Illinois Wesleyan... 174
3. Wheaton............. 151
4. North Park.......... 149
Carthage............ 149

Doubles
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1. Augustana........... 57
2. North Park.......... 51
3. Illinois Wesleyan... 43
4. Elmhurst............ 42
5. North Central....... 35 No Carthage??

Triples
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1. Wheaton............. 16
2. North Park.......... 15
3. Elmhurst............ 10
Augustana........... 10
5. Carthage............ 4

Home runs
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1. Illinois Wesleyan... 28
2. Augustana........... 17
3. North Park.......... 16
Carthage............ 16 They have had many years where one player hit more than 16 HRs
5. North Central....... 15

Walks
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1. Carthage............ 109
2. Wheaton............. 101
3. Illinois Wesleyan... 99
4. North Park.......... 92
5. Augustana........... 90

Hit by pitch
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1. North Park.......... 47
2. Augustana........... 26
Carthage............ 26
4. Wheaton............. 21
5. Illinois Wesleyan... 17

Strikeouts
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1. Wheaton............. 152
2. North Park.......... 137
3. Millikin............ 134
4. Carthage............ 113
5. Elmhurst............ 105

Stolen bases
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1. Augustana........... 49
2. Carthage............ 43 When did Carthage become a running team?
3. North Park.......... 40
4. Millikin............ 26
5. Illinois Wesleyan... 24

I am shaocked at Carthage going for a free-swinging team that hit 2Bs and HRs to a singles team that steals bases. They are clearly getting it done on the hill this spring.

BigPoppa · April 13, 2009, 03:30:34 PM

I have a weird feeling about the Carthage/Marian DH tomorrow? Any one else? MArian is hitting .340 as a team, but has an ERA in the mid 7s. The Redmen could pile up some big offensive numbers, but cannot make any mistakes with pitch locations.

Sometimes I feel like I am having a conversation with myself on these boards

REDMENFAN · April 13, 2009, 04:25:49 PM

Ha! You're not just talking to yourself. I'd imagine Augie will get some guys some AB's who haven't gotten a ton, but Carthage has shown that their next 3-4 guys who are not weekend starts are also quite capable. I think the pitching Carthage puts on the hill tomorrow will be better quality than Marian's, but who knows for sure I guess. Sure I'm bias, but I look for Carthage to win both fairly easily tomorrow

RedmanFan35 · April 13, 2009, 07:51:11 PM

I agree. The Pitchings Deep. Carthage will put two Pitchers on the hill who can win, while saving Ruffie, Perez, Jahne-Llanas and probably Danly for Augustana. I'm sure there will be some playing time for some non-starters also. Augie's pretty good at making sure he's not leaving, a Diamond in the rough, on the bench. He usually get's a good look at these guys during the non-conference games.

I worry about the let down after a Big series at IWU. They did'nt hit real well down there, but you have to give credit to the IWU pitching staff also. Their pretty good.

REDMENFAN · April 14, 2009, 09:48:23 AM

Can you imagine if Carthage had their entire pitching staff this year. Chris Krepline had a great junior year last year, Sam Schiessel was Minnesota's number 2 after fall ball before transferring back home, and Dave Foss was great all fall/winter. Foss will be back soon coming off an injury (not arm related), not sure about Krepline and Schiessel should be the ace of the staff next year. Who in the heck would start weekend series if those 6 guys were all playing??

BigPoppa · April 14, 2009, 10:05:51 AM

I expected this to be a "rebuilding" year for the Redmen, but I guess I was wrong. They reloaded with arms while thier young position players develop. Makes them a dangerous team in May.

REDMENFAN · April 14, 2009, 10:14:36 AM

Looks like 60 and partly sunny in the Kenosha/Racine area tomorrow! Oh wait, that's inland. Mid 40's and windy along the lake front, that's Carthage baseball in April

BigPoppa · April 14, 2009, 10:20:23 AM

Quote from: REDMENFAN on April 14, 2009, 10:14:36 AM
Looks like 60 and partly sunny in the Kenosha/Racine area tomorrow! Oh wait, that's inland. Mid 40's and windy along the lake front, that's Carthage baseball in April

HA! That's Carthage baseball in late-MAY!! I could never understand how it could be 20 degrees warmer a half mile away... always so cold on the lake there.

79jaybird · April 14, 2009, 12:10:11 PM

"What has happened to this once powerful program?"

BP- That could be said about Elmhurst too. Ron Wellman had a strong run of CCIW titles and had Elmhurst (on the map) not THAT long ago. Now for (whatever) reason the Jays have struggled to get their program going.

RedmanFan35 · April 14, 2009, 06:32:34 PM

Hey Redmenfan, Who's Schiessel ? Tha't a name I haven't heard before and he's not on the roster. Are you sure he's coming to Carthage ?

Foss should be back anyday now. It does'nt look so good for Krepline. Damn Shame .

BigPoppa · April 15, 2009, 10:29:07 AM

CCIW

Pre-season Coaches Poll: Current Standings:
1. Carthage 1. Carthage
2. IWU 2. IWU
3. Augustana 3. Augustana
4. Wheaton 4. Wheaton
5. North Central 5. North Park
6. North Park 5. North Central (tie)
7. Elmhurst 7. Elmhurst
8. Millikin 8. Millikin

The coaches so far have been right on. It appears they know the opponents VERY well.

yank52 · April 15, 2009, 12:17:13 PM

Big game today for NPU Vikings, tooling down to Millikin for the 3rd game of the series.
Vikings need this win if they are to move into the upper 4some.

I'd say a must win.

Looking at the past 3 years NPU was 13 and 13, 12 and 14 and now 13 and 13, one of these times they won't lose the majority of the remaining 10games and start to inch toward the 20game win season.

Good luck today!!!! Will be watching via Live Stats hopefully......