BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

BigG296 · April 29, 2009, 10:23:04 AM

Kind of off topic, but does anybody know what the teams workout regimens are? I ask because I was at the IWU-Wheaton game last weekend and noticed some of the IWU players appeared too big for their bodies and it affected their mobility in the field and at the plate. The most noticeable was the SS Marzec. It looked like he was just way too big for his body and couldn't move that well. I just point him out because his numbers are down and there were POY and all conference predictions for him before the season started

REDMENFAN · April 29, 2009, 02:04:32 PM

Not sure exactly what programs they follow, but they should have a certified person in strength and conditioning who coordinates all the team workouts. If a player does choose to lift heavy and get bulky on his own, obviously that's his decision and not much can be done about that. At Carthage, their pitching coach is a certified s&c guy, and I know the guys follow sport specific workouts.

BigG296 · April 29, 2009, 03:00:54 PM

Thanks REDMANFAN..That is something I have always been curious about. I wonder what each teams' programs consist of during the offseason and regular season.

BigPoppa · April 29, 2009, 03:18:22 PM

I know that Carthage's stolen base totals have increased since Cory Everts took over the S & C portion of the program. Clearly he is doing something right with the speed aspect of the game.

BigPoppa · April 29, 2009, 08:26:28 PM

Carthage defeats North Central today 12-2 to sweep the three game series and move to 26-5 on the season and 15-1 in the CCIW. NCC drops to 6-11 in league play.

RedmanFan35 · April 29, 2009, 08:33:06 PM

One more win and Carthage clinches the CCIW

letsplay2 · April 29, 2009, 09:08:57 PM

Wheaton completes the sweep of Wesleyan with a 10-5 victory today and now holds 2nd place in the CCIW holding the tie breaker against them. Wheaton scored all 10 runs in the 7th inning highlighted by an absolute bomb from Antal that drove in 3 runs (if anyone has been the alexian, it cleared the miller light party deck beyond the left field fence by at least 30 feet).

Now Wheaton needs to take care of Millikin, which is a lot easier said than done... especially since the series is in decatur. Millikin has been in nearly every game it's played in the CCIW this year and if they start looking past them to the tourny, they will lose the series.

BigPoppa · April 29, 2009, 09:49:08 PM

WOW! IWU may have just played itself out of a Pool C bid if they do not grab the Pool A... And Wheaton may have played themselves into the discussion.

BigPoppa · April 29, 2009, 09:58:24 PM

Thoughts on who Carthage will throw this weekend against Elmhurst? Three Big Guns three the last two days so I doubt they'd risk a short rest start witht the CCIW tourney next week. Do they run out their non-conference starters to eat up innings and get guys ready for the tourney? Do they co with a committee of guys all getting work?

What are the odds that Carthage and Augustana play the rained out game if it will not change the seedings?

Mr. Ypsi · April 29, 2009, 10:08:40 PM

Quote from: RedmanFan35 on April 29, 2009, 08:33:06 PM
One more win and Carthage clinches the CCIW

Unless I'm mistaken, Carthage has already clinched home field (though needs one more win to clinch a solo title) - they have 15 wins, which is the most that either Wheaton or IWU can finish with, and Carthage has the h-to-h tie break over both.

BigPoppa · April 29, 2009, 10:18:29 PM

Quote from: Mr. Ypsi on April 29, 2009, 10:08:40 PM
Quote from: RedmanFan35 on April 29, 2009, 08:33:06 PM
One more win and Carthage clinches the CCIW

Unless I'm mistaken, Carthage has already clinched home field (though needs one more win to clinch a solo title) - they have 15 wins, which is the most that either Wheaton or IWU can finish with, and Carthage has the h-to-h tie break over both.

You are correct, sir. Carthage has clinched a tie in the standings, but wins home field and the #1 seed based on head to head.

CCIWFAN6 · April 29, 2009, 11:35:57 PM

According to IWU website, they lost 12-2 to Benedictine. This means they will absolutely have to go to Kenosha and win the conference tournament to go to the NCAA.

Mr. Ypsi · April 30, 2009, 12:06:11 AM

Quote from: BigPoppa on April 29, 2009, 09:58:24 PM
Thoughts on who Carthage will throw this weekend against Elmhurst? Three Big Guns three the last two days so I doubt they'd risk a short rest start witht the CCIW tourney next week. Do they run out their non-conference starters to eat up innings and get guys ready for the tourney? Do they co with a committee of guys all getting work?

What are the odds that Carthage and Augustana play the rained out game if it will not change the seedings?

[Oops - hit 'post' before I typed a post! :-[]

As far as I can tell, the make-up game would be irrelevant unless IWU sweeps Augie AND NPU sweeps NCC - in that scenario, NPU is 9-12, Augie is 9-11, but NPU has the tie-break if Augie loses to Carthage. Though on further thought, if Augie sweeps IWU, they beat out IWU, but the game would still be necessary if Wheaton gets swept by Millikin. With a 1-2 or 2-1 split, Augie is assured of fourth without making up the Carthage game.

BigPoppa · April 30, 2009, 01:37:01 PM

CCIW STATISTICAL LEADERS- Conference games only

INDIVIDUAL BATTING
Min 2.0 AB/Team game G Avg AB R H RBI 2B 3B HR BB
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Dave Hoffman AUGIE........ 15 .459 61 13 28 18 7 0 0 7
Roberts, Drew CARTH....... 7 .423 26 4 11 1 4 0 0 2
Miller, Ryan WHEAT........ 17 .423 71 21 30 20 7 0 2 8
Hofer, Zach ELMHU......... 15 .418 55 10 23 13 5 0 3 4
John Wagle AUGIE.......... 15 .408 71 15 29 16 5 1 1 3
Frigo, Mike MILLI......... 14 .407 54 7 22 13 3 0 2 5
Dennison, Steve WHEAT..... 15 .397 58 18 23 19 3 2 5 5
Kevin Schuetz AUGIE....... 14 .396 53 17 21 10 3 0 2 3
Moore, Brett IWU.......... 17 .394 66 18 26 11 3 1 2 10
Morrissey, Mike IWU....... 16 .390 59 13 23 10 4 0 1 8
Kolb, Brian WHEAT......... 17 .375 64 22 24 16 5 0 1 15
Myles Kurnick AUGIE....... 15 .373 51 18 19 7 3 0 1 8
Antal, Charlie WHEAT...... 17 .369 65 24 24 17 4 1 5 10
Herrera, Nick ELMHU....... 16 .367 60 14 22 20 4 1 5 5
Corrigan, Michael NCC..... 13 .360 50 13 18 12 4 1 1 6

INDIVIDUAL PITCHING
Min 1.0 IP/Team game App ERA W-L Sv IP H R ER BB SO
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Tosi, Alex IWU............ 4 0.84 2-0 1 21.1 19 2 2 7 20
Pankau, Jason IWU......... 4 1.85 4-0 0 24.1 16 6 5 3 25
Pucher, Andy CARTH........ 2 2.08 2-0 0 13.0 8 4 3 1 6
Ruffie, Trace CARTH....... 4 2.25 3-0 0 36.0 28 12 9 6 29
Kirchhofer IWU............ 4 2.25 3-1 0 28.0 24 10 7 6 24
Jaehne-Llanas, Jord CARTH. 3 2.25 2-1 0 20.0 18 6 5 9 19
Froelich, Joe IWU......... 5 2.34 2-2 0 34.2 28 13 9 12 25
Mike Trotta AUGIE......... 5 2.45 1-1 1 33.0 30 15 9 14 25
Giovenco, Mike NPU........ 5 2.91 2-2 0 34.0 26 17 11 18 44
Laird, Michael MILLI...... 4 3.32 0-1 1 19.0 19 7 7 6 6
Dennison, Steve WHEAT..... 4 3.60 2-1 0 30.0 32 16 12 8 27
Bonnett, Joel NPU......... 4 3.93 1-2 0 18.1 17 20 8 14 15
Kloss, Mike NCC........... 4 4.32 3-0 0 33.1 30 17 16 15 32
Perez, Mario CARTH........ 4 4.56 3-0 0 23.2 31 15 12 10 17
Urbanowicz, Tim WHEAT..... 5 4.62 4-1 0 39.0 36 27 20 26 35

REDMENFAN · April 30, 2009, 03:09:39 PM

No clue what they'll do, but I'd guess maybe the guys who threw Tuesday will throw a few innings (50-60 pitches) on Saturday to stay sharp. Its pretty much like throwing a full bullpen session between starts. Then Jordan, who got the win yesterday, may do the same on Sunday. Or, I guess they could throw all the bullpen guys to get them some work in case several are needed during the tournament. Good thing they got the games in the past 2 days because its been pouring non-stop all day.