BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Titan Q]

A former IWU player (left after his freshman year, 2005-06) who was drafted by the White Sox...

http://blogs.southtownstar.com/whitesox/2009/06/local-player-drafted-by-sox.html

http://ucsbgauchos.cstv.com/sports/m-basebl/mtt/cummings_robby01.html

[RedmanFan35]

Congrats Mike !!! Go get em' Big Kid !!!!

[Gregory Sager]

Congratulations, Mike! Here's hoping we'll get the chance to see you play for the Twinkies at the Cell someday soon!

[jester13]

Were there any other kids drafted from the CCIW? Congrats to Mike.

[badgerwarhawk]

Carthage College baseball player dies unexpectedly....

http://www.carthage.edu/athletics/mens/baseball/


My condolences to the family.

[mr_b]

Carthage College baseball player dies unexpectedly....

http://www.carthage.edu/athletics/mens/baseball/


My condolences to the family.

What a tragic loss of a young athlete.  My sympathies to the family and the Carthage team.

[RedmanFan35]

A Great Kid, with a fantastic arm. I wish I knew God's plans. Sam transferred to Carthage last semester and was ineligible to play this past year. I don't think he intended to play at Carthage next year either.  I heard he  was looking at going to MATC next year.

God Bless the Schissel, Family. I can't even imagine the pain they're going through now. Things like this aren't supposed to happen.

[BigPoppa]

Carthage has released its schedule for Spring Break in Port Charlotte, Florida and the following weekend in Minneapoils at the Metrodome. Looks like another tough pre-CCIW schedule.

St. Thomas, Kean, Wooster (twice) and Heidelberg!! WOW! Nothing like finding out what you have right from the start. An 8-4 start would be great for the Redmen in 2010 as they head into the CCIW.

3/6/2010  Sat.   Heidelberg University (#14)
3/6/2010  Sat.   Ohio Wesleyan University
3/7/2010  Sun.   Medaille College
3/8/2010  Mon.   The College of Wooster (#2)
3/9/2010  Tue.   Juniata College
3/10/2010  Wed.   Muskingum College  
3/11/2010  Thu.   Ohio Wesleyan University  
3/12/2010  Fri.   The College of Wooster  (#2)
3/13/2010  Sat.   Kean University  (#6)
3/20/2010  Sat.   University of St. Thomas 7:30 p.m.  Metrodome  (#1)
3/21/2010  Sun.   Saint John's University (DH) 2 p.m.  Metrodome  

[RedmanFan35]

It sure seemed to work last year. Confidence or Humility, you need both to make it to Grand Chute in May. Pitching and Power Hitting took a Big Hit in the off season. The defense can only get better. I love the fact that they'll be seeing St. Thomas, Wooster, Kean and Heidlberg, before the Conference games hit. If they go 2-2, and compete in any game they drop, it could be another great year.

[OshDude]

Three in-region games? Meh ... good teams, for sure. Not much risk, though. Nine games until the bullets fly. They could return 2-10 (2-1 in-region) and still be in great shape.

[BigPoppa]

Three in-region games? Meh ... good teams, for sure. Not much risk, though. Nine games until the bullets fly. They could return 2-10 (2-1 in-region) and still be in great shape.

I was not thinking of in-region games, just looking at the level of competition they are facing prior to conference opening. Carthage should know exactly what they have by the time the CCIW rolls around:)

[BigPoppa]

Anyone have updates on the following Carthage questions:

1. Where did Carthage pitcher Jordan Jaehne-Llanas end up? From what I have heard from a VERY reliable source he is no longer enrolled at Carthage.

2. Trace Ruffie? What is his status for the upcoming season? Is he returning from his injury or not in 2010?

[BigPoppa]

FYI: Carthage has 5 of its first 10 games against teams ranked in the top 14 spots of the Collegiate Baseball poll.

Collegiate Baseball Pre-Season Poll

Rank    School Name    '09 Final Record    Point Totals
1. St. Thomas (MN)    41-13    263
2. Wooster (OH)    43-11    259 twice!!
3. Eastern Conn. St.    39-8    253
4. Chapman (CA)    32-17    249
5. Carthage (WI)    38-9    247
6. Kean (NJ)    39-11    245
7. Salisbury (MD)    38-8    242
8. Shenandoah (VA)    38-10    239
9.Trinity (CT)    33-7    236
10. Pomona-Pitzer (CA)    37-7    233
11. Keystone (PA)    40-6    232
12. Southern Maine    36-9    229
13. Farmingdale St. (NY)    30-17    224
14. Heidelberg (OH)    37-9    222
15. Wisc.-Whitewater    30-19    220
16. Rensselaer Poly. Inst. (NY)    37-13    216
17. SUNY Cortland (NY)    31-14    214
18. George Fox (OR)    36-11    211
19. Marietta (OH)    32-17    207
20. Cal. Lutheran (CA)    32-11    206
21. St. Olaf (MN)    32-14    203
22. Adrian (MI)    33-11    201
23. Ithaca (NY)    29-10    196
24. Wisc.-Stevens Point    31-16    195
25. Pacific Lutheran (WA)    31-9    194
26. Saint Joseph's (ME)    31-13    192
27. Rose-Hulman (IN)    32-14    188
28. Anderson (IN)    22-18    186
29. Franklin (IN)    31-11    182
30. Johns Hopkins (MD)   28-16   179
Other Top Teams: Beloit, WI (28-9), Christopher Newport, VA (26-13-2), College of New Jersey (27-18-1), Texas-Tyler (39-12), Nebraska Wesleyan (28-13), St. Scholastica, MN (36-7), Wheaton, MA (30-12), William Paterson, NJ (24-17), Washington & Jefferson, PA (35-14), Franklin & Marshall, PA (24-14-1).
Source: Collegiate Baseball newspaper

[theoneandonly]

Big Poppa any predictions on the CCIW this season? or your preseason poll?

[BigPoppa]

Big Poppa any predictions on the CCIW this season? or your preseason poll?

Big Poppa's Preseason Poll:

01 Wooster
02 St. Thomas
03 Salisbury
04 UW-Stevens Point
05 Eastern Connecticut
06 Heidelberg
07 Pomona-Pitzer
08 Chapman
09 Kean
10 Trinity (Conn.)
11 Adrian
12 Texas-Tyler
13 Southern Maine
14 Carthage
15 Wheaton (Mass.)
16 Millsaps
17 Keystone
18 Shenandoah
19 Cortland State
20 Marietta
21 Illinois Wesleyan
22 St. Olaf
23 Cal Lutheran
24 St. Scholastica
25 Beloit