BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[REDMENFAN]

Carthage's website shows Carthage losing to Wooster 14-10, no box score yet

[mr_b]

North Park defeated Southern Vermont, 12-4.  Box score  The Vikings play a JV game on Tuesday before taking on Haverford College on Wednesday.

[BigPoppa]

Carthage drops a 14-10 decision to Wooster on Monday, but it appears they should have fared much better. From the Carthage website:

  Carthage pitchers hit seven Wooster batters and walked six, while the Red Men defense committed six errors.  "Sandwiched around some terrible baseball, we hit the ball well against some quality pitching," said Carthage coach Augie Schmidt IV.  "Everything else was terrible."

7 HBPs and 6 BBS mixed with 6 Es is and extra 19 runners for Wooster. Not a good start for the Redmen as their defense continues to struggle down south. Still, they are 0-0 in-region as of this point.

[REDMENFAN]

Article from paper on Carthage's loss to Wooster.  The Redmen have the day off today, and then senior Chris Krepline is expected to take the bump Wednesday for the first time since 2008.  Also, Carthage will play 2nd ranked Wooster again on Friday.

http://www.kenoshanews.com/sports/red_men_drop_wild_one_on_diamond_7510111.html

[Mugsy]

Wheaton splits their 2nd doubleheader to move to 2-2 on the season, this one against Aurora.  

Wheaton lost game one by a score of 8-3, primarily due to unearned runs.  2 runs scored in the first inning on a bases loaded throwing error.  Then in the 7th with the score knotted at 3 Aurora loads the bases with 2 outs and had consecutive 2-run singles.  According to the box score, Aurora had seven unearned runs.  Ouch!

Wheaton wins the 2nd game 12-7.

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2010/3/8/BB_aurora.aspx?path=baseball

[Gramps]

Carthage drops their opener 3-1 to #8 Heidelberg. The Redmen defense allowed three unearned run after a pair of errors by the shortstop and a dropped flyball. Gotta love it when your first day outside is your first game of the season. Hopefully, things tighten up quickly. The Redmen get Medaille today before facing #2 Wooster in a DH tomorrow.

Big Poppa, Gramps here, been down in Florida all week.  Weather not the best, but it beats the snow up North.
Hate to disagree, but only two runs were unearned.
Talked with a Carthage gramps after the game and he praised the Berg for having a fine team and we parted
wishing luck to each other's team and hoping to meet again in the World Series. You have very fine fans, and
they certainly know their baseball.

[BigPoppa]

Is it just me or is anyone else nervous to see how Chris Krepline's return to the mound goes today for Carthage against the Fightin' Muskies of Muskingum? A solid return for the former all-region pitcher could bode well for Carthage's future this season.

[Mugsy]

Wheaton pounds Mount St. Mary 13-4 yesterday to improve to 3-2.  Mount St. Mary is 0-5.

Sounds like Wheaton took advantage of a field with large dimensions at Disney, as they had 5 triples.

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2010/3/9/BB_mountstmary.aspx?path=baseball

[BigPoppa]

Carthage vs Muskingum live on-line at 12:30 pm Central time.

http://www.muskingum.edu/home/athletics/broadcast.html

[BigPoppa]

Carthage up 5-3 after 3 innings.

[BigPoppa]

Carthage is now pouring it on as they are up 11-3 after the 4th...  Still, a concern I have is the Carthage defense. A pair of errors led to the Muskies plating three runs in the second. Gotta clean that up guys.

On a positive note, it sounds like Krepline has settled in after some early control issues and is the Krepline he has been in the past. Along with IWU's Kulavic, Krepline is returning from a season off after an injury and BOTH are huge wild-cards in the CCIW this season.

[BigPoppa]

Now 14-3 in favor of the Redmen. The bench is starting to empty.

[REDMENFAN]

Carthage wins 14-6 after falling behind early in the game 3-0 to improve to 3-2. Their losses are to the #2 and #5 teams respectively.

[BigPoppa]

If Carthage can get through the Southern Trip and the Metrodome with a little above a .500 record, I think will be in great shape. In addition to playing #2 Wooster and #5 Heidelberg already, they face #2 Wooster again on Friday, #4 Kean on Saturday and face #1 St. Thomas in the Dome next weekend.

THAT is a brutal stretch to start the season. Not sure anyone else in the nation is facing teams of that caliber that often in the first two weeks. It will provide a great barometer for the Redmen.

[Gregory Sager]

North Park suffered its first loss of the season today, falling to Haverford down in Florida, 8-7. NPU had the tying run on second and the winning run on first in the ninth, but couldn't get the job done. Both teams are now 5-1 on the season. The Vikings will face Lawrence tomorrow.