BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[ChiSoxMan]

With the offensive explosion by NCC this year, one might say yes to your question. 

[mr_b]

When do the All-CCIW teams come out?

[CCIWFAN6]

When do the All-CCIW teams come out?

The coaches meet Monday at North Central to select the teams.  I would assume it would be much like softball was this weekend and released on Tuesday.

[CCIWFAN6]

My All CCIW Team: Notable Stats Listed after name
1st Team
INF                                               
Joey Aiello (Carthage) POY- Avg:.456, Slg .773, 2b 12, hr 3, rbi 30         
Nick Robinson (NCC)- Avg.438, 2b 6, Runs 31, sb 5
Trevor Popp (NPU)- Avg.438, 2b 7, Runs 29, sb 18
Ryan Javech (NPU)- Avg.426, Slg .649, 2b 10, hr 3, Runs 29
Josh Albers (Carthage)-Avg .407, Slg .630, 2b 6, hr 4

OF
Trevor Whately (Carthage)- Avg.414, Slg .621, hr 4, rbi 19
Blaise Sylvester (Millikin)- Avg.398, 2b 5, hr 4, rbi 18
Justin Zeller (Wheaton)- Avg.395, 2b 9, hr 6, rbi 25, runs 27
Stefen Edwards (Millikin)- Avg.380, runs 26, 2b 4, hr 2, sb 11 

Utility

Dave Hoffman (Augustana)- Avg.436, Slg .617, 2b 8, hr 3, rbi 24

DH
Joe Turek (NCC)- Avg.398, Slg.687,  2b 9, hr 5 rbi 34

Catcher
Michael Corrian (NCC)- Avg.388, Slg.659, 2b 8, hr 5, rbi 42

Pitchers
Jason Pankau (IWU) POY- 4-2, 3.45 ERA (Was the lone bright spot for IWU this year)
Nate Arenson (NCC)-4-1, 3.63 ERA (Best stats for the Conference Champs)
Eric Rohe (Carthage)- 4-2, 3.93 (Put up good #'s on a staff that struggled)
Pete Sparacino (NPU)/Mike Giovenco (NPU)- 6-0, 4.04 ERA - 3-1, 4.15 ERA, .199 BAA, w/ 55k's in 43 innings

*It was hard for me to leave a guy off this list who goes 6-0, with the 4th best ERA among guys who started all year, so my last spot was split between two NPU guys.

[jigsaw54]

Poppa you got any predictions on all conference selections. 

[Gregory Sager]

Congrats to North Park's Pete Sparacino upon being named CCIW Pitcher of the Week. He, teammate Mike Giovenco, and Jason Pankau of Illinois Wesleyan are the only hurlers to win two POW awards this season.

[BigPoppa]

Poppa you got any predictions on all conference selections. 

I am working on it, but I am not sure if the CCIW is list players as infields or as positions. Some years is is different and can really change the way that it lays out. This is a wide-open year for the all-CCIW teams.

I think I'd put either Carthage's Joey Aiello or NCC's Nick Robinson as Player of the Year. I think the coaches will lean towards Robinson as NCC won the league.

As for Pitcher of the Year, it could be a toss-up with Kloss and Arenson from NCC, NPU's Sparacino or Pankau for IWU who posted a solid 4-2 record on a team that could not score any runs.

[CCIWFAN6]

Poppa you got any predictions on all conference selections. 

I am working on it, but I am not sure if the CCIW is list players as infields or as positions. Some years is is different and can really change the way that it lays out. This is a wide-open year for the all-CCIW teams.

I think I'd put either Carthage's Joey Aiello or NCC's Nick Robinson as Player of the Year. I think the coaches will lean towards Robinson as NCC won the league.

As for Pitcher of the Year, it could be a toss-up with Kloss and Arenson from NCC, NPU's Sparacino or Pankau for IWU who posted a solid 4-2 record on a team that could not score any runs.

According to the CCIW sports guide, it will be broken down how I have it.  5 infielders, 4 outfielders, 1 utility, 1 catcher, 1 DH and 4 Pitchers.

[BigPoppa]

Here is the team I'd put up as the all-CCIW team:

All CCIW

1B- Joey Aiello (Carthage)

2B- Trevor Popp (North Park)

SS- Brian Kolb (Wheaton)

3B- Nick Robinson (North Central)

C- Michael Corrigan (North Central)

OF-
     Trevor Whately (Carthage)
     Steve Hlavac (North Central)
     Blaise Sylvester (millikin)

Pitchers-
     Jason Pankau (IWU)
     Paul Sparacino (North Park)
     Nate Arenson (North Central)
     Mike Kloss (North Central)

UTL- Dave Hoffman (Augustana)

[droppinbombs47]

Looking at the weather forecast in Naperville tonight as well as tomorrow, does anyone know what happens to the tournament if weather becomes a factor, especially since NCC doesn't have lights and games can't be played later at night?

[BigPoppa]

Looking at the weather forecast in Naperville tonight as well as tomorrow, does anyone know what happens to the tournament if weather becomes a factor, especially since NCC doesn't have lights and games can't be played later at night?

Bumps into sunday... or maybe play a game or two at Wheaton's facility.

[ChiSoxMan]

Wheaton's home field is Alexian Field in Schaumburg, home of the Northern League's Schaumburg Flyers, who have spring exhibition games scheduled there. In 2006, the host Carthage, which also does not have lights, refused to relinquish their host field to another site when drenching rains and cold wind were happening for 2 1/2 days straight. As a result, the tournament was reduced to a single elimination one that took 2 days.

This is a possibility if North Central doesn't want to give up its home field hosting privilege. However, the weather on Friday through Sunday is forecast to be good, so I don't think anything more than a day's delay will occur.

[BigPoppa]

Wheaton's home field is Alexian Field in Schaumburg, home of the Northern League's Schaumburg Flyers, who have spring exhibition games scheduled there. In 2006, the host Carthage, which also does not have lights, refused to relinquish their host field to another site when drenching rains and cold wind were happening for 2 1/2 days straight. As a result, the tournament was reduced to a single elimination one that took 2 days.

This is a possibility if North Central doesn't want to give up its home field hosting privilege. However, the weather on Friday through Sunday is forecast to be good, so I don't think anything more than a day's delay will occur.

I can't blame a team for not wanting to give up its home field advantage for these HUGE games.

FYI: Carthage installed lights this spring and they are now fully functional.

[mr_b]

Wheaton's home field is Alexian Field in Schaumburg, home of the Northern League's Schaumburg Flyers, who have spring exhibition games scheduled there. In 2006, the host Carthage, which also does not have lights, refused to relinquish their host field to another site when drenching rains and cold wind were happening for 2 1/2 days straight. As a result, the tournament was reduced to a single elimination one that took 2 days.

Doesn't Carthage's field now have lights?

I remember the 2006 tournament -- three straight times I hustled out of the office after class and drove up to Kenosha, only to sit in the rain for a couple of hours.  The switch to single-elimination was a travesty.

[ChiSoxMan]

No one was more upset about that than Luke Johnson, who got NPU into the tournament that year for the first time in a long time, and what happens? He had to face Carthage in game 1 of a single elimination tourney. NPU was one and done as a result.

BigPoppa, you are correct. I had meant to say that in 2006 Carthage didn't have lights. I used the present tense when I intended to mean past tense.