BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Viking Blue]

Final:  Carthage 11, North Park 2.  The Vikings are behind the 8 ball.

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU up 1-0 after 1.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Maybe, just maybe, the Titan bats are finally waking up!

4-0 in the middle of the third.  Here's hoping Pankau is up to the task.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Well, it's not gonna be as easy as I was starting to hope - in the bottom of the third Pankau got an out, yielded a single, then got out number two.  Three runs scored before he got out number three.  IWU 4, NCC 3 after 3.

[Mr. Ypsi]

At least for now, Pankau back in control - 5-3 after 5.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Where, oh where, has this offense been all season??

Top of the sixth, Brett Moore gets a 2-run tater and Casey McIntosh adds a solo shot.

8-3, middle of the sixth.  The way Pankau is going, that should be enough, but NCC scares me.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Titans add another in the 7th.  Entering the 8th, it is 9-3.

Unfortunately, baseball is not like basketball or football where at some point of the clock you can say "This one is history"!  I am still nervous.

[RedmanFan35]

There's a little something to be said for, Big Game, experience. All 4 teams used or are using their Pitching #1's. Lets see how the #2's do tomorrow.

[Mr. Ypsi]

There's a little something to be said for, Big Game, experience. All 4 teams used or are using their Pitching #1's. Lets see how the #2's do tomorrow.

Yeah, that is where depth of pitching comes in.

There is also something to be said for program experience.  I've thought all along (but was afraid to say it, and still may regret saying it now) that some way or other Carthage or IWU would still emerge as the pool A.

[Gregory Sager]

Giovenco didn't have it today, that's for sure ... but the Vikings lost it as a team. They didn't hit well, either, and they made some crucial errors that made Giovenco's job even harder. Tip your hat to Carthage for bringing its 'A' game today, and go get 'em tomorrow behind Mr. Steady, Pete Sparacino.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Titans get 3 more in the 8th - 12-3 entering the bottom of the 8th.

Unless the pitching falls totally apart, this is beginning to be a pounding.

[RedmanFan35]

I know exactly what your saying Ypsi. First name I think of when it comes to , who to beat, it's Wesleyan. Last week I posted not to get too excited or upset about last weekends results. It's a whole new season now. I stick by that, only because of so many returning players on Carthage and IWU whom just aren't ready to give up the top spots yet. Not to Disrespect the great years that both NPU and NCC are both continuing to have and might stiill come out on top, but I kinda felt that Carthage and IWU were pretty much, written off, by the majority of our posters. It's good to see the Pride show up in both these teams.

[RedmanFan35]

16 - 4 in the Bottom of the 9th, Ypsi. Where's  your confidence level at ?

[Mr. Ypsi]

Titans add four more in the ninth.  Entering the bottom of the ninth, 16-4 had BETTER mean 'game over'!   But I'd be even more confident if there was a clock!

Where the heck was this offense all season??!!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Even more importantly - will this offense show up tomorrow?