BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigPoppa]

I agree, Sager... NPU can really do some damage in the CCIW with another solid week. Looks like Coach Luke Johnson has really made some improvements in his short time there.

[REDMENFAN]

I heard Elmhurst never tarped their field...any word on what type of condition it is in? If it is unplayable, I know Carthage tarped theirs, maybe the games could be moved to Kenosha. If anyone finds out anything, please let me know

[Captain Morgan]

I heard Elmhurst never tarped their field...any word on what type of condition it is in? If it is unplayable, I know Carthage tarped theirs, maybe the games could be moved to Kenosha. If anyone finds out anything, please let me know

From what I have read on this website, it would not surprise me if the Elmhurst coach "forgot" to tarp his field in order to get his pitchers more rest and avoid an 0-5 CCIW start.

[BigPoppa]

I would love to see the game moved to Carthage if Elmhurst is unplayable. I think it only makes sense... they can flip the other game later in the season. I know it's been done in the past.

How is the weather everywhere else?

[BigPoppa]

Carthage just posted that the game will be played, but it has been moved back from a 1PM start to a 2pm start. I hope they can get both games in before dark. Does Elmhurst have lights?

[BigPoppa]

I just noticed that Carthage is only hitting .296 as a team. It must be driving Augie crazy to watch that. I wonder when the last time they had a team that hit under .300 was....

[REDMENFAN]

Carthage just posted that the game will be played, but it has been moved back from a 1PM start to a 2pm start. I hope they can get both games in before dark. Does Elmhurst have lights?

That doesn't make much sense to me. I don't know how much of a difference one hour will make. Its not like its 85 and sunny. I know if it was a home game for Carthage, Augie would have had his players out there at 7 in the morning getting that thing ready to go (not to mention again that the field would've surely been tarped in the first place). Those who have played for or at Carthage in wet conditions know that if there is any way at all possible to get that game in, Augie will do it.

[Captain Morgan]

Anybody have any CCIW scores from today?

None of the websites have anything posted yet.

[augie_superfan]

per the Elmhurst website:

Game 1:  Carthage wins 19-4
Game 2:  Carthage wins 7-5

[BigPoppa]

per the Elmhurst website:

Game 1:  Carthage wins 19-4
Game 2:  Carthage wins 7-5

Thanks, Superfan! Looks like the Carthage bats woke up a bit today!

[irish21]

Just spoke to IV...the Redmen improve to 5-0 in the CCIW! They won the opener 7-5 and the nightcap was a 19-4 rout! The Redmen batted around twice in the first inning and pushed 13 runs across the plate!

Nice!!!!!!

[augie_superfan]

Guess I had Game 1 and 2 flopped...oh well...who pitched for Carthage?

[irish21]

Superfan...you never know with Augie! You could have the right order and scores!!

Didn't talk about the pitchers. He was too excited about the bats coming alive!

[irish21]

From the Elmhurst website...

Jeff Livek earned the win for Carthage, throwing four innings and allowing three earned runs on six hits. Ryan Roufus worked three shutout innings in relief to earn the save.

Chris Krepline notched the win for Carthage, throwing five innings and allowing just one earned run on three hits. He struck out five in the process.

Carthage sent 18 men to the plate in the first inning while jumping out to a 13-0 lead. The Redmen went up 18-0 after one and a half innings with five runs in the second.

The site had Red Men. The change is mine. I'm still not buying into the politically correct change since I know the original origin!

[BigPoppa]

Millikin sweeps IWU on Tuesday...

Big Blue moves to 2-3 and IWU drops to 1-3.