BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU now down 4-2 in the 7th.  If this doesn't turn around soon, I fear we may join Carthage in the 'dustbin of history'. 

Is a CCIW tournament legal with NEITHER Carthage or IWU in it?!

[D3Vike11]

North Park clinches Conference Title as they win on a walk-off single by Javech in the 9th. North Park will host the tournament! Great day to be a VIKE! (North park that is...)

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU tied it up in the bottom of the 9th.  They are now in the 11th, still 4-4.

[Gregory Sager]

North Park clinches Conference Title as they win on a walk-off single by Javech in the 9th. North Park will host the tournament! Great day to be a VIKE! (North park that is...)

Indeed!

Congratulations, NPU Vikings!

Still some work to do, but it's now definite -- the CCIW tourney will be held at the corner of Foster & Albany on Chicago's beautiful North Side next weekend. Times and dates TBA.

[Gregory Sager]

Both wins by NPU were hard-fought, come-from-behind affairs that resulted in a walkoff in the bottom of the ninth. The Vikes had to come back from a 2-0 deficit to win game one, with Kuligowski picking up the win after going the distance. In game two, the Vikes had to rally after falling behind 4-0 early. Nick Soldano, who went the distance for the win, gave up only one hit in the last five-plus innings that he pitched. As D3Vike11 said, Ryan Javech -- who was just named Academic All-District this past week -- drilled a hit into right center to bring home Mike Coduto with the winning run.

This marks the first time since 1984 that North Park has repeated as CCIW champions.

The magic number for an outright CCIW title is now one. If Elmhurst loses the game currently underway (it's 4-4 in the 12th in Bloomington) or the game in Elmhurst tomorrow, or NPU wins in Naperville, the Vikings are the sole champions. But even if everything breaks Elmhurst's way, NPU will still host the tourney based upon the head-to-head tiebreaker, as NPU beat the 'jays two out of three last weekend.

[Gregory Sager]

Is a CCIW tournament legal with NEITHER Carthage or IWU in it?!

Not only legit, but beautiful as well.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Is a CCIW tournament legal with NEITHER Carthage or IWU in it?!

Not only legit, but beautiful as well.

CLEAR proof of the old adage:

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

[Mr. Ypsi]

Titans have the bases loaded, one out bottom of the 12th! ...

[Mr. Ypsi]

DANG!  After Frericks hit into a fielder's choice (runner out at the plate), Idstein was unable to duplicate his heroics in the first game - going to the 13th.

[Gregory Sager]

Wesleyan wins in the 13th, which means that NPU wins the CCIW outright!

[Gregory Sager]

Is a CCIW tournament legal with NEITHER Carthage or IWU in it?!

Not only legit, but beautiful as well.

CLEAR proof of the old adage:

"Beauty is in the eye of the beholder."

My definition of beauty involves Dennis Martel having to pay to get into the ballpark to watch the CCIW tourney as a spectator. Can't happen now, since 11-10 Wheaton loses tiebreakers to all three of the other teams vying for playoff spots, as Augie, Elmhurst, and IWU are all 11-9 as of today -- but I would have loved to see it. So would basically everyone who follows NPU baseball, as Viking Blue can attest. He posted this during the Augie vs. IWU series:

Put one on the board for Augustana in the top of the tenth.  4-3 Augie.  After hearing some of the details about last weekend in Bloomington....GO VIKINGS!

... and I think he spoke for all of us who root for the Park.

[Mr. Ypsi]

With men on second and third, one out, Elmhurst intentionally walked A. J. Nathan to get to  ... Kevin Callahan?!!   Winning run moments later.

Millikin was already eliminated.  I believe that IWU's win eliminated Carthage and that Carthage eliminated Wheaton.  Are the other five still all alive, or is the 'Final Four' already determined?

[izzy stradlin]

With men on second and third, one out, Elmhurst intentionally walked A. J. Nathan to get to  ... Kevin Callahan?!!   Winning run moments later.

Millikin was already eliminated.  I believe that IWU's win eliminated Carthage and that Carthage eliminated Wheaton.  Are the other five still all alive, or is the 'Final Four' already determined?

Tourney is set:  NPU, IWU, EC, AC

[Gregory Sager]

Updated standings

team	CCIW	region	overall
1North Park	13-7	25-9	28-11
*Elmhurst	11-9	17-16	22-17
*Augustana	11-9	21-12	25-14
*Illinois Wesleyan	11-9	21-12	25-13
Wheaton	11-10	15-14	22-18
North Central	9-11	15-14	20-17
Carthage	9-12	19-16	21-17
Millikin	6-14	9-26	11-26

[Gregory Sager]

With men on second and third, one out, Elmhurst intentionally walked A. J. Nathan to get to  ... Kevin Callahan?!!

No, Callahan was the one who was intentionally walked. Nathan got on (a single, I believe) and then took second on a passed ball before Callahan was intentionally walked.