BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigPoppa]

Nothing but rain all day in kenosha so far. The infield is tarped, but the outfield may be a little wet tomorrow. Carthage just had a new drainage system put in last season so hopefully it works well and won't be too bad. Should be a great day of baseball tomorrow in kenosha between to solid ball clubs

We always used to say if the ball got to the outfield, the pitcher threw it in the wrong spot. Wet outfields should be the least of worries(can you tell I was an infielder... now, a wet infield is cause for serious alarm).

[Bstar21]

I have seen Augie play a couple of times this year and they are very solid.  Yet they still dont have everyone hitting on their team yet.  Their catching has gotten alot better and their pitching has been dominant.  I see Carthage's pitching has been solid as well.  Who has the edge in this weekend matchup?

[TitanRailer]

Tough week for the Titans.  There will be some weekend starting pitching changes moving towards youth.  Hopefully the young arms can produce some victories.  Or they can learn something from the Titan women, who are 16-2 and 6-0 in the CCIW.

Predictions for this weekends series (Greg - trust me, I will not pick NP to lose 3 this weekend)!!!

IWU over NCC 3-0 (IWU not happy, take it out on NCC, Titans score double digits in 2 games)

Augie over Carthage 2-1 (Carthage bats stall, no team scores more than 5 in a game all weekend)

Wheaton over Millikin 2-1 (Too close to call)

North Park over Elmhurst 2-1 (Elmhurst players believing they can go deep into the postseason has transferred to the city, Clark submits resume at Warrenville High, but it is quickly rejected)

[BigPoppa]

IWU over NCC 2-1

Carthage wins the series 2-1 versus Augie this weekend.

I will call the Wheaton/Millikin seires at 1-1-1... don't really know much about either team yet.

I am going to have to take NPU 2-1 this weekend.



This is a classic post. If there were a posting Hall of Fame, it would surely be in there.
"North Park over Elmhurst 2-1 (Elmhurst players believing they can go deep into the postseason has transferred to the city, Clark submits resume at Warrenville High, but it is quickly rejected)"

[Cooler King]

I'm not sure if I agree that EC will drop two against NP.  I am pretty sure that Ec will have a tough year.  They have lost a lot over the last year-- their coaching staff has largely disappeared, losing Joe and Denny Niezgoda, Earl Hansen, and (I think) Mike Palmer.  Also, Kevin Brandush, who would have been their best hitter, and a possible All-American, has left the team.  Brian Mucha, another senior with a good bat, has been injured and will likely be done.  Finally, their field and gym are a major disadvantage for recruiting talent in the area.

[REDMENFAN]

Carthage took both games from Augustana today: 3-2 and 3-1. Great pitching from both teams obviously. Augustana only had 1 earned run in 16 innings of ball, that has to say something about the job Jacob Husing and Scott Evosovich did on the mound for the Redmen.  Great turn out at Carthage today, just a great atmosphere for division 3 college baseball. Olson will go tomorrow for Carthage as they attempt to go for the sweep.

[augie_superfan]

Looks like Augie really needs to win tomorrow.  Anyone got a recap of what happened in that first game?  The Carthage hotline made it sound like Carthage scored twice on a play where Augie had 3 errors?  Was that true or was it that they just had 3 errors in the game?

Also, REDMANFAN, Carthage only had 1 earned run today as well so that shows what the Augie pitchers did too

[augie_superfan]

IWU beat NCC twice today; 6-0 and 7-4

Elmhurst beat NPU twice; 10-3 and 9-6

Wheaton beats Millikin 2 out of 3; 4-5, 6-5, 11-10

Therefore, the updated standings are:

Carthage     7-0
Augustana   4-3
IWU             4-3
North Park   4-3
Wheaton     4-4
Millikin          3-5
Elmhurst      2-5
NCC             1-6

Please correct me if I messed something up

[REDMENFAN]

Augie Superfan,

That play was insane that Carthage scored 2 runs on. It was pretty much a swinging bunt, the 1st basemen threw it away, then the catcher miss played the throw home for the first run, the ball rolled to the back stop allowing the hitter Barker to score. Moses Barker hit a  home run later in the day though to almost dead center with the wind blowing in. The previous inning, Carthage had the bases loaded with no outs and there 1,2,3 hitters up and failed to score, they were very fortunate to win the first game, but hey, a win is a win. Also, Augie pitchers were great as well. I just mentioned how impressive the Carthers pitchers were considering the offensive numbers Augustana has put up so far.

[augie_superfan]

Thanks for the info

[irish21]

Very, very impressive! If the Redmen can win playing small ball maybe there IS hope for the Cubs!!!

[REDMENFAN]

Augie's bats definately woke up today. They are beating Carthage 8-1 right now in the 6th inning. Sloppy play for Carthage defensively, it looks like their winning streak is going to end at 9.

[augie_superfan]

Augie beat Carthage 17-1 today...we could've used some of those runs yesterday.  Augie's #2 pitcher, Andrew Setter, threw a complete game 8 hitter.  He moves to 5-0 on the year.  Lots of good hitting from everyone today.  That is a big win to stay only 2 games back of Carthage.

[augie_superfan]

IWU won 13-7 over NCC today.

NPU beat Elmhurst 4-2 today


Updated Standings: (including next week's conference games)

Carthage    7-1     vs. Elmhurst (1)    vs. IWU (3)
Augustana  5-3    @ Wheaton (1)      vs. NPU (3)
IWU           5-3     vs. Millikin (1)      @ Carthage (3)
North Park  5-3     @ NCC (1)           @ Augie (3)
Wheaton    4-4     vs. Augie (1)        vs. NCC (1)   @ NCC (2)
Millikin        3-5     @ IWU (1)           vs. Elmhurst (3)
Elmhurst     2-6     @ Carthage (1)     @ Millikin (3)
NCC           1-7     vs. NPU (1)          @ Wheaton (1)   vs. Wheaton (2)


Should be a very telling week next week with the huge IWU/Carthage series and we will see how Augie will do against a much improved NPU squad.  Also, a big week for Wheaton against a struggling NCC team.

[BigPoppa]

The CCIW is turning out to be a very good race... as expected. Next weekend will determine the fate of many of the teams. Those off to a slow start must win to keep pace and those off to good starts can solidify playoff spots.