BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[REDMENFAN]

final score: Carthage 12, Concordia Ill. 4. Krepline was the winning pitcher for Carthage. Thats all the details I know as of now

[augie_superfan]

Rose-Hulman is already hosting a regional...I don't know if that could possibly be a place for some of our teams or if they'll try to keep all the central region teams together somewhere else

[augie_superfan]

Bataviapete...how are the Tri-City teams doing this year.  I'm an alum of Geneva.  I've done a horrible job the past few years of keeping up with the local teams now that I'm living nowhere close.

[BigPoppa]

I watched the first five innings of the Carthage-Concordia game today. Redmen were up 5-0 when I left. They hit the ball well and put up four in the first. Boe Baitinger in CF is a very good looking ballplayer. Very fast and made a spectacular diving catch in right-center to take away a sure double.

If the bats can stay hot, they should win the CCIW tournament with the pitching staff. A four team regional would be huge!

4 teams would be nice, but all regionals are either 6 or 7 teams this year. 53 teams in the NCAAs this spring.

[augie_superfan]

Looks like some horrible weather on tap this weekend in Kenosha.

[irish21]

Redmenfan...I remember the trip to Jackson, Mississippi all too well! What a hellhole! I can't remember which school the NCAA administrator for the regional came from (I think Central of IA) but even he told us we got screwed royally by being placed in that regional. Number 2 team in the country while Ripon, an at-large team, gets to play in Oshkosh!

In fact they are still fighting the war down there. Our hotel was across from the state capitol. The eagle on top of the capitol was facing south, even though the building faced north!!!

Yee ha!!!!!

[cubs]

I doubt Carthage would be able to host for the simple fact that you stated, they don't have lights.  Carthage's field itself is fine, as are their stands. But they need lights, and also a pressbox.

Oshkosh has hosted regionals in the past at both Tiedemann Field (Home Field) and EJ Schneider (Oshkosh North HS.)  Tiedemann has never had lights, so I don't know if that requirement is exactly set in stone.

[BigPoppa]

With the expanded regionals, it will be tough to host without lights... especially if it rains.

[REDMENFAN]

 Plus, Carthage's field has no pressbox for teams SID's and media people either. I know it would seem like those people could just sit in the stands somewhere, but the Carthage football team two years ago would have hosted a playoff game but they had to go on the road because they did not have a pressbox. Again, I'm not positive this is a rule for playoff baseball, I'm just strictly guessing.

[REDMENFAN]

And as far as the weather is concerned, it doesn't look too good at all. Its been in the 60's and 70's all week, but starting tomorrow through Saturday its only supposed to be in the low to mid 50's with a chance of rain

[bataviapete]

augie_superfan- The Tri Cities are so so this year in baseball.   STC North has probably the best team.  Geneva has struggled with some young guys playing but they have a JR LHP that is D1 material.  Our C from Batavia is playing at Augie next year.  In fact I saw a list of Chicago area recruits for next year and Auguie also has the C from Naperville North and a couple of others, they did the best of the area d3's so far.

[baseballd3]

I know one school that should not be allowed to host a regional. IWU. I know what you are thinking, they have a great field and great facilities, and I would have to say yes to both of those. They have lights and a good playing surface too, but what they dont have is a bullpen for the visiting team, unless you call a little bit of dirt, and a plate a bullpen. The home bullpen area has TWO mounds, raised like their field while their visiting barely lifts off the ground, only enough room for ONE pitcher to get loose. I feel that cheating the visiting team of these necessities should make IWU no longer a candidate for hosting post season competition, unless they fix these problems, then it would be a wonderful field to play May baseball.

[BigPoppa]

I think there is a good chance that IWU WILL host the regional... even without them in it. Great facility, central location, etc...

[REDMENFAN]

Well if IWU does host the regional, hopefully some of their players and frat boys stick around and heckle all the players from the fraternity house roof tops to make things fun!!

[mwunder]

I would think that if regional rankings were released today, that Carthage would be back on top.  Aurora lost to Rockford on the 5th, pushing them to their 5th in region loss.  It shouldn't matter, just an observation.