BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

BigPoppa · May 17, 2006, 01:20:37 PM

Carthage ties it 6-6 in the 8th...

BigPoppa · May 17, 2006, 01:39:22 PM

Carthage trailing 7-6 in bottom of the 9th.

BigPoppa · May 17, 2006, 01:43:25 PM

MSJ defeats Carthage 7-6...

frank_ezelle · May 17, 2006, 01:45:18 PM

I understand that Washington U didn't know until the last minute that they would host.

I understand that the NCAA waited till the last minute to pick a spot because they need to save on travel in a sport that doesn't break even.

That being said, what a shame that this regional is so behind in technological possibilities. A fantastic opening game and no decent way to follow the action. What a shame.

mr_b · May 17, 2006, 02:10:33 PM

The box score of the Carthage-MSJC game is now on line (check the regional site). St. Joseph's Meyer hit a solo homer off Jeff Livek in the top of the ninth for the definitive tally, while Tyler Yapp was left stranded at third in the bottom of the inning. Evosevich worked 8 innings and gave up 6 runs, 5 earned, on 9 hits and a walk.

BigPoppa · May 17, 2006, 02:20:21 PM

Quote from: mr_b on May 17, 2006, 02:10:33 PM
The box score of the Carthage-MSJC game is now on line (check the regional site). St. Joseph's Meyer hit a solo homer off Jeff Livek in the top of the ninth for the definitive tally, while Tyler Yapp was left stranded at third in the bottom of the inning. Evosevich worked 8 innings and gave up 6 runs, 5 earned, on 9 hits and a walk.

Thanks, Mr. B

Link:
http://bearsports.wustl.edu/baseball/ncaa1.htm

I feel like getting sick... this one hurts. Well, time to find out what Carthage is made of.

REDMENFAN · May 17, 2006, 03:30:16 PM

Wow, long road ahead of Carthage now if they plan on making it to appleton. They threw their ace, and still lost to the 6 seed. If any team if resilient enough to pull it off, I would say this year's Carthage team is.

BigPoppa · May 17, 2006, 04:09:55 PM

Quote from: REDMENFAN on May 17, 2006, 03:30:16 PM
Wow, long road ahead of Carthage now if they plan on making it to appleton. They threw their ace, and still lost to the 6 seed. If any team if resilient enough to pull it off, I would say this year's Carthage team is.

I think they can do it... Augie builds his teams to be mentally tough and play even harder when the chips are down.

augie_superfan · May 17, 2006, 04:23:04 PM

I can't believe Carthage lost this one but that is baseball for you. Looks like MSJ got all the big clutch hits they needed. They scored 7 runs off of their 10 baserunners. Looks like Carthage will be playing Webster (I think) tomorrow so that is another game they will be heavily favored in. Lets hope they can win one for the CCIW.

Spence · May 17, 2006, 04:27:06 PM

Frank, does that mean they did NOT submit a bid? Interesting...I think we were all surprised they're hosting but that's still a juicy tidbit.

In retrospect, it really does seem like that was the only option. Yahoo maps has Jackson to St. Louis as 497 miles. Still surprised they're not playing at Sauget at the Frontier League stadium there. I guess that speaks to the last minute nature of it.

The same thing might have happened in the south. Barton College is hosting their own tournament in Wilson, so that was out. The Durham Bulls are out of town but I don't know if that would have been cost-prohibitive...it certainly would be overkill on the facility but would have been a great place to play. And Methodist might not have had any student workers to host there.

Danville, Va. could have been an option at the Appalachian League Stadium there that has hosted the Dixie Conference and Big South Conference tournaments capably, as well as the American Legion World Series. It also has lights. Have no idea if a bit was submitted or not. Would tend to guess not.

But once they figured out they had a problem with Millsaps, they might have just called up two schools they knew would want to host and been done with it.

mr_b · May 17, 2006, 05:49:07 PM

QuoteI feel like getting sick... this one hurts. Well, time to find out what Carthage is made of.

It has to be disappointing for the Red Men, but they can bounce back with Olson or Husing, both of whom are quality competitive hurlers. They can also count on solid offense and defense to help them navigate the losers' bracket.

irish21 · May 17, 2006, 07:11:24 PM

What a shame! Evo doesn't let anyone take him deep all season and gives one up in this game. That's college baseball for you!

Hopefully the Red people will bounce back. They have a way of getting to the regional final.

irish21 · May 17, 2006, 09:53:33 PM

Day 2

Thursday, May 18

Game Four, 10 a.m. - No. 1 Carthage vs. No. 5 Webster

Game Five, 1 p.m. - No. 6 Mount St. Joseph vs. No. 3 Washington U.

Game Six, 4 p.m. - No. 2 Millsaps vs. No. 4 Aurora

Someone will be going home early tomorrow

frank_ezelle · May 18, 2006, 08:20:17 AM

Quote from: Spence on May 17, 2006, 04:27:06 PM
Frank, does that mean they did NOT submit a bid? Interesting...I think we were all surprised they're hosting but that's still a juicy tidbit.

Spence--I didn't mean to indicate that they didn't submit a bid, just that I don't think they knew that they would be hosting till a few days ago. I know that Millsaps submitted a bid and I'm under the impression that they were hopeful that they might get to host up until the time that the final sites were announced.

With the Carthage loss yesterday, the Millsaps vs. Aurora winner will get a big edge. They either will play a winner's bracket game against a #6 seed that is using its #3 starter or they will become the only undefeated team and will get the advantage of playing teams that have played more games in the tournament. It could be that the #3 starter for MSJ is great, but on paper that player doesn't look as great as say the Carthage #3 starter.

mwunder · May 18, 2006, 12:15:59 PM

No. 1 Carthage leads No. 5 Webster 8-1, Top 6th