BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigG296]

Mr. YPS-IWU and augie split today according to both websites

[Mr. Ypsi]

Mr. YPS-IWU and augie split today according to both websites

Yikes!  You are correct, with Augie winning game one, 9-8, then the Titans winning 9-3.  So what the heck was with the Augie live stats showing a Wesleyan 8-1 victory, dated 5-2-09?!

That means the 2,3 seeds are still undetermined, pending the Wheaton/Millikin finale.  Though the tourney match-ups are set (Carthage/Augie; Wheaton/IWU), just affects whether IWU or Wheaton is the 'home' team.

[Mr. Ypsi]

The CCIW composite schedule has Wheaton @ Millikin (tentative) for tomorrow, but the Wheaton website says the game will not be made up (Millikin's website had nothing one way or the other that I found).  Anyone know for sure?

While traveling all the way to Decatur for a single game would be an imposition and an expense, I'm still a bit surprised since they could have tied for 2nd and had 'home' advantage over IWU in the tourney with a win.

[REDMENFAN]

Here's a nice article from today's Kenosha News about Carthage's season so far. Augie credits his assistants for doing a great job and says he didn't expect this much success with all the freshman and transfers that see regular playing time.

http://www.kenoshanews.com/sports/carthage_closes_cciw_slate_181_4876939.html

[Gregory Sager]

NPU sophomore hurler Mike Giovenco was just named CCIW Pitcher of the Week for a league-leading third time. Here's the relevant section from the league's press release:

Giovenco, a sophomore business and economics major from River Grove, Ill., and Fenwick High School, broke a 39-year old school record in his last start in North Park's 6-4 win over Augustana on April 25. He recorded 10 strikeouts to bring his season total to 84, which eclipsed the previous record of 76 held by Gary Ridgely in 1970. Giovenco worked seven solid innings, giving up only two runs on six hits while walking two. He improved his earned run average to a team-leading 2.47.

[mwunder]

NPU sophomore hurler Mike Giovenco was just named CCIW Pitcher of the Week for a league-leading third time. Here's the relevant section from the league's press release:

No offense to Mr. Giovenco, but these weekly awards in CCIW baseball are getting pretty stupid.

How in the world does Mark Sobol not take home hitter of the week honors this week??

He was 11-23 on the week with 4 Hrs and 14 RBIs.  He drove in Carthage's only run on Tuesday in a 1-0 win.  He drove in 2 of 3 in the first game on Saturday in a 3-1 win.  He then drove in 6 in the the next game with 2 HRs.

I'll take 11-23 and 14RBIs over 5-9 and 3 RBIs any week!!

[RedmanFan35]

Good Call !!! I was thinking the same thing.

If you looked at nothing but the CCIW weekly winners, You'd think Wheaton ran away with the Conference and Carthage was somewhere around the middle of the pack.

Sobol was nothing short of Awesome this weekend. 2 of his HR's we're left center field shots that would have been out of any Park in America except Yellowstone.

[mr_b]

NPU sophomore hurler Mike Giovenco was just named CCIW Pitcher of the Week for a league-leading third time. Here's the relevant section from the league's press release:

No offense to Mr. Giovenco, but these weekly awards in CCIW baseball are getting pretty stupid.

How in the world does Mark Sobol not take home hitter of the week honors this week??

He was 11-23 on the week with 4 Hrs and 14 RBIs.  He drove in Carthage's only run on Tuesday in a 1-0 win.  He drove in 2 of 3 in the first game on Saturday in a 3-1 win.  He then drove in 6 in the the next game with 2 HRs.

I'll take 11-23 and 14RBIs over 5-9 and 3 RBIs any week!!

Giovenco was co-pitcher of the week last week (4/28), as was Miller of Wheaton.  The POW honors come out every Tuesday, so I 'm sure Sobol will get recognized for his gargantuan numbers this past week. 

[mwunder]

Giovenco was co-pitcher of the week last week (4/28), as was Miller of Wheaton.  The POW honors come out every Tuesday, so I 'm sure Sobol will get recognized for his gargantuan numbers this past week. 

Ahhhhh, yes....You are correct.  I didn't realize that it would take someone as on the ball as Mr. Sager an entire week to post that.

My mistake.

[warrior35]

I don't deny that Sobol had an outstanding week, he indeed should be rewarded for that outstanding performance.  But, I don't mind the CCIW honoring a school sweeping a perennial powerhouse for the first time in history.  However, I do think at the very least Co-hitter of the week honors would have been appropriate.

[Gregory Sager]

Giovenco was co-pitcher of the week last week (4/28), as was Miller of Wheaton.  The POW honors come out every Tuesday, so I 'm sure Sobol will get recognized for his gargantuan numbers this past week. 

Ahhhhh, yes....You are correct.  I didn't realize that it would take someone as on the ball as Mr. Sager an entire week to post that.

Remember, "just" is a relative term, temporally speaking.

[BigPoppa]

Carthage falls to Concordia-Chicago 13-6 today. The redmen drop to 29-6 for the season with CCIW tourney opening Thursday.

[d3baseballnut]

Concordia Chicago for Pool C bid at 30-13 with win over carthage?

[mr_b]

Concordia Chicago for Pool C bid at 30-13 with win over carthage?

How does a team manage to play 43 games prior to their conference tournament?  Isn't there a 40-game limit?

[BigPoppa]

Concordia Chicago for Pool C bid at 30-13 with win over carthage?

I don't see CUC getting a Pool C bid. They need to win the NathCON Pool A to get in.