BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigPoppa]

Speaking of Herrin, I have seen him play a few times in the past two seasons and each time I am immediately reminded of Glen Braun('99) as far as mannerisms and the way he plays. There is something about this kid that just makes you want to watch him play.

[BigPoppa]

D'angelo and Hodges have both just homered as well. 5-2 Carthage.

[BigPoppa]

NPU cut the lead to 6-4 and Carthage makes the move to the bullpen to........ MARIO PEREZ??  Not sure I saw this coming but sometimes "you gotta dance with the girl that brung ya."

[mwunder]

NPU cut the lead to 6-4 and Carthage makes the move to the bullpen to........ MARIO PEREZ??  Not sure I saw this coming but sometimes "you gotta dance with the girl that brung ya."

I have a feeling that's a move that Augie didn't want to make, but the HR by Medina helped make the decision for him.  If Jensen gets out of the 6th, I wonder if we see someone else in the 7th besides Perez?  Would be interesting to know if anyone else was warming up in the bullpen.

[mwunder]

Speaking of Herrin, I have seen him play a few times in the past two seasons and each time I am immediately reminded of Glen Braun('99) as far as mannerisms and the way he plays. There is something about this kid that just makes you want to watch him play.

He's having a night tonight...that's for certain!

[Mr. Ypsi]

If Perez pitches more than an inning or two, is he likely out for the tourney?  I don't know his resiliency/arm strength.

Tomorrow would be a helluva good time for Joe Sweeney to pull a Johnny VanderMeer!  (For you confused youngsters, that means consecutive no hitters. )

[BigPoppa]

I am beginning to think that Augie went with Jensen and Perez (both lefties)as a way to slow down the running game of NPU. They are the team most likely to run wild on Carthage. Since the running game is crucial to NPU's offense, it might be a great move to slow them down a bit... unless it backfires and then it is the WORST decision ever

[BigPoppa]

NPU gets a walk and two Carthage erros to load the bases ion the 7th with no out... and somehow Perez pitches his way out of it with no runs.

I am starting to get that warm fuzzy feeling.

[mwunder]

WOW!!!!!!


Bases loaded with nobody out and NU doesn't score!!

[BigPoppa]

Herrin is a monster tonight. Another rbi hit... 3 hits and 5 RBI on the night. Carthage up 9-4 in 9th.

[mwunder]

Herrin is a monster tonight. Another rbi hit... 3 hits and 5 RBI on the night. Carthage up 9-4 in 9th.

Last to RBI's were both 2 out doubles that scored the runner from first who reached via the walk.  Those walks will kill you!!

[Viking Blue]

North Park drops game one, which is disappointing.  However, I feel a lot better about the situation knowing that Kuligowski is going to the mound tomorrow (I assume).  He's been pretty darn good for NP this year, and I actually have to think it was a pretty tough call for Luke to pick his game one starter.  Sparacino deserved the start, though....

BP, I agree 100% with your assessment of the use of the lefties against NP.  That sounds spot-on.

[Mr. Ypsi]

While I certainly have no insider knowledge, I would certainly assume Joe Sweeney will pitch against Carthage tomorrow.  Any idea who he will face?

(Joe, channel your inner Johnny VanderMeer! )

Anyone know whether conference player and coach awards are already done, or do they include the tourney?  Kevin Callahan has picked a terrible time to go into a horrendous slump (though his teammates covering for him may pay off in the longer run).

[BigPoppa]

My guess is Carthage counters Sweeney with Dahm, but then again, I NEVER expected Augie to run out Nic Jensen tonight for only his third start of the season.

[BigPoppa]

Quoting Augie Schmidt:

"I started Nic Jensen," said Carthage coach Augie Schmidt IV, "because North Park hadn't seen him. Nic has been great all year, and I wanted to give North Park a different look. After Nic, everybody else was in relief. I didn't necessarily plan to have Mario Perez as the first guy out of the bullpen, but I felt like we were going to need two guys. Once we got the lead, I decided to use Mario, and I think he had a bit of payback thing going after he got roughed up by North Park last weekend. He was emotionally into it, and those two guys made me look pretty smart. The back-to-back-to-back home runs were really a lift. We've been chasing runs so much lately, and it's hard to play that way. We needed a lift, which we just haven't had the past few weeks."

As I said, there is a reason he now has 708 more college coaching victories than I do.