BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

Mr. Ypsi · April 26, 2015, 05:51:44 PM

I'm back, and see IWU won the first, 2-1. They're now going for the sweep - after two innings, they lead 1-0 despite not having a hit! TWO HBPs, a sac bunt, and a ground out scored the run.

(The Tigers also won, with my favorite player, Miguel Cabrera, going 3 for 4 with 3 RBIs - in six games against Cleveland he is now 15 of 23 with three HRs and 9 RBIs! If they played Cleveland enough times, he might completely re-write the record books! If the Titans can complete the sweep, my day will be complete joy!

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Mr. Ypsi · April 26, 2015, 08:02:08 PM

It was still a pretty good day, though Carthage avoided the sweep, 5-1. Alas, NPU dropped a pair of heart-breakers to NCC, 7-6 and 3-2 (10 innings). Carthage needs to bounce back big time next weekend, or the conference tourney is headed for Naperville.

BigPoppa · April 26, 2015, 10:11:09 PM

I am not sure the Redmen will even be in the conference tourney(an unreal 4th straight season missing it).

Mr. Ypsi · April 26, 2015, 11:55:36 PM

Quote from: BigPoppa on April 26, 2015, 10:11:09 PM
I am not sure the Redmen will even be in the conference tourney(an unreal 4th straight season missing it).

Me thinks you are being too pessimistic. The Wheaton @ Augie DH is still to be played, but it would be nearly impossible for Carthage to not be at least #4. (And WS winner IWU was #4 in 2010.) And (although it didn't seem to have much effect for NPU

), I will be one of the most vehement Red Men supporters next weekend!

hopefan · April 27, 2015, 04:26:32 PM

Ypsi and CCIW buddies... check out my writeup of the Webster - Eureka Baseball game in the SLIAC room... you'll get a chuckle....

Mr. Ypsi · April 27, 2015, 04:44:12 PM

hopefan, that wasn't a game - it was a massacre!

Wheaton wins the first of two in Moline, 4-2. Augie falls to 8-9 and is definitely on life-support for the tourney. Wheaton rises to 10-7, and is very much back in the race.

In the second game of the DH in Moline, it is still scoreless after 2.5 innings. IF Augie loses, they are eliminated from the tourney unless they sweep Millikin AND NCC sweeps Carthage.

Mr. Ypsi · April 27, 2015, 06:04:22 PM

Augie really dodged a bullet in the top of the fourth. Wheaton started with 3 straight singles to load the bases with nobody out, but Kevin Hodgman struck out the next 2 batters and the third was retired on a fly ball - still scoreless.

Mr. Ypsi · April 27, 2015, 06:46:24 PM

Augie couldn't dodge ALL the bullets - Wheaton breaks through for 3 runs in the 6th. Augie still scoreless (and only two hits in the first 5 innings).

Mr. Ypsi · April 27, 2015, 06:58:26 PM

Wheaton adds another unearned run in the top of the 7th, and are now up 4-0 with still only one out.

I'm headed out to dinner now - younger son had his last final today so we're taking him out to celebrate. By the time I get back, this game should be over, and NCC @ NPU should be underway (GO east Vikings!).

Mr. Ypsi · April 27, 2015, 09:13:47 PM

Augie gave it a shot - scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth, but falls 5-3.

NCC up on NPU, 5-1, after six.

Chantastic · April 27, 2015, 10:26:37 PM

From what I can tell the top four teams are essentially set in stone, although seeding is yet to be determined.

NCC 14-4
IWU 12-6
Carthage 11-7
Wheaton 11-7

I suppose Carthage could get swept by NCC and Augie could sweep Millikin and tie Carthage at 11-10. Wheaton could also get swept by IWU and then we'd have a three way tie at 11-10. I don't know what the three-way tiebreaker would be in that case.

Mr. Ypsi · April 27, 2015, 10:50:41 PM

Yes, and the tourney will almost certainly be in Naperville. Unless Carthage sweeps NCC, NCC hosts. If Carthage does sweep NCC, the tourney is in Bloomington IF IWU sweeps Wheaton. If Carthage sweeps but IWU goes 2-1, it is a 3-way tie among Carthage, NCC, and IWU, and I'm not sure who hosts. If Carthage sweeps but IWU goes 1-2, the tourney is in Kenosha. Finally, if Carthage sweeps and Wheaton also sweeps, it is a 3-way tie among Carthage, NCC, and Wheaton, and again I don't know who hosts. Got all that?!

Note also that this weekend is a sneak preview (sort of) of the likely tourney, as Carthage and NCC play 3, and so do IWU and Wheaton.

mwunder · April 29, 2015, 07:40:54 PM

I think I'm reading this right, but Carthage has hit into 3 line drive DP's in 3 innings against Marian to start the game. Carthage got out of the 2nd inning on a 1-6-3-2 put out to end that inning. Weird day up in Fond Du Lac.

Mr. Ypsi · May 01, 2015, 05:03:13 PM

In game six of the softball conference tourney, Augie downed previously unbeaten IWU, 4-3, in 10 innings. They'll play again in a few minutes for the AQ.

Mr. Ypsi · May 01, 2015, 08:15:28 PM

IWU handily won the softball AQ, 9-2. Hopefully a good omen for the baseball tourney!

In baseball news, NCC downed Carthage, 8-5, so they have wrapped up the #1 seed (and hosting) for the tourney. They also are the undisputed (no tie-breaker necessary) winner of the regular-season title, as IWU falls to Wheaton, 2-1. Current standings: NCC 15-4, IWU 12-7, Wheaton 12-7, Carthage 11-8. Those are the tourney participants UNLESS Carthage gets swept AND Augie sweeps Millikin (game just underway); Augie has the tie-break over Carthage, and would replace them as the #4 seed.