BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[iwumichigander]

Woohoo, play another on Sunday - IWU 5 Carthage 1

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU finishes out a 5-1 win to force game seven.   Since both teams are highly doubtful for a Pool C, this is likely for all the postseason marble.  (Since IWU was #5 in the region, they might have a slight chance; Carthage was not ranked at all, so probably has to win.  Webster, #1 in the region, was eliminated in the SLIAC, so the odds are probably even a bit worse for a CCIW team.)

[Mr. Ypsi]

Sean Coonan leaves after 6.2 innings, having given up two hits in each of the last two.  Coach Martel apparently saw something in the match-up, because he brought in Xander Horwitz, who had pitched 3 innings the entire season.  Mr. Horwitz gave up an RBI single, and was promptly replaced by Jonathon Vik, who ended the threat.  (I am NOT second-guessing Coach Martel - he has coached FAR more wins than I have, or would!)  After 7, IWU 4, Carthage 1.

could have been match-up or pitch count.  With a 4-0 lead, I would be inclined to roll the dice, pitch Horowitz to try and save arms for Sunday.  If Titans prevail, I would expect everybody to be available Sunday

I'm hoping for Hart, but you think even Munyon and Truesdale would be available?

Munyon or Truesdale I short situational relief, or close it out - yes.  It is Won or Done on Sunday.  But, no sore arms or injuries.

My guess will be that Hart is the starter, and on a short leash (and probably gone after 5 even if effective).  After that I suppose most anyone but Coonan and perhaps Vik might be available for a couple of innings.

[Mr. Ypsi]

As soon as anyone finds the start time for game seven, please post it here.  No time listed by the CCIW or IWU, and I haven't gotten desperate enough yet to search elsewhere!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Well, since no one else jumped in first, game seven is now listed on the CCIW site as at 1 pm (CDT).  That would be 2 pm for iwumichigander and me, God only knows for IWU70 in Hong Kong, and I've lost track of the current time zone for Titan Q and Big Poppa!   (Are you both currently in CDT?)

[Mr. Ypsi]

Game Seven about to begin, and livestats has listed the line-ups.  I was wrong: the Titans are starting Louis Acklin; the RedMen will counter with Luke Mentkowski.

[BigPoppa]

Redmen pouring it on up 6-0 in 4th on IWU.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Yeah, Acklin just didn't have it.  Carthage chased him in the second (Matt Hart, who I'd expected to be the starter, replaced him after 4 outs), en route to 6 runs.  But BP put a bit of a jinx on his team, as the Titans got two runs back in the top of the 4th.

[mr_b]

Yeah, Acklin just didn't have it.  Carthage chased him in the second (Matt Hart, who I'd expected to be the starter, replaced him after 4 outs), en route to 6 runs.  But BP put a bit of a jinx on his team, as the Titans got two runs back in the top of the 4th.

Wesleyan used two relievers (Truesdale and Acklin) as starters and have used two starters (Hart and Munyon) as relievers.  Any reason why they wouldn't have started Snedekar during the tournament?  He pitched against Wheaton last Saturday.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I don't know re: Snedekar - hurt?

Matt Hart was quite respectable on short rest, but on even shorter rest John Munyon is getting abused.  Carthage in now up 12-2, and the 8th is still not over.

My congrats to Big Poppa - from 'Carthage probably won't even make the conference tourney' to the AQ in just a few days!   I'm not particularly hopeful, but just maybe IWU can get a C.  Webster will be ahead of them at the table, but should go fairly early; hopefully a regional ranking of #4 or #5, and reaching game seven of an above average conference, might be enough for them to squeeze in.

Update: Carthage wins 12-2.  I didn't think they used the mercy rule in the conference tourney, but apparently they do as they didn't play the ninth inning.

[Mr. Ypsi]

In fact, they didn't even finish out the 8th - IWU was mercied as soon as Carthage went up by ten.  Also, I'm now even less hopeful about a C for the Titans; I now note that Wartburg will also reach the table before they do.

[cubs]

In fact, they didn't even finish out the 8th - IWU was mercied as soon as Carthage went up by ten.  Also, I'm now even less hopeful about a C for the Titans; I now note that Wartburg will also reach the table before they do.

Check out Midwest Board...  I have 14 teams I think are in between the Midwest and Central Regionals. 

That is with leaving out North Central, Bethel, and IWU... 

[BigPoppa]

Thoughts on the Central Regional? I have not seen any seeds yet, but I'd assume that either Webster of UWSP will be the #1.


My guess on the seeding:
1. UWSP
2. Webster
3. Wartburg
4. Anderson
5. Carthage
6. Greenville

though I can easily see #3 and #4 flipping.

[mwunder]

Thoughts on the Central Regional? I have not seen any seeds yet, but I'd assume that either Webster of UWSP will be the #1.


My guess on the seeding:
1. UWSP
2. Webster
3. Wartburg
4. Anderson
5. Carthage
6. Greenville

though I can easily see #3 and #4 flipping.

Agree.  Some hot teams in this regional.  UWSP has won 12 of it's last 13 and Anderson has won it's last 11.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Big Poppa, Carthage has set things up perfectly to 'shock the world'.  They were 4th seed in the CCIW tourney; so was IWU in 2010.  They are seeded 5th in the regional; so was IWU.  And WHEN you get to Appleton, you will be totally overlooked; so was IWU.  I look forward to another walnut-and-bronze for the CCIW!