BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

Good grief, Chuck, you'll do just about anything to shoehorn a mention of that 2010 title into a conversation, won't you?

[Mr. Ypsi]

Good grief, Chuck, you'll do just about anything to shoehorn a mention of that 2010 title into a conversation, won't you?

So far, that is the ONLY CCIW baseball championship.  I figure it is about time for another!

[mwunder]

NAPERVILLE, Ill. – The College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin (CCIW) announced its all-conference baseball team on Monday.

Carthage's Jared Helmich (Lake Villa, Ill./Grant Community), a first team utility player, earned CCIW Player of the Year honors after hitting .357 (30-84) with 18 runs, 16 RBI, three doubles and five home runs in 21 conference games this season. He was also 3-1 with a 2.25 ERA in five conference appearances.

North Central's Bryan Polowy (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) was named the CCIW Pitcher of the Year after finishing 5-0 with a 1.36 ERA and 39 strikeouts in six conference appearances. He is the first player from North Central to be honored with this award, which began in 2006.

Polowy's teammate, Waubonsie Community College transfer outfielder Bobby Smith (Oswego, Ill./East), was named the CCIW Newcomer of the Year after he batted .392 (29-74) with 19 runs, three doubles, three triples, two home runs and 22 RBI in 21 conference games.

Wheaton's Matt Husted earned CCIW Coach of the Year honors after leading the Thunder to a second place finish and an appearance in the CCIW Baseball Tournament this season. He became the first Wheaton coach since Bobby Elder in 2008 to win this award.

FIRST TEAM     School     Pos.     Yr.     Hometown/H.S.
Pat Mollo     Illinois Wesleyan     C     So.     Naperville, Ill./North
Vito DeRango     North Central     INF     Sr.     North Riverside, Ill./Riverside-Brookfield
Sam Klein      North Central     INF     Sr.     Burlington, Ill./Central
Kyle Mellinger     Wheaton     INF     Jr.     Ladera Beach, Calif./Calvary Chapel
Derek Idstein     Illinois Wesleyan     INF     Sr.     Grayslake, Ill./Central
Jake Rone     North Central     INF     Sr.     Darien, Ill./Downers Grove South
Joe Paparone     North Central     OF     Sr.     Elmhurst, Ill./York
Bobby Smith     North Central     OF     Jr.     Oswego, Ill./East
Johnny Peltz     Wheaton     OF     So.     Wheaton, Ill./North
Brandon Jasper     Augustana     OF     Sr.     DeWitt, Iowa/Central DeWitt
Jared Helmich     Carthage     UT     Jr.     Lake Villa, Ill./Grant Community
Danny Fifer     Augustana     DH     Sr.     New Lenox, Ill./Lincoln-Way West
Bryan Polowy     North Central     P     Jr.     Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North
John Munyon     Illinois Wesleyan     P     Sr.     St. Charles, Ill./North
Walter White     Augustana     P     Jr.     East Peoria, Ill./H.S.
John Schmitz      Wheaton     P     So.     West Chicago, Ill./Wheaton Academy


SECOND TEAM     School      Pos.     Yr.     Hometown/H.S.
John Swiderski     Augustana     C     Jr.     Geneva, Ill./H.S.
Jarrod Juskiewicz     Illinois Wesleyan     INF     So.     Palatine, Ill./H.S.
Drew Bailey     Carthage     INF     Sr.     Naperville, Ill./Neuqua Valley
Trace Gingerich     Augustana     INF     Jr.     Sherrard, Ill./H.S.
Matt Mardis      Illinois Wesleyan     INF     Jr.     Bloomington, Ill./H.S.
Matt Schappell     Wheaton     INF     Sr.     Fort Myers, Fla./Evangelical Christian
Tim Coonan     Illinois Wesleyan     OF     Sr.     Bloomington, Ill./Central Catholic
Graham Wick     Carthage     OF     Jr.     Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest Academy
Julian Gutierrez     Millikin     OF     Fr.     Orland Park, Ill./Carl Sandburg
Zak Worsley     North Park     OF     Sr.     Ottawa, Ill./Marquette
Ben Havel     Elmhurst     UT     So.     Carol Stream, Ill./Bartlett
Chris Hill     North Central     DH     So.     Bristol, Ill./Yorkville
Justin Theisen     Elmhurst     P     Sr.     Orland Park, Ill./Sandburg
Ben Krusen     North Central     P     Sr.     Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West
Matt Hart     Illinois Wesleyan     P     Sr.     Wheeling, Ill./H.S.
Peter Moran     Wheaton     P     Jr.     Williamsville, N.Y./Christian Central Academy
Tim Sulik     Carthage     P     So.     Milwaukee, Wis./Pius XI

[BigPoppa]

WOW! NCC with SIX first-teamers!

[BigPoppa]

Good grief, Chuck, you'll do just about anything to shoehorn a mention of that 2010 title into a conversation, won't you?

I am glad that I was NOT the one to say it

[Chantastic]

NCC needed a third pitcher.

They were loaded. Very good lineup.

[Gregory Sager]

So far, that is the ONLY CCIW baseball championship.  I figure it is about time for another!

I'm not sure what that has to do with anything, but you've worked the 2010 title into a post in this room (without any prompting whatsoever) three times now over the past three weeks.

Please, give it a rest, already.

Good grief, Chuck, you'll do just about anything to shoehorn a mention of that 2010 title into a conversation, won't you?

I am glad that I was NOT the one to say it

I'm only now getting around to addressing my New Year's resolution to be less passive-aggressive this year.

[Westside]

To be fair, that was a great run in 2010 I went to that World Series and thought they were like... the 7th best team there. So it was very impressive!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Thanks, Westside.

And sorry, Greg.  As Westside suggests, I go overboard because that title was so 'out of the blue'.  Two weeks before the CCIW tourney, they had a losing record!  (Despite his occasional 'spring cleaning' of deleting obsolete boards, Pat has never erased the 2010 WS board - and I hope he never does!  Every few months, especially around this time of year, I re-read the thread about the final game, and still get giddy every time! )  I no longer do that on the basketball board, because I expect success (though the last two FF trips both came as a complete surprise to me), but Appleton 2010 was very special.  But I'll try to 'curb my enthusiasm'.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Good grief, Chuck, you'll do just about anything to shoehorn a mention of that 2010 title into a conversation, won't you?

I am glad that I was NOT the one to say it

Sheesh, BP.  I wish your team a national title, and this is what I get?!

Tough crowd here tonight.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Carthage and Webster scoreless after 2.5 (Webster is the home team).

[Mr. Ypsi]

Webster draws first blood with two unearned runs in the bottom of the 3rd.  As I sometimes say when lucky pin action gives me an undeserved strike: "I may not have earned it, but I ain't givin' it back!"

[mr_b]

Webster tops Carthage, 4-3, on an unearned run in the bottom of the ninth... a bases-loaded walk with two outs.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Carthage falls to Webster, 4-3.  They gave a valiant effort; down 3-0 after 6, they scored one in the 7th then two (with 2 outs) in the top of the ninth.  Alas, Webster scored on a bases loaded walk in the bottom of the inning.  (The game could have already been lost earlier, but cf Fortunato threw out the potential winning run at the plate.)  Coach Augie must be sh*ttin' bricks - ALL FOUR Webster runs were unearned.

[y_jack_lok]

Webster draws first blood with two unearned runs in the bottom of the 3rd.  As I sometimes say when lucky pin action gives me an undeserved strike: "I may not have earned it, but I ain't givin' it back!"

Webster dodged a bullet. Not sure why the Webster coach didn't bring in a reliever as soon as Carhage had two outs in the 9th and Webster still had a 3-2 lead. Guess he wanted to let his guy get a complete game. Didn't work out. Webster would not have won that game without all the help from Carthage -- 4 unearned runs. The Carthage starting pitcher looked really good. I feel bad for him and for the reliever who walked in the run in the bottom of the 9th that gave Webster the win. But a W is a W. SLIAC loyalty says I have to root for Greenville against Carthage tomorrow. Sorry.