BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Augie6]

The fat lady is warming up (sorry Ypsi).  Augie up 7-0 in the top of the sixth.

[Augie6]

Congrats to the Vikes for winning the CCIW tourney and the automatic bid to the NCAA tournament with a 10-1 win over IWU.  Augie is definitely on a roll, winning 12 of their last 13 games.  Here's hoping the can make some noise in the NCAAs.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congrats to Augie, and good luck to NCC.  Anyone know when regionals will be announced?

The future looks bright for IWU, with only two seniors on the entire roster.  They should be among the favorites entering next season, and if they can recruit some good pitching they should be THE favorite.  Their hitting this season was second to no one in the conference, but as was shown again today, good pitching nearly always tops good hitting.

[mr_b]

The NCAA has released the playoff groupings.

Augustana is the #3 seed in the Central (UWW is #1). The Vikings play Wash U in game one.

North Central is the #3 seed in the Midwest (UW LaCrosse is #1). The Cardinals play Luther in game one.

[mr_b]

Here are the All-CCIW teams. Congratulations to each player that earned all-conference honors.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Here are the All-CCIW teams. Congratulations to each player that earned all-conference honors.

On the other hand, this makes me slightly less optimistic for next year, since POY Matt Mardis is one of the two seniors!  Still, having been the team leaders in virtually every offensive category, there should be plenty left.  We need top quality PITCHING.

The postseason selections for the tourney raise the interesting possibility of TWO CCIW teams in Appleton, if both Augie and NCC get hot.  Naturally, if both do make it, the Central and Midwest champs are slated to meet in the first game.   (Taking the 'glass half full' approach, that guarantees that one of them will be in the winners bracket!

[cubs]

The postseason selections for the tourney raise the interesting possibility of TWO CCIW teams in Appleton, if both Augie and NCC get hot.  Naturally, if both do make it, the Central and Midwest champs are slated to meet in the first game. (Taking the 'glass half full' approach, that guarantees that one of them will be in the winners bracket!

That would be incorrect....  The Central and Midwest teams are in completely different pools, so the ONLY way they would meet would be in the Championship.....

See the bottom of the following link:
http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2016/05/2016-playoff-field

[Mr. Ypsi]

The postseason selections for the tourney raise the interesting possibility of TWO CCIW teams in Appleton, if both Augie and NCC get hot.  Naturally, if both do make it, the Central and Midwest champs are slated to meet in the first game. (Taking the 'glass half full' approach, that guarantees that one of them will be in the winners bracket!

That would be incorrect....  The Central and Midwest teams are in completely different pools, so the ONLY way they would meet would be in the Championship.....

See the bottom of the following link:
http://www.d3baseball.com/notables/2016/05/2016-playoff-field

My bad.  I saw Central vs. Mideast and thought it was Central vs. Midwest.

[mr_b]

Luther tops North Central, 8-6. Augie trails Wash U, 5-0 in the 6th. Live stats for the Augie game are really messed up (at least on my computer) -- the game status is frozen in the 3rd inning, and the home box score (Augie's) shows the box score from the Westminster-Whitewater game, despite trying to refresh each screen.  At least the play-by-play screen seems to be updating.

[mr_b]

Wash U blanks Augie, 8-0. Brad Margolin allowed just 4 hits while walking none in the complete-game shutout. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Now Augie and NCC will have to get REALLY hot to have two CCIW teams in Appleton!  (Which has never happened - I just checked.)

Carthage and IWU were both 'reigned' out.   The 'sun' will return.

[jaybird44]

Margolin's effort was even more impressive facing an Augie team that was hitting .384 in its last nine games, and had at least 10 hits in each of those nine.

[cubs]

Doesn't get any easier for Augie today, as they face Whitewater and MLB pitching prospect Lake Bachar.

Whitewater with an early 4-0 lead after two and a half innings.

[mr_b]

Whitewater crushes Augie, 15-3, ending the Vikings' season.  North Central held on to defeat Kalamazoo, 4-2, to stay alive.

[mr_b]

St. Johns eliminates North Central, 8-2. The CCIW went a collective 1-4 in regional play.