BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

I've seen pictures of Warrior Field, Chuck. The only way you can throw a wild pitch that would allow the runner at third to walk home is if you throw it over the backstop.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I've seen pictures of Warrior Field, Chuck. The only way you can throw a wild pitch that would allow the runner at third to walk home is if you throw it over the backstop.

Like I said, depends on HOW wild it was!

[izzy stradlin]

Wheaton season preview video.

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2017/2/23/wheaton-baseball-kicks-off-2017-season-on-friday-with-doubleheader-at-sewanee.aspx


Wheaton returns a good roster with all-CCIW selections from 2016 but also a 2015 all-CCIW first teamer in Johnny Peltz.   

[Jim Dixon]

Wheaton season preview video.

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2017/2/23/wheaton-baseball-kicks-off-2017-season-on-friday-with-doubleheader-at-sewanee.aspx


Wheaton returns a good roster with all-CCIW selections from 2016 but also a 2015 all-CCIW first teamer in Johnny Peltz.

I think hopes are high for Wheaton and they have as good a chance to better their predicted finish as any team in the CCIW

[Gregory Sager]

Augustana beat Brandeis for the fourth time in four days down in Florida. I think that we can now all safely agree that Augie is better than Brandeis.

[BigPoppa]

Wheaton season preview video.

http://athletics.wheaton.edu/news/2017/2/23/wheaton-baseball-kicks-off-2017-season-on-friday-with-doubleheader-at-sewanee.aspx


Wheaton returns a good roster with all-CCIW selections from 2016 but also a 2015 all-CCIW first teamer in Johnny Peltz.

I think hopes are high for Wheaton and they have as good a chance to better their predicted finish as any team in the CCIW

this has been the case for Wheaton year after year in the CCIW, but they never seem to put it all together... they have not had a great team since Brian Kolb donned the Orange and Blue.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Poll is up: Augie is #20, NCC is #25, IWU has 12 points.  Good step up from preseason poll.

[BigPoppa]

Is it too early to give up on Carthage? Geez... figure it out, guys.

[Gregory Sager]

You're not the only CCIW baseball fan whose alma mater is off to an ugly start to the 2017 season, BP.

At least your team has another week to figure it out on the field before the fun begins.

[BigPoppa]

Carthage blows its second consecutive 9th inning lead by allowing 5 runs in the 9th on back to back days. Carthage, much like last year, appears to have quality starting pitching and a below average bullpen. Hoping they get on track soon, but it already has the feeling of a long spring. No idea how Augie is handling shaky bullpen without having a heart-attack every time he runs a new arm out there.

[cubs]

Carthage blows its second consecutive 9th inning lead by allowing 5 runs in the 9th on back to back days. Carthage, much like last year, appears to have quality starting pitching and a below average bullpen. Hoping they get on track soon, but it already has the feeling of a long spring. No idea how Augie is handling shaky bullpen without having a heart-attack every time he runs a new arm out there.

Should have recruited more of those Fox Valley kids like they did in the past!!!!   

[BigPoppa]

Carthage blows its second consecutive 9th inning lead by allowing 5 runs in the 9th on back to back days. Carthage, much like last year, appears to have quality starting pitching and a below average bullpen. Hoping they get on track soon, but it already has the feeling of a long spring. No idea how Augie is handling shaky bullpen without having a heart-attack every time he runs a new arm out there.

Should have recruited more of those Fox Valley kids like they did in the past!!!!   

true, but the issue is that tuition has skyrocketed and most blue-collar family from the Fox Valley (formed the backbone of the Carthage 90s/early2000s teams) simply cannot afford to go there... which is great for Stevens Point and La Crosse who have scooped up the kids that traditionally landed at Carthage. Oshkosh roster is full of northern Chicago suburb kids.

[Mr. Ypsi]

New poll is up:  Augie climbs to #16, IWU falls to 3 points, Wheaton gets one point.  NCC (now 2-5) falls from #25 to zero points.

[Mr. Ypsi]

BP and Greg, until you miss the conference tourney it is NEVER too late for hope.  On the morning of May 1, 2010 IWU had a losing record; exactly one month (and a few hours) later, they hoisted Walnut-and-Bronze.  Don't bail too early!

(While I promise not to abuse the privilege, Greg gave me permission to mention 2010 on the baseball boards if IWU would knock of the Augie basketball team for NPU, which we proceeded to do by 30 points!  Which gives another example of never lose hope: is there anyone not in the Augie lockerroom [and perhaps even there] who seriously thought then that Augie could come within a blocked layup of winning the bball title? )

[BigPoppa]

BP and Greg, until you miss the conference tourney it is NEVER too late for hope.  On the morning of May 1, 2010 IWU had a losing record; exactly one month (and a few hours) later, they hoisted Walnut-and-Bronze. Don't bail too early!

Wow! A new record. I assumed we wouldn't hear this until at least early-May