BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[Gregory Sager]

FINAL: Augie 12, NPU 6.

We've got the four teams, but don't know where they will play.

If NCC wins on Monday, I believe it is NCC 1, Augie 2, Wheaton 3, and IWU 4.

If Wheaton wins on Monday, I believe it is Wheaton 1, NCC 2, Augie 3, IWU 4.

Fortunately for Augie and IWU schedulers, motel reservations are probably the same whether Wheaton or Naperville!

Actually, I believe there are few, if any hotels in Wheaton. The closest, by a slim margin, may be one in Carol Stream. Most hotels in the area are in Naperville with a few in Warrenville.

That actually would've been perfect, because Wheaton doesn't play baseball in Wheaton. It plays baseball in Carol Stream, in a stadium located on property that belongs to the local American Legion post.

(Similarly, Augustana doesn't play baseball in Rock Island. It plays baseball in Moline, in a stadium four miles southeast of the Augie campus. Illinois Wesleyan's baseball stadium is part of the IWU campus and is located mostly in Bloomington, but part of the outfield is across the city line in Normal. And, while Elmhurst, Millikin, and Carroll do play baseball in Elmhurst, Decatur, and Waukesha, respectively, they all play in public parks that are not adjacent to their respective campuses.)

[izzy stradlin]

Mr. B and I actually talked about that play in the press box during Saturday's AC @ NPU doubleheader (although I didn't mention it on the air). We both agreed that the Titans baserunner at third (and/or perhaps the IWU third-base coach) must've been seven different flavors of stupid to try to run on Peltz's arm. The CCIW hasn't seen an outfield arm like Peltz's in eons.

Huh. Peltz has an arm. Kinda forgot that this past fall.

So did his uncle.

[iwumichigander]

FINAL: Augie 12, NPU 6.

We've got the four teams, but don't know where they will play.

If NCC wins on Monday, I believe it is NCC 1, Augie 2, Wheaton 3, and IWU 4.

If Wheaton wins on Monday, I believe it is Wheaton 1, NCC 2, Augie 3, IWU 4.

Fortunately for Augie and IWU schedulers, motel reservations are probably the same whether Wheaton or Naperville!

Actually, I believe there are few, if any hotels in Wheaton. The closest, by a slim margin, may be one in Carol Stream. Most hotels in the area are in Naperville with a few in Warrenville.

That actually would've been perfect, because Wheaton doesn't play baseball in Wheaton. It plays baseball in Carol Stream, in a stadium located on property that belongs to the local American Legion post.

(Similarly, Augustana doesn't play baseball in Rock Island. It plays baseball in Moline, in a stadium four miles southeast of the Augie campus. Illinois Wesleyan's baseball stadium is part of the IWU campus and is located mostly in Bloomington, but part of the outfield is across the city line in Normal. And, while Elmhurst, Millikin, and Carroll do play baseball in Elmhurst, Decatur, and Waukesha, respectively, they all play in public parks that are not adjacent to their respective campuses.)

We who, wear the green glasses, prefer to think of it as North Bloomington!

[BigPoppa]

2017 marks four of the past six CCIW post-seasons that Carthage has missed after qualifying for 23 straight seasons. Does anyone (maybe closer to the program than I) have a better insight as to why the Redmen are struggling... and have not won the CCIW tourney since 2009? What has changed? You can't tell me that Augie forgot how to coach! One shift I have noticed is where their players are coming from... instead of a lot of the roster from the Fox Valley in Wisconsin, they seem to have stocked the roster with Northern Chicago suburb players... could that be a difference? maybe... but is HAS to be something more than that.

Ugh!!!! So frustrated.

[Jim Dixon]

2017 marks four of the past six CCIW post-seasons that Carthage has missed after qualifying for 23 straight seasons. Does anyone (maybe closer to the program than I) have a better insight as to why the Redmen are struggling... and have not won the CCIW tourney since 2009? What has changed? You can't tell me that Augie forgot how to coach! One shift I have noticed is where their players are coming from... instead of a lot of the roster from the Fox Valley in Wisconsin, they seem to have stocked the roster with Northern Chicago suburb players... could that be a difference? maybe... but is HAS to be something more than that.

Ugh!!!! So frustrated.

I hear those Appleton players are far superior to those from N. Chicago.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Just saw that the Minnesota at White Sox game was rained out.  What are the prospects for the CCIW tourney games?

[lmitzel]

Just saw that the Minnesota at White Sox game was rained out.  What are the prospects for the CCIW tourney games?

I'm no meteorologist, but a quick look at the Weather Channel app shows no rain in the forecast for the next 48 hours (though a chance for some on Saturday). When I drove by Zimmermann Stadium yesterday I think the tarp was out, so I would assume the field is in good shape for today, but I'm not in a position to know for sure.

[BigPoppa]

2017 marks four of the past six CCIW post-seasons that Carthage has missed after qualifying for 23 straight seasons. Does anyone (maybe closer to the program than I) have a better insight as to why the Redmen are struggling... and have not won the CCIW tourney since 2009? What has changed? You can't tell me that Augie forgot how to coach! One shift I have noticed is where their players are coming from... instead of a lot of the roster from the Fox Valley in Wisconsin, they seem to have stocked the roster with Northern Chicago suburb players... could that be a difference? maybe... but is HAS to be something more than that.

Ugh!!!! So frustrated.

I hear those Appleton players are far superior to those from N. Chicago.

Not superior, just a totally different type of kid.

[Mr. Ypsi]

The tourney is underway.  IWU got 3 runs in the top of the first on a sac fly by Mollo and a HR by Cavlieri.  NCC tied it back up in the bottom of the 3rd with two Titan errors leading to 3 runs (only one earned).  So, 3-3 after 3.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Not exactly a pitchers' duel in game one!  After six, IWU 9, NCC 8.  Both starting pitchers (Hoh for NCC, Coonan for IWU) are long gone.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I was afraid of that - being the home team does it again!  NCC gets 3 in the bottom of the 9th for a come-from-behind 11-10 win.

[Augie6]

Augie wins in 12 innings, 3-2 over Wheaton.

[Mr. Ypsi]

In a game rather different from game one, Augie gets a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the 12th to win 3-2.  Wheaton outhit Augie 13-7, but couldn't get the key hits at the key times.

[CardinalAlum]

Mr. B and I actually talked about that play in the press box during Saturday's AC @ NPU doubleheader (although I didn't mention it on the air). We both agreed that the Titans baserunner at third (and/or perhaps the IWU third-base coach) must've been seven different flavors of stupid to try to run on Peltz's arm. The CCIW hasn't seen an outfield arm like Peltz's in eons.

Huh. Peltz has an arm. Kinda forgot that this past fall.

So did his uncle.

Absolutely hilarious!  +K. 😂

[lmitzel]

I was fortunate enough to get to my car yesterday afternoon just in time to hear the WONC call of Sotiros' walk off hit. William Dawes, who was doing play by play, was kind enough to share:

https://twitter.com/woncsports/status/862837321565077504