BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

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I'll take Carthage, Elmhurst, Augie, and NP all winning 2 out of 3 in their series this weekend. Just got done reading the paper.  The winning pitcher for Carthage threw a 2-hit him complete game (7 innings because of mercy rule) and hadn't appeared in a game since Carthage's spring trip. Not too bad after not throwing in a game for a month.  What's the word on Wesleyan's top 3 pitchers? They clearly are throwing the ball very well. Are they over powering or junk ballers, righties or lefties, ect.  Carthage's top 3 are all righties, all throw in the upper 80's, and all flirt with 90 mph on occasion if its a nice day outside.  I know firsthand 2 of the 3 have good off speed stuff as well.  I've been told the other has improved his curveball, but I have not seen him throw since last year.I'm sure the two coaching staff's know everything about each other, but I'm interested in knowing what Carthage is going up against this weekend.

[soxfan14]

Any predictions or thoughts on tuesday non conference matchups

Augie @ Rockford
Benedictine @ Elmhurst
North Central @ Aurora
North Park @ Concordia/Chi

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Carthage also plays at university of chicago. Not sure who Carthage will throw and don't know anything about Chicago, but I'd imagine a high scoring game with both teams probably throwing someone not in their top 5

[augie28]

"Maybe you should concentrate on lowering your 99.00 ERA instead of being the message board police.  Perhaps get someone out instead of calling someone out."

Great call MWUNDER...as a current player or coach you cant accomplish anything in this chat other than creating fuel for teams to use against you.  Look at Coach Jones from Elmhurst last year...having said that though, a 99 ERA is pretty impressive!

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Augie beat NCC 4-0 last night behind a CG Shutout from freshman Matt Erickson.  A much needed strong pitching performance for the Vikings. 

They are at Rockford tonight and might need to slug it out to take the win.  It will be insteresting to see who they throw after a long weekend against Carthage.
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For the weekend, I also like Carthage, Augie, Elmhurst and NPU all to take 2 of 3

[mwunder]

"Maybe you should concentrate on lowering your 99.00 ERA instead of being the message board police.  Perhaps get someone out instead of calling someone out."

Great call MWUNDER...as a current player or coach you cant accomplish anything in this chat other than creating fuel for teams to use against you.  Look at Coach Jones from Elmhurst last year...having said that though, a 99 ERA is pretty impressive!

Technically, since he didn't retire a batter, his ERA is infinity.  99.00 is all the higher that software will go.

[knarocky22]

I've noticed several North Park and IWU players posting on this site.  I highly recommend you stick to either just reading it or not even paying attention to it (preferably).  As has been mentioned, nothing good can come from you guys posting on this site, so spare yourselves the embarassment, and concentrate on playing ball.

[mwunder]

Carthage beats Chicago 13-6.

http://www.carthage.edu/athletics/index.cfm?page=325

[robberki]

I've noticed several North Park and IWU players posting on this site.  I highly recommend you stick to either just reading it or not even paying attention to it (preferably).  As has been mentioned, nothing good can come from you guys posting on this site, so spare yourselves the embarassment, and concentrate on playing ball.

oh okay....oh wait, I mean NO.

[bball7811]

im with robberki.....it is nice to talk with other players and not just a bunch of spectators

[mwunder]

I've noticed several North Park and IWU players posting on this site.  I highly recommend you stick to either just reading it or not even paying attention to it (preferably).  As has been mentioned, nothing good can come from you guys posting on this site, so spare yourselves the embarassment, and concentrate on playing ball.

Just so everyone understands, this had nothing to do with the fact that benchwarmer21 is a player.  It has everything to do with the fact that he felt the need to add his two cents when they certainly weren't warranted or necessary.  CCIW message boards (especially basketball) go off on tangents all the time.  If you didn't enjoy the post or even care about....move on to the next one.  The fact that he was a ball player was less important to me that the fact that he had 8 posts, only 4 of which lent anything to the site.

[augie28]

Augie was down 8-4 @ Rockford when I left the game in the 7th inning. 

Sure this chat is public, but it makes no sense to post as a player.  You say you like hearing from other players on top of just spectators but at this point its only IWU players and a last stringer from NPU so its not like you have reps from every team throwin stories around. 

Do whatever you gotta do but guaranteeing wins isnt gonna do anything for you but wake up a sleeping team somewhere along the road...I change my prediction from, Carthage sweeps IWU, "guaranteed"

[knarocky22]

Augie lost to Rockford 9-4.  Augustana's pitching woes continue.

[benchwarmer21]

First of all my hat goes off mwunder, thats good  payback. Second off i made one comment that didnt contribute to the site in someway and that was my last one.  And i also agree that player input is good for the site rather than having people just bash the teams and not have any real idea of whats going on.

[robberki]

it appears i've ruined myself again. In my rush to "stir the pot" I posted a response when it clearly said "players" in the original posting. Since I am not a player, the post was obviously not directed at me. I apologize to the original poster. Sometimes I can't open my mouth without ruining myself.

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Carthage's win yesterday was their 4th in a row, matching their longest this season. Carthage usually has a streak close to, if not double digit wins in a row each season. Hopefully this is the start of one.