BB: CCIW: College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin

[BigPoppa]

Their pregame carried over to the games.  I can think of two starters who had good arms.

Que sera...

[augie28]

I saw Carthage play last weekend and I also thought they were a very solid team.  I am quite interested (without looking to start another arguement) to know who you are comparing them too when you say only 2 of them have good arms.  D-3 baseball is not primarily built around guys throwing 90+ across the infield, but instead lining up your best offense while keeping a solid defense on the field.  Overall, in my eyes, the Carthage defense was very consistant and did not give up many extra bases.  They also did not have any outfielders who were obvious candidates to run on. 

This is just my opinion and you are definatly allowed your opinion as well, I just thought my 2 cents might stir up a worthwhile conversation.  Who do you see right now as having the strongest defense...either as far as limiting hits/runs against or having the strongest arms.

[WLCALUM83]

4/19 Non-Conference Final:

Concordia-Chicago 9, North Central 7  (4-run 9th for the Cougars was the difference here.)

[mwunder]

Their pregame carried over to the games.  I can think of two starters who had good arms.

You've obviously been around the block and seen a lot of good arms in your day.  Glad to have you on board in the CCIW chat.  We're lucky to have your insight and expertise at our disposal.

[REDMENFAN]

DiceT, you are definitely entitled to your opinion, now just looking for some clarification. Who are the players (if you don't know names, then positions) who had good arms?  Remember, this isn't the SEC, I'd still say Carthage overall easily has above average D-3 throwing arms all over the field. Yapp at third, Alba at short, Gragnani/Rucks at second all have solid arms.  Wuis and Hughes have good arms behind the plate (maybe not like polcyn had, but not weak arms by any means), Hermes, Baitinger, Coughlin, Creekmore, and Shannon in the outfield all have solid arms as well.  Of these players, maybe you're right in that only two or so players throw the ball and you say WOW, but I don't think any of these players throw the ball and you say: we can run on him.  The entire arguement right now is kind of silly, anyone else agree with DiceT?

[matblake]

Wheaton beats North Park in 10 in their make up game.
http://www.wheaton.edu/Athletics/baseball/index.html

[yank52]

IWU beat Carthage, and Elmhurst pounded Wheaton Friday night.
IWU moved to solidify its hold on the #1 spot in CCIW.
Elmhurst is making its move and now it is a 3 team race for the #3 & #4 spot, between Augies, NPU and Elmhurst.

This Saturday & Sunday contests will certainly give us an eyeful of what these teams are made of.

Elmhurst vs Wheaton (2) on Saturday
NPU vs NCC (2) on Saturday & (1) on Sunday
Augustana vs Millikin (2) on Saturday & (1) on Sunday.

I hope I have all the games properly entered, and I'll be looking for scores late tonight.......

Good luck to all!!!!!

[Titan Q]

Here is the Pantagraph's article on IWU's 7-0 win over Carthage...

http://www.pantagraph.com/articles/2007/04/21/sports/doc46299e676ebd5355834917.txt

A very Brandon Webb-like performance by Titan pitcher Jesse Foster...15 groundball outs.

[Titan Q]

IWU won the first game today vs Carthage 5-2 behind Matt Aronson, who moved to 5-0....

http://www.iwu.edu/%7Eiwunews/sports/bb2007/iwbb421a.htm


The Titans are up 5-2 in the 5th of the nightcap.

[titanfan]

IWU ended up winning the last game 5-2.  That's a huge 3 game sweep of Carthage.  IWU is going to be very hard to catch now.

[Spence]

Aronson gave up earned runs? Is something wrong with him? 

[yank52]

IWU may run the table in the CCIW regular season, but I see them getting spanked in the tournament and going nowhere.
What is with NPU?
what happened?
I heard that the have been seeing a subpar level of officiating for many games.
8 walks from their staff in one game , is  the zone being squeezed?

[Spence]

That's a possibility for IWU, but I'm not really sure why. They oddly threw their top guys against some of the middling teams on their trip south while throwing down the line guys against teams like Millsaps and Rhodes. Would think they might have been able to get another win or two.

If they stay hot and get to 30 wins or so in the regular season they might be in regardless. IWU obviously has the pitching to do well in tournament play though.

[augie28]

Saturday's scores from Millikin:

Augie 2, Millikin 1 (8 innings)
Augie 5, Millikin 4

Brandon Engle and Eric Knott threw CG's for the Vikings.  A much needed day of strong pitching, even if it came against a below average offense.

Augie moves to 22-8, 8-6 CCIW.  They have one game left vs. Millikin today, IWU next weekend and Wheaton to finish up the conference season.

[Mr. Ypsi]

IWU may run the table in the CCIW regular season,

Maybe, but with 6 games left against Augie and suddenly-hot Elmhurst (4 of them on the road), I'd say the odds are still against it.

but I see them getting spanked in the tournament and going nowhere.

IF the Titans DID run the table (or even go say 19-2), I'm curious what your reasoning is for them to suddenly get 'spanked' in the tourney?

BTW, Elmhurst swept Wheaton by a combined 57-36 - did they get their seasons mixed up?  Which sport were they playing?!