BB: Midwest Region

[cubs]

Is the MIAC a one bid conference?  I'm thinking so... thoughts?

If so, the Midwest Regional might just be a 6 Team Regional this year...

[cubs]

So right now, this is what we have in for teams more than likely:

Stevens Point-Pool A
Whitewater-Pool C
La Crosse-Pool C?
Ripon-Pool A
Concordia-Chicago-Pool A
Carthage-Pool A
St. Scholastica-Pool A
St. John's-Pool A
Coe College-Pool A
Webster-Pool C
Greenville-Pool A
Anderson-Pool A
Wartburg-Pool C?
Wash U-Pool B

Looks like this will be the 14 teams that are split between Wartburg and La Crosse assuming both Wartburg and La Crosse get in..  Safe to assume either Wartburg or La Crosse will be a 6-team Regional while the other is an 8-team Regional.

[108 Stitches]

How does potential fly in Linfield compare to those teams ?

[cubs]

How does potential fly in Linfield compare to those teams ?

Webster was a #1 while Wartburg was #2 in last Central Regional Rankings, while La Crosse was a #2 in Midwest. 

Linfield was #3 in the West Region.

Would appear that they are pretty similar. and it wouldn't surprise me if three of the four teams are "sitting" at the table and up for consideration at the same time.

[biggio34]

So right now, this is what we have in for teams more than likely:

Stevens Point-Pool A
Whitewater-Pool C
La Crosse-Pool C?
Ripon-Pool A
Concordia-Chicago-Pool A
Carthage-Pool A
St. Scholastica-Pool A
St. John's-Pool A
Coe College-Pool A
Webster-Pool C
Greenville-Pool A
Anderson-Pool A
Wartburg-Pool C?
Wash U-Pool B

Looks like this will be the 14 teams that are split between Wartburg and La Crosse assuming both Wartburg and La Crosse get in..  Safe to assume either Wartburg or La Crosse will be a 6-team Regional while the other is an 8-team Regional.

I think this is a pretty strong assessment Cubs.  Last year there was a lot of movement with several teams getting shipped around the country.  I think there were 2 mideast teams in the Central regional for example.  Any thoughts on how much movement there might be this year?  I do not think there will be 3 wiacs in the Midwest regional.  I also think the 3 wiacs should be the top 3 in the last regional ranking.  Will be interesting to see how the conference tournaments change things in the eyes of the committee.

[cubs]

First Round Match-ups
Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Game #1 - Saint John's University, Minn. (#4 seed) vs. Coe College, Iowa (#5) - 10 a.m.
Game #2 - UW-Whitewater (#1) vs. Ripon College, Wis. (#8) - 1:15 p.m.
Game #3 - Washington University, Mo. (#3) vs. Concordia University-Chicago, Ill. (#6) - 4:30 p.m.
Game #4 - UW-La Crosse (#2) vs. The College of St. Scholastica, Minn. (#7) - 7:45 p.m.

It will be interesting to see what some of the teams do as far as who they start in their opener.  You get in the loser's bracket after one game in an 8-team Regional, and it's a LONG road to Appleton!!!!

[BigPoppa]

Game 1- SJU over Coe
Game 2- UWW over Ripon
Game 3- CUC over WashU
Game 4- UW Lax over SSC

[cubs]

Game 1- SJU over Coe
Game 2- UWW over Ripon
Game 3- CUC over WashU
Game 4- UW Lax over SSC

I would likely agree with three out of the four... 

[ShineTime]

So do u guys think point got a better draw getting shipped.  Who is Ripons ace it it van daalwyk

[cubs]

So do u guys think point got a better draw getting shipped.  Who is Ripons ace it it van daalwyk

Zahn...  He has been MWC Pitcher of the Year the last two seasons, along with UWO transfer Polcyn being the Position Player of the Year the past two seasons.

[BigPoppa]

So do u guys think point got a better draw getting shipped.  Who is Ripons ace it it van daalwyk

Yes. Point caught a HUGE break not having to face other WIAC programs in the regional.

[Just Bill]

So do u guys think point got a better draw getting shipped.  Who is Ripons ace it it van daalwyk

Yes. Point caught a HUGE break not having to face other WIAC programs in the regional.

Also be playing in a 6-team regional instead of an 8-team regional.

[mwunder]

Speaking of 6 team regions....In a quick glance of the D3baseball story on the Regional match-ups, I noticed that all of the 8 team regions were set up with the same schedule (ie, 4v5, 1v8, 2v7, 3v6) whereas the 6 team regions were not set-up the same.  In the West and the South, the schedule is 3v4, 2v5, and 1v6.  In the Midwest and the Central, it's 1v6, 2v5, 3v4.  I don't think it matters a whole lot, but why the inconsistency across the regions?

[Just Bill]

They may be listed that way on the D3Baseball website, but they won't be played in that order. The Pre-championship manual is very specific about the schedule of game. See Page 15...

http://www.ncaa.org/sites/default/files/PreChamps_DIII_Baseball_2015_Final.pdf

It will be 1v6 then 2v5 then 3v4.

[Just Bill]

2015 NACC Baseball Tournament
May 7-10, 2015
at Kapco Park, Mequon, Wis.
Hosted by Concordia Wisconsin
#NACCbasetrn
http://cuwfalcons.com/sports/bsb/2014-15/2015naccbaseballtournament

Thursday, May 7
Game 1, 10 a.m.: #6 Aurora vs. #1 Concordia Chicago
Game 2, 1 p.m.: #4 Concordia Wisconsin vs. #3 Edgewood
Game 3, 4 p.m.: #5 Benedictine vs. #2 Marian
Game 4, 7 p.m.: Game-1-Winner vs. Game-2-Loser

Friday, May 8
Game 5, 10 a.m.:
Game 6, 1 p.m.:
Game 7, 4 p.m.:
Game 8, 7 p.m.:

Saturday, May 9
Game 9, 10 a.m.:
Game 10, 1 p.m.:

Sunday, May 10
Game 11, 10 a.m.:

I'll take my boy, Smitty, and his CUC team to run the table and hold off CUW in the final.

Nice prediction.