BB: Regionals (Midwest) Oshkosh '08, '09, Whitewater '10, '11

[mwunder]

Sitting here watching the game, Point tried hard to give this one away.

Home plate ump had a huge zone and give credit to the Aurora starter, Gay, for staying outside all day long.  He made two real mistakes in he game and Point hit both of them to the RC gap for extra bases.

[Strikeout]

Who is WW throwing vs UST?

[OshDude]

Who is WW throwing vs UST?

Live stats show Donovan vs. Franz

[Dagger]

anyone getting the video feed to work?  At least the UWW radio guys are tolerable...

[OshDude]

UWW really wants this one. Fourth inning and Tincher is in on relief of Donovan.

[mwunder]

2-2 after 4...Beyr scores from second on a ball that never left the IF.  Pitcher made a terrible play on that one...

[Strikeout]

Interesting day so far.  Williams for Point....Donovan and Tincher so far here for WW.....hats off to Franz from UST...he's done a pretty good job handling WW thus far. 

[Dagger]

I'm assuming that Vo plans to tag team with donovan and tincher again in the third...or perhaps even the second game if they lose this one.  if their arms hold up that may be an effective use of them.  Always sucked when teams would switch up the pitcher frequently during the game, and if you can bring in two studs it may very well prove to be successful for them!  UST not playing sound defensive ball this game...killing them

[Strikeout]

I'm assuming that Vo plans to tag team with donovan and tincher again in the third...or perhaps even the second game if they lose this one.  if their arms hold up that may be an effective use of them.  Always sucked when teams would switch up the pitcher frequently during the game, and if you can bring in two studs it may very well prove to be successful for them!  UST not playing sound defensive ball this game...killing them

Yeah that's an interesting strategy....both pitchers were touched up a little bit but no major damage done.  I think you're right, WW will throw them again game 3 regardless of W or L here.  UST shooting themselves in the foot.

[Dagger]

UST is not built to come from behind and rely on offensive production, they never have been.  They have always relied on executing the game on every level cleanly, and getting just enough run support to edge out the other team.  Today their defense let them down, and their offense was what it is.  Definitely missed several big opportunities, but they still win that game with clean defense even without the missed runs, because WW didn't hit well either.

[cubs]

UST is not built to come from behind and rely on offensive production, they never have been.  They have always relied on executing the game on every level cleanly, and getting just enough run support to edge out the other team.  Today their defense let them down, and their offense was what it is.  Definitely missed several big opportunities, but they still win that game with clean defense even without the missed runs, because WW didn't hit well either.

That was why I picked UST to pull the upset.  This isn't the same Whitewater offense of years past.  You can pitch around a couple of guys and get away with it.  You couldn't do that against some of the previous Warhawk teams.  Congrats Whitewater and Point!!!  WIAC 2-0 on Day #1, while Wisconsin is 3-0 with Ripon upsetting #1 seed Coe.  Let's see if Carthage can make it a clean sweep for the state later today.

[Strikeout]

Not getting the audio feed for the CSS-Ham game.....anyone else having trouble?

[beejo]

Not getting the audio feed for the CSS-Ham game.....anyone else having trouble?

I just got it to work now.

[Strikeout]

lost it again!

[cubs]

Thanks to a couple of double play balls, Hamline's Cass Kreitlow has faced the minimum through 6 innings.  Hamline manufactures a run in the Top of the 1st Inning on a HBP and it has held up thus far as Hamline leads 1-0.