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

[Strikeout]

CSS up 1-0 in the 4th.  Touching Tincher up a little bit.  Need to start cashing in these opportunities. 

[Strikeout]

Tincher chased after 5+ innings of work....WW down 2-0.  CSS in a good position to take this game.  Lambert coming in runner on 2nd no outs. 

[BaseballFan]

Tincher chased after 5+ innings of work....WW down 2-0.  CSS in a good position to take this game.  Lambert coming in runner on 2nd no outs. 

surprised they brought Lambert in

[BoBo]

Tincher chased after 5+ innings of work....WW down 2-0.  CSS in a good position to take this game.  Lambert coming in runner on 2nd no outs. 

surprised they brought Lambert in

Jinxed.

Brent Young 3-run HR puts Warhawks on top in bottom of 7th 6-3. One out.

[BoBo]

Warhawks close it out behind the 4 innings of relieve pitching of Justin Lambert (3 H, 1 BB, 2 K's).

FINAL 6-3!!

[badgerwarhawk]

Tincher chased after 5+ innings of work....WW down 2-0.  CSS in a good position to take this game.  Lambert coming in runner on 2nd no outs. 

surprised they brought Lambert in

You wouldn't have been if you'd seen the way he's been pitching lately. 

[badgerwarhawk]

All MidWest Region Tournament Team

1. Ben Richardson, position player, Hamline University
2. Drew Cremisino, position player, University of Saint Thomas
3. Cody Koback, position player, UW-Stevens Point
4. Jordan Rennicke, position player, UW-Stevens Point
5. Brandon Peterson, position player, College of Saint Scholastica
6. Dylan Friend, position player, UW-Whitewater
7. Matt Beyer, position player, UW-Whitewater
8. Jeff Donovan, position player, UW-Whitewater
9. Rob Coe, position player, UW-Whitewater
10. Scott Williams, pitcher, UW-Stevens Point
11. Matt Lewis, pitcher, College of Saint Scholastica

Most Outstanding Player
Jeff Donovan UW-Whitewater

[02 Warhawk]

Most Outstanding Player
Jeff Donovan UW-Whitewater

Damn, is there anything this kid can't do?    He has to be one of the better athletes this university has seen.

Keep it rolling 'Hawks!

[Dagger]

what are everyone's thoughts on teams being able to host a regional if they are not the #1 seed?  I would like to put a disclaimer that this has nothing to do with point losing...congratulations to the hawks, glad to see another wiac school representing, and WW was strong enough to win in a neutral site anyway...but I just really think it's absolutely ridiculous to allow a team that is not the #1 seed to host a regional!  I mean seriously, what's the point of getting the #1 seed if a lower seed has home field advantage?  It's just extremely unfair, and anyone that claims homefield advantage isn't that big of an advantage is a moron!  Regionals should be played at a neutral site, and if WW was picked to host and they were not the #1 seed than they should have been moved to the central region or somewhere else.  Those are just my thoughts, again I'm not saying that being at home won the hawks the regional, they are certainly a deserving team and I wish them the best, this is just about the concept of hosting teams that are low seeds being given a huge advantage after not earning it through regular season play!  It happens all across D3 not just in our area, and it's unfair all across D3 to teams that earn #1 seeds and then have to go into another lower seeded team's homefield to advance.

[BigPoppa]

Many #1 seeds do not have the facilities to host the tourney. Stevens Point, for example, does not have lights (unless I am mistaken).

Not all #1 seeds have a facility that should be a host... would you really want it played at a city park as many D3 school use city fields as their homes (with the exception of Chapman and Hart Park which is fantastic facility)?

[02 Warhawk]

  I would like to put a disclaimer that this has nothing to do with point losing......Regionals should be played at a neutral site

I agree with BigPoppa...not all top seeds have the facilities to host a regional tournament. Every single post-season game can't be played at a neutral site. That would require every team to travel, and that isn't in the NCAA's budget.

I highly doubt you would post this message if UWSP advanced on.

[CrashDavisD3]

In the West there are just small few facilities that have lights and a booth that is required. In recent years
Chapman, Linfield and McMurry have hosted. CTX new facility may also be one to host in the future. If Cal Lu added lights it also could host.

[Just Bill]

It's a predetermined site anyway. It has nothing to do with seeding.

Are you arguing that they should wait for the brackets and then award it to the #1 seed, like basketball? Or are you arguing that they host school should shipped to another site if they are not the #1 seed? I'm just not sure what you are arguing.

[ShineTime]

It should be like basketball if your a #1 seed there has to be an advantage and you should host.  Point should've been the host and could have used Witter Field.  Home field makes a huge difference.  Congrats to Whitewater on making the series and they certainly appear to be sitting really good with their first two games.  I'm just still in shock about Point and just wish they could've played even close to their A game.  It's going to be a long time before we see another Point team that loaded from top to bottom.  Lots of great seniors gone and Koback going pro surely won't help for next year.

[badgerwarhawk]

Did Point even submit a bid to host?  

Home field is an advantage but it isn't one that another team can't overcome.  Point did it as recently as last year.