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

[BaseballFan]

14-0 in the 4th

If this was a boxing match, the ref would of stopped it

[badgerwarhawk]

22-0 in the 7th

[badgerwarhawk]

Thanks for the information guys.  We were just wondering and no one seemed to know for certain. 

22-3 in the bottom of the 8th.   

[Just Bill]

Thank god UWW is the home team so they can't score more runs in the 9th.  24-3 after 8.

[Z71Warhawk]

All I can say is wow..............

[Pat Coleman]

I thought trotting Schebler out there to kick that 48-yard field goal in the eighth was unnecessary.

[OshDude]

Oshdude-

Could you tell a big difference between Husing's velocity in the first few innings compared to later in the game? The article said he was struggling to touch 82mph in the 1st inning, and was consistently right at 90mph in the 7th.

He had nothing on his FB the first two or three innings. He did get better, mostly thanks to improved slider location IMO, but I have a hard time believing he was throwing 90 at any point. Whatever it was was good enough, but Robinson was throwing much harder for St. Thomas today and the gun had him at 86. No big deal, but Husing's improved velocity is what mattered. Whether it went from 80 to 83 or higher numbers is debatable. He was great no matter the gun reading.

[dukes]

Oshdude-

Could you tell a big difference between Husing's velocity in the first few innings compared to later in the game? The article said he was struggling to touch 82mph in the 1st inning, and was consistently right at 90mph in the 7th.

He had nothing on his FB the first two or three innings. He did get better, mostly thanks to improved slider location IMO, but I have a hard time believing he was throwing 90 at any point. Whatever it was was good enough, but Robinson was throwing much harder for St. Thomas today and the gun had him at 86. No big deal, but Husing's improved velocity is what mattered. Whether it went from 80 to 83 or higher numbers is debatable. He was great no matter the gun reading.

I wasnt there, so I have no basis for this comment, just a thought. But its possible also that by having improved offspeed, whether it was location, movement, or a better mix, it could make his fastball seem like it was that much increased. Physiologically speaking, there would be no reason to think his velocity would increase as the game went on, but an inside fastball following a good offspeed mix can seem like it was much improved. But again, I was not there.

[Gustie13]

I'm sorry, but if Robinson is hitting 86, no one in the Midwest Region is touching 90.

God forbid I throw out the word 'predictions' in this thread, so what are peoples 'thoughts' on starting pitchers tomorrow?

USt- Schuld
UWW- Munn? Jacobsen?

CSS- Gerten? Kummet? Does Coach Baggs assume his offense will be able to score against whomever Carthage throws and save Kummet?
Carthage- Perez? Someone with more knowledge of CC comment please.

[OshDude]

Random Day 2 thoughts:
--The SE wind was the inverse of yesterday's NW, which meant it was coming in from CF. EJ played longer today.

CSS/KNOX
--Runners ... runners everywhere! There was action every inning. The problem for Knox was CSS put up crooked numbers. The P Fire put up sticks.
--Today's Knox pitchers had much better stuff than yesterday.
--After Knox's Bennett (the MWC South POY) walked in the 9th, he was lifted for a pinch runner. Classy move and classy response from the Knox faithful. Well-deserved standing O for that guy. Wish I would have seen him more than twice. Fine ballplayer.
--CSS isn't in the worst shape, facing Carthage's frosh LHP with Kummet.

StT/UWO
--Woah, Lonnie Robinson. Through 8 IP, he threw nine pitches out of the stretch (my unofficial count). Up-down, in-out, FB-slider-split. Check. You could tell he was feeling it too. Perfect tempo and presence. He dictated everything out there, almost always ahead in the count.
--The Tommies had three solid hits all game, but it was Bullis's check-swing blooper to LF and Wippler's 15 hopper through the right side that put StT up 2-0. Good ol' baseball ...
--Hendricks got loose in the bottom of the 1st.
--Hendricks almost got out of that bases loaded, none out jam. If there could have ever been a spark, that would have been it. But he was nowhere near on four straight.
--Even when UWO got the tying run to the plate, I felt it was a matter of time before Robinson closed it out. Gun had him at 86-87 to go along with good wrinkly stuff. That'll do.
--Leslie made another great play, this time on an over-the-shoulder snare of a foul ball on the dead run.
--Matson, Hendricks and Kuepper were great but got unlucky that Robinson was Robinson (better) and the Toms' hits had eyes. Although it should be noted that besides UWO's hits, the other balls put in play were harmless and routine.
--Did I mention that St. Thomas is really, really good? A day after muscling up, the Tommies showed off their small ball with bunt and infield hits, and flares. The constant is the pitching. I liked them going in. I like them even more now.
--If you're in the Green Bay TV station area, I think Channel 5 will give you an answer as to why Rube didn't go. Maybe not, but Lechnir gave CBS an interview after the game. I think Milwaukee JS writer Jeff Potrykus was there as well. May as well hear or read it from Lechnir himself.

WW/Carthage
--Munn started it with a full-extention diving catch 6ft into foul territory for the 3rd out in the 3rd. He capped it off with the absolute bomb to right for the grand slam. That thing went almost as far as Bullis's did yesterday. My estimate is 420ft.
--Not too many Red Men played after that. Arms were folded in the dugout until the end of the game and heads were down in the field. It was white flag time in the 3rd inning. And from a team that can rake. That's my impression, anyway. No fight after it was 8-0.
--When Carthage finally erased the shutout, a local Little League team, sitting in the front row on the CC side, gave the team a standing ovation.
--Ruffie effectively threw the kitchen sink for 2 IP (Does he throw seven pitches? I didn't see the catcher take off his glove to give signs, but it wouldn't surprise me if he takes his five best pitches that day to the bump. It was crazy how many speeds and angles his pitches had). Then, I have no idea ... rocket after rocket, after error, after rocket, after rocket. I didn't think it would ever end.
--Cool to see a WIAC veteran like Mike Jacobson get an AB. Jake responded with a rope the other way.
--Sam Petrasko may be the fastest dude in D3 baseball. Either that or he has awesome "baseball speed." He went and got one in L-C that had no right to be caught. He's always been fast, but I think he found another gear on that play.
--CC's Perez was great last time out, and it only counts as one loss blahblahblah. If any team in this regional can respond to that game, I think it's Carthage.

[OshDude]

Oshdude-

Could you tell a big difference between Husing's velocity in the first few innings compared to later in the game? The article said he was struggling to touch 82mph in the 1st inning, and was consistently right at 90mph in the 7th.

He had nothing on his FB the first two or three innings. He did get better, mostly thanks to improved slider location IMO, but I have a hard time believing he was throwing 90 at any point. Whatever it was was good enough, but Robinson was throwing much harder for St. Thomas today and the gun had him at 86. No big deal, but Husing's improved velocity is what mattered. Whether it went from 80 to 83 or higher numbers is debatable. He was great no matter the gun reading.

I wasnt there, so I have no basis for this comment, just a thought. But its possible also that by having improved offspeed, whether it was location, movement, or a better mix, it could make his fastball seem like it was that much increased. Physiologically speaking, there would be no reason to think his velocity would increase as the game went on, but an inside fastball following a good offspeed mix can seem like it was much improved. But again, I was not there.

For whatever reason, he was throwing noticably harder. It helped that he got his slider to better spots to give another look. I read this last night. Perhaps an insight as to the reason behind Husing's increased velocity.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751192

Potrykus just had his freshest summary posted.
http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=751484

[OshDude]

I'm sorry, but if Robinson is hitting 86, no one in the Midwest Region is touching 90.

God forbid I throw out the word 'predictions' in this thread, so what are peoples 'thoughts' on starting pitchers tomorrow?

USt- Schuld
UWW- Munn? Jacobsen?

CSS- Gerten? Kummet? Does Coach Baggs assume his offense will be able to score against whomever Carthage throws and save Kummet?
Carthage- Perez? Someone with more knowledge of CC comment please.

Could be the gun, but that's what it said. When someone asked me what I thought he was throwing, I said 85-87. So the eyeball and gun were similar, not that I'm the foremost expert on fastball speeds. Robinson had nice heat, but 90 mph has a look to it and is rare in D3. I'm sure he has touched 90 some days, but today wasn't the day. Some guns would maybe have him at 90 today, though. I just wouldn't believe it, but I'll take 86 on the black anyday.

[BigPoppa]

After a 24-3 defeat, I am guessing that Augie told them to relax and come back ready to play tomorrow. I have a weird feeling that the Carthage players will not sleep tonight.

Nobody responds better when backed into a corner than Carthage. Time to put up or shut up.

[RedMan1]

gustie, Carthage will probably throw Mario Perez, Augie likes to keep the rotation in order. Out of the pen will probably be Maher and Richardson. And if Mario can go all 9 and get a victory then Richardson will probably start then next game.... If they get that far.

you can't say much after the pounding Carthage got today. Just forget about it and go out and play tomorrow!

[OshDude]

I'm sorry, but if Robinson is hitting 86, no one in the Midwest Region is touching 90.

God forbid I throw out the word 'predictions' in this thread, so what are peoples 'thoughts' on starting pitchers tomorrow?

USt- Schuld
UWW- Munn? Jacobsen?

CSS- Gerten? Kummet? Does Coach Baggs assume his offense will be able to score against whomever Carthage throws and save Kummet?
Carthage- Perez? Someone with more knowledge of CC comment please.

Have a hunch it's Jake. If Vode planned to start Munn tomorrow, he would have probably pinch-hit for him like he did the other regulars, even especially the next day's probable SP. Then again, after Jake got a hit late in the game, he ran the bases. Because of the liberal subs, WW may not have had a pinch runner left, but another pitcher would have been fine. Munn staying in the game is more telling for me, so I'll go with Jake.

If Rubens didn't start for Oshkosh, assuming he's healthy – he was healthy enough to rake the mound at least – anything can happen. But I couldn't resist chiming in.