BB: Regionals (Central) Rock Island '08, '10, Moline '09, Bloomington IL '11

[Mr. Ypsi]

I'm back, and like what I'm seeing!  After 5, IWU up 6-5.

[CCIWFAN6]

I'm back, and like what I'm seeing!  After 5, IWU up 6-5.

You might need to leave again, Mr. Ypsi.  The Titans need some more runs 

[Mr. Ypsi]

I'm back, and like what I'm seeing!  After 5, IWU up 6-5.

You might need to leave again, Mr. Ypsi.  The Titans need some more runs 

So much for your "Mr. Ypsi is a jinx" theory!  My first inning back the Titans tack on 5 more; now lead 11-5 after 6.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Joe Froelich may be running out of gas.  In his first four innings, he yielded two hits, no runs.  In the 7th, he yielded two singles and a 3-run HR.

Lead down to 11-8, going to the bottom of the 7th.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Lead back to 6; 14-8 with three outs to go.

[Mr. Ypsi]

I guess the seventh was a false alarm.  Froelich gave up a two out single in the 8th, got 'em 1,2,3 in the 9th.

Titans win, 14-8.  They'll play the winner of Webster/RHIT at 7 this evening - the winner of that game will be the only remaining undefeated team, and clearly in the driver's seat.

[DirtyJersey]

Lead back to 6; 14-8 with three outs to go.

IWU WINS AGAIN! With plenty of arms available and hot bats, you have got to love the Titans chances.

[CCIWFAN6]

The perfect situation seems to be happening for the Titans. They have used only 3 pitchers through two games, and with yesterdays rain day, that may open the door for Pankau to throw on Sunday as he only threw 100 pitches on Wednesday.

[dansand]

OK. Pending weather (which should be all right now, if you trust the forecast), the times for the rest of the tournament will be:

Game 6 (Webster vs. Rose-Hulman) 3:30 today

Tomorrow's Games:
11:00 a.m.
2:30 p.m.
6:00 p.m.

Sunday:
11:00 a.m.
2:30 p.m. (if needed)

[Mr. Ypsi]

I guess the seventh was a false alarm.  Froelich gave up a two out single in the 8th, got 'em 1,2,3 in the 9th.

Titans win, 14-8.  They'll play the winner of Webster/RHIT at 7 this evening - the winner of that game will be the only remaining undefeated team, and clearly in the driver's seat.

The tourney site has been updated.  The schedule dansand posted is correct - IWU vs. the Webster/RHIT winner is tomorrow at 11, not tonite at 7 as earlier listed.  This makes more sense - what used to be Friday is now Saturday, and Saturday has been moved to Sunday.  (While us retired guys could care less, I bet many of you wish Mondays could so easily be moved! )

[Mr. Ypsi]

Webster off to a good start.  A solo HR in the first, and three straight 2-out singles in the second have them up 2-0 after 2.

[Mr. Ypsi]

What's with the vaunted RHIT offense?  Thru four innings, David Mueller has held them to one single!

Webster up 2-0, middle of the 4th.

[RSSmith]

4-0 Webster, bottom 6.

[Mr. Ypsi]

David Mueller has been masterful - 3 hits in 8 innings.  RHIT got a run in the 7th on a double, ground out, and wild pitch, but in the bottom of the 8th it's Webster 4, RHIT 1.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Webster's Victor Valdez is having the game of a lifetime.  A solo shot in the first, and now a 3-run tater in the 8th!  Webster now up 7-1 with just the ninth to go.