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

[CCIWFAN6]

I wasn't trying to be inflamatory with my post, I just figured it was an oversight. 

Either way, the main point for me, that while not having a stable of flame-throwing arms, Coe has a good enough staff to have an .846 winning percentage against the kinds of teams they are going to face in this regional. 

There are a couple of problems with having pitchers that pitch to contact and do not strike a lot of guys out. One is that it puts a significant amount of pressure on your defense, often in high pressure situations. Two is that there is a large element of luck that can go in your favor or against (ground balls that find holes). 

All teams need to play exceptional baseball to win a regional, but eliminating those things I mentioned can only help your chances.

[CCIWFAN6]

Ripon has a 2-0 going into the 5th inning over Coe.

[cubs]

Ripon still leads 3-2 heading to the 9th....

Question for Coe followers, is Baranowski their ace, or did they throw off?

[CCIWFAN6]

Its Final: Ripon 3-2 winner over Coe.

[upandin]

I think Baranowski was the #1 going into the season, but Wade Morris has been their best most of the season.  Wonder if they wanted a Sr. on the mound in game 1?  Judging by the box score it would have been fine if the Kohawks could have put more then 2 on the board.  Loosing 3-2 is not a pitching and D  problem, the Ripon pitcher just must have been better because he shut Coe down. 

[Kohawk Krazy]

Ripon still leads 3-2 heading to the 9th....

Question for Coe followers, is Baranowski their ace, or did they throw off?

Coe doesn't have an ace.  Baranowski, Morris and Raisch are all pretty equal.  None of them are dominate enough to be called an "ace"

[TheSportsFan]

Kohawk is right.  Coe does not have an ace, with that being said, they threw Baranowski in round one of the IIAC tournament as well I believe.  I would have been surprised if anyone other than Baranowski threw round one

Answer: No, Coe did not throw off.

[Mr. Ypsi]

BV leads Carthage, 2-1, after 5.

[mr_b]

BV now leads 4-1.  Carthage has made four errors.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Carthage falls to BV, 8-1. 

[Mr. Ypsi]

Early on, IWU/TM is a real pitchers' duel.  After 2.5 innings, each team has 1 hit, no runs.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Still scoreless after 5; each team has 2 hits.

The bottom of the 5th was scary.  Pankau finally gave up his second hit, he was bunted to 2nd, a passed ball got him to third with only 1 out.  Jason walked the next batter, and got the following batter to hit into a double play!

[forheavendial4999]

The problem with not using your best arm in round one is this: Many lower seeded teams are average at best but only get in invite because they have one stud arm that rarely loses(which makes them an above average team when he throws). The top seeds generally run into that stud arm in round one and need to bring their best right back at them. Now... in rounds two and three, this may be a different story.

Bridgewater State in New England. Their ace had the best numbers of anyone in the tournament coming in, and shut out Tufts.

[Mr. Ypsi]

The Titans finally broke through in the top of the 6th.  Aaron Carmack got the first two batters, but Kevin Callahan went long!  Czarnowski followed with a single, went to second on a wild pitch, then scored on McDermott's single.  Titans up 2-0.

If Pankau can keep it going, that may be all they need (not that I would object to a bigger cushion)!

[Mr. Ypsi]

Dang - TM comes right back in the bottom of the inning.  A single, double, single results in two runs.  Another single led to the man on second getting greedy and being thrown out at the plate for the third out.

At the end of six it's a new game - 2-2.

We'll see if the sixth was a blip and we go back to a pitchers' duel, or if the floodgates have opened.