2022 Playoffs

[Ralph Turner]

By the end of the evening, only 7 of the fourteen 4-team brackets will have completed Game 5, the one that determines the Finals of the bracket.

So far, the teams that lost Game 5 and went home with a 1-2 record are:

Augustana, Coe, St Joseph's LI, St John Fisher, JWU(Providence), Mitchell, and Cal Lutheran.

[cubs]

I love how the Regionals have been seeded. There are so many opportunities for schools to proceed to Cedar Rapids with their nemeses in opposite brackets.

I like how they disbursed the conference and region foes across the brackets. Trinity and Chapman/CalLu/PP/Pacific could meet in the finals. So could Cortland and Oswego; BSC and LaGrange; or Rowan and Montclair... it just goes on.

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, that isn't the case for Whitewater and Stevens Point... I was hoping one of them would get matched up with the Webster Regional for a trip to Cedar Rapids, but instead they'd have to face each other.

And it comes to fruition, as both Whitewater and Stevens Point with their respective Game #7 to secure a pair of Regional Championships.

The conference rivals will now square off in a best-of-three Super Regional to see who the WIAC representative will be at this year's D3 College World Series...

[Ralph Turner]

I love how the Regionals have been seeded. There are so many opportunities for schools to proceed to Cedar Rapids with their nemeses in opposite brackets.

I like how they disbursed the conference and region foes across the brackets. Trinity and Chapman/CalLu/PP/Pacific could meet in the finals. So could Cortland and Oswego; BSC and LaGrange; or Rowan and Montclair... it just goes on.

Unless I'm misunderstanding you, that isn't the case for Whitewater and Stevens Point... I was hoping one of them would get matched up with the Webster Regional for a trip to Cedar Rapids, but instead they'd have to face each other.

And it comes to fruition, as both Whitewater and Stevens Point with their respective Game #7 to secure a pair of Regional Championships.

The conference rivals will now square off in a best-of-three Super Regional to see who the WIAC representative will be at this year's D3 College World Series...

The SUNYAC had 3 teams sent to 3 different brackets, and only Oswego has a chance to play in the Super Regional. They must beat Arcadia to get there.

[Ralph Turner]

By the end of the evening, only 7 of the fourteen 4-team brackets will have completed Game 5, the one that determines the Finals of the bracket.

So far, the teams that lost Game 5 and went home with a 1-2 record are:

Augustana, Coe, St Joseph's LI, St John Fisher, JWU(Providence), Mitchell, and Cal Lutheran.

We add the other 7 teams who lost in Game 5 and went home with a record of 1-2:

Husson, Kalamazoo, Immaculata, Lynchburg, William Paterson, Webster, and Swarthmore.

[Ralph Turner]

Only 12 regions have completed.

The Finalists who finished with records of 2-2 are:

CNU, North Central IL, Salve Regina, SUNY Cortland, Wheaton MA, Middlebury, and Wash & Jeff.

The finalists who lost in Game 7 and finished with records of 3-2 are:

Aurora, Shenandoah,  and Pomona Pitzer.

[cubs]

Of the 12 Regions completed, how many had a Pool A team win it? I know Whitewater was a Pool C and Stevens Point was a Pool A...

[Ralph Turner]

Regional Champions who swept their Regionals, going 3-0 are:

Marietta, Birmingham-Southern, Baldwin-Wallace, Eastern Connecticut State, Rowan and LaGrange.

Regional Champions who won the first 2 games, lost in Game 6 and won in Game 7 are:

UW-Whitewater, Catholic, Chapman.

Regional Champions who came through the Consolation bracket to finish 4-1 in the tourney include:

UW Stevens Point and Endicott.

Trinity went 3-1 in their best-of-five.

Four Regionals remain.

[Ralph Turner]

Of the 12 Regions completed, how many had a Pool A team win it? I know Whitewater was a Pool C and Stevens Point was a Pool A...

With 4 Regionals remaining, here are the at-large teams in bold that won their Regional.

Pool B: Salisbury

Pool C: Aurora, Baldwin Wallace, Catholic, Chapman, Christopher Newport, Lynchburg, Montclair St., North Central, Oswego State, Pomona-Pitzer, Rochester (NY), Rowan, Salve Regina, Stevens, SUNY Brockport, Trinity (TX), Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wooster

Teams in italics are still playing in the Regional Finals.

[cubs]

Thanks Ralph!

Six Pool C (with a chance at seven) out of 16 Regional winners is probably more than I would've guessed...

[Ralph Turner]

Here are the at-large teams in bold that won their Regional.

Pool B: Salisbury

Pool C: Aurora, Baldwin Wallace, Catholic, Chapman, Christopher Newport, Lynchburg, Montclair St., North Central, Oswego State, Pomona-Pitzer, Rochester (NY), Rowan, Salve Regina, Stevens, SUNY Brockport, Trinity (TX), Wisconsin-Whitewater, Wooster

Pool B Salisbury and 8 of the 16 Pool C teams are playing in the Super Regionals.

[Ralph Turner]

Final Regional Summary:

Regional Champions who swept their Regionals, going 3-0 are:

Marietta, Ithaca, Birmingham-Southern, Baldwin-Wallace, Eastern Connecticut State, Rowan and LaGrange.

Regional Champions who won the first 2 games, lost in Game 6 and won in Game 7 to finish 3-1 are:

UW-Whitewater, Catholic, Chapman.

Regional Champions who came through the Consolation bracket to finish 4-1 in the tourney include:

Oswego State, UW Stevens Point, Endicott, Salisbury and Wooster. (Wooster lost the opener and then won 4 straight.)

Trinity went 3-1 in their best-of-five.

[Ralph Turner]

Have you noticed the Super Regionals?

In every case (except Oswego at Marietta), the selection committee moved teams from west to east.

Longitude of Catholic University: -77.00
Longitude of Ithaca College: -76.48

Longitude of UWSP: -89.56
Longitude of UWW: -88.73

Shucks, I thought that I had a factoid there

[BSCpanthers]

BSC host Trinity(Texas) in the Super Regional in Birmingham.  Play begins at 3:30 central, weather should be perfect, finally in Alabama.  The Sun Belt and SEC tournaments have had all kids of delays in conference tournaments this week.

[cubs]

Stevens Point 6
Whitewater 2

End 4th Inning

Whitewater defense not doing WIAC Pitcher of the Year Westin Muir any favors... A pair of throwing errors has led to three unearned runs.

Casey Pickering has given up 9 hits through four innings, however has limited the damage thanks to a smooth 1-6-3 double play in the fourth inning. It also helps when eight out of the nine hits have been singles.

[cubs]

Stevens Point returns the favor with a throwing error of their own to lead off the ninth inning and Whitewater takes advantage by scoring three unearned runs off of Pointers closer Sidney Ferry to tie the game 9-9. (The Warhawks scored a pair of unearned runs off Ferry in the eighth inning as well to cut Point's lead to 9-6.)

Stevens Point will send their 3/4/5 hitters to the plate in the bottom half of the inning to try and walk it off.