BB: MWC: Midwest Conference

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cubs

Quote from: BigPoppa on April 04, 2017, 09:09:53 AM
Quote from: cubs on April 03, 2017, 05:18:51 PM
Quote from: Jim Dixon on April 03, 2017, 01:24:13 PM
Quote from: cubs on April 01, 2017, 07:46:47 PM
Day 1 of the MWC North Division is in the books, and everyone sits at 1-1, as Beloit at St. Norbert and Lawrence at Ripon both see DH splits....

Parity is here for the MWC
Well, Ripon and St. Norbert both had a pair of 10+ run victories yesterday over Beloit and Lawrence so they now sit at 3-1 while Beloit and Lawrence drop to 1-3.

It would seem that Beloit and Lawrence are both lacking in pitching depth compared to Ripon and St. Norbert.

This seems to be the pattern nearly every season. Ripon and St. Norbert dominate the North and generally dominate the South in the post-season. (I still find it odd that the North/South ONLY meet in playoffs???)
Actually there will be 20 "crossover" games the weekend of April 21st in Mauston at the Woodside Sports Complex this season....
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BigPoppa

Nice! Is that new to this year? I don't recall that happening in the past. It makes sense.
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cubs

Quote from: BigPoppa on April 05, 2017, 10:40:51 AM
Nice! Is that new to this year? I don't recall that happening in the past. It makes sense.
I believe so....  Guessing that depending on how it goes, it might become an annual part of the schedule.

The one nice thing with it being at Woodside, the turf playing surface should allow a MUCH better chance to get the games in so it's not a wasted trip for the teams.
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Jim Dixon

Quote from: cubs on April 05, 2017, 10:51:44 AM
Quote from: BigPoppa on April 05, 2017, 10:40:51 AM
Nice! Is that new to this year? I don't recall that happening in the past. It makes sense.
I believe so....  Guessing that depending on how it goes, it might become an annual part of the schedule.

The one nice thing with it being at Woodside, the turf playing surface should allow a MUCH better chance to get the games in so it's not a wasted trip for the teams.

I can say that this is the first time they tried this conference crossover tournament.  I love the idea, where you can watch your team play a variety of games.  It is perfect for our photographers to get action shots of a lot of teams.  Looking forward to highlighting this.  Kinda reminiscent of the UAA tournament.

cubs

At the end of the 20 MWC "Crossover" games this weekend, here are the results:

North Division
St. Norbert 5-0
Beloit 3-2
Ripon 3-2
Lawrence 0-5

South Division
Cornell 3-1
Grinnell 2-2
Monmouth 2-2
Illinios College 1-3
Knox 1-3

So a Cornell vs St. Norbert MWC Tournament Championship game next month?  I guess we will see how things play out!!!
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cubs

Quote from: cubs on April 23, 2017, 06:20:08 PM
So a Cornell vs St. Norbert MWC Tournament Championship game next month?  I guess we will see how things play out!!!
Well, only one of St. Norbert or Cornell will make it to the Championship game, as Beloit knocked off St. Norbert 2-1 to earn a bid in the MWC Championship game Saturday in Iowa....
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Quote from: Just Bill on December 12, 2017, 09:47:01 AM
University of Chicago coming on board as an affiliate member for the 2019 baseball season:

http://midwestconference.org/news/2017/12/11/uchicago-announced-as-affiliate-member-for-baseball.aspx

That is a good fit for all. And the Maroons will finally offer some competitiveness out of the South Division.
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Ralph Turner

Quote from: BigPoppa on December 21, 2017, 08:16:36 AM
Quote from: Just Bill on December 12, 2017, 09:47:01 AM
University of Chicago coming on board as an affiliate member for the 2019 baseball season:

http://midwestconference.org/news/2017/12/11/uchicago-announced-as-affiliate-member-for-baseball.aspx

That is a good fit for all. And the Maroons will finally offer some competitiveness out of the South Division.
From the article...  "Beginning in 2018-19, UChicago will become the MWC's 10th institution that sponsors baseball. The league is currently comprised of nine full-member sponsoring schools. The MWC will compete in a divisional format with five teams in the North Division and five teams in the South Division; UChicago is scheduled to join the North Division."

BigPoppa

Quote from: Ralph Turner on December 21, 2017, 04:43:50 PM
Quote from: BigPoppa on December 21, 2017, 08:16:36 AM
Quote from: Just Bill on December 12, 2017, 09:47:01 AM
University of Chicago coming on board as an affiliate member for the 2019 baseball season:

http://midwestconference.org/news/2017/12/11/uchicago-announced-as-affiliate-member-for-baseball.aspx

That is a good fit for all. And the Maroons will finally offer some competitiveness out of the South Division.
From the article...  "Beginning in 2018-19, UChicago will become the MWC's 10th institution that sponsors baseball. The league is currently comprised of nine full-member sponsoring schools. The MWC will compete in a divisional format with five teams in the North Division and five teams in the South Division; UChicago is scheduled to join the North Division."

The South could have used them more than the North. The South is traditionally weaker and offers little competition to the North in terms of post-season challenges. Adding Chicago to St. Norbert, Ripon and Beloit makes the North a very tough division.
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cubs

I never thought I would see the day where Lawrence made the MWC Tournament.... Congrats to the Vikings!!!

With that said, does this say more about the improvement made by Lawrence, or just how far Ripon has fallen since the departures of Gordie and Bob Gilespie?
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judgetrainer

Quote from: cubs on May 06, 2018, 10:51:09 PM
I never thought I would see the day where Lawrence made the MWC Tournament.... Congrats to the Vikings!!!

With that said, does this say more about the improvement made by Lawrence, or just how far Ripon has fallen since the departures of Gordie and Bob Gilespie?

Good heavens, cubs, are you THAT young? LU made it in 1990. Only 28 years ago...
As for why Lawrence got the last spot, eh, SNC and not much else in the North this year.

gbpuckfan

The field for the 2018 Midwest Conference (MWC) Baseball Tournament is set. The two-day, double-elimination event, originally scheduled to be hosted by St. Norbert College this weekend, will take place on the campuses of Monmouth College and Knox College due to predicted rain in the north throughout Friday and Saturday.
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Midwest Conf. football champs: 85, 87, 88, 89, 99, 00, 01, 02, 03, 04, 06, 07, 10, 12, 13, 15, 18

judgetrainer

The weather has been awful for spring sports this year. Sheesh.