Quote from: PauldingLightUP on June 06, 2026, 12:38:28 AMWhenever Fischer decided to leave I thought it would be for a head coaching position at like the Missouri Valley or something. I didn't have an assistant at Nebraska on the board.

From Marshfield to Lincoln.

I think this move just goes to show that MANY AD's at the D1 level ate hesitant to hire someone as their Head Coach who lacks D1 experience on their resume. I wouldn't be shocked to see Fischer use the assistant job as a way of gaining that D1 experience and then taking over at a D1 mid-major a short time later.

Former UWSP Pitcher Mason Weckler and the rest of his UW Milwaukee teammates knock off #1 seed Wright State on back-to-back days to earn the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA Division One Baseball Championship.

The UWM roster is littered with Wisconsin kids, so it's nice to see them have some success and get to play on tbe "big stage!" Go Panthers!

Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 18, 2026, 11:43:51 AMImpressive record by the conference.
Thx

Correct... Not only is this the first time since 2021 that the WIAC failed to advance a team to Super Regionals, they had advanced TWO teams to Super Regionals each of those seasons as well!

Quote from: mwunder on May 18, 2026, 10:54:42 AM

Quote from: cubs on May 17, 2026, 05:49:15 PMhttps://youtu.be/pR_lq-8R9iM?si=jRfooDn7UEohflJL

Bit of controversy in Whitewater today during the Regional Championship game...

Too much stick'um on the bat or what was he arguing about? 

Sticky substance was found on the barrel of the bat apparently in 9th inning of tie game?  Batter was declared out, but allowed to remain in game.  Coach was ejected after using some magic words while he voiced his displeasure in the ruling.

Quote from: Ralph Turner on May 18, 2026, 09:55:07 AMWhen was the last time that the WIAC did not make it out of the Regionals, in either the super-regional format or the old format? Thx

2026-Super Regionals-None
2025-Super Regionals-Whitewater and UWO
2024-Super Regionals-Whitewater and La Crosse
2023-Super Regionals-La Crosse and Stevens Point
2022-Super Regionals-Stevens Point and Whitewater
2021-Whitewater eliminated at Regionals by Adrian
2020-No Tournament
2019-Whitewater eliminated at Regionals by Webster and North Central

https://youtu.be/pR_lq-8R9iM?si=jRfooDn7UEohflJL

Bit of controversy in Whitewater today during the Regional Championship game...

Whitewater gets off the deck and puts up 6 runs in the 8th inning to take a 7-6 lead, however Bethany Lutheran ties it in the bottom half 7-7.

Zero's all the way through to the 11th as BLU gets a SAC FLY to knock out the defending National Champions 8-7.

Whitewater batters went 0x11 witb two walks over the last 3.2 innings and never really put any pressure on BLU.

Whitewater gets off the deck and puts up 6 runs in the 8th inning to take a 7-6 lead, however Bethany Lutheran ties it in the bottom half 7-7.

Zero's all the way through to the 11th as BLU gets a SAC FLY to knock out the defending National Champions 8-7.

Whitewater batters went 0x11 witb two walks over the last 3.2 innings and never really put any pressure on BLU.

Whitewater and La Crosse were on opposite ends of one run contests in their respective we elimination games this evening.

The Warhawks get a walkoff solo HR from Aaron Holland to knock off Macalester 9-8. They'll now need to beat Bethany Lutheran twice tomorrow to advance to Super Regionals.

La Crosse drops a 7-6 contest to Wartburg to end their season. Andrew Palm hit a pinch hit solo HR to lead off the 9th to cut the deficit to one run, however the Eagles went down in order after that.

Whitewater and La Crosse both fall in Winners Bracket final and will each need to now win three straight to advance to Super Regionals.

La Crosse makes it an undefeated day for the WIAC as they go down to Illinois and knock off the CCIW Champion and host school Millikin 7-2. Owen DePrez picked up where he left off in the regular season and was dominant for seven innings. Austin Olla closed down the final two innings as the Eagles advance to the Winner's Bracket final.

La Crosse makes it an undefeated day for the WIAC as they go down to Illinois and knock off the CCIW Champion and host school Millikin 7-2. Owen DePrez picked up where he left off in the regular season and was dominant for seven innings. Austin Olla closed down the final two innings as the Eagles advance to the Winner's Bracket final.

Whitewater decides to roll with Koenig to start and removes him after 5.0 IP/74 Pitches with the Warhawks staked to an 7-3 lead.  Coach Vodenlich then goes to Kirchner but pulls him after 1.0 IP/8 Pitches since the Warhawks had a five run sixth inning to take a 12-3 lead.  Skyler Sievert then saves the bullpen and goes the remaining three innings on 32 Pitches as Whitewater cruises to a 13-4 win.

Whitewater decides to roll with Koenig to start and removes him after 5.0 IP/74 Pitches with the Warhawks staked to an 7-3 lead.  Coach Vodenlich then goes to Kirchner but pulls him after 1.0 IP/8 Pitches since the Warhawks had a five run sixth inning to take a 12-3 lead.  Skyler Sievert then saves the bullpen and goes the remaining three innings on 32 Pitches as Whitewater cruises to a 13-4 win.

One of my favorite days of the College Baseball season!

Good luck to both the Eagles and the Warhawks!

Of note for the Regional Round:
-I'll be curious to see if Stueber is back on the mound this weekend after not throwing a single pitch last weekend at the WIAC Tournament. While Whitewater was still able to win the WIAC Tournament without him, I feel they'll need him to advance to Super Regionals unless they go 3-0 with Taschner, Koenig, and Lee all having deeper outings. My guess is Stueber gets a start in one of the first two games.

-Does La Crosse start DePrez or WIAC Pitcher of the Year AJ Curtis in the Regional opener today? For my money, Curtis would've struggled to crack the Top 3 in MY Pitcher of the Year voting (including being behind his own La Crosse teammate) but my votes don't count!