Cardinal Stritch University split a pair of close games with DeSales University. The Wolves won both games of a doubleheader on Monday against Schreiner University. Dean Mlachnik has been hot so far this season hitting .500 with 2 HR and 11 RBI. The Wolves will be in Texas for two more days before returning to Wisconsin. Their home opener is next Saturday against Trinity International University.
UW Parkside lost last weekend to Wayne State and St Cloud State playing in Evansville,IN. They dropped a doubleheader to St Cloud State Saturday. The Rangers picked up the first win of their season Sunday against Illinois-Springfield 9-6. That afternoon they lost another game to St Cloud State. They open up at home next Saturday against Quincy University.
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Mar 15, 2011
Mar 5, 2011
Weekend Roundup
Sorry for the hiatus. I will try not to go that long without posting again. Now on to the news.
- UWM had to contend with the weather even on their trip to Tennessee last weekend. They dropped two to Illinois State playing in Clarksville, TN. Their game against Austin Peay was canceled due to weather. The Panthers are in Fayetteville this weekend taking on the #16 ranked Arkansas Razorbacks. Two home runs by Doug Dekoning was not enough on Friday as Arkansas won 15-6. They play again on both Saturday and Sunday. Also make sure you check out Diamond Chronicles. Senior Sam Sivilotti and junior Greg Blohowiak, members of the Milwaukee baseball team, are blogging about the season.
- UW Parkside was swept last weekend in their season opening series against Winona State University. Their games this weekend in Evansville, Indiana against Wayne State and the University of Missouri- St. Louis have been bumped back a day due to weather, and will be played on Sunday and Monday.
- Cardinal Stritch University finished its opening weekend with a 1-3 record playing against Harris Stowe State University in St.Louis, Mo. Andy Klein picked up the win striking out 6 and walking 1 in six innings of work. This weekends games against Indiana University Southwest have been canceled and they will next play March 12 in San Antonio, TX against DeSales University.
- The Milwaukee School of Engineering has put in a full week of baseball in Florida. They were 1-6 before yesterday's doubleheader with Hanover. I can't find results of those games.
- UW Whitewater took two from Washington University this week. Daniel Putnam hit .889 with 3 stolen bases while Rob Coe hit .714 with a HR and two steals. Riley Tincher and Jeff Donovan picked up the wins. The fifth ranked Warhawks next play on March 17 against St Lawrence.
- The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are having a Rummage Sale today from 10-3 selling lots of game used jerseys and bats among other things. Individual tickets also go on sale today.
- The Beloit Snappers are also selling their game worn jerseys. They have a job fair on March 15 and are looking to fill many positions.
- The Milwaukee Brewers have started out 4-2 so far in spring training. As they showed last year spring training records dont always match the regular season results. Check out the Brewerfan.net Power 50 to learn more about Brewer prospects than you thought possible.
- The Wisconsin Woodchucks of the Northwoods League have signed UWM Panther pitcher and area native Cameron Amsrud to play for them this summer.
Jan 28, 2011
UW Parkside Rangers
I had the opportunity to interview Joel Weaver, the head baseball coach at Division 2 UW Parkside.
BAW: Do you scout the traveling all star teams at all?
Joel: From year to year we go through our needs as a program and look at the areas that we'll need to either improve or maintain. Sometimes that means going with an older, more experienced, transfer and sometimes it's developing a high school player to have around for four years. Either way, we'll take the time to evaluate players on both sides, and the traveling all star teams are nice since they typically carry a number of college caliber athletes.
BAW: What do you think is the biggest adjustment a ballplayer has to make
coming into college ball?
Joel: There are certainly a number of adjustments coming into college baseball that challenge freshmen. Most often they come from a high school program where they were the best player on the team and when they get to college, they're one of many very talented players. The competition to win a spot is an adjustment that some players have never had to face before. Another big adjustment is the speed of the game. Everything from the velocity of pitches, the athleticism and arm strength of the defenses, the speed of the base runners and how hard the ball comes of the bat makes the college game a lot different from what they've been used to. Any details that be exposed in a player will and that's tough for a lot of freshmen to adjust to. To me, the biggest adjustment is the size of the workload and the requirement to perform at a high level day in and day out within that workload. The quickest way for an incoming freshmen to make an impact on our team is to learn time management skills that will allow him to focus when needed in the classroom and on the baseball field. If a freshman struggles in his first year it's usually not being able to keep up with the overwhelming workload they're given.
BAW: Do you have any players signed up to play in the Northwoods league this summer?
Joel: We do not currently have anyone committed to the Northwoods league for this summer, but from my experience playing and coaching in collegiate summer leagues, I know that there is a lot of late roster movement that could open some doors for some of our them. We do however have a number of players who will be playing comparative baseball out in the Coastal Plains League, the New York Collegiate League and the Western Major Baseball League.
BAW: Are any of your players prospects for the MLB draft this June?
Joel: I've had a number of players that I've recruited and coached play professionally, and lot of them tend to come on strong late. We'll have a left handed pitcher who will get some strong attention this season with a couple of others that could jump on to the radar if they progress like some I've had in the past.
Thanks Joel for taking the time to answer some questions.
BAW: Do you scout the traveling all star teams at all?
Joel: From year to year we go through our needs as a program and look at the areas that we'll need to either improve or maintain. Sometimes that means going with an older, more experienced, transfer and sometimes it's developing a high school player to have around for four years. Either way, we'll take the time to evaluate players on both sides, and the traveling all star teams are nice since they typically carry a number of college caliber athletes.
BAW: What do you think is the biggest adjustment a ballplayer has to make
coming into college ball?
Joel: There are certainly a number of adjustments coming into college baseball that challenge freshmen. Most often they come from a high school program where they were the best player on the team and when they get to college, they're one of many very talented players. The competition to win a spot is an adjustment that some players have never had to face before. Another big adjustment is the speed of the game. Everything from the velocity of pitches, the athleticism and arm strength of the defenses, the speed of the base runners and how hard the ball comes of the bat makes the college game a lot different from what they've been used to. Any details that be exposed in a player will and that's tough for a lot of freshmen to adjust to. To me, the biggest adjustment is the size of the workload and the requirement to perform at a high level day in and day out within that workload. The quickest way for an incoming freshmen to make an impact on our team is to learn time management skills that will allow him to focus when needed in the classroom and on the baseball field. If a freshman struggles in his first year it's usually not being able to keep up with the overwhelming workload they're given.
BAW: Do you have any players signed up to play in the Northwoods league this summer?
Joel: We do not currently have anyone committed to the Northwoods league for this summer, but from my experience playing and coaching in collegiate summer leagues, I know that there is a lot of late roster movement that could open some doors for some of our them. We do however have a number of players who will be playing comparative baseball out in the Coastal Plains League, the New York Collegiate League and the Western Major Baseball League.
BAW: Are any of your players prospects for the MLB draft this June?
Joel: I've had a number of players that I've recruited and coached play professionally, and lot of them tend to come on strong late. We'll have a left handed pitcher who will get some strong attention this season with a couple of others that could jump on to the radar if they progress like some I've had in the past.
Thanks Joel for taking the time to answer some questions.
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