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Third Team
P Matt Schuld, St. Thomas
Honorable Mention
OF Jon Olla, Concordia Wisconsin
P Adian Kummet, St. Scholastica
ABCA
First Team
P Matt Schuld, St. Thomas
Second Team
P Adian Kummet, St. Scholastica
Third Team
C Kyle Johnson, Concordia-Moorhead
National Gold Glove
1B Brandon Isaac, Concordia Chicago
3B Dan Leslie, St. Thomas
P Ethan Guevin, Carleton
Midwest Region Coach of the Year
Dennis Denning, St. Thomas
-Ricky Nelson
First Team
C Kyle Johnson* Sr. Concordia-Moorhead
1B Sean Claugherty Jr. St. Scholastica
1B Jeremy Richter Jr. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
1B Blake Berger So. Wisconsin-Oshkosh
2B Tyler Johnson Sr. St. Olaf
SS Dan Kaczrowski Sr. Hamline
SS Jack Walker Sr. Concordia Chicago
OF Jon Olla Jr. Concordia Wisconsin
OF Tim Osterlin Jr. Bethel
OF Brian Schmitz Sr. St. Thomas
OF Justin Schwecke Jr. Bethany Lutheran
UT/P Todd Mathison Sr. St. Olaf
P Adian Kummet Sr. St. Scholastica
P Matt Schuld# Jr. St. Thomas
P Joe Lange Sr. Wisconsin-Platteville
* – Position Player of the Year
# – Pitcher of the Year
Second Team
C Craig Henry Jr. Augsburg
1B Scott Schumacher Sr. Concordia-Moorhead
2B Jason Jacobson Jr. Wisconsin-Platteville
2B Kyle Cummings Sr. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
3B Kyle Slechta Jr. Concordia Chicago
3B Jay Fanta Fr. Wisconsin-La Crosse
SS Nate Wilson-Traisman Jr. Macalester
OF Jason Fosler Sr. Wisconsin-Oshkosh
OF Russ Fujisawa Jr. Carleton
OF Carson Jones Jr. St. Olaf
UT/P Kyle Kannenberg Jr. Wisconsin-Oshkosh
DH Phil Seris Sr. Concordia Chicago
P Aaron Dott Jr. Wisconsin-Whitewater
P Steve Salazar Jr. Aurora
P Scott Williams So. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
P Travis Adams Sr. Bethel
P Peter Burg Sr. St. Scholastica
P James Murrey Jr. Macalester
Third Team
C Pat Wadzinski Sr. St. Olaf
C Ray Kosmicki Sr. Aurora
1B Chris Brockman Sr. Rockford
2B Ben Kuhlmann Jr. Wisconsin-Whitewater
2B Brian Marshik So. St. Scholastica
SS Roy Larson Jr. St. Thomas
3B Nick Fuerst Sr. St. Olaf
3B Matt Tannenberg Jr. Northland
OF Nolan Fadness So. Wisconsin-Oshkosh
OF Shaun Dascher Sr. Rockford
OF Matt McQuillan So. St. Thomas
OF Tony Wellner Jr. Aurora
P Jason Hooper Jr. Wisconsin-Whitewater
P Ashton Dorris Jr. Bethany Lutheran
P Jeff Zielke Sr. Wisconsin-Stevens Point
UT Ethan Guevin Sr. Carleton
DH Jay Slick Fr. Bethel
Thanks for reading. Please come back next year. Also, congrats to the University of St. Thomas, the 2009 national champion, which made the game look beautiful. The Tommies showed how the game should be played against an equally disciplined team from the College of Wooster. Just a well played championship befitting two quality teams.
D3baseball.com’s Week 14 Top 25
# School (1st votes) Record/Poll points/Previous week’s ranking
1 St. Thomas (25) 41-13 625 –
2 Wooster 43-11 600 –
3 Carthage 38-9 571 –
4 Chapman 32-17 519 –
5 Kean 39-11 508 –
6 Trinity (Conn.) 33-7 494 –
7 Shenandoah 38-10 462 –
8 Eastern Connecticut 39-8 434 –
9 Pomona-Pitzer 37-7 376 –
10 Salisbury 38-8 329 –
11 Keystone 40-6 321 –
12 George Fox 36-11 292 –
13 Southern Maine 36-9 291 –
14 Heidelberg 37-9 248 –
15 St. Olaf 32-14 205 –
16 Millsaps 34-10 200 –
17 Texas-Tyler 39-12 197 –
18 Farmingdale State 30-17 194 –
19 Marietta 32-17 160 –
20 UW-Whitewater 30-19 155 –
21 RPI 37-13 143 –
22 St. Scholastica 36-7 115 –
23 Curry 34-7 88 –
24 Adrian 33-11 82 –
25 Cal Lutheran 32-11 80 –
Others receiving votes: Christopher Newport 64, Johns Hopkins 52, Pacific Lutheran 48, New Jersey 47, UW-Stevens Point 45, Cortland State 42, Worcester Polytech 34, North Carolina Wesleyan 31, Linfield 23, Ithaca 17, Rochester 9, Wheaton (Mass.) 7, Washington and Jefferson 6, Penn State-Behrend 6, Beloit 5
Ricky Nelson’s Week 14 Top 25
# School/Record/Previous week’s ranking
1. St. Thomas (41-13) 12
2. Wooster (43-11) 5
3. Carthage (38-9) 3
4. Kean (39-11) 10
5. Chapman (32-17) NR
6. Shenandoah (38-10) 25
7. Trinity (Conn.) (33-7) 8
8. Farmingdale State (30-17) NR
9. Eastern Connecticut (39-8) 1
10. Heidelberg (37-9) 2
11. Pomona-Pitzer (37-7) 4
12. Southern Maine (36-9) 6
13. Keystone (40-6) 7
14. Salisbury (38-8) 9
15. Millsaps (34-10) 11
16. George Fox (36-11) 13
17. St. Scholastica (36-7) 14
18. Texas-Tyler (39-12) 15
19. Cortland (31-14) 16
20. St. Olaf (32-14) 20
21. Adrian (33-11) 21
22. Wisconsin-Whitewater (30-19) 23
23. RPI (37-13) 18
24. Marietta (32-17) NR
25. Wisconsin-Stevens Point (31-16) NR
Dropped out: No. 17 Curry (34-7), No. 19 Ithaca (29-10), No. 22 Cal Lutheran (32-11), No. 24 Suffolk (30-11)
-Ricky Nelson
D3baseball.com’s Week 12 Top 25
# School (1st votes) Record/Poll points/Previous week’s ranking
1 Pomona-Pitzer (15) 35-5 595 2
2 Salisbury (3) 37-6 575 3
3 Eastern Connecticut (5) 35-6 572 4
4 Heidelberg (1) 36-7 523 5
5 Trinity (Conn.) 29-5 511 6
6 Southern Maine 35-7 501 1
7 Carthage 32-6 476 7
8 Keystone (1) 37-4 452 9
9 Wooster 35-8 434 10
10 St. Scholastica 35-5 409 8
11 Texas-Tyler 38-10 365 11
12 Millsaps 32-8 355 12
13 Kean 34-9 343 13
14 Curry 34-7 259 16
15 Cal Lutheran 31-9 246 15
16 George Fox 33-9 235 17
17 Shenandoah 28-6 211 18
18 St. Thomas 31-10 189 14
19 Cortland State 30-12 133 23
20 Ithaca 29-8 131 19
21 Adrian 31-9 117 24
22 RPI 31-9 86 20
23 Pacific Lutheran 31-9 72 21
24 Wheaton (Mass.) 30-12 60 22
25 Linfield 28-12 47 25
Dropped Out: None
Others receiving votes: St. Olaf 43, Beloit 28, Suffolk 18, Washington and Jefferson 15, UW-Whitewater 15, Penn State-Behrend 13, UW-Stevens Point 13, Worcester Polytech 11, Christopher Newport 11, Marietta 10, Luther 9, Franklin 9, Wartburg 6, Chapman 6, Birmingham-Southern 5, Rochester 5, Washington U. 4, Johns Hopkins 2, Concordia (Ill.) 2, Nebraska Wesleyan 1, Rose-Hulman 1, Western New England 1
Ricky Nelson’s Week 12 Top 25
# School/Record/Previous week’s ranking
1. Eastern Connecticut (35-6) 1
2. Heidelberg (36-7) 2
3. Carthage (32-5) 3
4. Pomona-Pitzer (35-5) 5
5. Wooster (35-8) 6
6. Southern Maine (35-7) 4
7. Keystone (37-4) 8
8. Trinity (Conn.) (29-5) 10
9. Salisbury (37-6) 11
10. Kean (34-9) 13
11. Millsaps (32-8) 12
12. St. Thomas (31-11) 7
13. George Fox (33-9) 15
14. St. Scholastica (35-5) 9
15. Texas-Tyler (38-10) 17
16. Cortland (30-12) 18
17. Curry (34-7) 23
18. RPI (34-11) 16
19. Ithaca (29-8) 14
20. St. Olaf (29-12) NR
21. Adrian (31-9) 24
22. Cal Lutheran (31-9) NR
23. Wisconsin-Whitewater (26-17) NR
24. Suffolk (30-9) 20
25. Shenandoah (33-8) NR
Dropped out: No. 19 Wheaton (Mass.), No. 21 Marietta, No. 22 Franklin (28-9), 25. Pacific Lutheran (31-8)
-Ricky Nelson
I’ve had these for a while. Sorry for not posting them sooner. If you were wondering why your team did not get a better seed or was left out of the tournament while others from the area had better fates, I think opponent’s winning percentage is your answer. Where there’s a lower OWP, check HTH results or other primary criteria. Like it or not (I think it’s a good thing) OWP has played a huge role since the move from the QoWI after the 2007 season.
For the record, I don’t think I’ll ever understand why St. Norbert is seeded higher than UW-Stevens Point. And if SNC wins the MWC, I think Illinois Wesleyan (if they beat Wheaton (IL) one or two more times) or Otterbein/Wheaton (Mass.)/Curry/Pacific Lutheran are in the tournament. The fact that SNC is in surprises me. I’m confident that SNC was the last team in.
For teams’ final in-region records, check the second link on the top-right of the rail.
Central/Midwest OWP’s for Contenders/Locks (Pool A/B/C Bids) Through 5/10
Teams in italics are in the tournament
.572 Illinois Wesleyan
.569 Stevens Point (WIAC Pool A)
.559 St. Thomas (Pool C)
.559 Whitewater (Pool C)
.557 Oshkosh
.552 St. Olaf (MIAC Pool A)
.547 Carthage (CCIW Pool A)
.543 St. Norbert (Pool C)
.541 Wheaton
.535 St. Scholastica (Pool B)
.532 Coe
.509 Concordia Chicago (NAC Pool A)
.508 Rockford
.500 Loras
.491 Wash U (Pool B)
.478 Luther
.472 Aurora
.453 Beloit (MWC Pool A)
-Ricky Nelson
UPDATE: Chicago is 12-8 in-region, not 16-8 like I thought. RHIT is 202/203 miles away. I swear it was 198 when I looked it up on the NCAA site earlier this year. And the UAA games after Florida only count as in-region if the teams are otherwise regional opponents, if that makes any sense. So, strike 4-0 from U of C.
I’ll abide the differences this week. St. Norbert at No. 2 is a welcomed surprise. I did my rankings with games of 5/5 included. The NCAA did not.
My Midwest
1. St. Thomas
2. Stevens Point
3. St. Scholastica
4. St. Olaf
5. Concordia Chicago
6. Oshkosh
Next four: Whitewater, Rockford, Aurora, Hamline
NCAA’s Midwest
1. St. Thomas 28-9 21-8
2. St. Scholastica 31-4 22-3
3. St. Olaf 25-11 20-8
4. UW-Stevens Point 27-13 25-12
5. Concordia (Ill.) 29-13 27-7
6. UW-Oshkosh 23-15 22-14
My Central
1. Carthage
2. Illinois Wesleyan
3. Loras
4. Washington
5. Luther
6. Chicago
Next four: Webster, St. Norbert, Coe, Buena Vista
NCAA’s Central
1. Carthage 29-5 25-2
2. St. Norbert 21-11 19-10
3. Illinois Wesleyan 23-13 21-12
4. Coe 21-17 20-12
5. Loras 25-12 2011
6. Luther 27-11 25-11
-Ricky Nelson
Here’s how I think they should look tomorrow.
Midwest
1. St. Thomas
2. Stevens Point
3. St. Scholastica
4. St. Olaf
5. Concordia Chicago
6. Oshkosh
Next four: Whitewater, Rockford, Aurora, Hamline
Central
1. Carthage
2. Illinois Wesleyan
3. Loras
4. Washington
5. Luther
6. Chicago
Next four: Webster, St. Norbert, Coe, Buena Vista
-Ricky Nelson
Opponent’s winning percentage.
MIDWEST
Team, in-region record, (winning percentage), OWP
1. Stevens Point 25-12 (.676) .572
2. St. Thomas 22-8 (.733) .567
3. Oshkosh 22-14 (.611) .562
4. Whitewater 20-14 (.588) .559
5. St. Olaf 20-8 (.714) .552
6. St. Scholastica 22-3 (.880) .536
7. Concordia Chicago 28-7 (.800) .518
8. Rockford 26-10 (.722) .515
9. Aurora 24-11 (.686) .486
10. Hamline 19-13 (.594) .485
CENTRAL
Team, in-region record, (winning percentage), OWP
1. Illinois Wesleyan 21-13 (.618) .574
2. Chicago 16-8 (.667) .572
3. Carthage 25-3 (.893) .552
4. St. Norbert 19-10 (.655) .548
5. Coe 19-11 (.633) .545
6. Webster 26-9 (.743) .511
Loras 20-11 (.645) .511
8. Buena Vista 21-11 (.656) .506
9. Augustana 19-12 (.613) .498
10. Luther 25-11 (.694) .493
Washington 24-8 (.750) .493
12. Beloit 19-5 (.792) .440
-Ricky Nelson
In-region records only.
MIDWEST
1. St. Scholastica 22-3 (.880)
2. Bethany Lutheran 24-5 (.828)
3. Concordia Chicago 28-7 (.800)
4. St. Thomas 22-8 (.733)
5. Rockford 26-10 (.722)
6. St. Olaf 20-8 (.714)
7. Aurora 24-11 (.686)
8. Stevens Point 25-12 (.676)
9. Concordia Wisconsin 21-12 (.636)
10. Oshkosh 22-14 (.611)
11. Hamline 19-13 (.594)
12. Whitewater 20-14 (.588)
13. Benedictine 18-13 (.581)
14. Carleton 20-15 (.571)
Augsburg 16-12 (.571)
16. La Crosse 18-14 (.563)
17. Bethel 14-11 (.560)
18. Northwestern 16-14 (.533)
19. Platteville 18-16 (.529)
20. Presentation 14-13 (.519)
21. Edgewood 17-16 (.515)
22. Macalester 18-17 (.514)
23. Gustavus 15-16 (.484)
24. Marian 17-19 (.472)
25. Concordia-Moorhead 12-15 (.444)
26. Stout 13-17 (.433)
Dominican 13-17 (.433)
28. Northland 11-15 (.423)
29. Martin Luther 12-17 (.414)
30. Superior 12-20 (.375)
St. John’s 9-15 (.375)
32. Lakeland 10-17 (.370)
33. Minnesota-Morris 8-20 (.286)
34. Wisconsin Lutheran 9-26 (.257)
35. MSOE 5-24 (.172)
36. Crown 4-20 (.167)
37. St. Mary’s 4-22 (.154)
38. North Central 0-23 (.000)
Maranatha 0-25 (.000)
CENTRAL
1. Carthage 25-3 (.893)
2. Beloit 19-5 (.792)
3. Washington 24-8 (.750)
4. Webster 26-9 (.743)
5. Luther 25-11 (.694)
6. Chicago 16-8 (.667)
7. Buena Vista 21-11 (.656)
8. St. Norbert 19-10 (.655)
9. Loras 20-11 (.645)
10. Coe 19-11 (.633)
11. Ripon 15-9 (.625)
12. Illinois Wesleyan 21-13 (.618)
13. Augustana 19-12 (.613)
Grinnell 19-12 (.613)
Maryville 19-12 (.613)
16. Nebraska Wesleyan 3-2 (.600)
17. Wheaton 19-14 (.576)
18. Fontbonne 17-16 (.515)
19. Wartburg 18-17 (.514)
20. Monmouth 14-14 (.500)
21. Blackburn 13-14 (.482)
22. Simpson 17-19 (.472)
23. Central 15-17 (.469)
North Park 15-17 (.469)
25. Greenville 14-17 (.452)
26. North Central 9-16-1 (.365)
27. Lawrence 10-18 (.357)
28. Knox 7-13 (.350)
29. Principia 10-20 (.333)
30. Millikin 8-17-1 (.327)
31. Illinois College 5-14 (.263)
32. Cornell 7-21 (.250)
Eureka 6-19-1 (.250)
34. Elmhurst 7-22 (.241)
35. Westminster 7-23 (.233)
36. MacMurray 6-20 (.231)
37. Dubuque 5-25 (.167)
38. Carroll 3-25 (.107)
-Ricky Nelson
D3baseball.com’s Week 11 Top 25
# School (1st votes) Record/Poll points/Previous week’s ranking
1 Southern Maine (8) 34-5 596 1
2 Pomona-Pitzer (10) 35-5 584 2
3 Salisbury (5) 36-6 534 4
4 Eastern Connecticut (1) 31-6 517 7
5 Heidelberg 33-7 495 8
6 Trinity (Conn.) 26-5 489 5
7 Carthage 29-5 456 13
8 St. Scholastica 31-4 438 3
9 Keystone (1) 34-4 430 10
10 Wooster 33-8 412 9
11 Texas-Tyler 38-10 382 12
12 Millsaps 32-8 363 11
13 Kean 33-9 327 6
14 St. Thomas 28-9 266 19
15 Cal Lutheran 31-9 238 17
16 Curry 34-7 231 14
17 George Fox 32-9 207 16
18 Shenandoah 33-8 199 18
19 Ithaca 28-7 186 21
20 RPI 31-9 139 22
21 Pacific Lutheran 31-8 136 20
22 Wheaton (Mass.) 30-12 99 15
23 Cortland State 29-12 56 –
24 Adrian 26-8 48 –
25 Linfield 28-12 37 25
Dropped Out: Christopher Newport, Penn State-Behrend
Others receiving votes: Suffolk 32, Beloit 25, Marietta 25, Salem State 23, Washington and Jefferson 20, Rochester 16, Christopher Newport 14, UW-Whitewater 13, Franklin 12, Mississippi College 8, Chapman 8, Thomas More 7, Birmingham-Southern 6, Worcester Polytech 6, Texas Lutheran 5, Johns Hopkins 5, St. Olaf 4, Wilkes 4, Hendrix 4, UW-Stevens Point 3, Loras 3, Augustana 3, Penn State-Behrend 3, Buena Vista 2, Washington U. 2, Luther 2, UW-Oshkosh 1, Western New England 1, Illinois Wesleyan 1, Williams 1, Daniel Webster 1
Ricky Nelson’s Week 11 Top 25
# School/Record/Previous week’s ranking
1. Eastern Connecticut (31-6) 5
2. Heidelberg (33-7) 9
3. Carthage (29-5) 7
4. Southern Maine (34-5) 2
5. Pomona-Pitzer (35-5) 3
6. Wooster (33-8) 6
7. St. Thomas (28-9) 12
8. Keystone (34-4) 10
9. St. Scholastica (31-4) 1
10. Trinity (Conn.) (26-5) 8
11. Salisbury (36-6) 15
12. Millsaps (32-8) 11
13. Kean (33-9) 4
14. Ithaca (28-7) 17
15. George Fox (32-9) 19
16. RPI (31-9) 16
17. Texas-Tyler (37-10) 18
18. Cortland (29-12) 24
19. Wheaton (Mass.) (30-12) 13
20. Suffolk (30-8) 23
21. Marietta (24-12) 14
22. Franklin (28-9) 21
23. Curry (34-7) 20
24. Adrian (26-8) NR
25. Pacific Lutheran (31-8) NR
Dropped out: No. 22 Cal Lutheran (31-9), No. 25 UW-Whitewater (24-13)
-Ricky Nelson
