West Hancock Baseball

[oldviking]

Anyone know this year"s schedule?

[guest07]

Try this:


http://www3.whig.com/whig/blogs/scores/?page_id=1908

[wolverine55]

Lost their first game to Liberty,which is on the whig page, and Saturday's doubleheader with Western was cancled. I don't know much about Liberty baseball. Maybe they are improved, but giving up 9 runs to them when throwing two of your better pitchers probably isn't a good sign for WH. That being said, it's only one game, so we'll see what happens.

[oldviking]

Right , it is only the first game and they did score 8 runs. Have they played since then?

[wolverine55]

I believe they were able to get in a JV game last week, which the Titans won, but nothing else on the varsity level.

[wolverine55]

The Titans did beat South Fulton 9-6 yesterday to improve to 1-1. It sounds like A LOT of underclassmen are getting quality playing time for the Titans this year. Freshmen Blake Whittler had the key hit for West Hancock.

http://www.whig.com/story/sports/Prep-baseball-roundup-for-4-1-11

[guest07]

The Titans did beat South Fulton 9-6 yesterday to improve to 1-1. It sounds like A LOT of underclassmen are getting quality playing time for the Titans this year. Freshmen Blake Whittler had the key hit for West Hancock.

http://www.whig.com/story/sports/Prep-baseball-roundup-for-4-1-11

I believe that sophomores Austin Hardy and Paxton Harmon anchor the pitching staff, also.....

[wolverine55]

Yep, they are two of the better all-around players too, I believe. I'll have to do some fishing around and see if I can find a roster, but I don't believe any of the names I've read in the first two game write-ups on the Titans have been seniors. May not bode well for this year, but hopefully it will for the future.

[wolverine55]

I heard through the grapevine that WH swept Payson in a home doubleheader today. Collin Dooley had three homeruns combined in the two games, but don't know the scores. To confirm previous talk about the Titans' youth, I also heard WH didn't have a single senior in the starting lineup for either game.

[wolverine55]

http://www.whig.com/story/sports/Prep-Baseball-rounder-for-4-3-11

Info on IW baseball games from yesterday in the article as well.

[oldviking]

Thanks Wolverine!

[wolverine55]

I believe WH lost two games this week to fall to 3-4. Losses to Unity and IW. Not sure if they played today or not. Worked a lot of hours this week and sort of fell out of the loop.

[wolverine55]

I believe WH lost two games this week to fall to 3-4. Losses to Unity and IW. Not sure if they played today or not. Worked a lot of hours this week and sort of fell out of the loop.

[oldviking]

It is still early in the season and they are a young team. I am sure that they will bounce back!

[wolverine55]

WH split with Griggville today, losing game 1 8-4 but pounding the Tornados 15-1 in game 2. I think I was wrong on the record in my last post; I think the Titans are now 4-4.

[oldviking]

I heard through the grapevine that WH swept Payson in a home doubleheader today. Collin Dooley had three homeruns combined in the two games, but don't know the scores. To confirm previous talk about the Titans' youth, I also heard WH didn't have a single senior in the starting lineup for either game.Wow that is Young! Who is their Coach?

[wolverine55]

Lee Purchatzke is still the head coach assisted by--I believe--Zach Summers and Zach Short.

[oldviking]

Lee Purchatzke is still the head coach assisted by--I believe--Zach Summers and Zach Short. Thanks again for the info. I was hoping that he was still the Coach. I think that he does a really good job!

[wolverine55]

There hasn't been much to report with the weather, but the Titans are now 6-4. Last week, they only played one game, which was a 5-2 victory over West Prairie with sophomore Paxton Harmon getting the victory. Last night, WH beat BPCA 1-O with senior Dillon Huston getting the W. I believe Huston is the only senior giving the Titans significant playing time. Weather-permitting, the Titans play CSE at home Wednesday, at Rushville Thursday, and then host a double header with Pittsfield on Saturday of this week.

[oldviking]

The weather has been terrible lately for spring baseball. I sometimes don't know how they get any games in. With all the rain Predicted for this week , even if they get to play, their field won't be in great condition.

[wolverine55]

The Titans have played twice since my last posting--beating Rushville in a game that got Duerr's call of the week last week and a win over WP earlier this week. Not sure what the weekend schedule looks like for the Titans, but believe it or not, rain is projected in the forecast for tomorrow...

[PhotoGuy]

The Titans have played twice since my last posting--beating Rushville in a game that got Duerr's call of the week last week and a win over WP earlier this week. Not sure what the weekend schedule looks like for the Titans, but believe it or not, rain is projected in the forecast for tomorrow...

Thank goodness, something to break this ever-loving drought!

Oh, wait...

[whtitanfan]

Titans beat South Fulton yesterday 10-9 with the winning run coming in the bottom of the 7th.

[oldviking]

A win is a win. If this rain keeps up the players might have to wear fins when they play.

[wolverine55]

Titans got drilled 11-O by IW last night to fall to 9-5 overall.

[oldviking]

the Titans are still young and will get better .

[wolverine55]

Yep, they also got rolled by QND last night, but I believe they are 1O-6 overall playing against a fairly competitive schedule. The only teams who have really beaten them badly are QND, who beats a lot of teams by wide margins, and the second game with IW, who is also a pretty good team.

[wolverine55]

WH beat Unity last night 1O-O to improve to 11-6. Sophomore Paxton Harmon was the winning pitcher and I believe he also had a big day at the plate to help his own cause.

[oldviking]

Titans 10 Unity 0 finally some good news for us Titan fans.

[wolverine55]

Though the baseball threads don't get much action on here, I'm going to try and do a better job of keeping this one going this year. Here is the Titans schedule for the upcoming season:


3/20: JV at CSE

3/22: Home vs. Liberty

3/24: Home vs. Western--Varsity DH

3/29: Home vs. South Fulton

3/31: Away vs. Payson--Varsity DH

4/2: Home vs. West Central

4/3: Home vs. Unity

4/4 Home vs. QND--JV-only DH

4/5: Away vs. IW

4/7: Home vs. G-P--Varsity DH

4/11: Home vs. WP

4/16: Away vs. BPC/A

4/18: Away vs. CSE

4/19: Home vs. Rushville/Industry

4/21: Away vs. Pittsfield--Varsity DH

4/25: Away vs. WP

4/26: Away vs. South Fulton

4/30: Home vs. IW

5/3: Away vs. QND

5/7: Away vs. Unity

5/8: Away vs. Brown County

5/10: Away Liberty

5/11: Home vs. CSE

5/14: Regionals begin.

The Titans only had one senior on last year's team so a plethora of experience returns. I don't know what IW, Macomb, or QND return this season but it should be the usual names/programs battling it out for top baseball team in the IL portion of the area.

[dpk83]

It would be nice if baseball become a more talked about topic on here! Baseball is by far my favorite sport. But high school baseball from a spectator standpoint obviously isn't viewed nearly like football and basketball.. Wolverine I remember having your father as my junior high baseball coach in Warsaw. Always wished he would've been our high school coach also. Definitely learned more from him about the game of baseball then from probably every other coach I had combined!

As far as West Hancock is concerned they do seem to have quite a bit of talent returning to their roster.. Kids like Collin Dooley, Paxton Harmon,Kendall Summers,Kody Knoche all have loads of talent.. I've had the opportunity to coach a few of these kids in the small little hancock county summer softball league that consists of warsaw,basco,sutter,rockford,and denver. And I was highly impressed by some of the kids on this team. There is a ton of baseball talent and hopefully they can reach their potential and have alot of success this season!

[oldviking]

Though the baseball threads don't get much action on here, I'm going to try and do a better job of keeping this one going this year. Here is the Titans schedule for the upcoming season:


3/20: JV at CSE

3/22: Home vs. Liberty

3/24: Home vs. Western--Varsity DH

3/29: Home vs. South Fulton

3/31: Away vs. Payson--Varsity DH

4/2: Home vs. West Central

4/3: Home vs. Unity

4/4 Home vs. QND--JV-only DH

4/5: Away vs. IW

4/7: Home vs. G-P--Varsity DH

4/11: Home vs. WP

4/16: Away vs. BPC/A

4/18: Away vs. CSE

4/19: Home vs. Rushville/Industry

4/21: Away vs. Pittsfield--Varsity DH

4/25: Away vs. WP

4/26: Away vs. South Fulton

4/30: Home vs. IW

5/3: Away vs. QND

5/7: Away vs. Unity

5/8: Away vs. Brown County

5/10: Away Liberty

5/11: Home vs. CSE

5/14: Regionals begin.

The Titans only had one senior on last year's team so a plethora of experience returns. I don't know what IW, Macomb, or QND return this season but it should be the usual names/programs battling it out for top baseball team in the IL portion of the area.

First game 3/22 with Liberty. GoTitans!

[wolverine55]

My apologies if you read this original post. I've now been informed Liberty actually won 7-1...

[Duerr]

It's not. West Hancock lost 7-1. Jared Shover with a one hitter for Liberty

[oldviking]

Nice start for Liberty. Was thisLiberty's first game? Anyway doubleheader for the Titans Saturday vs Western. Go Titans:cool:

[EagleFan]

This was Liberty's 3rd game. They are 2-1. They won 16-5 over Southeastern at Augusta and lost at Liberty against West Central (Winchester-Bluffs) 7-1.

[wolverine55]

Titans now 2-1 after a double-header sweep of Western yesterday. Won both games comfortably and judging from the highlights, seemed like good overall team wins with many players contributing.

[oldviking]

Who won the SF vs WH game on the 29th? Was it cancelled?

[wolverine55]

Yes, it was cancelled. Forgot to update! Softball team is 3-0 and off to a good start as well.

[wolverine55]

Titans improve to 4-1 with a road doubleheader sweep of Payson yesterday. The Titans won the two games 15-11 and 10-0. The link has brief reports on several games from yesterday:

http://www.whig.com/story/17304100/prep-baseball-roundup-qnd-splits-at-jacksonville

[oldviking]

Thanks for the update Wolverine. I hope to get to a game sometime soon. Go titans!

[wolverine55]

7-2 Titans over Biggsville West Central...according to the Whig, which has led me astray before!

[oldviking]

7-2 Titans over Biggsville West Central...according to the Whig, which has led me astray before! They got it right. Good start for the Titans!

[wolverine55]

http://www.dailygate.com/articles/2012/04/03/sports/doc4f7b4fd8962da099917662.txt

Article on yesterday's WH over WC. My dad actually coaches for WC so I was hoping for a rain-shortened tie...

[wolverine55]

http://www.whig.com/story/17330123/prep-roundup-western-shocks-illini-west-with-four-run-inning

Yesterday's baseball wrap-up from the Whig. Titans improve to 6-1 and play at Illini West tomorrow and then a home double header with Griggsville-Perry Saturday.

[oldviking]

http://www.whig.com/story/17330123/prep-roundup-western-shocks-illini-west-with-four-run-inning

Yesterday's baseball wrap-up from the Whig. Titans improve to 6-1 and play at Illini West tomorrow and then a home double header with Griggsville-Perry Saturday.nice win for the Titans , Hope that they play well against the Chargers and get a win to avenge their only loss so far this year.

[wolverine55]

Titans rolled over IW last night 9-0. It was close late--2-0 in the fifth--but the Titans pulled away at the end. Paxton Harmon with the shutout and 11 Ks to go with it.

[oldviking]

Real nice win For the Titans. I hope the streak continues.

[guest07]

nice win for the Titans , Hope that they play well against the Chargers and get a win to avenge their only loss so far this year.

I believe their only loss was to Liberty, not IW.

[dpk83]

Titans looking very good so far! great hitting and solid pitching. Paxton Harmon looked real good on the hill against IW! They keep playing like this they will be a team to fear come the postseason!

[oldviking]

I believe their only loss was to Liberty, not IW.Yep! You're right, my mistake.

[wolverine55]

Titans 8-2 after a double header split with Griggsville-Perry yesterday:

http://www.whig.com/story/17358634/prep-baseball-roundup-qnd-baseball-team-splits-games-at-carrollton

Titans softball 7-0 after winning two yesterday.

http://www.whig.com/story/17358632/prep-roundup-central-southeastern-softball-team-sweeps-western

[oldviking]

I kind of thought that the Titans would spilt with the Tornados they had some really good jr. high players coming up. Great start for the girls team too this year. It would be great if both teams have a great year. So far Liberty and G/P have been their only losses this year.

[guest07]

Titans 8-2 after a double header split with Griggsville-Perry yesterday:

http://www.whig.com/story/17358634/prep-baseball-roundup-qnd-baseball-team-splits-games-at-carrollton

Titans softball 7-0 after winning two yesterday.

http://www.whig.com/story/17358632/prep-roundup-central-southeastern-softball-team-sweeps-western

I'm curious who pitched that second game for the Titans (boys), if anybody knows.

[oldviking]

I'm curious who pitched that second game for the Titans (boys), if anybody knows. I belive it was Trevor Knipe (2-1) who pitched in the second game. Next game is at home vs West Pairie.

[oldviking]

WH goes to 9-2 with 11-0 win over West Prairie. Paxton harmon pitches 3 hit shut out.

[oldviking]

WH vs BPC/A 4/16 away game

[wolverine55]

WH was supposed to play MonRose today in a game not listed on the original schedule, but it was canceled due to wet conditions. No word if it will be made up or when yet.

[oldviking]

Any score yet on the WH vs BPC/A game?

[wolverine55]

I believe it was 12-0 WH. Don't know any details, but did see the score on KHQA. Softball won another game as well, 3-1 over IW.

[Vikingfan1]

I believe it was 12-0 WH. Don't know any details, but did see the score on KHQA. Softball won another game as well, 3-1 over IW.

I believe I read Marcus Longnecker pitched a two or three hit shutout, and multiple guys had two or three hits.

[oldviking]

WH loses to CSE 5-3 Knipe took the loss. WH left men on 2nd and 3rd in the seventh but couldn't tie it up. Both teams hit the ball well. CSE used two pitchers. WH now 10-3. 4/18/12

[guest07]

WH loses to CSE 5-3 Knipe took the loss. WH left men on 2nd and 3rd in the seventh but couldn't tie it up. Both teams hit the ball well. CSE used two pitchers. WH now 10-3. 4/18/12

Pretty sure Knipe is only a Sophomore, so that's a pretty good effort for him. I think the Titans have a pretty full schedule this week, and that's why Hardy or Harmon didn't pitch.

[oldviking]

Knipe had good speed, at times, and threw a lot of strikes and did not have many walks. He was in the game until he gave up a two run homer. He also drove in a run to make the score 5 to 3. I agree that he has a lot of potential if he keeps playing , as a player and as a pitcher. IMO

[oldviking]

Austin Hardy has 15 strike outs( three hitter)s in 9-2 victory over Rushville/ Industry. Cody Knocke hits first homerun. Next double header vs Pittsfield away 4/21, WH is now, 11-3

[wolverine55]

13-3 after a sweep of Pittsfield yesterday. As usual, sounds like Paxton Harmon and Austin Hardy were the key contributors.

http://www.whig.com/story/17651167/prep-baseball-roundup-qnd-handles-western

[oldviking]

Next game WH vs WP away. 4/25 Anybody know what Liberty' s record is this year , they seem to be doing real well.?

[EagleFan]

Liberty is 13-1

[oldviking]

Liberty is 13-1Wow I knew that they were having a great season , who did they lose to?

[oldviking]

Any score on the WH vs M-R make up game today?

[guest07]

Any score on the WH vs M-R make up game today?

WH was up 11-1 when I was listening on the radio, but I'm not sure what the final was.

[oldviking]

WH 12 M-R 2 WH now 14-3. Knipe gets the win. Next game vs West Prairie today.

[oldviking]

WH 15 WP 3 The Titans are now 15-3. Next game vs South Fulton away 4/26.

[EagleFan]

Liberty is now 15-1. Our lost was to West Central (Winchester-Bluffs) the second game of the season.

[oldviking]

Liberty is now 15-1. Our lost was to West Central (Winchester-Bluffs) the second game of the season.Awesome record! Our loss to you was I think our first game of this year's season , so if both teams keep playing well, the next time we play 5/10 at Liberty should be a really good game. Good luck to the Eagles till we play again.

[Vikingfan1]

West Hancock beats South Fulton tonight 15-1. Don't know any details other than score.

[oldviking]

West Hancock beats South Fulton tonight 15-1. Don't know any details other than score.WH now 16-3. WP Paxton Harmon allows only four hits and one unearned run. Collin Dooley goes 2/3 with 3 RBIs to lead the offense.

[oldviking]

WH vs IW 4/30 at Hamilton, due to all the rain lately this game will probably be cancelled. With all the rain predicted for this week it is hard to imagine when the next games wiil be played.

[oldviking]

WH at QND today 5/3

[Vikingfan1]

QND defeats WH tonight 7-6 and the Titans fall to 16-4 on the year. Will be interesting to see how that regional shakes up in Macomb, looks like WH may have gotten hosed as far as seedings go.

[oldviking]

QND defeats WH tonight 7-6 and the Titans fall to 16-4 on the year. Will be interesting to see how that regional shakes up in Macomb, looks like WH may have gotten hosed as far as seedings go. Nine errors doesn't win you too many ball games but the Titans almost rallied back into the game. The Regional might be really interesting. Good luck to both teams until then.

[oldviking]

WH 19 Unity 2 WH now 17 -4 seeded 2nd in their Regional behind Macomb.

[Vikingfan1]

WH 19 Unity 2 WH now 17 -4 seeded 2nd in their Regional behind Macomb.

WH has a rematch with CSE coming up this Friday at home as WH will try to beat CSE this time around. CSE would be my sleeper team to win this regional and it helps they have already beaten Macomb, a team they would play in the regional semifinals if they win the quarterfinal game first.

[oldviking]

Should be a great game but I am picking WH to win this Friday and to win the Regional. The Liberty rematch 5/10 will be a tough game at Liberty.

[remote]

CSE is finally playing a little better here as of late. Earlier in the season their defense had been killing them. If the QHW prep zone is correct, CSE swept a DH from Griggsville tonight. Griggsville defeated Liberty last night. Should be a good game Friday and interesting regional next week. I think WH has to be the favorite, but you never know what can happen come post season.

[oldviking]

CSE is finally playing a little better here as of late. Earlier in the season their defense had been killing them. If the QHW prep zone is correct, CSE swept a DH from Griggsville tonight. Griggsville defeated Liberty last night. Should be a good game Friday and interesting regional next week. I think WH has to be the favorite, but you never know what can happen come post season. I have to admit that it is true that CSE has good talent and a great legendary coach in Dave Swisegood. With a coach like him , who gets everything out of the talent he has , I agree that CSE could definitely win the Regional . I just hope the Titans play well enough to to overcome all that and finally win a regional in something this year,

[wolverine55]

By the way, thanks for keeping this thread updated and going! I was fully anticipating going to several games this spring and doing the grunt work on this thread...but life has been happening as they say and I've barely had time to check results, let alone any productive observation and write-ups!

[Vikingfan1]

I have to admit that it is true that CSE has good talent and a great legendary coach in Dave Swisegood. With a coach like him , who gets everything out of the talent he has , I agree that CSE could definitely win the Regional . I just hope the Titans play well enough to to overcome all that and finally win a regional in something this year,

Would be pretty awesome to see the Titans win a baseball regional and certainly are one of the favorites in the regional. With the way the regional is, WH should be able to set up their rotation to throw Austin Hardy in probably the regional semifinal and then if they advance, throw Paxton Harmon in the regional final.

[oldviking]

By the way, thanks for keeping this thread updated and going! I was fully anticipating going to several games this spring and doing the grunt work on this thread...but life has been happening as they say and I've barely had time to check results, let alone any productive observation and write-ups!No problem Wolverine , good to hear from you again. Should be some great games coming up , hope to see your comments.

[oldviking]

WH 9 Liberty 0 WH now 19 -4

[oldviking]

WH 12 CSE 3 WH now 20-4

[guest07]

WH 12 CSE 3 WH now 20-4

They've actually beaten every team on their schedule now, except for QND. This same group of kids beat every Illinois basketball team on their schedule, except for Illini West.

[oldviking]

Win or lose, it has certainly been fun to watch these young Titans play and compete against the other fine teams in the area this year.

[oldviking]

G/P 3 WH 2 last regular season game. Does anyone know if this game counted as a conference game? Anyway, next game WH vs IW on 5/16 Regional semifinal at Macomb 2nd game around 7pm.

[oldviking]

IW 5 WH 4 The Titans end season at 20 -6. Good luck to the Chargers in the Regional final.

[jarhead]

Better luck next year Titan fans, what a great season 20-6! Work hard over the summer.

[Vikingfan1]

Really good season for the Titans, big bummer they lost to IW though. I think Hardy pitched one more inning that he should have. Listened to some on the radio and the Titans scored 2 early but couldn't do much after. Hardy pitched 5 good innings but you could tell he was lucky to get out of the 5th inning with a big strikeout on Bastert with a couple guys on. I would still like to know how these guys got a number 2 seed instead of the 1. I know it may seem silly now to discuss it, but at the time of seedings the Titans were 16-4 I think, and Macomb 19-10 or 19-11, not even close to the same record. The Titans had then beat everyone on their schedule except QND, losing 7-6 in a close one. My guess is coaches were supposed to go to the meeting and help seed the regional which leaves me to my next thought that Purchatzke possibly didn't attend the meeting and that's why the Titans slipped into that #2 spot.

[jarhead]

Really good season for the Titans, big bummer they lost to IW though. I think Hardy pitched one more inning that he should have. Listened to some on the radio and the Titans scored 2 early but couldn't do much after. Hardy pitched 5 good innings but you could tell he was lucky to get out of the 5th inning with a big strikeout on Bastert with a couple guys on. I would still like to know how these guys got a number 2 seed instead of the 1. I know it may seem silly now to discuss it, but at the time of seedings the Titans were 16-4 I think, and Macomb 19-10 or 19-11, not even close to the same record. The Titans had then beat everyone on their schedule except QND, losing 7-6 in a close one. My guess is coaches were supposed to go to the meeting and help seed the regional which leaves me to my next thought that Purchatzke possibly didn't attend the meeting and that's why the Titans slipped into that #2 spot.

If WH couldn't beat the 3 seed, why would you think WH could beat a 2 seed, if WH were the 1 seed? And if a woodchuck could chuck wood..... Regardless WH couldn't beat a lower seed, and WH couldn't take care it's own business.

[da bears]

Really good season for the Titans, big bummer they lost to IW though. I think Hardy pitched one more inning that he should have. Listened to some on the radio and the Titans scored 2 early but couldn't do much after. Hardy pitched 5 good innings but you could tell he was lucky to get out of the 5th inning with a big strikeout on Bastert with a couple guys on. I would still like to know how these guys got a number 2 seed instead of the 1. I know it may seem silly now to discuss it, but at the time of seedings the Titans were 16-4 I think, and Macomb 19-10 or 19-11, not even close to the same record. The Titans had then beat everyone on their schedule except QND, losing 7-6 in a close one. My guess is coaches were supposed to go to the meeting and help seed the regional which leaves me to my next thought that Purchatzke possibly didn't attend the meeting and that's why the Titans slipped into that #2 spot.

My guess on the seeding is that Macomb played a tougher schedule and the majority of their losses at the time of the seeding came from WB6 schools like RI, Moline, Galesburg, UT and also Metamora I believe. If you take away those losses the records of WH and Macomb are very similar. In the end it doesn't really matter you have to beat the best if you want to make a deep run in the postseason anyway. Great season for WH, and good luck to IW and Macomb on Saturday, hopefully the winner can make a deep run.

[Vikingfan1]

If WH couldn't beat the 3 seed, why would you think WH could beat a 2 seed, if WH were the 1 seed? And if a woodchuck could chuck wood..... Regardless WH couldn't beat a lower seed, and WH couldn't take care it's own business.

They did beat the 3 seed, 9-0 in fact, just not last night. Had they been the #1 seed, they would have played CSE last night instead of Illini West. They also split with CSE, winning the second matchup 12-3 I think.

[Vikingfan1]

My guess on the seeding is that Macomb played a tougher schedule and the majority of their losses at the time of the seeding came from WB6 schools like RI, Moline, Galesburg, UT and also Metamora I believe. If you take away those losses the records of WH and Macomb are very similar. In the end it doesn't really matter you have to beat the best if you want to make a deep run in the postseason anyway. Great season for WH, and good luck to IW and Macomb on Saturday, hopefully the winner can make a deep run.

Tougher schedule shouldn't give that much towards getting a #1 seed though. If that were the case, QND boys basketball would have been #1 seed by far in the boys 2A regional in Beardstown, and every year because they play the toughest schedule in the area by far. Does anyone happen to know some common opponents WH & Macomb had by chance? I know they both played CSE and both went 1-1 against them, but anyone else?

[remote]

Looking at the schedules common opponents for WH and Macomb were CSE, IW, Rushville, Bushnell, and West Prairie. Out of those teams, Macomb lost only to CSE. Looking at the schedules there is no doubt that Macomb played a much tougher schedule than WH.

[da bears]

If the two teams don't play each other, then strength of schedule and common opponents is the only way to compare the two teams. At the time of seeding Macomb hadn't lost to CSE so Macomb had beaten all the common opponents and the majority of their losses were to teams that were much better then any team on WH's schedule, and I don't mean to offend WH or anyone else by saying that. I thought either WH or Macomb could have gotten the #1 seed depending on the emphasis of strength of schedule. How can you punish a team for playing a tough schedule?

As for the QND should get the #1 seed every year in basketball isn't true because they play IW, Macomb and WH therefore head to head becomes a key element when it comes to seeding, over the strength of schedule.

[oldviking]

A a Titan fan , it doesn't really bother me who got the number # 1 seed. If a team is good enough, the seed doesn't matter. The Titans' season is over for this year. The post season game between the Chargers and Titans was a great game . Unfortunately, my team lost. Good luck to IW against Macomb.