Welcome to Episode 61 of The Podcast About Division III Baseball. This is our sixth of eight regional preview pods -- this one covers the Midwest region and its four conferences. Topics include:

• MIAC
  • Saint John's (Minn.) (at 2:15) has some elite talent at the top of their roster but have a lot of pitching to replace
  • St. Thomas (at 7:30) is trying to get back to prominence before being unceremoniously booted from the conference
  • Gustavus Adolphus (at 10:15) will certainly be in the mix
  • St. Olaf (at 13:15) got a first place vote too!
• NACC
  • Concordia-Chicago (at 14:40) might have the best pitching staff in the region
  • Aurora (at 19:45) has come on very strong lately
  • Benedictine (at 22:30) has a sneaky strong SOS and will compete
• UMAC
  • Bethany Lutheran (at 24:55) made the tournament with a team ERA over 7.00...now what? More dingers, hopefully.
  • St. Scholastica (at 27:25) will look to regain control of a conference that used to be entirely theirs
• WIAC
  • Wisconsin-Whitewater (at 29:25) has reloaded as per usual, with a couple truly elite bats returning
  • Wisconsin-La Crosse (at 36:20) boasts two of the best arms in the region
  • Other WIAC contenders (at 39:00) like Platteville, Stevens Point, and Oshkosh may struggle to keep up

We concluded (at 43:35) with a few other notable player shout outs, our player and pitcher of the year picks for the region, and our teams to beat. Then we say goodbye. Thanks for listening!

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