well pat yourself on the back for that statement big toughguy, you still seem bitter about webster choking. could webster of won thse games? who knows, but they couldnt even win their conference tournament so stop putting down fontbonne.

no extra base hits for either team today? was the field in poor conditions like it was for the conference tourney?

More Highlights:

Championship game ended on play at the plate after Henkelman's double off the wall in rightfield turned into Nikolaisen throwing runner out at the plate by 10 feet.

Stenzel striking out 11 Webster batters to give Maryville victory and ending Webster's season

Benches being warned after Mike Scott gets hit by pitch and stares pitcher down.

Fontbonne coming back to tie game in the 7th with 4 runs in Championship game.

Fontbonne keeping Webster from tying game by stranding 2 runners in scoring position in 8th inning and 1 runner in the 9th.

Anyone else have anything?

so you say that every playoff team starts 0-0 huh? Apparently all Webster fans thought they started 3-0 and were already in regional play. Whooops!

I'm tired of people making excuses for Webster. If they were the better team, then they would not of lost 2-3 games in the conference tournament. Yes they won 24 straight conference games, BUT they could of very well lost several games. They won 4-1 against Prin, andwere down by 4 in the 8th vs MacMurray. Don't get me wrong, Webster is a DAMN good team and proved they can play with any team in the nation, but I get really frustrated when Webster fans down the rest of the SLIAC. Webster did not play DOWN to the level of the other teams, admit it, it was a GREAT evenly matched conference tournament. Not saying this because it happened to Webster, but when Biagini strikes out and Fuiten gets thrown out at second on the same play, not once, but twice in the same game, its fun to see. Thats the type of things fans love to see when it comes down to nut cuttin time in the tournament. I think this was the most fun conference tournament that the SLIAC has had in a LONG time.

Highlights from the Tourney:
Biagini's oppo home run against Greenville

Fontbonne's 5-4-3 double play in the 8th inning vs Maryvile kept the lead intact

Andrew Haven's play at the plate getting Tolan first THEN Horn as he leaped over Haven as they both tried to score 5 feet from each other

about raetzloff, I heard that Kurich was trying to get him drafted and tried changing some things with him so that he could be more pro ready. whatever that means, Im guessing it had to do with his swing, because he went from being an All-American, hitting bombs, stealing bases, to having a Sub-par year (compared to what we're used to with him), which was still pretty impressive. He still walked, 40? times this year and scored a lot as well. Opinions?

Big Tough Guy, Webster won 24 straight conference games with total domination, and then ran their mouth about how they had this GREAT shot at going to the College World Series this year and then choked in the conference tournament... There, I said it.

Good work Fontbonne, you showed you had more HEART than Webster and any other team in the SLIAC. Like I said earlier in the season, Fontbonne has a lot of guys that really wanted it bad, and as I said, if It comes down to close games, I said Fontbonne and Maryville had more heart than Webster, and.... WHATTYA know, Webster couldnt win the close game against either team... say what you want about my post, I could care, less... all I care about is that Webster thinks that their stuff doesnt stink and look what happened... CHOKE ARTISTS!

anyone notice that there is no story on d3baseball.com of the upset over Webster? They are on the site after EVERY win, but once they get upset, NO STORY... just thought that was interesting

all S&%^ talking aside, lets hope for an entertaining and even tournament!

ps... doesnt all conference teams come out soon?

Biagini's slam was a TAPE MEASURE SHOT! I didn't even see it hit the roof on the building that is probably 425 feet away. It MIGHT of gone over the building. You would think with 2 outs, bases loaded and the game tied in the bottom of the 8th that you would just try and get one run across, but he was sitting dead red and unloaded on the ball. That might of been the farthest home run I have seen ever. Anyone know the official numbers on how far the building is from the fence and how high the building is? I'm sure the Grizzlies would measure it out

Tough loss yesterday, yes, but you can't ask anymore out of your hitting with 15 runs? Even though they did lose they still hit the ball hard. I dont think Maryville will come out nervous, they have nothing to lose. Webster already clinches, BUT has the streak of not losing a conference home game since Kurich has been there so if anything, Webster has the pressure on them.

I think Newcomer is going to be either Kittel from Blackburn , Norvell from maryville, Cheatham from Prin, or Jett from Westminster. That being said, I think senzell or Little from Webster could get some votes in as well. Where do you vote Fuiten in, LF or 3b? Same with Raetzloff, CF or 2B?

depew your being unreal right now. saying that I said having more seniors means more heart is completely wrong...  Raetzloff has been around all 4 years and like I said, Maryville has 5 who have faced more adversity than Webster has. THEREFORE, I think Maryville has more heart. Whether or not heart affects the outcome of a game or not is hard to judge, but I think that heart can have a big impact in a game where two teams are evenly matched.  I don't think  Webster is THAT much better than Maryville and if it comes down to a close game, I think that heart will come into play. I brought up the Maryville having 5 seniors because they have been through the adversity of losing seasons and playing as freshman, and I think it will have an impact on their season this year as seniors. I think that they will want it really bad. I never once brought up Webster being better than any other team in the SLIAC, I simply was talking about having heart and wanting it more than any other team. Quit putting down other people to build yourself up, like you said, you can be as tough as you want on these message boards and it looks stupid.

Speaking of Webster, when is Combs supposed to be back?

since when does heart associate with getting hyped and jacked up to win?

and I never doubted Fuiten btw... i just said that it HELPS when you have a 300 ft fence, I already said the guy can mash. He just has it easier because with his strength, a normal fly ball out for him is a home run, and thats a tip of the cap to HIM, not a diss so chill out.

All I'm saying is, while everyone is already slotting Webster into regionals, I'm not gonna buy it just yet. I think it will get pretty interesting

all this talk about the conference tourney is gettin me fired up!!! and we still have a lot of games to be played!

Here's my input on the conference tourney and the "heart" factor.

Webster has 1 senor that has been with the program all four years and thats Raetzloff. He is the heart and soul of the team. As a freshman, he had 7 at-bats. Then EXPLODED onto the leaderboards as a sophomore...
.399-Avg.  42-41   153-AB  56-R  61-H  14-2B   0-3B   4-HR  38-RBI  24-BB   4HP  21-K  30-32-SB

He has been around since day one and his senior year in the tourney will be something that he will not let end on any terms but the way HE wants it to. You can talk about Fuiten, and Huey, but to me, Raetzloff will be the one to carry his team in the tourney. Of course these guys know how to win, NCAA regional championship game last year, so they know what it takes.

Maryville has 5 seniors that have been with the program since day 1. These guys have been through the ups and downs no doubt. The seniors have had 1 sub .500 season, 1 .500 season, and 1 above .500 season and are looking to make it 2.

Allerdissen, Henkelman, Haven, and Murfin have been starters since they arrived on campus as freshman, and Bunton has been a role player. Personally, I think they have the MOST heart for the tourney. They lost the conference tourney because of the rain canceling the tourney and it has to be on their minds heading into the tournament this season.

like I said, I'm not bashing him, I'm just asking if you guys think he can hit 13 home runs at any park. but yes, he is one of the best hitters in the SLIAC, but you did say he had NO cheap home runs