BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

ready2win · January 21, 2009, 12:04:32 PM

Some of the Top Hitters of 2008 Returning in the SLIAC
Greenville: Stefan Neece 2006 NCOY, 3 time All SLIAC Team, 2008 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region (.417) and Zach Miller (.306)

Maryville: Bill Allerdissen 3 time All SLIAC Team, 2008 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region, 2008 NCAA Division III Toughest to Strike Out statistical champion (.389) and Robert Huckstep (.356)

Webster: Andrew Fuiten (.438) 2008 SLIAC NCOY and 2008 SLIAC POY, 2008 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region, 2008 All-Central Region Tournament team. 2009 Preseason All American Alex Raetzloff 2007 SLIAC POY, 2008 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region 2008 ABCA All-American, 2008 All-Central Region Tournament team, 2009 Preseason All American 2 time All SLIAC Team (.409)

Fontbonne: Dan Horn 2008 All SLIAC Team, 2008 ABCA/Rawlings All-Central Region (.410) Andrew Almany 2008 All SLIAC Team (.395)

Westminster: Mike Silver 2008 All SLIAC Team (.361) and Joe Leake 3 Time All SLIAC Team (.358)
Eureka: Kyle Koerner 2008 All SLIAC Team (.376) and Mike Wagner 2008 All SLIAC Team (.324)
Blackburn: Matt Spala 2008 All SLIAC Team (.365)
Principia: Jeff Strickland (.278)
MacMurray: Mikie Sellers (.345) and Jordan Missey (.330)

Also, I was looking at the all conference selection from 2008 and wondering how Principia's Spencer Brown who hit (.252) and made 18 errors @ SS made it over both of MacMurray's Mikie Sellers and Jordan Missey. I understand Missey was tied for the most errors in the SLIAC but Sellers was a pretty good player. Looking at the stats I saw that he hit (.345) 7th in the conference in Doubles only made 2 errors on the year in CF and was their leadoff man. Are the coaches overlooking him? Why was he not picked? I talked to a few MacMurray players from last year and they felt he was one of the best OFs in the SLIAC. Some feel race maybe was an issue. MacMurray is the only SLIAC team with black players and he is one of them.
Webster has had the SLIAC POY in 2007 and 2008. Will it be a 3 Peat for Webster and if so who will it be?

BigPoppa · January 21, 2009, 12:24:36 PM

Quote from: ready2win on January 21, 2009, 12:04:32 PM

Also, I was looking at the all conference selection from 2008 and wondering how Principia's Spencer Brown who hit (.252) and made 18 errors @ SS made it over both of MacMurray's Mikie Sellers and Jordan Missey. I understand Missey was tied for the most errors in the SLIAC but Sellers was a pretty good player. Looking at the stats I saw that he hit (.345) 7th in the conference in Doubles only made 2 errors on the year in CF and was their leadoff man. Are the coaches overlooking him? Why was he not picked? I talked to a few MacMurray players from last year and they felt he was one of the best OFs in the SLIAC. Some feel race maybe was an issue. MacMurray is the only SLIAC team with black players and he is one of them.

Have we really not moved past race?

ready2win · January 21, 2009, 12:32:55 PM

I don't know the whole story but I know that from a few friends of mine in the conference said this kid is pretty good and he gets overlooked by a guy hitting .252 with 18 errors. The SLIAC is about high BAs because everybody except Brown was hitting above .300 or better. I'm not saying Baseball coaches in the SLIAC or racist or anything I'm just asking a question so don't get all caught up and take it the wrong way.

theoneandonly · January 21, 2009, 12:36:42 PM

Sellers is a good ball player, ive seen him play in the monte claire league and for Mac. He has speed and although the swing isint all there, all he needs to do is put it on the ground. i saw him track down quite a few balls last year. two of the memorable ones were against webster he caught a ball almost behind the left fielder that was hit by fuiten, and against Blackburn, a game in which Mac beat Blackburn, with the bases loaded up by 3 i believe, the catcher, Savoy hit a ball dead center that in any other field would have been a grand slam, but Sellers tracked it down like it was no big deal sealing their first win over blackburn in as long as anyone can remember. the only problem is, he had a lot of competition in center field from the rest of the conference. AND NEECE is hurt and most likely out for the year from what im hearing so hes not exactly a "good returning hitter"

theoneandonly · January 21, 2009, 12:43:08 PM

p.s. i like seeing this many people involved in the sliac baseball section. keep on posting and invite some other people to share their opinions.

ready2win · January 21, 2009, 12:46:22 PM

Good to hear someone has seen this kid play. His bat must be pretty good if he hit(.345) with 12 Doubles. I'm looking forward to seeing him play and the rest of the good players in the SLIAC. Good posts theoneandonly. If Neece is out who will fill his void which will be a HUGE void to fill? Thats a BIG lost for Greenville if he is out for the year. TheOneandonly or anybody else that knows does aybody know what happen to Greenville's 2 Time All SLIAC Pitcher Justin Littken? I see he is not on their roster did he transfer? Any other injury reports on any other teams?

theoneandonly · January 21, 2009, 12:52:20 PM

greenville has a couple of capeable players who can take over the role at 1st. but definatly wont fill Neeces shoes if he is in face hurt. littiken, is a mystery to everyone around the league, if you know anyone from greenville, you may want to ask them because i believe they are the only ones that know. ALSO, there is a rumor that one of blackburns transfers is hurt, i dont know wether it is the outfielder or pitcher, but i know its not the new 3rd basemen, Adam Cadle. Some of you may remember him from a couple of years ago in juco. he took about a year or a year and a half off but i hear he looks as strong as a horse so he is my vote for NCOY. I also have heard that Maryville has brought in a stud pitcher from a juco, but im not aware of his name.

theoneandonly · January 22, 2009, 01:43:46 PM

Does anyone know when Eureka is planning on adding their Roster to their website?

theoneandonly · January 22, 2009, 02:03:05 PM

Quote from: theoneandonly on January 22, 2009, 01:43:46 PM
Does anyone know when Eureka is planning on adding their Roster to their website?

AND has anyone notices the amount of players on some of the teams
Westminster: 36 players
Webster: 29
Principia: 24
Maryville: 31
Macmurray: NOT ADDED
Greenville: 32 including Neece whos injured.
Fontbonne:39
Eureka: NOT ADDED
Blackburn: 18
NEXT YEARS ADDITION: Spaulding: 25

Other than Blackburn and the teams that havent added their rosters yet, the sliac is starting to get a plethora of players! thats pretty exciting.

theoneandonly · January 25, 2009, 11:44:59 PM

quite a difference between the d3baseball.com polls and other.. they had webster at 26th in the other polls but d3 baseball didnt even mention them.

School (1st votes) Rec. Pts Prev.
1 Cortland State (12) 42-5 586 6
2 Chapman (4) 40-5 578 4
3 Trinity (Conn.) (7) 45-1 555 1
4 UW-Whitewater (1) 42-10 491 3
5 Johns Hopkins (1) 42-8 465 2
6 Adrian 36-13 459 5
7 Kean 39-11 394 9
8 Heidelberg 41-10 392 10
9 Salisbury 41-4 385 7
10 Southern Maine 36-14 377 18
11 Wooster 36-11 338 20
12 Texas-Tyler 36-9 318 23
13 Eastern Connecticut 32-15 284 --
14 Linfield 35-13 275 8
15 St. Scholastica 35-6 265 14
16 Illinois Wesleyan 33-11 217 15
17 Marietta 23-20 175 --
18 St. Thomas 34-9 171 11
19 Wheaton (Mass.) 34-10 147 12
20 Lynchburg 32-13 143 --
21 Thiel 29-15 115 --
22 RPI 36-12 112 13
23 UW-Oshkosh 29-11 89 --
24 Carthage 36-10 87 17
25 Augustana 34-13 71 24

theoneandonly · January 27, 2009, 10:23:27 AM

From d3baseball.com

St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC): Webster has earned 3 of the past 4 SLAIC titles and fields another strong team in 2009. They will be led by D3baseball.com Second-Team all-American OF Andrew Fuiten (.438, 12 HR, 54RBI) and Honorable Mention Alex Raetzloff (.409, 65R, 5 3B) who will move from second base to the outfield in 2009. These two bats alone will keep Webster near the top of the SLIAC. Expecting to pressure Webster at the top are Greenville, Westminster and MacMurray but Webster is just too strong to be challenged in the SLIAC this season. The Gorloks are our pick to grab the Pool A bid from this conference. The top 4 teams qualify for the SLIAC tournament with the winner earning a Pool A bid.

im not trying to knock down mac, but im not really sure why they are even mentioned in this. unless they revamped every single position but centerfield, i dont think they are going to doing much competing for the SLIAC title

theoneandonly · January 29, 2009, 11:10:50 PM

some of my sources have told me that Mike Oliveri, Jr. Pitcher from Westminster has really looked to improve this season. Last year Oliveri was 2-2 with a 2.00 ERA over 27 innings which are some solid stats. He also had 16 appearances and led the team and conference with 6 Saves. Other than that here are my sleeper picks for the SLIAC baseball teams. Sleeper = guys who have been overlooked in the past but should really make some noise this year. (thats my defination for this picking situation.)

Feel free to post your own picks too! the more the merrier!

Westminster - Such a large team but i choose Jimmy Gesling, IF, Look for hit bat and glovework to improve

Webster - On a very well rounded team i look for the sleeper pick to be Dakota Huey. He posted solid numbers last year batted .355 with 14 doubles 2 triples 3 hrs and 34 rbis but majorly over shadowed by Fuiten and raetzaloff

Principia - Jeff Strickland young kid a lot to build on hes quick and not to sure what he can do on the mound yet

Maryville - Andrew Haven - Solid catcher who swings from the left side. Although batting around .250-.260ish look for this, his senior season, as a break out season for him

MacMurray - Sellers fast outfielder who gets to EVERYTHING, not the greatest swing but finds his way on base, the best base stealer Mac has as well as base runner, and fielder. The kid is a class act as well. Highlanders are lucky to have snuck this kid in to their school of many other schools that he could have gone to.

Greenville - Matt Leefers got hit pretty well last year but has done a lot of work in the off season. stopped by the panthers training facility to watch for a minute and saw a little bit of the work out and he seems determined to get better, only time will tell i guess.

Fontbonne - with Dan Horn on the team its really hard to notice anyone else, so my random pick will go to Preston Strett from Bayless High because i really like the coaching staff out there. Strett needs to work on his fielding skills a bit and he will be good to go.

Eureka - Cashdollar pt. II, hopefully he has found eureka's local weight room though otherwise this pick might be out there, he has a lot of room to improve but if he takes after his brother at all he will settle in just fine. The devils will love having him around if he keeps up the family tradition

Blackburn - Jason Steckel, IF , Started two seasons ago as a transfer and I believe got snubbed last season. saw minimal action last year. but will be a huge asset to this small team of 18. One of the few left handed batters blackburn has, probably the only sure handed one. Glove is great, look for him to do big things for the beavers.

tell me what you think.

ready2win · January 30, 2009, 12:16:21 PM

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Quote from: theoneandonly on Yesterday at 11:10:50 pm
some of my sources have told me that Mike Oliveri, Jr. Pitcher from Westminster has really looked to improve this season. Last year Oliveri was 2-2 with a 2.00 ERA over 27 innings which are some solid stats. He also had 16 appearances and led the team and conference with 6 Saves. Other than that here are my sleeper picks for the SLIAC baseball teams. Sleeper = guys who have been overlooked in the past but should really make some noise this year. (thats my defination for this picking situation.)

Feel free to post your own picks too! the more the merrier!

Westminster - Such a large team but i choose Jimmy Gesling, IF, Look for hit bat and glovework to improve

Webster - On a very well rounded team i look for the sleeper pick to be Dakota Huey. He posted solid numbers last year batted .355 with 14 doubles 2 triples 3 hrs and 34 rbis but majorly over shadowed by Fuiten and raetzaloff

Principia - Jeff Strickland young kid a lot to build on hes quick and not to sure what he can do on the mound yet

Maryville - Andrew Haven - Solid catcher who swings from the left side. Although batting around .250-.260ish look for this, his senior season, as a break out season for him

MacMurray - Sellers fast outfielder who gets to EVERYTHING, not the greatest swing but finds his way on base, the best base stealer Mac has as well as base runner, and fielder. The kid is a class act as well. Highlanders are lucky to have snuck this kid in to their school of many other schools that he could have gone to.

Greenville - Matt Leefers got hit pretty well last year but has done a lot of work in the off season. stopped by the panthers training facility to watch for a minute and saw a little bit of the work out and he seems determined to get better, only time will tell i guess.

Fontbonne - with Dan Horn on the team its really hard to notice anyone else, so my random pick will go to Preston Strett from Bayless High because i really like the coaching staff out there. Strett needs to work on his fielding skills a bit and he will be good to go.

Eureka - Cashdollar pt. II, hopefully he has found eureka's local weight room though otherwise this pick might be out there, he has a lot of room to improve but if he takes after his brother at all he will settle in just fine. The devils will love having him around if he keeps up the family tradition

Blackburn - Jason Steckel, IF , Started two seasons ago as a transfer and I believe got snubbed last season. saw minimal action last year. but will be a huge asset to this small team of 18. One of the few left handed batters blackburn has, probably the only sure handed one. Glove is great, look for him to do big things for the beavers.

tell me what you think.

I like your pics especially Huey of Webster. He's arguably one of the best OF's in the SLIAC but definitely is getting overlooked by two of the best players in the SLIAC on your team but hey that more opportunities for him.

Also I was wondering what you meant by this: Sellers, The kid is a class act as well. Highlanders are lucky to have snuck this kid in to their school of many other schools that he could have gone to.
Do you know him personally or have you coached him or against him?
Here's my list the top 10 OFs my picks are based on Batting average, Fielding and speed:
1. Chad Henkelman, Maryville, SR- Hit .352 had 62 Catches, 59 Putouts 3 Assists and NO ERRORS (1.000 Field Pct)
2. Dakota Huey, Webster, JR.- Hit .355 had 95 Catches, 89 Putouts 3 Assists and 2 Errors (.968 Fielding Pct)
3. Mikie Sellers, MacMurray, SR.- Hit .345 had 69 Catches, 64 Putouts 3 Assists and 2 Errors (.971 Fielding Pct)
4. Matt Spala, Blackburn, SO..- Hit .365 had 36 Catches, 32 Putouts 3 Assists and 1 Errors (.972 Fielding Pct)
5. Mike Scott, Greenville, SR.- Hit .337 had 53 Catches, 48 Putouts 3 Assists and 2 Errors (.962 Fielding Pct)
6. Andrew Fuiten, Webster, SR.- Hit .438 had 111 Catches, 54 Putouts 48 Assists and 9 Errors (.919 Fielding Pct)
7. Mike Silver, Westminster, SR..- Hit .361 had 25 Catches, 24 Putouts 0 Assists and 1 Errors (.960 Fielding Pct)
7. Andrew Fuiten, Webster, SR.- Hit .438 had 111 Catches, 54 Putouts 48 Assists and 9 Errors (.919 Fielding Pct )
8. VJ Reynolds, Westminster, SO.- Hit .313 had 49 Catches, 45 Putouts 1 Assists and 3 Errors (.939 Fielding Pct)
9. Mike Wagner, Eureka, SR.- Hit .324 had 33 Catches, 27 Putouts 3 Assists and 3 Errors (.919 Fielding Pct)
10. Alex Raetzloff, Webster, SR.- Hit .409 had 182 Catches, 86 Putouts 87 Assists and 9 Errors (.951 Fielding Pct) Played IF the last 2 years
No offense to Principia they just don't have any standout OFs to me I may be wrong who knows. Tell me what you think?

theoneandonly · January 30, 2009, 12:40:31 PM

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I like your pics especially Huey of Webster. He's arguably one of the best OF's in the SLIAC but definitely is getting overlooked by two of the best players in the SLIAC on your team but hey that more opportunities for him.

Also I was wondering what you meant by this: Sellers, The kid is a class act as well. Highlanders are lucky to have snuck this kid in to their school of many other schools that he could have gone to.
Do you know him personally or have you coached him or against him?
Here's my list the top 10 OFs my picks are based on Batting average, Fielding and speed:
1. Chad Henkelman, Maryville, SR- Hit .352 had 62 Catches, 59 Putouts 3 Assists and NO ERRORS (1.000 Field Pct)
2. Dakota Huey, Webster, JR.- Hit .355 had 95 Catches, 89 Putouts 3 Assists and 2 Errors (.968 Fielding Pct)
3. Mikie Sellers, MacMurray, SR.- Hit .345 had 69 Catches, 64 Putouts 3 Assists and 2 Errors (.971 Fielding Pct)
4. Matt Spala, Blackburn, SO..- Hit .365 had 36 Catches, 32 Putouts 3 Assists and 1 Errors (.972 Fielding Pct)
5. Mike Scott, Greenville, SR.- Hit .337 had 53 Catches, 48 Putouts 3 Assists and 2 Errors (.962 Fielding Pct)
6. Andrew Fuiten, Webster, SR.- Hit .438 had 111 Catches, 54 Putouts 48 Assists and 9 Errors (.919 Fielding Pct)
7. Mike Silver, Westminster, SR..- Hit .361 had 25 Catches, 24 Putouts 0 Assists and 1 Errors (.960 Fielding Pct)
7. Andrew Fuiten, Webster, SR.- Hit .438 had 111 Catches, 54 Putouts 48 Assists and 9 Errors (.919 Fielding Pct )
8. VJ Reynolds, Westminster, SO.- Hit .313 had 49 Catches, 45 Putouts 1 Assists and 3 Errors (.939 Fielding Pct)
9. Mike Wagner, Eureka, SR.- Hit .324 had 33 Catches, 27 Putouts 3 Assists and 3 Errors (.919 Fielding Pct)
10. Alex Raetzloff, Webster, SR.- Hit .409 had 182 Catches, 86 Putouts 87 Assists and 9 Errors (.951 Fielding Pct) Played IF the last 2 years
No offense to Principia they just don't have any standout OFs to me I may be wrong who knows. Tell me what you think?

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Well ive never coached or knew him personally, BUT ive seen him play in a lot of games and he has never once acted out on the field (that i have seen) and always seems to be a stand up player, the type of guy that would help the opposing team player off the field if he was hurt.

As for you outfield picks i have a couple of comments. I never realized Fuiten had 9 errors.. good thing he rakes because 9 errors in the OF isint too hot. Same with raetzeloff. Prin has a new young kid that looks like he might bring some talent into the OF for them.. My pics werent all outfielders btw. just my underdog picks. but i like that you ranked the OF's. Henkelman is a pretty good outfielder. Spala i think is pretty over-rated. hes a hitter that looks afraid in the batters box. i think his batting average doesnt show how he truely plays. Hes a lazy outfielder. Oh and you put fuiten in your top 10 twice haha, i sure hope webster doesnt have two of him this year!

ready2win · January 30, 2009, 01:16:50 PM

Thats great we need more players like that in the SLIAC. I've only seen him play a few times and I thought he was pretty under control. I've seen him play more soccer than Baseball. Yea Fuiten's defense is suspect they may want to try to move him to DH. They moved Raetzloff to the OF hopefully he doesn't have the defensive effect of Fuiten. Good thing for Prin on getting a young talented OF. I know all your pics weren't OFs I figured I would do a Top 10 Ofs list and see if you would do one as well. You think u could? Yea Henkelman is a pretty good OF and I heard from a few people that Spala is lazy and not that good of a OF. Webster shouln't have two of them if they do that trouble for other teams offensively but defense that would be great another 9 errors fielder ;DLookin forward to your top 10 OFs. Mac and Eureka need to hurry up and put their rosters up so we can see who has the fewest and the most players.