BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[MyArmHurts]

Great game last night between Maryville and Fontbonne.  Fontbonne had a 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the 8th.  A base hit up the middle, a texas leaguer, a bunt single, and a bases clearing double later, Maryville goes up 5-4.  Fontbonne gets the leadoff guy on in the 9th, and a sac bunt got lined back to the pitcher who doubled the runner off first.  A win for FU would have given them a little breathing room, now they need to have a great weekend against Greenville. 

Also,  Fontbonne had a runner on 3rd and no one out in around the 6th inning.  The infield was drawn in, and a groundball to the second basemen, a short fly ball to the right fielder (who has a hose), and a pop up later, Maryville had escaped te jam.  Big moment in the game looking back.

[HangEmBangEm]

Looks like nobody is happy about Webster getting the 3 spot. Anyone think they will surprise people in the tournament like they have the past few years?

[BigPoppa]

I never said I wasn't happy about it, I actually predicted it. Are they the third best team in the region... I don't think so, but it is hard to argue with their in-region record at this point.

[BigToughGuy]

Rankings are proven wrong year after year, so I don't pay a whole lot of attention to them. 

Ask yourself this though:  How many teams in the Central Region will be excited about a first round matchup against Webster? Very few I would think. 

I'm surprised Illinois Wesleyan doesn't charter a bus to come down and root against Webster in the SLIAC championship.   

[BigPoppa]

Rankings are proven wrong year after year, so I don't pay a whole lot of attention to them. 

Ask yourself this though:  How many teams in the Central Region will be excited about a first round matchup against Webster? Very few I would think. 

I'm surprised Illinois Wesleyan doesn't charter a bus to come down and root against Webster in the SLIAC championship.   

IWU is a MUCH different team than they were a few weeks ago.

[Ralph Turner]

They did take down 2 nationally ranked teams and were within 1 run of the former no. 1 team in the nation.  Giving keystone one of their four losses. There record might not be great but they havent been THAT bad outside of the sliac if you ask me. They had a few bad games yes, but they also played alot of good teams.

By my calculations (which may be off) I have Webster at 3-10 (which is about as bad as it can get) outside of the SLIAC. The did beat IWU and Keystone, but also had some bad losses in terms of other teams of natioanl level caliber (Aurora, Coe-twice, Cortland, Transylvania, Wartburg and WashU). Those are almost all teams that might be fighting for post-season berths and if Webster has to go head-to-head with them for a Pool C berth, how can the committee justify giving them one over the others that beat them?)

Unless Carthage or IWU doesn't win the CCIW Pool A, I doubt the Central gets more than one Pool C bid. I see a team like Millsaps rounding out the regional. If Wash U somehow gets a Pool B, I think one of your Pool A's (probably the MWC) will join us in Oshkosh. Still a long way to go, but it's hard to envision anything else happening.

With only 13 Pool C's, planets will have to align for the IIAC, MWC or SLIAC to get a Pool C. I think Webster should be third (Will they be? I somehow doubt it) in the first rankings, but I think that's merely good enough to be on the table when the last C gets in. And that third-place ranking is their absolute ceiling.

Agree 100% with you. IIAC, SLIAC and MWC tourneys will be for all the marbles and the ONLY bid for each conference. I think Carthage and IWU are locks to get and should be #1 and #2 tomorrow.

My Prediction:
1. Carthage
2. IWU
3/4. Webster/Buena Vista
5/6/7. Beloit/ Augustana/ St. Norbert

Yep, Big Poppa.  Looks like you have a good handle on the Central Region. 

Central Region
1. Carthage 21-5 17-2
2. Illinois Wesleyan 20-8 18-7
3. Webster 21-11 20-7
4. Buena Vista 24-7 19-6
5. Augustana 21-10 17-7
6. Beloit 20-5 14-3

[#1PantherFan]

Greenville defeated Fontbonne last night 11-10 in an exciting 10 inning come from behind victory. Fontbonne was ahead 3-0, 6-2, and 9-4 before Greenville tied it up at 9-9 with five big runs in the top of the eighth. An RBI single by Brian Deadmond in the top of the 10th gave the Panthers their first lead of the night, followed by an RBI double by Ross Cook. Zach Miller pitched the final three innings to get the win. Fontbonne (9-8), Blackburn (10-9), and Greenville (10-9) are now in a virtual tie for third place in the conference.

[#1PantherFan]

Greenville splits with Fontbonne today. Blackburn split with Westminster. Still a virtual tie for third place. Fontbonne (10-9) - Blackburn (11-10) - Greenville (11-10)
Blackburn holds the tiebreaker against Greenville, Greenville has the tiebreaker over Fontbonne, Fontbonne and Blackburn are 1-1 with a game to be played on Tuesday. Ought to be an interesting and fun final week in the SLIAC.

[#1PantherFan]

Westminster just defeated Blackburn 19-9. Blackburn drops to 11-11 and fifth position.

[depew24]

http://websterathletics.com/news/2009/4/26/BB_0426095931.aspx

just keeps going...

[depew24]

...and going...

http://websterathletics.com/news/2009/4/26/BB_0426092820.aspx

[theoneandonly]

Eureka always has been a hitters park.. and Webster kept that sterotype true this past week with 15 home runs in 3 games.

[BigToughGuy]

Eureka always has been a hitters park.. and Webster kept that sterotype true this past week with 15 home runs in 3 games.

Where are you getting your info?  Eureka had been the least HR friendly park in the SLIAC (7 HR's in 10 games) before Webster made it rain this past weekend.  Below are the total home runs for each park this year:

Eureka - 22 in 13 games (Including the 15 that Webster put up in 3 games)
Blackburn - 16 in 12 games
Fontbonne - 17 in 11 games
Greenville - 9 in 8 games
MacMurray- 18 in 13 games
Maryville - 16 in 19 games
Principia - 35 in 20 games
Webster - 31 in 14 games
Westminster 30 in 13 games

I would consider Webster, Principia, and Westminster hitter friendly parks.  The others seem pretty average aside from Maryville favoring the pitchers slightly.

[theoneandonly]

Having played at Eureka, I can tell you for a fact that it is. Regardless of what THIS SEASONS statistics are. The field is in a small valley, and the wind takes control of ANY BALL hit in the air. So keep posting your statistics, but take it from someone who has actually played there, and trust me it is no matter what THIS SEASONS stats are.


HOWEVER i do agree with you in saying that Prin and Webster are hitters parks. short porches.. But i dont see and could never understand in the past why westminster is such a hitters park. Arent the outfield fences a pretty decent depth? Ive seen some real shots hit there in my day.

[theoneandonly]

Eureka always has been a hitters park.. and Webster kept that sterotype true this past week with 15 home runs in 3 games.

Where are you getting your info?  Eureka had been the least HR friendly park in the SLIAC (7 HR's in 10 games) before Webster made it rain this past weekend.  Below are the total home runs for each park this year:

Eureka - 22 in 13 games (Including the 15 that Webster put up in 3 games)
Blackburn - 16 in 12 games
Fontbonne - 17 in 11 games
Greenville - 9 in 8 games
MacMurray- 18 in 13 games
Maryville - 16 in 19 games
Principia - 35 in 20 games
Webster - 31 in 14 games
Westminster 30 in 13 games

I would consider Webster, Principia, and Westminster hitter friendly parks.  The others seem pretty average aside from Maryville favoring the pitchers slightly.

Allow me to put these in order for you to show you who actually is the LEAST friendly to the HR. So that you can see what your stats have proven. Also yes webster hit 15 bombs in 3 days.. thats still a stat that gets factored in.. here you go...

Westminster 30 in 13 games 2.3 HR per Game
Webster - 31 in 14 games 2.21 HR per Game
Principia - 35 in 20 games 1.75 HR per Game
Eureka - 22 in 13 games  1.69 HR per Game
Fontbonne - 17 in 11 games 1.54 HR per Game
MacMurray- 18 in 13 games 1.38 HR per game
Blackburn - 16 in 12 games 1.33 HR per Game
Greenville - 9 in 8 games 1.13 HR per Game
Maryville - 16 in 19 games  .84 HR per Game



Looks like Eureka is actually 4th friendliest out of 9... Weird