BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[theoneandonly]

Fontbonne put up one heck of a fight and like bigpoppa said, left the tying run at third. It hurts to go down like that. I believe that they did show their worth this game though and that they arent going to go down easy. Anyone got the box score for this game?

[mr_b]

Fontbonne put up one heck of a fight... Anyone got the box score for this game?

Box score

[BigToughGuy]

2 and done for Fontbonne as they are the first team to exit the Central Regional.  If anyone says they should feel good about putting up a decent fight, you're wrong.  You earn respect by winning, not by patting yourself on the back for losing 2 close games.

[flyonthewall]

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.

[BigToughGuy]

 I also don't know if Webster would have won any regional games had they made it, but Fontbonne did not which hurts the reputation of the SLIAC. 

Answer me this, who do you think the other 5 teams in the Central Regional would choose if they could pick either Webster or Fontbonne as an opponent in the regional?  Webster, because they have earned respect by beating top teams on a national stage.  Fontbonne went 2 and out which gains no respect for them or the SLIAC, bottom line.  A good showing from a team other than Webster would have helped the reputation of the conference as a whole, which is why I was hoping they would win a game or two.  They had a chance to legitimize the SLIAC and didn't get the job done, bottom line.

[theoneandonly]

I also don't know if Webster would have won any regional games had they made it, but Fontbonne did not which hurts the reputation of the SLIAC. 

Answer me this, who do you think the other 5 teams in the Central Regional would choose if they could pick either Webster or Fontbonne as an opponent in the regional?  Webster, because they have earned respect by beating top teams on a national stage.  Fontbonne went 2 and out which gains no respect for them or the SLIAC, bottom line.  A good showing from a team other than Webster would have helped the reputation of the conference as a whole, which is why I was hoping they would win a game or two.  They had a chance to legitimize the SLIAC and didn't get the job done, bottom line.

Actually if you look back, this was actually what bigpoppa said.  And yeah fontbonne did play good ball but lost twice. It sucks that they couldnt pull one win out.. But they did beat national stage teams all year including WashU who beat webster 3 times.

[HangEmBangEm]

Ok fellas let's be mature. Webster choked, fontbonne didn't prove themselves in the regionals. Who cares. Both teams had a chance to prove the sliac better than expected, neither did so. It was a bad season for the sliac. There were some good spots. But overall let's look forward to a better year next year.

[theoneandonly]

Ok fellas let's be mature. Webster choked, fontbonne didn't prove themselves in the regionals. Who cares. Both teams had a chance to prove the sliac better than expected, neither did so. It was a bad season for the sliac. There were some good spots. But overall let's look forward to a better year next year.

Agree'd

[HangEmBangEm]

Ha bout time we agreed on somethin.

[depew24]

HangEm, I think you deserve karma for that...

[BigToughGuy]

I also don't know if Webster would have won any regional games had they made it, but Fontbonne did not which hurts the reputation of the SLIAC. 

Answer me this, who do you think the other 5 teams in the Central Regional would choose if they could pick either Webster or Fontbonne as an opponent in the regional?  Webster, because they have earned respect by beating top teams on a national stage.  Fontbonne went 2 and out which gains no respect for them or the SLIAC, bottom line.  A good showing from a team other than Webster would have helped the reputation of the conference as a whole, which is why I was hoping they would win a game or two.  They had a chance to legitimize the SLIAC and didn't get the job done, bottom line.

Actually if you look back, this was actually what bigpoppa said.  And yeah fontbonne did play good ball but lost twice. It sucks that they couldnt pull one win out.. But they did beat national stage teams all year including WashU who beat webster 3 times.

National stage teams?  That's not what I said.  I said top teams on a national stage (AKA - NCAA Regionals).  Beating teams in February or March that end up qualifying for the regionals at the end of the year doesn't mean crap.  They are different teams in May than they are in February. Getting wins in the playoffs over top teams is what earns respect.

Once again making yourself look like a moron.  What the hell is a "national stage team" anyway?  I've never heard of that one.

[theoneandonly]

What i meant by national stage teams were teams that have a winning reputation every season. They teams that are known baseball schools. Again so hostile for no reason. I dont understand why you feel the need to attack all the time. Now i do agree with you when you said a team is different between february and may, Espically in the midwest and central because they have been practicing in gyms (with the exception of the couple of good days they can get in) and working on ground balls off of wood floors and hitting in cages. I feel that the midwest/central teams have a small disadvantage there but they always seem to pull it together, so even though it is a disadvantage it usually doesnt do much damage.

[#1PantherFan]

.....Beating teams in February or March that end up qualifying for the regionals at the end of the year doesn't mean crap.  They are different teams in May than they are in February.....

Unfortunately for the Gorlocks, they were the same team the first week of March (1-6) that they were in May (1-2).

[HangEmBangEm]

I still have no clue what there is left to argue about. Both teams had good regular seasons, but both teams post seasons ended abruptly. I'm a Webster fan but I congratulate them on making the regional. What more is there to say? Seasons done fellas, all that's left now is ifs ands or but and shoulda coulda woulda's. But none of that means a thing.

[theoneandonly]

Hey everybody, If you have any insider info, be sure to keep us all up to date on those who commit to the colleges in the SLIAC whether it be high school committments or Junior college committments.. Always interested to see who the SLIAC will bring in for next season!