BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[bballnerd1967]

good 2 wins today for webster

game 1 webster wins 14-3 behind good pitching of quintus, and solid hitting from senzell and fuiten. Fuiten broke the Webster University career homerun record and senzell is looking like the best hitter in the SLIAC right now going 3 for 3 with 3 doubles.

game 2- now this was websters first real test of the season as it was the first game in a while where they have not beaten the opposing team by 10 runs. The final score was 3-0 but the entire game was still dominated by webster. Senzell had another solid game at the plate going 2-3 and Fuiten went yard again. Most surprising output of the day was former starter then reliever now starter again Bryce Law who threw a one hitter for WU.

Webster improves to 14-0 in the SLIAC and 17-10 overall.
Next game for WU is April 14 at Maryville University- Should be great games.

[VideoDawg]

I agree in the fact that ward most likely did not try to hit websters player. Ward did not exactly have pin point control that game. So when trying to put one inside it most likely got away from him. This happens. But who knows. Now in saying that, attacking someone personally only makes you look bad, not the person you attack. Good post till making yourself look like a chump by attacking someones personal oppinion. But also I understand throwing at someone if the situation calls for it, but if someone ever aims above the shoulders that's when it becomes bush in my eyes.

I've learned my lesson I'm not calling anyone out. Any notable results the boxes are so slow in coming out? 

[SillyAC 07]

Why haven't I heard much talk about Dakota Huey. The kid is hitting .422 and leads the team in stolen bases. Correct me if I am wrong, but he went to Murry State and transferred to Webster mid-way through his freshman year, right? I like what I see from him.

[Ralph Turner]

Why haven't I heard much talk about Dakota Huey. The kid is hitting .422 and leads the team in stolen bases. Correct me if I am wrong, but he went to Murry State and transferred to Webster mid-way through his freshman year, right? I like what I see from him.

Welcome to the boards SillyAC 07.

Discussion about individual players on the boards comes in the three types:

1)  A serious fan of the conference who generally discusses numerous players from that conference that s/he has seen.  I don't think that the SLIAC board has that specific fan yet.

2)  A booster from the team in question (Webster in this case) who brings up player names and news about the team.

3) Relatives and close friends of the player mentioned.

Webster has had a good year.  I see that Andrew Fuiten's Fielding percentage is only .775.  Did he not make the move to LF easily?

[WashedUP07]

Why haven't I heard much talk about Dakota Huey. The kid is hitting .422 and leads the team in stolen bases. Correct me if I am wrong, but he went to Murry State and transferred to Webster mid-way through his freshman year, right? I like what I see from him.

Welcome to the boards SillyAC 07.

Discussion about individual players on the boards comes in the three types:

1)  A serious fan of the conference who generally discusses numerous players from that conference that s/he has seen.  I don't think that the SLIAC board has that specific fan yet.

2)  A booster from the team in question (Webster in this case) who brings up player names and news about the team.

3) Relatives and close friends of the player mentioned.

Webster has had a good year.  I see that Andrew Fuiten's Fielding percentage is only .775.  Did he not make the move to LF easily?

Forgive him hes our protege as we were both senior OF's when he was a freshman we brought him up well. Hes on a tear now and making us proud! Moving infielders to OF has become a common practice since '06 for Webster.

[flyonthewall]

1. I dont bash players because, yes, it is bush, but when every team in the conference dislikes the guy something has to be wrong with him. You want to talk about intentional, he fielded a bunt down the line and instead of backing up 3 feet to step on the bag, he runs at the batter and slams his glove in the players throat and after he knocked him down, stood over him like he's some sort of B.A.
Like I said before, I dont bash players normally but he definitely is an embarrassment to the SLIAC.

2. Fuiten has a lot of errors, but most, if not all were from 3rd base. Correct me if I'm wrong, but isnt he back in left field? Where did he transfer from? Lincoln? And did he drop a lot of bombs there too? It obviously helps when its 300 down the line and the fence is 3 feet high but the kid can mash.

3. I know the SLIAC is one of the worst conferences in D3, sorry guys but it is, but the way Webster has done in their non conference schedule and in regional play, do you guys ever see them working towards an at large bid in the next few years? They are ranked in the nation at times and prove they can win against the best teams in the country.

[HangEmBangEm]

1. Who is the player that did this? And was it a game with a lot of jawing going on? Because that just sounds absolutely rediculous for a player to do that unprovoked!

2. If fuiten had hit ANY questionable home runs over the 300 foot fence I would take it into consideration. But everything he hits is either over or off of the big wall. So let's not talk distance the kid rakes at any field.

[HangEmBangEm]

Anyone surprised about Maryville loving to blackburn?? Didn't see that coming. Looks like Webster could run away with this years conference title. Anyone think they will go undefeated?

[depew24]

Yes, they will

[flyonthewall]

no and thats why I'm bringing it up. If there was any jawing going on I would give it SOME justification but thats why it was such a big deal. He's a dirty player period. And Fuiten hit the school record home run last year on a ball that should of been caught by the rightfielder.

[HangEmBangEm]

Well ok one cheap one out of 13 was it? Not so bad in my eyes. Didn't see many other people doing that. Even with the short porch at Webster other teams didn't do jack. So no need to downplay one of the best hitters in the conference. Especially one of the major power hitters.

[flyonthewall]

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

[HangEmBangEm]

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

Well I was actually meaning to talk about this year when I said that haha. But if we want to combine years, then 1 out of 20... But either way, even if that 1 "cheap" one was taken out of the records, he still breaks the school home run record in 2 years. Very impressive. This isn't meant to be an argument, just giving credit where credit is due.

But on the other hand,  a 305 foot homerun and a 450 foot homerun look the same on paper.

[theoneandonly]

With the 3/4/5 spots still open in the Sliac, lets take a look at what the three in contention (Eureka, Blackburn and Fontbonne)have coming up...


Current Standings:
Webster (14-0)
Maryville (9-2)
Fontbonne (7-5)
Blackburn (9-7)
Eureka (6-5)

Principia (4-7)
MacMurray (4-12)
Greenville (2-9)
Westminster (2-10)


Lets start with Eureka(6-5)
My Prediction: Count them out
Why: They have the most games left in conference play which doesnt mean much, but when you look at who those are against, that does mean a lot. Eureka still has a 3 game set with Maryville (9-2), a 3 game set with Webster (14-0) and then 3 with greenville and Westminster. They also have make up game to play against Fontbonne (7-5).  Although Greenville and Westminster have only two wins each, with sweeps of those teams, they would still have to beat a decent Fontbonne team, a RED HOT Webster team, and a very solid Maryville squad. I just dont see this happening.

Now these next two teams are the two I believe will have the true showdown..

Fontbonne
My Prediction: 4th
Why: I do believe that Fontbonne has a much tougher stretch then Blackburn does. In the next couple of weeks Fontbonne does only play one team with winning conference record. But that team happens to be a good Maryville team. At 9-2 Maryville dosent look like they are planning to give up that #2 seed anytime soon. In that series I believe Maryville will be taking 2 of the 3 games. That ends up putting Fontbonne in a tie with Blackburn for losses. They also must sweep Geenville (VERY LIKELY) and Principia (again VERY LIKELY). I believe that going into April 28th. Blackburn and Fontbonne will be playing for the 3 seed.

Blackburn:
My Prediction: 3rd
Why: Blackburn has an easy conference track up until their final conference game. The two teams left BESIDES Fontbonne are Macmurray and Westminster who combined sport a 6-22 record. Blackburn has to play flawless ball if they want to gain ground. Any amount of slipup could put them in 4th indefinatly. However IF Blackburn sweeps Mac and Westminster and Fontbonne loses only two more games (most likely to Maryville) There will be a true showdown for 3rd place AT BLACKBURN on April 28th. Also if Fontbonne does come in with 1 more loss than Blackburn but beat Blackburn resulting in a 3rd place tie, Fontbonne will get the 3rd place bid because right now the series is even at 1-1. Blackburn MUST make sure not to lose any more players because everyone who is playing now, serves a VITAL ROLE to the Beavers. They do have the weaker conference schedule left, BUT do face Texas-Dallas for a three game set AND Division 1 Eastern Illinois, all four games between the MacMurray and Westminster games. Blackburn also has one more gamr against Maryville at some point in time that they must win. They must try to win but also play somewhat conservative in order to keep everyone healthy for the games that are going to count in the end (conference games)

What this boils down to:
Fontbonne has a tougher stretch so they need to step up their game here this week, and the weeks to come. Blackburn, although they have the weaker schedule they cannot afford to lose ANY MORE conference games.


On a side note: It looks like Spalding wont be adding much competition to the conference next season. They currently are 7-21 but somehow ranked 9th in the USCAA. Someone fill me in on this because maybe I have some sort of misconception, but is the USCAA really THAT BAD to where a team that is 7-21 is ranked 9th in the Nation? Seems like the USCAA might be the one of the worst Athletic Associations ever.

[BigPoppa]

Oneandonly- Fantastic work! + Karma for you... I try hard to keep up with the SLIAC, but you seem to have a much better grasp of the teams than I do.

Webster is obliterating the rest of the league. The 4-5-6 spots are going to be quite a battle that comes down to the final days of the conference schedule. Many teams will be scoreboard watching until the dust settles.

I think the USCAA is the United States College Athletic Association which has very few members and those that are in the association are generally very small and often pounded in their games as a result of their size. Don't let the ranking fool you. (Compare it to the Independent School's All-American team... which is usually littered with 7-8 Chapman players as a result of the small pool to choose from).

Here is a link to the website. I am not sure the members are NCAA members nor are they NAIA members. They have their own association.

http://www.theuscaa.com/sports/bsb/index