BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BigPoppa]

Webster @ Wash U is still on today at 3 if anyone is interested. Always a fun match-up to watch.

This is a big game for WashU as I see them sitting outside of the Pool B race right now.

[VideoDawg]

well if it keeps raining like it is, they may not even be able to finish out the regular season conference. I saw first hand how wet the greenville field, Maryville Field and Blackburn Fields have been these past couple of days.

They must get these games in. Otherwise schools will be left out that should be in the playoff. They need for the Conference to pull together and get their fields ready to go. If at all possible the games could be made up at third party schools. That would be better than leaving the season 80% complete.

[theoneandonly]

I agree. A new rule is set to be enforced next season. Every team in the SLIAC must have a full infield tarp to prevent craziness like the end of this season AND last from happening.

Im sure thats not word for word the exact rule haha!

But i think it is a great idea. a little hit to the budget for some, but it will pay off down the road. Not to mention every COLLEGE team should have a tarp anyway. And even though it wont prevent every rain out.. it will aid on getting the fields ready for play immediately instead of waiting around for everything to completely dry out.

[HangEmBangEm]

Webster lost 16 to 15 to wash u. Andrew fuiten hit 2 more home runs so congratulations to him. He's coming close to the previous record Set by himself last year

[JAdaPrince]

Webster lost 16 to 15 to wash u. Andrew fuiten hit 2 more home runs so congratulations to him. He's coming close to the previous record Set by himself last year

Andrew Fuiten now has 11 HR, one away from the single-season mark he set last season. He also needs 10 RBI to tie the single-season mark of 54 he set last season.

The Gorloks scored 12 runs in the last three innings and had the tying run at third in the 9th inning.

[trip21]

Fuiten's first home run was over 500 ft. Farthest ball I've ever seen hit. That said, Webster's going to need big hitting in the regional if they're going to do anything. Their defense gave up 5 errors and their pitchers were having trouble locating off speed pitches all day. In the SLIAC, that lineup is good enough to 10-run any team. We'll see against better teams come May.

[#1PantherFan]

Greenville defeated Principia tonight 9-7. Daniel Covert got the win in relief of Craig Place. Stuart Waller suffered the loss. Spencer Brown went yard for Principia and Zach Miller homered for Greenville.

[HangEmBangEm]

It seemed like an uncharacteristic day for both defense and pitching. I wouldn't jump off the bridge just yet. Like I said earlier they had a rough couple innings then settled in. I believe this is just one of those games. At least I hope

[SLIAC4LIFE]

Alright here it is. My All-SLIAC team. I will give the starters for each position and the most important stats I used to pick the team(BB is both walks and hit by pitch). Also I will give the name of the 2nd and 3rd string players for each position. For pitching I will give three starters in the order I would have them go, and 5 pitchers to pitch relief.

Take note that all stats are as they were before some 4/18 games were turned in, but none of those games would have swayed my choices.

1st Base- Josh Kraemer/Fontbonne
BA(.398) AB(103) R(22) H(41) 2B(9) 3B(0) HR(1) RBI(19) BB(7) K(12) OB(.436) SB-AT(3-3) ER(1) FLD(.995)

Reserves:
Josh Holman/Blackburn
Chris Stenzel/Maryville

2nd Base- Bill Allerdissen/Maryville
BA(.361) AB(108) R(27) H(39) 2B(13) 3B(0) HR(2) RBI(30) BB(9) K(3) OB(.397) SB-AT(11-12) ER(1) FLD(.998)

Reserves:
Blake Tolan/Fontbonne
John Raffles/Principia

3rd Base- Adam Cadle/Blackburn
BA(405) AB(84) R(23) H(34) 2B(4) 3B(1) HR(1) RBI(16) BB(7) K(7) OB(451) SB-AT(3-3) ER(9) FLD(900)

Reserves:
Robert Huckstep/Maryville
Alan Cheatham/Principia

Shortstop- Zach Little/Webster
BA(278) AB(90) R(19) H(25) 2B(6) 3B(0) HR(2) RBI(16) BB(17) K(10) OB(389) SB-AT(9-13) ER(13) FLD(908)

Reserves:
Spencer W. Brown/Principia
Jared Mills/Maryville

Left Field- Andrew Fuiten/Webster
BA(398) AB(93) R(36) H(37) 2B(9) 3B(0) HR( 8 ) RBI(36) BB(23) K(25) OB(513) SB-AT(7-8) ER(9) FLD(775)

Reserves:
Mike Silver/Westminster
Adam Boyer/Maryville

Center Field- Chad Henkelman/Maryville
BA(333) AB(111) R(21) H(37) 2B(12) 3B(1) HR(0) RBI(20) BB(9) K(12) OB(380) SB-AT(3-5) ER(1) FLD(979)

Reserves:
Alex Raetzloff/Webster
Justin Juergensmeyer/Fontbonne

Right Field- Dakota Huey/Webster
BA(422) AB(109) R(31) H(46) 2B(9) 3B(0) HR(2) RBI(23) BB(16) K(14) OB(492) SB-AT(13-19) ER(2) FLD(953)

Reserves:
Jason Nikolaisen/Fontbonne
John Norvell/Maryville

Catcher- Criag Schaefer
BA(314) AB(121) R(35) H(38) 2B(11) 3B(1) HR(6) RBI(32) BB(11) K(15) OB(371) SB-AT(4-5) ER(5) FLD(975)

Reserves:
Dan Horn/Fontbonne
Andrew Haven/Maryville

Designated Hitter- Matt Bowman
BA(437) AB(87) R(29) H(38) 2B( 8 ) 3B(1) HR(5) RBI(28) BB(24) K(16) OB(554) SB-AT(1-1)

Reserves:
Joe Biagini/Webster
John Norvell/Maryville

Starting Pitchers

Game 1- Will Savage/Webster
ERA(2.42) W-L(5-1) APP(9) S(7) IP(44.2) H(37) R(17) ER(12) BB( 8 ) Ks(41) XTRA(6) HR(1) AVE(.218)

Game 2- Greg Ball/Principia
ERA(3.63) W-L(5-2) APP( 8 ) S(7) IP(44.2) H(38) R(38) ER(18) BB(18) Ks(28) XTRA(6) HR(1) AVE(.213)

Game 3- Alex Kollack/Maryville
ERA(3.86) W-L(4-1) APP(7) S(6) IP(35.0) H(28) R(18) ER(15) BB(19) Ks(55) XTRA(2) HR(2) AVE(.215)

Relief Pitchers

Chris Stenzel/Maryville
Peter Quintus/Webster
Clay McConkey/Eureka

[theoneandonly]

Looks like Webster lost a close one last night. They did show some life in the last 3 innings though. Score was 15-3 going into the 7th. Webster then scored 4 in the 7th, 7 in the 8th, then pushed 1 across in the 9th but later that inning a fly out to center field with the bases loaded ended the game. tough one for the Gorlocks.

Saints and Gorlocks today @7 at GCS. This in my opinion is the game of the week.
Im calling for an upset. Webster came out with tough loss tonight, and I look for the trend to continue and Maryville beats them tonight. Giving them their first and ONLY loss in conference this season. *JUST MY PREDICTION* No intentions for arguements

[HangEmBangEm]

Well its not an argument, just a disagreement. Webster had a tough day and could not come out on top. However they play Mac tomorrow first. This should hopefully give them a confidence booster before playing maryville. Maryville I would imagine is coming into this game nervous. But Webster knowing they can clinch the league after the first game doesn't have much pressure on them.

[flyonthewall]

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.

[theoneandonly]

Well its not an argument, just a disagreement. Webster had a tough day and could not come out on top. However they play Mac tomorrow first. This should hopefully give them a confidence booster before playing maryville. Maryville I would imagine is coming into this game nervous. But Webster knowing they can clinch the league after the first game doesn't have much pressure on them.

Yeah i agree, and obviously they can clinch after game 1. But that could possibly create a relaxed team, which in turn may create an upset! I am not saying it will happen, I am saying it could!

[depew24]

Not at all blaming the loss on this but the strike zone yesterday at Wash U was a little bit off. Will Savage was doing a great job, as he has all year, of keeping the ball low in the strike zone and hitting his spots. There were, that I counted, 6 different times that he had two strikes on Wash U and had a strike low called a ball.

With that said, you CAN NOT give up 16 runs and complain about the strike zone. But Savage will be alright and will return to form next outing.

It's nice to have 2 today so they can come back and erase what happened yesterday. WU will take 2 today and Fuiten will continue to be FIRE.

[HangEmBangEm]

Well I agree it could create a relaxed team. But I'm doubting with the thought of having an undefeated record in conference would keep them on their toes. I'd hope they have that sort of pride. Wanting to keep what could be an amazing conference season alive.