BB: SLIAC: St Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

[BigPoppa]

Lubbock in your rear view mirror.

Texas Tech's World Champion Chess Team is getting full scholarships by transferring to Webster.

I saw this over the weekend. Do they have to sit a year because of the transfer?

[y_jack_lok]

Lubbock in your rear view mirror.

Texas Tech's World Champion Chess Team is getting full scholarships by transferring to Webster.

I saw this over the weekend. Do they have to sit a year because of the transfer?

From the article: "Unlike athletes who play college activities governed by the NCAA, chess players can transfer without sitting out for a year."

[theoneandonly]

This page was kind of depressing this season... not much chatter on here   

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations to Webster!  What a performance!

[Ralph Turner]

Congratulations to Webster!  What a performance!

Ditto!

A 1-run loss to a well-respected Wheaton MA team and now eliminating Kean on Day #2..

You have made a statement in this tournament.

[mr_b]

That was a crazy finish.  I felt bad for the catcher but the team made quite a comeback.

[y_jack_lok]

Taylor Stoulp was clutch for Webster in the Regional and was again today. Anything can happen in baseball, and a lot of "anythings" happened in that game today. I'm so happy for the Gorlok players and coaches.

[y_jack_lok]

This quote:

"Then there is Webster. The school with the coolest nickname in the field — Gorloks — didn't field a team until 1987 and didn't record a winning season until 2004. In one stretch during the mid-1990s, they lost 144 of 158 games. But now they're here for the first time, under coach Bill Kurich, who led his team to four NCAA appearances in fives seasons before breaking through this year."

comes from this article http://www.postcrescent.com/article/20120524/APC0206/305240126/NCAA-Division-III-Baseball-Championship-field-chock-full-stories?odyssey=tab in the Appleton Post Crescent.

[Mr. Ypsi]

Congratulations to the Gorloks on a record-breaking season!!

Not content with simply being the first-ever SLIAC team in the World Series, they gave #9 Wheaton (MA) all they could handle, eliminated #8 Kean, then shocked #1 Marietta with a 7-run 4th, before falling 12-7.

Naturally, I would have preferred that IWU make it to Appleton, but if they couldn't get it done I'm glad it was Webster.  I can't give a blanket promise I'll root for you in the future (IWU and Webster have a habit of ending up in the same regional ), but best wishes against any team not named Titans!

[y_jack_lok]

Congrats to Webster's Kevin Kojs, World Series All-Tournament team: http://www.d3baseball.com/playoffs/2012/all-tournament/kevin-kojs-webster

[Yatzee]

The Webster University Gorloks finish up ranked #7 nationally in the 2012 postseason poll. Congrats on a phenomenal season and for making it farther than i'm guessing almost everyone expected. Can't wait to follow the team next year and hope you all have an even better season than this year. 

[y_jack_lok]

I didn't realize that Webster's Taylor Stoulp also made the All Tournament team, but did not have his own "page" among that group because the Marietta shortstop was tourney MVP. As it was explained to me "That is because on our version we put only one shortstop.  Taylor had a great series and his exclusion from our list (in favor of another shortstop - Tim Saunders) is no reflection on his accomplishment."

Congrats to Taylor, too, and to the Gorloks for their great season.

[y_jack_lok]

This is great: http://www.websterathletics.com/news/2012/6/7/BB_0607123654.aspx

[y_jack_lok]

Perhaps this is worthy of d3baseball.com's "What We're Reading" section: http://www.websterathletics.com/news/2012/7/12/BB_0712124819.aspx.

[Yatzee]

Webster University coming in ranked #9 in the Preseason Poll with 2 teams beaten last year ranked ahead of them. #7 Kean (World Series game 2: 8-7) and #4 Birmingham Southern (Central Regional Semi-Final: 6-1, Central Regional Championship: 3-2)

Looks like they have a tough first part of the season:
#1 Wheaton
#3 SUNY Cortland
#5 Marietta
#14 St. Joseph, ME
Receiving Votes: Washington University, North Park University, and Rhodes University

http://www.websterathletics.com/news/2012/12/21/BB_1221122537.aspx