SLIAC Weekly Release - March 25
This week in the SLIAC is a weekly review of the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. It recaps the prior weeks results and highlights upcoming events. You can also find the latest standings, statistics, schedules and awards.
HEADLINES
Getting to Know...Travis Kostello (March 20, 2015)
Each week we talk with a student from around the SLIAC to get to know what it is like to be a NCAA Division III student-athlete. This week we talked with Travis Kostello, a baseball player, from Iowa Wesleyan. You can get to know Travis and see his interview HERE
Kammer Named to D3baseball.com Team of Week (March 23, 2015)
Webster baseball's Jeff Kammer was named to the d3baseball.com national Team of the Week for March 16-22, for his performance in helping the Gorloks go 4-1 on the week.....MORE
Whitlock Earns D III News All-American Honors (March 24, 2015)
MacMurray College's Clayton Whitlock has been named Honorable Mention All-American by D III News. Whitlock, a senior center for the Highlanders, earned honorable mention honors.....MORE
SLIAC Game of the Week: Spalding at Fontbonne (March 24, 2015)
An early season showdown between two of the preseason favorites is this week's SLIAC Game of the Week when Spalding University takes on Fontbone University in a softball conference double header this week.....MORE
Webster Baseball Ranked in Both ABCA and D3baseball.com Polls (March 24, 2015)
The Webster University baseball team finds itself in both the ABCA and D3baseball.com national polls this week. They are ranked #20 in the latest ABCA poll and #25 in the latest D3baseball.com poll.....MORE
SLIAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
The SLIAC Players of the Week are honored for their performances during the week. Click on the sport link below to see the full list of 2014-15 Players of the Week. For this week's Player of the Week release - HERE
Baseball - Kyle Uhrich, Webster University (Hitter)
Tanner Carter, Fontbonne University (Pitcher)
Softball - Tiffany Samsoe, Greenville College (Hitter)
Alyson Hahn, Westminster College (Pitcher)
Men's Tennis - Nate Wieland, Greenville College
Women's Tennis - Marissa Lewis, Webster University
Men's Track and Field - Kyle Jenkins, Spalding University (Field)
Haile Wilson, Webster University (Track)
Women's Track and Field - Anna Houston, Westminster College (Field)
Taylor Porter, Webster University (Track)
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SLIAC SPRING STANDINGS
| BASEBALL | SOFTBALL | |||||
| School | SLIAC | Overall | School | SLIAC | Overall | |
| East Division | Spalding | 4-0 | 5-7 | |||
| MacMurray | 3-0 | 7-7 |
Iowa Wesleyan |
2-0 | 6-4 | |
| Spalding | 1-1 |
6-4 | Eureka |
2-0 |
4-8 | |
| Greenville | 1-1 |
2-8 | Westminster | 2-0 |
3-8 | |
| Principia | 1-4 | 1-7 | Greenville | -- | 5-4 | |
| Blackburn | -- | 4-8 |
Fontbonne | -- | 6-8 | |
| West Division |
MacMurray | 0-2 | 3-9 | |||
| Westminster | 3-0 | 7-3 |
Webster | 0-2 |
2-13 | |
| Fontbonne |
3-0 |
8-7 | Blackburn | 0-2 |
0-8 | |
| Webster | 2-1 | 10-5 | Principia | 0-4 | 3-10 |
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| Iowa Wesleyan |
2-3 |
6-6 | ||||
| Eureka | -- | 0-8 |
AROUND THE SLIAC
Erica Wilson has had a strong start to the 2015 season for the Beaver softball team. Wilson is hitting .478 this year, second best in the SLIAC. Her on-base percentage of .520 is also 6th in the league and she has added five runs batted in. |
The Eureka softball team is currently 2-0 in conference action, after sweeping Principia. The Red Devils are third in the SLIAC in scoring with 59 runs in 12 games. The youthful team has been carried by a pair of freshman hitters in Kali George and Krysten Wallace, who are both hitting .371 on the year. A third freshman Deidre Whightsil is hitting .294 and is second on the team with eight runs batted in. |
The Griffins softball team has tested themselves early this year against some nationally ranked foes. They are looking to snap a three game losing streak in which they dropped a game to D II Lindenwood and were swept by #10 ranked Emory. The Griffins open up SLIAC play this weekend when they host Spalding University and then return to action against nationally ranked Wash U on Sunday. |
The Greenville softball team has won three straight games, picking up victories over Stevenson, Anderson, and Calvin down in Florida on their spring break trip. The Panthers return to the Midwest this week and will open up SLIAC play as they face Eureka on Wednesday. Greenville is then set to host Grinnell on Thursday and returns to conference play on Saturday as they host Blackburn. Greenville will be looking to improve on their 5-4 overall record. |
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The Highlander baseball team sits at 7-7 overall and 3-0 in the SLIAC. They have won four of their last five games and face a pair of conference opponents this week. MacMurray is set to face Blackburn in a single game on Wednesday and then travels to Fontbonne for a double header on Sunday. Highlander Aaron Krummrich is swinging a hot bat and ranks second in the league in RBI with 19. |
The Principia track and field team opened up the outdoor season with a strong showing at the Wash U Mini. Lyssa Winslow took first in three events; the discus, hammer throw, and shot put. She currently ranks in the top 20 nationally in all three events. Geoff Hibbs set a personal best in the javelin throw and currently ranks fifth nationally. |
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The duo of Monica Behrle and Marissa Lewis have gotten off to quite a start for the Gorlok women's tennis team. Behrle is 7-1 in singles play this spring, picking up five wins at the #2 spot. Lewis meanwhile is 6-2 in singles action with four wins at the team's top spot. Combined the two have taken all three of this year's Player of the Week awards with Lewis winning twice and Behrle once. |
The Blue Jays baseball team is off to a fast start this year with a 7-3 overall record and a 3-0 mark in the SLIAC West Division. The Blue Jays have the league's top two hitters in Tyler Branneky (.500) and Tim Chambliss (.476). On the mound the pitching staff is led by Deion Hughes, who is currently in the top five in the SLIAC in wins, strikeouts, and earned-run average. |
THIS WEEK'S SLIAC SCHEDULE
To see a complete schedule of this week's SLIAC action click HERE
KEEP UP WITH THE SLIAC ON SOCIAL MEDIA
Be sure to keep up with the SLIAC using various social media tools. You can follow us on Twitter (@sliac) HERE or Facebook (St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) HERE
Be sure to check out the SLIAC You Tube Channel. There you will find our weekly Feature Friday series where we talk with student-athletes from around the conference and help you get to know them outside of athletics and give you an idea of what it is like to be a NCAA Division III student-athlete. Last week we talked with Travis Kostello, a baseball player, from Iowa Wesleyan College. You can watch the video HERE
