Webster University Athletics

(St. Louis, Mo.) - The Webster Gorloks baseball squad will be headed to its fourth straight NCAA Regional appearance after receiving the SLIAC automatic qualifier berth on Saturday evening. The Gorloks (28-13) will be the sixth seed in the Central Region and will take on the top seeded Illinois Wesleyan Titans (33-9) on Wednesday starting at 12 noon at Augustana College in Moline, Ill.

    If WU wins its first round game it would play the loser of game 3 between Augustana and Wartburg at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday afternoon. If it should lose its first game then it would play the loser of game two between Wisconsin-Stevens Point and Linfield (Ore.) at 12 noon on Thursday. The complete schedule is listed below.

    Webster's game against Maryville in the SLIAC Tournament at Westminster on Saturday evening was canceled due to the heavy rains in the Fulton area with WU leading 4-0 heading into the top of the third inning. Since the rest of the tournament was unable to be finished the Gorloks received the conference's automatic berth for winning the regular season title.

    The tournament will start on Wednesday May 14 and conclude on Sunday May 18. Times for Wednesday's games will be announced on Monday afternoon. Ticket prices for the regional are $5 per day for adults and $3 per day for students and senior citizens (60 years & older).

    The winners of the eight regional tournaments will advance to the NCAA III Baseball Championships May 23-27 at Fox Cities Stadium in Appleton, Wisconsin.


NCAA Division III Baseball - Augustana Regional

Wednesday May 14
Game 1 - #1 Illinois Wesleyan (33-9) vs. #6 Webster (28-13) - 12 noon
Game 2 - #2 Wisconsin-Stevens Point (28-14) vs. #5 Linfield (Ore.) (30-10) - 3:30 p.m.
Game 3 - #3 Augustana (32-11) vs. #4 Wartburg (26-13) - 7:00 p.m.

Thursday May 15
Game 4 - Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2 - 12 noon
Game 5 - Winner Game 1 vs. Loser Game 3 3:30 p.m.
Game 6 - Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3 7:00 p.m.

If four teams remain after game 6, the following proceedures will be observed:

Friday May 16
Game 7 - Winner Game 5 vs. Winner Game 6 - 12 noon
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. Loser Game 6 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 9 - Loser Game 7 vs. Winner Game 8 - 7:00 p.m.

Saturday May 17
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 - 12 noon
Game 11 (If necessary) - same teams as in Game 10 - 3:30 p.m.

If five teams remain after game 6, the following proceedures will be observed:

Friday May 16
Game 7 - Winner Game 5 vs. Loser Game 6 - 12 noon
Game 8 - Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5 - 3:30 p.m.
Game 9 - Winner Game 6 vs. Winner Game 7 - 7:00 p.m.


If two teams remain after game 9, the following proceedures will be observed:

Saturday May 17
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Winner Game 9 - 12 noon
Game 11 (If necessary) - same teams as in Game 10 - 3:30 p.m.

If three teams remain after game 9, the following proceedures will be observed:

Saturday May 17
Game 10 - Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 9 - 12 noon
Game 11 - Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10 - 3:30 p.m.