Speyburn
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8 minutes ago, ARon said:
Travis will still probably coach the team at the A10 tourney. It will be announced that he "not returning" not that he is fired with immediate effect.
"not returning" as in, leave him in Brooklyn to find his own way back.
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On 3/6/2024 at 11:08 AM, billikenfan05 said:
"Decision Makers" should be cleared out.
You mean all two of them.
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In reference to Jimmerson not taking part in the ceremony, as per Stu Durando.
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Julie Martinez went through the ceremony last year and this year.
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1 hour ago, slu92 said:
Saw the baseball squad play at SIUE and beat them again and wondered if the AD knows that’s what a normal baseball stadium looks like? Guy just is awful. He really needs to wake up and look at Lindenwood last week and SIUE today, oh and they had replay at both places. Which is embarrassing too. Nothing flashy, just a normal baseball stadium. May really has no clue.
May was at the game today.
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That's what women's basketball did, all three of the new players came via the transfer portal.
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The light poles are still up. In fact the light poles on the first base side are also used for the lights on the soccer field, which is why the lighting on the soccer field is uneven as the lights on the pressbox side are closer to the field.
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Thye have been practicing at Grizzlies Ballpark in Sauget.
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He left Mizzou June 2023, and has been working as an attorney.
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Patrick Schulte called up to USMNT 8 day winter training camp in Orlando.
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2 hours ago, billikenfan05 said:
The reason SLU can’t host the A10 championship is they don’t have a pressbox. It’s why they put that removable abomination up last time.
That removable abomination was better than what they currently use.
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15 minutes ago, BillTheCat said:
I don’t know the details of what went into the decision… but have heard lack of a suitable locker room for away team may have been a factor. Hendrickson was able to secure improved lights, but was looking for funding to get them installed. New outfield grass is being put down currently.
Going into Fall SLU was designated as the host… now it’s back to VCU.Hopefully led lights like softball have.
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7 minutes ago, BillTheCat said:
A few notes about this upcoming baseball season:
Hendrickson has built a team that could/should be the pre-season pick to win the A-10 this year. A solid mix of SLU veterans, portal additions and freshmen who will factor in early.
Hitting: Last year's team led the league in multiple hitting metrics: Runs Scored, Hits, RBIs, and had a .296 team batting average good for 3rd best in the league. All of that offensive output returns with the exception of graduates Swanger and Redding, who were 6th and 7th in Batting Avg and Hits (Redding was injured early season). None of the contributors were lost to the Portal, which is pretty amazing considering. Four returners were in the Top 20 in the A-10 for average last season... Smith and Clohisy were 3rd and 9th in the A-10 in total hits last year as sophmores... both should be easy draft candidates this year. Only two position losses to graduation, and none to the Portal.
In Fall scrimmages the offense was a juggernaut... in the game against SIUE the score was 19-0 after the 6th inning against SIUE's projected starters... the other two scrimmages were similarly non-competitive, with the biggest tests being the inter-squad matchups (where the team with a lot of the under-classmen came away with the overall win).
Pitching: Last year's squad finished up 2nd in the A-10 for ERA, and multiple new faces will be on the mound this spring including key portal additions including Ray (Louisiana) and Weber (Wofford) who will likely get looks as starters. Last year's top 4 ERA leaders all return in Litman, Chaffin, Jack Weber and Jackson Holmes. Evan Gray (Arkansas transfer) is healthy and was up to 96 this fall... he may be used as an effective hope-killer out of the bullpen. Three strong freshmen looked good this fall and will be expected to contribute in Yarberry, Kelly and Cunningham.
A few other notes:
- SLU was set to host the A-10 tournament this coming post-season, but ultimately had to forfeit the opportunity to host due to insufficient facilities... VCU will host.
- I've read a question on here about whether some teams have to pay to eat in the Champions center... that's absolutely true and a pathetic move by the AD. Some girls from soccer end up giving baseball players their Champions Center credits. This is 100% bush-league.
- Coach Hendrickson is one of the Top 25 winningest active D1 baseball coaches... and his youngest kid is now out of HS. If there were ever a time for SLU to show Hendrickson it's committed to helping him build a regular NCAA tournament participant it would be now. Many of his players are there to play for him, and it showed with the lack of outbound portal activity this past cycle. He's tough and expects results, and has done an amazing job recruiting despite the program's inherent obstacles to doing so.
SLU was set to host the A-10 tournament this coming post-season, but ultimately had to forfeit the opportunity to host due to insufficient facilities. They hosted the A-10 tournament in 2017, losing in the final in 10 innings to Davidson, coming up through the loser bracket, having lost their 1st game to GWU. Very little has changed since then, does the A-10 now have different requirements.
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In recent years, some MLS teams had already opted out of fielding their strongest lineups, using the competition to give playing time to lesser-used first-team players, MLS Next Pro players and, in some cases, academy players. The deeper into the tournament teams got, the more likely they were to prioritize the competition.
First-team MLS players will not be allowed to join up with MLS Next Pro teams in the latter stages of next year's competition, however, an MLS spokesperson told ESPN.
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NEWS: Based upon communication received Friday night from the NCAA, SLU junior forward Bradley Ezewiro will be in uniform Saturday against Louisiana Tech and is eligible to compete for the Billikens for the remainder of the season.
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Isiah Parker is under contract with F.C Dallas for 2024 season, having finished the 2023 season on loan at San Antonio.
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42 minutes ago, Soderball said:
Dalger is just not a good player. For a senior to do some of the stuff he does is absurd.
he plays hard, there's effort there, and i get that's why a lot of fans like him. However he does stuff like.. fire the ball into the bottom of the rim on a critical end-game play against Dartmouth. Terrible turnovers, blown layups.. he just has no skills.
Dalger and van Bussel were arguing with each other during one of the last time outs.
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1 hour ago, Cowboy II said:
-is DeSmet about the same distance from SLU as Sportsport?
DeSmet 14 miles , Sportport 22miles away
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Ashleigh Connor scored her first points for the Billikens. 11 pts in 10 mins, including a three which set the single game scoring record.
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My mistake. Dayton win 3-1.
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Billikens take Dayton to 5th set.
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16 minutes ago, SLU_Lax said:
This may come off as slightly more negative than I intend, but administratively I feel the AD has always made more than its fair share of mistakes and I think that is more about leadership and oversight at this point. I think of odd examples like when the fire alarm went off during a game at Chaifetz and there did not seem to be a standard process on what to do.
I also think of things that are just mysteries like our game tonight originally being an 8 PM game (and not sure why). It is wonderful it was rescheduled, but there was effort spent correcting that error (assuming 8 PM was an error in judgment or typing in start times or something other than a logical choice). I always liked the expression that if you do not have time to do something right in the first place, when are you going to find time to do it again.
The game was scheduled to be played at 8:00 pm, as they were expecting to host a Men's Soccer A10 Conference Semi-Final game at 7:00 pm. The lost to UMass put an
end to that, so the basketball game was brought forward .
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Prior to penalties being used to decide a tied game, a toss of a coin was the deciding factor.
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3 hours ago, Lord Elrond said:
I agree with you. After 2 OT’s and no goals though, you probably need to do something else, keep adding OT periods and players will start dropping from exhaustion. Maybe play the first OT fully, and if someone is ahead when it’s over they win and no second OT, and if you need to go to another OT the golden goal applies in the 2nd? If it’s still no result after 2 OT’s, then I think you have to do something else. I would prefer the old NASL and MLS innovation, the shootout instead of PK’s. For those who don’t know, instead of starting the ball at the penalty spot they started 35 yards from goal, the player had 5 seconds to get off the shot and could do anything in that timeframe, the goalkeeper started on the goal line and could move however they wanted to stop the shot. I think it made for a more natural soccer style of play than just kicking a PK (save the PK’s for in game infractions like they are today). Chances of this happening are 0% though. Oh well.
End of a (mediocre) era. Travis Ford is out.
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