Higher Seeds Move On in Baseball Tournament

5/6/2025 8:47:46 PM

The 2025 SLIAC Baseball Tournament opened up on Tuesday and saw both higher seeds win to advance to the semifinal round beginning on Thursday. The #3 seed, Spalding University, defeated #6 seed Eureka College 15-1 in front of their home crowd while #4 Westminster College picked up a 16-5 win over #5 Greenville University. 

They complete the semifinals as Webster University and MUW earned quarterfinal round byes as the tournament's top two seeds. The remainder of the tournament will be held at Car Shield Field in O'Fallon, Mo. in a double elimination format. 

SLIAC broadcast partner will stream games live beginning with the elimination round on Friday.

Game Recaps
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SLIAC Baseball Tournament Quarterfinals - Tuesday, May 6 (at higher seed)
Quarterfinal - #3 Spalding def. #6 Eureka, 15-6
Quarterfinal -  #4 Westminster def.  #5 Greenville, 16-5
 
SLIAC Baseball Tournament Semifinals - Thursday, May 8 (at Car Shield Field in O'Fallon, MO)
Game 1 - #1 Webster vs #4 Westminster, 2:00 p.m.
Game 2 - #2 MUW vs. #3 Spalding, 5:30 p.m.
 
SLIAC Baseball Tournament Elimination Round - Friday, May 9  (at Car Shield Field in O'Fallon, MO)
Game 3 – Loser Game 1 vs. Loser Game 2, 11:00 a.m.                    
Game 4 – Winner Game 1 vs. Winner Game 2, 2:30 p.m.
Game 5 – Loser Game 4 vs. Winner Game 3, 6:00 p.m.
 
SLIAC Baseball Championship Round - Saturday, May 10  (at Car Shield Field in O'Fallon, MO)
Championship Game – Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 1:00 p.m.
If the second championship game is needed, it will be played 45 minutes after completion of the 1:00 PM game.