Friday night saw one familiar face and the return of another to Saturday's championship game. Webster, who will be making its eighth consecutive championship game appearance, will face Westminster, who is making their first return to play for a championship since 2017.

#5 Westminster defeated #2 Spalding, 4-0 BOX SCORE

• Westminster blanked Spalding for its first shutout in the tournament since 2017
• Beno Ballard put the Blue Jays on the board with a two-run home run in the second inning
• Ballard added a RBI single in the eighth with Troy Romero delivering an RBI single of his own moments later
• Derek Archer went 7 scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and striking out seven

#1 Webster University defeated #3 Lyon College, 13-5 BOX SCORE

• Webster jumped out to a 8-1 lead after three innings
• The Gorloks hit three home runs in the game with Nick Wrubluski knocking two of them
• Lyon closed the score to 8-5 after a three-run home run from Landon Swallow in the sixth
• Webster responded with three runs in the bottom of the sixth and two more in the seventh
• Ryan Greifelt recorded the win, going 8 innings and striking out nine

#5 Westminster College defeated #3 Lyon College, 26-5 BOX SCORE

• Westminster broke the one-day old tournament scoring record by putting up 26 runs in their elimination game on Friday night
• The Blue Jays pounded out 21 hits, including three home runs, while scoring in all but two innings
• Five different Blue Jays finished the game with three hits with Braden Eye and Ben Ballard each driving in five runs

Up Next

• Saturday is the championship day for the 2026 SLIAC Baseball Tournament
• This marks the eight consecutive year the Gorloks have made the championship game
• Westminster is appearing in the championship game for the first time since 2017 and have four titles in program history with their last coming in 2016