Webster Finishes Undefeated in SLIAC, but are they a legit contender?

First off a big congratulations to the Webster University Gorloks on their undefeated regular season championship in the SLIAC. I don't care what level you play at, anytime you go even win conference in college it's a legitimate accomplishment, let alone going undefeated, which is something these guys will never forget and a huge congrats to them they should all be proud. My only question is, after going 24-0 in the SLIAC, which does honestly run the gamut of providing some legitimate DIII baseball teams (Maryville, Fontbonne has some good players) to some pretty weak competition (MacMurray has been weak in recent years, as well as Westminster having a down year with a young roster) is this team went 24-0 in conference, but only 3-13 out of conference, and I really have to question their ability to be a major player in the D3 playoffs, which will be bracketed March 10. According to the SLIAC website, WU does have two of the best hitting players in the league in Junior outfielder Dakota Huey (.415) and Senior outfielder Andrew Fruiten(.411) who was a preseason All-America pick by d3baseball.com this year. Freshman Joe Biagini has also come up large this year for the Gorloks, garnering player of the week awards on the local and national level this year. And I do believe that shortstop Zac Little, a junior transfer from Flo Valley, is a legitimate game changer after a slow start this year. But I don't necessarily know if that will be enough. The reason that I say that is because of the pitching staff, which does have good stats, and to their credit did win EVERY conference game they played. But upon closer examination struggled against the upper-echelon teams that Webster played. For instance the Gorloks went 0-3 this year against Wash. U, a tournament team, giving up 16 runs one game and 24 in the series. Also against another very solid division 3 program, Wartburg, the gave up 11 runs.... In a loss to Transylvania they gave up 11 more.... in two losses to Coe College they gave up 15 and 7.... these are the types of teams that will be in the tournament, and although I want to let it be known that I am indeed pulling for coach Bill Kurich who is one of the rising stars in local baseball and has done a great job with this team, I think that this will ultimately be their downfall in the postseason. We've all seen that pitching wins in the postseason at any level, and I just don't think that this team has enough this year, but best of luck guys...... IN OTHER division 3 news, local product Stu Beath (MICDS) is tearing the cover off the ball for the College of Wooster (OH). The Scots, ranked 15th in the latest Division III polls are 33-8 and playing for the NCAC Title this week. Beath plays his summer ball for the Clayton Wasps of the Metro Collegiate League, his summer coach is Bryan Brown.