The Webster University men’s baseball team ended a memorable season, losing 13-8 to Buena Vista University (IA) in the NCAA III Central Regional semi-finals. Playing its second game of the day, Webster fell behind early, then mounted a comeback that fell short. Still, it was a year for the record books as numerous team and individual marks were set. 

Buena Vista opened up an 11-1 lead in the fourth before the Gorlok offense chipped the lead to 11-8 in the seventh inning. Victor Valdez (SR, Benet Academy, IL) went four for five with two RBIs, hitting the 70 RBI mark on the season. Valdez went 10-17 with six runs, two doubles, two home runs, and nine RBIs for the regional. Nathan Shelton (JR, Northwest HS, STL) went three for five with three runs scored and an RBI, and John Combs (SR, Macomb HS, IL) was two for five with a run scored and an RBI.
 
The Gorloks set team records for wins in a season (35), and for the longest winning streak (13), while winning their fourth consecutive St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and making their fifth NCAA Tournament appearance. Head coach Bill Kurich won his 100th career win and finished the season with 124. 

Individually, the Webster baseball single season all-time high record books were re-written. Some of the top ten marks included: 

Victor Valdez         HRs     16  #1         Victor Valdez         RBIs    70   #1  
Victor Valdez         Hits      67  #3         Victor Valdez         Runs   52   t-3      
Craig Schaefer     AB      175  #3         Victor Valdez         3Bs        3   t-3
Craig Schaefer     HRs       9  #8         John Combs         HRs       7 t-10 
Joe Biagini            HRs       7  t-10       Cody Stevenson   SBs     27   #2    
Bryan Stanley        App     23  #1          Will Savage           Wins      9   t-1
David Mueller       Wins      8  t-4          Bryan Stanley        Wins      8   t-4 
Will Savage           Ks       72  #2          David Mueller        Ks        63   #4  
Bryan Stanley        Ks       60  t-4          Will Savage           ERA   1.52  #1
David Mueller       ERA  2.08  #4          Will Savage          W%  1.000  t-1    
David Mueller       W%  .888   #7
 
All-time, top ten career marks were also set: 

Victor Valdez         HRs     16  t-5          Will Savage         Wins      16  #3 
Bryan Stanley       Wins    14  t-4          Bryan Stanley      ERA    3.04  #1       
Will Savage          ERA   3.23 #3          Will Savage          Ks        151  #3
Bryan Stanley       Ks      111  #5 

Ten Gorloks finished their baseball careers at Webster. In addition to Valdez, Schaefer, Combs, Stanley, and Savage, Zach Little, Bryce Law, Aaron Senzell, John DuHadway, and Dakota Huey played their last game in a Webster uniform.