BB: LEC: Little East Conference

ecfaninri · January 18, 2010, 11:16:21 PM

Coach Zilly... What's the lastest on RIC? Jethro getting ready for his final season.

ECSUalum · January 18, 2010, 11:56:29 PM

Quote from: Hobbesy on January 18, 2010, 09:17:29 PM
And boy did I forgot some other muscle the Beacons have. Fontaine, Noonan and Walsh will give the Beacons a solid middle of the order. Walsh challenged almost every record in the UMass Boston record book last year and Fontaine provides leadership behind the dish.

Andriano also comes back for his senior year giving the Beacons a solid weekend punch.

This could be the year for UMass Boston to make a run at the top three...Yikes!

Where o where is our friend Jcon8958 with his insightful comments on UMB???

Welcome Hobbesy! Commentary during NCAA NE Regional @ ECSU will be fantastic as always

wordsmith · January 19, 2010, 12:56:25 PM

Congrats to MC & BD for being named to First Team AA. Pretty heady stuff for a local Keene kid...one that did not get away, as some like to say.

Word

D3baseball.com announces 2010 Preseason All-America team
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
First Team Final 2009 season statistics
Pos Name, School AVG R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB-ATT FLD%

3B Melvin Castillo, ECSU .388 60 73 13 5 14 60 10-13 .912
OF Bobby Doyon, Keene State .435 56 73 22 0 13 72 12-14 . 958

ecfaninri · January 19, 2010, 06:14:19 PM

ECSUalum...
Maybe its a good thing that Hobbesy will give a fair and unbiased opinion of the Beacons this year instead of listening to the same old schtick from "you know who". Please don't mention his name, he might hear you.

Hobbesy....
How was the winter classic BU vs BC at Fenway?

Congrats to Melvin Castillo and Bobby Doyon on being named to the Pre-Season All-American Team

Jcon8958 · January 19, 2010, 07:02:09 PM

Fellas IM BACKKKKKKK

Hope everyone is enjoying there winter... But as far as UMB goes like I say every single year they have as good a shot as any team in there. There weekend starters will be very good in Andriano and Lebrun, not to mention the experince alot of the young guys got under there belt in there first season in the LEC (Gomez, Simas, Gambill, Young) If they get the pitching out of those guys right there WATCH OUT. because we all know this team is going to hit and they are going to hit the ball hard. With McCormack in the leadoff spot followed by Walsh, Noonan, Fontaine not to mention Reinfurt, Buchetti, Tambling (who may also be the fastest kid in the LEC) THIS TEAM IS DANGEROUS WITH WHAT THEY ARE RETURNING LAST YEAR. Never mind who they might be bringing in (Havent heard about any new guys as of yet)

But if I was KSC ECSU and USM I would have my head on a SWIVEL.

Also ecfaninri im not going anywhere

Owls Alum · January 19, 2010, 08:00:06 PM

Hello all, I'm new on the board... I graduated from Keene State three years ago and am still very close to the coaching staff and team as I often run their workouts. Looking for them to have a Very strong year with one of the best hitting lineups in the country. Also, they bring back a young pitching staff that will be led by Jeff Raymond and Kyle Davis. Davis is a transfer and expected a big game pitcher who pitched in the NECBL the past two seasons. Other impact transfers will be SS Vinny Ganz, RHP Tom Queeno, and LHP Dan Nelson, and 3B Mark Wiggins. Expect KSC to give the LEC a legitimate run for its money.

ecfaninri · January 19, 2010, 08:06:17 PM

Jconn....
Welcome Back. I knew we could get you to come out of hibernation.

ecfaninri · January 19, 2010, 08:18:49 PM

Owls Alum,

Welcome aboard.... Kyle Davis ? Was he a starter or reliever for Sandford in the NECBL?

Owls Alum · January 19, 2010, 08:32:03 PM

ecfaninri,

I'm not sure what his role was in the summer at Sanford. I do know that he pitched there for 2 years and is heading back this summer as well. I'm pretty sure that he was injured in the fall but I believe he is 100% now..

Hobbesy · January 19, 2010, 10:11:55 PM

ecfaninri- It was unbelievable! I was able to broadcast from the press box that is used for the Spanish broadcasts. It was amazing being there and seeing a hockey rink in the middle of the infield. And you could not have asked for a better night. A light snowfall in the first period and then a clear, dark night with the temps in the mid-teens.

Jcon- I agree with about UMass Boston in those aspects (see my post yesterday). They will be a tough team again this year but they still have not been able to get over the hump in the playoffs. Last year they ripped USM's #1 in the first round of the LEC but could not duplicate their upset of the Huskies earlier in the year. If they can stay focused and worry about the actual game and not chirping at the opposing dugout they have as good a chance as anyone.

Owls Alum- You gotta the love the influx of transfers into D3 schools. Those transfers can make or break teams in the spring. A talented guy can fill the hole left by graduation or the guy can be a dud. It will be crucial for Coach Howe to get these kids into the program in all facets; team chemistry, team fundamentals and get them on the same page as where the program is headed.

LEC Fan · January 20, 2010, 08:42:38 AM

Owls Alum welcome to the board! At least it is not another Eastern fan!! lol

Had a quick question for everybody, when do practices start for the respective teams? I would think within the next couple of weeks but wasn't sure about different start dates because of tournament play etc... Do teams have 5 a.m's? I know Eastern and Keene do so wanted to get an idea of how each team runs their practice schedule before their spring trips.

ECSUalum · January 20, 2010, 04:10:10 PM

I believe ecfaninri mentioned in a previous post that ECSU starts practice the 25th of January.

Welcome Owls Alum!!

KSCfan · January 20, 2010, 05:30:07 PM

Owls alum welcome to the board always nice to have another owl fan on the site. I prob know you pretty well if you graduated three years ago so welcome. I have heard good things about the Davis kid, i think he transfered from Umass Lowell so we shall see how he adapts to the lec.

LEC Fan i know that Eastern starts the 25th and I know that Keene starts the monday after the superbowl. I was talking to Raymond on sunday and a new pitcher to Eastern from the Hebron Ct region but i am drawing a blank on his name. I looked at eastern website still no roster, anyway keene starts a week later than the evil empire. Also i noticed that Eastern plays something like 5 games up north before going down south. Should be a great tune up for the stiffer competition down in Zona.

Hobbes- dont encourage Jconn please....

Jconn- buddy whats happening? How has your winter going? I am glad that you are back and reporting on the beacons. I think that your right, UMB does have some quality talent this year and i think that they will be able to make some noise in the conference. That being said i dont think that thier weekend starters have what it takes to take down an offense such as Keene, Eastern, and USM. Adriano has struggled in weekend starts against the big three, I have not seen Lebrun pitch so i dont know about him. Anyway im excited to see the Beacons in action this year.

Hobbesy · January 21, 2010, 11:04:13 AM

KSCfan- My apologies

All- I don't think there are any UMass Dartmouth posters on here but I saw an interesting piece of information that concerns the Corsairs. In the write up for the ECSU-Dartmouth men's bball game, it was noted that Jeff Macchi was no longer with the team. Macchi is the best player on Dartmouth and is poised for a great senior year after a solid summer in the NECBL. I was just wondering if this has any effect on his status and if anyone knows more.

kscer · January 21, 2010, 08:39:00 PM

Quote from: Owls Alum on January 19, 2010, 08:00:06 PM
Hello all, I'm new on the board... I graduated from Keene State three years ago and am still very close to the coaching staff and team as I often run their workouts. Looking for them to have a Very strong year with one of the best hitting lineups in the country. Also, they bring back a young pitching staff that will be led by Jeff Raymond and Kyle Davis. Davis is a transfer and expected a big game pitcher who pitched in the NECBL the past two seasons. Other impact transfers will be SS Vinny Ganz, RHP Tom Queeno, and LHP Dan Nelson, and 3B Mark Wiggins. Expect KSC to give the LEC a legitimate run for its money.

Welcome Alum,
I look forward to your insights. Good to have another owl on the board. You dont mention Jeff Pelkey. I though he moght be ready to take on a more important role as far as the LEC weekend games was concerned. I thought Raymond looked good last year. Hope you're right about Ganz at ss. big hole there.