BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[kscer]

Eastern takes game 2 by score of 3-2

First time 14-0 on LEC conference

That's a tremendous accomplishment. In my four years of watching, I think this is the best Eastern team I have seen. Any weakness in the infield is made up for in the outfield. They hit well, and pitching is better than adequate.

Taking nothing away from this team and its accomplishments I have to ask -

Did you not see much of the 04 team?  Or has your memory blocked that team out because it was such a traumatic event? Haha.  Just as a refresher -

ECSU 14, KSU 0
ECSU 13, KSU 5
ECSU 19, KSU 2 (Tourney)

That 14-0 game was the most dominating pitching performance I have seen in college.

Ryan DiPietro had a no hitter thru 8 1/3 and finished with a 1 hitter (a bloop into short right) and 19 K.  He was almost untouchable that day.

I was not thinking of any game just the way they played as a team. When a team beats another by a large score that says one team is better than another, not how good they are against a standard. IMO, this version of ECSU , on saturdeay, played better than any ESCU team I have seen in four years. They may not have the talent of Wildman,or Serfass or Depietro, but overall, nine players are very, very, strong.

[ECSUalum]

Would have been nice to have Ryan pitching last year!!

Might have been #5 National Championship

[wordsmith]

Could someone answer this please?

Why does the LEC hold their conference championship later than most of the other NE conferences?

Why do they begin on a Wednesday rather than a Thursday?

By doing this it does influence who coaches pitch in their final weekend. I believe it diminishes the regular season results as many teams have to use their #1 & #2 then go into the tourney with the decision of not using them until Thursday or using a kid on short rest. So, does this lend itself to upsets? I know the arguements about pitching depth and possible rainouts extending the tourney into Sunday or Monday, and all that but shouldn't the LEC do more to honor the regular season results? Or am I off base here?

[JOUL]

I agree that it affects pitching.  But every conference has things that could be changed.  For example, The NEWMAC and GNAC have single elimination play-in games on tuesday with the double-elimination starting thursday.  The top seeds have a bye in these rounds and can throw their ace against another teams #2 to start a double elimination tournament.  Also, in the GNAC each team had 3 double-headers (due to rainouts) in a four day span, on the weekend going into the tournament.  Another odd tournament format is the CCC, where in the championship, there were two teams with no losses in tourny play, but the championship was a one game deal.

Basically, I agree that the LEC tourny could be changed, but then again, a lot of conferences should change the way they do it.

[hockeyfan77]

It really dosen't matter how the Tourney is set up...There are no excuses at this time of year, just win...

[Paul Heering]

I am guessing that the LEC starts this tournament on wednesday b/c of the possibilities of rain outs.    someone mentioned before the possibility of having to push games back to sunday and possibly monday.  i don't think you can push the tournament back until monday.  look at the LEC archives, i remember seeing one year where they had to stop the tournament and just name a champion b/c of time issues.  i agree with JOUL though, it seems like every conference tournament could be tweeked a little bit.

[wordsmith]

I agree all tourneys have issues. To be exact, I am not a tourney guy. I believe we should select the LEC champ/NCAA rep. based upon Regular season results. Period. I realize I am a dinosaur with that thought.

Its just we base all the marbles on 2 or 3 days of playing rather than the larger picture. Hey, here's an idea.... have the tourney at the beginning of the season, then make the winner defend it throughout the regular season. Sort of like King of the Hill. Hahahaha

[Jcon2134]

We are less than 24 hours from tourney time and I think this has the makeings of one of the best little east tourneys in years with 5 teams out of 6  that can have a real shot to take it down.

[wordsmith]

We are less than 24 hours from tourney time and I think this has the makeings of one of the best little east tourneys in years with 5 teams out of 6  that can have a real shot to take it down.

I agree. On any given day, especially this year in the LEC. One team that could cause waves is USM. They limped into the tourney on a bit of a down note; still they have several big time players and given a little luck could win this thing. Errors will tell the story for USM.

It is easy to pick the Evil Empire to repeat, but not a lock. I see them and KSC in the finals. Here's hoping that the Finals are not played at the Stephen King Field of Horrors for KSC.

[JOUL]

I keep reading about how someone thinks UMass Boston can win the tourny.  I have never seen them play though.  Is their ace comparable to others in conference, and does anyone honestly think they have a shot?

[kscer]

It is easy to pick the Evil Empire to repeat, but not a lock. I see them and KSC in the finals. Here's hoping that the Finals are not played at the Stephen King Field of Horrors for KSC.
[/quote]
This is what should happen. The key will be who hits for Keene. LOB is the answer for this tournament.

[Jcon2134]

Just what I like to see another umb doubter perfect....
Umb ace is Nick Conway he won conference pitcher of the year last year to ask if there ace is as good as all the other aces in the league is just plain dumb he is the easily #1 or #2 in this conference as the best pitcher in this league. And not only is there #1 soli dthere #2 and #3 easily stack up with the rest of this league so Joul do me a favor dont make comments on teams you know absoutly nothing about.

As I stated earlier this team is going very deep in this tourney how deep is the question but THEY WILL BEAT KSC tommorow @ 3:30 and thats another fact.

[JOUL]

JCON,

I was not doubting UMB pitching at all.  I was dead serious in asking how good they were...I really have not seen them play before...and was honestly curious as to how their pitching stacks up.  Sorry for the misunderstanding.  And by the way, you are a manaic for reacting like that.

[363dp]

Is the LEC tourney being broadcast online?

[wordsmith]

Here is a link for the Keene State v UMess game, but I have not found links to any other games.

http://www.teamline.cc/sportpage?teamcode=2737&eventcode=5