BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[wordsmith]

See where Tip Fairchild, former All-American Pitcher for the USM Huskies, and a top pitching prospect for the Houston Astros has decided to retire. 

http://www.tipfairchild.com/default.html

Good Luck to Tip with his Baseball Clinic and teaching career. 

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[Jcon8958]

KSCFAN the only person who has there head in the clouds here is you sir. Where should I start... Well for starters in terms of saying the KSC offense is better. You lost the number 1 and 2 hitters in your lineup (Perk, Chevy) which also happens two-thirds of the middle of your defense. While UMB returns EVERYBODY besides there DH in Salvador. Yes KSC had a better offense last year according to the numbers. BUT think about where UMB plays there home games... Put that offense in a ball park that isnt 375 feet TO RIGHT AND LEFT Prob 450 to center. The homerun numbers would have been way up and some of the plays that were made for outs wouldnt have had a chance to be made cause they would have been over the fence. I can name about 20 time that they hit a ball to center there that would have been a homerun in any other ball park in the LEC. Now to the pitching staff you seem very confident in a staff that had a 6.29 ERA last year? Granted UMB had a 7.69 ERA, BUT thats because in the game vs Econn were they got blown out they but in a 3rd baseman to pitch to save arms and he had a 99.00 ERA take that out of the equation i mean im now math whiz but, i think that puts it in the 6.60 range. Not to mention they got great arms coming in this year that are going to make an IMPACT on the hill this year.

Now im done with my rant.....

[ecfaninri]

Jcon

Come on... you can't dwell on the past - like I have said a few times before - quoting that great American philosopher - Yogi Berra "I don't on the past because there is no future in it".  UMB's offense will be right there with Southern Maine - KSC & Eastern. However it is just too early to tell as the weather warms up about pitching staffs and new talent on their respective teams.

But in case you want to discuss that one game vs Eastern last year - late in the season, I believe it was the last weekend prior to the LEC tourney, there wasn't one Beacon pitcher that survided the 32-4 thrashing in the first game of a dh.

[Jcon8958]

Agreed on that game vs eastern but i was just saying that a 99.00 era will inflate any teams ERA.

But on another point you made we dont know a whole hell of alot of any of these teams til they get on to the field in the next few weeks.

Also predictions on PLOY and POY...

Pitcher- Billy Armstrong WCSU

Player- Ryan Walsh UMB

[ecfaninri]

How about Wil Musson as POTY and Mel Castillo as PLOTY?

[BobbyBeacon]

Don't worry ecfan I'm not going to get caught in the crossfire, I'm gonna jump right in.  Throughout the years Jcon has done nothing but relentlessly support his Beacons through thick and thin but has never said a negative thing about anyone.  Some of you root and support each other's kids and wish each other the best of luck in upcoming weekend series and then turn and rip UMB.  For the last three years Andriano's pitched in and amongst the top of the LEC (throwing 57mph to set the record straight).  Sure, he might not throw 90mph like some of you "studs" from EConn or even look like a ballplayer, especially compared to some of these juice monkeys from USM, but the kid's got twice the heart of anyone in the LEC.

Same thing goes for all the riff-raff about Conway, the Beacons TWO-time pitcher of the year.  If he had pitched with Holowaty or Flaherty's HOF antics behind him that award would've been a wrap for four years.  Let's be serious.

Hobbesy wrote about the advantage (or disadvantage) of playing in Holowaty's House.  To some extent I think it's true that some teams and players get amped to play against such a historically-rich program on such a nice field.  But Noonan and Walsh take fungos in a minefield (with blindfolds on) and that lineup drops bombs out of Yellowstone!  So, yeah, put them in a bandbox with a jetstream out to left and a manicured infield and.......

I'll say it before and I'll say it again, look out for the Beacons.  They hit, they run, they field, and they pitch.  Old enough to know better, young enough not to care.

To KSCfan, you lost the heart and soul of your team for the past FOUR years in Perk and Chevy.  They were the spark of your offense and the backbone of your defense, so how can you say you got better?

As you said ecfan, "I don't dwell on the past because there's no future in it."  That 32-4 game was a fluke and a result of a huge fourth down stop and a few missed field goals on our end.  We'll blame the lack of focus in Game 1 on the back-end of a five game swing on the morning after an emotional shutout of #1 ranked USM at Flaherty Field (recently renamed Beaconville).  If you remember, in Game 2, Andriano then matched Musson the Beacons just fell short...but that was the past and a new spring is upon us! 

[KSCfan]

Yes the owls lost Perk and Chev, yes they where awesome players that played with tons of guts and where invaluble to the teams.  As the heart of that team the last 4 years i think Rosseau, Grainger, Stromgren, Jones, Young, Morin etc might have something to say that, lets not get carried away.  As far as Keene's offense these still have these "scrubs" left in thier lineup. I mean what is Keene going to do, they will be lucky to score a run a game.
Callahan.........  .455 
B. Doyon............  .435
L. Longo............  .412 
K. Patnode..........  .408   
A. Cipolla..........  .368 
T. DiPrato..........  .361   
K. Morrill..........  .303
And Jconn your home field whinning about dimensions is reaching and you know it.  I mean come on thats what your hanging your hat on? Seriously?  Keene plays in a field that is 335 to the lines, 385 to he line and 410 to center.  That didnt stop them from hitting the balls to the gaps and driving runs in which UMB should do instead of driving the ball out of the park which they cant do.

But i mean guys lets pay attention the LEC please.  You WIN WITH PITCHING, and UMB doesnt HAVE ANY.  They just dont.  Adraino could have the heart of Rocky it doesnt matter when it comes to pitching in the conference.  He hasnt won in the league and he just wont.  Look at the last couple of years teams that have won.  2009 Gilblair Musson whoever 2008 Morin and Maybe, in order to win in this confernce you need a couple of studs, and UMB does not have them.  They had the best pitcher in the league in Conway and they still couldnt get it done  In order to UMB to make the regionals they better go play in the NAC or the NECC.


Player of the year Doyon Keene State
Pitcher of the Year Musson ECSU
Coach of the Year Ken Howe Keene State

[Hobbesy]

Eastern upset by Stevens Tech 10-8.  Dewing, Turgeon and Schult homered for ECSU. 

[ECSUalum]

                              1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9            R  H  E
Eastern Conn. St.      0 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 1            8 14  0
Stevens                   2 2 1 4 0 0 1 0 X           10 11 0

2 run homer off Wojick who struggled and 3 run homer off Tingley, ( maybe his only bad pitch) were the killers.  Couple of hit batsmen did'nt help the cause.

Church and Dutton kept ECSU in the game


Player           ab    r    h  rbi    
Parke 2b        5    0    3    1    
Bass ss          5    0    1    0      
Schult rf        5    2   3    1      
Castillo 3b      4    1    1    0      
Dewing 1b      5    1    1    3      
Perry lf          4    0    0    0      
Cammuso c     3    2    1    0      
 Smiley c       1    0    0    0      
Thomson dh    1    0    1    1    
 Turgeon dh    2    2    2   1      
Kingsley cf      3    0     1    0  

[Jcon8958]

KSCFAN

For all this talk about pitching is going to be your big time ace? Raymond? Sonberg? KSC pitching is shaky AT BEST sure Sonberg beat USM. So did Lebrun. I just dont understand how you can sit there and rant and rave about this staff calling Sonberg and Raymond proven. KSC is NOT going to be in the top-3 of the LEC this year.

[EasternCtFan]

Is everything okay with fontaine? any reason why he didnt start today? i would have guessed he would have gone today and then schult and musson sat. and sun.

[ecfaninri]

EasternCTfan
Fontaine is ready to go soon. They are being cautious with him after last season's injury and it makes more sense to rely on all the arms they have to get through the early part of the season. Remember,it is only March. They did the same thing with Gilblair last year in the early going. Yes, it's always tough to lose early games but there are so many games coming up for them on the Arizona trip and when they return it is right into the LEC.

[KSCfan]

Jcon im bored with arguing with your whacked out logic, i get it UMB is the greatest team ever yadda yadda yadda.  You are like a broken record, every year UMB is the greatest because of this guy or that guy and every year they finish 4th or 5th.  I can recycle all of your posts come up with some new material. 

I was shocked to see Eastern  fall to Stevens Tech.  That is usually a give me on thier schedule.   I see where Turgeon seems to be off to a hot start.  Big metal birds go south tommorow.  Cant wait to see what Keene does against a usual tough TCNJ team.  Be intersting to see how they make out.

[Jcon8958]

We will just have to see now wont we KSCFAN. The thing that makes me laugh with you is you think thats KSC is the best team in the LEC yet they are coming off a year were they didnt make the regionals and lost there #1 and 2 hitters in the lineup, yet you are trying to tell me they got better. That is pretty wacked out logic if you ask me.

[hockeyfan77]

Looks like I will get the see the "Juice Monkeys"  play a lot sooner than I expected...It is going to be freezing but hey we got no snow!!!


Southern Maine to Host Doubleheader Saturday

     GORHAM, Maine  --  The University of Southern Maine Department of Athletics
announced Thursday afternoon that this weekend's schedule baseball tournament at
SUNY-Farmingdale has been cancelled due to the forecast for heavy rain in the
New York City area.
     Southern Maine (2-0) was scheduled to play SUNY-Farmingdale on Saturday and
St. Joseph's College-Long Island on Sunday.  To replace the two cancelled games,
USM will host St. Joseph's-Long Island at the USM Baseball Stadium for a
doubleheader starting at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday.