BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[ecfaninri]

KSC fan.....

I will wander over the right field area to meet you, but the real place to see the game for EConn fans is on the left field hill, better known as "Gilblair Hill".

Interesting enough will be once again what the pitching matchups are for this weekend? Does The Not-So-Evil Empire go with Musson and Fontaine on Saturday or do they throw Schult? Schult pitched against WConn on last Friday and will WConn go with Armstrong this time against the Warriors? Last year, Fontaine pitched twice against Western. Not sure what they will do with Babson on Monday as well. But it is nice having a frosh - Church available to throw as well.  The other intriguing thought is Western has never see Musson and I don't believe Keene has ever seen Schult?

I agree with other posters about RIC this weekend over Plymouth State
and I wouldn't be surprised by a sweep either way with USM and UMD. WConn and UMB - a split is very possible if Armstrong doesn't go on Saturday. Otherwise, it's a WConn sweep.

Hobbesey ... hope to see you at the stadium .

[BobbyBeacon]

Thoughts of the Day:

I guess the difference between a KSC(fan) education and a UMB education is we can't get that much out of a box score.  We base our opinions from knowledge, actually watching our team's games and facts.  

The Owl faithful seem to be justifying their poor play and a bit nervous about the contagiousness of Beacon Fever.

Two teams in the LEC have been spared by "unforeseen circumstances."  Holowaty tossed in the midst of a Warrior collapse and the other team forgets their departure time, turns the field into a tarmac and scores one last run as it takes off just after crossing the plate?   The Owls late-inning blowup and suddenly a solar eclipse occurs and at the same time daylight savings time mysteriously ends causing pitch black conditions?  

The Beacons winning percentage (.526)  is currently higher than that of the Owls (.525).  "UMess" Boston education  

I'll leave the predictions to Jcon he seems to be a pretty smart kid.

[Hobbesy]

KSCfan-

I will be in attendance hoping to get some great reactions from the two teams for the site.  I am looking forward to hopefully running into you as well as the rest of the guys on these boards.

It will be different being in the stands instead of on the field but such is life.

As for my predictions...

KSCfan I think you have something here with an split between ECSU and Keene.  The Owls have fared well in Willimantic during the reg. season.  In 2006 they swept the final two games of the regular season, 2007 they nearly took two in the LEC Championship game from Eastern and in 2008, they split the opening weekend. 

BUT...its hard for me to think split here based on numbers as the Owls staff ERA over 7 is discouraging. 

BUT....I do think you can throw that out the window when these two teams play and I think one of two weekend starters are due for a good outing for the Owls.

Eastern-Keene- Split...Warriors ride Musson to game one win and Owls get to the Warriors bullpen in game two.

RIC-Plymouth- RIC Sweep- Human nature will take over in the first few innings of game one but the Anchormen will right the ship and take both.

UMass Dartmouth-USM- Split- Colin Henry has the experience on the mound and wins game one for the Huskies but Talis and Macchi combine to lead the Corsairs in game two.

Western-Boston- Split- Western throws Armstrong but he gets beat up a little bit.  He still has enough to get the win but Beacons rally in game two with an offensive outburst.

Western-Eastern- Eastern by two touchdowns. Expect a repeat of last year in this one.  Colonials beat Eastern the first game and then Eastern pounded them the next three games.

***Both ECSU-Keene and RIC-Plymouth doubleheaders will be available on Littleeast.tv.  Eastern also will have an audio broadcast of the game found on their athletic website.

Not sure about the other two. 

[ECSUalum]

Hobbesy/KSCFan/ecfaninri

Will not be in good old Willi, (Mansfield), tomorrow, but will be watching/listening on LECTV.  Hobbsey, used to chat with your brother out in Phoenix and at ECSU BB Stadium when you played, and with your mom as she and my wife are photographers.  KCSfan, hope to meet you at LEC Tourney in the future! (hope its at ECSU ) ecfan will be great company for you and hopefully you meet Dgilblair as well, both gentlemen and scholars.

Will be @ WCSU for Sunday's game to support the Warriors!

Good Luck to all, should be another excellent weekend of LEC baseball

[ecfaninri]

Bobby Beacon.....
It is good to hear from you again.... But it is a little interesting you gone from talking about the Beacons and all their talents in the early part of the season to talking about two teams being spared "unforeseen circumstances". I am not sure what you are talking about with Holliwaty or the tarmac and the solar eclipse. It must be education I received at RIC or just my bias to the Not So Evil Empire. Look, let's not meddle the baseball talk with drama. Teams go through slumps, some longer than others. Those teams being spared "unforeseen circumstances" probably win more than they lose and they have the history to prove it and by the end of the season they both will probably prove it again.

Hobbesey...
Look forward to seeing you today at Wiilimantic. I will hope you are wrong with the split and I think the Warriors bullpen will be shored up with Church and Roveto along with Wojick and Dutton to go along with the Owls lack of overall pitching depth in the pen. Still not sure who will pitch for the Warriors today considering they play tomorrow at Western.

ECSUalum.... I wonder if that Western game will be played at Western condiering all the rain they had yesterday..

[Jcon8958]

UMB sweeps WSCU

RIC sweeps PSU

ECSU sweeps KSC

USM splits with UMD

ECSU over WCSU


Thanks for4 the kind words bobby and this is the day UMB gets back on track with an LEC SWEEEEPPPPPP.

[dchevy5]

My predictions:

UMB sweeps WCSU

RIC sweeps PSU

UMD sweeps USM  (is this the year of the Corsair?)

ECSU sweeps KSC (It pains me to say this, but KSC has been giving up 10 plus runs to teams that have nowhere near the offensive fire-power that ECSU has.  I hope I am wrong here, and I will be rooting hard for the Owls, but,......

ECSU over WCSU

[ECSUalum]

Bobby Beacon.....
It is good to hear from you again.... But it is a little interesting you gone from talking about the Beacons and all their talents in the early part of the season to talking about two teams being spared "unforeseen circumstances". I am not sure what you are talking about with Holliwaty or the tarmac and the solar eclipse. It must be education I received at RIC or just my bias to the Not So Evil Empire. Look, let's not meddle the baseball talk with drama. Teams go through slumps, some longer than others. Those teams being spared "unforeseen circumstances" probably win more than they lose and they have the history to prove it and by the end of the season they both will probably prove it again.

Hobbesey...
Look forward to seeing you today at Wiilimantic. I will hope you are wrong with the split and I think the Warriors bullpen will be shored up with Church and Roveto along with Wojick and Dutton to go along with the Owls lack of overall pitching depth in the pen. Still not sure who will pitch for the Warriors today considering they play tomorrow at Western.

ECSUalum.... I wonder if that Western game will be played at Western condiering all the rain they had yesterday..

B.

Thanks for the heads-up re WCSU game, however, we really did not get that much rain down here in upper Fairfield County CT,.  Checked both web sites and still showing game at Western on Sun.  Good Luck to Matt today if he pitches !!!!

[ecfaninri]

ECSUalum....
Thanks,,, Yeh I hope Matt pitches today - he's getting a little tired of pitching against West Conn. But I can see the coach's point if he does throw him tomorrow because Schult just did throw against them on last Friday. He pitched well until the roof fell in. They need to stay on a role because it doesn't get any easier for them on Monday traveling to Babson and another game against Bridgewater State on Wednesday.

[santeezy06]

RIC takes game one 2-1 in a pitching duel with Plywood, didn't expect that....... They improve to 14-5 and 3-0 Lec

UMD over USM 5-4

[wordsmith]

Watching/listening to the KSC v EConn game whilst painting the living room.

Anyway, ever see the movie M*A*S*H*?  If so you will remember the constant announcements Attention, attention... well when the broadcast takes a break between innings the guy making the announcements sounds like MASH.

I laugh everytime. I keep expecting him to sa starring Sally Kellerman as Hot Lips, Robert Duvall as Frank Burns, 

I guess the paint fumes are getting to me....yes dear I coming...I know the ceiling still needs a second coat..

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[wordsmith]

KSC over EConn 11-8.

Can anyone pitch in this league this year? Or are the hitters just that good?

These are Lacrosse scores more than baseball scores.


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[santeezy06]

RIC finishes sweep in comeback fashion 10-9, in a hard fought contest with Plywood they improve to 15-5 overall and 4-0 LEC. I would of never thought Plywood was 2-15 coming in with their play today.....

[hockeyfan77]

Corsairs Win the Opener 5-4; Huskies Take Nightcap 9-2...USM is now 11-8( 1-3 in the LEC): 


Next up for USM:  Huskies at Wheaton on Sunday (1:00 p.m.)

[KSCfan]

I was in attendance today for the double dip down in  Mansfield.  Story of the day offense and lotssssss of it.  Keene's bullpen turned out to be the difference as Jeff Raymond and Cory Vogt really steped up and held the warrriors offense.  Keene showed they can be gutsy team and they showed they can be a very good team when the pitching is there.  I was really impressed with them in the first game

Game 2 totally differant story. Pitching was not there for the owls, and they committed 4 errors and got pounded 15-4.  Really it all came back to pitching today.  Keene didnt do that in the second game and Eastern did, in the first game Keene got to Easterns bullpen, and Keenes bullpen held up. 

Eastern folk i missed you but we shall have to meet again, ill wear a sign to the next game that says kscfan on the front and Jconn for mayor on the back