BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[ECSUalum]

Nice job by U of S Maine announcers on the  WCSU vs USM games!!!!!

While I didn't do radio, it was a LONG 7 hours up in the press box...

For some reason the second ECSU/PSU game was not radio broadcast on WECS, so I listened to the USM/WestConn 2nd game

1) interesting play by play
2) knowledgable announcers
3) excitement during innings when both USM and WCSU scored
4) Updates on MLB, LEC, NBA scores and NE D-I,II,III regional rankings between innings an during rain delay

GREAT JOB guys!!!

[ecfaninri]

Hobbesy,
Wierd day at Eastern today. PSU takes the second game of the dh with 7 hits and 12 strikeouts and holds the Warriors to 4 runs on 11 hits. Eastern had 12 LOB and two huge baserunning miscues to take them out of big innings. I am not sure what you mean by reevaluating for the Warriors. But this weeks games will key once again. 19-7 is not that bad. However, you know how the Eastern coaches will not tolerate mental mistakes on inconsistent pitching. But it has been like panic mode in the dugout when a pitcher walks a couple of batters in the first inning or a batter strikes out looking on a questionable pitch location. I may be biased, but with this lineup and their pitching - I don't there there is a need for panic early in a game.

JCon -
Did you go to the games today? How did Dalton and Gomez handle Talis?

Santeezy -
Looks like Levesque had another gem. Should be a good dh next Sat. in Willimantic

[Hobbesy]

ECfan-

What I meant was exactly that.  Step back, take a deep breath and just play.  They need to come together this week and really put their nose to the grind stone and start playing Eastern baseball if they want to play in the Regionals.

As for the rest of the league, not to much different than I would have expected.  Good for USM to get back on track and RIC does a great job of coming back after a tough game one. 

[ECSUalum]

Hobbesy,
Wierd day at Eastern today. PSU takes the second game of the dh with 7 hits and 12 strikeouts and holds the Warriors to 4 runs on 11 hits. Eastern had 12 LOB and two huge baserunning miscues to take them out of big innings. I am not sure what you mean by reevaluating for the Warriors. But this weeks games will key once again. 19-7 is not that bad. However, you know how the Eastern coaches will not tolerate mental mistakes on inconsistent pitching. But it has been like panic mode in the dugout when a pitcher walks a couple of batters in the first inning or a batter strikes out looking on a questionable pitch location. I may be biased, but with this lineup and their pitching - I don't there there is a need for panic early in a game.

JCon -
Did you go to the games today? How did Dalton and Gomez handle Talis?

Santeezy -
Looks like Levesque had another gem. Should be a good dh next Sat. in Willimantic

B.
Agreed,  Looks like the boys expended all thier hitting in the first game, with Chris T almost hitting for the cycle!!  However with this extra loss in the LEC, the Warriors need to buckle down and sweep a few in the next couple of weeks.

Also need some more warm weather for the pitching staff!!

[wordsmith]

OK Ladies,
A couple of random thoughts...9 LEC losses combined by EConn, USM & KSC and only 1/2 through the league schedule??? WOW


School                                    LEC                                   Overall
Rhode Island College             6-1                                     17-7
Eastern Connecticut               5-3                                     19-7
UMass Dartmouth                   4-3                                     14-9
Keene State                           4-3-0                                  14-12-1
UMass Boston                         3-3                                     16-10
Southern Maine                      3-3                                     14-10


RIC, & EConn have a brutal stretch of games upcoming:
RIC's schedule includes ECONN(2), UMD, Wheaton, Worcester St., Babson, WConn(2).

EConn's includes: Trinity, Wesleyan, Amherst, Wheaton Tufts, UMass D, & finally Southern Maine.

Word

[ECSUalum]

Word,

I know this is just speculation, and not trying to make excuses, but what would LEC standing be if Musson and Fontaine were fully healthy and had similar stats to last year.  And yes I  know it goes with the territory

Thank God for Jim Shult, a gutsy Matt Fontaine and some of the young arms in Church and Furber, or 2010 would be a disaster.

But, as ecfaninri stated, no need to panic now.

And, if the Warriors do not make it through, we have plenty of fine N. England teams that will make our region proud at the CWS and hopefully bring the walnut and bronze back.

I am really liking WNEC and Wheaton at this time.  RIC has had a great season so far, but they may not be strong enough to make any noise in post season against above mentioned and others.  But you never know, RIC new coach seems to have them focused and playing very well

[santeezy06]

I got to say it's been nice coming on these boards lately alot of talk about RIC this season. The boys have def. adjusted to the new style of coach Virgulak. They do have a few pitchers unlike years past but they are also being coached more effectively. In the past Grenier played to play, Virgulak goes to the pen and exhausts every effort for a win. I feel they are more rounded all around and the season suggests that, they will have ups and downs but overall they are a sleeper team. This week will test their ability's.

[ECSUalum]

Suffolk 11 ECSU 9

Today it was defense, (5 errors), and relief pitching.

Score by Innings                         R  H  E
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Suffolk U........... 002 030 204 -    11 12  3
ECSU................. 020 003 112 -    9 13  5
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Suffolk's LH starting pitcher today, Andrew Babb, while not pitching anything like Shawn Gilblair, had an uncanny resemblance to Shawn at the plate, ie in his mannerisms, although he hits from the right side .  Decent hitter, with at least 2 hits today. (hitting .361 and third in rbis coming into the game!!!!

[wordsmith]

ESCUAlum,

I agree, if EConn were 'whole' they would be at the top of the LEC; heck with a sweep this weekend, they'll be there anyway. Still back-to-back losses to Plywood St. & Suffolk???

Southern Maine fans....another Keene High star headed your way next year...Tanner Lupoa, SS and son of former Keene State baseball coach and KSC Hall of Famer John Lupoa. Move over Bubba Barrett.

Word

[ECSUalum]

Thanks Word, always with keen, (excuse the pun ),insight on this thread!!!

Hope the Warriors can put the PSU and Suffolk games behind them and, as Hobbesy says, play Eastern baseball and get hot for rest of season, or at least for LEC Tournament!!!

[EasternCtFan]

alright the barret situation was weird being from keene and going to usm but how does another keene kid whose dad coached there and is in hof end up at usm? does anyone know the connection or why this happened?

[Jcon8958]

Alright I am sick and tired of hearing about what ECSU would be "if they were healthy" I have heard enough about Munson would have been a lock for Pitcher of the year if he was healthy HE IS NOT. ENOUGH!!! I dont want to hear the excuses for losing. Its getting worn down everytime ECSU loses a game, "only if they were healthy". Its just old man you make due with what you have PERIOD. So stop bringing up the fact there not healthy its olddddd.

[wordsmith]

alright the barret situation was weird being from keene and going to usm but how does another keene kid whose dad coached there and is in hof end up at usm? does anyone know the connection or why this happened?

There has been a steady pipeline of Keene kids going to USM since 2003; by my count Lupoa will make 5 in 8 years.

Mostly kids want to 'get out of Keene'. Nothing to do with KSC, in fact many would tell you they would love to go to KSC if it was 50 miles away.

Ed Boyce, Asst. Coach for USM, and Coach Flaherty recruit in NH, especially Keene, with the Nova Seafood American Legion Team which had the Flaherty boys as players, making regular visits to play in the prestigious Carl F. Gubby Am. Legion Tourney in Keene.

Word

[hockeyfan77]

alright the barret situation was weird being from keene and going to usm but how does another keene kid whose dad coached there and is in hof end up at usm? does anyone know the connection or why this happened?

It's not like Barrett is the first player from Keene to go to USM:

one of many in recent years

8   Joe Ganley  *          Sr.   INF    L/R   6-0   185   Keene, NH                       Keene

[wordsmith]

Alright I am sick and tired of hearing about what ECSU would be "if they were healthy" I have heard enough about Munson would have been a lock for Pitcher of the year if he was healthy HE IS NOT. ENOUGH!!! I dont want to hear the excuses for losing. Its getting worn down everytime ECSU loses a game, "only if they were healthy". Its just old man you make due with what you have PERIOD. So stop bringing up the fact there not healthy its olddddd.

JConn I agree that health is not an excuse and is often regarded as highly as a Tiger Woods apology.

As I said earlier health does not excuse losses to Plywood or even a solid Sulfolk squad. However, I would say that once EConn gets 'happy' as Emril Lagassee would say, then I believe they are the team to beat in NE.

Where is Bobby Beacon? Still out on the Marathon course?? I miss his rants.

Word