BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[hockeyfan77]

USM Downs  Farmingdale State   11-2 to improve to 3-1 (0-0 in the LEC)....


Next up for USM:


Fri.   18    vs    Cortland State  (@ Auburndale, Fla.)                     1:00




54 runs in last 3 games for USM....

[mainebaseball11]

I see that Farmingdale defeated Eastern Connecticut 4-3 later in the day today. I question the Eastern bats this year as USM ran through the better part of the Farmingdale staff, not sure how they had much left to throw against Eastern.

By the way USM is looking early on, they appear to be back their stature as among the top in the Little East. A lot of new faces on the field for them contributing in big ways.

[KSCfan]

Keene out to a 3-1 start.  Owls have been pounding the ball as well.  They scored 18 runs on sat and another 10 yesterday.  The scary thing is thats really not that close to the runs that usm is putting up.

So far the biggest issue with the owls is not the pitching but the defense.  They committed 6 errors on sat and had to slug their way through the miscues.  Owl pitching has been pretty good so far as well.  When they start to play LEC games the errors might really hurt them.  I cant see giving up 6 errors to a UMB, Eastern, or USM and still winning.  Its early in the year and im sure that the D will improve,  Owls off to a good start and looking to make it a better start.  They play Cortland State at 1pm today!

Word- Shawn Berry (spelling of shawn might be off) from Colchester CT was drafted by the Mets out of Keene State.  A picture of him in a mets uni is on Coach Howes wall.  Vogt would be the second one drafted from keene is he does get drafted.

[RICfann]

RIC splits yesterday's DH with Westfield state winning 4-0 game one and losing game two 11-10 in 8 innings.. This team can really grind at the plate but can never seem to throw up a 0 after scoring some runs. They improve to 3-1 and have a game today at 4 vs endicott

[LEC Fan]

Keene State beats St. Joe's (ME) 10-9 today in Florida. Keene Scores in the top of the 9th to take the lead 10-9 and Vogt hits two batters to load the bases in the bottom before striking out the #9 hitter to end it...good win for the Owls!

[KSCfan]

Keene gets marathon win over St Joes today 10-9 in A 3.5 HOUR LONG GAME.  yes take a minute and let that digest a three and a half hour game.  Not much pitching from either side in this one.  The biggest difference was the back end of the Owls bullpen as Quags and Vogt stepped in and prevented St Joes from scoring.  Even in the last inning Vogt hit two guys and St Joes had the bases loaded.  

Offense looked good today as the owls def swung the bats well.  Bisono who had been struggling got the go ahead hit in the ninth.  Owls get big in-region win over St Joes of Maine and play again tommorow at 930am

[Jcon8958]

1-4 not exactly the start that the beacons were looking for.Tough loss to Cortland today.

[KSCfan]

Early start to the year

Keene 4-2 (quality in region win over st joes yesterday)
USM 3-1 (lost first since winners of three straight, go south soon)
Eastern 3-2 ( split with Farmingdale, heading to AZ soon)
UMB 1-4    (rough start lost in region Amherst, Dalton rough first start)
RIC 3-2 (Both loses in region one to westfield one to endacott)
PSU 1-3 (Heading south soon)
UMD 5-1 (Quality wins over Westfield x2 and Suffolk, hot start to season)
Western yet to play yet.

Couple of things stick out so far.  UMD out to a hot start with a couple of quality in region wins.  UMB struggling so far.  I am willing to bet that Dalton will respond with a quality win his next time out.  DID NOT SEE UMB COMING OUT 1-4! 

[LEC Fan]

KSC beats Oneonta St. today 6-2

Doyon and Longo hit HR's...pitching was the name of the game for the Owls today!

[Jcon8958]

Now I dont know if you can call the 6th game of the season a MUST WIN game.....But I feel as though this is a MUST WIN for UMB to get out of this funk that they are in and string a couple W's together before they come back up north.

[LEC Fan]

UMB drops to 1-5 to start the season losing to Bowdoin 9-4 today...didnt see the preseason LEC #1 starting out 1-5 with basically the entire team returning...got some work to do!!!

[wordsmith]

Now I dont know if you can call the 6th game of the season a MUST WIN game.....But I feel as though this is a MUST WIN for UMB to get out of this funk that they are in and string a couple W's together before they come back up north.

Doesn't matter where you start only matters where you finish. UMB will have a bullseye on their back all year but they will prevail and be right in the hunt by May.

Word

[KSCfan]

Has anyone seen umass boston play?  How in the world can they start 1-5?  What a difference a year makes.  If this was last year the I would be blasting UMB out of the water, now im scratching my head because the team has a lot of talent and I dont understand how they are 1-5.  I wouldnt call the 6th game a must win for UMB as its a 40 game season, and then if you can get hot for the tournaments you can go places.

In Keene's win yesterday they pieced together some solid pitching performances.  Thiesing went three, Stanclift two, Katin and Underwood combined for the last three.  Good to see KSC pitching doing well. 

Keene has Salem State today, in region game

[BigPoppa]

I also find it odd that msBeacon has gone as silent as the Umass-Boston bats.

[Wally]

Wow, another UMB loss along with St. Joe's losing to Westfield State to go to 2-5 on the young season. KSC has Salem State today at 4 any thoughts on Salem State? Who might throw for The Owls?