BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[owlsnest]

KSC Owls Weekend Broadcast Schedule:

USM/KSC : Saturday at 12 and 3pm (Audio broadcasts at keeneowls.com/broadcast/bsb)
Game #2 of the doubleheader will be on ESPN KEENE 1220am.

KSC/Wheaton : Sunday at 3pm (Audio on keeneowls.com/broadcast/bsb and ESPN KEENE 1220am.)

Tune in!

[hockeyfan77]

USM downed Babson 7-4 today to improve to 17-16 (7-3 in the LEC):




Next up for USM:   Saturday April 28  @ Noon  @ Keene State (DH)

[ECSUalum]

ECSU13-3 over Wesleyan U in Mansfield.

Greg Porter now 4-0

Boxscore:


http://www.d3baseball.com/seasons/2012/boxscores/20120425_8mho.xml

[Jcon8958]

Beacons get there first no-hitter in school history from Kyle Szatrowski in a win over Wentworth. This team is starting to come put it all together. That first game vs. KSC was a tough loss and it showed early in game 2 which allowed KSC to jump out early. This team is going to be a REALLLL  tough out come tourney time with out a shadow of a doubt.

[wordsmith]

Beacons get there first no-hitter in school history from Kyle Szatrowski in a win over Wentworth. This team is starting to come put it all together. That first game vs. KSC was a tough loss and it showed early in game 2 which allowed KSC to jump out early. This team is going to be a REALLLL  tough out come tourney time with out a shadow of a doubt.

Past LEC Tourneys, and for sure the NHL Playoffs show that the best teams don't alwyas win their playoffs, its the teams that are playing the best. UMB, EConn, USM, KSC, RIC, ....none of them would surprise me by winning it all.

[kscer]

Making a tie between RIC & KSC. They split their regular season games, so i think it goes to who has the better record against LEC playoff qualifiers? But not sure.

Word, I believe you mis-spoke; KSC beat RIC twice (2), so they have the tie breaker. But there are four games to play, not two. We have Eastern v USM and RIC v UMB. This thing ain't set in granite just yet.

[wordsmith]

Making a tie between RIC & KSC. They split their regular season games, so i think it goes to who has the better record against LEC playoff qualifiers? But not sure.

Word, I believe you mis-spoke; KSC beat RIC twice (2), so they have the tie breaker. But there are four games to play, not two. We have Eastern v USM and RIC v UMB. This thing ain't set in granite just yet.

In the words of Roseann RoseannaDanna - nevermind!

I am still on Key West time. :-J

[kscer]

First NCAA Rankings:
NEW ENGLAND            
1   Wheaton (Mass.)   28-3   30-4   
2   Keene State   24-6   25-9   
3   St. Joseph's (Maine)   32-5   32-5   
4   Trinity (Conn.)   19-6   23-8   
5   Western New England   22-7   23-9   
6   Rhode Island College   20-10   20-11   
7   Amherst   16-5   19-7   
8   Bowdoin   16-11   18-13   
9   Eastern Connecticut State   13-6   22-8   
10   Tufts   12-5   20-8

[ECSUalum]

#18/#16, (ABCA/D3Baseball), ECSU over #2/#5 Wheaton College 4-2 on a gem by Tom Darby and relief by Evan Chamberlain. Box score not available, however the HR bats are starting to wake up, as Joe Belowski hit a 400 ft bomb to right center today and Mike Reimer a 400+ shot over the scoreboard in right center on Sat vs RIC.

Hopefully Eastern is over its mini slump now, coming up with two nice out of Conference wins this week

[rob]

#18/#16, (ABCA/D3Baseball), ECSU over #2/#5 Wheaton College 4-2 on a gem by Tom Darby and relief by Evan Chamberlain. Box score not available, however the HR bats are starting to wake up, as Joe Belowski hit a 400 ft bomb to right center today and Mike Reimer a 400+ shot over the scoreboard in right center on Sat vs RIC.

Hopefully Eastern is over its mini slump now, coming up with two nice out of Conference wins this week

Not many games left, maybe too little too late.

[KSCfan]

With the first ncaa ranking coming out, we see 3 LEC teams at 2- keene 6- RIC and 9- Eastern.  The LEC got three teams in a couple of years ago, and if all three can keep winning again could we see it again.  Now i highly doubt that the NCAA would send Eastern out of New England because of travel costs, and Eastern hosting the regional.  That would mean that RIC or Keene would get bounced out to New York.  I would think that whoever wins the LEC will stay and the other team travels, as usually one or two teams from New England go out to New York.

[ECSUalum]

#18/#16, (ABCA/D3Baseball), ECSU over #2/#5 Wheaton College 4-2 on a gem by Tom Darby and relief by Evan Chamberlain. Box score not available, however the HR bats are starting to wake up, as Joe Belowski hit a 400 ft bomb to right center today and Mike Reimer a 400+ shot over the scoreboard in right center on Sat vs RIC.

Hopefully Eastern is over its mini slump now, coming up with two nice out of Conference wins this week

Not many games left, maybe too little too late.

Too little, too late for what ??
Last National Champonship Eastern won, they did not win the LEC conference title and got in on a pool C.  As the venerable Wordsmith states above, it whoever gets hot and has the pitching.

[amh63]

ECSUalum........Hope you wore out Wes. cardinals out in the win.  Amherst plays Wes. at home today and have two games with them on Sat. to finish their conference...West Div. games.  Then its only ECSU at home before conference playoffs.  Strange season to date.  Amherst only losses in their division were to Midd...which did not make it to the playoffs. Good luck in the Warriors remaining games...with one exception...of course.  It all comes down to pitching these days.

[BobbyBeacon]

First of all a huge congratulations to freshman Kyle Szatrowski on throwing the first no-hitter in Beacons' history!!  To throw a no-hitter in a metal bat, collegiate level baseball game is a great story and an incredible accomplishment.

And now to everyone's favorite time of the year.  The start of spring and Opening Day/week get everyone excited and happy, but this last month of LEC baseball is some of the best/most exciting baseball you can ask for.  While the seeding may not be set in stone, we all know who is going to be in (for the most part).  It no longer matters what you did against WNEC or MIT or who started hot or who is having an off year.  What it comes down to is using these last couple weeks to "figure it out" and make sure you're in gear and ready to go for tourney time!

That being said, look for the Beacons to "get hot at the right time."  Thus far, the Beacons have got a lot of their production from the underclassmen which, I think, only bodes well for the tourney.  The upperclassmen's College World Series experience will undoubtedly show up when it matters most, as they all seem to shine when it matters most. 

The tournament comes down to pitching, defense and timely hitting and the Beacons seem to be peaking at the right time.  The pitching staff has done a pretty good job of throwing outs, but they need the defense to help them "collect outs."  If they do that they have all the intangibles to grab that LEC-bid and make another run.  There will also be minimal pressure on the Beacons as they have already colonized much of the LEC and have a home wherever they go (especially with Coach Eygabroat's mastery of calling the coin flip, maybe the most underrated intangible come tourney time).  Best of luck to the Beacons and their senior class in these last few weeks! 

[ECSUalum]

ECSUalum........Hope you wore out Wes. cardinals out in the win.  Amherst plays Wes. at home today and have two games with them on Sat. to finish their conference...West Div. games.  Then its only ECSU at home before conference playoffs.  Strange season to date.  Amherst only losses in their division were to Midd...which did not make it to the playoffs. Good luck in the Warriors remaining games...with one exception...of course.  It all comes down to pitching these days.

Hello Professor amh63,

Hope all is well my friend. Yes, Amherst baseball  needs to bring some new NESCAC blood to the NE Regionals, those Jumbos, and a few years ago the Bantams, have dominated, (however John Casey, Bill Decker, always class acts)!!!
Really hope to see your Amherst boys in Mansfield in May so best of luck in the "CAC" tourney.  I will buy you a beer at Willibrew. Let me know if you will be around!!!
BTW, will be happy with what ever the Warriors do this year as they are rebuilding, lots of good sophomores, so hope we will have a chance at Appleton in a couple of years.