BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[KSCfan]

I see that the LEC got two players on the preseason all-american list on D3baseball.com.   Gilblair as a utility on the first team, and D'alfonso for Southern Maine on the 2nd team.  Im trying to remember D'alfonso, is he the beast in LF for USM? Or was he the Centerfielder?

My own tainted view would of like to seen chev for KSC on the honorable mention for utiltiy or Inf.  But, thats just a homers point of view. 

[wordsmith]

KSCFan,

D'Alf-Fonzie, is the young lad that played left field and looks like he was 'assembled'. Reminds me of a young Canseco. Good for him and good for Gilblair - the Tim Tebow of the LEC.

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[Jcon8958]

Wats up guys I will give you a little bit of a low down on UMB

They lost there ace in Conway which is obvisouly a huge loss. But they have alot of players coming back. They have Andriano Stepping into the Game one starters role on Saturdays and they have a Solid left hander coming in who throws a hard fastball with some nice off speed stuff. Along with alot of powerful right handers with a little help refining there skills could be great they have the stuff the just need a little help refing there skills. Because as we all know you could throw 95mph but in the LEC if there isnt any movement on that fastball its going to get crushed.And Conway will be helping the young pitchers which I think could be alot of help.

In terms of there hitting they return 2 players in Timmy Fontaine and Ryan Walsh Who can very easily Be first team All LEC players. They lost there Starting RF and closer Michaels who was also there leadoff hitter. Then Over at 1B they have a kid Connor Reinfurt who is a power hitter with light tower power when he gets a hold of one. Those 3 will bat 3 4 5 all year and will feed off each other. Moving into the leadoff spot and being there spark plug will be Ryan Oshima. There offense should be very solid when they are on they will knock the cover off the ball. They wil be looking at permant starters in a couple spots on ther Spring break trip but there is alot of young talent here to.

The bullpen is probaly the biggest ? mark with the lost of Michaels who was a 2 inning closer everytime you handed him the ball. They have a couple young guys coming in who if they pitch up to there potiental will soldify that bullpen.

But I think Andriano is going to come back BIG TIME  this season last season was not up to his own standards When he is hitting his spots he is a great pitcher and he is out to prove somthing this year. and with Conway helping these young pitchers through the LEC season they can get alot of young help fast.

This team is going to be a very solid ball club. And if there young guys come along they will be very good. This is a young team this year but there expecting alot out of them down in dorchester.

[ECSUalum]

JCON Welcome back

D Gilblair CONGRATS ON SHAWN!!!!!!!

[wordsmith]

Wats up guys I will give you a little bit of a low down on UMB

They lost there ace in Conway which is obvisouly a huge loss. But they have alot of players coming back. They have Andriano Stepping into the Game one starters role on Saturdays and they have a Solid left hander coming in who throws a hard fastball with some nice off speed stuff. Along with alot of powerful right handers with a little help refining there skills could be great they have the stuff the just need a little help refing there skills. Because as we all know you could throw 95mph but in the LEC if there isnt any movement on that fastball its going to get crushed.And Conway will be helping the young pitchers which I think could be alot of help.

In terms of there hitting they return 2 players in Timmy Fontaine and Ryan Walsh Who can very easily Be first team All LEC players. They lost there Starting RF and closer Michaels who was also there leadoff hitter. Then Over at 1B they have a kid Connor Reinfurt who is a power hitter with light tower power when he gets a hold of one. Those 3 will bat 3 4 5 all year and will feed off each other. Moving into the leadoff spot and being there spark plug will be Ryan Oshima. There offense should be very solid when they are on they will knock the cover off the ball. They wil be looking at permant starters in a couple spots on ther Spring break trip but there is alot of young talent here to.

The bullpen is probaly the biggest ? mark with the lost of Michaels who was a 2 inning closer everytime you handed him the ball. They have a couple young guys coming in who if they pitch up to there potiental will soldify that bullpen.

But I think Andriano is going to come back BIG TIME  this season last season was not up to his own standards When he is hitting his spots he is a great pitcher and he is out to prove somthing this year. and with Conway helping these young pitchers through the LEC season they can get alot of young help fast.

This team is going to be a very solid ball club. And if there young guys come along they will be very good. This is a young team this year but there expecting alot out of them down in dorchester.

JCON Welcome Back. I so enjoy your 'unbiased' emails and the 'Beacon' of hope they provide regarding UMESS.  So I guess you are in for 35-36 wins for the boys this spring?

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[dgilblair]

Nice write up Jcon and I'm sure Conway being around will be a plus.  Just glad we don't have to face him this year. 

Thanks for the comp's on Shawn everyone.  I didn't think he would be on either team.  Just think I would need to see him playing and performing before garnishing those kinds of accolades.  Congratulations to all those selected.

[ECSUalum]

KSCFan,

go to:

http://www.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Matthew%20Cooney&pos=C&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=524088

Thanks a lot ECSUalum im glad to see that he is still playing i would give you a karma point but i dont know how to do it hahahahahah

KSCFan,

I think after you post a certain number times, ( 200 or so) you will start to see under the posters name "applaud" or "smite". You can click on either for that person no more than once every 24 hrs.  appaud = +1 K if the person brings  for instance, some keen in-site/statistics to the thread, ( or as is many times the case with WORD, makes everyone laugh at the same time).   Smite = -1 K if the poster is insensitive to free communication of ideas, is the best I can describe it

you should be reaching Karma capability soon

[ecfaninri]

Welcome back jcon......
It will be good to have some insight from Conway and the pitching staff of UMass-B. Andriano will be a solid starter, but are there any pitchers up and coming?

DGilblair... Congrats on Shawn. I do think that the voters knew that he was playing hurt for a good portion of the season. I'm sure he is just chomping at the bit to get going again. One player I am hoping to come back strong this year is Melvin Castillo. He had a tough summer.

[Jcon8958]

Let me also wish congrads to Mr. Gilbliar on shawn again being named a preseaon all american.

Hahahah 35 or 36 wins I dont know about all that they have potiental this year with there young talent if it comes along to again get to that 18 or 19 win like every season.

Ecfaninri behind Andriano is just alot of young talent that needs to be looked at and studied during there spring break trip they have i think 14 pitchers and more then half are underclassmen so they are going to be looking hard to find that one guy who stands out and grabs that #2 role on saturdays. The talents there is all about these players listening to what the coaches say and harnessing that talent.

[KSCfan]

Jconn thanks for the Boston update.  Your analysis of Adraino is dead on.  I have seen him pitch, and if he hits his spots then he is very effective, otherwise he struggles.(isnt that true with every pitcher though?)  I think UMB is going to be a very interseting team, it sounds like they have lots of young talent but can they harness it?  That always makes a team dangerous to play, defiantly if they get on a role. 

ECSUalum when i finally bloom into my adult blogger body i will give you a karma point, but as i am stuck in my akward teenage blogging years you will just have to wait.

[wordsmith]

Now that KSCFan has reached Karma I thought I should define Karma for the various LEC Teams

USM- Another 6' 5" D-I transfer from UMaine, plaid flannel uniforms, and a bus with skis;
TEE - Another 25, er, 19 year-old prospect from parts unknown, YouTube interviewing skills training session
KSC- Hot BOSCO in the dugout, and new waders for the outfielders
UMB- Bullet-proof vests, and their own playing field
PlyWood St- Mosquito repellant, and a Joe Dudek for baseball
UMD- A concrete baseball field to match all their concrete campus buildings
WConn- More players like Carl Down By The Rivers,
RIC - - A mascot that does not look like he was a charter member of the Village People - Goin' down to the R-I-C-C,  Goin Down to the R-I-C-C.
http://www.ric.edu/athletics/index.html


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[Jcon8958]

Kscfan ure right about that every pitcher does have to hit his spots but I think that for some pitchers it is alot more important for example if Josh Beckett missed a spot its not going to get crushed everytime because of how hard that he throws. But when Greg Maddux missed a spot there was alot better chance of that ball getting crushed because he doesnt throw as hard. So in my mind the slower you throw the more critcal it is to hit spots.

[Ralph Turner]

Now that KSCFan has reached Karma I thought I should define Karma for the various LEC Teams

USM- Another 6' 5" D-I transfer from UMaine, plaid flannel uniforms, and a bus with skis;
TEE - Another 25, er, 19 year-old prospect from parts unknown, YouTube interviewing skills training session
KSC- Hot BOSCO in the dugout, and new waders for the outfielders
UMB- Bullet-proof vests, and their own playing field
PlyWood St- Mosquito repellant, and a Joe Dudek for baseball
UMD- A concrete baseball field to match all their concrete campus buildings
WConn- More players like Carl Down By The Rivers,
RIC - - A mascot that does not look like he was a charter member of the Village People - Goin' down to the R-I-C-C,  Goin Down to the R-I-C-C.
http://www.ric.edu/athletics/index.html
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ROTFLMAO!  +1! 

[hockeyfan77]

Here is what I was able to find from ECSU/other sites re NCAA D-III/NAIA New England/Northeast Regional BB Tourney. site locations for the past 30 odd years. I am missing 2 or 3 years which were most likely at one of the 3 sites below

Harwich  MA - 07, 06, 05, 02, 01

Mansfield/Willimantic  CT- 04, 03, 98, 95, 93, 88, 87, 85, 84,
82, 81, 80, 79, 78, 77

Portland Gorham ME - 00, 97, 96, 91, 90, 89

The Regional was in Portland Maine in 99 (Hadlock field).... 

[hockeyfan77]

Jcon- where did you get that usm is number 5?  I just wanted to see who else was ranked and where.  And hell has frozen over because i agree with you, USM is not a number 5 team.  I dont even think that they are a top 15 team.  They did lose in the regional finals last year, but they are not a top 5 teams.  They dont have the pitching for that, and they lost some bats as well.  The preseason polls are notorious for "known" programs being ranked high.

USM has pitching (Schmidt will  finally be a #1) and they return just about every bat from a downright scary offensive team...