BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[Jcon8958]

They will definatly split just a matter if they get the sweep. 

[santeezy06]

Alot of confidence there Jcon, I wish you guys luck this weekend. Also he's sitting out today after going for some xrays, don't know what it looks like yet but will find out. Your chances without him are much better, but I still believe in this team.


My predictions are:

ECON splits USM

Keene crushes UMD

RIC sweeps UMB with Cardoso  splits without

WCON smashes Plymouth

But goodluck to all.

[NEDIII]

ESCU:

LEC may have the 4 best teams in the country!!!!

Hope RIC, and Keene get ranked or some votes in next polls

Top 4 teams have really kicked butt thus far


...Did you bump and hit your head? I can see where your coming from with EConn and USM...but c'mon

[ECSUalum]

ESCU:

LEC may have the 4 best teams in the country!!!!

Hope RIC, and Keene get ranked or some votes in next polls

Top 4 teams have really kicked butt thus far


...Did you bump and hit your head? I can see where your coming from with EConn and USM...but c'mon

No NED,

Just rooting for my LEC homeys.  Really meant to say that LEC will be very strong Conference this year, and opposing teams better have thier pitching in order as these four teams can hit the s..t out of the ball

[santeezy06]

RIC downs Salem State 10-8 to improve to (13-3) on season. Next opponent is UMB on saturday in some good old fashion LEC action.

Jcon, just got off phone with Cardoso he will be a game time decision on saturday.

[dchevy5]

Big win for KSC today 4-1 over Babson.  VERY impressive start for Cory Vogt, who, you may remember, I predicted could emerge as the ace of Owl's staff.  6 innings, no runs, 4 or 5 hits, 1 or 2 walks (I really should check the box score before I post so I could be more specific).

OK.  I just checked the box score.  Vogt had 8 K's and walked 2.  Allowed 4 hits and no runs.  I think he will soon be a Saturday pitcher.

Just a word about KSC lead-off hitter and center-fielder Jeff Perkins, who was LEC POW, and ECAC co-POW last week.  In 2 games this week SINCE winning those honors, he is 5-7 with 2 walks, a homer and a double, and 3 RBI.
Season stats for Jeff to this point through 14 games -.565 BA, (26-46)  .810 slugging, .678 OBA and 21 RBI.  A great, great kid that I could not be happier for.

All right!!!  LEC action this weekend.  Good luck to all.

[KSCfan]

Great in region win for the swampowls yesterday.  Vogt very impressive from what i gather.  Chev where you at the game?  I just read the write up on the Keene state athletic website.  Perkins is hitting really well right now, and i hope that it continues for him because the owls are going to need all the offense they can muster this season with the young pitchers that they have.  If the young pitchers continue to pitch well this team will really get going.  My predictions for this weekend

Econn and USM Split.  Eastern takes first behind Gilblair, and USM wins the second
Keene sweeps UMD.  Bats to much for Dartmouth whos program has fallen on hard times, about 5 years ago UMD was a decent team, now seem to be struggling of late. (Of course now that i say that they will prob beat Keene)
Western sweeps Plymouth.  Like JConn said Armstrong is a very good pitcher, and i personally think Plymouth is not that strong.
And
RIC sweeps Boston.  I think that Adriano or not, RIC is just a superior team to UMB and will find a way to win both.

Really looking forward to the weekend, will have the ol labtop fired up for games around the lec

[dchevy5]

KSCFAN

Yes, I was there.  A very crisp and clean defensive game with excellent pitching.  If the Owls play like this, they will be very tough in the LEC this year.  They apparently play much better in cold weather.

Where are you these days.  Colorado?

[KSCfan]

Chevy5, wrong guy, right position but the other guy.  How come Jamie didnt play yesterday ankle? day off?  I hope that he is back in the lineup for sats dh they are going to need him.  Espically as they go into this weekend, and next weekend.  Of Keene's next 6 games, 5 of them are LEC games.  They are going to need him for that run

[wordsmith]

So here are some questions I have about this weekend's HUGE tilt in the Nutmeg State between USM and TEE.

1) Has the FAA been put on alert that should USM lose low flying planes could be at risk to high flying clipboards?

2) Who is the target for the TEE Student section this year...God Help them.

We know how gracious the TEE student body can be to opposing players. One year it was Tyler Delorme, with the chant, Come on Tyler we know you want to do it, go ahead throw that helmet, you'll feel so much better...come on Tyler do it, do it,  YEAAAAAAH feeel better Tyler???

Another year it was Tip Fairchild with, Come bud, you're better than that...Tip field your position, Tip,
we know you can hear us...Tip???

Both players were pretty fair country ballplayers as my dad would say.

3) Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall when HOFEddy and Pope HolyWater meet pregame?

4) As I posted a few days back.... Would you want to Ump this series?

On that note, are there kids that lie in bed at night that dream of being a D-III umpire? Did they have pictures of Ron Lucinao or Hearld Wendelstedt, on their walls? Did they ask for Rocky Roe flavor at Baskins Robbins because that was their favorite ump, but no one got the joke? Did they secretly buy Star Wars posters and change the movie title to The Umpire Strikes Back? Is their dream vacation to go to the banks of the Delaware River to sink their toes into the mud so they can experience Mecca? Where do these people come from? Do they have posting boards like we do here? Wonder what they talk about? ---> I can't wait to start the big game Saturday so Coach X will call me a blind jerk, and Coach Y can tell me to flip a coin, call it both ways.....ump!

Gotta go, I feel so much better....Word 8)

[ecfaninri]

Word....
I wouldn't be so quick to give USM the second game without seeing who Eastern throws. Musson or Fontaine, not sure yet. It may be Musson since Fontaine threw two late game bull pens on Tuesday and Wednesday after his 6 inning start last Saturday vs SUNY New Paltz.

The students may not be back yet from spring break so the student section may be a little sparse.

Choice of umpires? Doesn't matter... both coaches will fight to the end to get their point across for their teams. I think they should bring in two rookies for their initiation.

Should be fun.

[ECSUalum]

So here are some questions I have about this weekend's HUGE tilt in the Nutmeg State between USM and TEE.

1) Has the FAA been put on alert that should USM lose low flying planes could be at risk to high flying clipboards?

2) Who is the target for the TEE Student section this year...God Help them.

We know how gracious the TEE student body can be to opposing players. One year it was Tyler Delorme, with the chant, Come on Tyler we know you want to do it, go ahead throw that helmet, you'll feel so much better...come on Tyler do it, do it,  YEAAAAAAH feeel better Tyler???

Another year it was Tip Fairchild with, Come bud, you're better than that...Tip field your position, Tip,
we know you can hear us...Tip???

Both players were pretty fair country ballplayers as my dad would say.

3) Wouldn't you love to be a fly on the wall when HOFEddy and Pope HolyWater meet pregame?

4) As I posted a few days back.... Would you want to Ump this series?

On that note, are there kids that lie in bed at night that dream of being a D-III umpire? Did they have pictures of Ron Lucinao or Hearld Wendelstedt, on their walls? Did they ask for Rocky Roe flavor at Baskins Robbins because that was their favorite ump, but no one got the joke? Did they secretly buy Star Wars posters and change the movie title to The Umpire Strikes Back? Is their dream vacation to go to the banks of the Delaware River to sink their toes into the mud so they can experience Mecca? Where do these people come from? Do they have posting boards like we do here? Wonder what they talk about? ---> I can't wait to start the big game Saturday so Coach X will call me a blind jerk, and Coach Y can tell me to flip a coin, call it both ways.....ump!

Gotta go, I feel so much better....Word 8)

1)  I noticed one of HOFEddy's assistants tracking the first ECSU-Williams games @ Sequaro HS AZ last week, Clipboards all over the stands, had to sit in the sun.
2) D'Alfonso and or Burleson will be ECSU fan Xhairs this weekend
3)  Coach H and F will be discussing ground rules: that Willimantic airport is only 3 miles away so when Castillo hits the ECSU scorboard in left center to watch for low flying Cessnas and if he clipboards one it is only scored a triple.  Coach F replys that if Mel is caught looking on a third strike out of the strike zone in the 9th inn he cannot throw and curve the umpire over the left field foul pole, if so he gets a years supply of clipboards

( Mel hit what looked to be a 500 footer of Johns Hopkins last Friday) JUST CRUSHED IT!!!!!

My prediction:  TEE pitching tames Sullen Maine bats and sweeps .  (Sorry DGilblair, I hope the jinksing gods are not in Mansfield on Saturday

[TheGNAC]

Hi guys,

here's my non-biased, non-LEC affiliated take on this weekend's big matchup.

It's plainly obvious that these two teams hit the hell out of the ball. Along with Keene, these are probably 3 of the top 10 offenses in the country 1-9. Just ridiculous.

That being said, I think ECSU has to have the edge on the mound in both games. I'm assuming Gilblair is going for ECSU in game one. Hockeyfan, is Therrien throwing for USM? Statistically, he's been far and away their best starter this year, so I'm assuming he gets the nod. Gilblair has proven he can shutdown any offense in the country time and again, and I think the Warriors take game one 5-1. Gilblair goes 8, allowing 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 10.

In game two, the bats come alive on both sides, but ECSU's depth on the mound proves to be too much, with the Warriors prevailing 11-5.

[dchevy5]

KSCFAN

OK.  I know who you are now.  Sorry about that.

Yes, Jamie's absence from the line-up is due to his ankle injury.  I saw him this morning and he is definitely planning to play tomorrow.  Though, sometimes the heart is willing but.......  I will keep my fingers crossed.

[hockeyfan77]

Hi guys,

here's my non-biased, non-LEC affiliated take on this weekend's big matchup.

It's plainly obvious that these two teams hit the hell out of the ball. Along with Keene, these are probably 3 of the top 10 offenses in the country 1-9. Just ridiculous.

That being said, I think ECSU has to have the edge on the mound in both games. I'm assuming Gilblair is going for ECSU in game one. Hockeyfan, is Therrien throwing for USM? Statistically, he's been far and away their best starter this year, so I'm assuming he gets the nod. Gilblair has proven he can shutdown any offense in the country time and again, and I think the Warriors take game one 5-1. Gilblair goes 8, allowing 5 hits and 1 run while striking out 10.

In game two, the bats come alive on both sides, but ECSU's depth on the mound proves to be too much, with the Warriors prevailing 11-5.

Therrian will probably go in game 1: with either Schmidt/Herny/Jillison in game 2...Don't sleep on the USM bullpen, it's been the SP that has lead to the bloated ERA...