BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[hockeyfan77]

USM beat Plymouth State  19-4 ( 17-0 after 2 innings) to improve to 21-3 ( 5-1 in the LEC)...


Next Up for USM:


Tomorrow   Colby  @ 4:00

[dgilblair]

I disagree personally that the two bottom teams should be bounced, I feel that the best teams should be in the tourney....yes,  but sometimes unfortunatley the better teams lose also and go through ruts. I know this first hand with the RIC squad. They aren't as bad as their record shows and I believe they do deserve a spot.

I don't think they are the bottom of the heap either but they still have time to prove that and be within the top six of the conf.  At the end of the year the 7th and 8th really don't belong in the tourny.  What good is it going to be for Plymouth to get beat by Maine by twenty runs.  No good for either team.

[Jcon8958]

Yah I mean plymouth has been blown out (and i mean BLOWN OUT ) there last 5 LEC games like they werent even close why should the #1 seed have to play a team that has ZERO (yes i said ZERO) shot at beating them and risking injury to there players.....

By the way UMB beats Suffolk 13-8.... this team is for real boys they hit the leather off the ball and if the pitching can keep the game managed to a point there going to keep winning ball games.

[ecfaninri]

JCon.... UMB is definitely going to be in that spoiler role - especially in the LEC.

[dchevy5]

I think that the old tournament format benefited a team with pitching depth, while the new format benefits the team with 2 or 3 top starters (ECSU this year probably benefits most because of Gilblair/Musson)   I also liked the old format better.  What can be more exciting than the last 3 LEC tournaments, all going to the final "if" game?  Why change a proven, exciting format?

Note to Santeezy- got your email- Thanks.  I did respond but not sure if it reached you.

KSC has quite the weekend schedule.  UMB Friday night away,  DH on Saturday against ECSU,  Noon Sunday against UMB again, followed by a recently scheduled game at 3:00 against Wheaton.  I better buy a lot of cold cuts and gatorade!!

[KSCfan]

Was the format change so that the LEC tournament is more like the regionals with 8 teams?  It personally doesnt really matter to me what format you use.  Post season baseball tournaments have two rules         1) stay in the winners bracket so you dont have to play 6 games in 3 days to get to the finals.
2) It doesnt matter how you win just win baby (thank you al davis)

I think that you will still get the same quality play in the second round you would get 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 In the current format 1 plays the loser of the of the 3/4 game and 2 gets the winner of the 3/4 game.  So in a perfect world the second round in both tournament styles is 1 v 4 2v3. KNow we know that baseball is hardly perfect and upsets happen, but after the first round you are roughly getting the same match-ups no matter what.  As far as the first round games i think Jconn said something about injuries well the same is true for the regular season matchups between USM and Plymouth.  The better team needs to take care of business and build a lead and get the bench in to "save" from injury

[Jcon8958]

I dont know Im just a fan of the old system but who knows after this years tourney I could completely flip flop my option never know til you try it.

UMB @ Babson looking to stay hot....

[Jcon8958]

UMB ROLLLLLLSSSSSSSSSS Babson 11-2 in there house move to 10-15 and winners of 6 out of 7. They travel to Eastern Nazerne tommorow then a big weekend of LEC games Starting friday @ home vs KSC. Then Saturday WCSU rolls into town for a DH. Then Sunday another big game @ KSC.

[hockeyfan77]

USM  downs Colby  13-4  to improve to  22-3 ( 5-1 in the LEC)....


Next up for USM:

St Joe's  Tomorrow  @ 3:30

[dgilblair]

BRIDGEWATER STATE 5-4 over ECSU.  This isn't to warm and fuzzy.

In the game, Eastern commited three errors and five pitchers combined to hit three batters and throw four wild pitches. The Warriors also had a runner thrown out stealing, was penalized for catcher's interference, and had a passed ball.

[KSCfan]

Wierd year in the ol LEC this year as teams get hot and then seem to hit a funk. Right now there is no doubting that UMB is the hot team in the LEC.  Eastern is in a bit of a funk, still thier record is nothing to sneeze at but they still seem to struggle with consistancy.  USM right now seems to be the most consistant but i can not wait till the tournament because if it is anything like the regular season then it will be an exciting one to watch!

[keenONkeene]

I would have to agree with you that UMB is the hottest team in the LEC. RIC is erratic, PLYWOOD ST. is just awful, UMD are pretenders, TEE are still scary as they get up for the big games but seem to sleepwalk through average competition (Bridge ST.) USM are thugs with very little pitching--they will implode and while Keene has the best offense in the LEC they still need to find some consistent pitching depth.
Been a while since Ive commented as I felt like I was being attacked last time I logged on but can't bite my tongue anymore.
My baseball intellect does not allow me to sit by and watch ECU fans dominate this board....

[ECSUalum]

keeneonkeene,

Welcome back to the boards, Yes we ECSu fans are quite vocal on this thread, but we appreciate all input from LEC fans.

Another weak showing by ECSU yesterday against pitchers who, from thier stats, were certainly not aces on the staff.

[keenONkeene]

Thanks ECSU alum, I appreciate your words. I do also respect ECSU, what they have accomplished in the past and how they play the game--with class--too bad we cant say that about all the teams in the LEC. I have always felt if Keene is not representing our conference I want it to be ECSU--what a great battle last year in the LEC's.
Can't wait for the playoffs.........predictions coming soon.....would love to put a friendly wager of dinner on the outcome.....Brewpub at the regionals, loser buys?
Anyone game?

[mainefan]

Why would you rate UMB the hottest team? I believe that USM beat them last week and USM is on quite a long winning streak.