BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[hockeyfan77]

USM takes two from RIC  3-0, 14-11 to improve to 31-4  ( 12-2 in the LEC)... LEC regular season champs...



Next up for USM:


Wednesday @ St Joe's @ 6:00

[ECSUalum]

LEC Fan,

Keene, Unbelievable!!!

Is it strong offence or bad pitching that accounts for some of this scoring.

NCAA.org has D-I, D-II, D-III stats which including BA, SLG Pct,, ERA, HR, etc for top 30 or so teams in D-III.

Check it out

Should be a fun LEC Tournament

[ECSUalum]

ECSU takes second game vs UMB 8-6, for the sweep

Matchup vs WestConn next weekend?

[dchevy5]

Another offensive explosion for KSC today, scoring 21 and 16 runs against WCONN.  One difference today was very good pitching for the Owls led by game one starter Jeff Raymond (7 innings 0 runs).

So, it looks like the Owls get a shot at a little revenge against UMD in the first round of the LEC playoffs.

9 home runs today for KSC.  Tyler Diprato belted 3, Doyon 2, Patenode, Morrill, Cippola, and Callahan one a piece.  I have never seen balls leave the swamp at the rate that they have been lately.

[Jcon8958]

Ok tyime to wieght in on the Beacons today yes the rumors are true it was 32-4 in the first game. But thats not the big issue as I see it. I use to have alot of respect for ECSU copaching staff after today all of that is gone. Up 22-3 u have a bloop single you are waving in the runner from second base?? Then there the first base coach who did nothing but chirp during the whole game there up 15 a player on UMB strikes out and he tells him to sit down?? Are u kidding me.. Show a little class the game is already in hand. It is one thing for the players to talk I have no problems with that. But for coaches to chirp at players on the other team wen ure up 15 runs in shows no class. Thats really all that I have to say about todays games.

Tommorow UMB looks to get back on track versus PSU and it looks like me in satneezy are going to get wat we asked for first round matchup with RIC and UMB next weekend.

[mans007]

Congrats to USM on there regular season title.
JCON...
Sometimes people forget how tough it is to be a third base coach with when you up by 20 + runs. Your intinct is tough to numb. +, i heard ecsu wasn't even scoring with men on base and balls back to the backstop. It sounds like UMB has bigger problems then the oppositions coaching staff. also, it is always a questionable act for a coach to yell anything to an opposing team but again, lets not split hairs and call a spade a spade. UMB has got to put up a better fight then that in game one of a LEC series.

[Ralph Turner]

Congrats to USM on there regular season title.
JCON...
Sometimes people forget how tough it is to be a third base coach with when you up by 20 + runs. Your intinct is tough to numb. +, i heard ecsu wasn't even scoring with men on base and balls back to the backstop. It sounds like UMB has bigger problems then the oppositions coaching staff. also, it is always a questionable act for a coach to yell anything to an opposing team but again, lets not split hairs and call a spade a spade. UMB has got to put up a better fight then that in game one of a LEC series.

I can see the third base coach using that as a teaching moment, especially if it was a bench player or a freshman.  That was a good teaching play...how he rounded the bases, how he made eye contact with the coach, how the kid prepared for a play at the plate....

There was more than just the bloop single going on.

The passed balls and the wild pitches are a fair concession to the score on the other hand.

[ecfaninri]

Jcon.....
You got to be kiding.... you've got be kidding. Len Reed - the Eastern first base coach is one of the classiest guy I have ever seen on the baseball field. He is always "chirping" but in a possible manner for his team. When an Eastern player is down, he is there with a arm around the kid to console,assist, or coach him for the next game. You are flat wrong about him.
Eastern up 15 in the second inning - what can you do when pitchers can't get anyone out? The third base coach was not waving guys in, but rather just pointing to the plate. Eastern had 29 hits. What do you expect? Eastern wasn't hitting off a tee(no pun) they were just hitting what UMB pitchers were serving up. SOme reserves got three ab's. Hobbes came off the bench because UMB threw a lefty to start and teed off for a grand slam because of a pitcher issuing 2 BB's and a bloop.
Jcon.... Come on you know what happened ... You beat #1 USM on Friday but were faced with facing ECSU - Gilblair and MOOOOSon Saturday. That's a tough road no matter how you slice it. After the second inning in game 1 - they were thinking of getting ready for game 2. Sorry, Musson is a stud(6-0), and he was in control. When Tthe sudden enthusiasm erupted for  the Beacons when they scored one run in the bottom of the first, it refocused the Warriors throughout game 2 - even with all the CAN of CORN chirping.  Great running catch by Cousineau in deep right center going away towards then fence, only to double off a Beacon at first base to end the inning. Andriano pitched well but it wasn't nearly enough.  But don't worry... Plymouth State comes to town today and you, too, can beat up a bad team. Only question is do you have any pitching left? Consecutive weekends Gilblair and Musson have shut down rookie of the year candidates Callahan and McCormick. Good pitching always beat good hitting. UMB just need to develop their young pitchers. Eastern right now has it a little better than most teams in the LEC with its new Friday/Saturday format with Fontaine on Friday and G & B on the weekend.  Plus with Shult, Kukucka, Dutton, Tingley, and Wojick. What team has that?
Nice job by Bill Roveto finishing off the Beacons for 3 innings in game one for a "save". His dad pitchind on the '82 National Championship team -

[santeezy06]

Congrats USM on the regular season Championship, 2 good games for my boys yesterday but in game two I was upset with coach Greniers failure to pull Roushton when RIC was up 4-2. That was yesterday though! I'm very excited that UMB and RIC will square off in round one. Jcon we've called this all year may the best team win.

RIC has 2 regular season games left,

Tu   Wheaton College

We  Babson College

I wish all goodluck in the upcoming tourney.

[mainefan]

JCON, I would be careful about accusing another team when it comes to no class. Friday, your pitcher pitched a gem against USM and deserves all the credit in the world. But talk about no class. When coach F game out to get our starting pitcher, your bench was hollering "that's right give us another freshman". Well USM's starting pitcher was a freshman, starting in his first conference game and when he came out in the seventh inning the score was 1-0. You folks should have tip your hats on a job well done. But instead you showed no class and then hollered fresh meat.
It's a little like the pot calling the kettle black.

[NESCAC FAN]

A UMass Boston fan talking about another team's lack of class is the defintion of irony...

[ecfaninri]

NESCAC FAN and manefan....
At least I'm not the only seeing the chatter from UMB.  Hey, look at it realistically, everybody chirps, everybody moans and groans, get over it. UMB beat USM Friday, they lost 2 on Saturday, play 2 today vs Plymouth. Move on.

Congrats to Southern Maine, it looks like we'll have to make a trip to the Great White Northeat for the LEC.

Just wondering who the fourth team might be.

USM vs Plymouth St next weekend........ Batting pratice, Plymouth St getting ready for football
EConn vs either UMD or WConn ....... either way neither team has faced Gilblair or MOOOOOSon this year
KSC vs either UMD or WConn.....revenge vs UMD or more batting practice vs WConn
RIC vs UMB...... Who knows? both teams split earlier but I'm sure Santeezy and JCon will weighin

[Jcon8958]

If UMD sweeps WCSU today and UMB sweeps wouldnt the 4 vs 5 matchup end up being UMB vs UMD?

[OshDude]

Jcon.....
You got to be kiding.... you've got be kidding. Len Reed - the Eastern first base coach is one of the classiest guy I have ever seen on the baseball field. He is always "chirping" but in a possible manner for his team. When an Eastern player is down, he is there with a arm around the kid to console,assist, or coach him for the next game. You are flat wrong about him.

One of my favorite coaches to ever show up in Appleton for the World Series. His distinct voice cuts through the air, that's for sure. Reed and the (former?) first base coach at Chapman are probably my two favorite assistants from my years watching the WS.

[ECSUalum]

Well, my comments in an earlier post about "J Park needs to start hitting" has come true.  He is a key guy that needs to be on base for Shult, Gil, and Mel, so this is great.  I hope the defense can hang in, as thier D % is still subpar in my view, and National Champs HAVE TO HAVE good D!!!!!!!

Great to see Mags do well hitting, and Robert Perry/Travis smack the ball.  We will need ALL this offence in games to come.

I was great to see Roveto get some pitching time, as the guy has in his personal write-up under accomplishments in 2009 was... "to pitch"! 

An excellent basketball player , hopefully with a future on the ECSU Baseball squad.

Re Jconn, well its Jconn!!!

Again, strange thing can happen in the LEC post season, so every team has to maintain focus, have the "killer instinct", play professionally and hopefully get an auto bid.

Good luck to ALL the LEC student athletes in the LEC Tourney, they have surely played thier hearts out this season and deserve all our respect!!!!

Finally congrats to coach F and his USM team, Just a really nice job so far this year!!