BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[LEC Fan]

Gentlemen,

It is a beautiful day outside and I can not concentrate on work so I did some homework (a.k.a finding a way to get through the day without doing work I get paid for!  )

Below are the current conference standings with the upcoming schedule for each team. I started looking at the standings and then the schedule and as you can see it should play out with 2 exciting weeks of LEC baseball.

Eastern CT.               7-3     DH- UMD(5/1)     DH- USM(5/8)
Southern ME.            6-3     DH- KSC(5/1)      UMB(5/2)        DH- ECSU(5/8)
Keene St.                  6-4     DH- USM(5/1)     DH- UMD (5/8)
Rhode Island            6-4     DH- WCSU(5/1)  DH- UMB(5/8)
UMASS Dart              6-4     DH- ESCU(5/1)    DH- KSC(5/8)
UMASS Boston          4-5     DH- PLY(5/1)       USM(5/2)        DH- RIC(5/8)
Western CT.             3-7     DH- RIC(5/1)       DH- PLY(5/8)
Plymouth St.             1-9     DH- UMB(5/1)      DH- WCSU(5/8)

This weekend should have some very good games as teams are fighting for position and a chance to host the conference tournament.  NO teams are out of the running yet and you never know who could get hot at the right time.

I would say that every game is a key matchup as this wekeend can/will make and break some teams. Either way should produce some great baseball.

Predictions-
ECSU sweeps UMD- Eastern staff too much for Talis & Co.
KSC sweep USM- Keene is getting hot with pitching which is what you need!
RIC sweeps WCSU- Levesque outduels Armstrong in game 1
UMB sweeps PLY-  Over/under for runs in this DH- 35 and I'll take the over!!!

Goodluck, should be great weather for baseball!

[santeezy06]

RIC crushes Babson  22-6 on 25 hits.... they improve record to 19-13



Next up W.Conn on saturday (DH)

[kscer]

Picked this up off the National Board. Seems like they were waiting all day for this ranking. This shows how the selection committee is thinking. Thye have all the regions there but I just took NE.

New England Region In-Region Record Overall Record
1. Tufts 13-2 21-4
2. Wheaton (Mass.) 23-6 25-7
3. Westfield State 24-7 24-7
4. Curry 24-10 25-11
5. Western New England 26-8 28-8
6. Eastern Connecticut 19-8 24-9
7. Trinity (Conn.) 14-9 15-10
8. Amherst 15-9-1 15-10-1
9. WPI 21-10 21-10
10. Keene State 13-11-1 18-13-1

I am surprised to see KSC there. If they finish strong they have a shot. This is the first ranking.

[wordsmith]

Picked this up off the National Board. Seems like they were waiting all day for this ranking. This shows how the selection committee is thinking. Thye have all the regions there but I just took NE.

New England Region In-Region Record Overall Record
1. Tufts 13-2 21-4
2. Wheaton (Mass.) 23-6 25-7
3. Westfield State 24-7 24-7
4. Curry 24-10 25-11
5. Western New England 26-8 28-8
6. Eastern Connecticut 19-8 24-9
7. Trinity (Conn.) 14-9 15-10
8. Amherst 15-9-1 15-10-1
9. WPI 21-10 21-10
10. Keene State 13-11-1 18-13-1

I am surprised to see KSC there. If they finish strong they have a shot. This is the first ranking.


What really surpries me is no St. Joe's (Attica, Attica, Attica!) and the rating  Westfield St received.

Word

[KSCfan]

Keene beats Brandies today 15-8.  They seem to be coming around a little bit.  Gave up 8 runs but offense took care of that with a 15 spot.  BIGGEST GAMES OF THE YEAR FOR KEENE ON SAT. They really need a sweep, and unless i am wrong the last time that keene hosted usm for 2 they swept them in the LEC tourny finals of 08.  Going to be tough to do but the owls seem to be playing a lot better lately.

[Hobbesy]

Very interesting New England rankings!

I need some more time to brood over them before I make official comments.  Good win for RIC and Keene today and Dartmouth almost got a big one as well.


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[hockeyfan77]

Wheaton  holds on for a 5-4 over USM:  USM falls to 17-14-1 (6-3 in the LEC):



Next up for USM:

Tomorrow  @ Keene State 12:00  (DH)

[ecfaninri]

May 1st - Sun it out.... should be a good day for baseball in the LEC with some key games as usual. The biggest could be if UMD can slow down the Etrain from Willi much like last year when the Warriors were ranked #1 in the country. However, if Schult and Fontaine can slow down Talis and Macchi enough much like they did last week against Levesque and Stone from RIC, the Warriors lineup will provide enough runs to put them ina nice position going into next weekends showdown at USM.

Keene and USM - I'm thinking a split here.

RIC vs WConn - Anchorman with a sweep seems logical but a better performance from Armstrong this week could easily be split difference maker. RIC's bats are hot right now.

UMB vs Plymouth - I'm thinking Plywood gets swept but not without giving the Wonder BEacons fits  - much like they did to Eastern 2 weeks ago.


On another note.... here's get well wishes to Coach Holowaty who has recovering from an illness and and away from the team for a week.

[Hobbesy]

Today's games are crucial for the postseason.  With that being said....

Eastern sweeps Dartmouth
USM and KSC Split
Boston sweeps Plymouth
RIC and Western Split

USM over Boston on Sunday

IF that happens it would leave us with this with one weekend to go:

ECSU    9-3 (2 at USM)
USM      8-4 (2 vs. Eastern)
KSC      7-5 (2 vs. UMD)
RIC       7-5 (2 at UMB)
UMB      6-6 (2 vs. RIC)
UMD      6-6 (2 at KSC)
WCS     4-8 (2 at PSC)
PSU      1-11(2 vs. WCS)

Once again if my predictions are correct it will be one hell of a final weekend with each team playing a team they are chasing!  

Oh hell...this weekend is going to be just as exciting!!

[Jcon8958]

UMB sweeps PSU
RIC splits with WCSU
ECSU splits with UMD
USM splits with KSC

UMB beats USM


Going to be a very very good last couple of weeks.

[KSCfan]

keene and southern maine 5-5 in the 5th as keene has a bases loaded no one out rally going

[KSCfan]

slugggfesstttt going on in keene back and forth not a whole lot of pitching but its 12-10 keene in the bottom of the 7th

[KSCfan]

keene beats usm 12-10 in a high offense game.  Vogt pitches a scoreless 8 and 9 to get the win.  Keene needs game 2 now

[KSCfan]

Keene is beating up on usm in game 2   10-2.  Danny Nelson looking strong so far (knock on wood) as the owls looking for that much needed sweep

[KSCfan]

They are rejoicing in owl nation tonight as the owls take 2 from southern maine.  Offense carried the owls in both games, but keene got good pitching when it needed it with Vogt getting a 2 inning save in game one, and nelson a strong start in game 2.  The owls have wheaton tommorow who is a regional team.  With a win over them that would cap off a nice little weekend.  We shall have to see what happens.  Keene currently on a good win streak looking to stay hot.  Any new from else where around the league??