BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[mainebaseball11]

Tough to look at those stats above without any of these teams playing LEC opponents. No one in the nation has played the schedule that southern Maine has played so far. Show me if you find one. This could result in a slightly higher era than others

[LEC Fan]

Keene beats Husson 4-1 in game 1 of a doubleheader

[hockeyfan77]

Southern Maine Downs Benedictine 13-6 to improve to 9-5 (0-0 in the LEC)....



Next Up for USM:


Wed.   30    at    Bridgewater State                                        3:30

[RICfann]

Ric gets swept by suffolk 4-2, 5-3 to fall to 5-6

[Jcon8958]

UMB hammers down on Suffolk today to IMPROVE to 4-7... I dont want to see all your stats and what not. KSC played a FAR FARR FARRR easier spring trip then UMB. But thats beside the point. The team is getting better and better with every passing game. So throw all your little stats out. Because as the old phrase go "ITS NOT HOW YOU START....." I will let you guys finish that phrase for me..

[Old Man]

UMB hammers down on Suffolk today to IMPROVE to 4-7... I dont want to see all your stats and what not. KSC played a FAR FARR FARRR easier spring trip then UMB. But thats beside the point. The team is getting better and better with every passing game. So throw all your little stats out. Because as the old phrase go "ITS NOT HOW YOU START....." I will let you guys finish that phrase for me..

[Old Man]

UMB hammers down on Suffolk today to IMPROVE to 4-7... I dont want to see all your stats and what not. KSC played a FAR FARR FARRR easier spring trip then UMB. But thats beside the point. The team is getting better and better with every passing game. So throw all your little stats out. Because as the old phrase go "ITS NOT HOW YOU START....." I will let you guys finish that phrase for me..

REALLY - JCON - how is UMB schedlue "stronger" than KSU?

OM

[Old Man]

JCON - UMB has played NO ONE - - Have not played well!!  I however do expect them to be in the mix by the end of LEC - GOOD TEAM !!! and still young....
OM

[Hobbesy]

Got a chance to see the Beacons today and I liked what I saw for the most part.

They played solid defense and they swung the bats well against what I believe is Suffolk's ace Babb. 

Very aggressive base running helped them score at least three or four runs in the game and they got a break out performance from Reinfurt (2-4, HR, 5RBI).

There was also some tempers flaring between the two teams as a stray elbow was thrown by a Beacon player passing first base and the next pitch was sent over Walsh's head.  Reinfurt tossed in the eighth for running over second basemen during attempted steal.

More thoughts and interviews with Eygabroat and Reinfurt here:

http://ned3baseball.wordpress.com/

[baseball4ever]

JCON-Sorry but I don't see how you say the Beacons are getting stronger.  They are hitting the ball better but continue to strikeout too much. They have struckout nearly 90 times. 

On the other side of the ball, they make two or three errors a game.  They give the opposing team 30 outs a game instead of 27.  The pitching staff can't be asked to do this every game, it will catchup with them sooner or later even against a weak team.  If you watch the interviews by both Coach Eygabroat and Reinfurt , they both talk about cleaning up the defense.

[Hobbesy]

Going to be at the Suffolk-ECSU game today in Quincy...anyone else stopping by???

[KSCfan]

Ok Jconn here are the results of your comment about keene vs UMB strength of schedule.

UMB has played
Thomas Moore 9-1
Amherst 7-4
Oneonta 4-6
MCLA 5-7
Cortland State 8-5
Bowdoin College 9-3
Westfield 5-10 x2
Washington Md 10-7
Johnson and Wales 7-9
Suffolk 7-5

Total Wins 76 Total Loses 61 Win percentage .554

Keene

Husson 11-3 x2
Springfield 6-8
Roger Williams 7-9
Suffolk 7-5
St Joes of Long Island 8-9
Farmingdale 10-8
Oneonta 4-6
St Joes of Maine 6-7
Cortland 8-5
Clarkson 7-5
Salem State 4-8

Total Wins 96 Loses 87 Win Percentage of .524

SO you are right that UMB has played a "tougher" schedule.  I should point out similar opponents.

Cortland-both teams lost to
Oneonta- Keene beat and UMB lost to.
Suffolk- both teams beat

You are right its how you finish but if UMB keeps losing to some of these teams the at large possibility is going to be harder to get.

Keene at Babson today

[Hobbesy]

Finally got a chance to see Eastern today and was impressed with them.  They played strong defensively despite two bobbles and hit the ball well.  They need to figure out their pitching staff and if they can do that they will be a very good team.

http://ned3baseball.wordpress.com/

[Jcon8958]

OM Im pretty sure we just pointed out who played the better quality of team on SB so enough about that. Anyway UMB goes into Fitchburg today to take on FSU and try to make it 4 straight wins. Like I have been saying in previous post this team is starting to come together they were 1 big hit away in several games in FLA and they seem to be getting those big hits now. Im not to Concerned about the Strikeout numbers because the only real strikeout pure strikeout guy in the LEC is Armstrong at WCSU (outside of the guys on UMB) So I expect that number to tail off some as we work are way into April and May. As far as the play behind the pitchers I expect that to also tail off a bit to many good gloves out there for them to keep making errors. 

[KSCfan]

Jcon lets not to crazy here, umass schedule was a little stronger, not like ten times stronger.  Umass did beat fitchburg yesterday who has been struggling pretty bad so far this year. 

This weekend should be interesting as we start LEC play.  Everyone has had time to plan thier staff and rotation for the upcoming weekend and it should be an awesome weekend of baseball.

Good to see the LEC well represented in the New England poll with
Eastern at 1 Keene at 3 and USM at 8.  Good sign for the LEC......... who knows maybe the flying jconns might win some more games and get over 500 and we could get 4 teams in the top 8 poll.  Lets go Umass Bust and start pulling your weight