BB: LEC: Little East Conference

ECSUalum · April 02, 2011, 03:47:42 PM

ECSU sweeps Plymouth State 6-4 in first game, 9-1 in second.

http://nutmeg.easternct.edu/mt-static/athletics/2011/04/baseball-schult-untouchable-in-9-1-win.html

RIC takes second game from KSC, 4-2

LEC Fan · April 02, 2011, 05:06:56 PM

Keene drops the 2nd game of the doubleheader @ RIC to fall to 1-1 in the LEC (12-4 overall)

Jcon8958 · April 03, 2011, 03:38:57 PM

UMB and UMD split there opening weekend LEC DH...UMB won the 1st game 10-0 then dropped the 2nd 17-9....dont really have any other info on the games yet.

7express · April 03, 2011, 09:50:48 PM

Southern Maine sweeps Western in a double header today.

2 teams combined for 19 runs on 27 hits in what was thought was going to be a pitchers duel between the Colonials Billy Armstrong and the Huskies Chris Bernard. After trailing 6-5 entering the 7th, USM scored 1 in the 7th, 3 in the 8th and 2 in the 9th for the 10-9 win. Conor Bierfeldt pitched well the second game (9 innings, 9 hits, 1 walk, 5 strikeouts) but 5 Western error's lead to 2 unearned runs in what turned out to be a 4-1 loss in game 2.

Western drops to 6-9 on the year, 0-2 in the LEC. They will be back in action Tuesday afternoon against Westfield state in a game that was postponed from last Tuesday.

hockeyfan77 · April 04, 2011, 12:10:35 AM

Southern Maine Sweeps Western Connecticut, 10-9 and 4-1 to improve to 11-6 (2-0 in the LEC)....

Next up

Tue. 5 ENDICOTT 3:30

KSCfan · April 04, 2011, 07:59:19 AM

I was away all weekend and did not get a chance to see any of the games. Southren Maine, and Eastern take sweeps, everyone else splits across the boards. Dalton threw 7 scoreless innings for the fighting Jconnies, which is a good sign for them. Doyon had a monster day for Keene in a split with RIC. Stanclift threw 4 innings out of the bullpen for Keene. Southern Maine continues to hammer the ball, i dont know what is in the water up there but the Huskies should be called the Mash-kies cause all they do is pound the ball.

Keene at Amherst tommorow should be a good one

7express · April 04, 2011, 04:58:38 PM

Western vs. Plymouth on Saturday in what could go a long way to determine last place. We get RIC at home so if Billy Armstrong pitches one of those games we can split with them, and we probably get a split with Dartmouth later in April. The other 3 conference teams remaining will be hard to split with (Eastern isn't a double header 2 separate games, 1 at Western, 1 at Eastern).

KSCfan · April 05, 2011, 07:13:05 AM

7- kind of hard to go from western basketball who is at the top of the heap to western baseball which has its problems in the LEC. Western has been a wierd team in the LEC over the years. They have won a conference tournament title, but they can never seem to string together a lot of conference wins in a row. They always have at least one good pitcher like Armstrong but can never seem to be a dominant force in the LEC.

I dont think that Western will end up in last place this year, i see them making the conference tournament as the 6 seed, ahead of UMD and Plymouth.

Wally · April 05, 2011, 10:40:14 AM

Why do Wheaton, WNEC and Tufts get votes in the latest National rankings when KSC is ranked higher in The Region? I'm okay with Eastern, but shouldn't The Little East have another team at least getting SOME votes? Hopefully the weather holds off so Keene and Amherst can get there game in. Will be there anyone else going? Go Owls!

LEC Fan · April 05, 2011, 12:41:24 PM

With the weather the way it is...and supposed to be all week I would be suprised if anybody plays this week!

KSCfan · April 05, 2011, 12:51:18 PM

I was planning on going to the game today but according the weather i think its going to be a wash out. Amherst is like an hour and fifteen mins from me, so i am hoping that keene or amherst post on thier website soon if the game is cancelled.

Anyone play some good non conference games this week. I know i am biased but Keene Amherst jumped out at me. Amherst is usually pretty strong. Who else? Eastern had Montclair today but got post poned and salve thursday. Southern has endacott and salem two that dont wow you. Umass Boston has WNEC tommorow which should be a good game. In fact thats my non conference game of the week. WNEC and UMBust.

ECSUalum · April 05, 2011, 12:59:51 PM

Quote from: KSCfan on April 05, 2011, 07:13:05 AM
7- kind of hard to go from western basketball who is at the top of the heap to western baseball which has its problems in the LEC. Western has been a wierd team in the LEC over the years. They have won a conference tournament title, but they can never seem to string together a lot of conference wins in a row. They always have at least one good pitcher like Armstrong but can never seem to be a dominant force in the LEC.

I dont think that Western will end up in last place this year, i see them making the conference tournament as the 6 seed, ahead of UMD and Plymouth.

As I might have mentioned over on the d3hoops thread, one of WCSU's men's athletic priorities seem to be basketball. The O'Neill Center facility, Coach Campbell, thier history, all compel, at minimum, d2/d3 level athletes to migrate toward the basketball program.
Unfortunately, the baseball program does not seem to get the same priority, (MAYBE BECAUSE ITS ALSO SOMEWHAT DILUTED BY A FOOTBALL PROGRAMM???, DONT REALLY KNOW). The baseball facility at Western, does not get the attention the basketball/footbal facility gets, so does just the the opposite re attraction of talent. However, WCSU still gets some very good players, and on a given day, can upset teams. ECSU has been at the recieving end of this a couple of times over the last few years, so it is a risk to take them lightly.

Wally · April 05, 2011, 01:36:52 PM

Keene @ Amherst postponed!

KSCfan · April 05, 2011, 01:57:36 PM

Thanks Wally for the update.

Alumn great point about the Western baseball program. That field is by far the worst in the conference. I always thought it would be fun to throw people out from right field where it is up hill. Could Western build a new field somewhere else or remodel that field because it is struggling for sure. Left field is downhill and rightfield up. Also if you run off the thirdbase side you fall down the hill into the woods. Not a great place to play. If i was a baseball recruit i would look at some of the other facilities like basketball center, and football and i would say yah not so much. Trinity has same problem in hartford. Why dont they play where the Danbury Westerners used to play in the NECBL?

ECSUalum · April 05, 2011, 02:36:47 PM

Quote from: KSCfan on April 05, 2011, 01:57:36 PM
Thanks Wally for the update.

Alumn great point about the Western baseball program. That field is by far the worst in the conference. I always thought it would be fun to throw people out from right field where it is up hill. Could Western build a new field somewhere else or remodel that field because it is struggling for sure. Left field is downhill and rightfield up. Also if you run off the thirdbase side you fall down the hill into the woods. Not a great place to play. If i was a baseball recruit i would look at some of the other facilities like basketball center, and football and i would say yah not so much. Trinity has same problem in hartford. Why dont they play where the Danbury Westerners used to play in the NECBL?

Well stated KSCFan, 7express should give us his views on this.
I wonder how the athletic budgets at the 8 state universities in the LEC compare? It would be intersting to see how they are broken out by M/W sports and how they compare to, for example, schools like Cortland State, UW-SP, Whitewater, etc, etc, school who seem to excel in most major sports they participate in.

I also think the size of a schools endowment, plays some role here as well. Additionally, how much funding each head coach can attract based on his/the program's local/regional notoriety can be a factor re the size of specific programs funding and thus success.

Just some thoughts