BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[hockeyfan77]

Final (12)      ST Joes.   5    USM.    6



There is video but I will updated in between innings for those that can't watch....USM also lost their 2nd best hitter in Mackey. Didn't look good, so that's 9 players lost.

[ECSUalum]

hockey,

That is a real shame that the Huskies have had such a bad string of luck.  I know how proud Coach Flaherty is of his team and their program!!  Just have to plug away and hope for the best the rest of the season.  Doen't seem like a typical LEC year w/o USM in the thick of things.

Score by Innings                     R  H  E
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Eastern Conn.  112 002 212 -   11 16  2
Trinity (Conn.)..010 002 030 -   6 13  3
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Win - Andrew Merritt (3-0). Loss - B. Goldberg (0-2).

[Wally]

Caught the last 4 innings of the Keene-Amherst game. Classic game between two of New England's best. Keene down 4-2 entering the top of the 9th,put 2 across to tie. Amherst had the winning run in scoring position but a great diving play by Arsenault at first with the flip to Vogt to get out of the inning. Keene finally pushed in the go ahead run in the top of the 12yh and held on. Vogt and Perrault looked sharp out of the pen. Nice win after the debacle up in Plymouth yesterday! The Wheaton loss is not that upsetting, they are loaded. And if you had told me they would beat WNEC and sweep Western going into Wheaton, then I feel it doesn't hurt as much. Anyone going out to The Swamp thursday and saturday?   Wally

[hockeyfan77]

Southern Maine Downs Saint Joseph's in 12 Innings 6-5 to improve to 14-13 (3-5 in the LEC):



Next up for USM:



Fri.   22    at    Plymouth State   (DH)  *                                 1:00

[kscer]

Caught the last 4 innings of the Keene-Amherst game. Classic game between two of New England's best. Keene down 4-2 entering the top of the 9th,put 2 across to tie. Amherst had the winning run in scoring position but a great diving play by Arsenault at first with the flip to Vogt to get out of the inning. Keene finally pushed in the go ahead run in the top of the 12yh and held on. Vogt and Perrault looked sharp out of the pen. Nice win after the debacle up in Plymouth yesterday! The Wheaton loss is not that upsetting, they are loaded. And if you had told me they would beat WNEC and sweep Western going into Wheaton, then I feel it doesn't hurt as much. Anyone going out to The Swamp thursday and saturday?   Wally

No doubt Wheaton is loaded, but so is Keene. If they win that game on the road, that's another punch in the ticket for the regionals. When you are on the bubble, a loss to Wheaton hurts more than a loss to Plymouth. They have to beat UMB, USM and ESCU. Tough road remaining.

[mainebaseball11]

Say what you want about USM but those kids are battling with what they have left. They were really looking up to start the year with newcomers. You can only win through so many injuries. They lost last years LEC rookie of the year john Carey to injury as well as two division 1 transfer pitchers in Bernard and Hammond to arm injuries. A team can only take so much, and if Mackeys injury is as bad as it appeared to be yesterday..you take away their 4 hitter who is hitting .450. Flaherty appears to be in good spirits despite the string of luck they have been dealt this season

[mainefan]

Don't forget that USM also lost one of their key relief pitchers/leadoff hitter/and backup middle infielder - matt powers.

[hockeyfan77]

Don't forget that USM also lost one of their key relief pitchers/leadoff hitter/and backup middle infielder - matt powers.

Don't forget Zach Fernandez and Nick Hahn. Man they were loaded. Great win yesterday though!

[mainefan]

You can also throw in 3 pitchers that red shirted last year. Matt Leach who throw in the ninties and is out again this year with tom john surgery. Brennan Perry and Ryan Yates are working their way back into form.

[wordsmith]

Strange how arm/shoulder injuries always seem to plague pitchers in the USM Program?!

Eh KSCer?

[kscer]

Strange how arm/shoulder injuries always seem to plague pitchers in the USM Program?!

Eh KSCer?

I wouldn't want to imply there is some correlation, but it just seems that they have trouble keeping pitchers healthy. There are many who would agree, don't let your lefties grow up to be huskies. But you know I am just hypetheticalizing.

[hockeyfan77]

Well I do know that 3 out of the pitchers mentioned didn't hurt their arms...Kind of a loaded accusation if you ask me....

[wordsmith]

hockeyfan77,

With all due respect the statement made has some merit....USM has a history and a legacy, if you will, around the LEC about pitching arms.

Word

[LEC Fan]

Whether its coincidence or not (I don't think so) we always seem to talk about the injuries to the USM pitching staff...for the last couple of years they always have some stud pitchers one year and the next they are on the DL? Now maybe some of that isn't arm related (I think 90% of it is) but I can remember USM had a pretty decent ptcher back when I played (2003-2007)...don't really recall his name (hockeyfan77 you probably remember) thinking Connor's or something...threw pretty well for them...good curveball, would compete...played 1 year then the next he was toast as he destroyed his arm...I think the same happened to Armandi...what about that Rogers kid from ME that played for them? (don't know if he got hurt or not but whatever happened to him?)...I think word,kscer do have it right when it comes to the pitching up at USM...tend to be a lot more pitching injuries we hear about then with any other school!?!

[LEC Fan]

Keene State v. UMASS Boston has been changed to today @ Keene

Good move as looks like rain/snow tomorrow...should be pretty good weather for the twinbill today...maybe a little breezy but welcome to the swamp! lol hope to make it out for games as it is a big matchup for both UMB and KSC. GO OWLS