BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[kscer]

Always shocked to see Keene State left out of these early pre season polls. Here is a team that has averaged 29.4 wins a season since 2007. Has made 3 trips to the NCAA regionals and 1 trip to the NCAA regional finals. 3 appearances to the LEC championship with 1 win.

By the way Jconn-looks like there has been a few solid wins along the way on that rume...not just lightning in a bottle for roughly 3 weeks!

You look at the numbers my friend:

Keene State College

2007
32-15 overall
11-3 LEC
Lost in LEC final
Lost in NE Regional Championship

2008
34-11 overall
12-2 LEC
LEC Champions
NE Regional 1-2

2009
25-16 overall
8-6 LEC
Lost in LEC final

2010
27-17 overall
10-4 LEC
1-2 LEC Tourney
NCAA NY Regional 1-2

2011
29-14 overall
7-7 LEC
2-2 LEC Tourney

Overall since 2007
29.4 average wins per season
14.6 average losses per season
9.6 average LEC wins per season
4.4 average LEC loses per season
3 trips to LEC final
1 LEC Championship
3 Trips to NCAA (NE regional finals in 2007)


now....

Umass Boston

2007
18-19 overall
7-7 LEC
1-2 LEC Tourney

2008
16-26 overall
5-9 LEC
1-2 LEC Tourney

2009
19-22 overall
8-6 LEC
0-2 LEC Tourney

2010
32-17 overall
8-6 LEC
LEC Champion
NE Regional Champion
World Series 0-2

2011
18-22 overall
8-6 LEC
0-2 LEC Tourney

Overall since 2007
20.6 average wins per season
21.2 average loses per season (wow under .500)
7.2 average LEC wins per season
6.8 average LEC loses per season
1 LEC Championship
1 NE Regional Championship
1 WS appearance

Now, after looking at these numbers it is pretty safe to say Keene State's program has been a top team in NE over the past 5 years while Umass Boston has been a below .500 team.

The 2010 season for Umass Boston will go down as one of the best stories N D3 baseball has seen, but to say KSC can't win the big game...well the stats above speak for themselves. To average 29.4 wins a season and make 3 trips the the NCAA and to go to the finals of the LEC 3 times in the last 5 years...well I'm guessing there was some pretty big games along the way!

As far as big wind for Umass Boston...Definitely had some i 2010, but how many before or after that...well you can answer that.....NONE!

Merry Xmas...Happy holidays and Lefthander is in the house to stay!

Lefthander, include 2006 (31-14) and Keene's run is even more impressive and consistent. UMASS Boston still has a lot to prove, as does Keene State. This year is crucial as it will be a new team for Keene with the big sluggers gone.
kscer

[7express]

2011 schedule still posted on Western site.

[UMB28]

Congrats to coach Eygabroat of the umass beacons just had a healthy baby girl!!!!
Gonna be a fun year in the LEC!!! UMB bringing in their recruiting class from the world series run
Saw some of there fall ball practices got some new flame throwers and a couple big bats!!!
It was a laser show in BP!  Gonna be a tough team this year!  Wish the best of luck to all the
LEC teams this year! I hope one of us represents in the WS this year!

-28

[KSCfan]

Congrats to Coach E and his new baby girl!

As far as a couple of freshman coming into Eastern from the New London Day the Greene kid from New London, and Trantalis from Colchester, i have had the joy of coaching Trantalis and coaching against Day.  I spent the last two years as Trantalis assisant coach at Bacon Academy (Colchester CT public high school with funny name).  Chris is a great kid, and a kid that will work his butt off to play.  He is a kid on the quieter side until you get to know him, and then he is actually pretty funny.  He played shortstop for us, and was our number one pitcher.  He played shortstop because we didnt have one, and his more true position would be at third base.  He is not super fast, and would not have the range as some of the other LEC short stops.  He swung a mighty darn good stick for us and ended up hitting in the .400's.  Chris will not wow you the first time you see him play, he is not flashy, not huge, he just works his tail off, and the best word to describe him is consistant.  I dont know what Eastern has planned for him this year, as i will be honest i dont know if he a true collegiate pitcher.  He tops out 77-80mph and def pitches to contact.  He will not throw the ball by anyone and survives by keeping it down.  He doesnt really have a second pitch as well, and  If he leaves the ball up at 77-80 mph, then you can imagine it is tough for him to be successful.( That is true about any pitcher though if they throw 90 or 70).  I look forward to Chris having a great college career and i can and will say great things about the kid all day long.  I dont know how much impact he will have this freshman year on the team, but he will get better and better year after year because he has no ego and just loves to play the game.  I could see him playing for the JV team this year and depending on how he does will determine where he goes from there.  I hope that he does well for Eastern.  ( He can go 2-4 with two doubles, and keene can still win 2-1 or something like that in a perfect world)

As far as the Greene kid from New London, when I was coaching Chris at Bacon we played him three times this past year.  The kid is a big strong kid.  He has very good bat speed.  I checked my pitching charts and he had 9abs against us, so we some idea of what he was capable of not.  He was 2-9 with a double to left center.  Fast balls this kid mashes.  His good bat speed allows him to hit most faster pitchers and hit them with power.  After his 3rd at bat, we started throwing him slow, slow and slower.  It really seemed to frustrate him.  He would get out on his front foot, and hit huge towering pop ups.  Everytime he did it, we would have the pitcher throw it even slower the next time.  The kid was so anxious to hit the ball, that he would be way out front, and end up pulling off and popping up over second base.  He was def a kid that we had circled on the scouting report as a kid that hits the ball, and i remember talking with our pitchers and catchers on how we wanted to approach him.  In the outfield he covered a lot of ground and in the three games i saw him he made all the plays.  He had a + arm from the outfield and i was more hesitant to send runners on him because of it. 

Just one guys thoughts on the two freshman that are coming into Eastern, both very good players, and some observations on what i have seen.  Best of luck to both guys at Eastern

[LEC Fan]

Any word on what Keene has brought in or USM? Maine has been "down" for the last couple of years and should be interesting to see what they bring to the table...most of the talk around these parts has been Keene/UMB/Eastern lately...any other "lightning in a bottle" teams this year?

KSCFan good insight on some of the new faces in the LEC

[ECSUalum]

Congrats to Coach E and his new baby girl!

As far as a couple of freshman coming into Eastern from the New London Day the Greene kid from New London, and Trantalis from Colchester, i have had the joy of coaching Trantalis and coaching against Day.  I spent the last two years as Trantalis assisant coach at Bacon Academy (Colchester CT public high school with funny name).  Chris is a great kid, and a kid that will work his butt off to play.  He is a kid on the quieter side until you get to know him, and then he is actually pretty funny.  He played shortstop for us, and was our number one pitcher.  He played shortstop because we didnt have one, and his more true position would be at third base.  He is not super fast, and would not have the range as some of the other LEC short stops.  He swung a mighty darn good stick for us and ended up hitting in the .400's.  Chris will not wow you the first time you see him play, he is not flashy, not huge, he just works his tail off, and the best word to describe him is consistant.  I dont know what Eastern has planned for him this year, as i will be honest i dont know if he a true collegiate pitcher.  He tops out 77-80mph and def pitches to contact.  He will not throw the ball by anyone and survives by keeping it down.  He doesnt really have a second pitch as well, and  If he leaves the ball up at 77-80 mph, then you can imagine it is tough for him to be successful.( That is true about any pitcher though if they throw 90 or 70).  I look forward to Chris having a great college career and i can and will say great things about the kid all day long.  I dont know how much impact he will have this freshman year on the team, but he will get better and better year after year because he has no ego and just loves to play the game.  I could see him playing for the JV team this year and depending on how he does will determine where he goes from there.  I hope that he does well for Eastern.  ( He can go 2-4 with two doubles, and keene can still win 2-1 or something like that in a perfect world)

As far as the Greene kid from New London, when I was coaching Chris at Bacon we played him three times this past year.  The kid is a big strong kid.  He has very good bat speed.  I checked my pitching charts and he had 9abs against us, so we some idea of what he was capable of not.  He was 2-9 with a double to left center.  Fast balls this kid mashes.  His good bat speed allows him to hit most faster pitchers and hit them with power.  After his 3rd at bat, we started throwing him slow, slow and slower.  It really seemed to frustrate him.  He would get out on his front foot, and hit huge towering pop ups.  Everytime he did it, we would have the pitcher throw it even slower the next time.  The kid was so anxious to hit the ball, that he would be way out front, and end up pulling off and popping up over second base.  He was def a kid that we had circled on the scouting report as a kid that hits the ball, and i remember talking with our pitchers and catchers on how we wanted to approach him.  In the outfield he covered a lot of ground and in the three games i saw him he made all the plays.  He had a + arm from the outfield and i was more hesitant to send runners on him because of it. 

Just one guys thoughts on the two freshman that are coming into Eastern, both very good players, and some observations on what i have seen.  Best of luck to both guys at Eastern

KSCFan,

Thanks a bunch for the detailed description of Chris Trantalis and Matt Greene.  Hopefully Chris does well, (except against Keene of course and makes you proud!!  ECSU starts their season end of Feb this year!!  Cant wait,  May even take in a few March 2012 games in SoCal while visiting my daughter.

BTW Kcser, KCSFan and Word I predicted little or no snow at Keene State Baseball Stadium this year.  How am I doing??  Last year  you must have had 2 feet by this date Hopefully I continue to be right and get the teamoff to a good home schedule this year.  Like we chanted at Yasgurs Farm in 69....no rain!, no rain!...no snow!....no snow!.........

[Beaconville]

Anyone have any updates as to if James Dalton is going to be back for UMB this season for his senior year?  I know that last year it was literally a last minute thing and he almost didn't play.

[UMB28]

Dalton recently had a son named hank and landed a very good full time job so he will not be playing for umb this year.  However junior Tom cole is hitting 90mph on the radar gun and he should be the number 1 flamethrower for umass.  Umb has about 23 new recruits to mix in with the core returners in McCormick, Mattei, lynch, cole, heefner, and Fontaine(back from injury to  be the backbone of the team and help develop confidence in some of the new young arms).

Players not returning: santos, Walsh, Noonan,Reinfurt and dalton.

Gonna be a lot of new faces this year, but some good "unproven" talent that coach E will have to develop in order to make a run at it this season!

Season will be here before we know it!

[wordsmith]

KSCFan,

BTW Kcser, KCSFan and Word I predicted little or no snow at Keene State Baseball Stadium this year.  How am I doing??  Last year  you must have had 2 feet by this date Hopefully I continue to be right and get the teamoff to a good home schedule this year.  Like we chanted at Yasgurs Farm in 69....no rain!, no rain!...no snow!....no snow!.........
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Bummer man, Buggsy to the pink and white tent. And finally Alvin Lee and Ten Years After with I'm Going Home by helly-copter!
No snow thus far, although the 20" we got in October is a grim reminder of how merciless old man winter can be. Hate to see the snow wait until March...let's keep the chant going no snow, no snow.....

Word

[ECSUalum]

KSCFan,

BTW Kcser, KCSFan and Word I predicted little or no snow at Keene State Baseball Stadium this year.  How am I doing??  Last year  you must have had 2 feet by this date Hopefully I continue to be right and get the teamoff to a good home schedule this year.  Like we chanted at Yasgurs Farm in 69....no rain!, no rain!...no snow!....no snow!.........

Bummer man, Buggsy to the pink and white tent. And finally Alvin Lee and Ten Years After with I'm Going Home by helly-copter!
No snow thus far, although the 20" we got in October is a grim reminder of how merciless old man winter can be. Hate to see the snow wait until March...let's keep the chant going no snow, no snow.....

Word
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Word,

Just watched the above mentioned 10 minute You Tube video. Had forgotten how good that was!!  Just as good as "Breakfast in bed for 400,000"

Your correct about old man winter, however, lets keep our fingers crossed for an early spring in KEENE.  Hope all those teabagger repubs dont jink it during the primary this week.

[Beaconville]

Dalton recently had a son named hank and landed a very good full time job so he will not be playing for umb this year.  However junior Tom cole is hitting 90mph on the radar gun and he should be the number 1 flamethrower for umass.  Umb has about 23 new recruits to mix in with the core returners in McCormick, Mattei, lynch, cole, heefner, and Fontaine(back from injury to  be the backbone of the team and help develop confidence in some of the new young arms).

Players not returning: santos, Walsh, Noonan,Reinfurt and dalton.

Gonna be a lot of new faces this year, but some good "unproven" talent that coach E will have to develop in order to make a run at it this season!

Season will be here before we know it!

Thanks for the update.  I would have loved to see Dalton play out his senior season but I am aware that he is in a different life situation due to the fact that he is a bit older and has other responsibilities outside of baseball.  Wish him the best.  Go Beacons!!!!

[ECSUalum]

Here you go Boston Beacons, the Tristan Hobbs wrap up video, (with John Cabral, Jack Halloran, and Jon Harper, (LEC Commissioner)) to UMB's 2010 Cinderella performance in the NCAA NE Regional at the Eastern Baseball Stadium.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxjWev-iU2A&NR=1


They talk about the tournament results,  LECTV and the viewership during the NCAA Regionals, and what it takes to put the tournament on live stream.   All in nice High Definition video!!!

Nice job by Tristan Hobbs, the guys at LECTV and of course the UMass Boston Beacons in May 2010

[7express]

Western schedule availible on-line.

Open the season with 3 games down @ Emory & Henry in Virginia the 24th to 25th; first game in Florida is March 19th, IIRC.

[KSCfan]

Keene schedule is out for 2012

http://keeneowls.com/sports/bsb/2011-12/schedule

all the usual suspects on the schedule with games against Williams, Babson, Amherst, two against Wheaton highlight the out of conference schedule.

Conference schedule is there as well.

Jconn circle april 21 on the schedule.  I will see you at the games

[ECSUalum]

SNOW IS A COMMIN!!! We will get 6-8 inches here in CT!!  Then it will warm up again