BB: LEC: Little East Conference

kscer · February 12, 2012, 02:17:54 PM

Quote from: mainebaseball11 on February 12, 2012, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: wordsmith on February 10, 2012, 12:03:28 PM
Keene State Roster Posted today. Luopa is on the roster as we all expected.

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

As we all expected? Who is this Luopa kid all the chatter is about? I follow USM baseball closely and never heard of him around here last year. All this talk about kids going from USM back to Keene, but I don't think this kid even played at USM. Best of luck to him at Keene, but I've never heard of him

Sorta an inside joke to Keene yokels. We dont have much to do heah in da wintah, dontyaknow.

wordsmith · February 12, 2012, 08:25:24 PM

Quote from: kscer on February 12, 2012, 02:17:54 PM
Quote from: mainebaseball11 on February 12, 2012, 12:47:44 PM
Quote from: wordsmith on February 10, 2012, 12:03:28 PM
Keene State Roster Posted today. Luopa is on the roster as we all expected.

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

As we all expected? Who is this Luopa kid all the chatter is about? I follow USM baseball closely and never heard of him around here last year. All this talk about kids going from USM back to Keene, but I don't think this kid even played at USM. Best of luck to him at Keene, but I've never heard of him
Sorta an inside joke to Keene yokels. We dont have much to do heah in da wintah, dontyaknow.

A lot to this story. But we'll keep it above the line. I will say this to the outsiders. John Luopa, the Luopa kid's father is in the Keene State Hall of Fame as a baseball player and was an assistant coach at KSC for many moons. Nuf said Fred!

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kscer · February 13, 2012, 02:28:40 PM

I notice Stancliff was not on the roster. I thought he did fairly well both at St Joe's and in his role last year. Any word on his status?

wordsmith · February 13, 2012, 03:46:45 PM

Quote from: kscer on February 13, 2012, 02:28:40 PM
I notice Stancliff was not on the roster. I thought he did fairly well both at St Joe's and in his role last year. Any word on his status?

Sounds like he's decided to not play.

KSCfan · February 13, 2012, 09:20:57 PM

good swing...

keeneowl13 · February 14, 2012, 11:27:19 PM

Hello everybody. New to the boards this year. Was reading through some topics discussed and I like the conversations, updates and incites you all give to the LEC teams. Just was going to throw my two cents in on the Luopa kid. Good high school player but coming off labrum surgery and missing a year I'm curious to see how he responds to the college game. Sure his father will have some tips and pointers. Was a great player for KSC in the late 80's and great coach from what I've heard. Big shoes to fill for "little" Luopa. http://keeneowls.com/alumni/bios/Luopa_John

wordsmith · February 15, 2012, 08:29:58 AM

Quote from: keeneowl13 on February 14, 2012, 11:27:19 PM
Hello everybody. New to the boards this year. Was reading through some topics discussed and I like the conversations, updates and incites you all give to the LEC teams. Just was going to throw my two cents in on the Luopa kid. Good high school player but coming off labrum surgery and missing a year I'm curious to see how he responds to the college game. Sure his father will have some tips and pointers. Was a great player for KSC in the late 80's and great coach from what I've heard. Big shoes to fill for "little" Luopa. http://keeneowls.com/alumni/bios/Luopa_John

Gee thanks for the "retro" spin are you President of the JL Fan Club?

LEC Fan · February 15, 2012, 12:16:07 PM

I hope he contributes in a positive way for the Owls...good to see another hometown kid playing for the hometown team.

I see from the front page of D3 that many teams have started their season...who is one of the first programs from New England to start playing this year? I know Eastern usually takes a trip in March and I see from Keene's schedule they are going to Long Island again...but anybody else?

ECSUalum · February 15, 2012, 01:04:19 PM

Eastern goes out to Walla Walla WA to play Coach Holowaty's son's team, Whitman College for 4 games starting next Friday Feb 24. They come back and play Kean U March 10 in Ewing NJ, then go back out to SoCal and Phoenix AZ for a 10 game stint March 16-23. First home game March 26 vs Suffolk U.

LEC Fan · February 15, 2012, 01:28:47 PM

Thanks for the information ECSU...don't know if you know or not but how do they fundraise for those trips? I can understand 1 trip out west to play for Spring Break but 2 trips across the country? Got to be a lot of candy bars to sell!!

ECSUalum · February 15, 2012, 02:01:48 PM

Quote from: LEC Fan on February 15, 2012, 01:28:47 PM
Thanks for the information ECSU...don't know if you know or not but how do they fundraise for those trips? I can understand 1 trip out west to play for Spring Break but 2 trips across the country? Got to be a lot of candy bars to sell!!

Yes Sir, I was a little surprised myself with the 2012 schedule, but I think the program gets good support from the alumni, Coach has an annual Golf Tournament usually @ Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun, that brings in some good corporate $$, a baseball clinic(s), and i guess reasonable attendance and consession reciepts.

Should be quick home startups for Keene and USM as I think the winter of 2011-12 is history

!!! The crocuses are blooming down here in CT already. Gosh I hope I haven't jinxed anything

. Another great LEC baseball season JUST around the corner!!!!!!!

wordsmith · February 15, 2012, 02:43:25 PM

Quote from: ECSUalum on February 15, 2012, 02:01:48 PM
Quote from: LEC Fan on February 15, 2012, 01:28:47 PM
Thanks for the information ECSU...don't know if you know or not but how do they fundraise for those trips? I can understand 1 trip out west to play for Spring Break but 2 trips across the country? Got to be a lot of candy bars to sell!!

Yes Sir, I was a little surprised myself with the 2012 schedule, but I think the program gets good support from the alumni, Coach has an annual Golf Tournament usually @ Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun, that brings in some good corporate $$, a baseball clinic(s), and i guess reasonable attendance and consession reciepts.

Should be quick home startups for Keene and USM as I think the winter of 2011-12 is history !!! The crocuses are blooming down here in CT already. Gosh I hope I haven't jinxed anything . Another great LEC baseball season JUST around the corner!!!!!!!

I will make you a friendly little bet>> I will bet Keene sees a significant snowstorm that will delay the home schedule by a week or two. This storm will hit sometime in mid-March (15th-23rd). Hope I am wrong but we'll see.

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Hobbesy · February 15, 2012, 02:46:45 PM

LEC Fan-

I think the funding for the trip to Walla Walla is coming from a Whitman alum. He is footing the bill to get the Warriors out to Washington for what should be a great father-son matchup.

Western Connecticut also begins next week with trip to face Emory and Henry in Emory, Va. The Colonials will play three games.

A composite schedule of LEC teams can be found here- http://littleeast.com/sports/bsb/2012/schedule

ECSUalum · February 15, 2012, 09:05:52 PM

Quote from: wordsmith on February 15, 2012, 02:43:25 PM
Quote from: ECSUalum on February 15, 2012, 02:01:48 PM
Quote from: LEC Fan on February 15, 2012, 01:28:47 PM
Thanks for the information ECSU...don't know if you know or not but how do they fundraise for those trips? I can understand 1 trip out west to play for Spring Break but 2 trips across the country? Got to be a lot of candy bars to sell!!

Yes Sir, I was a little surprised myself with the 2012 schedule, but I think the program gets good support from the alumni, Coach has an annual Golf Tournament usually @ Foxwoods or Mohegan Sun, that brings in some good corporate $$, a baseball clinic(s), and i guess reasonable attendance and consession reciepts.

Should be quick home startups for Keene and USM as I think the winter of 2011-12 is history !!! The crocuses are blooming down here in CT already. Gosh I hope I haven't jinxed anything . Another great LEC baseball season JUST around the corner!!!!!!!

I will make you a friendly little bet>> I will bet Keene sees a significant snowstorm that will delay the home schedule by a week or two. This storm will hit sometime in mid-March (15th-23rd). Hope I am wrong but we'll see.

Word

Word,
Not impossible, but improbable, as the old sun is just getting too high in the sky and with longer days, and ground already relatively warm, it will be tough for snow to accumulate, and or stick. If we do get some snow, it will be gone quickly. More likely that we get some flooding rain that saturates the facility and delays the start-up.

7express · February 16, 2012, 12:37:59 AM

Quote from: Hobbesy on February 15, 2012, 02:46:45 PM
LEC Fan-

I think the funding for the trip to Walla Walla is coming from a Whitman alum. He is footing the bill to get the Warriors out to Washington for what should be a great father-son matchup.

Western Connecticut also begins next week with trip to face Emory and Henry in Emory, Va. The Colonials will play three games.

A composite schedule of LEC teams can be found here- http://littleeast.com/sports/bsb/2012/schedule

Yes sir, then a few weeks (the 17th) go down to Florida during spring break and resume. I think the home opener is sometime around March 31 + or - a few days.