BB: LEC: Little East Conference

amh63 · April 14, 2016, 06:43:17 PM

ECSUalum....your Warriors gave Amherst a competative game today on the rebuilt Memorial Field. It was 3-1, Amherst going into the ninth. ECSU had several men in scoring position before Amherst's reliever in the the 9th, regained his composure to ensure the win. Reliever is my favorite player....a freshman from the Bay Area of California. FY Ferrero, a kicker on the football team, came to Amherst and turned down Div1 football offers in order to play baseball too...only in D3.. According to his father.
Oh yes, he is a backup to a Sophmore kicker from Arlington Va. this past football season

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hockeyfan77 · April 14, 2016, 09:41:01 PM

USM came from behind again to nip St Joe's 9-8: USM is now 16-5 (4-0 in the LEC) on the season:

http://southernmainehuskies.com/sports/bsb/2015-16/releases/20160414us5nds

Next up for USM:

Sat April 16 Western Conn. St. * 12:00 PM (DH)

ECSUalum · April 15, 2016, 08:31:41 PM

Quote from: amh63 on April 14, 2016, 06:43:17 PM
ECSUalum....your Warriors gave Amherst a competative game today on the rebuilt Memorial Field. It was 3-1, Amherst going into the ninth. ECSU had several men in scoring position before Amherst's reliever in the the 9th, regained his composure to ensure the win. Reliever is my favorite player....a freshman from the Bay Area of California. FY Ferrero, a kicker on the football team, came to Amherst and turned down Div1 football offers in order to play baseball too...only in D3.. According to his father.
Oh yes, he is a backup to a Sophmore kicker from Arlington Va. this past football season .

amh63,
Congrats to Amherst on a well deserved victory! I watched the last 3 innings and Eastern was one hit from evening up the score in the 9th, but Ferrero got a tough hitter to ground into a DP!! Amherst has a great record this year and will probably find themselves in Willimantic, (Mansfield), for the NCAA Regional Tournament being played this year at the ECSU Baseball Stadium. Not prejudiced, but Eastern's baseball facility, which is actually in Mansfield CT, is the best in D-III NorthEast. Historically they have also played the NCAA Regionals in Harwich on Cape Cod which does not come close to the facility at the ECSU's Mansfield Sports Complex and without the fog!!.
I think the Warriors will need to win the LEC to play in the Regionals as their record probably will not allow a Pools C opportunity. It is a shame because, Southern Maine will most likely represent the LEC again, which will be the second time in 3 or 4 yrs. Eastern will not participate in the NE Regional on their own field.

Anyway, Best of luck to the... is it still Lord Jeffs?

hockeyfan77 · April 16, 2016, 01:09:59 AM

Quote from: ECSUalum on April 15, 2016, 08:31:41 PM
Quote from: amh63 on April 14, 2016, 06:43:17 PM
ECSUalum....your Warriors gave Amherst a competative game today on the rebuilt Memorial Field. It was 3-1, Amherst going into the ninth. ECSU had several men in scoring position before Amherst's reliever in the the 9th, regained his composure to ensure the win. Reliever is my favorite player....a freshman from the Bay Area of California. FY Ferrero, a kicker on the football team, came to Amherst and turned down Div1 football offers in order to play baseball too...only in D3.. According to his father.
Oh yes, he is a backup to a Sophmore kicker from Arlington Va. this past football season .
amh63,
Congrats to Amherst on a well deserved victory! I watched the last 3 innings and Eastern was one hit from evening up the score in the 9th, but Ferrero got a tough hitter to ground into a DP!! Amherst has a great record this year and will probably find themselves in Willimantic, (Mansfield), for the NCAA Regional Tournament being played this year at the ECSU Baseball Stadium. Not prejudiced, but Eastern's baseball facility, which is actually in Mansfield CT, is the best in D-III NorthEast. Historically they have also played the NCAA Regionals in Harwich on Cape Cod which does not come close to the facility at the ECSU's Mansfield Sports Complex and without the fog!!.
I think the Warriors will need to win the LEC to play in the Regionals as their record probably will not allow a Pools C opportunity. It is a shame because, Southern Maine will most likely represent the LEC again, which will be the second time in 3 or 4 yrs. Eastern will not participate in the NE Regional on their own field.
Anyway, Best of luck to the... is it still Lord Jeffs?

Lots of baseball left!!!

hockeyfan77 · April 16, 2016, 06:15:18 PM

USM splits with Western Conn losing 4-3 and grinding out a 3-2 victory in game 2: USM is now 17-6 (5-1 in the LEC) on the season:

Up Next for USM:

Sun April 17 Wheaton (Mass.) 1:00 PM

AllStar · April 16, 2016, 09:15:25 PM

Catching up: Earlier this week, Keene State went 1-1, losing to lowly Fitchburg State 10-2 on Wednesday before coming back from an 8-0 deficit the next day to beat Springfield 12-8.

Today, Keene State split with last place RIC in a battle of the bottom two teams in the conference. Keene won the first game 2-1 in 11 innings before losing 5-3 (led 3-0 after 1 inning) in the second game. Keene is 11-13, 2-4 in the conference. They play at Western New England on Monday.

hockeyfan77 · April 18, 2016, 02:00:10 AM

USM out slugged Wheaton today 13-7 to improve to 18-6 (5-1 in the LEC) on the season:

Next Up for USM:

Tue April 19 at Mass.-Boston * 3:00 PM

AllStar · April 18, 2016, 06:38:28 PM

Different day, same result for Keene State as they blow a 3-0 lead in a 6-3 loss to Western New England. The Owls scored 3 in the first and then not again for the rest of the game, as their trend of completely crumbling at the end of games continues. Keene State sinks further below .500 at 11-14 and hosts Plymouth tomorrow.

AllStar · April 19, 2016, 06:30:53 PM

Keene State hammered Plymouth State 11-4 on Tuesday. The Owls scored 5 runs in the first inning and recorded a rare lopsided win. Keene is now 12-14, 3-4 in the conference and plays home against Westfield State on Wednesday.

hockeyfan77 · April 19, 2016, 10:35:45 PM

USM got shut down by U-Mass Boston 7-1 today to fall to 18-7 (5-2 in the LEC):

Next Up For USM:

Wed April 20 Endicott 3:30 PM

AllStar · April 20, 2016, 08:45:20 PM

Keene State managed just 5 hits (while also making 3 errors) and was shut out by Westfield State (14-15) 6-0 on Wednesday. After this performance, it remains obvious they can't string together more than 1 (or maybe 2) strong games together. The Owls are now 12-15 and travel to UMass-Boston's new facility (Monan Park) on Saturday for a doubleheader at 2:00 and 5:00.

hockeyfan77 · April 21, 2016, 12:28:30 AM

USM dropped it's 2nd game in a row 6-5 to Endicott to fall to 18-8 (5-2 in the LEC) on the season:

Next up for USM:

Thu April 21 Babson 3:30 PM

hockeyfan77 · April 22, 2016, 12:17:38 PM

USM dropped it's 3rd game in a row: a 12-8 loss to Babson to fall to 18-9 (5-2 in the LEC) on the season:

Next Up for USM:

Sat April 23 Plymouth St. * 12:00 PM (DH)

hockeyfan77 · April 24, 2016, 12:32:18 AM

USM Swept Plymouth State 10-0 and 5-4 today to improve to 20-9 (7-2 in the LEC) on the season:

Next Up For USM:

Sun April 24 at Wheaton (Mass.) 1:00 PM

AllStar · April 24, 2016, 08:40:46 PM

On Saturday, Keene State got swept in an important doubleheader by UMass-Boston, losing 2-1 in the first game and imploding in a 6-5 (11 inning) game two loss. The Owls led 5-3 in the bottom of the 11th, but frittered away another late lead.

Today Keene State split with Tufts, winning the first game in walk-off fashion 3-2 before losing 9-7 in the second game. The Owls tried to rally from an 8-0 deficit over the final two innings of the second game, but fell short. Keene State is now 13-18 and 3-6 in the Little East. They host Western New England on Monday at 3:30.