BB: LEC: Little East Conference

[soxfan42585]

That's great.  They had a solid lineup up and down last year with a good mix of speed and power.  If Castillo can learn to hit anything other than the fastball he'll make a run at all-american.

USM has some young guns and a couple hard throwers, last year was certainly an off year, but kids like Schmidt ought to come into their own this year.  Did that lefty kid who missed a year due to some inelligibility come back or did he graduate?  Bergeron maybe? 

Keene state has continually grown into a New England powerhouse, unfortunately they run up against ecsu who just flat out gets it done.

Just goes to show the LEC has a lot to offer year in and year out.  State schools will always manage to get the kids who cant afford private education and didnt quite develop into d1 talent in time to get recruited for that.  LEC is all state schools right? 

[KSCfan]

Soxfa- Burgeron from USM is done and will not be back, however USM does have Burleson(right hander starting CF) and Henry(Tall lefty 1b) back, they where the conferance starters on saturday last year, and are good but not great.  i dont know what they brought in talent wise for freshman.  And yes the LEC is all state schools, the only one i dont know for one hundred percent is RIC but i think that they are.

[dgilblair]

Shawn has a torn patella ligament.  I wanted him to red shirt this year but he said he was playing.  The doctor said he could play with a special patella brace and be fine if thats what he wanted to do.  The injury can be easily repaired but he would miss this season and he wants to play. He was not going to play till Wednesday at the earliest. And he may not DH this year, we'll have to see how it feels and what Coach wants to do.

Get well Shawn.

Blood and gore don't bother me, but I have a hard time handling human carpentry, and bones that in anatomically incorrect postions, like Joe Theisman's leg!

Shawn had a great start last week, to get ECSU's first win. Another poor defensive performance against Kean though!!

How is Shawn feeling after his fist start?  A real gutsy performance after hearing of his injury!!

Hopefully he can work his way through this knee injury, otherwise wishing him a sppedy recovery from any surgery!!

Thanks all.....Shawn is feeling pretty good.  The knee seems to be on the mend.  He will eventually need to get it fixed but it looks like he will be able to play the year out.  He still needs to wear the brace but its working fine right now.  Off to Cali in the AM.  Should be a good challenge for the team.

soxfan, Castillo was an all-american last year.  3rd freshman in program history.

[soxfan42585]

Why's Castillo playing D3 ball then?  He can't anything ut afastball.  With the line-up eastern packs you were forced to give him one and he'd make you pay.  With a little patience and some swings in the off-season I'd think a smart player with raw talent like that could make a run for top player in NE (again I suppose) I thought gilblair deservedthough as he was just flat out huge all year for them.  With Gilblairs injuries, the man in the 6th position on the field may need o be their answer.


I forgot about Burleson.  The kid can drop a curve.  He's a gamer too.  I don't that Henry kid having t make-up to throw big games for them.  Sure, those two threw on the weekends, but I would guess that a couple of the role players Flaherty recruited start showing their potential.  USM had a solid senior class- I'd be curious to see what they bring in this year for recruits.

Where do people see Plymouth headed? Is that a program that is headed towards more wins, or is it doomed because of the powerhouses in the LEC?  McManus is a good coach, but day in day out that conference is tough.

SOXFAN 42585 (Mo, Paps, Nomahhhh)

[ECSUalum]

Shawn has a torn patella ligament.  I wanted him to red shirt this year but he said he was playing.  The doctor said he could play with a special patella brace and be fine if thats what he wanted to do.  The injury can be easily repaired but he would miss this season and he wants to play. He was not going to play till Wednesday at the earliest. And he may not DH this year, we'll have to see how it feels and what Coach wants to do.

Get well Shawn.

Blood and gore don't bother me, but I have a hard time handling human carpentry, and bones that in anatomically incorrect postions, like Joe Theisman's leg!

Shawn had a great start last week, to get ECSU's first win. Another poor defensive performance against Kean though!!

How is Shawn feeling after his fist start?  A real gutsy performance after hearing of his injury!!

Hopefully he can work his way through this knee injury, otherwise wishing him a sppedy recovery from any surgery!!

Thanks all.....Shawn is feeling pretty good.  The knee seems to be on the mend.  He will eventually need to get it fixed but it looks like he will be able to play the year out.  He still needs to wear the brace but its working fine right now.  Off to Cali in the AM.  Should be a good challenge for the team.

soxfan, Castillo was an all-american last year.  3rd freshman in program history.

Wonderful news!! Good luck to Coach and the Warriors in LA Area.  Will have a chance to take in a couple of the games while visiting my daughrt next week.

What's the scoop on ECSU and Chapman, noticed they have not played each other in Cali this and last season. Probably no love loss between two coaches?  Was always a great matchup!  Saw the last game they played in 2006. Chapman field not so great for such a great program.  Field sits way off campus and average at best!!

Still reasonably tough schedule out there with SCIAC conference teams. Pamona, CMS, and Redlands playing well with 12-15 games under thier belts.  Has Cal Tech ever won a game? Not sure why they even play DIII!

[wordsmith]

I think you will find Chris Burelson playing shortstop this year at So. Maine. His pitching days appear to be  numbered if not totally over. But that remains to be seen.

[Rick Vaughn]

That's a big change from CF and weekend starter.  Any idea why wouldn't move Mackey over from 2nd base to replace Vardaro? 

That move means USM has to replace 9 starts and 50 innings that they don't really have to replace.  Flaherty must have a lot of confidence in his pitching depth if that rumor is true.

[wordsmith]

USM 2008 Roster below.

One never knows about where or why a kid gets moved, or requests a move. We'll have to wait and see what transpires.

7   Chris Burleson  *      Jr.   INF/OF  R/R   5-11  170   Portland, ME                  Deering

[kscer]

Burleson has a real kinky delivery that must place a lot of stress on his elbow and/or shoulder. I would not be surprised if he has arm problems as far as pitching is concerned.

[kscer]

Keene State beats College of NJ 8-7 in first game of 2. Great job boys

[DougiesGoinDeep]

Thats a big win for KSC beating a hot and very good TCNJ team, who pitched for KSC?

[kscer]

KSC wins second in 11 innings after being down 6-1 and then hitting into a triple play with the bases loaded.

[wordsmith]

  Keene State Owls put the double dip hurt on TCNJ; further establishes that the LEC is the best conference in the country. 

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[StarvinMarvin]

Yea and ECSU falls to Ithaca!  Word up!

[kscer]

The LEC is a combined 14-16 so I wouldn't crow too loud. I now most teams view their spring trip as spring training, and us it to evaluate different players in different situations. Eastern losing to Kean and Ithaca is understandable, but Rutgers-Newark? In the middle of May when the flowers stink and the grass needs cutting we'll know who is the best.