BB: General New England Discussion

[Hobbesy]

GNACfan-

Still too early to tell I think.  Lot of eye popping numbers though!  Is this the year of the hitter in New England.  I have seen at least 10 players with average above the .450 mark.

Also,

My mid-week preview highlighted by WNEC-Curry doubleheader on Wednesday.

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[wordsmith]

Entering the 2nd full week of games back in New England. Here is my Top 15 Poll.
We'll call the Poll --> Word's Words of Wisdom

1) Wheaton
2) Babson
3) Curry
4) Bowdoin
5) Worcester St.
6) Wesleyan
7) Westfield St.
8) Worcester Poly
9) Wentworth
10) Trinity

The W button broke on my computer: Rounding out the Top 10: EConn, Tufts, ST. Joes, RIC, WNEC

Word

[YA, Boy]

Entering the 2nd full week of games back in New England. Here is my Top 15 Poll.
We'll call the Poll --> Word's Words of Wisdom

1) Wheaton
2) Babson
3) Curry
4) Bowdoin
5) Worcester St.
6) Wesleyan
7) Westfield St.
8) Worcester Poly
9) Wentworth
10) Trinity

The W button broke on my computer: Rounding out the Top 10: EConn, Tufts, ST. Joes, RIC, WNEC

Word

Hey Word...I like the pole but also think the trinitizers are a little low and the wheaties are too high...This weekend will prove who is better between Wheaton and the beavers with a dbl dip on Sat. at Babson.

I also still dont see Westfield holding up with any of these teams if they were to play one another...But then again...I've already been wrong alot this year..

Ya, Boy

[wordsmith]

Entering the 2nd full week of games back in New England. Here is my Top 15 Poll.
We'll call the Poll --> Word's Words of Wisdom

1) Wheaton
2) Babson
3) Curry
4) Bowdoin
5) Worcester St.
6) Wesleyan
7) Westfield St.
8) Worcester Poly
9) Wentworth
10) Trinity

The W button broke on my computer: Rounding out the Top 10: EConn, Tufts, ST. Joes, RIC, WNEC

Word

Hey Word...I like the pole but also think the trinitizers are a little low and the wheaties are too high...This weekend will prove who is better between Wheaton and the beavers with a dbl dip on Sat. at Babson.

I also still dont see Westfield holding up with any of these teams if they were to play one another...But then again...I've already been wrong alot this year..

Ya, Boy

Ya, Boy,

Ya Know Ya Boy, I had to take a shower after I published this. The fact that me "a noble-fared, long-haired, Leaping LEC gnome", would not have any LEC teams in the top 10, knowing full well that few of these teams could compete inside the LEC, made me feel all icky. But this poll thing is a lot like what herb brooks said to the US Hockey team, you don't have to beat them 10 out of 10 times, just tonight. And right now is not the middle of may when we will see the top teams sort things out and rise in the poll.

Not to mention that I have a history of rants about Wheaton always getting a higher rating than deserved. But, in the spirit of fairness I decided to rate them as they have played to date. Trinity could have slid up a couple of spots, but they lost to Bowdoin 2 of 3, and I don't see Bowdoin being as strong a squad as Wheaton, Babson or Curry.

Word

[YA, Boy]

I love it word but dont sell the LEC short, they do play a tough schedule and while i agree the big time names havent gotten the wheels rolling quite yet...ECSU is showing serious signs of life and UMB rolled Wheaton not too long ago...I think the LEC tournament will be very interesting this year.

Who do you think comes outta the LEC so far?

Ya, Boy

[straightHeat3]

Just got a text from Buster Olney himself... WNEC leads ECON 8-0 bottom of the 4th. 

[GBearsAlum15]

WNEC takes down ECSU 11-6...good win for the GBears as they improve to 15-4 on the season. If they can sweep Curry on Wednesday, they should be in good shape in the CCC and should be high up on the New England rankings. For ECSU, that would have been a quality W, but it shouldn't hurt them too much. Weekday road games on the road to quality opponents are never easy.

[Stump]

Word:
  Great analysis once again. You really must have been in the shower for a long time   How long has it been when the LEC is not in the top 10? You know when things shake out the LEC will be well represented. Although it's looking like it may be some different combinations than other years.

[Hobbesy]

solid day in New England...

Western keeps doing it

WNEC and Wentworth both win six straight

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My Top 10:  Not taking into account today's games

1. Babson
2. Bowdoin
3. Trinity
4. Eastern CT
5. WNEC
6.Wheaton
7. Westfield St.
8. Tufts
9. WPI
10. RIC

[straightHeat3]

For what its worth, New ABCA poll that was released today.


April 6, 2010
next poll – April 20

Rank School                             Record Points Last Rank
1. (8) St. Thomas (Minn.)          15-1      240      1
2. Chapman (Calif.)                   20-4     232      2
3. Wis.-Whitewater                   12-1     219      6
4. Johns Hopkins (Md.)              18-3     210      7
5. Mississippi College                24-4     196      4
6. Wooster (Ohio)                     16-4     193      5
7. Redlands (Calif.)                    24-3     185      9
8. Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.)           23-5      184     12
9. Heidelberg (Ohio)                  17-3     181       8
10. Marietta (Ohio)                   17-4      172      10
11. Birmingham-Southern (Ala.) 24-4     153      15
12. Salisbury (Md.)                    18-4      149      11
13. Trinity (Conn.)                     10-3      138       3
14. Shenandoah (Va.)               23-6      131      14
15. Cortland (N.Y.) State           15-6      129      13
16. St. Scholastica (Minn.)         15-3      106       22
17. Pacific Lutheran (Wash.)      19-6     101       19
18. Plattsburgh (N.Y.) State       17-1      94        26
19. Kean (N.J.)                           15-6       92       18
20. Linfield (Ore.)                       18-7       82       17
21. Trinity (Texas)                      23-7       69       24
22. Eastern Connecticut State   12-4       59       23
23. Rochester (N.Y.)                   14-3       58       25
24. Texas-Tyler                          23-7        54       30
25. Augustana (Ill.)                   13-4         52       16
26. Methodist (N.C.)                   20-8       44        28
27. Rose-Hulman (Ind.)             16-5        34         20
28. Huntingdon (Ala.)                 23-9       31         21
29. Concordia-Chicago 1            4-3         23         29
30. Rowan (N.J.)                       12-6 2       0           nr


Also receiving votes (alphabetically): Babson (Mass.), Bowdoin (Maine), Carthage (Wis.), George Fox (Ore.),
Hampden-Sydney (Va.), Penn State Behrend, Rensselaer (N.Y.), Rhodes (Tenn.), Texas Lutheran, Wis.-Stevens
Point, Western New England (Mass.), Wheaton (Ill.), Wheaton (Mass.), Worcester (Mass.) Polytechnic Institute.

[RSSmith]

I don't quite get it.  Trinity lost two to a very good Bowdoin team and dropped 10 points in the poll.  Wooster lost two to rather mediocre Allegheny and Case Western teams and dropped 1.  Where is the love?

[Rick Vaughn]

IMO it's because NE baseball gets limited respect nationally with the exception of EConn and USM.  See Bowdoin and Babson yet to crack the polls.

[Hobbesy]

Not a good day for New England's top two teams...

Both Babson and Bowdoin go down

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[3rdgenerationnation]

Babson staged a huge comback aganist Endicott to win 17-13.  They set a program record with 7 homers.  Both teams hit a few balls that got up into a stiff breeze and went out. 

[Hobbesy]

Going to be a very exciting weekend throughout New England.  Lots of big conference matchups highlighted by Wheaton-Babson on Saturday.

My thoughts, a weekend preview and today's scoreboard...

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Thoughts?