BB: Regionals (New England) Harwich '08, '11, ECSU '09, '10

[Pat Coleman]

Umb wins the regional and nobody has anything to say.....

I'm sure most people thought you would say enough for the rest of them.

[Hobbesy]

Added the final out video to the blog!

http://ned3baseball.wordpress.com/


Also a bunch of other videos on there including Brendan Eygabroat, Tim Fontaine and the LEC Three (Cabral, Holleran, Harper)

[Stump]

Congrats and good luck to UMB!

Nice job by ECSU(well run tourney),Grounds crew(especially the first looooong day)  John and Tristan and the whole LEC/BTV9 broadcast crew(very professionally done)

Very enjoyable and overall smooth week.

Go Beacons! represent New England well!

[wildthngvaughn]

How do you have Cortland St. being overrated if you have them making the second round of the winners bracket.  And Linfield isn't an easy draw, they won the by far best region.

New England Region was far and away the best region.

New England wasn't the best region, it was probably the most balanced as numerous teams could have won it, but there weren't any dominant teams with dominant pitchers.  There wasn't an "04" Eastern or "08" Trinity in the mix.  I have to give UMB credit, they took advantage.  Both WNEC (up 4-0) and and Tufts (up 2-1 in the 9th) had UMB on the ropes but UMD persevered.  The difference in those games was that both WNEC (4 errors) and Tufts (1 error in the ninth) didn't make the plays and UMB took advantage as good teams do. 

[BobbyBeacon]

No dominant teams with no dominant pitchers?  I beg to differ.

Dominant (adj):  1 a : commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others <the dominant culture> <the dominant Beacon Baseball team>  b : very important, powerful, or successful <a dominant industry> <a dominant Beacon Baseball team>

Totals..............  .316   4-4    136  33  43   7   0   2  28   56  .412  24   4  18   1  .420   5   6  11-12   108  38   6  .961
Opponents...........  .145   4-4    124  15  18   4   0   1  13   25  .202  17   7  25   2  .282   1   2   1-1    101  48  11  .931


And the Beacon Bandwagon rolled through Mansfield.....twice.

[BobbyBeacon]

And for the pitching staff's line:
                     

 

ERA   W-L   APP  GS  CG SHO/CBO SV    IP   H   R  ER  BB  SO  2B  3B  HR   AB B/Avg   WP HBP  BK  SFA SHA

Totals................ 3.25   4-0     4   4   1   0/0    1  36.0  18  15  13  17  25   4   0   1  124  .145    2   7   0    1   2
Opponents........7.22   0-4     4   4   0   0/0    0  33.2  43  33  27  24  18   7   0   2  136  .316    3   4   0    5   6

Say what you want about making or not making plays, unearned runs don't skyrocket ERA's  .

Just stirring the soup...

[Hobbesy]

To say this about that...

The Beacons played the most consistent baseball in a tournament filled with inconsistent baseball

This is a team that you cannot let hang around and thats exactly what Tufts, Tufts and WNEC did.

They all got early leads against the Beacons but then put the bats away and had terrible at-bats.

Give credit to the Beacon pitchers who were able to keep their team in the game with scoreless middle innings.

Twice Tufts scored early and then went to sleep.  This is a team that will eventually get to the opposing team and that is exactly what happened in this tournament.

[wildthngvaughn]

UMD did exactly what they needed to do to win, but they were far from dominant.  WNEC coughed up the second round game with 4 errors and blew a 4-0 lead.  Tufts coughed up the 3rd round game with 2 errors in the ninth when up 2-1.  Dominant teams are like the "04" Eastern team that had two All-American pitchers and two or three All-American hitters.  Like the "08" Trinity team that when all is said and done will have about 7 or 8 players playing in the minor or indy leagues.  That Eastern team lost in the NCAA finals against Scott Hyde...I mean George Fox.  And that Trinity team won the whole thing.  

However, I do believe that UMB can do some damage at the Nationals especially if Dalton is on his game.  UMB seems to be peeking at the best possible time.  

[LEC Fan]

I would agree with vaughn on this one as UMB isn't an overly dominant team but they are one hell of a team. They can pitch, hit and for the last 2 weeks have absolutlely torn through NE baseball. They are hot at the right time and have made the most of any/all opportunities.

Best of luck to the Beacons this weekend as they represent NE and the LEC!

[rbgosfan]

BobbyBeacon,
Your enthusiasm is very justified. UMB has had a great 2 weeks but the chip on your shoulder is so big that you can't seem to grasp what people are saying. You totally misunderstood the comment about no dominant team when discussing the strength of the NE regional. The meaning was that, no team had been dominant all year coming into the regional such as Trinity in 08 when they were undefeated coming into and leaving the regional on their way to the national championship. UMB was dominant in the LEC tournament and the regional and deserves congratulations for their efforts, but with 15 lossess during the year, could not be considered a dominant team coming into the regional. All of the NE posters hope they succeed in Wisconsin and bring the champioship back to NE.

[wildthngvaughn]

Wow, after looking over all the teams in the World Series, There doesn't seem to be any complete shutdown dominant pitchers.  There are a lot of aces with records around 10-1 with a 2.50 era and 80 k's in 80 innings, but there are no Jordan Zimmerman's, Matt DeSalvo's, Ryan Dipeitro's, etc... The guys who almost guarantee 2 victories with a sub 2.00 ERA 100+ K's etc...  I think that this World Series is going to be wide open, and if UMB can get by Linfield in the first round they will be in a great position.   

[BobbyBeacon]

Yeah there's a chip, not only on mine, but the Beacons' shoulders as well.  And there absolutely should be.

The Beacons just steamrolled both post-season tournaments with a few teams giving us a quick scare, but it turned out to be more of a wake up call.  They've heard, read, and played through all the BS thrown their way about how they weren't good enough or too fat or too short or too slow or too......old? 

That was beyond me.  Just because it got deleted does not mean that I, or others, did not see it.  The post by Fastball-Changeup, or whatever your name is, was the most degenerate thing I have ever seen.  The comments and statements made about the Beacons and their fans being "classless" is comical.  The trash is really starting to pile up and show itself.  We've never been there before, so I guess that's what happens when you get beat at your own game???  How does it feel.....clown??

You "stirred the soup" and look what happened - 8 in a row including an LEC and a Regional Championship.  Keep it coming boys because we see right through it.  The only thing that matters right now are the guys in that dugout and what they need to do to get their next win.

The Beacons have a chip on their shoulder a mile wide right now and with every right.  This isn't the "feel good story of the year" and they're no "Cinderella" because the Beacons KNOW they're not done yet.  The Beacons are just as good, if not better, than every team in this World Series and they know it.  How many kids actually play in the World Series annually?  Experience means nothing.  These kids know they are 4 wins away from a National Championship and nothing has/will stop them.  Keep hatin' on the Beacons, we'll see you on the Beacon Bandwagon at the end of the year....I guess that's what happens when you're on top.

[Beaconville]

I posted this link on the National discussion page but feel that it makes sense to post it here as well.  Great article and as a former Beacon, this article is long overdue.  Amazingly enough it appeared on Page 1 of the Boston Globe today:
http://www.boston.com/sports/colleges/baseball/articles/2010/05/26/against_the_odds_umass_boston_baseball_team_becomes_a_hit/?page=1

[BobbyBeacon]

"Long overdue" is an understatement!  It's amazing that the Globe is located across the street from campus and finally caught wind of Beacon Fever after four months, two post-season tourney sweeps and, the day they leave for the World Series, finally publish an article!  It is beyond me how UMass Boston does not have a field for its baseball team with all the resources, amenities, and attractions from the city of Boston and the UMass community.  The athletic facilities provided for every athletic team at UMB are incredible (largest gym in the state, a hockey rink and softball field all that annually host HS state tournaments as well as NCAA tournaments) including the Olympic sized pool for....wait, there is no swim team!    Gotta love Beaconville!

[Hobbesy]

Us Internet bloggers got a shout out!!!!  I guess people other than ourselves read these boards!  Good luck beacons and enjoy the moment...it goes to quick