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

[ECSUalum]

Added Andriano interview with Bobby Beacon!!!

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Hobbesy,

GREAT INTERVIEW WITH ANDRIANO AND BOBBY BEACON.

Andriano epitomizes the Beaconville spirit!!!!

UMB, Go and kick arse today and punch that ticket to Grand Chute!!!!

[Hobbesy]

Championship Saturday...possibly if the Beacons can get it done.

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[wordsmith]

st Joes has the hardest working man in d3 Will Sanborn the James Brown of Maine go monks

[hockeyfan77]

Congrats to UMB...Now take the whole damn thing and make New England proud...

[Jcon8958]

Umb wins the regional and nobody has anything to say..... COME ON.... Unreal game by UMB today everybody did there part to get to this point. Couldnt have happened to a better group a guys and now they are 4 wins away from a NATIONAL TITLE. WELCOME TO BEACONVILLE 

On another not I dont know if my eyes were decieving me or what happened maybe one of you ECSU fans can confirm this form me but did I see coach Hollawaty wearing a tufts hat at the game today?

[KSCfan]

I cant believe that the beacons are going to the ship.  Gutsy performance by them and i wish them the best of the luck out in appleton.  First LEC other team than USM and Eastern to go to the world series, and good for them for doing it. Team is rolling and i hope they do well in the world series!

[d3baseballnut]

Congrats to UMB...Now take the whole damn thing and make New England proud...

UMB really has a great draw. They have Dalton going against Linfield 1st round. That is very winnable.

2nd round they probably get a Cortland St. team that is overrated in my opinion.

[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.

[d3baseballnut]

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.

I have Cortland state overrated and in the 2nd round bc they are prolly playing #6 seed Illinois Wesleyan.

Linfield also lost their first game. Which makes me think their pitching staff is deep, but they don't have dominant #1. As a result, Linfield may have the advantage in rounds 2/3, but can also be an underdog in round 1.

[Jcon8958]

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.

[d3baseballnut]

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.

I think the midwest and the Mideast also have arguments. Those were the top 4. Pick the order........who knows.

[OshDude]

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.

I have Cortland state overrated and in the 2nd round bc they are prolly playing #6 seed Illinois Wesleyan.

Linfield also lost their first game. Which makes me think their pitching staff is deep, but they don't have dominant #1. As a result, Linfield may have the advantage in rounds 2/3, but can also be an underdog in round 1.

Pretty sure these are the matchups.
UW-Stevens Point vs. Cortland
Linfield vs. UMass-Boston
Heidelberg vs. Johns Hopkins/Kean winner
Shenandoah vs. Illinois Wesleyan/Buena Vista winner

Linfield lost its second game. Ryan Larson is a pretty darn good No. 1 for Linfield. Also, the Wildcats gave up four total runs in their four wins over MS College x2, Pomona and Chapman.

[Ralph Turner]

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.

I have Cortland state overrated and in the 2nd round bc they are prolly playing #6 seed Illinois Wesleyan.

Linfield also lost their first game. Which makes me think their pitching staff is deep, but they don't have dominant #1. As a result, Linfield may have the advantage in rounds 2/3, but can also be an underdog in round 1.

Linfield lost in Game #2 to Pomona-Pitzer.

I agree that the West Regional was very balanced.

The first team eliminated was Trinity TX who lost to Chapman 4-3 and to Regional Finalist Mississippi College 5-4 in 11 innings.


     

Another Linfield advantage over UMass-Boston?  They are coached by former New York Yankee Scott Brosius!  

[BobbyBeacon]

The animals got bigger; first the "Lyons," then the Bears, and finally the Elephants...twice.  The only thing Hobbesy and the rest of "the Ocho" forgot to mention was that the Beacons are big game hunters!! 

For the first time in school history the UMass Boston Beacons Baseball team had more fans/support than the opposing team!!  With the "kids in sweat pants" leading the charge from the dugout there was no stopping the Beacon Bandwagon.

Yesterday was surreal.  To see the Beacons dogpile, again, in the middle of Holowaty's House (with Holowaty sitting on the Tufts side sporting Jumbos Blue  !!!) is a scene that never gets old.  After trailing for half the game, the Beacons erupted in the 5th inning and never looked back!  Following their recipe for success, it wasn't just one kid carrying the team, but a complete team effort.  Hitter to hitter, pitcher to pitcher, man to man, the Beacons stuck together and refused to lose.  Even when they were down, just looking at the kid's faces and their body language you could tell Sunday was out of the question.

It's all about family in Beaconville and this was apparent by the numerous parents, friends, family members, and alumni showed up to support the Beacons.  This statement was most evident when, after Fontaine crushed one over the left-field wall, you could see two of the most faithful members of Beaconville jumping fences in order to get to the ball.  Despite warnings from the Gilblair Hill fan section, an ECSU representative swiftly came down demanding the ball be given back.  Even with the support of the Gilblair's, the ball was taken away.  After a series of negotiations and trade talks, the ball was eventually returned in exchange for a lifetime membership to Beaconville.  This was all done because the Mayor of Beaconville wanted to be able to present Fontaine with the "biggest hit in UMB history."

Again, this is no fluke and this is no Cinderella story.  You can rank the Beacons wherever you want and match them up against whoever you want and it does not matter.  They steamrolled the LEC, steamrolled the New England region, and are ready to show the country the size of their heart.

Get your cheeseheads ready fellas, the Beacon Bandwagon is heading up to Beaconville, Wisconsin!!!  It's time do a little fishing, stir the soup, and colonize Wisconsin.  I know it's Wisconsin, but there is no way there is enough cowbell (or Badger milk) up there to suppress Beacon Fever!!!  It's been a great run so far; the LEC title, the Regional title, but we're NOT DONE YET!!!  Time to show the country that THIS IS BEACONVILLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHMFzeyhLrg

[Hobbesy]

Congrats to UMB

Got some great videos I will be adding shortly

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