BB: MASCAC: Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference

Started by Ralph Turner, February 11, 2006, 03:04:10 PM

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Ralph Turner

Welcome to the Baseball Message Board for the Massachusetts Collegiate Athletic Conference  (MASCAC).

spring07

Bridgewater St. and Worcester St. will be back! Both brought in very good recruiting classes. How does Salem State look this year?

rjburke

My youngest is looking to transfer to Bridgewater Sept 08. Anything he should think about?

Jim Dixon

Info on Worcester State alumni in the Pros

*JEFF LAHAIR-*Jeff is currently in his 3rd year as an assistant coach on the Lancer Staff. He was named the 2006 MASCAC player of the year. He was also a member of the Worcester State 2005 NCAA team. Upon completion at Worcester State, Jeff went on to play for the Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-Am League. He plays for former MLB Rookie of the Year Rich Gedman. He has played for the Tornadoes from 2006-2008. His brother Brian is currently
playing for the Seattle Mariners.

*TIM STRONACH *– RHP—Following a junior year in which he went 3-7 while
leading the MASCAC in strikeouts, Tim was drafted in the 22nd round by the
NY Mets. He was a member of the 2005 NCAA team, and got the first ever win
for Worcester State in the NCAA tournament. As a sophomore, Tim went 6-0
with a 2.45 era while leading Worcester State to the NCAA tournament. As a
Freshman, Tim appeared in 6 games. In high school team competed in baseball, wrestling, and cross country. He was all-league in baseball as a junior but did not play his senior year because of a car accident. Tim is still active in the Mets organization where he finished the regular season with the St. Lucie Mets.

*NATE NELSON* –1B— Nate had a successful career at Holy Name in which he was named the Gatorade High School player of the year in MA before beginning his collegiate career. Nate was drafted in the 30th round by the Oakland Athletics out of high school. Nate began his career at Worcester state as a junior, prior to Worcester state he played two years of junior college baseball. In that Junior year he was MASCAC, ECAC and New England 1st team as a DH. He was second in the MASCAC with a .425 BA while leading the league in walks, slugging percentage and on base percentage. He competed in the Valley League that summer with the New Market Rebels. His Senior year he was named captain and compiled a .336 BA while leading the MASCAC in slugging, RBIs and homeruns. He was names all MASCAC and 2nd team All New England. He helped lead the Lancers to a MASCAC title and 2008 NCAA regional birth. He was drafted in the 40th Round by the Toronto Blue Jays and spent the summer on the Gulf Coast League Blue Jays roster.

*JP RICCIARDI*—Blue Jays General Manager—Ricciardi is a 1986 graduate of
Worcester State and was an assistant coach on the 1983 Worcester State NCAA team. Ricciardi came to Worcester State after he played two seasons in the New York Mets farm system.  In 1986 he joined the Oakland A's organization as a minor league instructor and a scout. Upon the hiring of Billy Bean as GM of the A's, Ricciardi was name the Director of Player Personnel. While he was a member of the Oakland A's organization they appeared in the 1988, 1989, and 1990 World Series. On November 14, 2001, Ricciardi was hired as the general manager of the Toronto Blue Jays. He currently resides in West Boylston, Massachusetts.

*SHAWN MOORE—*Arizona Diamondbacks home clubhouse manager—Moore graduated from Worcester State college in 1995 with a degree in business
administration. Upon completion, he decided he wanted to work in baseball,
and sought out internship possibilities. He ended up working with the
Norwich Navigators as a group ticket sales intern. He began a stint as the
home clubhouse manager for the Navigators in 1996, where he worked the next summer as well. Upon completion of the 1997 season, he worked in the Arizona Fall League. In the spring of 1998 he got a job with the Arizona
Diamondbacks, where he still serves as the home clubhouse manager. He was on the staff when the D'Backs won the 2001 World Series over the New York Yankees.

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Jcon8958

I think this year in the MASCAC the team to watch is Framingham St. They brought in alot of talent this offseason and have a very good coaching staff to help bring these young players along. They are a team to watch this year for sure.

Ralph Turner

2010 Season                 Conf/ All
Westfield St.               12-2 / 30-9
Framingham St.          11-3 / 23-17
Worcester St.              10-4 / 31-9-1 *  Pool A bid (Tourney winner)
Bridgewater St.           8-6 / 18-20
Fitchburg St.                6-8 / 15-19
Salem St.                    5-9 / 18-18
Mass. Maritime            3-11 / 8-20
MCLA                          1-13 / 8-22