Happy New Year everyone!!! Here's to an exciting 2011 in the LEC.Good article on ECSU,sure sounds like Church has left.BTW when do Dlll schools announce their official rosters and schedules?I noticed a lot of Dl schools put out a roster in the fall,not sure how official.I heard there is a difference in academic eligibility,one semester vs.two semesters of grades but there's nothing in the NCAA regulations differentiating them?

Great list OshDude,I'm going to make a copy to follow some of the northeast players in 2011.Since it appears that you like stats,would you have a breakdown on the number of  players ,on average, drafted and signed each year from D1,D2,D3,Juco,Naia,High School and undrafted free agents.

KSCfan,  I noticed 5 Keene pitchers played summer league ball.Vogt was lights out in the NECBL and i'm sure if a scout or crosschecker were there he will get some follow time this spring.Perrault and Davis got some decent innings and ,based on ERA, did ok.Pelkey looks like he got lots of innings and a 3.72 ERA is pretty good in the ABCCL.Thiesing didn't get much work in the ACBL.I have to think the experience itself would help them all in 2011.

So,it looks like UMB has good hitting with a young and untested pitching staff.KSC has very good pitching and some very good hitters returning and ECSU looks like they have some pretty good pitching with an unknown hitting quantity.I would have to give KSC the edge going into the season and will pick KSC to finish first in the LEC based on the return of their best hitters and pitchers from 2010.However as you guys have pointed out,Coach Holowaty always seems to find a way to field a great team and UMB loves the underdog role.So it looks like we have a classic example to study in 2011 of pitching versus hitting and what carries a team.

Alum and fan,thanks for the welcome. Alum is that your batting order?I am wondering who might be the 3,4,5 hitters.They need to make up 190+ runs that  graduated in 2010.

I agree with you on UM Boston.They scored a lot of runs in 2010 and I see no reason they won't in 2011.Their only question mark will be pitching.They're losing 3 of their 4 top inning guys and the rest of their staff is fairly young,someone will have to step up.BTW why haven't we heard more about Dalton,his numbers are impressive.82 innings,six complete games,three shutouts,more innings pitched than hits and only a sophmore.Those look like MLB draft figures.

I noticed that ECSU is losing 4 of it's top 6 hitters and their top 2 pitchers this year. Keene State is losing their 3rd and 4th best hitters.Other than that all the other teams are unchanged.Should make for a very competitive LEC in 2011.