May 28, 2008

2008 Little East Baseball Final Report

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
BASEBALL
May 28, 2008
Little East Conference Final Report

  Conference   Overall
  GP Record Win % PF PA   GP Record Win % PF PA Last 10 Streak
Keene State 14 12-2 0.857 148 66   45 34-11 0.756 422 246 7-3 Lost 2
Eastern Connecticut 14 11-3 0.786 118 52   48 32-15-1 0.677 419 261 6-4 Lost 1
Southern Maine 14 11-3 0.786 137 79   50 36-14 0.720 457 306 6-4 Lost 1
Rhode Island College 14 8-6 0.571 81 88   39 24-15 0.615 311 234 3-7 Lost 4
UMass Boston 14 5-9 0.357 65 97   42 16-26 0.381 245 337 4-6 Lost 1
Western Connecticut 14 4-10 0.286 72 101   41 17-24 0.415 282 317 3-6 Lost 4
Plymouth State 14 3-11 0.214 69 136   38 12-26 0.316 203 320 4-6 Lost 4
UMass Dartmouth 14 2-12 0.143 77 148   37 5-32 0.135 194 373 2-8 Lost 1

 

 

 

 
Most Outstanding Player
Greg Ford (Nashua, N.H.), Senior, Outfield/Relief Pitcher, Keene State College

Ford led Keene State College to the program's first Little East Conference Baseball Championship Tournament this past weekend after hitting .348 (8-for-23). The Most Outstanding Player belted a pair of home runs, scored five runs, and knocked in eight RBI. Ford hit safely in five of the past six games, including a 4-for-5 outburst from the plate with four RBI against Southern Maine on May 11. 

Player of the Week Program

Player of the Week

May 19 Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.), Senior, Outfielder, University of Southern Maine
May 11 Greg Ford (Nashua, N.H.), Senior, Outfield/Relief Pitcher, Keene State College
May 05 Beau Darak (Londonderry, N.H.), Sophomore, First Base, Keene State College
April 28 Chris Burleson (Portland, Maine), Junior, Shortstop, University of Southern Maine
April 21 Ryan Jones (Nashua, N.H.), Senior, Shortstop, Keene State College
             Travis Bass (West Hartford, Conn.), Sophomore, Second Base, Eastern Connecticut State
April 14 Anthony Cipolla (Glastonbury, Conn.), Sophomore, Catcher, Keene State College
April 07 Kevin Levandowski (Derry, N.H.), Junior, Shortstop, Plymouth State University
March 31 Anthony D'Alfonso (Westbrook, Maine), Junior, OF, University of Southern Maine 
March 24 Shawn Gilblair (Windham, Conn.), Junior, Designated Hitter, Eastern Connecticut
  
Pitcher of the Week

May 19  James Kukucka (Vernon, Conn.), Junior, Eastern Connecticut State University
             Adam Ross (Spruce Head, Maine), Senior, University of Southern Maine
May 05  Matt Fontaine (Cranston, R.I.), Sophomore, Eastern Connecticut State University
April 28 Mike Andriano (Massapequa, N.Y.), Sophomore, UMass Boston
April 21 Jamie Morin (Goffstown, N.H.), Senior, Keene State College 
April 14 Jamie Morin (Goffstown, N.H.), Senior, Keene State College 
             Eric Thibault (Somerset, Mass.), Senior Rhode Island College
April 07 Matt Fontaine (Cranston, R.I.), Sophomore, Eastern Connecticut State University
March 31 Tom Michael (Manchester, N.H.), Junior, UMass Boston
March 24 Miles Scribner (Washington, Conn.), Sophomore, Western Connecticut

Rookie of the Week

May 05  Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.), Freshman, Catcher, University of Southern Maine
April 28 Andrew Dewing (Swampscott, Mass.), Freshman, First Base, Eastern Connecticut State University
April 21 Ryan Walsh (Newton, Mass.), Freshman, Shortstop, UMass Boston
April 14 Billy Armstrong (Moodus, Conn.), Freshman, Pitcher, Western Connecticut State University
April 07 Matt Koban (Bradford, N.H.), Freshman, Designated Hitter, Plymouth State University
March 31 Jordan Berthiaume (Berlin, Conn.), Freshman, Catcher, University of Southern Maine
March 24 Bobby Doyon (Keene, N.H.), Freshman, Outfielder, Keene State College