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The Bradley LeCroy era will kick off with a 3-game set in Lynchburg against St Johns.  Naturally, a potential snow event of 3-6 inches is projected on Tuesday so hopefully the games aren't impacted.  The Flames do of course have turf which will certainly help efforts, although the weekend forecast currently shows rain on Saturday and Sunday as well.  For the first time in a bit the Flames are picked 5th of 10 teams in CUSA and have just 1 pre-season All Conference team rep in SP Ben Blair.  That shouldn't be a surprise given the turnover the program faced after the coaching change which was fairly late in the process.  We were able to see the revamped LeCroy Flames 3 times in the Fall against VT, Longwood & a Canadian HS National team.  The Flames smashed VT and showed what the lineup could look like if the Fall carries over into the Spring.  The Flames won't feel the weight of being the favorite this year and can hunt for once.  That being sa...

Opening day is finally here.  The Bradley LeCroy era will begin this week at home against Big East power St Johns for a 3-game set in Lynchburg.  The Red Storm were picked 3rd in the Big East behind UCONN & Xavier, both of whom are ranked in the mid major top 25.  The Red Storm also received 1 first place vote and placed 4 players on the pre-season All Big East team.  They won the Big East last year and boasted a 12-10 road record which is always important for teams for the NE that will play the bulk of the first month on the road.  The Red Storm have long been a power at the Mid Major level under long time HC Ed Blankmeyer before he stepped away in 2020.  18-year assistant Mike Hampton replaced him and has restored the Red Storm to prominence for the first time since 2018 when they won 40 games.  The 2 teams faced off a number of times in the Jim Toman & Scott Jackson eras with the Johnnies leading the all-time series 8-6 including a sweep of ...