Little East Conference

The Little East Conference (LEC) is a Division-III conference. The member institutions are located in the northeastern U.S. states of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island.

The Little East Conference officially began on April 28, 1986 as a playing conference for men's and women's basketball among six New England institutions: Eastern Connecticut State University, Plymouth State University (formerly Plymouth State College), Rhode Island College, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth (formerly Southeastern Massachusetts University), the University of Massachusetts Boston and the University of Southern Maine. The number of participating institutions rose to seven with the addition of Western Connecticut State University in 1993-94 and then to eight for the 1997-98 year as Keene State College joined.

Since the inception of the Little East Conference, baseball has been the conference's most recognizable sport. Two conference teams, Eastern Connecticut State University and the University of Southern Maine have won a combined five Division III National Titles since the conference was formed (seven overall between the two schools).

2024 Schools

map of 2024 schools

• Eastern Connecticut State University
• Keene State College
• University of Massachusetts Boston
• University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
• Plymouth State University
• Rhode Island College
• University of Southern Maine
• Vermont State University-Castleton
• Western Connecticut State University

Conference Baseball Champions

Year	Regular Season	Tournament	notes
1997	Eastern Connecticut State University University of Southern Maine	University of Southern Maine	Southern Maine wins Division III CWS
1998	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut St. wins Division III CWS
1999	Eastern Connecticut State University University of Southern Maine	University of Southern Maine
2000	Eastern Connecticut State University University of Southern Maine	University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
2001	University of Southern Maine	Eastern Connecticut State University
2002	Eastern Connecticut State University	Western Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut St. wins Division III CWS
2003	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut State University
2004	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut St. runner-up in Division III CWS
2005	Eastern Connecticut State University	Rhode Island College
2006	Keene State College University of Southern Maine	Eastern Connecticut State University
2007	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut State University
2008	Keene State College	Keene State College
2009	University of Southern Maine	Eastern Connecticut State University
2010	Eastern Connecticut State University	University of Massachusetts Boston
2011	Eastern Connecticut State University	Rhode Island College
2012	University of Southern Maine	University of Southern Maine
2013	University of Southern Maine	University of Southern Maine	Southern Maine runner-up in Division III CWS
2014	Eastern Connecticut State University University of Southern Maine	Eastern Connecticut State University
2015	University of Southern Maine	University of Southern Maine
2016	University of Massachusetts Boston University of Southern Maine	Eastern Connecticut State University
2017	University of Southern Maine	University of Massachusetts Boston
2018	University of Massachusetts Boston	University of Massachusetts Boston
2019	University of Southern Maine	University of Massachusetts Boston
2020	Season cancelled in March
2021	Eastern Connecticut State University	University of Southern Maine
2022	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut State University	Eastern Connecticut St. wins Division III CWS
2023	Rhode Island College	Eastern Connecticut State University
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Source: Little East Conference