Kyle Soule lifts Greely baseball past Fryeburg in B South final

Greely celebrates with the championship plague after beat Fryeburg, 4-3, in the Class B South title game. (DEREK DAVIS/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image

GORHAM — With rain falling at Ed Flaherty Stadium and his jersey covered in dirt, Kyle Soule could only soak in the moment.

In the Class B South baseball final a year ago, Soule was on the mound against Yarmouth, which was down to its last strike before earning a walk-off win. This time, it was Greely’s turn to produce a dramatic finish.

Soule’s walk-off double in the seventh inning gave Greely a 4-3 victory over Fryeburg Academy in the regional championship game Tuesday night. The win sends the Rangers to Saturday’s state final against North champ Ellsworth (14-5) at the University of Maine.

“I just started crying; it was the most emotional thing,” Soule said of his thoughts as he watched teammate Wes Piper cross home plate for the winning run. “Losing last year, it was hard for me — I’ve thought about it every single day — so I delivered it all into that one hit.”

Soule had two hits for second-seeded Greely (16-3) and Keeler Vogt pitched a complete game, striking out nine. It’s the first regional championship for Greely since 2015. The Rangers suffered losses in the regional final in 2018, 2021, 2022 and 2024.

“It’s been 10 years, and we’ve had four heartbreaking losses in this game since we last won a state championship, so I’m thrilled for all these guys,” said Greely coach Derek Soule, Kyle Soule’s uncle. “It’s only fitting that Kyle Soule deliver the blow. I know last year’s been driving him all season.”

Vogt was perfect over the first three innings, with three strikeouts. Soule singled in the first inning to drive in Ben Kyles and give the Rangers a 1-0 lead.

Greely ran into trouble in the fourth inning. After Vogt walked three of the first four batters, a David Rosales double gave No. 8 Fryeburg (11-9) a 2-1 advantage. With two outs, Vogt balked to bring home Rosales from third.

Greely got within a run in the bottom of the fourth before tying it in the sixth. Then, with Piper on first and one out in the seventh, Soule tagged Fryeburg reliever Oliver Allocco for a gapper to the left-field fence that he’ll never forget.

“I saw fastball, and I hit it as hard as I possibly could,” Soule said. “It’s the best moment I’ve ever felt in my life. … I was so blessed to be in that moment, and I’m so happy we were able to come out with the (win).”

Vogt rebounded from his struggles in the fourth inning to shut down Fryeburg the rest of the way. He didn’t allow another runner past second and struck out two in a 1-2-3 seventh.

This was personal for Vogt, too. The senior hadn’t lost since his sophomore year before Fryeburg beat Greely 5-4 on May 15, snapping his school-record streak of starts without a loss.

“That was something I’ve had in my head ever since then, so to beat them in this game, it means a lot,” Vogt said. “Those walks, I think they were all on 3-2 pitches, so I just had to shake it off, move onto the next batter and try to hit my next spot.”

Alex Allain struck out six batters in 5 2/3 innings for Fryeburg before Allocco came on in relief. Rosales, Jagger Helwig and Brady Chappell accounted for the Raiders’ three hits.