Brothers Evan, left, and Owen Cox have played key roles for the Lewiston High School baseball team. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — While favorites such as Bangor, Edward Little and Oxford Hills have been slugging it out for the top spot in Class A South baseball since the start of the season, Lewiston has quietly […]
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H.S. baseball: Phoenix rally to stun Greyhounds
Spruce Mountain’s Logan Moffett is tagged out at home plate by Lisbon’s catcher Noah Austin during Friday afternoon’s baseball game in Livermore. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — In Friday’s rapidly moving pitchers’ duel, it only seemed fitting that a lead would evaporate in an instant. Spruce Mountain rallied for three runs in the sixth, […]
H.S. baseball: Leavitt puts kibosh on young Mt. Blue team
Leavitt’s Allen Peabody (28) is dives toward the plate, but is greeted by Mt. Blue catcher Hunter Bolduc for the out. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — With the playoffs well out of reach and a frustrating season winding down, Mt. Blue coach Stephen Lancaster gave his JV players an opportunity to square off against Leavitt’s […]
Roundup: St. Dom's baseball earns valuable win
READFIELD — Mac Pelletier scattered five hits and three walks and also scored both runs to help St. Dom’s emerge from a Thursday pitchers’ duel with a 2-0 win over Maranacook. Pelletier struck out five while going the distance. He also collected two of the Saints’ five hits. St. Dom’s (8-4) scored an unearned run […]
Baseball notes: Lewiston’s Landry leads Devils to eighth consecutive win
Lewiston’s Hunter Landry isn’t one of those pitchers flirting with a no-hitter who demands complete silence in the dugout or strict adherence to no-no superstitions. “I’m not one of those guys that puts it aside,” he said. “It’s always fun to think about it a little bit.” Landry, a junior lefthander, no-hit Brunswick in the […]
H.S. Baseball: Falcons break away from Mustangs
Mountain Valley’s Ethan Laubauskas catches the ball as Monmouth’s Tom Neal slides back to first base during Wednesday afternoon’s baseball game in Rumford. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) RUMFORD — Monmouth and Mountain Valley played Wednesday’s MVC baseball matchup with the urgency of two teams looking to bounce back from embarrassing losses. They were close to even, […]
Baseball: Lisbon strong-arms Mt. Abram
Lisbon’s Nick Austin is tagged out by Mt. Abram third baseman Ben DeBiase after Austin tried to steal third. LISBON FALLS — While Lisbon pitcher Nick Austin was busy keeping Mt. Abram off balance from the mound, the Greyhounds took the opportunity to splurge on offense with nine key hits. Austin went the distance and […]
H.S. roundup: Winthrop wins two against Telstar
WINTHROP — Maguire Anuszewski and Cam Wood combined to keep Telstar quiet in a Class C South baseball doubleheader Tuesday. Anuszewski shut out the Rebels 1-0 in game one, then Wood scattered two runs on three hits in Winthrop’s 10-2 win in game two. Both games were scheduled for five innings. The Ramblers (6-4) scored […]
Local roundup: Kearing's homer helps Mt. Abram baseball beat Dirigo
SALEM — Luke Kearing smashed a two-run home run in the fourth inning that allowed Mt. Abram to salvage a 8-7 baseball win over Dirigo on Monday. Kearing led his squad with two hits in the contest, while Kenyan Pillsbury also belted out a pair of hits. Evan McKay contributed two hits for Mt. Abram. […]
H.S. baseball: Telstar takes down Wiscasset
WISCASSET — With only four baseball games played so far this season, while most teams have played nine or 10, Telstar has a busy schedule ahead, including six games this week. The Rebels were looking to start the busy week with a win with a trip to Wiscasset for a game against their Mountain Valley […]