Bibeau & Company teammates get set to take the field at the start of a Portland Little League majors game at Loring Memorial Field this month.
Portland Little League President Mark Peltier rakes the infield at Loring Memorial Field following a game earlier this month. There are 55 players spread across Portland's five majors Little League teams this season, according to Peltier.
Bibeau & Company players and VFW Post 6859 players shake hands after a game earlier this month.
Bibeau & Company starting pitcher Elias Peltier delivers a pitch during a Portland Little League game earlier this month. Portland used to have eight separate Little Leagues 25 years ago, according to District 6 administrator Bill Finley. There is one league in Portland this year.
Tim Eisenhart works on batting form with Portland Little League players.
Aiden Eisenhart, 12, takes batting practice swings.
Bibeau & Company's Gus Donaldson gets a hit down the third baseline during a Portland Little League majors game against VFW Post 6859 at Loring Memorial Field earlier this month.
Bibeau & Compnay's Colman Connelly catches a fly ball.
Bibeau & Company's Elias Peltier gets ready to run from third base, as his father Mark coaches.
Members of the Bibeau & Company Little League team cheer on teammates during a Portland Little League majors game at Loring Memorial Field in Portland recently. Across southern Maine, the number of leagues playing Little League baseball has decreased by 34% since 2011.
Bibeau & Company's Easton Buck reacts after reaching third base. The average age kids quit playing baseball is 10 1/2 according to Sports & Fitness Industry data.
Jonathan Cook makes a visit to the mound while coaching a Portland Little League majors game at Loring Memorial Field earlier this month.
Bibeau & Company batter Levi DeRoche-Rancourt comes to bat during a Portland Little League game earlier this month.
Jonathan Cook with his son, Josh, 11, pose for a photo after a Portland Little League game earlier this month. Josh, a sixth-grader at Portland's Lincoln Middle School said only "there are only 12 kids in my school that play baseball."
Bibeau & Company's Gus Donaldson slides into home plate to score a run during a Portland Little League majors game against VFW Post 6859 at Loring Memorial Field earlier this month.
Bibeau & Company's Alexander Smith watches his team bat.
Fans watch a Portland Little League majors game at Loring Memorial Field earlier this month.
Bibeau & Company starting pitcher Elias Peltier points to a infield fly ball.
Bibeau & Company players gather after a game earlier this month.
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