Fletcher has committed to play at Vanderbilt; one scouting service ranks him as the top prospect of 2020 class.
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H.S. baseball: Longtime Spruce Mountain coach Brian Dube retires, Mt. Blue's Stephen Lancaster takes over
Spruce Mountain baseball coach Brian Dube oversees an indoor practice at the old Livermore Falls High School. (Sun Journal file photo) The coaching carousel never stops spinning, but high school coach Brian Dube is getting off for good after a successful 22-year career, and Stephen Lancaster is staying on for the long run. Lancaster, the […]
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Small throws no-hitter as Richmond routs Fort Fairfield in Class D baseball state title game
Richmond pitcher Zach Small (8) celebrates after throwing a no-hit shutout against Fort Fairfield in the Class D state championship game at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor on Saturday. Richmond defeated Fort Fairfield 11-0 in five innings. (Michael G. Seamans/Morning Sentinel) BANGOR — From the first pitch Zach Small threw in the bullpen warming up, Richmond […]
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Bangor wins fifth straight Class A baseball state championship
Bangor teammates hoist the championship trophy after defeating Gorham in the Class A state championship at St. Joseph’s College in Standish on Saturday. (Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald) STANDISH — If baseball success was based solely on statistics, coach Dave Morris says not many people would be impressed with his Bangor High School baseball team. Put […]
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H.S. baseball: Walk-off grand slam gives Bangor win over Oxford Hills, fifth A North title in a row
Rodney Bean of Oxford Hills dives over Bangor infielder Zach Ireland during a fourth-inning steal attempt in Augusta on Tuesday. Bean was tagged out. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUGUSTA — Few things feel better than a home run off the bat, especially a walk-off grand slam to win your school’s fifth consecutive regional title. Bangor’s Tyler […]
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H.S. baseball: Edward Little's Hartley named Mr. Baseball finalist
Edward Little senior Grant Hartley is one of nine finalists for the Maine Baseball Coaches Association’s Mr. Baseball Award. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Edward Little senior Grant Hartley is one of nine finalists for the Dr. John Winkin “Mr. Baseball” Award, the Maine Baseball Coaches Association announced Monday. A pitcher/first baseman, Hartley was named the KVAC […]
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H.S. baseball: Oxford Hills' LaBossiere always in right place at right time
Oxford Hills left fielder Hunter LaBossiere tracks down a fly ball during the Vikings’ win over Mt. Ararat in the Class A North semifinals at Gouin Athletic Complex on Saturday. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) SOUTH PARIS — Hunter LaBossiere’s abilities don’t jump out the first time someone watches him on the diamond. Learning to appreciate the […]
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Local roundup: Lewiston, Mountain Valley fall in baseball regional semis
BANGOR — Some incomplete innings by Lewiston’s offense and a couple of unrelenting innings by Bangor’s ended the fourth-seeded Blue Devils’ season Saturday. Zach Ireland went 4-for-5 with five RBIs and Zach Murray added four hits, including a double, to power the top-seeded Rams past Lewiston, 14-6, in the Class A North baseball semifinals at […]
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H.S. baseball: Luksza, Vikings hold steady to defeat Eagles in A North semifinals
Oxford Hills starter Janek Luksza follows through on a pitch against Mt. Ararat during the Class A North semifinals at Gouin Athletic Complex on Saturday. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) SOUTH PARIS — As wind gusts whipped across Gouin Athletic Complex and turned insufficiently anchored objects into unguided missiles on Saturday, Janek Luksza remained unshakable in the […]
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H.S. baseball: Four-run third helps Maranacook beat Lisbon, reach regional final
LISBON — Maranacook always had an answer Saturday in a Class C South regional semifinal baseball game against Lisbon. When the Greyhounds scored, the Black Bears responded the next half inning. Then Maranacook landed a haymaker in the top of the third to put the game out of reach en route to a 7-4 victory. […]