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 […]
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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 […]
H.S. baseball: Austin sparks Greyhounds over Mustangs
Lisbon’s Jonah Sautter is chased to third base by Monmouth Academy’s Nick Dovinski during Monday afterbnoon’s baseball game in Montmouth. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) MONMOUTH — Batting at the top of Lisbon’s order, Noah Austin likes to get the offense going early, especially when he’s also tasked with keeping the opponent from scoring. Austin the leadoff […]
H.S. baseball: Porter leads Gardiner past Leavitt
Gardiner Area High School’s Logan Porter slides into third ahead of a throw to Leavitt High School’s Austin Taylor on Monday in Gardiner. (Andy Molloy/Kennebec Journal) GARDINER — The Gardiner baseball team is rounding into playoff form as it hits the second half of the season. Monday, the Tigers rode the bat and arm of […]