BOWDOINHAM — There was little reason to believe Topsham Post 202 had much of a chance against unbeaten and first-place Yankee Ford in Tuesday’s Zone 3 Senior American Legion baseball game at the Bowdoinham Recreational Field. But as the saying goes in sports — on any given day… — and Post 202 handed Yankee Ford its […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors revs past Rogers Post
Rod Bean of Bessey Motors moves over to third base during the sixth inning against Rogers Post 153 on Tuesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) PARIS — It was evident for some time earlier in Tuesday’s American Legion baseball game, but the contrasting levels of execution between Bessey Motors and Rogers Post 153 was never more apparent […]
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Legion baseball: Pastime hits past Locke Mills, 18-0
LEWISTON — The first four batters of Pastime’s lineup hit for the cycle in the first four at-bats against Locke Mills, including a home run by pitcher Evan Cox, to defeat the visitors 18-0 in five innings in an American Legion baseball game Tuesday evening. Pastime started the game off with a Brock Belanger double. […]
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Legion baseball: Locke Mills doubles up Franklin County
Franklin County’s Hunter Bolduc slides safely into the bag as Locke Mills second baseman Spencer Hurd tries to tag Bolduc out in an American Legion baseball game at Hippach Field in Farmington on Tuesday evening. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — It was a mixture of timely hitting, strong defense and solid pitching that gave Locke […]
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Legion baseball: Unbeaten Bessey Motors foils Franklin County
Franklin County second baseman Alex Philbrick reaches for the ball as Bessey Motors’ Brayden Bean (14) slides into the bag during Monday’s American Legion baseball game in Paris. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) PARIS — Bessey Motors immediately signed off in the bottom of the fifth inning Monday night after first baseman Ashton Kennison’s RBI single sent […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors sweeps Locke Mills
PARIS — Colton Carson set the tone for Bessey Motors in a sweep of Locke Mills on Saturday. He threw a complete-game one-hitter in a 7-0 victory in game one, with six strikeouts and one walk. Johnny Pruett had two hits and an RBI in the win, while Ashton Kennison had a double and an […]
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American Legion baseball fading into background in Maine
Rogers Post 153 shortstop Tyler Blanchard puts the tag on Dylan Desroches of Locke Mills as Desroches tries to get back to second base during the first inning of an American Legion baseball in Auburn on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) American Legion baseball is fading into the background of the summer sports landscape. Only six […]
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Bessey Motors bows out of American Legion baseball state tourney
BANGOR — Yankee Ford’s Adam Peterson was wondering when his chance to pitch was coming in the American Legion state baseball tournament. The response he kept receiving was, “Adam, your turn’s coming.” Saturday Peterson got his chance — and he made the most of it, allowing just two hits in nine innings as Yankee Ford […]
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Pastime Club rally falls short against Yankee Ford at American Legion tourney
Yankee Ford put up four runs in the first inning to stun Pastime Club, but had to hold on late against Pastime’s comeback charge in the final inning to post a 7-6 win in the first round of the American Legion state baseball tourney at the Winkin Complex on the campus of Husson University in […]
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American legion baseball: Bessey Motors grinds down Rogers Post in semifinals
Bessey Motors’ Blake Slicer slides safely into third base in front of Rogers Post’s Gavin Bates during their Zone 2 semifinal in Paris on Wednesday. PARIS — If defense wins championships in baseball, Bessey Motors has a title to look forward to on Thursday. The top-seeded team in the Zone 2 American Legion baseball tournament […]