BOSTON (AP) — After watching Scott Carroll give up seven runs in his last start, White Sox manager Robin Ventura had a simple goal for his rookie right-hander. Do better. Carroll did that and more, following perhaps the worst start of his young career with what was definitely his best: 6 2-3 innings of one-hit […]
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Baseball: Former Oxford Hills and USM star Verrier catches on in Canada
Matt Verrier arrived in Moncton, New Brunswick in early June and found a city on edge. Verrier was there to play some baseball, but the city of 65,000 was preoccupied with findng a man suspected of killing three Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers “The shooter was on the loose. The whole city was on lockdown […]
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Huddle Up: Time for All-Star Game to go global
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game rosters will be announced Sunday night. In the hours and days leading up to the July 15 game, there will be a lot of ink spilled and bandwidth and airwaves clogged debating the merits of the participants in a game most people will stop watching by the fourth inning. […]
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Zone 3 Legion Baseball: Rogers puts heat on early in 11-1 win over Tri-Town
AUBURN — Number-nine hitters with Tyler Blanchard’s resume are easy to find in American Legion baseball. Blessed with blazing speed, they can create a lot of havoc if they put the ball in play. Of course, with most No. 9 hitters, that’s usually a big ‘if.’ But it wasn’t for Rogers Post 153 on Tuesday […]
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Sox take two of three from Yanks
NEW YORK (AP) — David Ortiz hit his 450th homer, a colossal three-run drive, and Dustin Pedroia had three RBIs during his second consecutive three-hit game to lead the Boston Red Sox over the New York Yankees 8-5 Sunday night.John Lackey (9-5) labored through five innings before four Red Sox relievers pitched shutout ball the […]
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Zone 3 American Legion: Pastime sweeps Locke Mills
LEWISTON — Even though he’s the sage veteran of Pastime Club’s roster, Ryan Riordan started the American Legion baseball season at a disadvantage. While most of his teammates and opponents were still sharp coming off a spring spent on the diamond, Riordan, who played fall baseball at Southern Maine Community College, hadn’t pitched or faced […]
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Zone 3 American Legion Baseball: Rogers sweeps Smith-Tobey
AUBURN — Basketball camps, family commitments, sickness. Those were three of the reasons that only 19 players suited up when Smith-Tobey Post 21 took on William J. Rogers Post 153 at Pettingill Park on Saturday for an American Legion Zone III baseball doubleheader. Nate Pushard and Mike Hammond each pitched a complete game as Rogers […]
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Legion baseball: Tri-Town drops Brunswick, 15-4
POLAND — Tri-Town exploded for nine runs in the third inning to crush Brunswick, 15-4, in Zone 3 American Legion baseball action Thursday. Tri-Town pounded out 14 hits, led by two apiece from Kaleb Bridgham, Lucas Johnson, Billy Rascoe and Jake Simard. Bridgham and Johnson hit back-to-back homers, while Johnson added a double. Matt Rabasco […]