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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Auburn's Bates signs NLI to play baseball at Dayton
Auburn native Gavin Bates, center, with his parents Rodney and Rhonda on Friday after signing a national letter of intent to play baseball at the University of Dayton in Ohio. Bates played hockey, baseball and soccer at St. Dom’s his freshman and sophomore seasons before attending Kents Hill, where he played baseball and hockey. (Randy […]
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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 […]
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Local roundup: Brown, Bell keep Eddies streak alive
AUBURN — Ethan Brown’s dominant ball control and a hard hit by Maxx Bell allowed Edward Little to remain undefeated and secure a 2-1 baseball victoroy on Wednesday. Brown gave up seven hits in seven innings and pitched himself out of several tough situations. The Indians (6-5) threatened many times, yet Brown kept them at […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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A’s hit three solo shots and Manaea beats Red Sox again
BOSTON — Sean Manaea beat the Boston Red Sox again in his first outing against them since pitching a no-hitter, and Khris Davis hit one of three solo homers by the Oakland Athletics in a 6-5 victory Monday night. Matt Joyce and Matt Olson also went deep for the A’s, who had lost five of six […]
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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. […]
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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 […]