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 […]
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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 […]
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Martinez homers, has 3 RBIs as Red Sox beat Blue Jays
TORONTO (AP) — J.D. Martinez and the Boston Red Sox wrapped up their longest road trip of the season so far the same way they’ve finished off almost every series: with a win. Martinez homered and had three RBIs, Mookie Betts had two hits and made a sensational diving catch, and the Red Sox beat […]
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McNeil hits for cycle as Rumble Ponies rumble past Sea Dogs
Portland’s Tony Renda makes it to first base as Binghampton’s Peter Alonso misses the ball during the Seadogs’ game at Hadlock Field in Portland on Sunday. (Ariana van den Akke/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — Of course, it was on Jeff McNeil’s mind. But you can’t just hit a home run when you want to. McNeil, […]
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Local roundup: Phoenix rise above Ramblers
POLAND — Cooper Millett launched a solo shot for the game-winning run as Lewiston dispatched Poland 7-6 in eight innings Friday evening. The Knights (1-9) took a 5-4 lead in the bottom of the fourth and improved it to 6-4 in the next home frame. Brady Downing had three hits for Poland. The Blue Devils […]
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H.S. baseball: Monmouth downs Dirigo in 8 innings
Dirigo’s Cam Turner keys in on a pitch ahead of Monmouth catcher Matt Fortin during the Mustangs’ win in Dixfield on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) DIXFIELD — Avery Pomerleau started the game with his bat and ended it with his glove. In between the Monmouth senior lead-off hitter used his legs with success as well. […]
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H.S. Baseball: Traip pulls away from St. Dom's
Traip’s Charlie Driscoll slides head first into second with a stolen base before the ball gets to Saint Dominic’s Hunter Hughes during Friday afternoon’s game in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Traip pounced early and often en route to a 11-2 victory over St. Dom’s in a Western Maine Conference baseball contest Friday. Charlie […]
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Hall-Dale baseball slips past Lisbon
LISBON — Both Lisbon and Hall-Dale baseball teams entered Friday’s matchup with unblemished records, with the Bulldogs holding the top spot in Class C South and 7-0 Lisbon in fourth. The Bulldogs broke a 3-3 tie with three runs in the sixth inning and came away with a 6-3 victory over the Greyhounds in the […]
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Local roundup: Edward Little baseball, Oxford Hills girls' lacrosse post wins
AUBURN — Edward Little shut out Mt. Blue on Thursday with help from pitchers Ben Cassidy and Jake Arel to move to 10-0 on the season, winning 7-0 in a Class A North baseball matchup. Cassidy threw six scoreless innings with six strikeouts, and Arel struck out the side in the seventh. Grant Hartley smacked […]
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Local roundup: Edward Little softball holds off Mt. Ararat
AUBURN — After building a two run advantage in the first three frames, Edward Little hung on to record a 10-8 victory over Mt. Ararat in mid-season softball action Wednesday. Grace Beaudet and Chantel Ouellette led the Red Eddies (5-4) with three hits each, while Emily Lashua, Jordan Cummings and Taylor Depot all belted out […]