BUCKFIELD — Julia Dow and Cara Merrill combined for a solid effort Monday as Buckfield edged Old Orchard Beach 11-10 in a hard-fought softball contest. Cassidy Hart, Hannah Shields and Carly Trimm pounded out two hits each for the Bucks, while Maggie Bragg ripped a double and a single. Bragg stole home in the fifth […]
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H.S. baseball: Spruce Mountain opens up on Oak Hill
Oak Hill’s Caleb Valliere (7) gets back to the bag safely as Spruce Mountain first baseman Logan Moffett (38) waits for the throw during a Mountain Valley Conference baseball field at Griffin Field in Livermore Falls on Monday. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) LIVERMORE FALLS — There were game-opening jitters and a handful of errors, but the […]
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H.S. baseball: Eddies jump out quick, beat Devils 11-4
Edward Little’s Ben Cassidy gets back to first base after Lewiston’s Jack Leblond waits for the ball during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Auburn’s Suburban Field. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) Edward Little’s Ben Cassidy slides into third base as Lewiston’s Owen Cox waits for the ball during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Auburn Suburban Little League. (Andree Kehn/Sun […]
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Brave new world for Portland native Ryan Flaherty in Atlanta
Atlanta Braves second baseman Ryan Flaherty (27) bats against the New York Mets on Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) The conversation was casual, as usual. It always is with Ryan Flaherty. “Doing good,” he said on the phone last week. “Just getting ready to go out to the field.” He talks […]
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College Baseball: Bates sweeps Trinity
HARTFORD, Connecticut — Bates College came back in Game 1 of its doubleheader to defeat Trinity 5-3 in seven innings, and continued the momentum in Game 2 with a 4-3 victory. In the first contest, the Bobcats scored four times in the top of the seventh. With the bases loaded, Jack Arend earned a walk […]
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Batter up! Volunteers prepare Auburn fields for season
Haylee Farr-Howard, 7, of Auburn, who plays in the junior softball league, pitched in with 3o other baseball and softball players, coaches, parents and volunteers Saturday morning to clean and prepare the fields at the Auburn Suburban Complex for the upcoming season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Baseball and softball players, coaches, parents and volunteers clean and […]
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College roundup: Bates softball beats Bowdoin for first time since 2012
BRUNSWICK — The Bates College softball team scored six times in the fifth inning and held on to top NESCAC East rival Bowdoin by a score fo 6-4 in college softball action Friday afternoon. The win is Bates’ first over Bowdoin since 2012. Trailing 3-0, the Bobcats (16-10) got to work against Bowdoin starter Kate […]
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H.S. roundup: Poland baseball drops close one
WALDOBORO —Back-to-back singles led to the winning run for Medomak Valley as it defeated Poland 4-3 in eight innings in a baseball contest Friday. Duncan Wisecomb got on base in the bottom of the eighth inning and reached second on an error to put himself in scoring position. Jordan Powell, the next batter, drove in […]
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H.S. baseball: Oak Hills rallies past Mt. Abram with four-run seventh
Oak Hill pitcher Reid Cote throws to plate during the Raiders’ game against Mt. Abram on Friday in Wales. (Joe Phelan/Kennebec Journal) WALES — It was a situation the Oak Hill High School baseball team experienced too often last year. This time, however, the Raiders had an answer. Oak Hill rallied back from a three-run […]
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H.S. baseball notes: Oxford Hills' Slicer headed to Maine Baseball Hall of Fame
Shane Slicer is in his 16th season as Oxford Hills’ baseball coach. He led the Vikings state championships in 2005 and 2010. Shane Slicer may have a scheduling conflict this summer, but it’s one that only comes once in a lifetime. The Oxford Hills baseball coach will be inducted into the Maine Baseball Hall of […]