Poland’s Noah Salmons slides into home to score before the ball reaches Gray-New Gloucester catcher Nick McCann during Wednesday’s game. GRAY — Although their own tournament hopes were already extinguished, the Poland Knights had more than enough incentive treat their season finale against rival Gray-New Gloucester as if it was the most important game of […]
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H.S. baseball: Cape Elizabeth keeps St. Dom’s in check, win 5-2
Cape Elizabeth baserunner Marshall Peterson holds on to second base as St. Dominic Academy shortstop Mack Pelletier holds the ball up for umpire John White, who called Peterson safe on the play. AUBURN — Cape Elizabeth took advantage of four St. Dom’s errors, scoring three unearned runs en route to a 5-2 victory in WMC […]
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H.S. baseball: Lisbon squeezes past Monmouth
MONMOUTH — Lisbon’s Nick Austin stood at the plate, already having fouled off a pitch on an attempted suicide squeeze play with the Greyhounds trailing 6-5. The next pitch from Trevor Flanagan came toward Austin, with Monmouth Academy second baseman Nic Foulke coming in at full speed toward the plate. It didn’t matter. Austin executed […]
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Local roundup: Oak Hill softball stuns Madison
Charlotte Waterman jumps into sister Sadie Waterman’s arms after Oak Hill defeated unbeaten Madison on Tuesday. WALES — Oak Hill plated two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to trip up previously unbeaten Madison, 5-4, in girls’ softball action Tuesday afternoon. Madison (15-1) took a 4-3 lead in the top of the sixth […]
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H.S. Baseball: Edward Little rallies past Lewiston
Edward Little’s Tyler Libby dives back to first base as Lewiston’s Ben Chase waits for the pickoff attempt to arrive during Tuesday’s game in Auburn. AUBURN — Evan Cox ran out of time pitching for Lewiston. With him out, it was Edward Little’s time. Cox was taken out with two outs in the bottom of […]
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H.S. Baseball: Ramblers rout Mustangs, 15-5
MONMOUTH — Winthrop made Monmouth pay for six errors and picked up an important win, 15-5, in six innings at Chick Field Tuesday. Matt Ingram led Winthrop’s nine-hit attack with two hits, including a double, two runs batted in and three runs scored. Carson Camick added two hits, scored twice and drove in three. “All […]
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College Baseball: Maine falls to UMBC in America East final
The University of Maine had numerous opportunities to force a final game against the University of Maryland, Baltimore County on Sunday in the America East baseball tournament. But the Black Bears could not capitalize. Zach Bright drew a four-pitch walk off UMaine closer Jeff Gelinas in the bottom of the 10th inning, lifting the Retrievers […]
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H.S. Baseball: Vikings glove big win over Rams
As Bangor’s Zach Ireland walks knowingly away (left) teammate George Paine and Oxford Hill’s Wyat Williamson look to the umpire for the call after Payne attempted to score from first on a ball hit deep to right-center. Payne was called out. PARIS — The Oxford Hills Vikings’ efforts to put pressure on Bangor’s defense usually […]
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H.S. Baseball: Gray-New Gloucester’s Smith gets 400th career win
Every win this season is big for the Gray-New Gloucester Patriots baseball team, which is fighting for a playoff spot in the Class B South. Thursday’s 10-0 win over Waynflete had a little extra meaning, though. It was coach Brad Smith’s 400th career victory. Smith, whose coaching career started in Massachusetts in 1971 and included […]
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Local roundup: Poland rolls past Fryeburg in baseball
POLAND — Brady Downing gave up two hits and helped his own cause with two hits and two RBIs as Poland rolled to a 5-2 late-season baseball win over Fryeburg on Thursday. Jake Wiseman also contributed for the Knights (4-11) with two hits in the contest. The Raiders (3-11) were led by Keith Jones with […]