AUBURN — In between the rain drops and muddy bases, Monday’s Western Maine Conference baseball game presented several opportunities for St. Dom’s and Sacopee Valley to score runs. The Saints took advantage of their opportunities. The Hawks, with more than a little resistance from St. Dom’s reliever Justin Keaney and his defense, did not. Keaney […]
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H.S. baseball: Brewer remains undefeated at homes away from home with victory over Mt. Blue
BANGOR — The Brewer High School baseball team may not have a place to play at home yet, with Heddericg Field unplayably soggy as the midpoint of the season approaches, but the Witches’ pitching staff is making where they play their games a moot point. Senior righthander Alex Brooks pitched a complete-game six-hitter as Brewer […]
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HS Baseball: Trust is the key to batteries working well
LEWISTON — Poland Regional High School senior pitcher Ben Bernier wanted to be respectful to his new coach when Charlie Pray took over his alma mater’s baseball program. But he also wanted Pray to know who he wanted to see behind the plate whenever he took the mound in the spring. “It was more of, […]
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H.S. baseball: Soaking rain leaves Lewiston, Mt. Blue stranded
Mt. Blue’s David McDonald is called safe after Lewiston third baseman Jared Rubin applies the tag during a Class A baseball game in Lewiston on Friday. LEWISTON — With a soaking spring that just might rival any rain forest in South America, you can’t blame the Lewiston and Mt. Blue high school baseball teams for […]
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HS Baseball: Beckwith, Devils beat Eddies, 9-5
Lewiston’s Eddie Turgeon celebrates after scoring a run during Thursday’s baseball game against Edward Little. Lewiston pitcher Gordon Beckwith winds up for a pitch during Thursday’s game against Edward Little. LEWISTON — While Edward Little was extending Lewiston’s innings with its fielding mistakes early in Thursday’s rivalry baseball game, Lewiston pitcher Gordon Beckwith was keeping […]
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H.S. baseball: Mountain Valley takes advantage of Hall-Dale mistakes, pulls away late for 14-2 win
FARMINGDALE — Two of the three things that can happen when a ball is put in play are good for the hitter. Mountain Valley’s hitters are starting to understand the advantages of playing those percentages. The Falcons rapped 10 hits and took advantage of eight Hall-Dale errors, including six in the sixth inning, to pull […]
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Local roundup: Lake Region edges Gray-NG in baseball action
GRAY — Matt Casey and Luke Porter belted out key RBI singles in the second inning to propel Lake Region to a 3-1 win baseball win over Gray-New Gloucester. Tristan Chiant scored on a fielder’s choice to round out the Lakers’ final tally. Luke Nadeau scattered three hits in seven innings of work while earning […]
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Mountain Valley squeezes Carrabec in MVC softball tilt
RUMFORD — A sacrifice bunt by Emily Laubauskas sent Leigha Carrier across the plate to give Mountain Valley a 4-3 win over Carrabec in an early-season softball tilt Tuesday. Carrier had belted a line-drive single that plated Taylor Henry to tie the contest at 3-3. Carrier led the Falcons (3-2) with two hits and one […]
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H.S. baseball: Ramblers rally to rout Rebels
Winthrops Jackson Ladd tracks down a line drive to the outfield to record an out during Monday’s victory over Telstar at Kents Hill School. READFIELD — Winthrop wasn’t told it would be playing baseball on a raw, drizzly Monday until about four hours before game time. It took the Ramblers some time to warm up […]
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H.S. baseball: Big fourth gives Yarmouth win over Poland
YARMOUTH — A three-run bottom of the fourth helped Yarmouth to a 4-2 victory over Poland in a WMC baseball contest on Monday. The Clippers manufactured their runs to break a 1-1 tie heading into the fourth. The first run came frome a squeeze. Then John Thoma singled home the second run. The third came […]