BANGOR — As if their dominant pitching and air-tight defense throughout the American Legion state tournament weren’t enough, the Bangor Comrades started tattooing the baseball Friday night. Bessey Motors bore the brunt of that barrage, falling 10-0 in the winners’ bracket final at Winkin Complex. Hunter Boyce went 3-for-4, and his RBI single off Zack […]
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Legion Baseball: Bangor, Hillier blank Pastime
Of course, since most youth baseball in Maine is conducted under natural daylight, sometimes trying to locate a white, spinning ball and its blurry laces beneath that unfamiliar glare can be a curse. Two relatively routine fly balls gave two different Pastime Club right fielders trouble Thursday night at Winkin Complex. They fell in for […]
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Legion Baseball: Mageles masterful as Bessey Motors stays perfect at states
BANGOR — Another day, another gem from Mike Mageles at Winkin Complex. The left-handed Lake Region product pitched a four-hit shutout Thursday afternoon, keeping Bessey Motors of South Paris undefeated in the American Legion baseball state tournament with a 4-0 win over Brewer. Mageles, who also pitched a complete game in Bessey Motors’ play-in game […]
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Legion Baseball: Franklin County bows out of state tourney
BANGOR — Franklin County experienced the other, unfavorable definition of “walkoff” Thursday afternoon. A combined eight, scarlet-clad Flyers base runners made the walk of frustration back to the dugout to retrieve their gloves after being stranded on base in the fourth, fifth and sixth ininings. Trailing by a range of two to four runs at […]
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Red Sox trade Lester, Gomes to Oakland; Lackey, Miller, Drew also dealt
UPDATED AT 4:30 P.M. OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Athletics won the Jon Lester sweepstakes, acquiring the left-hander and outfielder Jonny Gomes from the Boston Red Sox for slugging outfielder Yoenis Cespedes before Thursday’s trade deadline. Oakland, with the best record in baseball at 66-41, also received cash from Boston in another blockbuster deal […]
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American Legion Baseball State Tournament: Bessey Motors beats Post 51, 7-2
BANGOR — The team in red went by the name Post 51, not Messalonskee, although there were enough Eagles on the Oakland-based American Legion baseball squad to make Bessey Motors of Oxford Hills nervous after three springs worth of mixed results on the high school diamond. Summer heat, a few additions on both sides, and […]
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Legion baseball: Small’s return played big part in Pastime returning to states
LEWISTON — If there is one thing Alex Small can’t stand, it’s a quiet dugout. Which is why when its Pastime Club’s turn to hit, Small can usually be heard from all corners of the ballpark encouraging his teammates, or encouraging his teammates to encourage their teammates. Small keeps the chatter going when he takes […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey bashes Fayette-Staples, advances
Hard to believe that it has been four years since Bessey Motors appeared in the American Legion baseball state tournament. The Oxford Hills-based team doesn’t need a reminder and wasn’t about to let the small matter of a play-in game interfere Saturday afternoon. Bessey banged out 14 hits to back the complete-game pitching of Mike […]
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Sox slip, sliding away, 6-4
The Red Sox lost their fourth consecutive game. Price (11-7) struck out 10 over eight innings. He tied the team record shared by Matt Moore and Scott Kazmir for victories in consecutive starts. This was Price’s first game against Boston since he hit David Ortiz with a fastball on May 30, setting off a verbal […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey, Franklin County start state tournament this weekend
If recent American Legion state tournament history is any indication, its good to be from Zone 3 this time of year. The tournament returns to Bangor for the first time since 2005, starting Saturday with two win-or-go-home play-in games at the Winkin Complex on the Husson University campus, including one featuring Zone 3 regular-season champion […]