BANGOR — After a day of controversy, Bessey Motors’ bid for a state American Legion baseball title fell a run short on Wednesday night. Coastal Landscaping rallied to defeat Bessey, 4-3, and win the state title at Husson Coollege. Bessey endured an emotional day, starting with their pitcher Colton Carson and head coach Shane Slicer […]
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American Legion state tournament: Bessey pitcher, coach ejected after pitch-count controversy
BANGOR — Bessey Motors head coach Shane Slicer got word Tuesday night that Colton Carson would not be allowed to pitch in Wednesday’s American Legion state semifinal because the official scorebook had Carson tallied at 81 pitches in Saturday’s game against Yankee Ford. Slicer and the team decided to start Carson, anyway, even knowing that […]
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American Legion baseball: Pruett delivers five-hitter, keeps Bessey Motors alive in state tournament
Emery Chickering bats for Bessey Motors in an American Legion baseball state tournament game against Coastal Landscape at Husson University in Bangor on Tuesday. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) BANGOR — Defense has been Bessey Motors’ calling card all season. When things went wrong, the players knew their defense would bail them out eventually. Against Coastal Landscape […]
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American Legion baseball: Bessey Motors hangs on to defeat Hampden, advance in state tournament
BANGOR — Bessey Motors never relinquished its early lead but had to fend off multiple comeback attempts by Hampden to win 7-6 Monday and stay alive in the American Legion baseball state tournament. Bessey took a 3-0 lead in the top half of the first inning after starting with singles by Cam Slicer and Rodney Bean […]
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American Legion baseball: Yankee Ford scores seven unanswered, eliminates Pastime
Yankee Ford’s David Drew hits a ground ball toward Pastime third baseman Jack LeBlond. (Adam Robinson/Sun Journal) BANGOR — Pastime took a five-run lead in the second inning, but Yankee Ford head coach Andy Coulombe knew his team had too much pride to lay down. Coulombe was right, and Yankee Ford scored seven unanswered runs […]
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American Legion baseball: Farnham, Coffee News blank Bessey Motors
BANGOR — One day after Colton Carson lifted Bessey Motors with a dominant pitching performance, Bangor Coffee News’ Gary Farnham sent it crashing back to earth with a masterpiece of his own. Farnham scattered three hits while going the distance to lead Coffee News to a 5-0 victory in the American Legion baseball state tournament […]
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American Legion baseball: Coastal sends Pastime to elimination bracket
Pastime Club catcher Brock Belanger catches a pop fly in the first inning of Sunday’s American Legion state tournament game against Coastal Landscape. (Randy Whitehouse/Sun Journal) BANGOR — A pair of first-pitch RBI doubles by Princehoward Barbecue Yee was all Coastal Landscape needed to send Pastime Club into the elimination bracket of the American Legion […]
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Legion baseball: Carson, Bessey Motors silence Yankee Ford 1-0
Bessey Motors starter Colton Carson pitches against Yankee Ford in the American Legion baseball state tournament at Husson University in Bangor on Saturday. Carson pitched a complete game in Bessey’s 1-0 win. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal)Yankee Ford’s Riley Hasson flies past second base after being tagged out by Bessey Motors shortstop Janek Luksza on a steal […]
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Legion baseball: Richardson pitches shutout, Pastime beats Hampden 1-0
Pastime Club starter Hunter Richardson pitches against Hampden during the first round of the American Legion baseball state tournament at Husson University in Bangor on Saturday. Richardson pitched a complete-game shutout in the 1-0 win. (Lee Horton/Sun Journal) BANGOR — Pastime didn’t let its struggles at the plate deter the Zone 2 champions Saturday afternoon […]
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Jr. Legion baseball: Rogers Post rallies past Bangor
BANGOR — Rogers Post scored nine straight runs to beat Bangor 9-4 in the opening round of the Jr. American Legion state tournament Friday. Bangor took an early 4-0 lead, but Rogers Post stormed back by scoring one run apiece in the third, fourth and fifth innings, and then six more in the sixth. Jake Arel came […]