FARMINGTON — Franklin County was poised to collect its second victory of the season, but walks and some miscues opened the door for Augusta to sneak away with 5-4 victory in an American Legion baseball game Monday night. “We get hurt a lot when we walk a lot of people,” Franklin County coach Kyle Gunzinger […]
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American Legion baseball: Pastime outhits Locke Mills
LEWISTON — Hunter Richardson had four hits to help Pastime win an offensive showdown against Locke Mills, 16-9, in American Legion baseball action Monday. Richardson had a triple, two doubles and a single. Pastime had six batters with two or more hits: Richardson, Brock Belanger, who had a double and a single, Hunter Landry, Evan […]
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American Legion baseball: Pastime wins showdown with Bessey Motors
Pastime’s Brodi Farinas is out upon reaching home plate as Bessey Motors’ catcher, Wyatt Williamson, fires the ball to first base. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) PARIS — In last year’s American Legion Zone 2 title game it took Bessey Motors 16 innings to defeat Pastime for the title. Pastime head coach Jake Brown didn’t have to […]
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American Legion baseball: Rogers Post rallies in seventh to defeat Locke Mills
AUBURN — Down to its last at-bat, Rogers Post scored twice to defeat Locke Mills 2-1 in American Legion baseball action Wednesday. The bottom of the seventh inning started with back-to-back doubles. Damien St. Pierre reached second after driving the ball to left-center field, and Tim Albert drove him in to tie the game. Albert […]
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Legion baseball: Locke Mills doubles up Franklin County
Franklin County’s Hunter Bolduc slides safely into the bag as Locke Mills second baseman Spencer Hurd tries to tag Bolduc out in an American Legion baseball game at Hippach Field in Farmington on Tuesday evening. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) FARMINGTON — It was a mixture of timely hitting, strong defense and solid pitching that gave Locke […]
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Legion baseball: Unbeaten Bessey Motors foils Franklin County
Franklin County second baseman Alex Philbrick reaches for the ball as Bessey Motors’ Brayden Bean (14) slides into the bag during Monday’s American Legion baseball game in Paris. (Tony Blasi/Sun Journal) PARIS — Bessey Motors immediately signed off in the bottom of the fifth inning Monday night after first baseman Ashton Kennison’s RBI single sent […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors sweeps Locke Mills
PARIS — Colton Carson set the tone for Bessey Motors in a sweep of Locke Mills on Saturday. He threw a complete-game one-hitter in a 7-0 victory in game one, with six strikeouts and one walk. Johnny Pruett had two hits and an RBI in the win, while Ashton Kennison had a double and an […]
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American Legion baseball fading into background in Maine
Rogers Post 153 shortstop Tyler Blanchard puts the tag on Dylan Desroches of Locke Mills as Desroches tries to get back to second base during the first inning of an American Legion baseball in Auburn on Thursday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) American Legion baseball is fading into the background of the summer sports landscape. Only six […]
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Bessey Motors walks off on Coast Athletics in American Legion tourney opener
Bessey Motors’ Blake Slicer dives back to first base under the tag of Coastal Athletics’ Tim Greenlaw on a pickoff attempt during their American Legion baseball state tourney at the Winkin Complex on the campus of Husson University on Wednesday. BANGOR — Sometimes, knowing how to win is as important as having the talent to […]
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American Legion baseball: Bessey Motors returns walk-off favor to Rogers Post
PARIS — For the second straight day, a game between Bessey Motors and Rogers Post ended in walk-off fashion. On Wednesday night, Emery Chickering’s fielder’s choice scored Brayden Bean to give Bessey Motors a 5-4 American Legion baseball victory. Rogers won game two of a doubleheader in walk-off style Tuesday. Bean led off the seventh […]