AUGUSTA — There was thunder in Rogers Post’s bats, but there was also rumbles of thunder and lightning in the sky that put the American Legion team’s hot offense on hold for a half a day. The thunder and lightning not only caused a delay of Thursday’s second-round game of the American Legion state playoffs […]
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American Legion baseball state tournament: Bourget, Pastime frustrate Wells
Bourget didn’t flinch when he faced several jams during the first round of the American Legion baseball state playoffs at Morton Field on Wednesday. The winning pitcher went the entire nine innings, and Pastime used key hits and heads-up base running to steer past stubborn Wells 9-5 and remain undefeated. Pastime moves on to face […]
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Legion baseball: Franklin County shells Gardiner
GARDINER — A five-run first inning boosted Franklin County to a 17-8 American Legion Zone 2 baseball win over Gardiner on Tuesday. That early outburst put Franklin in an unfamiliar position. “We’re young and we haven’t had a great year, so it’s good — and it might be the second or third lead we’ve had […]
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Legion baseball: Rogers Post drops Highland Green
AUBURN — Throughout a baseball season, there are things teams consistently do well, while other areas are a work in progress. For Highland Green of Topsham, it is a lack of offensive punch at times and strikeouts that are struggles, with fielding normally the stand out throughout this American Legion Zone 2 campaign. On Tuesday […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey Motors rolls over Smith-Tobey
BATH — Bailey West was just about the last thing the Smith-Tobey legion baseball team needed. The Bessey Motors starting pitchers fanned six batters and allowed just two hits over four innings of work that led to yet another Zone 2 setback for Smith-Tobey. West’s outing was backed up with plentiful support and the visitors […]
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Legion baseball: Bessey sweeps Locke Mills
PARIS — Bessey Motors’ runners spent Saturday morning sliding into bases like a child at a water park. The team stole 19 bases throughout their doubleheader sweep with 12-0 and 11-0 victories over Locke Mills. Game 1 was all Bessey. Bessey pitcher Troy Johnson threw five innings of three-hit, scoreless ball, and five innings was […]
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Legion roundup: Bessey Motors rolls
PARIS — With two outs in the bottom of the first inning, Bessey Motors strung together five hits and scored six runs, three of which came off the bat Jake Spinhirn, as Bessey Motors rolled over Smith Tobey 11-0 in an American Legion baseball game Thursday. Bessey scored two in the second inning and one […]
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Legion baseball: Rogers Post ditches Highland Green
TOPSHAM — It seems as if when players who suit up for Edward Little and Mt. Ararat high schools get together for a baseball game, the contests are close, nail-biting affairs. Go back to the Class A North semifinals at Auburn Suburban Field recently, when the Red Eddies walked off with a 5-4 win over the […]
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Legion baseball: Pastime thumps Smith Tobey
BATH —Undefeated Pastime (6-0) jumped out to a 7-0 lead after two innings and went to defeat Smith Tobey, 9-0, in an American Legion baseball game Wednesday. Pastime used five pitchers to get the job done, with Mitch Davis getting the win on mound. Pastime’s 11 hits were more than enough to overpower Smith-Tobey. Gage […]
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Local roundup: UMF names McKay as new head softball coach
FARMINGTON — Director of athletics, fitness, and recreation Julie Davis announceed the hiring of Kat McKay as the University of Maine at Farmington’s new head softball coach. “We are most excited about the leadership, network and experience Kat brings to our program,” Davis said. “We are certain she has the skill set to guide our […]