BRUNSWICK — Ethan Brown gave up just three hits in five innings and received ample run support as Edward Little overpowered Brunswick 11-1 in early-season baseball action Friday. Jake Arel, Grant Hartley and Ben Cassidy led the Red Eddies (4-0) with two hits each, with Cassidy driving in four runs. Ichino Honda scored the Dragons’ […]
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Softball: Spruce, Turcotte strong-arm Wiscasset
JAY — The Spruce Mountain softball team held a homecoming during the Phoenix’s eight-run nova in the fifth inning on a cloudy, chilly and rainy Friday afternoon. Just about every Spruce runner who got on base in the fifth came home with a run, allowing the Phoenix to soak Wiscasset with a rain-shortened, six-inning 11-3 […]
H.S. softball: Greely rallies past Gray-New Gloucester, 4-3
Greely’s Kelsey Currier, left, beats out a throw to first as Gray-New Gloucester first baseman Jordan Grant reaches to catch the ball during a 4-3 Greely win in Gray on Friday. (Wil Kramlich/Sun Journal) GRAY — Kelsey Currier didn’t get to finish her at-bat in the top of the sixth inning, and it turned out to […]
H.S. softball: Home cooking helps Lewiston with tough early schedule
Lewiston’s Jordan Mynahan slides into home base for the run as Edward Little’s Hannah Smith fails to tag her out during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Bates College. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal File Photo) The schedule-makers can be cruel, and the schedule-makers can be kind. They were both to the Lewiston softball team this season. “We’ve had […]
College softball: Bates splits doubleheader with Husson
BANGOR — Freshman Caroline Bass tallied five hits over the course of two games, and the Bates softball team split a doubleheader with Husson Monday evening. Olivia Smith tossed a complete game, allowing five runs on seven hits to lead the Eagles to a 10-5 victory in Game 1 of Monday’s doubleheader. Morgan Coleman put […]
Local roundup: Buckfield softball earns clutch win over Old Orchard Beach
BUCKFIELD — Julia Dow and Cara Merrill combined for a solid effort Monday as Buckfield edged Old Orchard Beach 11-10 in a hard-fought softball contest. Cassidy Hart, Hannah Shields and Carly Trimm pounded out two hits each for the Bucks, while Maggie Bragg ripped a double and a single. Bragg stole home in the fifth […]
H.S. softball: Lewiston bounces back, beats Edward Little
Lewiston’s Abby Chartie sneaks past Edward Little’s Anna LeBlanc to get safely on first base during Monday afternoon’s matchup at Bates College. (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) (Andree Kehn/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Monday marked the start of a new week for the Lewiston softball team, and that meant moving on from Friday’s no-hit loss to Skowhegan. The […]
College softball: Bowdoin slugs to doubleheader sweep of Bates
Bates shortstop Tori Fitzgerald makes a diving catch on a short blooper to the infield during Saturday’s softball game against Bowdoin. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — Bowdoin made sure to make the most of its hits during a NESCAC softball doubleheader against Bates on Saturday. That was something the Polar Bears failed to do Friday […]
Batter up! Volunteers prepare Auburn fields for season
Haylee Farr-Howard, 7, of Auburn, who plays in the junior softball league, pitched in with 3o other baseball and softball players, coaches, parents and volunteers Saturday morning to clean and prepare the fields at the Auburn Suburban Complex for the upcoming season. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) Baseball and softball players, coaches, parents and volunteers clean and […]
College roundup: Bates softball beats Bowdoin for first time since 2012
BRUNSWICK — The Bates College softball team scored six times in the fifth inning and held on to top NESCAC East rival Bowdoin by a score fo 6-4 in college softball action Friday afternoon. The win is Bates’ first over Bowdoin since 2012. Trailing 3-0, the Bobcats (16-10) got to work against Bowdoin starter Kate […]