Edward Little probably was a year ahead of schedule in its ascent to the elite in Class A North baseball. The Red Eddies’ current top three pitchers — Jarod Norcross Plourde, Damien St. Pierre and CJ Jipson — were sophomores in 2015. At times, they proved almost unhittable. “They threw 80 innings at the varsity level,” EL […]
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Hebron 2016 baseball preview
Coaches: Brad Cummings (fifth year) and Ross Fidler (first year) Last season’s record: 3-6 Returning players: Seniors — Colin McKay (1B), Ben Upton (OF/P), Tyler Aalto (SS/3B); Juniors —Mason Henley (C), Jack Morton (SS/2B); Sophomores — Ben English (1B/OF/P), Ryan Kappelman (C/1B/P). Key loss: Brendan Sullivan. Promising newcomers: Seniors — Zach Robbins (OF), Isaiah Dubois […]
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Class C South baseball preview: Monmouth, Sacopee could meet again
St. Dominic and Dirigo have combined to win eight Class C baseball championships in 11 seasons since 2005. Rare is the spring in which one of those programs is not considered a prohibitive favorite to win it all, or at least reach the regional final. Yet that is where are entering the 2016 campaign. In […]
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Class B South Baseball Preview: Locals hope to correct past near-misses
One or two Heal Points are Maine high school baseball’s equivalent of a thousand miles. Most of the local representatives in Class B South learned that the hard way a season ago. Oak Hill, Leavitt, Poland and Spruce Mountain all picked off an important win or two while watching a fistful more slip away in […]
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Local roundup: Buckfield rolls, drops OOB
BUCKFIELD — Buckfield erupted with eight runs in the fourth inning and coasted the rest of the way to a 16-7 victory over Old Orchard Beach in a softball opener Thursday. Abby Shields went six innings and struck out eight batters before being relieved by Julia Dow. Kali Litchfield went 3-for-5, including hitting a two […]
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Sea Dogs slay Yard Goats in home opener
PORTLAND — The Portland Sea Dogs gave their fans something to cheer about in their home opener at Hadlock Field on Thursday. Leadoff batter Tzu-Wei Lin hit four foul balls into the seats, Aneury Tavarez hit another to follow, then hit one into the field. The hits kept coming for the Sea Dogs, who beat […]
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H.S. Baseball: Three sports, but pastime’s the thing for Therrien, Martin of Oak Hill
It would be easy to assume, then, that the gridiron is their second home, and home to their favorite sport. And that would be farther off the mark than a foul ball drifting toward some unlucky soul’s windshield in the parking lot behind the backstop at Bill Fairchild Field. “Baseball has always been my No. […]
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Red Eddies Youth Baseball and Softball Clinics for Friday/Saturday The Edward Little High School baseball and softball teams invites youth players from Auburn to attend the Red Eddies Youth Hitting Clinics, beginning Sunday, April 3 for four consecutive Sundays in April. The clinics are open only to players who attend Auburn schools this year […]
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Ex-Bates baseball coach Chick Leahey leaves behind more than a legacy
That’s what Bates College Director of Athletics Kevin McHugh had to say about William “Chick” Leahey, the longtime Bates baseball coach who died on Saturday at the age of 90. Leahey was at the helm of the baseball team for 36 seasons, from 1955-90, but he was still apart of the program after that, and […]
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Baseball provided common tie
On Dec. 17, 2014, I — like many others — was glued to the television, hanging on to every word of the announcement that President Obama was seeking to re-establish relations with Cuba. I could personally relate to this groundbreaking policy because, 10 days earlier, I was an American playing baseball in Cuba. In the […]