BANGOR – Mansfield Stadium represents hallowed ground to young baseball players from throughout northern, eastern and central Maine. And to those teams from Curacao to Guam that have played their way into the Senior League World Series held here for the last four years, the… Read More
    BREWER – One burst onto the college baseball scene this spring, helping to power the University of Maine Black Bears back to the NCAA Tournament. The other was merely the state’s Mr. Baseball for his work in the high school ranks. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    The Brewer Falcons and Bangor Comrades, who have combined to win the last seven American Legion Zone 1 baseball championships, are the top two seeds for this year’s zone tournament that begins Friday at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor. Regular-season play concluded Tuesday, leaving Brewer (19-3)… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Miles Davee’s run-scoring double and Noah Burke’s run-scoring single keyed a three-run first inning and six pitchers combined on a five-hitter as the Waldo Wildcats rolled past the Calais Suns 9-1 in an American Legion baseball game Monday. Davee had a pair of… Read More
    BLUE HILL – Collin Henry smacked a solo home run in the top of the third and Blake Wessell added two doubles, a single and scored two runs to lead Trenton to an 11-0 American Legion baseball win over Waldo Thursday. Lucas Marks and A.J. Read More
    ELLSWORTH -Corey Cushing went the distance and helped Brewer hold off the Trenton Acadians 5-2 in American Legion baseball action Wednesday. Prentiss Swett, Cam Wadleigh and Andy Otis each singled for the Falcons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
    LINCOLN – Kyle Vanidestine hit a three-run homer and two singles and Jordan Clarke had a double and two singles as Bangor won its 14th game, 14-1, over Lincoln Tuesday night. Ian Edwards tripled and singled and drove in two runs for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Josh Murchison laced an RBI double to cap a three-run rally in the top of the sixth inning as the Lincoln Lumber upset the Trenton Acadians 4-2 in American Legion baseball action Friday. Tyson Tash had a double and a single and Aaron… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Jarrett Lukas hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the first inning to get Orono started as the Twins held off the Hampden River Dogs 7-6 in American Legion baseball action Thursday. Dusty Thomas hit two singles and knocked in… Read More
    BANGOR – Brian Roach hit a two-run double and scored a run as the Orono Twins survived a three-run Bangor rally in the bottom of the seventh inning and held off the previously undefeated Comrades 7-6 in American Legion baseball action at Mansfield Stadium Wednesday. Read More
    BANGOR – Scott Hackett hit a home run and a single with an RBI and three runs scored to help lead the Bangor Comrades to a 12-3 American Legion baseball victory over the Waldo Wildcats at the Winkin Complex Friday. Kyle Leeman hit a double… Read More
    BREWER – Jimmy Nicknair pitched a no-hitter with 10 strikeouts and no walks to lead Brewer by Waldo 6-0 in American Legion baseball action Friday at Heddericg Field. Joe Robicheau and Corey Cushing each had two-run singles for the Falcons. Brad Brown hit an RBI… Read More
    BANGOR – Shane Walton’s bunt single on a suicide squeeze play with one out in the bottom of the seventh scored Tom Crews from third with the winning run as the Bangor Comrades nipped Waldo 5-4 in American Legion baseball action Thursday night at Mansfield Stadium. Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor’s Scott Hackett smacked a two-run triple in a four-run first inning and the Comrades went on to beat the Penquis Navigators 9-6 in their American Legion baseball opener at Mansfield Stadium Tuesday night. Shane Walton chipped in with two singles and an… Read More
    OLD TOWN – With darkness approaching amid threatening skies that already had prompted a lengthy delay, the Presque Isle American Legion baseball team was determined not to make its season-opening sojourn down Interstate 95 a wasted trip. So the Patriots went out and scored eight… Read More
    OLD TOWN – Jim Cox doubled in two runs and Ian Edwards had two singles, a double and an RBI to lead the Bangor Comrades to a win 12-7 American Legion baseball win over Old Town-Orono Monday. Gordie Webb added a double for the winners. Read More
    One joke making the rounds at the 75th Maine American Legion Baseball Tournament held this week in Bangor was that if Portland-based participants Andrews Post and Nova Seafood wound up in the finals the games would be moved south. The joke was a caustic reference… Read More
    BANGOR – One day remains in the 75th state American Legion baseball tournament, and three teams still have championship dreams. Zone 1 runnerup Bangor made it a three-team race early Wednesday morning, rallying from a 4-0 deficit with seven runs in the bottom of the… Read More
    BANGOR – Andrews Post of Portland rebounded from its first loss of the state American Legion baseball tournament to advance to the final day of play by routing Monmouth 20-7 in an elimination game Tuesday at Mansfield Stadium. The victory advances Andrews Post to a… Read More
    BANGOR – Baseball tournaments can be nearly as much about momentum as they are about talent. The Bangor Comrades used the best of both Monday to defeat Zone 1 rival Brewer 2-1 in an elimination game of the state American Legion baseball tournament at Mansfield… Read More
    BANGOR – A 20-2 regular-season record suggests the Brewer American Legion baseball team has been strong throughout the summer of 2005. But their dominant performance in rolling through four Zone 1 tournament games undefeated suggests the best may be yet to come. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Ian Lee tallied two singles, a double, and drove in a run to lift Hampden by Lincoln 8-5 Tuesday for the final playoff spot in the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tourney. Bangor and Brewer earned berths in the tourney by capturing the… Read More
    BREWER – Chris Maguire hit a line drive to left field in the eighth inning with the bases loaded that hit off the fielder’s glove to bring in two runs and cap a four-run eighth inning as the Brewer Falcons nipped their cross-river rivals, the Bangor Comrades, 4-3… Read More
    BANGOR – Orono’s 9-6 win over Penquis in an American Legion baseball game at Husson College on Tuesday night was more than mere victory – it was a survival of the elements. The teams, umpires and fans waited out a 90-minute rain delay at the… Read More
    BANGOR – Scott Hackett doubled, singled and drove in two runs as Bangor rolled to a 14-3 American Legion baseball victory over Calais at Mansfield Stadium Wednesday night. Josh Young doubled and singled, and Ryan Kearns doubled for Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The preseason buzz about the American Legion Zone 1 baseball race didn’t feature a lot of talk about the Orono Twins. But with a week left in the regular season, coach Ron Estes’ club has forced its way into the postseason conversation,… Read More
    BREWER – Pat Moran hit three doubles and knocked in three runs to lead the Brewer Falcons to a 13-4 American Legion baseball victory over the Trenton Acadians Monday. Kevin McAvoy hit a solo home run and a single for Brewer. Andrew Patterson hit a… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Brewer Falcon third baseman Kevin McAvoy belted his first homer of the summer, a towering three-run shot in the sixth inning. But it was his two-run double in the third inning that was even more pivotal as the Falcons won their 10th straight Zone 1 American… Read More
    LINCOLN – Collin Henry tossed a three-hit shutout, striking out four, walking none and not allowing a batter to reach second base to lead the Trenton Acadians to a 6-0 American Legion baseball win over the Lincoln Lumber Friday. Cory Smith provided some punch with… Read More
    CALAIS – Drew Welch slapped a two-run single to lead the Lincoln Lumber to a 5-4 victory over the Calais Suns in American Legion baseball action Thursday night. Jordan Burleigh and Josh Seeley had two singles apiece for Lincoln. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    BELFAST – Josh Pelletier slammed a two-run homer in the sixth to lead the Penquis Navigators to a 10-4 American Legion baseball win over the Waldo Wildcats Wednesday. Eric Day singled twice and scored three runs for Penquis. Mark Pullen doubled and singled. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BANGOR – Pat Moran and Keith Nason hooked up in a dandy pitcher’s duel on Tuesday night and a two-run single by Jeff Miller proved to be decisive as Moran and the Brewer Falcons nipped Bangor 3-2 in a battle of Zone 1 divisional leaders at Mansfield Stadium. Read More
    BELFAST – Gordon Webb belted a two-run homer to key a four-run third inning as the Bangor Comrades earned a 13-2 American Legion baseball victory over the Waldo Wildcats Friday. Mike LaRochelle knocked two singles and doubled for Bangor. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Dan Hilts tossed a three-hit shutout, striking out six and walking only two as the Trenton Acadians earned a 7-0 American Legion baseball victory over the Orono Twins Thursday. Trenton broke the game open with six runs in the bottom of the first. Read More
    BREWER – The Brewer Falcons waited out the lightning Wednesday night, then used early offensive fireworks to whip Trenton 10-5 in an American Legion Zone 1 baseball game at Heddericg Field. The Falcons, who lead the South Division with a 6-1 record, struck for two… Read More
    BANGOR – The strength of Bangor’s American Legion baseball team resides on the mound, a depth of righthanded talent perhaps no Zone 1 rival can match. In Josh Young, Anthony DeRosa, Keith Nason, Brian Hackett, and Eric Anderson, the Comrades boast a veteran rotation that… Read More
    CALAIS – Sam Merrill hit a double and three singles to drive in one run and help give the Trenton Acadians a 7-5 American Legion baseball win over Calais Sunday. Blake Wessel doubled and singled to knock in a run for Trenton and Adam Cousins… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Nye Gifford hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and a two-run single in the fifth to lead the Brewer Falcons to a 5-2 American Legion baseball victory over the Hampden Riverdogs Friday. Ben Davis doubled and scored in the fifth… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Hunter Caron walked in the bottom of the eighth, stole second base, advanced to third on a pass ball, and scored on a wild pitch to give the Presque Isle Patriots a 7-6 American Legion baseball victory over the Lincoln Lumber Thursday night. Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Cory Smith hit two doubles and a single and knocked in a run to lead the Trenton Acadians to a 9-3 American Legion baseball victory over the Calais Suns Thursday. Adam Cousins had two singles and an RBI for the Acadians, and Lance… Read More
    BANGOR – Kyle Gallant stroked an RBI double in the fifth inning and Brian Hackett hit a sacrifice fly in the sixth to lead the Bangor Comrades to a 2-1 Zone 1 American Legion baseball victory over Penquis at Husson College’s Winkin Complex. It was… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Matt Joy hadn’t made a plate appearance since the Class B state championship game – in 2004, his senior year at Hermon High School. But a year away from baseball has brought Joy back, and he made an immediate impact Tuesday with a… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Zone 1 champion Bangor did what few American Legion or Maine high school baseball teams have done in recent years Wednesday, force a blown save from righthander Ryan Reid. But Reid and his teammates from three-time defending champion Nova Seafood of Portland had… Read More
    BANGOR – The Penquis Navigators scored 49 runs in four games during the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament. But it was a late dose of defense that secured Sunday night’s 12-7 victory over Brewer and a berth in the state tournament that begins Wednesday… Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor and Calais both found the comeback trail to their liking during Day 2 of the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament Friday afternoon. Top-seeded Bangor remained undefeated in the double-elimination event, rallying from a 7-0 deficit to oust No. 3 Trenton 13-9… Read More
    BANGOR – Bangor and Brewer flexed their offensive muscles during Day 1 of the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament, each piling up 18 runs in victories halted after 61/2 innings by the 10-run rule. Top-seeded Bangor opened the double-elimination event Thursday at Mansfield Stadium… Read More
    Regular-season success usually translates into postseason advancement for at least one of the elite teams in American Legion Zone 1 baseball. Last year, top-seeded Brewer earned its way to the state championships by rolling through the zone tournament undefeated; a year earlier second-seeded Bangor followed… Read More
    Bangor will be the top seed when the American Legion Zone 1 tournament opens play Thursday. Bangor, which won a one-game playoff against Brewer Sunday, finished the regular season with a 20-3 record. Bangor beat Brewer 11-2 in a game in Hampden, which was necessary… Read More
    BREWER – Joe Robicheau stroked two doubles and a single with four RBIs in the first game to spark Brewer to a 9-6, 12-6 twinbill sweep of Lincoln in American Legion baseball action at Heddericg Field. In the opener, Pat Moran (RBI) and winner Andrew… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – The Calais Suns clinched an American Legion Zone 1 playoff berth with a 12-11, 10-7 doubleheader sweep of Presque Isle on Thursday. In the first game, James Ramsdell drove in six runs with two home runs and a single to. Steve Colbeth… Read More
    CALAIS – Scott Macdonald came on the mound with the bases loaded in the sixth inning and pitched two perfect innings of relief as the Calais Suns held off the Lincoln Lumber 6-4 in an American Legion Zone 1 baseball game on Wednesday night. James… Read More
    As the American Legion Zone 1 regular season winds down, success in the postseason may evolve into a survival of the healthiest. Several teams are coping with the loss of key players due to injuries, including divisional leaders Bangor and Brewer. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Struggling for much of the American Legion baseball season, Tom Lasko recently asked to be moved to the bottom of the Lincoln Lumber batting order. Coach John Montgomery obliged, and since then Lasko has treated the No. 8 spot like a second cleanup… Read More
    MILLINOCKET – Tyler Thompson hit an infield single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the seventh to knock in Matt Leino and lift Lincoln to a 6-5 victory over Orono Friday in American Legion action. Nate Cousineau hit two singles to drive in… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Andy Pooler’s two-run double and Tony Conroy’s RBI single keyed a four-run fifth-inning rally that rallied Trenton to a 9-6 American Legion Zone 1 baseball victory over Waldo on Thursday. The game was called after six innings due to fog. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    PRESQUE ISLE – Chris Rabideau singled twice and drove in a run and Josh Pelletier had a run-scoring double to help guide Penquis past Presque Isle 7-2 in a Zone 1 American Legion game Tuesday night. Eric Day also doubled for the winners. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
    BREWER – Pat Moran allowed two hits and struck out 12 over six-plus innings and helped his own cause with an RBI double and a run-scoring single Friday night to pace the Brewer Falcons to an 11-5 victory over Orono in Zone 1 American Legion baseball action at… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Tony Conroy hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning Thursday, lifting Trenton to a 5-4 Zone 1 American Legion baseball victory over Lincoln. Will Rosenthal had two singles and scored two runs for Trenton and Mark Clapp singled twice… Read More
    ELLSWORTH – Trenton Acadian lefty Dan Hilts is no stranger to taking the mound in important games. He has won two state Class C championship games for George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill. He pitched the Acadians into a first-place tie with Brewer in Zone… Read More
    OLD TOWN – The Trenton Acadians were so impressive Thursday, even a deer came out of the woods to check them out. What Bambi saw as she lingered just beyond the outfield fence during the second inning of play at Old Town High School was… Read More
    CALAIS – Scott McDonald homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to carry the Calais Suns to a 13-7 American Legion baseball victory over the Trenton Acadians Tuesday. James Ramsdell had two doubles and two singles with five RBIs for Calais and Ben Maloney… Read More
    BREWER – Joe Robicheau had an adventurous evening at the plate Tuesday night, and it ended triumphantly without him even swinging the bat. The Bucksport High product drew a bases-loaded walk with two outs in the bottom of the seventh to force home the winning… Read More
    HAMPDEN – Brewer rolled through the American Legion baseball regular season a year ago, winning the Zone 1 championship and taking a 25-1 record into the state tournament. The Falcons are off to a 3-1 start this summer after Thursday’s 7-1 win over Hampden at… Read More
    SEARSPORT – Jamie Potvin led Waldo with a solo home run en route to a 6-0 win over Presque Isle in the first game of an American Legion baseball doubleheader Thursday. Chris Lavway singled three times, doubled and drove in two runs to lead Presque… Read More
    BANGOR – Keith Nason pitched a five-hitter and brothers Mike and Nick Larochelle each had two RBIs as Bangor remained unbeaten in Zone 1 play with a 7-3 victory over Waldo at Mansfield Stadium on Wednesday night. Nick Larochelle had a two-run single to highlight… Read More
    AUGUSTA – The 2003 state American Legion baseball tournament couldn’t have started in a more emphatic fashion for the Brewer Falcons. Right-hander Pat Moran pitched a no-hitter, and shortstop Jason Harvey slammed two home runs good for seven RBIs at Morton Field on Sunday as… Read More
    AUGUSTA – Garrett Olson is a baseball rarity – a catcher who bats leadoff. But the recent Oxford Hills High School graduate showed Sunday why his bat is in demand at the top of the Bessey Motors lineup, going 5-for-5 with five RBIs and two… Read More
    The state American Legion baseball tournament has served as a coronation of southern Maine’s best team for the last five years. Not since 1997, when Brewer won the second of its two straight titles, has the state champion come from north of Portland. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More