HARTFORD, Conn. – The University of Maine baseball team couldn’t rally past Hartford in the opening game of a doubleheader Sunday, but the Black Bears managed to hold off the Hawks in the nightcapt. Hartford earned a 6-5 victory in the opening game Sunday, and… Read More
    BRUNSWICK – The Bowdoin College Polar Bears capitalized on three errors during a four-run seventh inning Friday on their way to a 6-2 baseball victory over Colby College of Waterville. John Clifford stroked a two-run single and Jimmy Shea hit an RBI double in the… Read More
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    SOUTH PORTLAND – Howard Rutherford hit a triple with a RBI and scored two runs Monday to help Saint Joseph’s College earn a 10-3 baseball win over Castleton State (Vt.). Ben Muniz hit a double and a single with two RBIs for the Monks of… Read More
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    LOS ANGELES – Friday was a day of waiting for the University of Maine baseball team. The Black Bears maintained a low profile in and around their downtown hotel most of the day as they waited for their 7 p.m. NCAA Regional first-round game against… Read More
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    ORONO – It had been nine frustrating years since the University of Maine baseball team played for a conference championship. Saturday afternoon, the 2002 Black Bears worked the kind of Mahaney Diamond magic that made Swift, Sweeney and D’Andrea household sports names in Maine during… Read More
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    Mike MacDonald was virtually unhittable during the 2002 America East baseball season. The University of Maine sophomore, who posted a miniscule 0.79 earned run average in six league starts, was rewarded for his efforts Wednesday when he was named the America East Pitcher of the… Read More
    BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Mike Collar and Mike MacDonald continued their domination of America East opponents Friday. The sophomore righthanders pitched back-to-back shutouts, lifting the University of Maine to a doubleheader sweep of Binghamton in a conference twinbill at NYSEG Stadium. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define… Read More
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    ORONO – Mike Collar had trouble finding umpire Dan Deshaies’ strike zone Friday night. But even after a career-high seven walks and 137 pitches, the University of Maine’s ace righthander found a way to win. Aided by an unconventional seventh-inning double play, Collar caught Ed… Read More
    MANSFIELD, Conn. – Ryan Adams slammed a three-run homer to highlight a seven-run second inning as second-seeded Southern Maine hung on to defeat the fourth-seeded Keene State Owls 10-7 Friday night and advance to the championship round of the Little East Conference tourney. USM has… Read More
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    BANGOR – After being swept at home by the Husson College Braves earlier this season, Saint Joseph’s College’s Monks attained a little payback Wednesday at the John Winkin Baseball Complex. Senior righthander Brent Dan’s five-hit shutout in the opener and a 16-hit attack in the… Read More
    NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Joe Drapeau led off the eighth inning with a single and later added a two-run double during a 12-run inning Wednesday as the University of Maine baseball team won the second game of a non-league doubleheader against Central Connecticut. The Black… Read More
    ORONO – The official attendance number for the University of Maine baseball team’s home opener Tuesday evening against Colby was 448. That number dropped as the game wore on, but the Black Bears can take the fans’ early exit as a sort of compliment. The… Read More
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    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Mark Reichley stroked a double and three singles Friday night to spearhead an 18-hit attack as the University of Maine cruised to an 18-7 baseball victory over Pennsylvania at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Mike Ross knocked in four runs with a three-run… Read More
    DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Freshman righthander Paul Bruder scattered three hits through six innings and classmates Scott Robinson and Greg Creek also pitched scoreless ball in relief as the University of Maine baseball team posted a 20-0 victory over Long Island University at Jackie Robinson Ballpark. Read More
    OSCEOLA, Fla. – Leigh Ann Hlywak nailed two home runs and a single for seven RBIs and scored three runs in the first game to pace the University of Maine to a pair of college softball victories Wednesday. The Black Bears defeated Liberty University of… Read More
    BALTIMORE, Md. – Mark Reichley and Mike Ross stroked two-run singles during a seven-run second-inning rally Monday that carried the University of Maine baseball team to a 9-5 victory over Maryland-Baltimore County. The Black Bears improved to 3-0 and are idle today heading into a… Read More
    PRAGUE – Husson College baseball star Don Sawyer singled twice to help the NAIA All-Stars capture their second straight Prague Baseball Week title Sunday. The NAIA All-Stars scored four runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to beat the USAthletes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
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    BOSTON – Steve Osborne of Saint Joseph’s College and University of Southern Maine baseball standouts Shaun Richardson and Pat Toomey each stroked a single Friday afternoon, helping the College Division all-stars post an 18-1 victory over the University Division during the New England College All-Star Game at Fenway… Read More
    GRAND CHUTE, Wis. – An errant pickoff attempt by relief pitcher Ryan Adams allowed the eventual winning run to score in the eighth inning Sunday as Marietta College of Ohio posted a 3-2 victory to eliminate the University of Southern Maine from the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship… Read More
    One week ago, the University of Southern Maine baseball team had lost three consecutive games and was one loss away from having its season end. Today, the Huskies are in Grand Chute, Wis., where they’re the top-seeded team heading into the NCAA Division III Baseball… Read More
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    HARWICH, MASS. – They had to do it the hard way this time around, but the University of Southern Maine Huskies battled all the way through the losers’ bracket to win their sixth NCAA Division II New England Regional baseball championship. The arduous title drive… Read More
    WILMINGTON, Del. – With Jon Hambelton and Joe Drapeau in the lineup, the University of Maine was an America East baseball championship contender. Without the two sluggers, who represented 30 percent of the Black Bears’ run production this season, UMaine was just another good team… Read More
    HARWICH, Mass. – Jason Dority drove in three runs on a double and a single to lead the University of Southern Maine baseball team past Salve Regina 5-2 in an elimination game at the NCAA Div. III New England Regional tourney Friday. Southern Maine will… Read More
    This afternoon, the University of Maine baseball team makes its third visit to the America East Championship in the last five years. This year, there’s something different about the Black Bears. For the first time during the five-year tenure of coach Paul Kostacopoulos, the America… Read More
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    ORONO – The University of Maine’s knock-down, drag-out weekend baseball series against Northeastern ended on a calmer note Sunday at Mahaney Diamond. After the Black Bears suffered an 11-10 loss Friday and battled their way to back-to-back 11-10 America East victories Saturday, Mike MacDonald helped… Read More
    ORONO – Northeastern did in six innings Friday night what America East opponents couldn’t accomplish in the last seven weeks combined against University of Maine ace Rusty Tucker. The Huskies reached the Black Bears’ lefthander for eight runs in six innings, then outlasted UMaine for… Read More
    GORHAM – Jody Curcuru hit a two-run single in the sixth to lift the University of Southern Maine over Eastern Connecticut State 6-3 and into the championship round of the Little East Conference baseball tournament Friday. Ryan Adams scattered six singles in 7 2/3 innings… Read More
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    STANDISH – Thomas College baseball coach Greg King called it his “five-year plan.” He hoped to get his fledgling program into the NAIA New England Tournament’s championship game by the fifth year. The Terriers exceeded expectations on Sunday at Larry Mahaney Diamond. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
    STANDISH – Sarah Webster of Searsport pitched a four-hit shutout to lead the Saint Joseph’s College Monks to their third straight NAIA New England championship with an 8-0 victory over Green Mountain College Sunday. Saint Joseph’s, now 24-14, advances to the NAIA Northeast Regional (Thursday-Friday)… Read More
    STANDISH – Senior transfer Rob Worcester fired a six-hitter as Husson College beat Thomas College for the first time this season, 3-2 in the NAIA New England Championship Tournament opener at Larry Mahaney Diamond Friday. Husson junior first baseman Tony Creek snapped a 2-2 tie… Read More
    WATERVILLE – Freshman Angela Douglass earned her first collegiate win for the Maine Black Bears, holding Colby College to two runs on five hits in her four-inning stint and helping Maine post a 5-2 softball victory Wednesday. Douglass, who played high school ball at Deer… Read More
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    FARMINGTON – Mike Fullerton homered and singled in the second game Tuesday, lifting the University of Maine-Farmington to a 15-4 victory and a sweep of their doubleheader against Bates College of Lewiston. The Beavers won the opener 7-6. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
    HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. – The University of Maine baseball team exploded for eight runs in the first four innings in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader, including five runs in the fourth inning, to earn an 8-4 victory and cap a four-game weekend sweep of Hofstra. Read More
    LEWISTON – Eric Roy and Jon Lord each had two home runs and three RBIs to lead the Colby College White Mules to a 14-12 baseball victory over Bates College Friday. Brandon Irwin had a double, a home run and three RBIs while Andy Tripp… Read More
    BANGOR – The Husson College Braves swept a Maine Athletic Conference softball doubleheader from the University of Maine-Presque Isle Thursday afternoon, winning 7-4 and 6-1. In the first game, Kelly Dow pitched a three-hitter, struck out five and walked three for the Braves. Erin Weston… Read More
    CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. -Jarett Mendoza’s three-run homer followed Brian Macchi’s two-run shot in a six-run eighth-inning rally that supplied Boston College with a 12-10 baseball win over the University of Maine Wednesday. Boston College is now 20-20 while Maine fell to 25-11. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More