When it comes to the 2008 Portland Sea Dogs, fans will be able to tell the players without a scorecard. Second-year manager Arnie Beyeler won’t have to spend as much time getting to know the new guys since there are only 11 among the 28… Read More
Portland Sea Dogs fans looking for familiar faces on the 2007 squad won’t see a lot as two-thirds of those on the roster are new ones. There’s also a new manager and pitching coach. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
PORTLAND – An eighth- inning outburst featuring eight straight hits and 11 runs gave the Portland Sea Dogs a come-from-behind 12-5 victory over New Hampshire on a rainy Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field. The Dogs sent 14 batters to the plate in the eighth, got… Read More
PORTLAND – Solid outings on the mound by starter Ismael Ramirez and reliever Rodney Ormond helped the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Dogs on a warm and slightly overcast Saturday afternoon at Hadlock Field. Righthander Ramirez allowed two hits, one run, and four walks… Read More
PORTLAND – After getting touched up for two runs on three hits in the first three innings, Chris Smith bore down and pitched shutout ball along with the Portland Sea Dogs’ bullpen. The 25-year-old righthander allowed just three hits the rest of the way to… Read More
The starting outfield remains the same, but the actual outfield they’ll be playing on is not. It’s going to be that kind of season for the Portland Sea Dogs, who return a solid nucleus of players from last year’s Eastern League championship runner-up squad to… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – Akron pitcher Jake Dittler pitched shutout baseball through seven innings to lead the Aeros to a 4-1 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs for the Eastern League championship Saturday night. Dittler allowed just five hits and two walks while striking out five… Read More
PORTLAND – Nathan Panther’s homer provided the winning margin and Rafael Perez pitched six gutsy innings as the Akron Aeros beat the Portland Sea Dogs 4-3 on Wednesday. Doubles by Eider Torres and Brad Snyder were the key hits as the Aeros grabbed a 2-0… Read More
PORTLAND – The Portland Sea Dogs run of three straight extra-quality starts came to an end, as did their three-game win streak, thanks to a quality start by Akron pitcher Rafael Perez. Perez threw seven strong innings and scattered four hits to help lead the… Read More
PORTLAND – A day after six of his teammates distinguished themselves as Eastern League All-Stars, Portland starting pitcher Kason Gabbard pitched like one. Gabbard completely grounded the Akron Aeros – allowing one hit through seven innings while walking one batter and striking out seven –… Read More
PORTLAND – The partisan Portland crowd couldn’t have been happier with the home cooking offered at Wednesday night’s third annual Eastern League All-Star Game. Most of the 6,975 fans left happy after seeing almost every member of the Portland Sea Dogs player contingent in the… Read More
PORTLAND – First baseman Shelley Duncan of the Trenton Thunder outdistanced the rest of the eight-man field in Wednesday’s Eastern League Home Run Derby with a total of nine home runs in the opening round. Dan Ortmeier of the Norwich Navigators was the distant runnerup… Read More
With a franchise record six players selected to play, home field advantage, and a capacity crowd, the symmetry couldn’t be much better for the 2005 Eastern League All-Star Game. The 7 p.m. game has been sold out for a month, the Portland Sea Dogs are… Read More
Mike MacDonald certainly isn’t the first Mainer to relocate to Florida’s Gulf Coast region, but unlike many of his fellow Pine Tree State natives, he’s not even thinking about retirement. Well, unless you’re talking about retiring batters… googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
The Bangor Lumberjacks, uh? make that the Grays, are a few days away from opening training camp for the 2005 Northeast, uh? make that Can-Am, League season. A couple weeks after finding out they would not be practicing, opening their season, or playing any games… Read More
PORTLAND – More timely hitting and solid defense offset a shaky start as the Portland Sea Dogs are 2-0 to start the Eastern League season for the first time since 2001. The Dogs rallied from a 3-0 deficit in the first inning behind a gutsy… Read More
PORTLAND – A little more than two weeks ago, Washington state native Jared Sandberg was wondering what was next for him after he was released by the Washington (D.C.) Nationals. Thursday night, the 27-year-old veteran of 10 minor league baseball seasons was the offensive hero… Read More
PORTLAND – John Ford Griffin drove in two runs during a five-run rally in the fifth inning as the New Hampshire Fisher Cats beat the Portland Sea Dogs 6-1 Tuesday in the Eastern League. Fisher Cats pitcher Chris Baker picked up his fifth win of… Read More
BANGOR – Bangor rookie righthander J.C. Huguet shut out the Aces in the first game 3-0 to give the Lumberjacks a doubleheader split in Northeast League baseball action at Winkin Complex Friday night. Eddie Gerald hit a three-run home run in the bottom of the… Read More
BANGOR – The weekend’s rain forced the Bangor Lumberjacks into their first postponement of the season Friday. Bangor postponed Friday night’s game at Winkin Complex and scheduled a 5 p.m. doubleheader on Saturday against the Aces. Friday’s wet weather also forced the team to moved… Read More
QUEBEC CITY – Shane Hopper and Ricky Morton each had two hits and three RBIs to lead the division-leading Quebec Capitales to an 8-5 victory over the Bangor Lumberjacks Saturday night. The Capitales’ win gives them a two-game lead over Bangor in the Northeast League… Read More
ELMIRA, N.Y. – The Bangor Lumberjacks split the weekend series with Elmira, winning their fifth straight with a 3-2 decision Saturday at Dunn Field and dropping Sunday’s game 2-1 on a ninth inning pinch-hit RBI single. Bangor is 15-15 overall in the Northeast League while… Read More
It wasn’t so much a pop that he felt in his arm as it was the feeling of something letting go. And so it was that the accelerated drive of Rusty Tucker – a 21st round draft pick of the San Diego Padres in 2001… Read More
LYNN, Mass. – The Bangor Lumberjacks finished their weekend series against the North Shore Spirit on a winning note as they defeated North Shore 11-3 at Fraser Field Sunday afternoon. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Bangor and four-game winning streak for the… Read More
The popular partnership between the Portland Sea Dogs and Boston Red Sox will last at least six years now that the current affiliation agreement has been extended four years. The four-year extension – the longest allowed for player development contracts in affiliated minor league ball… Read More
LITTLE FALLS, N.J. – The Bangor Lumberjacks picked up their first win of the season and went .500 on the weekend with a 7-3 victory over New Jersey Saturday and a 4-3 loss to the Jackals on Sunday. On Saturday, the Lumberjacks scored all the… Read More
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Belfast’s Sazi Guthrie may not be considered a prospect who’s on the fast track and he may be two to four years older than most of his teammates, but he’s settling into the life of an affiliated baseball player. Last year, Anasazia Guthrie was a… Read More
The Portland Sea Dogs may not have had to wait a week to play their first game, but they did have to wait that long for their first victory. Unlike last year, when foul weather kept the Boston Red Sox Double A minor league baseball… Read More
BROCKTON, Mass. – The Brockton Rox jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first inning and never looked back en route to a 6-1 Northeast League victory over Bangor here Friday night. Craig Lewis’ two-run single with one out in the first provided all… Read More
PORTLAND – Michael Cervenak’s three-run homer and Adam Shabala’s two-run blast lifted the Norwich Navigators past the Portland Sea Dogs 6-2 Wednesday in the Eastern League. Norwich (58-72) led 3-0 through four innings. After scoring a run on two singles and an error in the… Read More
ORONO – Jordy Alexander and Dan Marchetti combined to pitch a six-hitter as the Quebec Capitales held off the Bangor Lumberjacks 5-3 in Northeast League baseball play at Mahaney Diamond on Monday night. The win lifts North Division-leading Quebec to 20-12 in the second half… Read More
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – A Mark Burke grand slam and a solid starting effort from John Vigue averted a sweep at the hands of Berkshire as the Bangor Lumberjacks notched an 8-2 victory Saturday night. Schuyler Doakes led Bangor’s 11-hit attack, going 3-for-5 with two doubles,… Read More
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Right-handed pitcher Tony Harden threw a two-hit shutout to pace the Berkshire Black Bears past the Bangor Lumberjacks 3-0 in Northeast League baseball action Thursday night. It was the first shutout of the season for the Black Bears. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ELMIRA, N.Y. – Elmira’s Scott Hunter cranked a leadoff home run off Bangor reliever Roger Kalinowski in the 11th inning to give the Pioneers a 4-3 Northeast League victory over the Lumberjacks Monday night. Hunter’s homer ruined a strong relief bid by Bangor rookie righthander… Read More
QUEBEC CITY – Righthander Lance Franks shut down the Bangor Lumberjacks for 7 1/3 innings to lead the Quebec Capitales to a 4-0 victory in Northeast League action Wednesday night. Franks allowed only two hits and three walks and struck out six to earn his… Read More
BOWIE, Md. – Ruben Rivera homered twice and had three RBIs to lead the Bowie Bay Sox to a 5-3 win over the Portland Sea Dogs Tuesday night. With the Bay Sox ahead 2-0 in the bottom of the first, Rivera connected for a two-run… Read More
LYNN, Mass. – Rookie righthander Jeremy Sugarman fired a six-hitter and Michael Tejada belted a three-run homer in the four-run first inning to lead North Shore a 9-2 Northeast League win over the Bangor Lumberjacks Tuesday night. Sugarman, who formerly pitched for the University of… Read More
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Juan Lebron singled home Donnie Ross with the go-ahead run in the sixth inning as the Bangor Lumberjacks edged Allentown 3-2 in Northeast League baseball Sunday. Bangor is now 2-1 in the second-half of the season, having also beaten Allentown 9-8 on… Read More
NORWICH, Conn. – Dustin Brisson hit a grand slam in the top of the eighth inning to lead the Portland Sea Dogs to an 8-5 win over the Norwich Navigators in the Eastern League Friday. Portland (48-40) loaded the bases on a single by Tony… Read More
PORTLAND – Jeff Deardorff drilled a two-run double in the top of the 10th inning as the New Britain Rock Cats rallied from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Portland Sea Dogs 5-2 Thursday in the Eastern League. Jeff Smith and Jeremy Owens homered for… Read More
PORTLAND – Jeremy Owens drove in three runs with a two-run homer and an RBI double and Justin Sherrod also homered with a runner aboard as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the New Britain Rock Cats 6-2 Tuesday in the Eastern League. Dustin Brisson went… Read More
PORTLAND – Justin Sherrod hit a fly ball off the right- field wall with the bases loaded and one out in the 10th inning to lead the Portland Sea Dogs to a 3-2 victory over the New Britain Rock Cats Monday night at Hadlock Field. Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. – Jeremy Ware drove in six runs and righthander Blake Stein allowed only two singles over six innings as the Harrisburg Senators beat the Portland Sea Dogs 13-1 Thursday in the Eastern League. Stein (1-4) struck out five and walked two before David… Read More
HARRISBURG, Pa. – A pair of errors by Portland in the seventh inning led to two unearned runs that lifted the Harrisburg Senators over the Sea Dogs 7-5 Wednesday in the Eastern League. Chris Schoder (5-1) picked up the victory with 2 2-3 innings of… Read More
BROCKTON, Mass. – The Bangor Lumberjacks got two strong outings from their starting pitchers Tuesday, but settled for a split of a Tuesday night doubleheader against the Brockton Rox. Bangor won the second game 4-0 after losing the opener 6-1 in Northeast League action. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
PORTLAND – Chan Perry went 4-for-5 with two homers and a double, four RBIs and four runs scored as the Altoona Curve defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 12-6 Sunday in the Eastern League. Josh Bonifay also homered, drove in two runs and scored three for… Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks announced the signing Friday of outfielder-first baseman Taylor Groce to a contract. To make room on the roster for Groce, the Northeast League team released outfielder Stephen King. Groce recently completed his college career at Columbus (Ga.) State University, where… Read More
PITTSFIELD, N.Y. – Kevin Pincavitch threw a complete-game three-hitter with four strikeouts and no walks as the Bangor Lumberjacks shut down the Berkshire Black Bears 2-0 Tuesday in Northeast League action at Waconah Park. Berkshire starter Dan Henderson had a no-hitter going until the top… Read More
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Justin Sherrod’s three-run homer in the first inning helped lead the Portland Sea Dogs to a 10-3 win over the New Haven Ravens Sunday in the Eastern League. The game was the completion of a Saturday night game that was suspended… Read More
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Russ Adams had three hits and three RBIs and Guillermo Quiroz hit a two-run home run to lead the New Haven Ravens to a 9-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Friday night in the Eastern League. New Haven (37-34)… Read More
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Danny Solano and Guillermo Quiroz both hit sacrifice flies in the eighth inning to lead the New Haven Ravens to a 2-1 win over the Portland Sea Dogs Thursday in the Eastern League. New Haven (36-34) has won six straight and… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – Ron Wright drove in three runs and Derrick Van Dusen scattered six hits over eight innings as the Akron Aeros beat the Portland Sea Dogs 7-2 on Sunday in the Eastern League. Portland got both runs in the third inning as John… Read More
AKRON, Ohio – Tim Kester threw eight scoreless innings as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Akron Aeros 3-0 Friday night in a rain-shortened Eastern League game. Kevin Haverbusch homered in the second inning and Tony Schrager and Kelly Shoppach each drove in a run… Read More
PORTLAND – Chris Elmore pitched six shutout innings and Tony Schrager belted a homer as the Portland Sea Dogs defeated the Norwich Navigators 2-0 Monday in the Eastern League. Portland (34-23) got strong relief efforts from Charlie Weatherby, who pitched two hitless innings, and Anastacio… Read More
PORTLAND – The Binghamton Mets snapped a four-game losing streak with a 4-0 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Sunday afternoon. The Mets (27-33) scored all of their runs in the fifth inning off losing pitcher Josh Stevens, whose record dropped to 7-2. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ALTOONA, Pa. – Carlos Leon went 3-for-3 and doubled home the winning run in the seventh and last inning as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Altoona Curve 2-1 Wednesday in the Eastern League. The teams were scheduled to play a doubleheader of two seven-inning… Read More
ORONO – As they have in all their home games so far this season, the Lumberjacks got on the scoreboard first, but the Elmira Pioneers had the last laugh on a chilly and breezy Monday night. Elmira starter Brian Edmondson allowed six hits and no… Read More
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – Neal Musser took a no-hitter into the sixth inning as the Binghamton Mets shut out the Portland Sea Dogs 5-0 Sunday in the Eastern League. Musser (1-3) earned his first career Double A victory, allowing one hit and one walk, and striking… Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Jason Grove homered twice, including a two-run blast in the ninth, to head off extra innings and give the Trenton Thunder a 5-3 win over the Portland Sea Dogs on Wednesday. Michael Vento opened scoring for the Thunder with a two-run homer… Read More
TRENTON, N.J. – Portland starter Josh Stevens struck out 11 over seven shutout innings as the Sea Dogs defeated the Trenton Thunder 2-1 on Tuesday night. The Thunder (23-24) got a pair of singles from Kevin Thompson and a double by Aaron Rifkin off Stevens… Read More
PORTLAND – Reliever Benji DeQuin walked Dustin Brisson with the bases loaded in the bottom of the ninth inning to force in the winning run as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Harrisburg Senators 5-4 on Sunday in the Eastern League. The Sea Dogs let… Read More
PORTLAND – Doubles by Napoleon Calzado and Mike Fontenot sparked a six-run eruption in the 10th inning as the Bowie Baysox defeated the Portland Sea Dogs 11-6 Thursday in the Eastern League. With the game tied 5-5, Calzado doubled and drove in the go-ahead run,… Read More
BANGOR – Play ball … Finally! That’s pretty much the way anyone even remotely connected to the Bangor Lumberjacks professional baseball team feels. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
When training camp opened for the Bangor Lumberjacks, manager Kash Beauchamp was confident he had experience, good power, and the potential for solid up-the-middle defense. As it turns out, he may have even more than that. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Jeremy Owens had a perfect night at the plate and Josh Stevens threw three-hit ball into the eighth inning as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the New Britain Rock Cats, 4-2, in the Eastern League Friday. Owens, who has 16 hits… Read More
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Jesse Crain threw three innings of hitless relief and Terry Tiffee drove in two runs to lead the New Britain Rock Cats to a 4-2 win over the Portland Sea Dogs Thursday in the Eastern League. New Britain (13-22) had lost… Read More
The Portland Sea Dogs had snow to contend with when their regular season opened. The Bangor Lumberjacks have rain in the preseason. Wednesday’s wet field conditions cancelled Bangor’s scheduled exhibition game with the International Baseball Academy of Japan for a second straight day despite a… Read More
PORTLAND – Tony Schrager tied a franchise record by driving in six runs as the Portland Sea Dogs trounced the New Britain Rock Cats 14-4 Sunday in the Eastern League. Schrager paced the Sea Dogs’ 14-hit attack by going 3-for-4 with a three-run homer, two-run… Read More
NORWICH, Conn. – Mike Cervenak had three hits and drove in five runs as the Norwich Navigators beat the Portland Sea Dogs 8-5 in the Eastern League Wednesday morning. Cervenak hit a grand slam in the first inning, had an RBI single in the second… Read More
NORWICH, Conn. – Josh Stevens threw eight shutout innings and reliever Anastacio Martinez survived a bases-loaded jam in the ninth inning as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Norwich Navigators 3-2 in the Eastern League Tuesday night. Stevens (3-1) allowed just four singles, struck out… Read More
NORWICH, Conn. – Tim Kester scattered seven hits in a complete-game win as the Portland Sea Dogs beat the Norwich Navigators 7-1 in the Eastern League Monday night. Kester (2-1) struck out four and walked two. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
WEST HAVEN, Conn. – Kelly Shoppach’s two-run double in a three-run eighth inning helped the Portland Sea Dogs come from behind to beat the New Haven Ravens 4-2 Sunday in the Eastern League. Kevin Youkilis added an RBI single in the eighth for Portland (12-10). Read More
BANGOR – The Bangor Lumberjacks continue to shape their roster and personnel list as the 2003 Northeast League baseball season approaches. Bangor has “rehired” pitching coach Kevin Pincavitch, who served as the pitching coach for Adirondack (N.Y.) last season. This year, however, the 32-year-old righthander… Read More
PORTLAND – Juan Richardson hit a three-run homer as the Reading Phillies scored all their runs in the first inning en route to a 4-3 victory over the Portland Sea Dogs on Thursday in the Eastern League. The win snapped Reading’s four-game losing streak and… Read More
PORTLAND – Tony Schrager made three errors at third base in his first game for the Portland Sea Dogs, but his line drive off the left-field wall drove in the winning run in the bottom of the 12th inning to defeat the Reading Phillies 9-8 Wednesday in the… Read More
PORTLAND – Andy Dominique’s homer paced the Portland Sea Dogs and Alexis Rios’ grand slam powered the New Haven Ravens as the Eastern League rivals split a doubleheader Sunday, with Portland winning 7-4 ahead of a 9-1 loss. Justin Sherrod singled twice and scored twice… Read More
PORTLAND – Jeremy Owens is 26, a starting center fielder in the minor leagues, a Tennessee native, and four months away from becoming a father. Maine native Lenny Authier is 74, a ballpark usher, a father of four, and a grandfather of four. Until events… Read More
PORTLAND – On the night the Portland Sea Dogs finally named their new left field wall, catcher Andy Dominique became the the first hitter to poke a ball over it, but that was about the only highlight for the home team. For the second straight… Read More
PORTLAND – There would be no middle or late inning heroics for the Portland Sea Dogs Tuesday night. Despite a game-time temperature 15 degrees warmer than the previous night, the Dogs’ attendance was almost half of Monday’s 6,900, the bats were cold, the pitching wasn’t… Read More
PORTLAND – Eleven days, seven postponements, and four road games later, the Portland Sea Dogs made Monday night’s Hadlock Field home opener worth the wait. Portland’s bats were as cold as the 49 degree game-time temperature for the first four innings, but Dustin Brisson and… Read More
It’s not really a whole new ballgame for the Portland Sea Dogs, but it could be an even more enjoyable one. They have a new parent organization; new players, coaches and team colors; and a newly-renovated ballpark. Just about the only thing that hasn’t changed… Read More
The start of the season is still 61 days away, but to Bangor Lumberjacks team officials, it seems more like 61 minutes. “We’ve still got a lot to do with not a lot of time to do it,” said Lumberjacks general manager Curt Jacey. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Sleep deprivation sometimes comes with a reward. In the case of Belfast High School alumnus and Lions multi-sport standout Sazi Guthrie, it’s in the form of a contract to play professional baseball. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More