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Messalonskee baserunner Sean Achorn, left, dives safely into first base to beat a pickoff throw to Cony first baseman Parker Morin during an April 23, 2025, baseball game at Morton Field in Augusta. Achorn and Morin are two players to keep an eye on in central Maine this spring. (Joe Phelan/Staff Photographer)

Sean Achorn, Messalonskee junior outfielder/pitcher: Achorn had a base hit in all but three games last year, registering 22 for the season and batting .372. He was chosen to the MaxPreps Maine All-State preseason team.

Trevor Austin, Skowhegan senior infielder/outfielder: Austin had a breakout junior season in which he batted .365 with 19 hits, seven for extra bases. He also showed his versatility in the field, recording a .963 fielding percentage and just one error.

Oliver Cormier, Mt. Blue junior shortstop/pitcher: Cormier is the top returning hitter for Mt. Blue after batting .340 with 13 RBI as a sophomore last year. He’ll also handle closing duties for the Cougars, who have lost their top five pitchers from 2025.

Jacob Harmon, Monmouth Academy junior pitcher/outfielder: The reigning Class C champion Mustangs are a title threat again, and Harmon, a 2025 all-Mountain Valley Conference first-teamer (.333, 16 regular-season hits), is their top hitter.

Levi Laverdiere, Monmouth junior pitcher/second baseman: Good luck plating runs against Laverdiere, who established himself as one of the top pitchers in the state last season when he went 8-0 with an ERA of just 0.38.

Monmouth Academy pitcher Levi Laverdiere winds up for a pitch during a June 11, 2025, playoff game against Lisbon in Monmouth. (Russ Dillingham/Staff Photographer) Purchase this image

Noah Longfellow, Maranacook junior designated hitter/pitcher: An all-MVC first-teamer, Longfellow led the Black Bears at the plate last year with a .346 average and 18 hits. He also excelled on the mound, going 4-1 with a 2.68 ERA and 47 strikeouts.

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Denny Martin, Messalonskee senior first baseman/pitcher: The Division I-bound (Stonehill College) senior was an all-KVAC first-team selection last year, batting .385 with 20 hits, 19 RBI and four home runs while going 5-1 with a 2.89 ERA.

Parker Morin, Cony senior pitcher/shortstop: Morin, who batted .456 and smacked 26 hits last year en route to winning KVAC Class B North Player of the Year honors, leads a Rams team hoping to make a deep run following a 15-3 campaign.

Landen Perry, Cony junior third baseman/pitcher: Another key player for the Rams, Perry stood out on the mound last year as he went 3-1 with a 1.85 ERA, striking out 36 batters and walking only 10. He was also reliable at the plate, batting .333.

Killian Pillsbury, Mt. Abram senior infielder/pitcher: The Roadrunners are again one of the top teams in Class C South, and in Pillsbury, an All-MVC first-team selection who batted .391 last season, they have one of the region’s top players.

Mike Mandell came to the Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel in April 2022 after spending five and a half years with The Ellsworth American in Hancock County, Maine. He came to Maine out of college after...

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