Coming off a no-hitter last week, Liu allows two runs in 5 1/3 innings in a 9-1 loss to Somerset on Thursday.
Travis Lazarczyk
Columnist
Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. A Vermont native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a BA in English. After a few years working as a sports information director and in the ski industry, he began his journalism career at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter in 1999. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Maine baseball bat maker hopes tech innovation will expand his MLB market
Dove Tail Bats unveils a remote bat scanner, developed with Newfangled Solutions, that makes it easier and faster for players to get bats made to their specifications.
advertisement
Posted inSports, Varsity Maine
Esports growth on display at Maine high school spring championships
Thirty-one schools fielded teams playing video games this spring – up from 10 schools three years ago – with more expected to join next fall.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Women blazing a path as broadcast team for Sea Dogs games
Emma Tiedemann and Rylee Pay are just the second all-female broadcasting team in professional baseball.
Posted inLocal & State, Maine Crime
Victims in Bowdoin shooting remembered as good friends, caring people
‘She would do anything for anyone,’ Linda Walker said of good friend Patti Eger, 1 of 4 people killed Tuesday in Bowdoin.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sterling Sharp throws six scoreless innings in Sea Dogs’ 3-1 loss
Sharp allows just two hits and walks none, but Portland’s late rally falls short to start a homestand at Hadlock Field.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Whitlock shines for Sea Dogs in Opening Night win over Rumble Ponies
Making a rehab start, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock strikes out eight in six innings, and Portland holds on for a 7-5 win at Hadlock Field.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports, Times Record Sports
Consistency a key for Sea Dogs starting pitchers hoping to advance
Left-hander Shane Drohan and righties Sterling Sharp, Chih-Jung Liu, Brian Van Belle and Wyatt Olds will anchor Portland’s rotation to start the season.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Sea Dogs appreciate bump in pay from historic labor agreement
The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and minor league players means players in Portland will see minimum salaries more than double annually.
Posted inPortland Sea Dogs, Sports
Long before MLB adopted pitch clock, Sea Dogs learned to adjust to it
Eight years after pitch clocks were introduced in minor league baseball as an experiment to speed up the pace of games, they will make their regular-season debut at major league ballparks on Thursday.