State’s only female baseball coach has Black Raiders embracing both fun and fundamentals early in season.
Baseball
Erskine cools off red-hot Messalonskee in tight baseball showdown
Junior pitcher Grady Hotham gives Erskine strong outing to record big win in Oakland.
Baseball: Despite rain, Richmond cruises past Old Orchard Beach
Connor Vachon earns win on the mound and had 3 RBIs at the plate as Bobcats down Seagulls.
Baseball: Messalonskee’s bats off to hot start with win over Skowhegan
Eagles beat Skowhegan 9-6, improve to 2-0 and have scored 21 runs in first two games.
With open tournaments in final season, coaches split in preference of new versus old format
Some prefer for playoffs to be guaranteed for fairness and better turnout, while others like having to earn a spot in the postseason.
High school baseball preview: Central Maine loaded with plenty of contenders
Skowhegan, Richmond and Monmouth went far last year, but Messalonskee, Oak Hill among teams expecting success.
Baseball/softball: Sense of normalcy abounds for pitchers and catchers week
Players pick up from where they left off last season, while umpires’ move back behind plate marks return to form.
New Winslow High baseball coach Beth LaFountain breaking barriers and rebuilding a program at same time
Former softball standout takes over the baseball team and hopes to lead Black Raiders back to winning tradition.
Greely High pitcher to play in elite tourney staged for MLB scouts
Zach Johnston is one of 175 high schoolers across the nation heading to the invitation-only Area Code Underclass Games in Los Angeles.
Baseball: 2021 Varsity Maine All-State team
Brady Afthim, Windham senior, pitcher/catcher: The Varsity Maine Player of the Year dominated SMAA hitters, with 128 strikeouts and five walks over 53 1/3 innings with a 0.53 ERA. He struck out 23 Portland batters in an extra-inning game, and 16 in a 1-0 playoff loss to Thornton Academy. Considered the top catcher in the […]