Portland manages just three hits and strikes out 13 times, losing the opener of an important series against the Patriots.
Glenn Jordan
Glenn Jordan joined the Portland Press Herald in 1994 to cover the fledgling Portland Sea Dogs. A native of Vermont, he studied philosophy in college and worked at two newspapers in New Hampshire and one in Connecticut before moving to Maine. He spent his first two years of marriage living in the keepers quarters of the Portland Head Light and has three grown children. In addition to baseball, he has covered nearly every sport played in Maine, from biathlon and curling to running and sailing. Currently he works part-time and can be found near cross country trails in fall, swimming pools and ski slopes in winter and tennis courts in spring. All other times, he’s probably on a pickleball court. He is a two-time USA Pickleball national medalist (silver and gold) and played for both the Austin Ignite and Indianapolis Drivers in 2023, helping Indy win the inaugural National Pickleball League championship over Austin in a league for senior pros aged 50 and over.
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Sea Dogs rally past Richmond in Bastardo’s debut
Angel Bastardo pitches well in his first Double-A start, and Matthew Lugo’s two-run homer in the eighth lifts Portland to a 6-4 win.
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Sea Dogs open longest homestand with 4-2 victory over Richmond
Portland, fighting to stay in the playoff race, starts a 12-game stretch at home with a much-needed victory over Richmond.
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Lugo leads Sea Dogs past Binghamton, 6-1
Matthew Lugo goes 3 for 3, and Corey Rosier and Tyler McDonough hit back-to-back home runs in support of Hunter Dobbins.
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How pickleball became an all-consuming passion for a sportswriter
Glenn Jordan picked up a paddle for the first time 10 years ago. Now he’s winning prize money in tournaments and playing in the National Pickleball League.
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Tennis: Brunswick girls prevent Falmouth sweep in Class A finals
The Meserve sisters push the Dragons over the top in a 3-2 win, while the Falmouth boys shut out Skowhegan, 5-0.
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Tennis: Waynflete boys extend Class C dynasty to record 15th straight title
The Maranacook girls claim their first state title with a 4-1 victory over Washington Academy.
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Tennis: Greely girls, Yarmouth boys capture Class B crowns
Yarmouth extends its title run to four, while Greely hoists a state trophy for the first time since 2017.
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ECHL playoffs: Mariners fall 4-3 in Game 5 as Reading regains series lead
The visiting Royals score twice in the third period and head back home with a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven first-round series.
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Mariners pull even in playoff series with 7-3 victory over Reading
Carter Johnson scores three times in the third period and Francois Brassard makes 35 saves to even the first-round series, 2-2.