AUGUSTA — Among all the ways Bessey Motors has punched its ticket to the state tournament in the past, Thursday offered something new. The top-seed advanced to its 11th state tournament in the past 15 years in walk-off fashion, defeating Augusta, 4-3, on a wild pitch during an attempted intentional walk. It all happened following a […]
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Legion Baseball: Bessey Motors uses errors to its advantage in win over Tri-Town
AUGUSTA — By its own admission, Bessey Motors wasn’t as focused as it should have been in its playoff opener Tuesday. The top seed in Zone 2 was ready to go Wednesday to start the double-elimination portion of the postseason. After committing nine errors against Highland Green the prior night, Bessey Motors used miscues to its […]
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Legion Baseball: Pastime knocks off Rogers Post to advance to double-elimination tournament
LEWISTON — American Legion playoff wins are nothing new for the kids in the Pastime dugout, but they are for the team’s coach. Pastime delivered first-year coach Andrew Cessario his first playoff victory in a 13-10 victory over Rogers Post in the first round of the Zone 2 tournament on Tuesday. The Lewiston-based American Legion team […]
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Legion Baseball: Varney’s rubber arm providing added pitching depth for Rogers Post
That rubber arm hasn’t been called on much during his high school career at Edward Little and not all this past season. Varney said he entered his junior year with the Red Eddies with five innings pitched at the varsity level. Rainouts — forcing Rogers Post to play anywhere from four to six games in a […]
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Legion Baseball: Pastime locks up home playoff game with split against Gardiner
The Lewiston-based American Legion baseball team made sure of that with a 6-0 victory over Gardiner in the second game of a doubleheader Saturday at Oak Hill High School. Gardiner won the opener 9-0. The split, coupled with Franklin County’s sweep of Locke Mills, makes Pastime (13-5) the No. 3 seed in the zone tournament, […]
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Legion Baseball: Rogers Post sweeps Locke Mills, punches playoff ticket
That’s what Rogers Post coach Dave Jordan tells his players on a regular basis. That old cliche hasn’t been more true for his ball club than it has during the final week of the regular season. Despite two extra-inning games in its past two contests, Rogers Post’s offense looked lively in a doubleheader sweep of […]
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Riley Chickering perfect game bid broken up in 7th inning
AUGUSTA — Riley Chickering had himself a game. Chickering was perfect through six innings as Bessey Motors defeated Augusta 1-0 in American Legion Baseball action. Kolbe Cummings broke up the perfect bid with a lead-off blooper into right field in the bottom of the seventh. Chickering went seven innings, striking out eight and allowing no […]
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Legion Baseball: Pratt brothers leading Franklin County’s rise
Among that small batch of kids were Andrew Pratt — a sophomore at the time — and his younger brother Ryan — an eighth-grader. Four years later, Franklin County (10-4) has gone from a sub-.500 ball club with nine athletes on the roster to a legitimate Zone 2 contender with a lineup loaded with talent. The Pratt brothers have […]
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Legion Baseball Notebook: Plenty of intrigue as season comes down to final week
The Zone 2 regular season is down to its last week of games and there’s still plenty to sort out before the start of the zone tournament on July 21. It’s going to be a hectic sprint to the finish line for some teams, especially Rogers Post, which has to play six games in six days. […]
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Legion Baseball: Franklin County runs winning streak to 8 in victory over Highland Green
While they did strand nine more batters on base Tuesday, the Flyers — once again — found a way to win. Franklin County used a three-run fourth inning to stretch its winning streak to eight after a 4-1 victory over Highland Green in a rain-shortened, six-inning Zone 2 American Legion baseball contest. “I’ve said to […]