LEWISTON — After a lengthy road trip Thursday and a holiday weekend ahead, Friday was a potentially tough day to trot out onto the diamond again for another baseball game. A winning streak always makes things easier and that’s what Pastime’s motivation was Friday. Coming off a win at Locke Mills, Pastime was anxious to […]
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Legion baseball: Sweep success for Pastime
LEWISTON — 20 runs on 12 hits! This is what Pastime Club of Lewiston scored in two games against Highland Green of Topsham on Saturday in an American Legion Zone II twinbill at Lewiston High School. For Bob Neron’s Highland Green squad, the big early deficits were easily the difference as Pastime Club swept its […]
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American Legion Baseball: Rogers Post uses quick start to down Pastime
LEWISTON — A solid first inning was all it took for Rogers Post to take care of its crosstown rival. Rogers Post sent 10 batters to the plate in the opening frame, half of which touched home during a 10-2 victory over Pastime in an American Legion baseball game Thursday. “That’s always good when you […]
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American Legion Baseball: Changes abound as season gets under way
American Legion baseball in Maine has a bit of a different look to it this season, and with that new look comes an element of unpredictability and intrigue. Gone is the five-zone format that’s graced the American Legion landscape for the past six years, now condensed to four zones due to lower turnouts across the […]
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American Legion baseball: Farmington, Tri-Town split opening-day twin bill
POLAND — Amos Herrin went the distance for Farmington in Game 1 of their doubleheader against Tri-Town in a 6-1 victory. He allowed one run on two hits and struck out 12. He was perfect into the fourth until he let a Billy Bickford triple to lead of the inning. An Ethan Cailler sac fly […]
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Legion Baseball: Post 51 of Oakland eliminates Pastime Club
BANGOR — Errors, both the variety that are posted on the far, right end of the scoreboard and the less tangible type, plagued Pastime Club again Friday afternoon. This time it hastened the journey’s end in the American Legion baseball state tournament, a 6-2 loss to Post 51 of Oakland at Winkin Complex. Jake Dexter […]
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Legion Baseball: Bangor, Hillier blank Pastime
Of course, since most youth baseball in Maine is conducted under natural daylight, sometimes trying to locate a white, spinning ball and its blurry laces beneath that unfamiliar glare can be a curse. Two relatively routine fly balls gave two different Pastime Club right fielders trouble Thursday night at Winkin Complex. They fell in for […]
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American Legion Baseball State Tourney: Pastime Club outlasts Franklin County, 3-2
BANGOR — If one of those baseball purists ever gets in your ear and says there’s never a good reason to slide into first base, show him a tape of Pastime Club’s Kyle Ullrich hustling to safety in the bottom of the ninth inning Wednesday afternoon. Pinch hitter Ullrich’s hook slide beat a wide throw […]
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Legion baseball: Small’s return played big part in Pastime returning to states
LEWISTON — If there is one thing Alex Small can’t stand, it’s a quiet dugout. Which is why when its Pastime Club’s turn to hit, Small can usually be heard from all corners of the ballpark encouraging his teammates, or encouraging his teammates to encourage their teammates. Small keeps the chatter going when he takes […]
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Zone 3 Legion Final: Pastime wins 4th in a row with walk-off
STANDISH — Watching a 7-1 lead slowly slip away Tuesday night didn’t soften Pastime Club’s resolve or its aggressiveness. Which is why when Ryan Riordan represented the winning run at second in the American Legion Zone 3 final, he knew he would be getting the green light to try to score on any kind of […]