A pitcher’s duel and an incredible display of hitting highlighted an American Legion baseball doubleheader in Auburn on Saturday morning. In what was a tale of two games, Rogers Post swept a doubleheader with Bessey Motors, 1-0 and 13-2. In the first game, Rogers Post pitcher Damien St. Pierre pitched a complete-game shutout, throwing seven […]
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Legion baseball: Jensen shuts down Locke Mills
Rogers pitcher Llewellyn Jensen threw three scoreless innings of three-hit ball. Brandon Varney followed and closed out the last four in shutout fashion, allowing just one hit en route to a 3-0 win over Locke Mills “I thought it was a nice bounce back game for the guys,” Rogers coach Dave Jordan said. “We played […]
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American Legion baseball: Pastime slugs Rogers Post to remain unbeaten
Against Rogers Post on Tuesday night, they got on 23 times. Of those 23, 11 came across the plate to score, leading Pastime to an 11-1 win in six innings over rival Rogers Post. Pitcher Kyle Bourget helped lead the way for Pastime, giving up just one run on four hits while striking out seven. […]
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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: Zone 2 tournament field strongest in recent memory
Aside from determining home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs, seeding for the Zone 2 tournament may prove to be nothing more than just numbers. Parity has been the go-to word for coaches throughout the year when describing the 12-team zone. Following the 18-game regular season, the field has now shrunk to eight […]
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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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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 walks off with a victory
FARMINGTON — Ryan Pratt scored from third on a sacrifice fly by Anthony Franchetti in the bottom of the seventh inning as Franklin County defeated Rogers Post 3-2 in American Legion baseball action. Pratt got on base with a hit and moved to second on an error, and to third on a single by Andrew […]
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Legion Baseball: Rogers Post suffers first defeat in shutout to Augusta
The offense was not. Rogers Post couldn’t solve Augusta pitcher Thomas Foster in a 1-0 loss to the visiting Elks in an American Legion Zone 2 contest. Rogers Post strung together five hits, but stranded eight base runners. Foster struggled with his command early, needing 31 pitches to retire the side. Mike Hammond walked during […]