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University of Maine baseball coach Steve Trimper (left) and Binghamton University coach Tim Sinicki chat while waiting to take their respective dugouts prior to Thursday's America East baseball tournament game in Lowell, Mass.

UMaine trails Binghamton 8-2 in suspended game at America East baseball tourney

By Pete Warner on May 23, 2013, at 11:53 p.m.
LOWELL, Mass. — If the University of Maine baseball team is going to win the America East Baseball Championship for the second time in three years, it may have to do it the hard way. However, the top-seeded Black Bears will first have to complete their second-round game. Thursday’s winners’ ...
Eric White of Brewer and the University of Maine loosens up with his teammates prior to Thursday's America East baseball playoff game at LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass.

Brewer’s Eric White having breakout season with UMaine baseball team

By Pete Warner on May 23, 2013, at 1:20 p.m.
LOWELL, Mass. — As early as last fall, coach Steve Trimper had witnessed the transformation. After two seasons as a utility infielder and relief pitcher, Eric White was ready to break into the starting lineup. White earned the job at third base during the fall season and has been instrumental ...
LeLacheur Park in Lowell, Mass., the home of the Class A Lowell Spinners, is the site of the 2013 America East Baseball Championship.

Live updates: UMaine baseball vs. Stony Brook at America East Championship

By Pete Warner on May 22, 2013, at 3:43 p.m.
LOWELL, Mass. — Click here for live updates of the University of Maine’s first-round game against Stony Brook in the America East Baseball Championship at LeLacheur Park, home of the Lowell Spinners, Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox: FINAL SCORE: Maine 7, Stony Brook 0 Top ninth Krause ...

UMaine’s Fransoso named America East baseball MVP; Lawrence, Trimper also honored

By Pete Warner on May 21, 2013, at 6:17 p.m.
LOWELL, Mass. — The University of Maine baseball team claimed three of the top awards and placed seven players on the America East baseball all-conference teams announced Tuesday. Shortstop Mike Fransoso was named the Len Harlow Player of the Year, Tommy Lawrence was tabbed the Pitcher of the Year and ...

Coach Trimper: UMaine baseball team must play with confidence and passion vs. Stony Brook in tourney

on May 21, 2013, at 5:11 p.m.
College Baseball America East Championship No. 1 MAINE vs. No. 4 STONY BROOK Time, site: 4 p.m. Wednesday, LeLacheur Park, Lowell, Mass. Records: Maine 34-20, Stony Brook 24-32 Series, last meeting: SBU leads 35-26, SBU 1-0 on 4/21/13 Key players: Maine — 2B Troy Black (.368, 23 runs batted in, ...

UMBC edges UMaine baseball; No. 1 Black Bears face Stony Brook next

By Pete Warner on May 18, 2013, at 5:25 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine baseball team will go into the America East Baseball Championship as the conference regular-season champion and the tournament’s No. 1 seed. The Black Bears also will be coming off a loss. The University of Maryland Baltimore County ended a 21-game losing streak against ...

Black helps UMaine baseball sweep UMBC

By Larry Mahoney on May 17, 2013, at 7:21 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Junior second baseman Troy Black entered the first game of Friday’s doubleheader against UMBC hitting .457 with runners in scoring position. Now he’s at .500. Black’s one-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning scored freshman shortstop Shane Bussey from second to give senior right-hander A.J. ...

Local sports results for May 4-5, 2013

on May 06, 2013, at 9:21 a.m.
Today’s games HIGH SCHOOL Softball Ashland at Wisdom, 4 p.m. Boothbay Region at Oak Hill, 4:30 p.m. Brewer at Lawrence, 4 p.m. Calais at Mattanawcook, 4 p.m. Camden Hills at Medomak, 4 p.m. Carrabec at Dirigo, 4:30 p.m. Central at Bucksport, 4:30 p.m. Dexter at Piscataquis, 4:30 p.m. DI-S at ...

UMaine men finish third, Labreck wins heptathlon at AE track championships

By Pete Warner on May 04, 2013, at 9:19 p.m.
VESTAL, N.Y. — Maine natives Kelton Cullenberg and Donald Clark each won an individual event Sunday to spearhead the University of Maine men to a third-place finish in the America East Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Binghamton University. Cullenberg, a junior from Chesterville, won the 5,000 meters with a ...

UMaine baseball wins Sunday finale, takes two of three games from Albany

By Pete Warner on May 04, 2013, at 7:42 p.m.
ALBANY, N.Y. — Mike Connolly finally got some runs to work with Sunday afternoon. The University of Maine baseball team scored four times in the first inning, providing the junior right-hander with ample offensive support on its way to a 7-3 victory over Albany in the finale of their three-game ...

Weekend college roundup, baseball: Husson reaches NAC title round

on May 04, 2013, at 6:24 p.m.
CASTLETON, Vt. — Husson University scored six runs in the seventh inning to overcome a two-run deficit Sunday and pull away for a 14-6 victory over Thomas College in the semifinals of the North Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship. The Eagles from Bangor (26-17) advance to Monday’s championship round, where they ...
UMaine's Justin Edwards shoots over New Hampshire defenseman Ferg Myrick during first-half action at Orono on Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013.

Report: Former UMaine basketball star Justin Edwards commits to Kansas State

By Pete Warner on May 04, 2013, at 1:01 p.m.
MANHATTAN, Kansas — The Kansas City Star reported Saturday that former University of Maine men’s basketball star Justin Edwards has committed to Kansas State University. The 6-foot-3 sophomore guard revealed March 28 that he was seeking to transfer from UMaine to a higher-level program. Edwards previously had taken NCAA official ...

Connolly plays nine positions as UMaine baseball defeats UMaine-Farmington

By Pete Warner on May 01, 2013, at 8:03 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Mike Connolly has demonstrated considerable versatility this season while serving as the starting catcher and a member of the regular pitching rotation for the University of Maine. Wednesday evening, he took the concept to a new level at Mahaney Diamond. The junior standout accomplished a rare baseball ...

Maine college roundup, baseball: Husson wins 3 of 4

on April 27, 2013, at 8:36 p.m.
HENNIKER, N.H. — Seven Husson University pitchers combined to allow only two runs Sunday as the Eagles swept a North Atlantic Conference doubleheader from the Pilgrims by scores of 4-0 and 10-2. On Saturday, the Eagles from Bangor pounded out 17 hits in the second game en route to a ...
UMaine basketball player Alasdair Fraser puts up a shot against UMBC in Orono in January.

Standout forward Alasdair Fraser contemplates leaving UMaine men’s basketball program to turn pro

By Pete Warner on April 22, 2013, at 8:13 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Less than a month after star guard Justin Edwards announced his intention to transfer, another front-line player is considering leaving the University of Maine men’s basketball program. UMaine Director of Athletics Steve Abbott confirmed Monday he and Alasdair Fraser have been discussing the student-athlete’s future at the ...

Weekend Maine college roundup, softball: Stony Brook sweeps Maine in Sunday twinbill

By Pete Warner on April 21, 2013, at 12 a.m.
Softball ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine softball team (7-34, 3-9 America East) dropped both ends of a doubleheader to Stony Brook (25-19, 8-5 AE) on Sunday afternoon. The Black Bears fell in game one 4-2 before dropping game two 3-2 in 15-innings. Jean Stevens blasted her league leading ...
UMaine pitcher Mike Connolly throws a pitch against Stony Brook on Sunday at Orono.

Stony Brook nips UMaine in 10th inning to salvage series finale, snap Bears’ 9-game win streak

By Pete Warner on April 20, 2013, at 4:26 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine’s superb starting pitching continued Sunday afternoon. So, too, did its offensive struggles. Freshmen Daniel Zamora and Chad Lee combined on a four-hit shutout, leading Stony Brook to a 1-0 victory over UMaine in the finale of the three-game America East baseball series at ...
Washburn High School star Mitch Worcester is taking his talents to the University of Maine as a nonscholarship player next season.

Nissen, Worcester to join UMaine men’s basketball program

on April 20, 2013, at 11:36 a.m.
ORONO, Maine – University of Maine men’s basketball head coach Ted Woodward has announced the addition of Erik Nissen and Mitch Worcester to the team’s 2013 recruiting class. Nissen, a 6-foot-9, 220-pound forward from Quispamsis, New Brunswick, averaged 20.9 points, 10.3 rebounds, 3.1 blocks and 2.0 steals per game while ...
A.J. Bazdanes, UMaine baseball

Bazdanes overcomes injury, demonstrates maturity for UMaine baseball team

By Pete Warner on April 19, 2013, at 5:30 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — A.J. Bazdanes is never at a loss for words. He is a young man who exhibits high energy and intensity, especially on the baseball field. This season, the University of Maine’s fifth-year senior has allowed his performance on the pitcher’s mound to do more of the talking. ...
Danielle Walczak (center) of the University of Maine has left the program after two seasons to pursue her academic pursuits at the university.

Walczak leaves UMaine women’s basketball team; to remain at school

By Larry Mahoney on April 17, 2013, at 9:41 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — University of Maine sophomore post player Danielle Walczak, an America East All-Rookie team selection two years ago and one of the team’s leading scorers this season, has decided to leave the women’s basketball program. However, she will remain at the school and pursue her degree in journalism. ...
 
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