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Stony Brook knocks out UMaine to win America East tournament
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Relentless. That is the best way to describe the Stony Brook University baseball team, especially its offense. With the University of Maine pitching staff thinned by injuries, illness and fatigue, the Seawolves knocked the Black Bears out of the 2012 America East Baseball Championship on Friday. ...
St. Joe’s Rafferty collects All-America honors
By BDN Staff and Wire Reports on May 24, 2012, at 8:52 p.m.
STANDISH — Saint Joseph’s junior pitcher Chad Rafferty has garnered D3baseball.com Third Team All-America honors. Rafferty won all 10 of his starts and posted a 1.71 ERA with 74 strikeouts in 68.1 innings. The righthander allowed just 20 walks and opponents hit .213. Three UM athletes receive academic honors ORONO ...
Perakslis helps UMaine beat Albany; Binghamton next in America East tournament
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Steve Perakslis has spent the first three days of the University of Maine’s trip to Long Island sick with the flu. The junior right-hander wasn’t feeling much better Thursday morning, but you wouldn’t have known it watching him pitch. Perakslis (5-5) overcame a shaky first inning ...
College Baseball
Stony Brook handles UMaine in opener of America East Baseball Championship
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — The University of Maine was no match for Stony Brook University’s vaunted offense on Wednesday afternoon. The top-seeded Seawolves touched up Black Bear pitching for 18 hits while cruising to a 1 4-6 victory over the No. 4 Black Bears in a first-round game in the ...
College Baseball
Michael Fransoso, Shaun Coughin of University of Maine baseball named to America East Conference first team
on May 22, 2012, at 8:38 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Five University of Maine baseball players were honored with postseason recognition Tuesday by the America East Conference. Michael Fransoso and Shaun Coughlin were named to the America East first team, while Stephen Perakslis and Tyler Patzalek earned a spot on the second team. Scott Heath was named ...
Preview: University of Maine vs. Stony Brook
on May 22, 2012, at 6:02 p.m.
America East Championship No. 4 MAINE vs. No. 1 STONY BROOK Time, site: Wednesday, 3 p.m., Joe Nathan Field, Stony Brook, N.Y. Records: Maine 26-26, Stony Brook 43-11 Series, last meeting: Stony Brook leads 31-21, SBU 7-2, 10-0 on 5/19/12 Top hitters: Maine — 2B Troy Black (.331, 21 RBI, ...
College baseball
UMaine focusing on opportunity to reach potential at America East tournament
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Baseball is a game in which it can be beneficial to have a bad short-term memory. As the University of Maine prepares for Wednesday’s opener against Stony Brook in the America East Baseball Championship, everyone is eager to forget last week’s four-game sweep in Orono at ...
College Report
University of Maine baseball to build $454,000 Mitchell Batting Pavilion
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine already features one of the most well-rounded baseball team facilities in the Northeast in Mahaney Diamond and the Mahaney Clubhouse. By next fall, the Black Bears will have even more to brag about when fans and recruits visit the Orono campus. The University ...
UMaine blows seven-run lead in finale, Stony Brook completes sweep
ORONO, Maine — Stony Brook University demonstrated Saturday why it is the favorite to win the America East baseball championship. The Seawolves erased a seven-run deficit, scoring nine runs in the final two innings of the second game to pull out a 10-9 victory over the University of Maine and ...
Stony Brook sweeps doubleheader from University of Maine
ORONO, Maine — Stony Brook University demonstrated Friday afternoon why it is the team to beat in America East this season. Tyler Johnson pitched five shutout innings in the Seawolves’ 5-1 opening-game victory, then Jasvir Rakkar worked four scoreless innings in relief during a 5-4 Game 2 victory as Stony ...
University of Maine pitcher driven to excel on the mound, in the classroom
ORONO, Maine — Jonathan Balentina left his native Curacao to attend the University of Maine in the hope of furthering his baseball career. However, UMaine’s highly regarded school of engineering also provided him with the kind of challenging educational experience he sought in his chosen field. The fifth-year pitcher is ...
Preview: University of Maine baseball vs. Stony Brook
on May 17, 2012, at 6:58 p.m.
MAINE vs. STONY BROOK Time, site: 3 p.m. Friday (2), 1 p.m. Saturday (2), Mahaney Diamond, Orono Records: Maine 26-22 (11-7 America East), Stony Brook 39-11 (17-3) Series, last meeting: Maine leads 22-16, Maine 8-1 on 5/26/11 Top hitters: Maine — 2B Troy Black (.323, 19 RBI, 16 SB), C ...
Women’s Basketball
England’s Charles latest to sign with University of Maine women’s basketball program
on May 17, 2012, at 12:35 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Chantel Charles of England has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maine and join the women’s basketball squad in the fall of 2012, UMaine coach Richard Barron announced in a press release Thursday. “I am delighted with Chantel’s choice to study and ...
Hard-nosed running back Phillip Coulombe excelled despite shoulder problems
Editor’s note: One in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. SIDNEY, Maine — Football is a grueling sport. Players are required to engage in physical contact on almost every play. Injuries are common; players have to learn how to play in discomfort. They sometimes have ...
Late offensive outburst propels UMaine past Boston College at Portland’s Hadlock Field
PORTLAND, Maine — Staring out at the “Maine Monster,” one might be able to imagine being at historic Fenway Park in Boston. And though Hadlock Field was an unfamiliar venue for the University of Maine, the Black Bears simply concentrated on playing good baseball Tuesday night. UMaine reached the Boston ...
Mitrovic signs to play basketball for University of Maine
on May 15, 2012, at 1:59 p.m.
ORONO, Maine — Milica Mitrovic, a guard form Belgrade, Serbia, has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Maine and join the women’s basketball team beginning this fall, Maine head coach Richard Barron announced in a press release Tuesday. “Milica is a very dynamic open-floor player,” ...
Preview: University of Maine baseball vs. Boston College
on May 14, 2012, at 9:18 p.m.
MAINE vs. BOSTON COLLEGE Time, site: 6 p.m. Tuesday, Hadlock Field, Portland Records: Maine 25-22, Boston College 21-30 Series, last meeting: Maine leads 21-12, Maine 13-12 in 2005 Top hitters: Maine — C Tyler Patzalek (.319, 3 HR, 31 RBI), 2B Troy Black (.317, 18 RBI, 15 SB), SS Mike ...
UMaine baseball team heads to Hadlock for southern Maine appearance
PORTLAND, Maine — It is expected to be a win-win situation Tuesday evening in Portland. For baseball fans, the 6 p.m. game between the University of Maine and Boston College will provide them the opportunity to see the Black Bears in action in their own backyard. For players from both ...
Former UMaine basketball star Emily Ellis never backed down
Editor’s note: This story is one in a series profiling the 2012 Maine Sports Hall of Fame inductees. BANGOR, Maine — When Emily Ellis played for the University of Maine women’s basketball team in the early 1980s, she played all out all the time, she said. “The Northeasterns, the BUs ...
COLLEGE BASEBALL
Hartford wins series finale; UMaine clinches America East tourney berth
By BDN Staff Reports on May 13, 2012, at 11:33 a.m.
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — Brian Estevez singled with one out and eventually scored on a fielder’s choice in the ninth inning Sunday, lifting the University of Hartford to an 8-7 America East baseball victory over the University of Maine at Fiondella Field. Coach Steve Trimper’s Black Bears (25-21, 11-7 AE) ...
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