Hampden baseball Juniors fall to Orono-Veazie

The 2008 Junior League All-Stars from Hampden. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Sunday night at Bordick Park in Hampden, Nick Cota hurled a complete game two hit shutout as Orono-Veazie blanked Hampden 3-0 in a Junior League District 3 baseball tournament game.

Hampden manager Jon Perry and coach Bill Yamartino (background) prepare the field prior to the game.
(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Cota pitched seven innings allowing just two hits and two walks while striking out seven for the win. He also aided his own cause with two hits and an RBI in the game.

Pat Gunn takes a warm up pitch. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

After Cota set Hampden down in order in the first inning, Dominic Mowrer led off the Orono-Veazie half of the inning with a triple. Mowrer later scored on a wild pitch to provide Cota with the only run he would need. Two outs later Cota tripled and came into score on a Tyler Eddy RBI single to put O-V on top 2-0.

Cooper Antone gets a new ball from the umpire. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Orono-Veazie added their final run of the game in the third inning. With one out, Josh Storgaard walked and stole second base. He then scored on an RBI single by Cota for the 3-0 lead and eventual winning score for Orono-Veazie.

Conner Perry fouls off a pitch. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for Orono-Veazie was Cota (triple, single, RBI), Eddy (single, RBI), Mowrer (triple), Mark Dieuveuil (single), and Cam Dwyer (single).

Hampden hitters were Kent Reichel (triple) and Sam Ward (single). Pat Gunn was the tough luck losing pitcher. He scattered six hits and walked three while striking out nine.

Kent Reichel of Hampden slides into third base for a triple during the fourth inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Sam Ward of Hampden rounds first base after a third inning single. First base coach Bill Yamartino (right) and Orono-Veazie first baseman Tyler Eddy (left) watch the play.
(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Orono-Veazie faces Bangor at 7:30 on Tuesday, July 15, while Hampden takes on Old Town at 7:30 Monday, July 14 at 7:30.


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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HAMPDEN (1-1)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
ORONO-VEAZIE (2-0)	2	0	1	0	0	0	X	3	6	1

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BRONCOS WIN! Junior softball All-Stars claim District championship

The Hampden Junior All-Stars overcame all the odds to win the District 3 championship on Friday. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Coming into Friday's District 3 Junior softball tournament game, Hampden had a large mountain to climb if they wanted to win a championship. Coming out of the losers bracket, Hampden entered the game with one loss (13-3 against Old Town) and was facing an undefeated Old Town team. Hampden would have to beat Old Town in back to back games.

In the first game the Broncos broke open a 2-2 tie in the fourth inning with four runs highlighted by a Kathryn Gilio 2-run single to take a 6-2 lead. Old Town had closed the score to within three runs at 6-3 by the time they came to bat in the seventh. After scoring two quick runs on RBI singles from Brianna Shirland and McKayla Gastia, Old Town had runners on first and second with just one out. An infield fly rule made it two outs, and they were down to their last out. Emily Barnes ripped a sailing line drive towards shortstop, but Hampden's Ashley Danforth made a leaping grab of the drive to end the rally and force a second championship game.

McKayla Gastia of Old Town puts the ball in play. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for Hampden in the game was Gilio (single, two RBIs), Danforth (single, RBI), Sarah Lamberton (single), Olivia Plaisted (single), Kristi Melanson (single), and Katie Cyr (single). Danforth picked up the win from inside the circle.

Ashley Danforth's performance from inside the circle helped Hampden force a second championship game against Old Town on Friday in the District 3 Junior Softball All-Stars tournament at Bangor West. Hampden won the first game 6-5 and came back to win the championship game 9-7. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Doing the hitting for Old Town was Shirland (two singles, two RBIs), Gastia (two singles, RBI), Ashley Abbott (two singles), Megan Cousins (single, RBI), Ashley England (single, RBI), and Suzie Outman (single).


GAME 1
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
OLD TOWN (2-1)	0	0	1	1	1	0	2	5	9	5
HAMPDEN (3-1)	0	1	1	4	0	0	X	6	6	1

After a solid performance in the field in game one, Hampden's defense fell apart in the opening innings of the championship game and the Broncos found themselves behind 5-0 after two innings.

The first batter of the game for Old Town, Megan Cousins, reached on a Hampden error. After a steal of second base, two more throwing errors by Hampden allowed Cousins to score the first run before the second batter took a swing. One out, two walks, and another Hampden error set the stage for a 2-run double by Caitlin Goodwin and Old Town led 3-0.

Caitlin Goodwin of Old Town pulls up at second base with a 2-run double. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

In the second inning Cousins singled with two outs, and two more Hampden errors allowed her to come all the way around to score. Suzie Outman then followed with a home run and Old Town was on top 5-0.

Hampden catcher Sarah Lamberton checks a base runner before throwing to first base. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Old Town added one more run in both the fourth and fifth inning and led 7-0 heading into the bottom of the fifth. Hampden had just one hit over the first four innings, and was looking at a seven run deficit with just three at bats remaining.

With two outs in the bottom of the fifth inning, Sarah Lamberton singled for Hampden's second hit of the game. Olivia Plaisted, who had the only other Hampden hit of the game (first inning triple), followed Lamberton and drilled a 2-run home run to finally put the Broncos on the scoreboard and cut the Old Town lead to 7-2. A very quiet Hampden bench suddenly became energized.

Olivia Plaisted of Hampden belts a two run homer to spark the Broncos. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Old Town was held scoreless in the sixth despite having the bases loaded with two outs when Megan Cousins was caught trying to steal home to end the inning. Ashley Danforth kept the Hampden energy alive by leading off the bottom of the sixth with a single and stealing two bases. An Old Town error allowed Danforth to score and make it a 7-3 game. One out later Kylee Fogg was hit by a pitch, and Olivia Dahlberg followed with an RBI double scoring Fogg. Hampden had now closed to within three runs at 7-4. Hannah Snyder, pinch running for Dahlberg, advanced to third on a passed ball and later scored on a passed ball to make it 7-5 Old Town. Dylan Hotham, who reached on a walk, eventually scored on an Old Town error to cut the Old Town lead to 7-6.

Courtney Treadwell of Old Town goes after a wide throw at first base. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hampden kept the sixth inning alive when Plaisted reached on a fielder's choice with two outs and Kristi Melanson walked. Plaisted stole third, and came in to score on a wild pitch. The Broncos had now come all the way back from a seven run deficit to tie the game at 7-7. Gilio followed Melanson at the plate and ripped an RBI double scoring Melanson with Hampden's first lead of the game (8-7). Danforth, who started the inning off with a base hit, followed Gilio with an RBI single putting Hampden on top 9-7.

Melanson finished off Old Town in the top of the seventh beginning with a strike out. After a single, Melanson then got the next to batters to ground out and Hampden had accomplished what seemed nearly impossible after the first couple of innings. The Broncos had come all the way back from the losers bracket and won their fourth straight game to become the District 3 Junior All-Stars champions of 2008.

Hampden hitters were Plaisted (home run, triple, two RBIs), Danforth (two singles, RBI), Gilio (double, RBI), Dahlberg (double, RBI), Lamberton (single), and Abby Martin (single).

Hitting for Old Town was Outman (home run, RBI), Goodwin (double, two RBIs), Cousins (single), and Courtney Treadwell (single).

CHAMPIONSHIP GAME
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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
OLD TOWN (2-2)	3	2	0	1	1	0	0	7	4	4
HAMPDEN (4-1)	0	0	0	0	2	7	X	9	8	8

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Ashley Danforth's 3 HRs power Broncos to Junior softball win

Ashley Danforth of Hampden connects for a 3-run homer in the third inning of a District 3 Junior All-Stars softball game on Thursday. Danforth belted three home runs and drove in seven runs as Hampden eliminated Glenburn 9-7. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Thursday night at Bangor West, Ashley Danforth's bat was on fire as she slugged three home runs to power the Hampden Broncos to a 9-7 win over Glenburn in a District 3 Junior All-Stars elimination game.

Danforth had a 2-run homer in the second inning, a 3-run blast in the third inning, and a game winning 2-run in the fifth inning to give her seven RBI's in the game.

Hampden took a 3-0 lead in the second inning highlighted by Danforth's 2-run homer. Glenburn scored one in the third on a single, a Hampden error and wild pitch, and an RBI ground out by Nicole DeRoche. The Broncos answered with four runs in the bottom of the third sparked by Danforth's 3-run homer for a 7-1 lead.

Glenburn would not go away easily, rebounding with four runs in the top of the fourth to close the gap to within two runs at 7-5. A single by Sammi Schultz, two passed balls, a Hampden error, and a 2-run single by Jessica Bradford accounted for the Glenburn runs.

After Schultz struck out the side to blank Hampden in the bottom of the fourth, Glenburn scored two in the top of the fifth to bounce back from a 7-1 deficit to tie the game at 7-7. Andie Foster tripled to lead off the Glenburn inning, and one out later Schultz tripled to score Foster. Schultz would score on a wild pitch to tie the game.

Kylee Fogg of Hampden rips a double past short stop in the fifth inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

With one out in the bottom of the fifth inning, Kathryn Gilio singled and Danforth followed with her third home run of the game to put Hampden back on top 9-7. Kristi Melanson, who came on to pitch in relief of Danforth in the fifth inning, retired Glenburn allowing just a walk in the sixth inning. In the top of the seventh Glenburn threatened to do some damage. With one out, Jillian Woodward reached on an error. Schultz was intentionally walked after already recording three hits in the game. Brianna Parker lined out to second base for the second out, but Amber Oakes followed with a walk to load the bases. Melanson took care of business striking out the next batter to end the game and preserve the win.

Hitting for Hampden was Danforth (three Home Runs, seven RBIs), Gilio (two singles), and Kylee Fogg (double).

Melanson picked up the win from inside the circle with three innings of relief. She gave up two hits and two runs while walking three (one intentional) and striking out five.

Kristi Melanson of Hampden was the winning pitcher allowing two hits and striking out five in three innings.
(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Glenburn hitters were Schultz (triple, two singles, RBI), Bradford (two singles, two RBIs), and Foster (triple).

Hampden faces Old Town at 4:00 p.m. on Friday for the District 3 Championship. If Hampden is victorious in the first game the two teams will have to play a final game at 6:00 p.m. to determine the champion, as Old Town is undefeated and must lose two games.


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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
GLENBURN (1-2)	0	0	1	4	2	0	0	7	6	3
HAMPDEN (2-1)	0	3	4	0	2	0	X	9	6	4

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Hampden Junior softball eliminates Bangor in District Tournament

Kylie Fogg of Hampden keeps her eye on the ball during her first inning at bat. Fogg had an RBI single in the game to help lead Hampden to an 11-6 win over Bangor during the District 3 Junior League All-Stars softball game at Bangor West on Tuesday.
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Tuesday night in Bangor at Bangor West, Kathryn Gilio ripped a 2-run triple during a six run second inning to help lead Hampden to a 11-6 elimination win over Bangor in the District 3 Junior League softball tournament.

Leading 4-1 heading into the second inning, Hampden sent 10 batters to the plate to score six runs and take a 10-1 lead. Gilio led the way with her 2-run triple in the inning. Abby Martin and Allison Doble each added an RBI ground out, and Kylie Fogg had an RBI single in the inning.

Olivia Plaisted of Hampden watches the ball as she swings for a single in the second inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hampden added one run in the fourth on an RBI single by Dylan Hotham for an 11-1 lead. Bangor got four runs back in the bottom of the inning on two walks, three hit batters, and a 2-run single by Kami Prendergast.

Kami Prendergast of Bangor singles in two runs in the fourth inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Bangor plated one more run in the bottom of the sixth to close the gap to 11-6, but could not overcome the early deficit as the game was called due to insufficient daylight.

How good is Hampden catcher Sarah Lamberton? She gets the job done with her eyes closed! (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for Hampden was Gilio (triple, two RBIs), Hotham (single, RBI), Fogg (single, RBI), Sarah Lamberton (single), and Olivia Plaisted (single).

Kristi Melanson of Hampden delivers a pitch during her three plus innings of work on Tuesday night. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Kristi Melanson was the winning pitcher, going 3 2/3 innings and allowing just one hit. She walked five, hit three batters, and struck out seven.

Bangor hitters were Prendergast (two singles, two RBIs) and Annie Guare (single, RBI).

Taylor Hutchinson was impressive from inside the circle for Bangor. She came on in relief to start the third inning and worked the final four innings allowing just one Hampden hit. She gave up one run (unearned), walked three and struck out three to put out the Broncos fire.

Taylor Hutchinson of Bangor was impressive in relief, allowing one hit over four innings. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hampden takes on 1-1 Glenburn at 6:00pm Wednesday night in an elimination game.


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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
HAMPDEN (1-1)	4	6	0	1	0	0	11	5	1
BANGOR (0-2)	1	0	0	4	0	1	6	3	4

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HNLL Team & Individual Photos now available online!

2008 Dirigo Slipform (Majors) Team Photo. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

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Hampden 11-12 All-Stars pound Hermon for 18-8 win

Hampden Manager Basil Closson is all smiles as he congratulates Michael Ward on his two run homer in the fifth inning. Ward had two hits and three RBIs to help Hampden defeat Hermon 18-8 Wednesday night in Hermon.
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On Tuesday in Glenburn the Hampden 11-12 baseball All-Stars pounded six home runs and scored 17 runs in their District 3 tournament opening game which lasted only four innings. Wednesday night in Hermon, the offensive barrage continued as Hampden pounded out 15 hits including home runs by Colin Vidas and Michael Ward for an 18-8 five inning win over Hermon.
Matt Martin had three hits and five RBIs and Ward added two hits and three RBIs to pace Hampden, who improved to 2-0 in the tournament. Hermon falls into the losers bracket at 0-1.

Hermon opened the game with a four run first inning, only to have Hampden come back in the bottom of the first with five runs to take a 5-4 lead. Joey Doyon had a 2-run single in the inning for Hampden.

Joey Doyon of Hampden swings for a two run single in the first inning.
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Vidas drilled a 2-1 pitch out of the park for a two out solo home run in the second inning to put Hampden on top 6-4.

Colin Vidas of Hampden drills a solo home run in the second inning.
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A Darius Ntacyo single and Tyler Gordon double along with two Hampden errors plated two runs for Hermon in the third inning to tie the game at 6-6. Hampden answered back with five runs in the bottom half of the inning to regain the lead at 11-6. Jack barteaux had a 2-run single in the inning, Keegan Quigley added an RBI triple, Matt Closson had an RBI single, and Martin had an RBI single.

Hampden nearly brought the game to an end in the fourth inning. Ward led off the inning and reached on an error. He advanced to third on a wild pitch, but looked to be stranded as the next two batters were retired. With two outs, Quigley drew a walk and Closson followed with a walk to load the bases. Dan Good followed with a 2-run single, and Martin delivered a 2-run single to put Hampden on top 15-6 and needing one run to end the game with the 10 run rule. Vidas followed Martin with a single up the middle and Hampden manager Basil Closson sent Martin home. Unfortunately for Hampden, ceenterfielder Tyler Gordon got the ball in quickly to short stop Jeremy Beaulieu who fired a rocket relay to catcher Tyler Thayer to nail Martin at the plate for the out to end the inning.

Hermon scored two runs in the top of the fifth to stay alive at 15-8, but Hampden came right back in the bottom of the inning. Jeremy Kelsey led off the inning with a single, and Ward followed with a two run home run for a 17-8 Hampden lead. After Brandon Maillet singled with one out, Quigley walked and with two outs Good drew a walk to load the bases. Hampden ended the game when Martin was hit by a pitch to force in the 18th run of the game for the 10 run victory.

Providing the offense for Hampden was Martin (three singles, five RBIs), Ward (HR, single, three RBIs), Vidas (HR, single, RBI), Good (single, two RBIs), Doyon (single, two RBIs), Barteaux (single, two RBIs), Quigley (triple, RBI), Closson (single, RBI), Kelsey (single, RBI), Ben Foster (single), and Maillet (single).

Quigley was the winning pitcher going four innings and giving up four hits and six runs (three earned runs). He walked four and struck three.

Keegan Quigley of Hampden delivers a pitch during his four innings of work on the mound. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for Hermon was Andrew Elston (double, single, two RBIs), Ntacyo (two singles, RBI), and Gordon (double, RBI).



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Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
HERMON (0-1)	4	0	2	0	2	X	8	5	1
HAMPDEN (2-0)	5	1	5	4	3	X	18	15	3

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11-12 baseball All-Stars shell Glenburn, slam six Home Runs

Tuesday night in Glenburn, the Hampden 11-12 All-Stars baseball team put on a power show for the fans as they slugged six home runs and pounded out a total of 16 hits in their 17-3 four inning shelling of Glenburn in a District 3 All-Stars tournament opening game.

Matt Martin ripped the cover off the ball pounding three home runs good for six RBI's in the game. Also slugging the long ball was Colin Vidas, Jeremy Kelsey, and Joey Doyon. Martin, Vidas, and Kelsey hit back to back to back home runs in the Hampden 8-run second inning. Martin had a 3-run homer in the second, a 2-run homer in the third, and a solo homer in the fourth.

Vidas was the winning pitcher working all four innings. He allowed four hits, did not walk a batter, and struck out seven.

Hitting for Hampden was Martin (three HR, six RBI), Vidas (HR, single, RBI), Kelsey (HR, RBI), Doyon (HR, RBI), Matt Closson (double, single, two RBI), Sam Jordan (two singles, two RBI), EDan Good (single, RBI), Brandon Maillet (single, RBI), Michael Ward (single), Keegan Quigley (single), and Jack Barteaux (single).

Gardner brothers spark comeback, Dirigo crowned HNLL Majors Champion

Noah Gardner of Dirigo doubles to drive in two runs in the second inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Thursday night in Hampden, No. 2 ranked Dirigo Slipform over came a four run deficit in the second inning sending 19 batters to the plate and scoring 14 runs on their way to a 26-7 victory over No. 5 ranked Kiwanis to claim the 2008 Hampden-Newburgh Little League Majors Championship. Tristan and Noah Gardner combined for five RBIs in the second inning, and Kyle Clifford was a perfect 5-5 in the game.

James Gilmore of Kiwanis swings for a double in the first inning.
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Kiwanis took a 2-0 lead in the top of the first highlighted by a James Gilmore RBI double. After Dirigo added one run in the bottom half of the inning, Kiwanis came back with three more runs in the top of the second for a 5-1 lead. Gilmore again had the big hit with a 2-run double in the inning.

Robert Stowe of Kiwanis puts the ball in play and doubles during the second inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Jackson Gilmore sparked the Dirigo bats leading off the bottom half of the second with a double. 18 batters and 13 hits later Dirigo had taken a 15-5 lead and never looked back. Highlighting the inning was a Brandon Maillet 2-run home run, a bases clearing 3-run double by Tristan Gardner, a 2-run double by Noah Gardner, and a 2-run double by Keegan Quigley.

Brandon Maillet of Dirigo is all smiles after hitting a 2-run home run.
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Dirigo would continue to hit the ball well with big hits throughout the remainder of the game such as a home run by Tristan Gardner in the fifth inning, a Quigley 2-run double in the fourth inning, and a Clifford RBI double in the third and RBI single in the fourth.

Tristan Gardner of Dirigo plants both feet on home plate after hitting a home run in the fifth inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Providing the offense for Dirigo was Tristan Gardner (home run, double, two singles, four RBIs), Clifford (two doubles, three singles, two RBIs), Quigley (two doubles, two singles, four RBIs), Maillet (home run, two singles, three RBIs), Noah Gardner (double, two RBIs), Sam Jordan (two singles, two RBIs), Dakota Sudbeck (double, single, RBI), Ben Disalvatore (double), and Drew Gilmore (single).

Keegan Quigley of Dirigo was the winning pitcher in the game with four strikeouts over three innings. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Quigley was the winning pitcher working three innings and allowing four hits while walking three and striking out four. Sam Jordan closed the game with three innings of work allowing five hits and striking out three. He did not walk a batter.

Hitting for Kiwanis was Gilmore (three doubles, single, three RBIs), Robert Stowe (double, single), Kurt Townsend (double), and Richie Rawcliffe (single).

Congratulations to all the Dirigo players on a great season and an outstanding performance in the biggest game of the year.

Dirigo Slipform, the 2008 Hampden-Newburgh Little League Majors Champions. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

The Kiwanis players should be congratulated on an outstanding playoff performance coming out of the 5th seed. They proved you do not have to be the best in the league to be in the championship game, and should be very proud of their performance at the end of the season.

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Gilmore leads Kiwanis to upset victory, Dirigo squeaks out late win over Verizon

James Gilmore of Kiwanis swings for a home run in the fifth inning of Tuesday night's semifinal playoff game against FA Peabody. Gilmore helped lead Kiwanis to a 11-6 upset victory over the No. 1 seeded Peabody. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

In Majors baseball playoff action Tuesday night in Hampden, the No. 5 ranked Kiwanis earned it's second straight trip to the championship game with an 11-6 upset win over No. 1 ranked F. A. Peabody. Kiwanis lost to Peabody in the 2007 championship game.

Ben Foster of Kiwanis connects for a fourth inning single.
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Leading 4-1 after three innings, Kiwanis broke the game open with three runs in both the fourth and fifth inning to take a 10-2 lead into the sixth. Peabody rallied in the sixth for four runs to close the gap to 11-6 but could not overcome the nine run deficit they faced to start the inning. James Gilmore provided the highlight of the night ripping a home run in the fifth inning for his first homer of the year. Gilmore's homer was also the first home run hit off Peabody all-star pitcher Matt Martin.

FA Peabody Manager Perry Antone talks on the mound with his pitcher Matt Martin. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Providing the offense for Kiwanis was Gilmore (home run, double, single), Robert Stowe (double, single), Ben Foster (two singles), Kurt Townsend (two singles), Austin Ivey (single), and Richie Rawcliffe (single). Colin Vidas was the winning pitcher, working into the sixth inning.

Colin Vidas of Kiwanis delivers a pitch during his five plus innings of work. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for Peabody was Luther Vom Eigen (two singles), Martin (two singles), Jeremy Kelsey (two singles), Jake Maltz (single), CJ Warren (single), and John Field (single).

Kiwanis will face No. 2 Dirigo for the Hampden-Newburgh Little League Majors championship on Thursday, June 26. Dirigo squeaked out a come from behind 8-7 win over Verizon.

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On the Minor league field Tuesday night, No. 6 ranked Verizon nearly pulled off another upset but No. 2 Dirigo came from behind to score three runs in the bottom of the sixth for an 8-7 victory. Dirigo will face No. 5 Kiwanis in the championship game Thursday, June 26.

Keegan Quigley of Dirigo singles in the first inning. Quigley had three singles in the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Verizon held a 7-5 lead and needed three outs for the upset win as they headed into the bottom of the sixth inning. Matt Harris led of the inning for Dirigo with a walk. Jackson Gilmore singled, and Harris scored on a Tristan Gardner double. Keegan Quigley drove home the tying run with a single scoring Gilmore. Gardner then sent Dirigo to the championship game as he stole home with the winning run.

Hitting for Dirigo was Gardner (triple, double), Quigley (three singles), Kyle Clifford (triple, single), Brandon Maillett (single), Sam Jordan (single), Harris (single), Gilmore (single). Jordan picked up the win pitching the final two innings.

Cam Scott of Verizon slides safely into third base with a triple in the third inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Providing the offense for Verizon was Jordan Dysart (double, two singles), Cam Scott (triple), Michael Ward (double), Eric babbitt (single), Tyler Moore (single), David Manzo (triple).

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Verizon and Kiwanis upset higher seeds, advance to semifinals in Majors playoffs

Forrest Spang of Verizon singles in the third inning on Monday night. Spang helped lead Verizon to a 9-7 upset win over Dysart's in the Hampden-Newburgh Little League playoffs.
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Monday night in the Majors playoffs of the Hampden-Newburgh Little League, the lower seeded Verizon (No. 6) and Kiwanis (No. 5) both came away with victory's over higher seeded teams to advance to the semifinal round on Tuesday night.

Cam Scott of Verizon admires his new bat before his first trip to the plate. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Verizon scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never relinquished the lead as they upset No. 3 ranked Dysart's 9-7.

Trailing 9-4 heading into the bottom of the sixth, Dysart's got singles from Daniel Good, Noah Parker, and Ryan Manning to go with a Joey Doyon double to plate three runs but Verizon pitcher Eric Babbitt closed the game with a strike out to kill the rally and preserve the win.

Leading hitters for Verizon were Forrest Spang (two singles), Cam Scott (two singles), and Ryan Cole (two singles). Michael Ward was the winning pitcher.

Ryan Richards of Dysart's slides into first base to beat out an infield single. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Dysarts top hitters were Good (two singles), Parker (two singles), and Doyon (double, single).

Verizon will face No. 2 Dirigo Slipform on the Minors field at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 24 in a semifinal game. The winner will advance to the championship game on Thursday, June 26.

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Kiwanis (No. 5) overcame late inning deficits and battled back for a 15-14 victory over No. 4 HRH to advance to the semifinals on Tuesday night.

Kiwanis trailed 11-5 after the fourth inning, but rallied for four runs in the fifth while holding HRH to one run to close the gap to 12-9. Kiwanis put on the big finish in the sixth with six runs to take a 15-12 lead, and held HRH to two runs in the bottom of the sixth for the come from behind win.

Ben Foster swings for a single late in the game.
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Leading Kiwanis at the plate was Colin Vidas (home run, single), James Gilmore (two singles), and Ben Foster (two singles). Robert Stowe was the winning pitcher.

Ben Huston of HRH delivers a pitch. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

HRH was led at the plate by Matt Closson (triple, two singles) and Cameron Scott (two doubles, single).

Kiwanis advances to the semifinal round and takes on No. 1 F. A. Peabody at 5:45 p.m. on the Majors field. The winner advances to the championship game on Thursday, June 26.

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Majors baseball playoffs begin on Monday

With the regular season now concluded for the Majors baseball league, it is now time for the Hampden-Newburgh Little League playoffs to get underway.

The final standings (based on all games played and reported):

1. FA Peabody 15-3
2. Dirigo 14-6
3. Dysarts 10-9
4. HRH 9-9
5. Kiwanis 6-12
6. Verizon (No final record reported)

Playoffs begin Monday, June 23 with two games being played using both the Major field and the Minor field. On the Majors field No. 6 Verizon will be at No. 3 Dysart's. Down on the Minors field it will be No. 5 Kiwanis at No. 4 HRH. Defending champion FA Peabody (No. 1) and Dirigo Slipform (No. 2) both have a bye on Monday.

On Tuesday, June 24, the winner of the Kiwanis/HRH game will face FA Peabody in a semifinal game. The winner of the Verizon/Dysart's contest on Monday will play Dirigo in a semifinal game. The winner of Tuesday's games will square off (weather permitting) on Thursday, June 26 for the 2008 HNLL Championship.

Walmart Junior baseball sweeps Glenburn twin bill

Sam Good of Hampden rips an RBI single in the first inning of game one on Sunday in Glenburn. Hampden swept the twin bill 13-5 and 14-7. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Sunday in Glenburn the Hampden Walmart Junior League baseball team pounded out 23 hits and scored 27 runs as they completed a double header sweep of Glenburn. Hampden took the opening game 13-5 in six innings, and won the second game of the twin bill 14-7 as three pitchers combined on a 2-hitter.

In the opening game Cam Blood and John Pond combined for four hits and four RBIs to lead Hampden to the win.

Hampden took a 3-0 lead in the top of the first, but Glenburn rebounded with two runs in the bottom half of the inning. Glenburn scored two more in the second to take a 4-3 lead. Hampden battled back with two runs in the third for a 5-4 lead, but Glenburn answered with four straight singles in the bottom half of the inning to tie the game at 5-5.

Andrew Closson of Hampden steadies himself after making a diving catch of a line drive late in game one. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hampden scored two in the fourth on RBI singles by Blood and Cooper Antone to take a 7-5 lead and never trailed again.

Hitting for Hampden in game one was Blood (two singles, two RBIs), Pond (double, single, two RBIs), Cam Libbey (two singles, RBI), Sam Good (single, RBI), Caleb Nelson (single, RBI), Antone (single, RBI), and Ryan Dunton (single).

Providing the offense for Glenburn was Andrew caitlin (double, single, RBI), Devin Romain (two singles, RBI), Grady Hayes (single), Zach Blodgett (single), and Tyler Omler (single).

HAMPDEN PITCHING

John Pond (WP) 3IP, 6H, 5R, 0ER, 1BB, 1HB, 1K
Cam Libbey (SV) 3IP, 1H, 0R, 1BB, 1K

GLENBURN PITCHING

Brandon Thayer (LP) 4IP, 8H, 7R, 5ER, 4BB, 3K
Zach Blodgett 2IP, 2H, 6R, 3ER, 4BB, 3K


Maine Sports Report Score Board

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HAMPDEN WALMART	3	0	2	2	4	2	X	13	10	5
GLENBURN	2	2	1	0	0	0	X	5	7	4

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In game two Andrew Closson, Cam Libbey, and Cooper Antone combined on a two hitter as Hampden gained a 14-7 win.

Like the opening game of the day, Hampden scored three runs in the top of the first to take a 3-0 lead. They would never relinquish the lead as they scored in every inning. Seven walks, two hit batters, and four Hampden errors allowed Glenburn to score throughout the game.

Cooper Antone of Hampden looks to first base before throwing out the base runner during game two. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hampden hitters were Antone (double, two singles, RBI), John Pond (two singles, two RBIs), Closson (two singles, RBI), Cam Blood (two singles, RBI), Sam Good (double, RBI), Libbey (single), Hank Bartlett (single), and Tim Coston (single).

Andrew Gatchell of Glenburn gets hit by a pitch in the sixth inning of game two. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for Glenburn was Chris McCue (double) and Tyler Omler (single).

HAMPDEN PITCHING

Andrew Closson (WP) 4IP, 2H, 4R, 2ER, 4BB, 1HB, 1K
Cam Libbey 2IP, 0H, 2R, 1ER, 1BB, 1HB, 1K
Cooper Antone 1IP, 0H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 0K

GLENBURN PITCHING

Nick Sherwood (LP) 4.1IP, 10H, 10R, 5ER, 3BB, 7K
Andrew Gatchell 1.2IP, 2H, 3R, 3ER, 1BB, 1HB, 0K
Chris McCue 1IP, 1H, 1R, 1ER, 2BB, 1K


Maine Sports Report Score Board

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
HAMPDEN WALMART	3	2	2	1	2	3	1	14	13	4
GLENBURN	1	0	2	1	1	1	1	7	2	6

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