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.
(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

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


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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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FA Peabody ends regular season on high note

Matt Martin watches the ball sail off his bat as he rips an RBI double during Saturday's regular season finale against Dysart's. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Saturday afternoon in Majors baseball action, F A Peabody continued to rack up the hits and runs as they cruised to a 22-4 victory over Dysart's in both teams final regular season game.

Peabody is peaking just at the right time with the HNLL playoffs beginning on Monday, June 23. They have now scored an amazing 65 runs over their last 16 innings of play in three games.

Steve Charette of FA Peabody singles for his third hit in his last four at bats over the past two games. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Dylan Cray, Matt Martin, and Tyler Arbo combined on the four hit win on the mound for Peabody.

Paxton Oversmith of Dysart's gets the bat on the ball. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Doing the hitting for Peabody was martin (double, two singles, three RBIs), Luther Vom Eigen (triple, single, three RBIs), Jeremy Kelsey (two doubles, RBI), Jake Maltz (two singles, three RBIs), Nick Haggan (two singles, RBI), CJ Warren (single, RBI), and Steve Charette (single).

Nick Haggan of FA Peabody gets an RBI single.
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Joey Doyon of Dysart's watches the ball before ripping a single into right field. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Picking up hits for Dysart's were Joey Doyon (single), Dan Wirta (single), Dan Good (double), and Noah Parker (single).

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F A Peabody cruises past Kiwanis

Jeremy Kelsey of F A Peabody connects for a 2-run double during Peabody's 20-10 win over Kiwanis Friday night.
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Friday night in Majors baseball action, the F. A. Peabody bats were on fire as they pounded out 15 hits on their way to a 20-10 victory over Kiwanis.

Luther Vom Eigen of FA Peabody gets hit by a pitch leading off the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Peabody led 5-2 after the first inning, but Kiwanis took a 6-5 lead in the bottom of the second inning. Peabody put the game away in the third inning with 10 runs and never looked back.

Hitting for Peabody was Matt Martin (two doubles, single, three RBIs), Jeremy Kelsey (double, single, four RBIs), Tyler Arbo (two singles, RBI), Luther Vom Eigen (double, single, RBI), Steven Charette (two singles-his first hits of the season), CJ Warren (single), Jake Maltz (single, two RBIs), and Nick Haggan (two singles, two RBIs). Kelsey picked up the win on the mound.

Ben Foster of Kiwanis waits to apply a tag to an FA Peabody runner. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Kiwanis hitters were Ben Foster (double, single, RBI), Colin Vidas (single, RBI), Jay Baines (single), Robert Stowe (two singles, three RBIs), and Tyler Lord (single).

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Dysart's overcomes 5-run deficit in 6th inning, HRH scores game winner in bottom 6th

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Thursday night in Hampden HRH gave up a five run lead in the top of the sixth inning but came back to score the winning run in the bottom half of the inning for an 11-10 victory over Dysart's in Majors baseball action.

Dysarts took the early 2-0 lead in the top of the first, and HRH cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom half of the inning.

(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

HRH plated five runs in the third to take a 6-2 lead. They added one more in the fourth to take a 7-2 lead into the fifth inning.

(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Dysart's scored three in the top of the top of the fifth to cut the lead to 7-5, but HRH got all three runs back in the bottom half of the inning for a 10-5 lead.

(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Down by five with three outs left, Dysart's finally was able to catch a break in the game and rallied for five runs in the top of the sixth inning to tie the game at 10-10. Will Huston led off the bottom of the sixth for HRH and reached on an error. Matt Closson followed with a single, and HRH loaded the bases with nobody out. Huston was tagged out at the plate on the next play, and Dysart's needed just two more outs to end the inning. With the bases still loaded, a pitch into the dirt scampered past Dysart's catcher Ryan Richards and Closson raced home safely to score the winning run for HRH.

(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Hitting for HRH was Closson (three singles, RBI), Billy Campbell (two singles), Riley Eastman (single, RBI), Jack Barteaux (two singles), Kyle Tolman (single), Jeff King (single, two RBIs), Alex Hollis (single). Will Huston was the winning pitcher.

(Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Dysart's hitters were Joey Doyon (three singles, two RBIs), Dan Good (double, single), Noah Parker (double, RBI), Ryan Manning (single, RBI), Ryan Richards (single).

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Team and Individual Photo Update!

All team & individual photos have been received from the printing lab. Some have been mailed to the team manager, and the remainder will be distributed over the next few days at the ball park.

Photos sent to Team Managers are:

Rawcliffe's, Sargent & Sargent, Edward Jones, Lafayette (softball)

The following teams will have their photos delivered to the ball field:

Joe Bornstein and VFW (Thursday), Dirigo Minors (Friday), Verizon (Saturday), Edwards (Sat) .

Please pass this info on to other parents from your respective team if you are listed here.

Thank you all! Skip-Maine Sports Report

Majors baseball weekly highlights

In Majors baseball action this week Dysart's recorded a victory over Verizon on Monday, while FA Peabody had wins over HRH and Dirigo Slipform.

Dysart's vs Verizon (Monday)

Dysart's scored two in the top of the first on an RBI double by Joey Doyon and a fielders choice. Verizon plated a run in the bottom of the third inning on an RBI single by Jordyn Dysart.

Paxton Oversmith walked in the top of the fourth and scored on a fielders choice. In the fifth inning a Ryan Richards single, Ryan Manning double, and a walk to Oversmith loaded the bases for Dysart's. Jacob Forsman picked up an RBI on a walk, Manning scored on a fielders choice, and a Tyler Reed double scored two more runs.

In the bottom of the sixth, David Manzo, who also doubled in the fourth, led off with a walk. Tyler Moore walked and Eric Babbit walked to load the bases with one out for Verizon. Manzo scored on a Dysart's error, making it 7-2, but the game ended with two pop ups in the infield to give Dysart's the victory. Daniel Good was the winning pitcher.

HRH vs FA Peabody (Tuesday)

HRH and FA Peabody faced off in their last game of the season. All year long HRH has been an issue for FA Peabody giving them a run for their money every game. This game would not be any different. The starting pitcher for FA Peabody was Dillon Cray who allowed one run in the first inning and one run in the second. HRH's pitcher was Matt Closson who gave up one run in the first and four runs in the second. At the beginning of the third inning, FA Peabody was leading 5-2. In the top of the third inning HRH added four runs making the score 6-5. HRH would score one more run while FA Peabody went on to add five more runs to win the game 10-7. Jeremy Kelsey was the winning pitcher for FA Peabody.

Matt Martin had two doubles and a home run to lead Peabody, and Kelsey had three singles. HRH was led at the plate by Jack Barteaux with a double and single, and Billy Campbell with two singles.

FA Peabody vs Dirigo Slipform (Wednesday)

In a make up contest from a May rain out, FA Peabody and Dirigo have been battling each other all season for first place. Peabody had Nick Haggan on the mound, while Dirigo went with Sam Jordan.

Peabody put two quick runs on the board for a 2-0 lead. Dakota Sudbeck , Dirigo's first batter, tripled to right field. Haggan settled in on the mound for Peabody and retired the next three batters.

FA Peabody plated three more runs in the second inning, and continued to pile on the runs for a 15-2 victory. Haggan completed the game with 85 pitches thrown for the win. This was his first complete game, and by today's standards with the pitch count a real accomplishment for this first year pitcher.

Leading Peabody at the plate was Jeremy Kelsey and Luther Vom Eigen with four singles each, Matt Martin with a double and single, and Jake Maltz with three singles.

Dirigo batting leaders were Sudbeck with a double and triple, Tristen Gardner and Keegan Quigley each with a single.

Edwards defeats Rivertown in Minor Softball

Monday night on Ball Field Road, the Minors softball girls weathered the mist and the rain and the cool temperatures as Edwards defeated Rivertown Eye care 15-12.

Leading Edwards at the plate was Erica Martin with a double and two singles, Alyson Leino with three singles, and Courtney Dunton with three singles.

Rivertown Eye Care was led by Rachael Kocik with three singles, Julia Sicard with a triple and single, and Casey Peabody with two singles.

2008 Hampden-Newburgh Little League All-Stars announced

All-Star teams have been selected for the 2008 Hampden-Newburgh Little League in both softball and baseball. This year's All-Stars are as follows:

9-10 SOFTBALL:

Laura Doyon, Abby Lord, Casey Peabody, Lily Salfi, Erica Martin, Courtney Dunton, Alyson Leino, Kerry Quigley, Kelly Martin, Taylor Clement, Erin Murphy, Meredith Prescott, and Daija Misler.

9-10 BASEBALL:

Tyler Arbo, Eric Armstrong, Billy Campbell, Dylan Cray, Jordan Dysart, Noah Gardner, Drew Gilmore, Ben Huston, David Manzo, Paxton Oversmith, Cam V. Scott, Kyle Townsend, and Dan Wirta.

11 Year Old BASEBALL:

Kyle Clifford, Riley Eastman, Tristan Gardner, Nicholas Haggan, Wil Huston, Austin Ivey, Jake Maltz, Ryan Manning, Noah Parker, Forrest Spang Tamiso, Dakota Sudbeck, and Luther Vom Eigen.

12 Year Old BASEBALL:

Jack Barteaux, Matt Closson, Joey Doyon, Ben Foster, Daniel Good, Sam Jordan, Jeremy Kelsey, Brandon Maillet, Matt Martin, Keegan Quigley, Cam W. Scott, Colin Vidas, and Mike Ward.

Good powers Dysarts to 12-11 win over Kiwanis

(Maine Sports Report file photo by Skip Hawkes)

Saturday in Majors baseball action, Daniel Good powered Dysarts to a 12-11 win over Kiwanis with two home runs, a double, and six RBIs on the day. Ryan Manning was the winning pitcher.

Good led off the bottom of the first with a solo home run. Kiwanis took the lead with four runs in the top of the second on hits by Vince Gilmore, Austin Ivey, Tyler Lord, and Richie Rawcliffe. Dysarts battled back with three runs on a Jacob Forsman single, a walk to Justin St. Peter, and a 2-run double by Good, who also scored on a fielders choice.

Kiwanis scored again in the top of the fourth inning on two walks and a single by Gilmore. Dysart's answered with three runs in the bottom half of the inning with a walk, a triple by Noah Parker, a hit batter, and a Kiwanis error.

In the top of the fifth Kiwanis scored five runs to take a 10-7 lead. Three walks, a Kyle Townsend base hit, a triple by Ivey and a Dysart's error accounted for the Kiwanis runs. Dysarts came back in the bottom half of the inning with five runs of their own to take a 12-10 lead. Singles by Jacob Michaud and Dan Wirta, and a three run home run by Good, along with a triple by Parker and singles from Joey Doyon, Ryan Richards, and Ryan Manning attributed to the Dysarts scoring.

Kiwanis threatened in the top of the sixth, scoring one run on a bases loaded error by Dysart's. Kiwanis left the bases loaded and trailing by one run on a pop up to second base to end the game.

FA Peabody edges Dirigo 5-4, Gardner hits Grand Slam

Friday night in Majors baseball action, FA Peabody took a 5-0 lead into the top of the sixth and held off a Dirigo rally for a 5-4 win. FAP improves to 12-3 on the season, while Dirigo slips to 11-5.

FA Peabody took the lead in the first inning of play 2-0. They added a third run when Jake Maltz walked and rounded first base. The throw to first was missed by the first baseman allowing Maltz to round second and head for third. A throw to third base was extremely close and when Maltz slid the third baseman missed the ball allowing Maltz to score.

The score remained the same until the bottom of the fifth when FA Peabody score two more runs off a Matt Martin blast over the center field fence for a two run home run. FA Peabody entered the top of the sixth inning ahead by a score of 5-0.

In the top of the sixth Martin, who had reached his pitch limit, was removed from the game and placed at shortstop. The catcher, Luther Vom Eigen, came in to close for Peabody. The bases ended up being loaded with two outs when Tristan Gardner came to the plate. The first pitch to Gardner was a hitters pitch which he took full advantage of by sending the ball over the left field fence for a grand slam home run to cut the Peabody lead to 5-4. Vom Eigen managed to strike out the next batter to kill the rally and end the game.

FA Peabody manager Perry Antone knew the game would be a good one. "These two teams have been battling all year for the top spot in the Hampden-Newburgh Little League standings, and one can expect exciting baseball whenever they meet on the diamond" said Antone.

Peabody was led at the plate by Matt Martin with a single, double and home run. Martin was also the winning pitcher.

Gardner topped Dirigo with a single and a home run (grand slam).

Edwards cruises to victory over Lafayette

Thursday night on Ball Field Road, Edwards defeated Lafayette 19-8 in Minors softball action.

Erica Martin led Edwards at the plate with a home run and a double, and Courtney Dunton added a double and two singles.

Lafayette was led by Erin Murphy with a double and single, and Caitlin O'Kendley with two singles.

Dysart's knocks off Dirigo 6-4

Tuesday night in Majors action, Dysarts scored three runs in the top of the first inning and never gave up the lead as they defeated Dirigo 6-4. Dysart's improved to 8-8 with the win, while Dirigo fell to 11-4.

A Noah Parker single and Paxton Oversmith double plated the three runs in the first inning for Dysarts. They added two more in the top of the fourth on a double by Parker.

Dirigo plated three runs in the bottom of the fourth on three Dysart's errors. They added one more run in the bottom of the sixth on a Brandon Maillet double and a Dysart error.

Leading Dysart's in hitting was Parker with a single and double, and Oversmith with a double. Joey Doyon added a single. Daniel Good was the winning pitcher.

Dirigo was led by Maillet with a double, and Kyle Clifford, Dakota Sudbeck, and Matt Harris all with a single.

FA Peabody 9 run inning leads to victory over Dysarts

(Maine Sports Report file photo by Skip Hawkes)

Monday night in Majors action at Hampden, FA Peabody scored nine runs in the fourth inning to take the lead for good as they defeated Dysarts 18-11.

Dysart's scored two runs in the first inning only to be answered by FA Peabody's three runs in the bottom of the first. Dysart's scored four more runs in the second with the bottom of the order providing the hits needed. FA Peabody came back to plate four runs making the score at the end of the second inning 7-6 with FA Peabody leading the game.

Dysart's took the lead in the top of the fourth by scoring four runs,however,when Peabody came to the plate in the bottom of the fourth they were ready and provided enough hits to score nine runs as they batted around the order.

The starting pitcher for FA Peabody was Nick Haggan, who pitched into the second inning before Luther Vom Eigen was called in relief. Vom Eigen pitched into the sixth inning until he reached his pitch count with two outs in the top of the sixth. A call to Tyler Arbo proved to be enough, as he pitched well enough to strikeout the last batter of the game.

Ryan Manning pitched for Dysart's, throwing very well throughout and reaching his pitch count late in the game to be relieved by Dan Wirta.

The winning pitcher of the game was Vom Eigen. Leading Peabody at the plate was Vom Eigen with a double and single, Matt Martin with a home run, and Arbo with two singles.

Dysarts was led by Noah Parker and Manning each with two singles, and Joey Doyon with a single.

Martin hurls Perfect Game, strikes out 18

Matt Martin of FA Peabody hurled a perfect game with 18 consecutive strikeouts on Saturday. Peabody defeated Verizon 11-0.
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Saturday afternoon in Hampden, Matt Martin of FA Peabody accomplished what every young pitcher aspires to do on a baseball field. Martin dominated his opponent, Verizon, and hurled a perfect no hit game for an 11-0 Peabody win.

Martin was not just perfect, he was on fire and brilliant in his performance. He threw just 76 pitches (4.2 per batter) and struck out all 18 batters he faced. His performance on Saturday will be remembered as one of the all time greatest performances in Hampden-Newburgh Little League history for years to come.

Peabody Manager Perry Antone was not surprised by Martin's performance. "He was in a zone and needed no coaching from me. It was nice to be able to watch him at work. He was throwing the best I have ever seen him throw", said Antone. "He gave Luther (Vom Eigen) a workout behind the plate. Not everyone can catch Matt, he throws with such velocity it punishes the catcher at times! It has been such a pleasure to coach these kids" added Antone.

Jake Maltz and Luther Vom Eigen led Peabody at the plate with two singles each.

HRH comes from behind for 9-7 win

Kyle Tolman of HRH swings for an RBI double in the second inning of Saturday's game. Tolman helped HRH defeat Dysarts 9-7. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

At the Hampden-Newburgh Little League baseball complex Saturday morning, HRH overcame a 4-0 first inning deficit and went on to defeat Dysarts 9-7 in five innings.

Noah Parker of Dysarts slides safely into home plate to score the first run of the inning while Jack Barteaux of HRH waits for the ball. Dysarts scored four runs in the inning, but lost the game 9-7. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Dysarts plated four runs in bottom half of the first inning to take the lead, but HRH rebounded in the second inning and got three runs back and went on to score two in the third, one in the fourth, and three in the fifth to lead 9-4. Dysarts battled back with three runs in the bottom half of the fifth but came up short as the game was called due to time constraints.

Riley Eastman of HRH slides into second base for a double during Saturday's game. Eastman had a double and single in the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

HRH was led at the plate by Kyle Tolman with a double, single, and an RBI, and Riley Eastman with a double and single. Ben Huston, Wil Huston, Matt Closson, and Jack Barteaux each added a single.

Leading Dysarts in batting was Noah Parker with two singles, Joey Doyon with an RBI single, Dan Good with an RBI single, and Justin St. Peter with a single.

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Vidas, Foster lead Kiwanis to 3-2 win over FA Peabody

Colin Vidas delivers a 2-run single in the third inning to lead Kiwanis to a 3-2 win over FA Peabody on Saturday.
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Saturday morning at the HNLL baseball complex, James Gilmore drew a bases loaded walk for an RBI and Colin Vidas delivered a 2-run single to spot Kiwanis with a 3-0 lead and they held on for a 3-2 victory over F. A. Peabody.

Kiwanis scored all their runs in the third inning, and led 3-0 heading into the bottom of the fourth inning. Peabody got thier first hit of the game and their first run on one swing of the bat in the bottom of the fourth.

Matt Martin of FA Peabody is congratulated at third base by Manager Perry Antone after drilling a home run in the fourth inning for Peabody's first hit and first run of the game.
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Matt Martin drilled a towering home run over the left field fence that landed on the outfield grass of the Minor league field to make it a 3-1 game.

Peabody picked up one more run in the bottom of the sixth inning on an RBI single by Nick Haggan, but came up short when Kiwanis pitcher Ben Foster got the final out on a called third strike with the tying and winning runs stranded at second and third base.

Vidas had a single and two RBIs to top Kiwanis. Vince Gilmore, Isaac Foster, Robert Stowe, and Richie Rawcliffe each added a single, and James Gilmore had an RBI.

Ben Foster was the winning pitcher for Kiwanis. He struck out six in six innings of work. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Ben Foster picked up the win on the mound pitching six innings, allowing three hits, and striking out six.

Martin had a home run, Jeremy Kelsey a double, and Haggan an RBI single to lead Peabody. Kelsey gave a solid performance on the mound in relief. He came into the game with the bases loaded and no outs in the third inning, gave up one hit to the first batter, and shut the door on Kiwanis the rest of the way. He worked four innings, allowing just one hit and striking out one.

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Dirigo pulling away from pack, win 3 over weekend

Maine Sports Report File Photo by Skip Hawkes

This weekend the Dirigo baseball team took a big step in becoming the #1 team in the Majors division of Hampden-Newburgh Little League with three wins in three games covering Friday night and a doubleheader Saturday, and have now improved to 11-3 on the season.

On Friday night Dirigo defeated Verizon 15-7 led by the power hitting of Brandon Maillet. Tristan Gardner picked up the win on the mound. Maillet led Dirigo at the plate with two home runs and a double. Dakota Sudbeck and Gardner each added four singles. Verizon was led in batting by Cam Scott with two doubles.

In Saturday's first game, Dirigo squeaked out an 8-7 victory over HRH. Kyle Clifford was the winning pitcher. Clifford had two singles and Matt Harris added a double to lead Dirigo at the plate. HRH was led by Jack Barteaux with a double and single, Matt Closson with two singles, and Matt Stacey with a double.

The second game of the Saturday twin bill included five extra base hits for Dirigo as they defeated Kiwanis 10-4. Sam Jordan was the winning pitcher for Dirigo. Leading Dirigo at the plate was Brandon Maillett with a home run and two singles, Keegan Quigley with a triple and two doubles, Kyle Clifford with a double and two singles, and Dakota Sudbeck with four singles. Kiwanis was led by Colin Vidas with a double and single.

Dysarts gets win over Kiwanis

In Majors baseball action on Wednesday night, Dysarts defeated Kiwanis 8-6. With the win Dysarts improves to 7-6, while Kiwanis falls to 3-8.

Jacob Forsman and Ryan Richards each had a single to lead Dysarts. Noah Parker was the winning pitcher.

Robert Stowe and Kyle Townsend both had a single to top Kiwanis.

Edwards pulls out 11-10 win over Rivertown

Wednesday night at Ball Field Road, Edwards and Rivertown minor softball teams weathered the elements and it was Edwards who edged out Rivertown 11-10. Edwards improves to 5-1 on the season with the victory.

Courtney Dunton had a double and single for Edwards. Dakota Burns, Kierra Speed, and Nicole Quigley each had two singles.

Katelyn Lyons and Abby Lord each had three singles to lead Rivertown. Lily Salfi and Rachel Kocik each added two singles.

Sportshoe defeats Lafayette 18-10

At Ball Field Road in Hampden Tuesday night, Sportshoe defeated Lafayette 18-10 in Minor softball action after the rains came and the skies cleared in time for the start of the game.

Caroline Sequin led Sportshoe at the plate with two singles and a triple. Kerry Quigley was the winning pitcher from inside the circle.

Evelyn Thompson led Lafayette with two singles.

Game Schedule June 2 - June 7 with Schedule Change

Here is this week's (June 2-7) game schedule for Little League baseball and softball. Any postponements, cancellations, etc. will be noted here upon notification from HNLL team managers or coaches. *= Schedule change

BASEBALL-MAJORS

Verizon vs Dysarts (Mon, June 2)
HRH vs Verizon (Tues, June 3 4:00PM)
*Dirigo vs Kiwanis (Tues, June 3-Minor League Field)(POSTPONED)
Dysarts vs Kiwanis (Wed, June 4)
FA Peabody vs HRH (Thur, June 5)
Dirigo vs Verizon (Fri, June 6)
Kiwanis vs FA Peabody (Sat, June 7 9:00am)
HRH vs Dysarts (Sat, June 7 11:00am)
HRH vs Dirigo (Sat, June 7 1:00pm)
Verizon vs FA Peabody (Sat, June 7 1:00pm-Minor League Field)
*Dirigo vs Kiwanis (Sat, June 7, 3:00pm) TENTATIVE SCHEDULE

BASEBALL-MINORS

VFW vs Edward Jones (Mon, June 2)
Sargents vs Dirigo (Wed, June 4)
Edward Jones vs Bornstein (Thur, June 5)
Snowmans vs Dirigo (Fri, June 6)
Sargents vs Snowmans (Sat, June 7 9:00am)
VFW vs Bornstein (Sat, June 7 11:00am)

SOFTBALL-MAJORS

Hampden at Glenburn (Mon, June 2, 6:00pm)
Hampden at Hermon 1 (Wed, June 4, 6:00pm)
Orrington at Hampden (Sat, June 7, 9:00am)

SOFTBALL-MINORS

Rivertown vs Edwards (Wed, June 4)
Sportshoe vs Lafayette (Thur, June 5) (Lafayette Photo Day-5:00pm)
Sportshoe vs Edwards (Sat, June 7, 1:00pm)
Rivertown vs Lafayette (Sat, June 7) (May 17 make-up game)

Dysarts bats explode, Manning and Richards hit back to back HR's

Ryan Manning (right) and Ryan Richards hit back to back Home Runs for Dysarts in the fourth inning Monday night in Hampden. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Monday night in Hampden, Noah Parker, Joey Doyon, and Ryan Richards combined for 13 hits as the Dysarts bats exploded for a 14-4 victory over Verizon in Majors baseball action. Richards and Ryan Manning drilled back to back home runs in the fourth inning.

Doyon had five hits and two RBIs on the night with a triple, double, and three singles. Richards had four hits and three RBIs including a Home Run, double, and two singles, and Parker added a triple, double, and two singles.

Manning had a 2-run Home Run, Paxton Oversmith added a double, single, and an RBI, and Daniel Good had a double, single, and an RBI. Good was the winning pitcher.

Eric Babbitt and Mike Ward each had two singles for Verizon, and Forrest Spang added a double.

Stepping on home plate when making contact with the ball will get you called out every time! (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

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