Verizon cruises past Kiwanis, Dysart Homers

In Hampden Tuesday evening, David Manzo picked up the win on the mound and added two hits as Verizon improved to 5-1 with a 19-2 victory over Kiwanis.

Jordan Dysart had an Inside the Park Home Run to top Verizon at the plate. Cam Prescott added three doubles, Manzo had a double and single, and Matt Wagner added a double and single.

Vince Gilmore and Brendan McIntyre each had a single for Kiwanis, who falls to 0-7 on the season.

Remaining schedule for Team & Individual Photos

PHOTO BY SKIP HAWKES

The following is the schedule for Team & Individual photos for all teams left. Please feel free to share these dates with other parents if your team is listed. If you have not filled out your Photo Order Form, you can get one from your team Manager so it will be ready on photo day.

Wednesday, May 20: Snowman's (5:15) (Rotary (5:30)

Friday, May 22: HRH (5:15)

Saturday, May 23: VFW (11:00)

Saturday, May 30: FA Peabody (10:00)

Hampden Little League game action Saturday

HAMPDEN - Hampden was buzzing with Little League action on Saturday, with both the baseball complex and the softball field going strong all day. While doing Team & Individual photos for eight teams between the baseball park and softball field, some game action photos filled up the day.

ALL PHOTOS BY SKIP HAWKES

The Bangor Area branch of Maine Sports Report will be bringing you Little League action on a regular basis for the remainder of the summer season.

Today's photo gallery includes photos from two baseball games and two softball games, including these photos of the F. A. Peabody Majors baseball team completing a 4-6-3 double play.











Click here for photo gallery from some of today's action

Oversmith and Wirta spark Dysarts to victory

In Hampden Saturday afternoon, Paxton Oversmith and Dan Wirta combined for six RBI's to help lead Dysart's to an 11-6 win over Kiwanis in a Hampden-Newburgh Little League Majors game. Oversmith was also the winning pitcher in the game.

Dysart's Paxton Oversmith delivers a pitch during the first inning of Saturday's Little League game in Hampden. Oversmith pitched four plus innings and struck out 10 in the game to earn the win. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Oversmith had a triple, two singles, and three RBI's, and Wirta added a double, single, and three RBI's to lead Dysarts. Patrick D'Armont and Jacob Forsman each chipped in with a single and two RBI's.

Dysart's Dan Wirta gets hit by a pitch during Saturday's game. Wirta had a double and single and drove in three runs in the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Austin Ivey and Brendan McIntyre each had a double to pace Kiwanis. Kyle Townsend had a singe and an RBI, and Nic Young and Vince Gilmore each added a single.

Click for more photos from the Kiwanis vs Dysarts game

Clifford & Gardner homer's lead Dirigo to win over HRH

Saturday morning in Hampden, Kasey Clifford broke open a 2-1 game with a grand slam home run and Tristan Gardner added a 3-run homer as Dirigo cruised to an 11-2 win over HRH in a Hampden-Newburgh Little League Majors game.

Dirigo's Kasey Clifford (second from left) is congratulated by his team mates at home plate after hitting a grand slam homer to break open a 2-1 game. Dirigo won the game 11-2. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Clifford had a double and single to go with his Grand Slam homer. Gardner also added a double and a single to go with his 3-run homer.

Dirigo's Tristan Gardner gets the ball back in after catching a fly ball in the sixth inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Billy Campbell, Ben Huston, and Alex Hollis each had a single for HRH.

HRH's Billy Campbell swings for a base hit late in the game. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Click for more photos from the HRH vs Dirigo game

Hampden-Newburgh Little League 2009 Team Managers/Coaches

The following is a list of the 2009 Team Managers and their coaches (if applicable) for Hampden-Newburgh Little League baseball and softball:

BASEBALL:

Majors:

Dirigo: Manager-Al Harris; Trip Gardiner-Chris DiSalvatore (Coaches)
Dysarts: Manager- Pret Bjorn; Rick Manning-Niles Parker (Coaches)
F.A. Peabody: Manager-Paul Vom Eigen; Wayne Arbo-Todd Cray (Coaches)
HRH: Manager-Pete Huston; Tim Scott-Rich Armstrong (Coaches)
Kiwanis: Manager-Jason McIntyre; Peter Seehusen-Kathy Townsend-Gregg Tweedie (Coaches)
Verizon: Manager-Todd Moore; Jeff Frost-Arthur Young-David Cole (Coaches)

Minors (9-11 years old):

Dirigo: Manager-Steve Veneziano
Joe Bornstein: Manager-Brad Flannery; Gary Walker-Arthur Meether (Coaches)
Sargents: Manager-Rick Redmond; Pat Chasse-Shane Sargent-Terry Bean (Coaches)

Minors (7-8 years old):

Edward Jones: Manager-Al Winch
Rotary: Manager-Kevin Gendreau; David Smith-John Mahoney-Tracey Mahoney-Tim Pease (Coaches)
Snowman's: Manager-Pete Economy; Maclean Poulin-Jeff Jones (Coaches)
VFW: Manager-Mike Wentworth; Ron Wentworth-Andy Upham-Jeff Beswick (Coaches)

SOFTBALL:

Majors:

Rawcliffe: Manager-Scott Misler; Steven Lord-Greg Eastman (Coaches)

Minors:

Edwards: Manager-Joe Oliver; Connie Oliver (Coach)
Sports Shoe: Manager-Mark Martin; Lisa M. Martin (Coach)
Lafayette: Manager-Patrick Murphy; Scott Misler (Coach)
River Town: Manager-Steve Sicard; Amy Sicard (Coach)

Little League tryouts set for April 5

Hampden-Newburgh Little League has announced that tryouts for the 2009 season will be held on Sunday, April 5 at the new gymnasium at Hampden Academy.

Softball tryouts will be from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. for players ages 7 to 12. Baseball tryouts for players age 7 to 9 will be from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. Baseball players ages 10 to 12 will have tryouts from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

No player can be drafted by a major Little League baseball or softball team unless he or she attends the tryout session.

For more information please contact Dewey Martin, President at 862-4598.