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Sports Notes: August 5, 2023

Sanford Mainers Prevail in First Round of Playoff Series by Sam Bonsey The Sanford Mainers swept the Mystic Schooners in the first round of the East Division New England Collegiate Baseball League postseason playoff series at Goodall Park in Sanford. They won game one of the series, 11-6, on Monday, July 31. Calvin Hewett drove in three runs for the Mainers, while Kevin Skagerlind, Jack Toomey and Jeremiah Jenkins each had two RBI. They had a 2-1 win over the…
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Sanford Mainers Earn Close Wins Over Vermont Mountaineers

By Samuel Bonsey The Sanford Mainers notched two one-run wins over the Vermont Mountaineers last week. On Saturday, July 22nd, Eddie Eisert scored the winning run in the bottom of the 10th to lift Sanford to a 4-3 win. Calvin Hewett, Matthew Polk, and Logan Poteet each had two hits. Then on Wednesday, July 26th, Devin Bade hit a bases-loaded single in the bottom of the ninth inning as Sanford walked off with a 3-2 win at Goodall Park. Nicholas…
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Photo Pixabay By Sam Bonsey Sanford/Springvale Little League team reaches Championship Game of District Tournament The Sanford/Springvale Little League team narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Maine State Little League tournament after losing to Biddeford, 2-1, in nine innings in the championship game of the District 4 bracket on July 15th. Sanford/Springvale opened the District 4 tournament with a 3-1 loss to Saco/Dayton but won consecutive games to stay alive and set up a rematch. Sanford/Springvale held on for…
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Mainers Continue to Improve

Written by Sam Bonsey Sanford won their fourth game in a row on Wednesday, July 19th, behind a two-run double in the sixth inning from Eddie Eisert as the Mainers beat the Martha's Vineyard Sharks, 4-2, at Goodall Park. Bryce Afthim allowed just one run on four hits while striking out three over six innings to earn the win on the mound. The Mainers beat the Keene Swamp Bats twice in three days. On Saturday, July 15th, Sanford shut out Keene,…
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Mainers Recap: July 15, 2023

by Sam Bonsey The Mainers won back-to-back games on Friday, July 7th, and Saturday, July 8th. On Friday, the Mainers beat the Newport Gulls, 5-3, behind a bases-clearing triple from Matthew Polk in the fifth inning. Seamus Barrett earned the win on the mound for Sanford, striking out 10 while allowing two runs on six hits over seven innings. The bats came alive on Saturday as the Mainers exploded for three runs in the first inning en route to an…
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