5/20/07

UMF Baseball Earns NAC Sportsmanship Award, Boasts Three All-Conference Performers

The UMF baseball team was honored with the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Sportsmanship award, while three Beavers earned All-Conference honors to wrap up the spring season.  Outfielder Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME)  was named to the All-Conference Second Team, while Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME) and Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH) were honorable mention selections.

Provencher finished eighth in the league with a .360 batting average and led UMF in hits (31), doubles (5), home runs (2), RBI (15), slugging percentage (.515) and total bases (44).  Hanson, UMF’s sophomore catcher, finished second on the team with a .342 batting average, while Hemdal was 3-3 with a save.

UMF finished 9-17 and advanced to the conference tournament with a four-straight conference wins to end the regular season. 

5/5/07

UMF Baseball Ends Season with Loss to Husson

Husson College defeated Farmington, 9-2, today in the elimination game of the NAC Tournament at Mahaney Diamond.  Farmington finishes the season with an 8-16 overall record.  Chad Lavway earned the win for the Eagles, striking out nine and allowing just two runs in six innings. 

Farmington scored first after hits by Aaron Wolfe (Wilton, ME) and Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME) and an RBI-single by Peter McLaughlin (Benton, ME) in the first inning.

Provencher and McLaughlin finished the game 3-for-5, while Pat Howell (Bristol, ME) took the loss, allowing 11 hits and five earned runs in 6.0 innings of work.

5/4/07

UMF Baseball Bows Out of NAC Tournament

The UMF baseball team found out why Castleton State was the top seed in the 2007 North Atlantic Conference Baseball Championship, falling to the regular season champs, 16-1, today in first round action in Standish.  The Beavers’ lone highlight came in the ninth, when Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME) doubled home Aaron Wolfe (Wilton, ME), who had walked, with the Beavers’ lone run.  Box

5/1/07

UMF Baseball Ends Regular Season with Bates Split

In its final tune-up before the NAC Baseball Championship, the UMF baseball team split a non-league doubleheader with Bates College today at Hippach Field.  The Beavers won the opener, 6-5, behind a strong starting effort from Scott Hastings (Thomaston, ME) and fell in the second game, 13-3.  UMF finishes the regular season at 9-17 overall.

UMF jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the opener, withstanding a late Bates rally for the 6-5 win.  Hastings allowed just one unearned run through the first five innings before a home run to lead off the sixth cut the lead to 6-2.  In the seventh, a trio of infield errors allowed Bates to pull within one and put the winning run on base, but Brian Morrison (Saco, ME), the reigning NAC Rookie of the Week, entered in relief and recorded the final out to pick up the save.  UMF scored its first run on an RBI single in the second from Dan Stefanilo (Sanford, ME) and then added two more in the third on an RBI double from Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME), who then scored on Tyler Hanson’s (Sanford, ME) RBI single two batters later.  Three more scored in the third, the final on an RBI double from Pete McLaughlin (Benton, ME). 

In game two, Farmington built an early, 3-2 lead and did all its scoring in the scoring in the second, but Bates responded with 11 unanswered runs for the win.  An RBI single from Mike Cummings (Lincolnville, ME) in the second was one of three hits for the Beavers.  Box 1  Box 2

4/29/07

The UMF baseball team completed a four-game weekend sweep of Becker and Elms with a pair of one-run victories today, moving into fourth place in the league standings and capturing a spot in the 2007 NAC Baseball Tournament.  The Beavers defeated Elms, 4-3 and 2-1, this afternoon at Hippach Field to finish their conference schedule at 5-7.

Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH), who pitched 1.1 shutout innings of relief to pick up a victory on Saturday, fired a complete-game six-hitter with nine strikeouts in the Beavers’ 4-3 win.  UMF jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the third, when Pete McLaughlin (Fairfield, ME) singled home the first run, Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME) delivered a sac fly for the second and Brian Morrison (Saco, ME) doubled home the third.  UMF increased its lead to 4-1 in the fifth when McLaughlin led off with a single and scored on Morrison’s fielder’s choice.  Hemdal (3-2) allowed two runs in the top of the sixth, as Elms sliced the lead to 4-3, but pitched a scoreless seventh to preserve the victory.  Morrison and McLaughlin finished with two hits apiece.

In the second game, Morrison (1-0), making his second start of the season, allowed just one unearned run on five hits while striking out nine in seven innings of work.  He was nicked for a run in the sixth, aided by an outfield error but with runners at the corners, the Beavers snuffed out a double steal attempt to erase the potential go-ahead run and keep the score at 1-1.

In the bottom of the sixth, Kyle Shea (Bar Harbor, ME) reached on a one-out walk, moved to second on an infield error and scored the decisive run when Andrew Bellmore (Monmouth, ME) singled.  Morrison then retired the side in the top of the ninth, striking out his final two hitters.  Box 1   Box 2

4/28/07

Needing a sweep to keep its postseason hopes alive, the UMF baseball team responded with a pair of key, NAC wins over Becker today at Hippach Field.  In the opener, Pat Howell (Bristol, ME) fired a complete-game and the Beavers snapped a 3-3 tie with two runs in the bottom of the sixth to post a 5-3 win.  In game two, Farmington scored twice again in the sixth, this time erasing a 7-6 deficit on its way to an 8-7 victory.  UMF is now 6-14 overall and 4-7 in conference play.

After three scoreless frames, Farmington broke through in the bottom of the fourth of game one, when Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME) delivered his first home run of the season.  After Becker scored three times in the top of the fifth on a bases-clearing double from Josue Lopez, the Beavers knotted the game at 3-3 with a pair of runs in the bottom of the inning on RBI singles from Pete McLaughlin (Fairfield, ME) and Hanson, both with two outs.  In the sixth, Farmington plated two more, as Phineas Peake (Penobscot, ME) knocked in the go-ahead run and an insurance run crossed on an infield error.  McLaughlin and Hanson had a pair of hits.

In game two, the Beavers jumped out to a 3-0, first inning lead following a two-run home run from Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME).  Becker scored twice in the second and three more in the third, but Farmington responded with three additional runs in the bottom of the third to take a 6-5 lead.  Hanson walked with the bases loaded to force home a run and a pair of infield outs accounted for the other two runs.  Trailing 7-6 in the sixth, McLaughlin delivered a one-out, two-run single, scoring Peake and Aaron Wolfe (Wilton, ME) with the decisive runs. 

Kyle Feltis (Bristol, ME) and Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH) provided 2.2 innings of shutout relief, with Hemdal picking up the victory.  Wolfe, who scored three times, finished 2-for-2, while McLaughlin was 2-for-3 with a pair of RBI.  Box 1   Box 2

4/26/07

UMF Baseball Falls at Colby, 21-6

The Colby College baseball team banged out 26 hits and scored 20 runs through the first five innings on its way to a 21-6 victory over UMF (4-14) this afternoon in Waterville.  The Beavers collected 15 hits themselves, but could not catch the Mules.  Pete McLaughlin (Fairfield, ME) was 3-for-4 with an RBI, while Andrew Bellmore (Monmouth, ME) went 4-for-5 and knocked in three runs, reaching base in all five plate appearances.    Box

4/24/07

Provencher, Hanson Help UMF to Split with Lyndon State

After dropping the opener, 5-3, UMF rallied for three runs in the bottom of the ninth to win the nightcap, 10-9, and secure a split in non-league baseball action today at Hippach Field.  Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME) tied the game with a two-run double and Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME) ended it with a walk-off, RBI single.  UMF is now 4-13 this season.

Trailing 9-7 heading into the ninth, Dan Stefanilo (Sanford, ME) opened the inning with a single and Matt Judkins (Thomaston, ME) followed with a walk to bring the tying run to the plate.  A sacrifice moved both runners into scoring position for Provencher, who hammered a double to tie the game.  Following a walk to Pete MCLaughlin (Fairfield, ME), Hanson singled home Provencher to complete the comeback. 

Greg Melanson (Littleton, NH) picked up the win in relief, working 1.1 scoreless innings with two strikeouts.  Provencher finished 4-for-5 with two runs scored and four RBI, and is now hitting a team-best .390 this season. 

In the opener, Lyndon scored three times in the top of the first and held off Farmington down the stretch for the win.  Provencher drove in the first two runs with a second-inning double and Hanson added two hits.  Box 1    Box 2

4/23/07

Pendleton Leads Farmington to Split with Thomas

Craig Pendleton (Arundel, ME) pitched four shutout innings of relief to lead the UMF baseball team to a 4-3, game one victory over Thomas in NAC doubleheader action on Monday in Waterville.  The Beavers dropped the second game, 15-1, to move to 3-12 this season.

With the game tied at 3-3 in game one, Farmington scored the decisive run in the top of the fourth, when Pat Howell (Bristol, ME) opened the inning with a double, moved to third on an infield error and scored on a sacrifice fly from Andrew Bellmore (Monmouth, ME).  Farmington had pushed across two the previous inning when Bellmore and Kyle Shea (Bar Harbor, ME) tripled and doubled to open the inning, the second run crossing on a single from Pete McLaughlin (Fairfield, ME).  Pendleton allowed just two hits and two walks, striking out two, over the final four innings to pick up the victory.  Box 1  Box 2

4/22/07

UMF Baseball Suffers a Pair of Setbacks at Castleton

The UMF baseball team traveled to Castleton, VT today for a NAC doubleheader and lost, 5-1 and 13-8.  The Beavers are now 2-11 overall and 0-6 in NAC play.

In the opener, the UMF offense was held to just four hits and one run, while UMF starter Pat Howell (Bristol, ME) kept the contest close into the middle innings.  After a pair of scoreless frames, he was nicked for single runs in the third, fourth and fifth innings, while Farmington scored its lone run in the top of the fifth, slicing the CSC lead to 2-1.  In that inning, Greg Melanson (Littleton, NH) opened with a single and, with one out, Kyle Shea (Bar Harbor, ME) doubled him home.  Howell (6IP, 9H, 5R, 3K) suffered the loss.

Farmington jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the second game, scoring on singles from Pete McLaughlin (Fairfield, ME) and Howell in the first inning after singles from Aaron Wolfe (Wilton, ME) and Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME).  In the bottom half of the inning, Castleton scored 11 times against three UMF pitchers, collecting eight hits – including a home run, triple and two doubles.  Farmington’s third pitcher, Melanson, settled in nicely, working out of the first inning jam and allowing just two runs over the next six innings, but the Beaver bats came up short in their rally.  Farmington took advantage of two errors and a double from Dan Stefanilo (Sanford, ME) to score twice in the fourth and then added four more in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run single from Shea and RBI singles from Provencher and Andrew Bellmore (Monmouth, ME). 

Shea finished the afternoon 4-for-6 with three RBI, while Provencher and Wolfe each collected three hits.  Box 1   Box 2

4/21/07

UMF Baseball Splits with UMPI

The UMF baseball team (2-9), after dropping the opener, 6-3, rebounded with a 7-6 victory over UMPI in game two and a doubleheader split on Saturday in Waterville.  Scott Hastings (Thomaston, ME) was a workhorse for the Beavers, pitching seven innings in the opener and four more in the nightcap.  UMF jumped out to a 5-0 lead in its victory, highlighted by a two-run home run from Pete McLaughlin (Fairfield, ME) but UMPI scored four times in the fourth to take a 6-5 lead.  The Beavers rebounded with a pair of runs in the sixth and receiving strong relief pitching from Pat Howell (Bristol, ME) and Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH) to seal the victory.  Box 1   Box 2

4/20/07

Husson Takes Two from UMF Baseball

The UMF baseball team (1-8), despite a strong rally in the opener, dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Husson College this afternoon.  The Beavers lost the opener, 8-7, after falling behind 6-0 through four innings, and fell, 6-2, in the nightcap.

Husson took advantage of three walks by UMF starter Craig Pendleton (Arundel, ME) in the top of the second, using an RBI single and a three-run single (both with two outs), to score its first four runs.  The Eagles added another in the third on a double and a pair of wild pitches.

Trailing 6-0, UMF plated four in the fifth, highlighted by a two-run triple from Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME) following a leadoff double from Matt Judkins (Thomaston, ME) and an RBI single from Andrew Bellmore (Monmouth, ME).  The Beavers went into the bottom of the seventh trailing 8-4 and scored three more runs, as Dan Stefanilo (Sanford, ME) and Pat Howell (Bristol, ME) delivered run-scoring singles.  With the tying run on third and the winning run on second, Bellmore popped out to first to end the game.

In the second game, Husson held Farmington to just three hits, one of them being an RBI single from Bellmore in the third inning.  UMF trailed just 2-1 through four innings before Husson scored three in the fifth and one in the sixth to put the game away against UMF starter Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH).   Box 1  Box 2

Technical Difficulties Halt UMF-Thomas Baseball

With the first game of the doubleheader tied at 3-3, the UMF-Thomas baseball doubleheader was put on hold when an issue arose with the lights at Husson’s baseball field.  The two teams hope to reschedule their contests for later next week.

4/15/07

Farmington Baseball Swept by St. Joe’s

The UMF baseball team returned to action today, traveling to Standish for a NAC doubleheader at St. Joe’s.  The Beavers (1-6) dropped both games, falling 9-1 in the opener and 7-2 in the second game.  St. Joe’s is now 20-2.

In the opener, Farmington managed just two hits, the first by Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME) in the third inning, while the lone run scored in the sixth on a Provencher walk and sac fly from Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME).  Lefty Craig Pendleton (Arundel, ME) pitched all six innings and suffered the loss, allowing eight earned runs. 

In the second game, UMF jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first, as Phineas Peake (Penobscot, ME) and Aaron Wolfe (Wilton, ME) reached on errors and Provencher drove home Peake with a single for a 1-0 lead, while Wolfe scored on a double play.  St. Joe’s claimed control of the game with five runs in the second off UMF starter Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH), three of them unearned.  St. Joe’s then added two more runs in the bottom of the fifth on a walk and a pair of singles.   Box 1   Box 2

4/6/07

Weather Affects Baseball, Softball Schedules

The UMF baseball and softball teams will adjust their schedules following this week’s storm.  The baseball team’s games at Saint Joseph’s has been postponed to Wednesday April 18 at 3:00 while Monday’s game at Bowdoin has been rescheduled once again, to April 20 at 3pm.

The UMF softball team will play a single game vs. Lesley (noon) and a single game vs. Wheelock (2pm) on Saturday at Buckingham Browne & Nichols.  The remaining games for the weekend have been cancelled.

Baseball, Softball Game Changes Announced

The UMF baseball and softball games at Bowdoin College have been adjusted.  The baseball game scheduled for Wednesday, April 4 has been postponed due to poor field conditions. The teams will attempt to play their twice-postponed contest on Monday, April 9 at 4:00 p.m.  In addition, the Polar Bears softball team will now host the scheduled contest against UMaine-Farmington on April 11 at 3:30 pm.

4/1/06

UMF Baseball Concludes Weekend With 6-0 Loss at Bates

The UMF baseball team (1-4) was held to just three hits on Sunday, falling to Bates, 6-0, in Lewiston.  The Bobcats (2-9) scored two unearned runs in the first inning and single runs in the fourth and sixth innings on their way to victory.  UMF starter Craig Pendleton (Arundel, ME) was saddled with the loss, despite allowing just two earned runs in six solid innings of work.  He walked two and struck out six. 

On Saturday, the Beavers split a non-league doubleheader with Husson College, as sophomore righty Dan Hemdal (Nashua, NH) allowed just two earned runs in the opener to lead the Beavers to a 5-4 victory over the Eagles.  Tyler Hanson (Sanford, ME) had run-scoring singles in the fourth and fifth innings to key the offense, finishing the game 2-for-4 with three RBI, while Corey Provencher (Rumford, ME) was 2-for-3 with a walk and a pair of runs.  Husson won the nightcap, 7-5, rallying back from a 3-0 first inning deficit.  Dan Stefanilo (Sanford, ME) was 3-for-5 with four RBI while Provencher added two more hits and two more runs.  Bill Ridge (So. Portland, ME) impressed with four innings of one-hit, shutout relief.  Bates Box

3/26/07

UMF Baseball Announces Schedule Changes Following Opening Weekend at Fisher

The UMF baseball team, which dropped a doubleheader at Fisher College on Sunday to open the 2007 season, has rescheduled a pair of games this week.  The Beavers’ game with Bates on Tuesday has been rescheduled for Thursday, March 29 at 3pm and their game vs. Bowdoin on Wednesday has been moved to next Wednesday, April 4.

UMF opened its season with 4-2 and 8-3 losses at Fisher College on Sunday at Boston English High School.  Game 1 Box   Game 2 Box