BASE: UMF's Garneau, MacVane earn NEAC Honors

University of Maine at Farmington senior first baseman Josh Garneau (South Portland, Maine, pictured above right) was named to the All-North Eastern Athletic Conference East Division First Team as announced by the conference today.

Garneau led the division with a .376 batting average and posted team-bests in doubles (4) and runs batted in (15). The first baseman also registered a .988 field percentage with just three errors in 251 chances.

This past weekend, Garneau and junior catcher Jack MacVane (Mechanic Falls, Maine, pictured above left) were recognized on the NEAC East All-Tournament Team.

For his career, Garneau is tied for third in school history in career hits with 103. He is also ranked in the UMF top 10 in doubles with 17

This is the first all-conference selection for Garneau. As a sophomore, he was honored on the North Atlantic Conference All-Tournament Team.

Husson University senior shortstop Ethan Guerette was honored as the NEAC East Player of the Year for the second straight season, while classmate Tom Crews received NEAC East Defensive Player of the Year for patrolling center field and freshman Cody McInnis was honored as the NEAC East Rookie of the Year.

Greg King of Thomas College was feted as the NEAC East Coach of the Year. Lyndon State College received the Team Sportsmanship Award.

The Beavers finished their 2011 season with a record of 5-26.

Softball: UMF softball players earning All-NAC status

Three University of Maine at Farmington softball players were honored by the North Atlantic Conference today with all-conference distinction.

Junior first baseman Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) was named to the All-NAC First Team, while senior catcher/designated player McKell Barnes (Durham, Maine, pictured above on right) and freshman third baseman Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine pictured above on left) were placed on the All-NAC Second Team

Mitchell earns the All-NAC First Team honor in her second sport after batting .301 with eight doubles, four home runs and 17 runs batted in. The junior was also named to the All-NAC First Team in women's volleyball in the fall.

This is the second all-conference recognition for Mitchell in softball as she nabbed All-NAC Second Team honors in 2009.

Barnes has received all-conference honors in each of her four seasons with the Beavers. The senior batted .325 with eight doubles, three home runs and a team-best 23 RBI.

The NAC Player of the Year in 2009, Barnes was named to the All-NAC First Team in 2009 and 2010 and NAC Honorable Mention in 2008. She also earned All-NAC First Team accolades in women's soccer in 2009.

Barnes leaves UMF as the program career leader in a number of categories including hits (145), doubles (44), home runs (24), RBI (116) and walks (59).

Mitchell and Barnes saved their best for NAC play as each batted over season averages (Mitchell .367, Barnes .381) in conference games.

Jones set the table for the Beavers as the freshman led the team in runs scored (29) and stolen bases (6) with a team-high four sacrifice flies. Jones batted .316 with four home runs and 16 RBI.

Barnes and Jones were named to the NAC All-Tournament Team this past weekend.

Husson University sophomore shortstop Aimee Mortensen was named the NAC Player of the Year. Maine Maritime sophomore catcher Leah Jackson garnered NAC Defensive Player of the Year honors with Castleton State College's Tori Fearon receiving NAC Rookie of the Year.

Thomas College's Terry Parlin was honored as the NAC Coach of the Year. Johnson State College claimed the Team Sportsmanship Award.

Baseball: Thomas sweeps UMF; Beavers headed to playoffs anyways

Thomas College swept the University of Maine at Farmington 4-1, 7-0 in a North Eastern Athletic Conference baseball doubleheader this afternoon at Hippach Field.

The Beavers (5-22, 4-12) are scheduled to close out the regular season Tuesday at Bates College. First pitch is scheduled for 2 p.m. The Terriers (12-22, 9-7) are slated to visit University of Southern Maine Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.

In the opener, Rob Nutter (Kennebunk, Maine), Josh Gray and Daniel Ierardi (Dunstable, Mass.) each rapped an RBI single in the sixth inning as the Terriers claimed a 4-1 win over the Beavers.

The Terriers led 1-0 on a Ben Goodall (Norway, Maine) RBI single in the fifth before building a 4-0 lead in the sixth on a troika of run-scoring hits.

Jake Chamblee (South Berwick, Maine) went the distance for the win. Chamblee scattered nine hits, while striking out four and walking on.

The Beavers managed to string together four hits in the seventh to scrape together a run on a Josh Garneau (South Portland, Maine) RBI single, but Chamblee was able to battle out of the bases-loaded jam with a strikeout.

Matt Levine (Pelham, N.H.), Jack MacVane (Mechanic Falls, Maine) and Ian McAlister (South Berwick, Maine) each singled twice for UMF.

Connor McNeill (Portland, Maine) took the loss, allowing seven hits, while striking out two, in five innings.

Cody Vigue (Skowhegan, Maine) clubbed a single and a double for the Terriers with Goodall and Gray each collected a pair of hits.

In game two, Eric Sucy (Belgrade, Maine) tossed a five-hit shutout as the Terriers blanked the Beavers 7-0.

Sucy struck out five and hit a batter in the complete-game performance.

Gray and Taylor Livingston (North Andover, Mass.) delivered a run-scoring hit each in the opening frame as the Terriers built a 3-0 lead. With Thomas holding a 4-0 lead after three innings, the visitors capitalized on four UMF errors for another three runs for the 7-0 cushion.

Gray and Vigue each singled, doubled and drove in a run in the victory.

Levine singled twice for UMF with McNeill belting a ground-rule double.

McAlister took the losing decision for the Beavers. The freshman gave up seven hits, while striking out three over five innings.



Thomas College 4, Me.-Farmington 1 (Apr 25, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 1)
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Thomas College...... 000 013 0 - 4 10 0 (11-22, 8-7)
Me.-Farmington...... 000 000 1 - 1 9 2 (5-21, 4-11)
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Pitchers: Thomas College - Chamblee. Me.-Farmington - Connor McNeill; Will Griffiths(6).
Win-Chamblee Loss-Connor McNeill T-1:49 A-90
C. McNeill faced 2 batters in the 6th.
Game: UMF0425A

Thomas College 7, Me.-Farmington 0 (Apr 25, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 2)
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Thomas College...... 310 300 0 - 7 8 1 (12-22, 9-7)
Me.-Farmington...... 000 000 0 - 0 5 5 (5-22, 4-12)
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Pitchers: Thomas College - Sucy. Me.-Farmington - Ian McAlister; Patrick Wrigley(6).
Win-Sucy Loss-Ian McAlister T-1:45 A-0
Game: UMF0425B

Notes: UMF will play #1 seed Husson in the NEAC East Baseball Tournament on Friday.

Softball: Husson squeaks by UMF 6-5

Husson University squeezed home the winning run in the eighth inning to lift the Eagles to a 6-5 win over the University of Maine at Farmington Sunday in North Atlantic Conference softball at Prescott Field.

The win completed a sweep for Husson. Originally a doubleheader, the Eagles eked out an 11-10 victory over UMF Saturday, but game two was rained out.

The Beavers (9-17, 5-9) await the NAC postseason seedings, while the Eagles (17-15, 10-2) are scheduled to finish off their regular season today against Lyndon State College at 4 p.m. in Bangor.

After Kelly Naegelin (Cohasset, Mass.) was placed on second to open the extra frame, Sarah Risser (Brewer, Maine) moved Naegelin to third with a sacrifice bunt and Kody Lyon (Dalton, N.H.) laid down a bunt to bring Naegelin home for a 6-5 edge.

Lyon struck out the side in the eighth to close out the win. Lyon threw two innings of no-hit relief and struck out four batters.

Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) thumped a three-run home run for the Beavers. Liz Sargent (Trenton, Maine) singled and doubled in the loss with Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine) turning in a pair of base hits. Sargent's two-bagger scored Sam Morency (Lewiston, Maine) to tie the game at 5-5 in the sixth.

Kara Poirier (Berlin, N.H.) smacked a solo homer and singled for the Eagles, while Lona Sargent (Sullivan, Maine) singled, doubled and drove in a run.

Emma Vaillancourt (Saco, Maine) was dealt the loss with seven hits allowed, four walks and five strikeouts.



Husson 6, Me.-Farmington 5 (Apr 24, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 2)
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Husson.............. 320 000 01 - 6 7 2 (17-15, 10-2)
Me.-Farmington...... 301 001 00 - 5 6 2 (9-17, 5-9)
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Pitchers: Husson - Rebecca McCarty; Kody Lyon(7). Me.-Farmington - Emma Vaillancourt.
Win-Kody Lyon Loss-Emma Vaillancourt T-2:00 A-68
HR HUSW - Kara Poirier.
HR UMF - Shannon Mitchell

Baseball: UMF, Lyndon split

The University of Maine at Farmington baseball team collected in 8-1 victory in the opener, but fell 3-2 in the second game, to split with Lyndon State College in North Eastern Athletic Conference action today at Hippach Field.

The Beavers (4-17, 3-7) are scheduled to host Thomas College in a NEAC doubleheader Wednesday at Hippach Field with the first pitch slated for 1 p.m. The Hornets (6-17) are scheduled to visit New England College Wednesday at 3 p.m.

In the opener, Brandon Gallagher (North Yarmouth, Maine) tossed a four-hitter and Dale Winchenbach (Waldoboro, Maine) singled twice, scored three times and drove in two runs to lead UMF to the 8-1 win over the Hornets.

Gallagher walked two and struck out six in the complete-game win.

Matt Levine (Pelham, N.H.) also singled twice for the Beavers with Jack MacVane (Mechanic Falls, Maine) clubbing a double. Winchenbach and Zach Keene (Livermore, Maine) each singled home a run in the third inning as UMF scored three times in the frame and padded their advantage with another three runs in the fifth.

Shawn Lonardelli (Lebanon, Conn.) smacked a double for Lyndon with Robert Trucott (Lyndonville, Vt.) driving in a run with a single.

Shane Fleury (Plainfield, Vt.) went the distance for the Hornets with a walk and three strikeouts in the loss.

In game two, the Hornets scored on grounder in the sixth to slip past the Beavers 3-2.

Down 2-1, the Beavers tied the game at 2-2 in the fifth when Connor McNeill (Portland, Maine) scampered home on a wild pitch. In the next frame, Michael Cartularo (Lyndonville, Vt.) scored On a grounder by Shane O'Donnell-Leach (Groton, Vt.) to give Lyndon the lead to 3-2.

Jeremy Schichtle (Ryegate, Vt.) managed to finish of the complete-game victory by allowing just one UMF baserunner over the final two innings. Schichtle gave up four hits, while walking one and striking out two.

Casey Ashey (Searsport, Maine) hurled a complete game in the loss with four hits allowed, six free passes and four punchouts. Ashey was also hampered by four UMF errors.

McNeill was the only repeat hitter for either team with a pair of singles.

Me.-Farmington 8, Lyndon 1 (Apr 18, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 1)
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Lyndon.............. 000 100 0 - 1 4 3 (5-17, 2-9)
Me.-Farmington...... 113 030 X - 8 8 2 (4-16, 3-6)
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Pitchers: Lyndon - Shane Fleury. Me.-Farmington - Brandon Gallagher.
Win-Brandon Gallagher Loss-Shane Fleury T-1:41 A-75
Game: UMF0418A

Lyndon 3, Me.-Farmington 2 (Apr 18, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 2)
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Lyndon.............. 110 001 0 - 3 4 1 (6-17, 3-9)
Me.-Farmington...... 100 010 0 - 2 4 4 (4-17, 3-7)
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Pitchers: Lyndon - Jeremy Schichtle. Me.-Farmington - Casey Ashey.
Win-Jeremy Schichtle Loss-Casey Ashey T-2:04 A-0
Game: UMF0418B

Baseball: UMF, Lyndon Split

Routed 16-7 in the opener, the University of Maine at Farmington baseball team got past Lyndon State College 9-8 in the second game to split a North Eastern Athletic Conference baseball twinbill at Thomas College's H. Allen Ryan Field today.

The Beavers (3-16, 2-6) and the Hornets (5-15, 2-8) are scheduled to break in Hippach Field on Monday. The doubleheader is set to begin at 2 p.m.

In the first game, the Hornets scored seven times in the opening frame and went on to roll past the Beavers 16-7.

Michael Cartularo smacked a pair of single and a double with five RBI to lead Lyndon, while Corey Lescault, Korey Marsh and Kyle Whitworth each singled three times, with Marsh plating three runs, and Jake Ainsworth doubled twice.

Josh Garneau (South Portland, Maine) and Matt Levine (Pelham, N.H.) each singled three times for Farmington with Zach Keene (Livermore, Maine) singling twice and driving in three runs.

Dale Winchenbach (Waldoboro, Maine) was hit with the loss as the sophomore was stung for nine hits with a walk and two strikeouts in one inning.

Isaac Earle notched the win, scattering 10 hits with three strikeouts.

In game two, Jack MacVane (Mechanic Falls, Maine) singled home Connor McNeill (Portland, Maine) to cap a three-run seventh with a 9-8 walkoff win for UMF.

Leading 6-4, the Beavers allowed Lyndon to score four runs in the top of the seventh to take an 8-6 advantage. Keene scooted home on a passed ball and Russ Schmelzer (Winthrop, Maine) slugged an RBI single before MacVane's hit helped the hosts earn a split.

MacVane finished with a pair of singles and three RBI, while Garneau, Keene and Brian Jenkins (Gorham, Maine) each post a pair of hits.

Will Griffiths (Mechanic Falls, Maine) got an out in relief for the win.

Patrick Hilton singled, doubled and plated two runs for the Hornets.

Softball: Castleton 4, UMF 2, Castleton 6, UMF 1; UMF 8, Green Mountain 3; UMF 10, Green Mountain 2

After dropping a pair of games to Castleton State College (4-2, 6-1), the University of Maine at Farmington softball team rolled past Green Mountain College 8-3, 10-2 to split a four-game set of North Atlantic Conference games at Prescott Field today.

The Beavers (7-9, 5-3) were scheduled to face Castleton (11-17, 5-5) Saturday and Green Mountain (3-13, 0-8) Sunday, but Sunday's dreary weather forecast added the Green Mountain contests to today's docket.

In the first doubleheader, Castleton swept UMF 4-2 and 6-1 to snap a seven-game losing streak.

In game one, a two-run single by Sarah Flore (Springfield, Vt.) in the sixth inning broke a 2-2 stalemate to give Castleton the 4-2 win.

Emma Vaillancourt (Saco, Maine) was handed the loss tossing seven innings, giving up eight hits, four runs (two earned), four walks and seven strikeouts.

Emily Sweeney (Weare, N.H.) gave up two runs (both earned), on five hits, four walks and three strikeouts in seven innings of work to push her record to 4-8 overall.

In the top of the third, Castleton got on the scoreboard first as Shannon Jipner (Bristol, Vt.) was hit-by-a-pitch with the bases loaded for a 1-0 lead. Mercedes Maltbie (Warrensburg, N.Y.) followed with a walk for one of her four RBI’s in the doubleheader and a 2-0 advantage. Shortstop Megan Blongy (Rutland, Vt.) and first baseman Sarah Flore (Springfield, Vt.) both singled while right fielder Tori Fearon (Colchester, Conn.) drew a walk in between both base knocks
to set up the inning.

UMF responded in the bottom of the fourth with a pair of runs to tie up the contest at 2-2. After McKell Barnes (Durham, Maine) flied out to center field to leadoff the frame, Samantha Morency (Lewiston, Maine) singled through the left side of the infield and Meaghan Donnell (Rochester, N.H.) notched an infield single to put runners at first and second. Liz Sargent (Trenton, Maine) drove in Morency with an RBI double to center field and Casey Mull (Portland, Maine) grounded out to first base to even the score headed into the fifth.

After both teams went scoreless in the fifth, Castleton pushed two more across in the top of the sixth inning taking advantage of a fielding error. Pinch-hitter Julie Benzenberg (Pine Bush, N.Y.) reached first base on a fielding error by the third baseman to leadoff the frame. Sweeney, who was pinch hit for by Benzenberg, re-entered at first base and was successfully sacrificed over to second by Hannah Greene (Rutland, Vt.). Blongy singled to the shortstop to put runners at the corners. Fearon walked setting up another bases loaded situation. Flore came through for the Spartans roping a single to left field plating Sweeney and Blongy for a 4-2 advantage.


In game two, the Spartans erupted for three runs on a double by Maltbie in the fifth to take a 4-1 lead en route to the 6-1 win.

Castleton added one run in the sixth with a RBI single by Flore and another in the seventh on a sacrifice groundout by senior catcher Stephanie Wright (Guilford, Vt.). The Spartans notched seven hits in game two of the doubleheader led by a 3-for-4 performance from Blongy and Maltbie who went 2-for-4 with one
run scored and three runs driven in. Hitting third in the order, Fearon went 3-for-3 with one run scored and a walk.

Barnes singled twice in the loss.

Vaillancourt was dealt the loss going six innings, yielding nine hits, five runs (four earned), four walks and six strikeouts.

Taylor Lively (Greenfield, Mass.) earned the victory (6-9) on seven innings of work, five hits, one run (earned), two walks and a game-high seven punchouts.

Both teams exchanged runs in the third inning as Fleury scored on a fielding error for Castleton and Barnes plated a runner with an infield single for a 1-1 score.


In the second doubleheader, the Beavers bounced the Eagles 8-3 and 10-2 in five innings.

In the first contest, Barnes singled twice, doubled and drove in four runs to lead UMF to the 8-3 win.

Morency also rapped two singles and a double, while Lily Barry (Hermon, Maine) doubled twice, Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine) singled and doubled and Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) singled twice.

The Beavers got off to a hot start in the first with Barnes' two-run two-bagger helping the hosts to a 3-0 lead. UMF led 8-1 before Karen Davidson (Seymour, Conn.) clubbed a two-run triple for GMC in the seventh.

Chelsea Paul (Northville, N.Y.) singled twice in the loss.

Kaitlyn Bartlett (Chesterville, Maine) grabbed the victory with six hits, six free passes and six punchouts in the complete-game effort.

Cass Neimeth-Lazar (New Hook, N.Y.) was peppered for 12 hits with a walk and two strikeouts.

In game two, the Beavers sent 11 batters to the plate in six-run third that helped the hosts to the 10-2 win via the mercy rule in the fifth.

Morency's two-run single highlighted the third-inning outburst. The Beavers sealed the win when Mull's sacrifice bunt was mishandled, allowing Sargent to scamper home, in the fifth.

Mitchell was the lone repeat hitter for the Beavers with two singles and a double.

Emma Lord (Greenville, N.Y.) had an RBI groundout and Kris Belessis (Augusta, N.J.) scored on a throwing error to account for the Green Mountain runs in the third.

Anna Piggott (Manchester, Conn.) struck out three and walked three in a three-hit win.

Lord allowed eight hits with two walks and two strikeouts.



Castleton 4, Me.-Farmington 2 (Apr 16, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 1)
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Castleton........... 002 002 0 - 4 8 1 (10-17, 4-5)
Me.-Farmington...... 000 200 0 - 2 5 1 (5-8, 3-2)
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Pitchers: Castleton - Emily Sweeney. Me.-Farmington - Emma Vaillancourt.
Win-Emily Sweeney Loss-Emma Vaillancourt T-1:45 A-75
Game: UMF0416A



Castleton 6, Me.-Farmington 1 (Apr 16, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 2)
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Castleton........... 001 031 1 - 6 12 0 (11-17, 5-5)
Me.-Farmington...... 001 000 0 - 1 5 2 (5-9, 3-3)
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Pitchers: Castleton - Taylor Lively. Me.-Farmington - Emma Vaillancourt; Anna Piggott(7).
Win-Taylor Lively Loss-Emma Vaillancourt T-2:00 A-0
Game: UMF0416B



Me.-Farmington 8, Green Mountain 3 (Apr 16, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 1)
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Green Mountain...... 001 000 2 - 3 6 3 (3-12, 0-7)
Me.-Farmington...... 310 022 X - 8 12 1 (6-9, 4-3)
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Pitchers: Green Mountain - Cass Neimeth-Lazar. Me.-Farmington - Kaitlyn Bartlett.
Win-Kaitlyn Bartlett Loss-Cass Neimeth-Lazar T-1:35 A-50
Game: UMF0416C



Me.-Farmington 10, Green Mountain 2 (Apr 16, 2011 at Farmington, Maine) (Game 2)
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Green Mountain...... 002 00 - 2 3 5 (3-13, 0-8)
Me.-Farmington...... 216 01 - 10 8 1 (7-9, 5-3)
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Pitchers: Green Mountain - Emma Lord. Me.-Farmington - Anna Piggott.
Win-Anna Piggott Loss-Emma Lord T-1:24 A-0
Lord faced 2 batters in the 5th.
Game: UMF0416D

Baseball: UMF's Pearson named NEAC Rookie of the Week

University of Maine at Farmington freshman pitcher/infielder Ben Pearson (North Stonington, Conn.) was named the North Eastern Athletic Conference East Division Rookie of the Week this evening by the NEAC.

Pearson allowed four hits over 6.1 innings in a 2-1 loss at Castleton State College Sunday. Making his second appearance on the mound this season, Pearson walked one and struck out two.

This is the second time this season that a Farmington baseball player has received NEAC East honors. Last week, sophomore pitcher/outfielder Dale Winchenbach (Waldoboro, Maine) was named the NEAC East Pitcher of the Week and freshman infielder/pitcher Alex Goldrup (Waldoboro, Maine) was named the NEAC East Rookie of the Week.

The Beavers (1-12, 1-3) are scheduled to visit Thomas College Wednesday for a NEAC East twinbill. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Softball: UMF Sweeps UMPI

After the Beavers rolled 10-1 in the opener, Meaghan Donnell (Rochester, N.H.) and Casey Mull (Portland, Maine) each smacked an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh inning to rally the University of Maine at Farmington to an 8-7 win in game two for a sweep of the University of Maine at Presque Isle in non-conference softball action today.

The games were moved to Kents Hill School due to unplayable field conditions in Farmington.

The Beavers (5-7) are scheduled to host Husson University in North Atlantic Conference competition Wednesday at 3:30 p.m. The Owls (8-9) are tabbed to take on Vermont Tech Saturday in Vermont.

In game two, Farmington fell behind 5-0 after the Owls' first at-bat, but bounced back with Donnell and Mull's run-scoring hits in the seventh to snatch an 8-7 victory.

After two innings, UMPI held to a 7-5 edge before Liz Sargent (Trenton, Maine) clubbed her first collegiate home run in the sixth to get the Beavers to within a run at 7-6 in the sixth. With two outs in the seventh and runners on first and third, Donnell singled to drive in Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) to tie the game at 7-7. Mull followed with a base hit scoring Sam Morency (Lewiston, Maine) to lead Farmington to the 8-7 win.

Mull finished with a pair of singles for Farmington, while Mitchell added a triple.

Kaitlyn Bartlett (Chesterville, Maine) overcame the opening inning to earn the mound win with 11 hits allowed, three walks and two strikeouts in the complete game.

Brittany Humphrey (New Gloucester, Maine) singled, doubled and plated two runs for UMPI, while Krista Coffin (Presque Isle, Maine) and Kathleen Higgins (Cole Harbour, Nova Scotia) each singled twice with Higgins knocking in two runs.

Coffin took the loss for the Owls with seven hits allowed, four walks and three strikeouts.

In the first game, Farmington pushed across 10 runs over the first three innings to roll to the 10-1 win in five innings due to the mercy rule.

The Beavers blew the game open in the third when a fly ball by Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine) with the bases loaded was dropped after a collision in the outfield, allowing all four runs to come around to score. Mitchell capped the frame with a solo blast to give Farmington a 10-1 lead.

Lily Barry (Hermon, Maine) rapped a single and a triple with two RBI, while Donnell singled and doubled and Mull singled twice.

Emma Vaillancourt (Saco, Maine) tossed a three-hitter for the victory with one free pass and six punchouts.

Lainey Herring (Houlton, Maine) collected two singles in the loss.

Coffin threw 2.1 innings in the loss with five hits given up, five walks and three strikeouts. Only one of the eight runs charged to Coffin was earned.



Me.-Farmington 10, Me.-Presque Isle 1 (Apr 11, 2011 at Kents Hill, Maine) (Game 1)
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Me.-Presque Isle.... 100 00 - 1 3 2 (8-8)
Me.-Farmington...... 235 0X - 10 8 2 (4-7)
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Pitchers: Me.-Presque Isle - Krista Coffin; Emily Moore(3). Me.-Farmington - Emma Vaillancourt.
Win-Emma Vaillancourt Loss-Krista Coffin T-1:20 A-45
HR UMF - Shannon Mitchell.
Game: UMF0411A

Me.-Farmington 8, Me.-Presque Isle 7 (Apr 11, 2011 at Kents Hill, Maine) (Game 2)
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Me.-Presque Isle.... 520 000 0 - 7 11 5 (8-9)
Me.-Farmington...... 230 001 2 - 8 7 2 (5-7)
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Pitchers: Me.-Presque Isle - Krista Coffin. Me.-Farmington - Kaitlyn Bartlett.
Win-Kaitlyn Bartlett Loss-Krista Coffin T-1:50 A-0
HR UMF - Liz Sargent.
Game: UMF0411B

Softball: UMF sweeps Johnson State

The University of Maine at Farmington softball team posted a pair of 13-1 victories over Johnson State College in North Atlantic Conference action today at Marshwood High School.

The Beavers (3-7, 3-1) are slated to host University of Maine at Presque Isle Monday at 10 a.m. at the Kents Hill School due to unplayable conditions at Prescott Field. The Badgers dropped to 1-13 (0-4).

Farmington exploded in the late innings in both contests with a nine-run sixth forcing the mercy rule in the opener and 10 runs scoring over the final two frames in game two.

In the opener, Sam Morency (Lewiston, Maine) clubbed a solo home run and Meaghan Donnell (Rochester, N.H.) rapped a two-run single to lead the Beavers to a nine-run output in the sixth for the 13-1 win.

Donnell finished with a 4-for-4 performance at the plate followed by Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) with a single, a double, a home run and two RBI and Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine) with a single, a sacrifice fly and three RBI.

Emma Vaillancourt (Saco, Maine) held Johnson State to three hits with two walks and five strikeouts to earn the win.

Morgan Rogerson plated Amber McCullock with a single for the Badgers' lone run.

Meagan Russ took the loss as she started and went 5.1 innings with 13 hits allowed, two walks and three strikeouts.


In the second game, the Beavers scored five runs in both the sixth and seventh innings to distance themselves from the Badgers for the 13-1 rout.

Mitchell smacked four singles and drove in three runs for Farmington with McKell Barnes (Durham, Maine) with chipping in a single, a double and two RBI and Morency and Lily Barry (Hermon, Maine) collecting three singles apiece.

Kaitlyn Bartlett (Chesterville, Maine) hurled six innings in the victory with five hits allowed, two walks and two strikeouts.

McCullock singled twice for the Badgers with Heather McLaughlin doubling.

Russ also was dealt the defeat in game two with 17 hits allowed, two free passes and three punchouts.

Me.-Farmington 13, Johnson St. 1 (Apr 10, 2011 at Eliot, ME)
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Me.-Farmington...... 130 009 - 13 14 0 (2-7, 2-1)
Johnson St.......... 100 000 - 1 3 3 (1-12, 0-3)
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Pitchers: Me.-Farmington - Emma Vaillancourt. Johnson St. - Meagan Russ; Caitlin Mackey(6).
Win-Emma Vaillancourt Loss-Meagan Russ T-1:20 A-40
HR UMF - Shannon Mitchell; Samantha Morency.
Game: UMF0410A

Me.-Farmington 13, Johnson St. 1 (Apr 10, 2011 at Eliot, ME)
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Me.-Farmington...... 003 005 5 - 13 19 1 (3-7, 3-1)
Johnson St.......... 000 010 0 - 1 5 2 (1-13, 0-4)
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Pitchers: Me.-Farmington - Kaitlyn Bartlett; Anna Piggott(7). Johnson St. - Meagan Russ;
Caitlin Mackey(7).
Win-Kaitlyn Bartlett Loss-Meagan Russ T-1:45 A-28

Softball: UMF, Lyndon St. Split

The University of Maine at Farmington softball team split with Lyndon State College in its North Atlantic Conference opener today at Marshwood High School with the Beavers winning the first game 9-5, but falling 13-12 in eight innings in game two. The Beavers (1-7, 1-1) are scheduled to face Johnson State College Sunday in NAC action at Marshwood. First pitch of the doubleheader is scheduled for 2 p.m.

Led by Amy Jones (Augusta, Maine) with three, Farmington slammed six home runs in the twinbill.

In the opener, Kaitlyn Bartlett (Chesterville, Maine) slugged a single, a double and a homer with three RBI as the Beavers notched their first win of the season.

Jones smacked two singles and a home run with two RBI, while Shannon Mitchell (Portsmouth, N.H.) singled and homered and Meaghan Donnell (Rochester, N.H.) clubbed an RBI double.

Natalia Shams singled twice for Lyndon with Kelly Butler chipping in a single and three RBI.

Emma Vaillancourt (Saco, Maine) tossed a complete game to get the win with five hits allowed, one walk and nine strikeouts.

Meghan Gadapee was hit with the loss with 13 hits allowed and a strikeout.

In the second game, Katelyn Willey capped a four-hit, four-RBI day with a single scoring Erica Parker in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Lyndon to a wild 13-12 win over the Beavers.

The Beavers held three early leads, but Lyndon grabbed a 7-5 lead after three innings. UMF briefly regained the lead at 9-7, but the Hornets tied the game at 11-11 in the seventh to send the game to extra innings.

Mary Gagne rapped a pair of singles in the victory. Seven of Lyndon's starters drove in at least a run.

Jones crushed a pair of home runs and plated four runs with McKell Barnes (Durham, Maine) providing two singles, a homer and two RBI, Bartlett and Lily Barry (Hermon, Maine) two doubles apiece and Sam Morency (Lewiston, Maine) three singles.

Shams went the distance for Lyndon in the win with 13 hits, eight walks and two punchouts.

Bartlett, who started and re-entered, took the loss with three walks and two strikeouts in 3.1 innings.

Baseball: UMF splits with Castleton

Castleton State College split a North Eastern Athletic Conference East Division doubleheader with the University of Maine-Farmington Saturday afternoon, winning the opener 14-2, and dropping the nightcap 5-4.

The two teams will square off again today at 12 noon in another doubleheader.

Farmington opened the scoring in game one with a pair of runs in the top of the first, but from then on, Castleton banged out 15 hits and scored 14 unanswered runs.

Russ Schmelzer (Winthrop, Maine) led off with an infield single to shortstop and eventually came around to score on a Matt Levine (Pelham, N.H.) single through the left side. Zach Keene (Livermore, Maine) then singled to the left-centerfield gap, plating Josh Garneau (South Portland, Maine) who reached on a fielder’s choice.

The Spartans answered with two of their own in the first and seven more in the second to break the game open. Joe Borowski (Schenectady, N.Y.) smacked a two-run double in the first, scoring Jack Lancelin (Chatham, N.Y.) and Matt Eisenhuth (South Newfane, Vt.). In the second, Castleton sent 12 men to the plate and banged out six hits to grab the lead for good. Eisenhuth, Zak Mayo (Avon, Conn.) and David Raczka (Middletown, Conn.) each had two-run singles during the inning. Lancelin added a pair of run-scoring singles in the fourth and sixth innings as Castleton pulled away.

Dakota Aker (Scotia, N.Y.) pitched five innings to earn the win. The junior right-hander allowed two runs (one earned run), scattering seven hits and walking one while striking out one.

In the nightcap, Farmington (1-10, 1-1) once again struck first as Schmelzer singled and later scored on a Levine ground out.

Castleton (7-14, 3-3) answered with three runs in the bottom of the second inning. Aaron Zrenda (East Lyme, Conn.) drew a lead-off walk and Borwoski followed with a double over the leftfielder’s head. Peter Wagner (Brattleboro, Vt.) singled both of them home, and later came around to score on a throwing error.

In the top of the third Farmington took advantage of a pair of Spartan defensive miscues to score three unearned runs and grab a 4-3 lead. Levine provided another RBI-ground out while Zach Keene (Livermore, Maine) provided a run-scoring double and Jack MacVane (Mechanic Falls, Maine) had an RBI-single, both coming with two outs in the inning.

Clinging to a 4-3 lead, Farmington worked a double steal to perfection with two outs in the top of the sixth inning to grab a much needed insurance run. Brian Jenkins (Gorham, Maine) singled to right field and Alex Goldrup (Waldoboro, Maine) advanced to third after singling through the right side. With two strikes on the batter and Castleton starter Brandon Fay (South Burlington, Vt.) coming to the set, Jenkins took off for second base. Fay stepped off and threw to Zrenda covering the base as Goldrup took off for home, narrowly beating Zrenda’s throw home for what proved to be the winning run.

The Spartans rallied for a run in the bottom half of the inning on a Wagner RBI-single, and put both the tying and go ahead runs in scoring position in the seventh, but Farmington starter Casey Ashey (Searsport, Maine) was able to put out the flames to earn the complete-game win.

Fay was the tough-luck loser, allowing five runs (two earned) on seven hits and two walks while striking out 10 in seven innings. Ashey picked up the win, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits and three walks to go along with three strikeouts

Waldoboro natives come up big for UMF

University of Maine at Farmington sophomore pitcher Dale Winchenbach (Waldoboro, Maine; pictured left) and freshman infielder/pitcher Alex Goldrup (Waldoboro, Maine; pictured right) were honored by the North Eastern Athletic Conference this morning.

Winchenbach was named the NEAC East Pitcher of the Week, while Goldrup was feted as the NEAC East Rookie of the Week

Winchenbach took a tough no-decision in a 3-2 11-inning loss at St. Joseph's (Me.) Thursday. The sophomore hurled 8.1 innings in the start, scattering six hits with four walks and four strikeouts.

Goldrup batted a team-best .375 (3-8) in a pair of losses for the Beavers. The freshman doubled and scored a run in the week.

This is the first time this season that Farmington baseball players have earned NEAC East recognition.

The Beavers (0-9) are scheduled to visit Castleton State College for their NEAC East opening doubleheader Saturday. The first pitch is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Maine college baseball: Colby knocks off UMF

First-year pitcher Dakota Rabbitt (Rehnoboth, Mass.) allowed just one hit over five innings to earn his first collegiate victory and Richard Newton (Arlington, Mass.) smacked a bases clearing double and was on base four times as the Colby College baseball team earned a 9-2 win over University of Maine at Farmington in the Mules’ home opener Wednesday at Coombs Field.

With the Colby Physical Plant Department working hard to get the field ready the past few days, the Mules moved to 6-7 on the season after going 5-7 in a trip to Florida.

Rabbitt struck out three and walked nine while allowing no earned runs. Abhi Chandel (Columbus, N.J.), Mark Nelson (Walpole, Mass.), and Greg Ladd (Danvers, Mass.) worked the final four innings for Colby.

Newton had two hits and two walks in his leadoff spot. His big double in the fifth inning put the Colby lead to 8-2 at that point after the Beavers had scored two in the top of the frame.

Colby’s Robb Arndt (Yarmouth, Maine) was on base all four times with two hits, a walk, and was hit by a pitch. Nate Ellis (Belmont, Mass.), who is off to a good start in his first year with the Mules, added two hits and a walk.

Alex Goldrup (Waldoboro, Maine) had a double among his two hits and scored a run for UMF (0-8). Connor McNeill (Portland, Maine) had one hit and added a sacrifice fly to drive in another. Dale Winchenbach (Waldoboro, Maine) also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning.


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Ian McAlister (L), Will Griffiths (5), Joe Messerman (8) and Jack MacVane; Dakota Rabbitt (W), Abhi Chandel (6), Mark Nelson (8), Greg Ladd (9) and John Schroeder. 2B: Alex Goldrup (UMF), Richard Newton (Colby), Nikolas Atsalis (Colby), Robb Arndt (Colby).

Jay HS Alum Bessey Among the UMF HOF Inductees

The 2010 University of Maine at Farmington Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremonies are set for Saturday, Oct. 2, at 6 p.m. at the University's North Dining Hall.

Registration is still available to attend the 2010 UMF Athletics Hall of Fame Banquet and Induction Ceremonies. The form is available at athletics.umf.maine.edu.

Hors D’Oeuvres: 6:00-6:30 p.m. Dinner: 6:30 p.m. Induction ceremonies following the dinner. This is a non-alcohol event.

The 2010 inductees include Mike Ridley '92 (baseball/golf), Chris Bessey '93 (men's basketball/baseball), Debbie Gagnon Gendreau '93 (women's soccer/softball), Candice Berger Parent '93 (women's volleyball/women's basketball/softball) and Peter Grosso '95 (men's soccer).

Ridley, who resides in West Baldwin, was a three-time captain of the baseball team, receiving All-NAIA District 5 recognition in 1990 and 1991 and visit to the NAIA National Championships with the golf team in 1988 and 1989.

Bessey, who resides in Jay, received all-conference distinction in men's basketball and baseball and holds program career records in steals for basketball and stolen bases and triples in baseball.

Gendreau, who lives in Hampden, garnered All-NAIA District 5 First Team accolades in women's soccer (1989, 1992) and softball (1991, 1992).

Parent, who resides in Oakland, was the NAIA District 5 Co-Player of the Year in 1992 and three-time conference honor recipient in women's volleyball and reached the 1,000 career point milestone in women's basketball.

Grosso, who resides in Westbrook, earned All-NAIA District 5 honors in each of his four seasons for the Beavers. In 1993, Grosso was the Fleet Bank Maine Athletic Conference Co-Player of the Year and was an USCAA All-American Honorable Mention honoree.