Softball

Skowhegan made a wonderful run to the Class A softball state championship game. The Indians return everyone from their starting lineup except for left fielder Breanna Ames, who hit sixth.

It's easy to think of Erskine softball as a team that reached the Eastern B final solely because it had one of the state's best pitchers in Sam Morse.

There were a few complaints from the Brewer stands when the Cony dugout came alive with the rapping of softballs on the dugout or plastic buckets midway through Saturday’s Eastern Maine Class

Before Monday’s game against unbeaten Maranacook, Gardiner softball coach Conrad Lewis asked each of his players if they thought they could beat the Black Bears.

Mt. Abram defeated Carrabec, 7-0, in softball action Monday afternoon. Even with that seemingly uneventful score, I saw several things you usually don’t see.

Tuesday’s Waterville-Winslow game was a fan’s delight.

Sam Morse had a shaky start to the softball season when she allowed four runs to Winslow in the first inning on opening day.

One of my favorite quotes from a game I’ve covered came in 2001. Erskine pitcher Katie Mainville has just finished off a win in a game that took 59 minutes in near-90 degree temperatures.