June 7, 2001

Hillview Ice Cream Outlasts Lyman 15-14 in interleague play

LYMAN—Nate Roberts struck out seven in five innings for Hillview Ice Cream as Lyman Senior Little League began interleague play with Saco teams on June 7.

John Modore entered the game with one out and the bases loaded in the seventh to finish the game for Hillview Ice Cream and preserve the win.

Twice Hillview Ice Cream was ahead in the game by seven runs but Lyman battled back both times to tie the game.

In the first inning Craig Perham led off with a single rode home on Lindley Moran's home run. In the second inning Jason Daley singled and Perham drove in two runs. Moran stroked an RBI single and Ryan Spaulding drove him in with a double. Moran singled again in the fourth and was driven in by Spaulding's home run.

Moran singled in the seventh and scored.

Chad Viger drove in a run with a sacrifice fly. Moran was 4-for-5, Spaulding was on base five times with three hits and two walks and Perham was 3-for-5.

Josh Cole made two very good plays at third base to preserve the win for Hillview Ice Cream.

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June 9, 2001

Dayton Sand and Gravel Turn back Wormwoods 9-6

SACO—Jason Merrill of Dayton Sand and Gravel worked through a rough first inning in which he gave up four runs to Wormwoods, and settled into a grove that saw him strike out only two Worms hitters, but induced nine infield ground outs and seven fly ball outs at Thornton Academy's Varsity field Saturday. The game, which began a half our earlier than originally scheduled to accommodate three Wormwoods players and one from Dayton Sand and Gravel who were playing in the Thornton Academy-Deering playoff game at Hadlock field in the afternoon, was crisply played and pitchers on both sides worked hard to keep runners off base.

Nick Dyer started for the Worms and held the opponents in check through the first three innings. Dyer retired the side in the first on eleven pitches, yielded only one hit in the second, while striking out two and retired the side in order in the third on only twelve pitches.

DSAG, however was patient and in the fourth inning they erupted for seven runs aided by three errors and sent twelve batters to the plate.

Merrill walked to open the wild fourth inning and after a strike out, Brandon Laroche singled, took second on an error by the second baseman, and scored on Ben Haley's single. Matt Meader's base hit moved Haley into scoring position and Fearon walked to load the bases. Pat Kerry reached on an infield error at third and John Trembly's single plated two. Merrill singled and Tom Danylik doubled to cap the scoring for DSAG.

They added single insurance runs in the sixth and seventh innings and when Merrill retired the heart of the Worms lineup in order in the seventh, DSAG had its first win of the season.

Dyer pitched well early but faced eleven batters in the top of the fourth before first baseman Parker Mooney was called to the mound. Mooney, pitching for the first time this season, got Brandon Laroche to pop up to shortstop to end the inning. But the damage was done. Wormwoods, which picked up its fifth run in the bottom of the third on two singles (Keil Martin and Mooney) and an infield out by Jordan Scully, was set down quickly by Merrill. The DSAG pitcher retired seven Worms in a row before giving up back-to-back singles again to Martin and Mooney. Martin scored on Mooney's hit.

Merrill then closed the book on the Worms with only two batters reaching base passed the fifth inning. Matt Grenier walked and was moved to second by Jeff Lamontagne's sharp single up the middle.

Merrill struck out three in his seven innings, walked only two and scattered nine hits.

Dyer fanned four, walked three and yielded eight hits. Mooney, in three in one-third innings, K'd seven of the ten batters he faced, walking only one and allowed only three hits.

Trembly had two singles for DSAG, as did Merrill and Ben Haley. Matt Meader and Brian Goulet collected singles as well.

Mooney had three singles at the plate, Martin had two and Justin McGhee led off the game with a base hit. Ryan Gauthier and Jeff Lamontagne also hit for the Worms.

Jason Merrill of Dayton Sand & Gravel gave up four first inning runs but kept his composure and outlasted Wormwoods at the TA Varsity field Saturday, June 9. Merrill struck out only three, but his team committed only one error and kept the Worms off the base paths for most of the game. Dayton Sand & Gravel improved to 1-1, while Wormwoods dropped to 2-1.

Jason Dutremble (13) chats with Drew Vaillancourt at first base during the June 9 game between Saco & Biddeford Savings and Saco Bay Rotary. An unidentified base coach demonstrates how NOT to wear a uniform.

Bruce Haskell Photography Immortalizes Saco Senior Little League again

Bruce Haskell, of Bruce Haskell Photography, lines up a team for photos on June 9, at the TA fields. Haskell is now using state-of-the-art digital equipment and can have photos ready in a fraction of the time it used to take.

(Jeff Scully photo)

June 8, 2001

Bob's Auto falls to 0-3, on it's third heartbreaker of the week in the bottom of the 7th at St. Louis.

BIDDEFORD—Bob's Auto fell to 0-3 on the season Friday evening, having lost its third game of the week, each by one run scored by the home team in the bottom of the seventh inning.

On Monday, Derek Benavides faced three batters in the bottom of the seventh inning against Wormwoods, only to have Justin McGhee driven home by Keil Martin's fielder's choice to short. On Wednesday, at St. Louis Field in Biddeford, Shawn Compson struck out 12, but Bob's Auto could only muster two hits off of Ocean Communities pitching and when OC scored the game's lone run in the bottom of the seventh, Bob's Auto could only wonder, "what if."

Friday night, playing their second game in a row at St. Louis Field, St. Louis scored a run on a wild throw to first base to allow the game winning run to scamper home from second base with the win.

Benavides, pitching in his second game of the week, started for Bob's Auto and when he threw what appeared to be a two-out third strike to a OC hitter, it appeared that he had worked his way out of a first and third jam. The pitch, however, was called a ball, and three runs scored subsequently, to tie the game at four.

Tough breaks abound for Bob's Auto, and in each game they have played good enough to win.

Anthony Barone took over for Benavides in the fifth inning and suffered the loss.

(photo by Jeff Scully)

Bob's Auto's Derek Benavides poses with the team mascot, Bob, following the June 8 game vs. St. Louis at St. Louis field. Benavides pitched well enough to get the win, coming only one strike away from holding St. Louis to one run. On a close call by the home plate umpire, a Biddeford batter caught a break and extended his at bat, and subsequently three runs scored.

Saco Bay Rotary 2, Form Tech 13

Played at the TA JV Field

(Jeff Scully photo)

Form Tech's Bob Smart pitched and hit his way to a win.

FORM TECH OVER SACO BAY ROTARY WITH SMART WIN

(This game was played June 7 but not reported until June 12)

SACO—Bob Smart pitched four strong innings, striking out two and walking only one, in leading Form Tech to a win over Saco Bay Rotary Tuesday evening at the Thornton Academy JV Field.

Smart, along with Josh Doyle, who pitched two innings, walking none, struck out one and yielded only one hit, held the Rotary team in check all evening.

Smart, a TA Freshman, also helped his team's cause at the plate in going three for four, including a triple and two doubles. Two of his mammouth blows rolled up to the woods in the deep outfield of the JV field.

The win for Form Tech was a team effort as eleven of the 13 on the roster scored runs.

Brian Pecchia pitched for Rotary, taking the loss. He pitched two innings, gave up one hit, walked four but was responsible for only one earned run.

Drew Vaillancourt pitched three innings, gave up nine hits and walked four.

Nate Presby led the Rotary team at the plate smacking a double over the head of the center fielder.

June 6, 2001

McGhee of Wormwoods handles St. Louis of Biddeford

SACO—Justin McGhee of Wormwoods worked out of a first inning jam, allowing four hits and two runs, and then stymied St. Louis of the Biddeford Senior Little League the rest of the way on just one hit.

After Scott Labbe led off the game with a single, followed by Kyle Fecteau's single, McGhee induced Adam Perro into a groundout which moved the runners into scoring position. Raymond Prouly singled to center to plate two. When Matt Benson singled to right field, the throw to the infield was relayed by Jordan Scully who threw a perfect strike to Matt Grenier at home to catch Prouly for the second out of the inning. Jon Goudbout struck out looking to end the threat.

Wormwoods tallied two of their own with two outs in the first inning when Keil Martin and Parker Mooney singled and moved into scoring position on a passed ball. Chris Gregoricus doubled to drive in two, but was picked off second by St. Louis pitcher, Adam Perro to end the inning.

McGhee struck out the side in the second and set St. Louis down in order in the third.

Nick Dyer of Wormwoods led off the bottom of the second being hit by a pitch. He stole second base and moved to third on Scully's infield out. Dyer scored on a passed ball before Normand Audie grounded out to finish the frame.

Matt Benson walked to start the fourth inning for St. Louis and moved around to third on McGhee's walks of two hitters. John Breard scored Benson on a fielder's choice to second base. Labbe popped out to third for the final out.

Mooney led off the Worm half of the fourth with a double to the left field fence and Jeff Christenbury walked. Dyer was hit by a pitch for the second time. Grenier drove in a run with an infield out and Ryan Moody walked to reload the bases. McGhee plated a couple of runs with a hard single up the middle. Josh Lindquist plated a run on an infield out. Chris Perham's infield out ended the scoring.

Kyle Fecteau led off the fifth for St. Louis with a hit and moved to second on an infield error. He took third on a passed ball and when a McGhee curve went only 59 feet and bounced off the front of the plate, Fecteau scored the final run for St. Louis.

Wormwoods was sent down in order in the fifth, but in the sixth inning the Saco team tallied four more runs to put the game out of reach. Dyer walked and stole second. He moved to third on a fielder's choice and scored on Scully's single to right. Scully stole second with a head first slide and took third on a passed ball. He was plated by McGhee's bloop single off the bat handle. Perham's hit scored McGhee and Perham was advanced around the diamond with a base on balls and a couple of infield errors.

Perro started the game for St. Louis and pitched 3 1/3 innings, striking out none and allowing seven runs. Benson pitched 2 1/3 innings, striking out two and allowing four runs.

McGhee surrendered five hits and struck out seven, mixing his fastball and catching hitters off-guard with his curve.

The Worms had six hits, including two from McGhee and one each by Perham, Mooney (double), Scully and Gregoricus (double).

The Worms are now 2-0 on the young season.

(Jeff Scully photo)

(above) Justin McGhee of Wormwoods pitched a masterful game against St. Louis of the Biddeford Senior Little League. He struck out seven and held the inter-league rivals to only one hit after the first inning.

(below) Jordan Scully, Ryan Moody and Josh Lindquist have a good time in the Wormwoods Dugout before the game against St. Louis on June 6 at Thornton Academy.

(Parker Mooney photo)

June 6, 2001

Costly Form Tech errors give PrimeCare first inning boost

SACO—Visiting PrimeCare ran its record to 2-0 with a 12-5 victory over Form Tech

at the TA JV Field on June 6.

Jeff Petit, with his unorthodox side-arm pitching style threw five strong

innings in relief for PrimeCare, allowing only one run and scattering five

hits. Mitchell Turgeon started for the PrimeCare, allowing four earned runs

in two innings. While Form Tech could only muster two hits off of Turgeon,

they were patient at the plate and took six base on balls.

Adam Prescott pitched for Form Tech and allowed eight runs, only one of

which was earned. Prescott pitched well, but did walk two and yielded an RBI

single to Devin Hilton. Travis Adams also had a hit in the first for

PrimeCare.

Prescott was the victim of shoddy fielding, as PrimeCare tallied seven

unearned runs in the opening frame.

In his four innings of work Prescott struck out five, walked two, and

yielded four hits. Charlie Biasin finished for Form Tech, allowing four runs

on four hits. He struck out one and walked two.

PrimeCare took full advantage of an eight run first inning and never

really looked back, although Form Tech managed to stay in the game, clawing

back run by run, they just ran out of innings and daylight enough to catch

PrimeCare.

Peter Mohlin scored Form Tech's first run, walking to lead off the

inning. He advanced on a walk to Ryan Danley, took third on a single by Bob

Smart and was plated by Prescott's fielder's choice.

In the second inning Form Tech scratched for another three runs on four

walks, two wild pitches and an RBI single by Smart. In the bottom of the

fifth inning the two Jakes, Smiley and Scott, combined for a run when Smiley

doubled and scored on Scott's single. That ended the scoring for Form Tech.

PrimeCare cruised to the win with an insurance run in the fourth. Nick

Anagnostis singled and took second on a fielder's choice and was plated by

Brian Morrison's single. In the fifth inning Nick Laskey singled, advanced

to second on a passed ball and moved to third on Brian Andrews' fielder's

choice to the right side of the field. He scored on Travis Adams' single.

PrimeCare picked up the final two runs in the top of the seventh on walks,

wild pitches and Devin Hilton's RBI single. PrimeCare may have had more but

a great play on the throw from right fielder Richard McCallum to first

baseman Smiley who nailed the runner with a strike to catcher Smart ended

the scoring for the contest.

Three PrimeCare batters collected two hits in the game; Adams, Hilton and

Morrison. Anagnostis and Laskey each had singles as well.

(Jeff Scully photo)

Mitchell Turgeon's arm as well as his bat have help push PrimeCare to 2-0

(Jeff Scully photo)

Form Tech's Adam Prescott fell victim to some first game jitters by his teammates as errors accounted for seven unearned runs in the first inning of the June 6 game with PrimeCare.

Saco Bay Rotary outlasts Hillview Ice Cream

June 5, 2001

SACO—Saco Bay Rotary's Craig Pendleton went the distance, striking out nine and yielding only four hits against Hillview Ice Cream at the TA JV Field.

Jon Madore threw four innings for Hillview Ice Cream, striking out five and giving up five hits. He shared pitching duties with Craig Perham who struck out four in two innings.

Phil O'Brion's double plated two runs in the first inning for Saco Bay Rotary. Nate Presby led off the third inning with a double and singles by Collin Stagg and Josh Pulsifer accounted for two more runs.

Key hitters for Hillview Ice Cream were Perham and Adam Beaulieu. Linly Moran also had a double which drove in the final run of the game for his team.

News from June 4

Finally!

(Jeff Scully photograph)

Wormwoods' Chris Gregoricus flexes his muscles, swinging what appears to be a rubber bat prior to Monday night's game with Bob's Auto. While some rules in Senior Little League have changed this year, the bat of choice is still aluminum. Gregoricus and his mates rallied from a first inning three-run deficit to defeat Bob's Auto, 7-6 in Senior Division action at the Thornton Academy Varsity Field Monday evening.

SACO—After what seems to have been an eternity, the Saco Senior Little League kicked off its season with openers in both the Senior and Junior Divisions on June 4, three days after the scheduled start of the season.

Having suffered through first a postponement due to a Thornton Academy playoff game on Friday, and then torrential downpours all weekend long, the first two games of the season finally took place at Thornton Academy's Varsity and JV fields.

In the Senior Division Bob's Auto faced Wormwoods on the Varsity Field at Thornton Academy. Both teams have 2001 season TA Junior Varsity players who have been called up to the Varsity team for the playoffs, but because this game fell on an off day during the playoffs, each team had its ace on the mound for the first game.

June 4, 2001

Wormwoods rallies in bottom of 7th

Wormwoods started sophomore ace, Chris Perham while Bob's Auto countered with JV pitcher, Anthony Barone.

Perham gave up three runs in the first inning, two of them unearned. Tom Madden reached on an error with one out, Derek Benevides walked and Madden scored on Anthony Barone's single. Benevides and Barone scored on Sean Compson's base hit.

Wormwoods scored a single run in the bottom of the first inning when Justin McGhee bunted Barone's first pitch for a single. When the throw to first missed its mark, McGhee took second. He scored on Perham's single but Barone settled down and struck out two hitters and Madden, catching for the first time since Little League, caught Perham napping on third for the final out of the inning.

Perham held Bob's Auto in check in the second, despite giving up singles to Shawn Rumery and Matt Barone. Perham used only 12 pitches to retire the side in the third, his final inning on the mound. With one out in the bottom of third, Nick Dyer walked and scored on a pair of infield outs.

Keil Martin took over for the Worms and struck out two in the top of the fourth, but two walks, a single by Madden, and an infield error led to three runs. Trailing 6-2, the Worms struck for four runs in the bottom of the fourth. Parker Moody was hit by a pitch, Normand Audie and Matt Grenier both singled. Josh Lindquist walked and the first four batters of the frame scored to tie the game. Martin settled in and held Bob's Auto scoreless the rest of the game.

When McGhee walked on four pitches from Benevides to start the bottom of the seventh, the TA Freshman pitching star took the game into his own hands, or perhaps, rather, his legs. The speedy McGhee scampered from first to third on Perham's single to center and Martin drove him in on a ball hit sharply to short. McGhee, running on contact hit the plate just ahead of Compson's throw to seal the opener for the Worms.

Anthony Barone had two hits for Bob's Auto and struck out five. Perham struck out four in three innings and Martin fanned three. McGhee scored two for the Worms.

Junior Division gets into the action PrimeCare 6, Saco & Biddeford/Savings 4

June 4

In the first game in the Junior Division season, Prime Care took on defending division champs, Saco and Biddeford Savings on the JV field. Both teams have plenty of new blood and this was the first Senior Little League experience for many new players and coaches. Prime Care's manager, Jack Morrison, new to the league, but certainly not new to coaching, is calling the shots for Prime Care this season. He is joined on the bench by Bob Laskey and Charlie Marchese. Morrison, Thornton Academy's Freshman football coach, is also a past president of Maremont Little League in Saco. Saco and Biddeford Savings is headed by Tom Pike and assisted by Gary Gray, both returning from last season's championship team.

PrimeCare's Devin Hilton pitched five strong innings, yielding only one hit, striking out 2 and walking three in leading PrimeCare past last year's Division champs, Saco and Biddeford Savings.

Mitchell Turgeon led off the game with a single and was advanced by Brian Morrison who also singled. Turgeon scored on an error giving PrimeCare a short-lived lead. Saco and Biddeford Savings tied the game in the bottom of the second when Jason Dutremble led off with a single. He was sacrificed to second by Steven Wood. Dutremble then scored on a passed ball and a wild pitch by David Gray.

Saco and Biddeford Savings took the lead in the third when Wood singled to right to plate two runs. The final run of the frame was scored by Ryan Pike on an error.

PrimeCare tied the game in the third when Hilton singled, was sacrificed to second by Mike Collette, stole third and was driven home by Nick Laskey.

Saco and Biddeford Savings then pulled ahead in the bottom of the inning, with three runs, only to have the game tied again by PrimeCare when Brenton Roubo reached base on an error, advanced to second on an infield out and was driven in by Turgeon's double. Turgeon scored on an error.

Hilton pitched out of a bases-loaded jam in the seventh. PrimeCare then scored what proved to be the winning run in the top of the eighth when Laskey walked, took second on Turgeon's third hit of the game and scored on a pair of errors. Relief pitcher Turgeon (six Ks) then held Saco and Biddeford Savings scoreless in the bottom of the frame for the win.

Brian Morrison and Zach Kern also had hits for PrimeCare.

Defensive jems were turned in by Brian Morrison on a sinking line drive to center, and Jeff Petit at second base.

David Gray pitched seven strong innings for Saco and Biddeford Savings, striking out seven. Cory Boissoneault also singled for the losing team.

(Jeff Scully photo)

Opponents, yet still friends. Worms and Bobs get together before June 4 Senior Division action.

In other league news; the 2001 Calendar fundraiser (click here to find a listing of winners to date) is underway.

The Calendar Fundraiser was implemented by the Board of Directors this past spring as a means of bringing more revenue into the league. The Saco Senior Little League provides more than 100 boys between the ages of 13 and 16 in Saco, Dayton and Arundel. The league's budget breaks down to more than $100 per player. Since the Saco Senior Little League doesn't have a home of its own—a concession stand, or an outfield fence on which to hang sponsors signs, both typical means of raising money for Little Leagues. The Calendar fundraiser is a mandatory fundraiser for all players in the league. Each player was assigned eight calendars to sell or buy themselves. Before uniforms were issued this season all calendars and money were due. This method assured the league that the fundraiser would be successful. All players and their parents were made aware of this fundraiser prior to registration.

June 16, 2001

Bob's Auto Grinds

Worms 10-0

SACO—Bob's Auto evened the season series against Wormwoods with a 10-0, five-inning victory. Bob's Auto scored in the first inning after Shawn Compson, who singled and stole second and third, was singled home on a perfectly executed squeeze bunt by Adam Stoddard.

Bob's Auto broke the game wide open with a six-run third inning. Travis Griffin led off with a single, was doubled to third by Anthony Barone, and scored on a base hit by Tom Madden. After Barone scored on a throwing error, an infield hit by Compson, and a sacrafice bunt by Erik Moody, Madden was plated on a sac-fly by Stoddard. Compson scored when Shawn Rumery reach on an error and Rumery, after stealing second and third (five stolen bases on the day), finished the scoring when he was singled home by Derek Benavides. Bob's Auto added two more in the fourth and one more in the fifth to secure the victory.

Barone picked up the victory pitching the first three innings, allowing three hits, while walking none and striking out three. Compson pitched the final two innings, giving up a hit and a walk while fanning three.

Parker Mooney had a single and a double to lead Wormwoods.

Justin McGhee started for the Worms, and was relieved in the third inning by Mooney.

June 16, 2001

Saco and Biddeford Savings rolls to 14-1 Win over Prime Care

SACO—In a game called after five innings, Saco & Biddeford Savings exploded for 14 runs avenged an early season loss to Prime Care.

Josh Graffam threw five innings for Saco & Biddeford Savings, scattering seven hits and walking only one. He struck out five Prime Care hitters in the game.

Jeff Petit pitched 2 1/3 innings struck out five, but gave up seven hits, two walks and hit two batters. He was charged with 11 runs during his time on the mound.

Brian Morrison came on in relief and fanned two, walked one, gave up two hits and hit one batter.

Cory Boissoneault had a double and scored two runs for Saco & Biddeford Savings. Ryan Pike was 3-for-4 including two doubles, two RBI and three runs scored. Jason Dutremble was perfect at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a triple and four RBI, and two runs scored. Steve Wood had a hit for the winning team, as did Chris Glenn. Billy Rinaldi drove in two with a double.

Morrison had a hit for Prime Care and Nick Laskey went 2-for-3 with a double and one run scored. Mike Collette had two singles and Nick Anagnostis had a double. Brian Andrews singled and made a nice running catch in the outfield.

(left) Ryan Pike smacked two doubles, drove in two and scored three runs in leading Saco & Biddeford Savings to a 14-1 win over Prime Care on June 16

June 15, 2001

Bob's Auto Outduels

St. Louis 6-4

SACO—Bob's Auto avenged an earlier loss to St. Louis of Biddeford with a hard-earned 6-4 victory. After trailing 6-2 going into the seventh inning, St. Louis rallied for two runs, but it wasn't enough to catch the streaking Bob's Auto team. The rally was stopped when Anthony Barone fielded a hot shot to third base, tagged the runner who was stealing and then pegged the batter-runner out with a strong throw to first to end the game.

Bob's Auto drew first blood in the first inning when Derek Benavides reached base on an error, stole second and third and scored on an RBI groud out by Shawn Rumery. Travis Griffin followed with a triple and scored on a double by Anthony Barone.

St. Louis tied the game in the top of the fourth, but Bob's took the lead for good with a single run in the bottom of the fourth as Shawn Compson led off with a walk, was singled to third on a perfectly executed hit-and-run by Kris Moody, and then scored on an error.

Bob's Auto added three more runs in the fifth inning on consecutive singles by Griffin, Anthony Barone, and Tom Madden, a sacrifice fly by Compson and a two-run double by Kris Moody.

St. Louis was led by Kyle Fecteau who had two singles and a double with a run scored and Adam Perro who had two hits and an RBI.

Benavides pitched the first six innings for Bob's Auto to pick up the win. He allowed two unearned runs on four hits, five walkes, and nine strikeouts.

June 15, 2001

Dutremble's complete game shut out lifts Saco & Biddeford Savings over Rotary

Tom Pike, manager of Saco & Biddeford Savings and Wayne Madore, manager of Hillview Variety get together for a moment before their game on June 13 at the TA JV Field.

SACO—Jason Dutremble's pitched seven innings, striking out four and scattering five hits agains rival Saco Bay Rotary at Memorial Field, Friday evening, as Saco & Biddeford Savings picked up the 1-0 shut out. He also scored the game' only run in the bottom of the second inning.

Dutremble battled Rotary's Drew Vaillancourt who also pitched an outstanding game, allowing only one hit and two walks, while striking out four.

After reaching first base on the only error of the game by either team, he stole second and third bases. He scored on Steve Wood's RBI infield out.

Saco Bay Rotary's best scoring opportunity came in the third inning when Nate Presby singled and stole second base. But when Collin Stag hit a one-out hopper back to Dutremble, who threw him out at first, Wood fired a strike to Ryan Pike at the plate to catch Presby who attempted to tie the game, running all the way from second base.

Alex Masciarelli had a lead-off double in the third for Saco & Biddeford Savings.

Rotary hitters included Will Kany, Presby, Justin Normand, Craig Pendleton and Phil O'Brion.

June 15, 2001

Form Tech Handles Prime Care 5-2

SACO—Bob Smart of Form Tech out-dueled Devon Hilton and Mitchell Turgeon of Prime Care to claim a 5-2 victory at the TA JV Field Friday evening.

Smart walked only one and fanned six, while scattering five hits. He also led his team in hitting, with two.

Hilton pitched four strong innings for Prime Care, striking out three, walking four and yielding only two hits. Turgeon finished the game with three innings of work, striking out one and giving up six hits and three runs.

Ryan Danley came off the disabled list and collected two hits for Form Tech. Peter Mohlin also chipped in a pair of hits and played a stellar center field.

Board decides

All-star policies

June 10, 2001

Saco Senior Little League Board meets

The Saco Senior Little League Board of Directors established policies and guidelines for this year's All-star teams at their monthly meeting held at the Saco Parks and Recrecreaiton Building, Sunday.

This year All-star teams in both the Junior and Senior Divisions will be limited to 13 players. The roster size is reduced by one from last season's teams. This move is due in part, to a change in Little League Tournament rules that mandate that all players on a roster and present for the game play in each game. Concerns were expressed by managers and coaches that it was difficult to assure that all players would be used in each game. Mention was also made of the fact that many other district and state tournament teams carried as few as 12 players on their rosters.

Teams will be established at the July 1 Board of Directors meeting at the Saco Parks and Recreation Building. Managers and coaches from teams in each division will review All-star ballots and then select teams which will begin practice for the District 4 Tournament.

Ballots will be distributed within the next few weeks. Players on each team will then make their picks for their respective division. Each voter will chose up to 13 players whom they believe will best represent the league in the District 4 tournament with an eye toward the state Little League tournament held at the end of July.

Another change in the selection policy this year is that players will be allowed to vote for their own teammates. In previous years players were prohibited from casting votes for kids on their own team. The board voted in favor of allowing a totally open ballot this season.

The top five vote-getters as selected by the players will be presented to the selection committee made up of managers and coaches. Each name will be reviewed individually. Each team will have one vote and if four of the five votes in the Junior Division or two of the three votes in the Senior Division are in favor of removing a player from the top five as selected by their peers, that player will be moved to the remaining player pool. In such an event, that player still has a chance to be later selected.

All managers and coaches (one vote per team) will then select the next five (or more, if a player is removed from the top five) players to the team while the final three picks are reserved for the All-star manager and his staff.

All-star managers and coaches will be determined by the end of the season and the privilege of managing will be determined by record. Managers of teams in first place by percentage points (in the event that all teams in a division haven't played an equal number of games) will have the first right of refusal. Since the time commitment to the All-star District 4 and possibly the State Tournament is heavy, some managers and coaches may not be able to participate. Likewise, all players should examine the amount of time needed to fulfill the commitment of participation on the All-star team. Parents and players alike must realize that practices and games can last through the month of July and act accordingly and responsibly.

This year's District tournament will be held beginning around July 10. The Junior Division State tournament is being held in Auburn, while the Senior Division tourney is in Bangor around the end of the month.

Make up games are now being scheduled.

Games postponed from the first weekend of play are now being rescheduled by field chief and scheduler, Mike Spaulding.

With the first four games postponed this year by weather and school baseball, the task of finding time to play those games is a daunting one. Not only does Spaulding have to worry about field space, he must also make sure that a tentatively rescheduled game does not give any team five games in one week. Pitching is one consideration. Many teams don't have enough quality pitchers to remain competitive for a week of four games. Another consideration is that many players are already scheduling work around their games and may have to miss a game or two to honor those prior commitments.

Rescheduled games are available on the Schedule Page of this this site.

Rain dampened the spirits of Wormwoods (vs. Ocean Communities) and Hillview Ice Cream and PrimeCare, on Monday, June 11. Those games will be rescheduled.

The Wormwoods vs. St. Louis game scheduled for Wednesday, June 13 at 7:30 has been postponed to a time after the lights can be installed at that field.

Calendar Sales report

The 2001 Saco Senior Little Leauge fundraiser, a June Calendar with hundreds of dollars in payouts has been very successful in bringing the league much needed operating expenses. Due to increased operating costs this year, including the hiring of Western Maine Board certified umpires in the Junior Division, it was extremely important and very neccessary to make this fundraiser work.

However, for several reasons that were unforseen by the SSLL Board of Directors, the sales may still fall short of expectations. A number of players on several teams have not participated to the fullest. It was expected that each player would bring in a minimum of $40, having sold or purchased themselves, eight calendars. Some players turned in fewer, and consequently, less money.

The disappointing part for many board members was that it was advertised heavily that the fundraiser was mandatory and each player was required to either sell or buy themselves, eight calendars and pay the $40 program fee before being issued a uniform.

June 21, 2001 Bob's Auto completes a perfect week defeating Dayton Sand & Gravel 5-3	SACO—Bob's evened the season series with Dayton Sand & Gravel picking up a 5-3 win at the TA Varsity field on June 21. In a well-played game by both teams, Bob's opened the scoring in the bottom of the first when Derek Benavides led off with a walk, stole second and third and scored on a sacrifice fly by Travis Griffin. Anthony Barone then followed with an infield single, and was tripled home by Tom Madden, who scored on an error to give Bob's a 3-0 lead. Dayton came right back with two in the second. Jason Merrill and Tom Danylik started the inning with consecutive walks, and after moving up a base on a passed ball, both runners scored on a single by Josh Berube. Dayton scored a run in the fourth to tie the score at three, but Bob's came back to score two in the fifth and take the lead for good. Benavides led off with a walk, was sacrificed to second by Shawn Rumery, stole third, and after a walk to Griffin, scored on a wild pitch. Griffin then scored on an RBI double by Barone. In addition to collecting to of Bob's Auto's three hits, Barone pitched a complete game for the victory, allowing three runs (two earned) on two hits, twelve strikeouts, six walks and a hit boatsman. Brandon Laroche pitched the first five innings for Dayton, giving up five runs (four earned) on three hits, eight walks and seven strikeouts. Bryce Fearon pitched the last inning, allowing no base-runners and striking out two.
June 20, 2001 Morrison closes the door on Lyman 12-2 PrimeCare's Brian Morrison made his mound debut a stellar one, as he two-hit Lyman on June 20.	LYMAN—PrimeCare took advantage of eight hits and nine base-on-balls to score a 12-2 win against Lyman on June 20. Mitchell Turgeon led off the game with a single, stole second and third scored on Devin Hilton's RBI fielder's choice. In the fourth inning PrimeCare put the game out of reach when they sent nine batters to the plate. Jeff Petit drove in one with an RBI single, and Benton Roubo singled in two more. Adding a single run in the sixth, and two more in the seventh, PrimeCare gave Brian Morrison all the support he needed for the win. Morrison pitched a complete game, yielding only two hits, walking one and striking out five. Hilton had an RBI single in the seventh and Travis Adams drove in the final run with a fielder's choice. Chris Pouliot pitched four innings for Lyman, giving up six runs—four of them earned, on five hits and three walks. Jake Legros and Chris Underwood also pitched for Lyman. Pouliot collected the only two hits for Lyman in the game. Adams continues to shine behind the plate for PrimeCare, as he threw out a runner trying to steal second. Turgeon and Hilton had two hits a piece, and Nick Laskey, Morrison, Jeff Petit, and Roubo also had singles for Prime Care.
June 18, 2001 Form Tech over Lyman 8-2	LYMAN—Peter Mohlin hurled four strong innings for Form Tech as they traveled to Lyman for an 8-2 win in Junior Division action on June 18. Mohlin struck out four, walked only one and scattered four hit. He allowed only one run. Josh Doyle finished the game with three innings, fanning three, walking one and yielding only three hits. He gave up one unearned run. Jake Scott had three singles for the winning team. Ryan Danley pitched in with two singles. Aaron Hiltz, Adam Prescott, Bobby Smart and Jake Smiley each had a hit for Form Tech. Danley played a fine defensive game at first base, making an unassisted double play.
June 18, 2001 Saco & Biddeford Savings improves record with 12-7 win over TJ's Pizza in interleague play David Gray from Saco & Biddeford Savings twirled a gem to defeat TJ's Pizza in interleague action.	SACO—David Gray came on in relief and fanned seven in five innings, scattered five hits and walked only three in handling TJ's Pizza of Biddeford in interleague play on June 18. Saco & Biddeford Savings took the 12-7 win Cory Boissonneault started and pitched two-plus innings, striking out two, walking three and giving up no hits for Saco & Biddeford Savings. Boissonneault, who leads the league in vowels, was 3 for 4 at the plate, including two triples. He drove in two runs and scored three. Ryan Pike stroked a double and a single, drove in three and scored two runs. Steve Wood had an RBI single in the first inning to get things started for the home team. Chris Glenn drove in a run in the sixth inning with a single. Gray and Jason Dutremble also had hits for Saco & Biddeford Savings.
June 17, 2001 Hillview Ice Cream Licks Saco & Biddeford Savings 6-5 Catcher Ryan Spaulding, of Hillview Ice Cream was on base three times for the winning team	SACO—John Madore and Craig Perham combined to hold Saco & Biddeford Savings to five runs on June 17 at the TA JV field. Madore recorded four Ks in his three innings of work, and Perham yielded just three hits while fanning five in his four innings. Hillview Ice Cream picked up the 6-5 win. Perham led off the game with a double and took third on an error on Nate Roberts' hit down the third base line. After Roberts stole second, both runners were plated by Ryan Spaulding's single to center. Hillview scored two more in the third when Roberts singled, Spaulding was hit by a pitch and Madore singled to right to drive in both runners. Saco & Biddeford Savings rallied for four runs in the fifth inning when Josh Graffam and David Gray walked. Ryan Pike doubled to drive in Graffam. Gray scored on Jason Dutremble's RBI fielder's choice. Steve Wood was hit by a pitch and Josh Boynton singled in Pike and Brian Rinaldi singled in Wood. In the Hillview Ice Cream half of the fifth inning Roberts singled and Spaulding drove him in with a long double to left center field. In the seventh inning, with the score tied, Adam Beaulieu bunted for a single. Perham cracked a double that drove in Beaulieu for the winning run.
June 16, 2001 Saco and Biddeford Savings rolls to 14-1 Win over Prime Care	SACO—In a game called after five innings, Saco & Biddeford Savings exploded for 14 runs and avenged an early season loss to Prime Care, winning 14-1. Josh Graffam threw five innings for Saco & Biddeford Savings, scattering seven hits and walking only one. He struck out five Prime Care hitters in the game. Jeff Petit pitched 2 1/3 innings struck out five, but gave up seven hits, two walks and hit two

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