A North Atlantic Conference sweep for the Husson Eagles and a UMass Lowell sweep over UMaine in America East. It's conference play time in college baseball.
The first outdoor baseball game of the year in Maine took place at the Winkin Sports Complex at Husson University. In fact, the first two games got played as the Eagles and the Norwich Cadets from Vermont split a doubleheader.
The Bangor area will see its first outdoor baseball of 2017 this afternoon when Husson University hosts Norwich at the John Winkin Sports Complex on campus.
Though it is officially spring in the state of Maine, you would be hard pressed to believe it judging by the fields at the University of Maine and Husson University.
A year ago the Castleton Spartans beat the Husson Eagles in the North Atlantic Conference championship game. Now the 2017 preseason coaches poll picks the same two teams to compete again for the title.
First year head coach Chris Morris is taking his Sanford Mainers to the New England Collegiate Baseball League championship series, thanks to a walk-off 3-run homer last night by Shaine Hughes. The 5-2 win over the Valley Blue Sox gave the Mainers the best-of-3 semi-final series win.
The Winkin Sports Complex at Husson University has finally completed the new turf phase of the project.
The new green field turf has been put in place by the university and is entering the final phase of the project when the fence is installed on the right and left field lines...
The Winkin Sports Complex at Husson University is getting its new synthetic turf starting this week. The project still has a couple of weeks to go.
Crews ripped up the old turf immediately following the Eagles baseball season.
Work crews are removing the 14-year-old turf at the John Winkin Complex at Husson University and the new turf will be down and ready by sometime in early July.