More by Ernie Clark, Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). CALL. Maine news, sports, politics, election results, and obituaries. Zach Thornton - Baseball - Grand Canyon University Athletics Get Exposure with college programs. 16 Biddeford. Through Gatorades Play it Forward platform, Bowker has the opportunity to award a $1,000 grant to a local or national organization of his choosing that helps young athletes realize the benefits of playing sports. JP, honestly, (hes) on to bigger, better things and were all proud of him and happy for him. Nafees Padgett, Manny Hidalgo, Andrew Heffernan and Drew Folley have contributed off the bench. Already have a commenting profile? With a Press Herald subscription, you can gift 5 articles each month. Be a better player? 1 spot in our first update of the season. The 6-foot-2, 195-pound senior outfielder and right-handed pitcher is the first Gatorade Maine Baseball Player of the Year to be chosen from Thornton Academy. But after Thorntons Will Davies rolled up 26 points with 11 assists many to wide-open shooters in the corner in that mid-January game, the approach needed to change. Thornton Academy (Saco, ME) Varsity Baseball - MaxPreps.com We have a strong pitching staff, so as long as we can score runs consistently, we should have a very successful season, pointed out Thornton Academy head coach Jason Lariviere, who has a 41-14 record since taking over the program in 2018. He is very dynamic and will be a menace on the basepaths this season. A four-time Maine Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Ernie Clark is a veteran sportswriter who has worked with the Bangor Daily News for more than a decade. The Thornton Academy junior ace escaped an early jam and didn't surrender a hit until the sixth inning, finishing with a one-hitter against South Portland in a 2-0 victory. Or would Colton Trisch, who had singled one out earlier, be able to score from first base after the ball landed in play to negate an unearned run scored earlier and leave the teams tied entering the late innings with a gold glove at stake? I mean, the (batting) average probably wasnt what he wanted, but that play makes up for everything and he knows it., Bangor Coach David Morris put it this way: Their center fielder made one of the best plays Ive ever seen.. Please check your email to confirm and complete your registration. Nolan Hobbs, a 6-foot-5 power forward, decided he would skip basketball to focus on preparing for his senior season as a pitcher on the baseball team. Schedule - Thornton Academy Trojans (Saco, ME) Varsity Baseball 22-23 Thornton Academy Trojans Varsity Boys Baseball Saco, ME FOLLOW TEAM 22-23 V. Baseball Home Schedule Standings / Baseball Schedule Thornton Academy Baseball Schedule 2022-23 OVERALL 0-0 0.00 Win % REGION 0-0 1st Class A South HOME0-0 AWAY0-0 NEUTRAL0-0 PF0 PA0 STREAK- Henry continues to get stronger and already is one of the fastest players in the state, Lariviere said. Learn more. The tournament begins for Thornton on Tuesday with a Round of 16 matchup at home against No. Share. You will receive an email to complete the registration. Lausier hit .350 with 19 runs and eight stolen bases last year while Williams batted .302 with a team-high 15 RBIs.
