Blue Hill—The George Stevens Academy baseball team took a 4-0 win over Bucksport in a Memorial Day showdown on Monday, May 27, in Blue Hill.
Pitcher Garrett Parker got the start on the mound for the Eagles, who came into the game 12-1 after beating Central and Mattanawcook the week before.
George Stevens Academy first baseman Tanner Ashley holds the runner close to the base during a home game against Bucksport on May 27. Photo by Monique Labbe
Parker and the George Stevens Academy defense held the Bucks scoreless in the top of the first inning, making quick work of the top of the Bucksport batting order. The Eagles put two men on base in the bottom of the inning but were unable to bring them across the plate.
The bats came alive in the third inning, as GSA drove in two runs to take a 2-0 lead going into the fourth inning. The offense tacked on two more runs in the game while solid defensive play and pitching held the Bucks scoreless.
The Eagles beat Dexter the following day, May 28, 4-1, to take a regular season 14-1 record and the top spot in Class C North, narrowly ahead of 14-1 Fort Kent. The two teams faced each other in the playoffs two seasons ago, with the Warriors coming up with the upset.
George Stevens Academy pitcher Garrett Parker heaves in a strike from the mound during a home game against Bucksport on May 27. Photo by Monique Labbe
The team closed out its season on Wednesday, May 29, at Deer Isle-Stonington High School, with a 20-0 win.
George Stevens Academy now looks ahead to the postseason, with a comfortable bye through the prelims and into the quarterfinals, which are scheduled for June 6. Should the standings stay the way they are, the Eagles will face the winner of Penquis Valley High School (8th) and Lee Academy (9th).
George Stevens Academy’s Caden Mattson dives back to first base to avoid a tag during a home game against Bucksport on May 27. Photo by Monique Labbe