North Yarmouth Academy’s softball team burst on to the scene a year ago, as the program returned to varsity play in the biggest and best way possible, by winning an unexpected and first Class D state championship. This spring, the Panthers did it again, perhaps even more impressively, as they had to scratch and claw for their lives in both the regional and state finals last week. North Yarmouth Academy 2 Penobscot Valley 1 PV- 100 000 0- 1 9 0 NYA- 000 101 x- 2 7 1 Top 1st Potter doubled to center, Veino scored.
Bottom 4th Casserly singled to left, Rawnsley scored. Bottom 6th Casserly singled to center, Nash scored. Multiple hits: PV- Farley, Ireland, Veino NYA- Casserly, Nash Runs: PV- Veino NYA- Nash, Rawnsley RBI: PV- Potter NYA- Casserly 2 Doubles: PV- Cummings, Potter, Veino NYA- Nash Stolen bases: NYA- Blier, McIntyre, Nash, Rawnsley, Wienckowski Left on base: PV- 8 NYA- 7 Veino and Potter; Rawnsley and Casserly.
PV: Veino (L) 6 IP 7 H 2 R 2 ER 2 BB 8 K 2 WP NYA: Rawnsley (W) 7 IP 9 H 1 R 1 ER 0 BB 5 K NYA 2023 Class D NYA 7 Machias 1 Penobscot Valley 2019 Class D Penobscot Valley 11 Greenville 6 2018 Class D Greenville 4 Penobscot Valley 3 2017 Class D Penobscot Valley 4 Richmond 0 2013 Class D Richmond 3 Penobscot Valley 0 2012 Class D Penobscot Valley 4 Richmond 2 1981 Class C Mexico 11 Penobscot Valley 5 NYA, which went 18-1 a year ago, beating Machias, 7-1, in the state game, returned almost everyone from that team and was expected to dominate and didn’t disapp.
