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Article: New Auburn, Bessey prepare for state tourney
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- Sun-Journal Lewiston, Me.
- Article date:
- August 4, 2007
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Teams usually take momentum for granted heading into the state
American Legion baseball tournament. After all, most of them either
rolled through their own zone tournaments or earned a bye through
outstanding regular season play.
But as the cliche goes, momentum in baseball lasts only as long as
the next day's starting pitcher. So over the next five days, eight
teams from around the state will be counting on starting pitching to
survive the 75th annual state Legion tournament at St. Joseph's
College in Standish.
"Anybody that is coming out of this tournament is going to have to
be deeper than three pitchers," said Bob Blackman, manager of Zone
III champion New Auburn. "The bottom line is ...