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ninn rsru in i iiiiriv wim «i uwuimvOut at thirdBiddeford's Dan Hartsell (10) stirs up the dust at third base alter being tagged out by Thornton third baseman Craig Gardner. Hartsell had been on second base and started for third on a double steal, changed his mind and went back to second, only to find Dean Tourigny of the Tigers already there. Sohe went to third and was thrown out. Jeff Harper expresses glee at the out in the background (Photo by John Ewing)TAoutslugsTigers16-13By STEVEN DANDYAssistant Sports EditorTwo of the surest signs of spring cropped up yesterday. The high school baseball season opened, and it was coldand windy at Thornton Academy With a chilling wind whipping across the field, the Golden Troians took on rival Biddeford yesterday afternoon, and came out the victors in a 16-13 slugfest.and the Tigers wound up with two baserunners standing around at second baseThe Tigers eventually scored a run in that inning as TA starter Ken Fogg issued live walks in the inning, but the Troians managed to pick up two runs in its half ofseason usually finds the hitters ahead of the pitchers in development, and the Telegram League opener was no exceptionA total of 29 runs were scored on 26 hits, including four home runs, as the opening day pitchers found control difficult tomaster.Both teams unveiled new looks for the 1977 season, with Thornton disgarding the gold shirts of 1976 for maroon attire, while Biddeford exhibited new orange and gray uniforms that more closely resembled St Louis Cardinal red.The season opener also highlighted the return of Art Deseoteaux to the baseballcoaching ranks at Biddeford, and although his return was not a successful one, theteam style saw noticeable differences Deseoteaux gave an indication of things to come in the first inning, when he called a double steal after the first two runners walked.Unfortunately, the signals got crossed.Hadiaris sandwiched doubles around a free pass to Bob Plummer.TA managed five more runs off starter and loser Keith Jacques in the third and fourth innings, as Al Watson slugged a homer in the third with two aboard, and Scott Leclair connected for a solo shot in the fourthMike Gobeil got the first of his tworound-trippers for Biddeford with a man on in the fifth, but the sixth inning was the fatal blow to Biddeford s opening day chances,Dave Gadbois had replaced Jacques on the mound in the fifth, and after one easy inning, ran into tons of trouble in the sixthHarper opened the inning with a single, and before Hadiaris ended the frame by striking out 13 batters had come to the plate, and nine runs had crossed it.Mike Bouthillette came on to replace Gadbois on the mound after Harper s second plate appearance in the inning and finished strong, retiring the final seven batters in the gameBiddeford made an attempt at a rally after falling behind 16-3. tagging relieverSteve Corey for seven runs in the seventh The big blows were doubles by Dean Tourigney and Mike Deseoteaux Hadiaris came on in the seventh to get the last man out. and staved in to finish up After a strong eighth, he ran into troublein the ninth, as Gobeil slammed a three run homer to make matters close Harper and Plummer led the Trojan at aek ny scoring four runs each, while Leclair contributed three hits.Gobeil had three hits and five runs batted in for the Tigers in a losing effort.Thornton looks for two in a row Thursday. hosting Cheverus in a 2 45 p.m. starter, while Biddeford hopes to level its record with a 1 30 pm game against South Portland at St Louis FieldThorntontahrhHarper, ss442Moody. 2b10()Plummer cf342Lumb. cf000(’ Gardiner,3b412Hadiaris. lbP512Fogg, p310Gorev. p. lb100Watson. If411Lemelin. II100Nunan. c410Guay, ph100Leclair. rf423Gallant, rf100S Gardiner.2b511T( HALSBiddefordHartsell. 2b Tourigney. 3bLabonte. cf Deseoteaux. ssJ. Potvin, lbGobeil. 11 Valliere. rf Gadbois p Bouthillette. pT Potvin, eJacques, p. rf Feet can, phTOTALSInningsBiddefordThornton411613ahrh5114225103214215332000003I15125011014213141 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 3 132 0 3 2 0 9 0 0 x 16RBls Plummer 2. C Gardiner 3. Hadiaris 2, Fogg I. Watson LNunan 1Leclair 3. S, Gardiner 1. Tourigney 2, Deseoteaux 2. Gobeil 3, T Potvin I; TBH; Tourigney, Deseoteaux, Harper, Plummer. Hadiaris; HR: Watson, Leclair. Gobeil 2: SB Harper 2. Tourigney. Deseoteaux. LOB Thornton6.Biddeford 12. BOB Jacques 2. Gadbois 4. Fogg 7 Corey 1 Hadiaris 1. SO Jacques 2 Gadbois 2. Bouthillette 3. Fogg 10. Hadiaris 2; HO Jacques 8 Gadbois 3. Bouthillette 2. Fogg 5, Corey 5. Hadiaris 3. WP Fogg, LP Jacques; Time 3 10Miller, who celebrated his 29th birthday with three hits and three RBI, singled across another and Hick Burleson, who also had three hits blasted a two-run homer to cap the inning.We hit him hard the first three or four innings.*' said Tiger manager Ralph llouk ol Stanley “lie was about out of there inthe second inning, but those six runsthing that imprmost about him was Inal when we hit himhelped him The thing that impressed mehe still kept throwing strikesMe was throwing so hard, his ball tievet had t chance to sink s.ml Sox manager I'on Zimmer ol the sinkerballerlie was overthrowing in the early innines hut the tireder he got. the* more the hall sank It was pood to gel him someruns to work with Stanley gave up 10 hits half of them in lh* first inning, and issued three walks while striking out just one Tiger I just didn't have it at all. he said, I was overthrowing Jim Hu e also contributedthree hits as cverv Boston starter collected at least one hit Detroit rookie Steve Kemp got three hits including two doubles and drove in a run Boston hosts Detroit tonight and tomorrow afternoon to complete the four game seriesBlue Jav* H. Yankees 3:Rookie left hander Jerry Garvin tamedthe Yankees on eight hits for the expansion Blue Jays’ second straight win inYork and ex-Yankee Otto Velez singledhome one run in the* fourth and doubled inanother in the* sixth The Yankees, now 2-8,also were hurt by two errors from all-star catcher Thurman Munson, which led to runs in the fourth and sixthWells girlsexpectingtop seasonWELLS The Warriors of Wells had asmall turnout lor girls softball this year,but those who did turn out are talented performers According to coach Andy Dufort, this year’s team is the most talented one hehas ever coached.For the nasf three vears we haven't
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