Mixed results for local baseball

In recent local high school baseball action, Middlebury and Vergennes each split two games, while Mount Abraham ran into a rough patch with a pair of road setbacks.

In a rematch of the dramatic 2024 Division II championship game, Mount Abraham baseball earned a measure of payback over MUHS, when the Eagles broke open a 2-2 game and came away with 11-5 victory.

In a Tuesday baseball game at Vergennes Union High School that mixed in solid pitching and sparkling defense with a few critical miscues, the host Commodores rallied past Middlebury for a rare victory over their county rivals, 4-2.

The Middlebury College baseball team won three straight games in the double-elimination NESCAC tournament held at Bowdoin College this past weekend to earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Division III tournament for the third time in the past four … (read more)

Baseball teams from Mount Abraham, Vergennes and Middlebury union high schools all picked up victories in recent action. The Tigers’ triumph was their first of the season, while in taking two of three Mount Abe took its first setback of the spring.

In county high school baseball action in the past week, Mount Abe held on for a one-run victory over Otter Valley, Vergennes won two nailbiters, and Middlebury lost a slugfest in its only outing that wasn’t rained out.

In two of their final tune-ups for the upcoming NESCAC tournament, the Middlebury College baseball team took two games from Skidmore this past weekend, 13-3 at Skidmore on Friday, and 13-7 at home on Sunday.

The Mount Abraham baseball team on Tuesday rallied for a 7-3 victory over host Spaulding, improving to 2-0 in the process.

The tough start for the defending Division II champion MUHS baseball team continued this past week, as the Tigers dropped a pair of games on the road to D-I teams.

The Middlebury College baseball team clinched the top NESCAC West seed for the league tournament in style. The Panthers won four straight road games between this past Friday and Monday against their closest competition for first place.

The Vergennes Union High School baseball team opened its season by splitting a pair of close home games in the past week.

The Mount Abraham baseball team opened its season on Tuesday with a dramatic victory over Division I host Champlain Valley, 8-7.

Middlebury College baseball improve its record to 15-10 and will face Williams this weekend in a duel for first place in NESCAC West as the playoffs loom.

The Middlebury College baseball team swept three games from visiting Wesleyan this past weekend to improve to 13-9 overall, 4-1 in NESCAC West.

The Middlebury College baseball team lost two out of three recent games over the past week, including a split of two games with NESCAC foe Amherst. The Panthers dropped to 10-9.