OLD ORCHARD BEACH, MAINE – The Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) baseball team pushed the YSCC Championship game to the limit on Saturday, falling 7-6 in 13 innings to Central Maine Community College (CMCC) in a marathon finale at The Ballpark in Old Orchard Beach.
HOW IT HAPPENED:
The Seawolves came out strong, building a 4-0 lead by the fourth inning thanks to clutch hitting from Tyler Herkalo(Parkton, Maryland), who drove in two with a single in the third and added another RBI in the fourth.
CMCC responded with five runs between the fifth and eighth innings to pull ahead 5-4. Alex Bean (Westbrook, Maine) tied the game in the ninth with a key RBI single, sending it to extras.
After trading runs in the 11th, the game remained tied until the bottom of the 13th, when a passed ball allowed the winning run to score for CMCC.
Zach Oliver (Gloucester, Massachusetts) led the Seawolves' offense, going 2-for-4 with two doubles and earning YSCC Offensive Player of the Tournament honors for his consistent performance throughout the week.
Garrett McLeod (Winterport, Maine) turned in a strong start on the mound, allowing just two earned runs with six strikeouts over seven innings.
PITCHERS OF RECORD:
- Loss: Leudys Castillo (2-4) – 0.1 IP, 1 R, 1 BB
- Win: Lee Robertson – 4.0 IP, 1 H, 1 R (unearned), 1 BB, 2 K
LEADING HITTERS – SMCC:
- Tyler Herkalo: 3-for-5, 3 RBI, R, BB, HBP
- Zach Oliver: 2-for-4, 2 2B, R, HBP (YSCC Offensive Player of the Tournament)
- Quinn Dillon: 2-for-7, R
- Alex Bean: 1-for-7, RBI
- Brady Wintle: 1-for-6, 2B, RBI
NEXT UP:
SMCC closes the 2025 season as YSCC regular season champions and tournament runners-up after a memorable run in Old Orchard Beach.
