UMPI Baseball Hitting Cages Available for Rent

The University of Maine at Presque Isle Baseball and Softball teams are making their batting cages available for rent to the public.  Anyone interested in renting should contact Coach Leo Saucier for availability and scheduling.  All proceeds are used to help the teams with their expenses.

Rental Rates:

1 or 2 people.   $10.00 / hr. each person

3 to 5 people.   $ 5.00 per hr. per person

6 to 20 people. $5.00 per person.  Requires rental of both cages;  includes use of all hitting stations.

All rentals include instruction and assistance from UMPI players and coaches.

Delaney selected to ALL-CANADIAN Baseball Team

The OWLS baseball team and the UMPI community congratulate Co-Captain Tyler Delaney for his selection to the ALL-CANADIAN COLLEGE BASEBALL TEAM; Canada's equivalent to our National All-American Team.  Tyler was selected as the third team second baseman.  T-Bone, as he's called by his teammates, set many single-season records for the Owls last year and after just three seasons owns many career records as well.  Tyler led the nation (NAIA) last year in triples and batted a team best .426; he was selected to the SUNRISE ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM (NAIA) and to the 1st TEAM of the ASSOCIATION OF DIVISION III INDEPENDENTS (NCAA).

http://baseballdeworld.com/2010/01/02/10th-annual-all-canadian-college-baseball-team/

Christmas Break - 3 day Baseball Clinic

The UMPI Owls baseball team will be hosting a 3-day skills clinic over the Christmas holiday; the clinic will take place from 1-4 p.m. on December 29, 30, and 31.  The cost of the clinic is $75.00 and includes an UMPI Baseball T-shirt.    Pre-registration is recommended to secure a spot for the 3-day event.  To register by phone call Coach Leo Saucier at 768-9421.  Walk-in resistration will be allowed only if space permits.

UMPI Baseball Hats Available

If you are interested in purchasing UMPI baseball caps, short sleeve practice T's or 3/4 sleeve baseball shirts, please call or email coach Saucier with your order (207.768.9421) email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Baseball caps   $25.00

Baseball Games with UMFK

Come watch the UMPI Baseball Team take on the baseball club team from UMaine - Fort Kent on Saturday, September 26.  The first game will start around 2:00 p.m.  The game at NOON with Unity has been cancelled; UMPI and UMFK will play 2 games instead..  Both games will take place at the Presque Isle High School baseball field.  Refreshments and warm grilled food will be available; all proceeds go to support UMPI baseball.

Alumni Baseball Game Results

The Alumni baseball game played on the Saturday morning the 19th was a huge success; Thank You to the alums who took part.  All we know for sure about the score is the the Owls scored more times.  Thank You also to those who purchased team apparel; every little profit we make helps us do the little extra for the players.  When we sell a couple of T-shirts or hats, then we can purchase a T-shirt for one of the team members.  We hope to see more alums next year.

UMPI Baseball Alumni Game - Homecoming 2009

The University of Maine at Presque Isle alumni baseball game is scheduled for Saturday, September 19th at 9:00 a.m. The game will take place at the Presque Isle High School field; and is part of UMPI's homecoming celebration.  All prior baseball players who played at least one season and then graduated from UMPI are eligible to play or participate in some way.  Call coach Leo Saucier (207.768.9421) for further information.

View Team / Individual Statistics

Pictures:  Bates vs. UMPI at Home

View / purchase pictures of the only UMPI home baseball games in over 4 years.

Link to all media coverage since NY Times story.

Owl Baseball Players Selected to AD3I Team

Three different UMPI Owl baseball players were chosen by the coaches of the NCAA Division III Independents as the representatives of their all conference team.  Two Owl players were chosen to the first team and one to the second team; one of these Owl players was chosen to both teams.  Corey Harding, a two sport athlete at UMPI, was selected as the 1st Team Utility Player.  Harding (Plymouth, Me.) played all positions during the year except catcher and for those efforts was recognized as the top utility player among all the independent teams.  Corey finished the year with a .347 batting average, had 7 doubles, 2 triples, and a homerun; he scored 22 runs, drove in 19, and was 13 for 13 in stolen base attempts.  Harding was also chosen to the AD3I all conference 2nd team as a pitcher; one of only two players to be selected twice.  On the mound Harding appeared in 12 games,  finished with a 4-1 record (4-0 in the Sunrise Conference).  He allowed 43 hits in 48 innings and struck out 40 hitters.  His lone loss of the season was his first start of the year against Roanoke College in February.

The other Owl player to garner a 1st Team selection was Tyler Delaney (2B), whose offensive statistics rank him nationally in many categories.  Tyler completed the season with a .426 batting average; he had 11 doubles, 9 triples, and 6 homeruns.  He scored 42 runs, drove in 40, and was 18 for 20 in stolen bases.  Delaney leads the NAIA nationally in triples.  Tyler was a 2nd team selection a year ago.

The third Owl player to be chosen was AJ Pennartz, he was the 2nd Team selection at 3B.  Pennartz was second to Delaney in most of the offensive categories, he batted .391, had 9 doubles, 4 triples, and 4 homeruns.  He scored 28 runs and had 27 RBIs.  AJ missed five games for a family wedding so his numbers might have even been better.

CONGRATULATIONS to these three players, who all return next season.

Sports Banquet Awards

The University of Maine at Presque Isle hosted its annual Sports Banquet - Award Ceremony on 5/6/09 and a couple of UMPI baseball players took home  some of the  top honors.  Receiving the team awards were Seth Dorr (Most Inspirational Player), Tyson Tash (Rookie of the Year), and Tyler Delaney earned the Most Valuable Player Award.  Delaney lead the team in almost every offensive (hitting/running) category and ranks high nationally in several of them, he leads the nation in triples;  these accomplishments helped him take home the TOP HONOR - Male Athlete of the Year.  On the academic side, Delaney also earned the Rising Star Award within the Athletic Training Major for his excellent GPA and dedication to the Athletic Training Program.

Dave deKay, the baseball team's student-coach and former player, won the Stanley H. Small Award and received the Student Trainer of the Year Award; these are two of the top awards given each year and represent the best of the best among student-athletes at the University of Maine at Presque Isle.  Coach deKay recently received a Graduate Assistant position in Athletic Training at Georgia State University in Atlanta, Georgia. Congratulations to both Dave & Tyler.

Four Owl Baseball Players Named to All Conference Team

The Sunrise Conference named their ALL CONFERENCE players on Friday, the opening day of the Sunrise Conference Tournamnet.  Four UMPI Owls players were selected by the coaches of the conference as the ALL CONFERENCE  representatives.  Selected to the ALL CONFERENCE team were DJ Charette (1B), Tyler Delaney (2B), and Corey Harding (P).   The ROOKIE of the YEAR was freshman Tyson Tash.  DJ Charette also won the Golden Glove award for his defensive play at his position (1B).

Owls Baseball to make another media appearance.

The UMPI Owls baseball team will be making another media appearance when a story is featured about them on the Yes network; a large TV network of the New York City Metropolitan area.  The story’s producer spent time in Presque Isle with the team prior to their trip to NYC and met them again when they played Lehman College in the Bronx.  The story will air on April 11, 2009 on the sports show “Sports Life New York City.”  The story will play after the New York Yankees post game report.

UMPI Baseball team to appear on ESPN First Take.

The University of Maine at Presque Isle baseball team has been invited to ESPN studios in Bristol, Conn. for coach and player interviews about the UMPI baseball program.  The recent attention paid to UMPI is a result of the New York Times article that appeared in the March 1, 2009 sports pages.  Bill Pennington, a writer for the Times, featured a story about how the baseball team travels everywhere and very rarely plays home games.  The baseball team hasn't played a home game since 2005.  The ESPN broadcast will air friday, March 20, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.  The show will repeat at 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m.

NEW: Check out the ESPN video on UMPI TV!

BELOW:  Media coverage since the NY Times story.

The New York Times does a story on the UMPI Baseball team.

The local news (WAGM) broadcast about the NY Times article.

Radio Interview from Phoenix, Arizona. (03-07-2009)

Radio Interview from Charlottesville, Virginia. (03-06-2009 part 1)

Radio Interview from Charlottesville, Virginia. (03-06-2009 part 2)

Radio Interview from Dallas, Texas.

New York Times follow-up story (05-01-2009)

YES Network Interview