University of Maine

• Location: Orono, ME
• Nickname: Black Bears
• Conference: America East Conference 1997-present; North Atlantic Conference 1993-1996; ECAC North Atlantic Conference 1990-1992; ECAC New England Conference 1981-1989; Yankee Conference -1980

• Ballpark: Mahaney Diamond

College World Series Appearances: 7 1964, 1976, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984 & 1986 Players who went here

The most prominent major league players from the University of Maine have been Mike Bordick and Bill Swift. The first major leaguer from the University of Maine was Irv Ray, who hit .360 in 38 games in 1890 after coming up originally in 1888.

Notable Alumni

• Jonathan Balentina, Netherlands Antilles national team pitcher
• Rick Bernardo, minor league infielder
• Clarence Blethen, pitcher
• Mike Bordick, infielder
• Kevin Buckley, designated hitter
• Ben Burlingame, minor league pitcher
• Brian Butterfield, minor league infielder and manager
• Jack Butterfield, college coach
• John Cumberland, pitcher
• Harvey Cushman, pitcher
• Michael Driscoll, pitcher
• John Ellis, minor league catcher
• Joe Ferris, college pitcher
• Ed Flaherty, college coach
• Mike Fransoso, minor league outfielder
• Pat French, outfielder
• Brad Hertzler, minor league pitcher
• Fred Howard, pitcher
• Joe Johnson, pitcher
• Greg King, college coach
• Peter Kostacopoulos, college coach
• Otis Lawry, infielder
• Jack Leggett, college coach
• Mark Letendre, trainer
• Taylor Lewis, minor league outfielder
• Bill Livesey, scout
• Dennis Martel, college coach
• Matt McGraw, Hoofdklasse outfielder
• Marty McHale, pitcher
• Dick Meader, college coach
• Stump Merrill, manager
• Jeremy Peña, infielder
• Ken Perrone, college coach
• Dale Plummer, college coach
• Jeff Plympton, pitcher
• Ralph Pond, outfielder
• Ben Potenziano, coach
• Bob Prince, college coach
• Brian Pugh, college coach
• Irv Ray, infielder
• Bert Roberge, pitcher
• Harland Rowe, infielder
• Curt Smith, minor league infielder
• Mark Sweeney, outfielder
• Bill Swift, pitcher
• Larry Thomas, pitcher
• Gary Thorne, announcer
• Bob Whalen, college coach
• John Henry Williams, minor league outfielder

Coaches

• Frank Rudderham, 1902, 1904-1905 (possibly 1903)
• George Magoon, 1912-1913
• John Phelan, 1914-1915
• Monte Cross, 1916-1921
• Wilkie Clark, 1922-1923
• Joseph Murphy, 1924-1925
• Fred Brice, 1926-1935
• William Kenyon, 1936-1943, 1945-1949
• Milo Lude, 1950-1951
• Harold Raymond, 1952-1953
• Walter Anderson, 1954-1956
• Jack Butterfield, 1957-1974
• John Winkin, 1975-1996
• Paul Kostacopoulos, 1997-2005
• Steve Trimper, 2006-2016
• Nick Derba, 2017-present

Assistant Coaches

• Conor Burke, 2016-2019
• Mike Cole, 2010
• Nick Derba, 2014-2016
• Greg Hamilton, 1998
• Jared Holowaty, 2005-2008
• Greg King, 1991-1994
• Mike McRae, 1998-2001
• Dick Meader, early 1970s?
• Stump Merrill, 1976
• J.P. Pyne, 2014-2015
• John Schiffner, 2015, 2018-
• Bob Whalen, 1982-1989

Year-by-Year Record

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Post Season
1881	3-3
1882	1-1
1883	3-3
1884	3-0
1885	4-2
1886	4-6
1887	4-6-1
1888	10-2
1889	6-4
1890	2-4
1891	4-3
1893	1-3
1894	5-7
1895	8-4
1896	5-4
1897	9-4
1898	9-4
1899	11-2
1900	7-4
1901	6-7
1902	11-8
1903	11-4
1904	4-6
1905	7-9
1906	3-12
1907	1-12
1908	6-6
1909	7-5
1910	8-4
1911	3-8
1912	7-6-1
1913	5-7
1914	5-6
1915	7-9
1916	8-4-2
1917	2-4
1918	3-5
1919	8-5
1920	7-5
1921	5-10-1
1922	8-7
1923	6-8
1924	5-8
1925	5-6-1
1926	6-5
1927	7-4
1928	3-9
1929	8-6
1930	8-7
1931	7-6
1932	9-5
1933	7-5
1934	5-7
1935	7-6
1936	6-6
1937	9-5-1
1938	11-7
1939	4-13
1940	5-11
1941	4-12
1942	6-8
1943	4-8
1945	2-7
1946	3-8
1947	7-6
1948	2-9-1
1949	4-11
1950	12-9
1951	10-10
1952	11-10-1
1953	11-7
1954	14-9
1955	12-10
1956	7-11-1
1957	6-14
1958	12-9
1959	12-8
1960	12-8
1961	9-13-1
1962	9-14
1963	9-12
1964	21-8		CWS District Tournaments / CWS
1965	14-7
1966	15-9
1967	15-7
1968	10-9
1969	12-12	6-4
1970	18-6	8-2
1971	16-12	6-9
1972	20-7	8-4
1973	15-9	4-4
1974	15-5
1975	25-8-1	6-2-1	CWS Regionals
1976	29-9	6-2	CWS Regionals / CWS
1977	24-11	5-3
1978	20-9	4-4
1979	23-9	7-3
1980	23-13-1	5-3	CWS Regionals
1981	32-14	14-2	CWS Regionals / CWS
1982	35-13		CWS Regionals / CWS
1983	29-16	11-1	CWS Regionals / CWS
1984	33-20	15-3	CWS Regionals / CWS
1985	38-17	11-0
1986	41-23	13-1	CWS Regionals / CWS
1987	24-23	8-6
1988	33-24	11-2
1989	32-26	16-3
1990	42-20	12-3	CWS Regionals
1991	48-18	14-1	CWS Regionals
1992	19-24-1	11-11
1993	33-27	22-4	North Atlantic / CWS Regionals
1994	20-33	13-12	North Atlantic
1995	20-37	11-13	North Atlantic
1996	19-36	12-8	North Atlantic
1997	24-27	16-8	America East
1998	24-26	12-16
1999	28-28	14-14	America East
2000	25-24	14-12
2001	36-15	20-8	America East
2002	40-17	16-6	America East / CWS Regionals
2003	38-18	17-7	America East
2004	34-21	14-7	America East
2005	35-19	14-7	America East / CWS Regionals
2006	35-22-1	13-9	America East / CWS Regionals
2007	22-31	12-11	America East
2008	20-28-1	8-15
2009	32-23	13-11
2010	34-22	17-7	America East
2011	33-24	18-6	America East / CWS Regionals
2012	28-28	11-11	America East
2013	37-22	20-9	America East
2014	24-29	10-11	America East
2015	24-28	10-10	America East
2016	20-35	8-15	America East
2017	25-29	8-12	America East
2018	20-34	12-12	America East
2019	15-34	11-12	America East
2020	1-12	0-0
2021	22-22	16-17	America East
2022	27-22	21-9	America East
2023	32-21	19-5	America East / CWS Regionals
2024	12-36	8-15