The Senior League East Region Tournament returns to Mansfield Stadium in Bangor this week, as state champion teams from nine different states vie for a chance to compete in the Senior League World Series.
The double-elimination tournament gets underway on Wednesday with an 11 a.m. game between the New York and Pennsylvania state champions. Fans can watch a Maine team compete in the tournament for the first time since 2019 later on Wednesday, as the state champion team from the towns of Gray, New Gloucester and Raymond takes on Delaware champion Millsboro at 5 p.m.
The Gray-New Gloucester-Raymond team defeated Hampden to claim the Maine title and represent the Pine Tree State in the regional tournament.
Senior League is a division of Little League that features players ages 13 to 16. The regional tournament will be held from Wednesday to Monday. The winner will advance to the Senior League World Series in Easley, South Carolina, which will be held from July 26 to Aug. 2.
Bangor hosted the Senior League World Series at Mansfield Stadium from 2002 to 2016, until it relocated to South Carolina.
The Gray-New Gloucester-Raymond squad features players from the three-town team that made it all the way to the Little League World Series in 2023.
The other teams competing in the tournament are Oxford, Massachusetts; Derby, Connecticut; South Kingstown, Rhode Island; Pine Bush, New York; Little Ferry-South Hackensack-Bogota of New Jersey, DuBois, Pennsylvania; and Chesapeake City, Maryland.
The complete tournament schedule, subject to weather, is below:
Wednesday, July 16
Game 1: Pennsylvania vs. New York, 11 a.m.
Game 2: Rhode Island vs. Massachusetts, 2 p.m.
Game 3: Delaware vs. Maine, 5 p.m.
Thursday, July 17
Game 4: New Jersey vs. Maryland, 11 a.m.
Game 5: Connecticut vs. Winner of Game 1, 2 p.m.
Game 6: Loser of Game 1 vs. Loser of Game 2, 5 p.m.
Friday, July 18
Game 7: Loser Game 4 vs. Loser Game 5, 10 a.m.
Game 8: Winner Game 6 vs. Loser Game 3, 1 p.m.
Game 9: Winner Game 2 vs. Winner Game 3, 4:30 p.m.
Game 10: Winner Game 4 vs. Winner Game 5, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 19
Game 11: Winner Game 7 vs. Loser Game 9, 11 a.m.
Game 12: Winner Game 8 vs. Loser Game 10, 2 p.m.
Game 13: Winner Game 9 vs. Winner Game 10, 5 p.m.
Sunday, July 20
Game 14: Winner Game 11 vs. Winner Game 12, 1 p.m.
Game 15: Winner Game 14 vs. Loser Game 13, 4:30 p.m.
Monday July 21
Game 16: Winner Game 13 vs. Winner Game 15 (first championship game)
Game 17: Winner Game 16 vs. Loser Game 16 (if necessary)
