PRO BASEBALL COMES TO THE MAINE COAST

PRO BASEBALL COMES TO THE MAINE COAST is a fictional baseball story about a newly-formed low minor league baseball team that played in a beautiful region of Maine known as Penobscot Bay. The team joined a little-known league made up of independent professional teams that did not have an affiliation with a major league team. A local businessman and a successful small college baseball coach joined together to make something that seemed to be impossible become a reality. A team made up of undrafted small college players played their first season with determination. They were a bunch of team-oriented overachievers. This “feel good” story of the first season is an example of how a sports team can be the bond that can bring an area of small towns together.

TED NICHOLS has followed baseball closely for many years. He lives in the Philadelphia area and has been a loyal fan of the Phillies. He has coached youth baseball and softball teams. Ted is also a small-business consultant. He is an author of a book about financing a small-business. Ted's family roots are in Maine and he is a regular summer visitor.