Strout named Maine’s Mr. Baseball
DOVER-FOXCROFT — Recent Foxcroft Academy graduate Hayden Strout was the top senior baseball player in the state of Maine this past season as he is the D. John Winkin “Mr. Baseball” Award honoree, as announced during the June 24 Maine Senior Ed Flaherty Classic All-Star Games at St. Joseph’s College in Standish. Stout was chosen from a pool of 10 candidates across Classes A, B, C and D.
Per a post on the Foxcroft Academy Facebook page Strout had a phenomenal senior season for the Ponies, batting .489 with 23 hits, 19 stolen bases, 32 runs scored with only three strikeouts. The southpaw finished 7-1 on the mound with a 2.60 ERA, striking out 79 opponents and allowing just 23 walks.
MR. BASEBALL — Foxcroft Academy senior Hayden Strout, on the mound during a game at Central, is the 2025 Dr. John Winkin “Mr. Baseball” Award recipient as the top senior player in the state.
Strout will attend the University of Southern Maine next year, trading in his maroon and white for the blue and white of the Huskies, playing baseball for the NCAA Division III powerhouse. Strout joins 2013 Foxcroft Academy graduate Ryan Rebar — who went on to play at Husson University in Bangor — as the only other Pony to win the prestigious award.
The other nine award finalists were Cole Payne, Bangor Christian; Tyler Simmons, Falmouth; Keeler Vogt, Greely; Wyatt Nadeau, Gorham; Finn Knowles, Lee Academy; Xavier Estes, Madison; Kaysen Wildman, Hampden Academy; Kenny Mecham, Richmond; and Erik Swenson, Scarborough.