USM's legendary baseball coach, Ed Flaherty, to retire at end of season

Apr. 12—There were times early in Ed Flaherty's career as a college baseball coach when he could have left his home state of Maine and moved to a Division I program. "I'm glad I didn't," he said. Flaherty, 70, announced Friday that he will be leaving the coaching ranks after he finishes his 39th season in what has become an illustrious career at the University of Southern Maine. The Portland ...