The last time the Gorham baseball team set foot on the diamond was in last week’s SMAA league tournament. The Rams managed just four hits in a 2-0 semifinal loss to Portland.

That was then, this is now. The Western Maine Class A tournament began this week and the Rams are one of top teams heading into the post-season.

The second-seeded Rams (12-3) were scheduled to take the field Thursday, June 7, in a regional quarterfinal against either No. 9 Windham (8-7) or No. 8 Westbrook (8-7).

The Eagles and Blue Blazes were scheduled to play Wednesday, June 6, after a rainout on Tuesday.

The Rams took on the Eagles just a few weeks ago and came away with a 4-0 win. In that game, 2007 SMAA most valuable player Andrew Dean allowed just four hits while striking out six.

Gorham played Westbrook way back in April. The teams split a pair of games with the Blazes winning, 8-4, and Gorham winning 6-5.

Last spring, the Rams also earned the No. 2 seed and they advanced all the way to the regional final before losing to Portland. 2007 Coach of the Year Rocky Myers hopes his team can get at least as far this year.

Westbrook needs a prelim win

The eighth-seeded Westbrook baseball squad was scheduled to take on Windham yesterday afternoon in a West A prelim round game. The Blazes and Eagles met just two weeks ago in the regular season finale and the Eagles walked away with a 14-2 victory.

A win by the Blazes sets up a quarterfinal contest at No. 2 Gorham on Thursday, June 7.