Travis Lazarczyk

Columnist

Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. A Vermont native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a BA in English. After a few years working as a sports information director and in the ski industry, he began his journalism career at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter in 1999. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.

Whitlock shines for Sea Dogs in Opening Night win over Rumble Ponies

by Travis Lazarczyk April 6, 2023

Making a rehab start, Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock strikes out eight in six innings, and Portland holds on for a 7-5 win at Hadlock Field.

Portland Sea Dogs, Sports, Times Record Sports

Consistency a key for Sea Dogs starting pitchers hoping to advance

by Travis Lazarczyk April 5, 2023August 17, 2023

Left-hander Shane Drohan and righties Sterling Sharp, Chih-Jung Liu, Brian Van Belle and Wyatt Olds will anchor Portland’s rotation to start the season.

Portland Sea Dogs, Sports

Sea Dogs appreciate bump in pay from historic labor agreement

by Travis Lazarczyk April 4, 2023April 4, 2023

The collective bargaining agreement between MLB and minor league players means players in Portland will see minimum salaries more than double annually.

Maine colleges, Sports, UMaine Sports

New field marks first step in $110 million UMaine athletic facilities upgrade

by Travis Lazarczyk March 31, 2023April 1, 2023

The University of Maine holds a ribbon cutting for its synthetic turf softball field, the first of several improvements planned for athletic facilities on the Orono campus.

Portland Sea Dogs, Sports

Long before MLB adopted pitch clock, Sea Dogs learned to adjust to it

by Travis Lazarczyk March 30, 2023March 30, 2023

Eight years after pitch clocks were introduced in minor league baseball as an experiment to speed up the pace of games, they will make their regular-season debut at major league ballparks on Thursday.