Memorial Held for Longtime UMaine Baseball Coach Winkin, Media Report

The Portland Press Herald, WLBZ (Channel 2) and WABI (Channel 5) reported former players, coaches and community members joined family and friends to remember longtime college baseball coach John Winkin who passed away July 19. Attendees of the memorial at Colby College in Waterville shared stories for two and a half hours, the Press Herald reported. For more than 50 years, Winkin coached college baseball in Maine, first at Colby, then at the University of Maine, and at Husson University. Winkin led the Black Bears for 22 seasons, compiled a 642–430–3 record with the team, and helped the squad reach the College World Series six times, according to previously published reports.