Graduating Baseball Player Featured in BDN Article

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

May 8, 2015 Athletics, UMaine in the News

The Bangor Daily News published a feature on University of Maine senior Luke Morrill. Morrill is a South Thomaston native and member of the UMaine baseball team. He graduates Saturday with a degree in business management after a year juggling school, baseball and fatherhood. Morrill has a 10-month-old son with his fiancee Bri Hammond, who completed her degree in child development last semester and works as part of UMaine’s student-athlete academic support staff, according to the article. Morrill took three summer classes a year ago to make sure he would graduate in four years, which he calls his biggest accomplishment at UMaine, the article states. Coach Steve Trimper said Morrill has demonstrated considerable personal growth and improved baseball skills while at UMaine. “Luke has matured and grown up in four years,” Trimper said. “He’s one of those guys that if he’s made a mistake, he’s learned, and it’s made him a better person.”