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Sacopee Valley shortstop/pitcher Caleb Vacchiano was honored Wednesday as the winner of the John Winkin Award, given to the best senior high school baseball player in Maine.
Vacchiano, a University of Maine recruit, also won the Gatorade Maine Player of the Year Award. He helped fuel Sacopee Valley’s run to the Class C state championship, hitting a grand slam in one playoff game and a tiebreaking two-run single in a 4-3 win over Bucksport in the state final.
Other finalists were Marky Axelson of Greely, Noah Carpenter of…