GORHAM, Maine – On Saturday, April 27 the University of Southern Maine Department of Athletics will honor a pair of legendary figures from the Huskies' baseball program: Tucker White '17, and 39-year head coach Ed Flaherty.
 
Taking on Vermont State University Castleton in a Little East Conference doubleheader on Saturday (12:00/3:00 pm), Huskies' baseball and USM Athletics will recognize Flaherty for his dedicated and decorated career in a special ceremony prior to the first pitch of game one against the Spartans (11:30 am). Earlier this season, Flaherty announced his upcoming retirement at the conclusion of the 2024 season.
 

Saturday, April 27 Event Details
What: Ed Flaherty Retirement Recognition Ceremony
When: 11:30 am
Where: Flaherty Field, University of Southern Maine  - Gorham
 
What: Tucker White '13 Little East Conference Hall of Fame Ceremony
When: In-between games one and two ~2:15 pm
Where: Flaherty Field, University of Southern Maine - Gorham

 
Flaherty has led the Huskies' baseball team since 1986 capturing two NCAA Division III National Championships, eight NCAA Division III Regional Championships, 19 appearances in the NCAA Division III Regional Championship game, and 26 NCAA tournament appearances.  The Huskies' 1991 National Championship is the first national title won by a university or college program in the State of Maine. 
 
Currently Flaherty's all-time record is 1128-529-4, and he and the Huskies have had 19 30-plus win seasons, most recently in 2021 (34-11) when Southern Maine made its 26^th NCAA tournament appearance. Over his career, Flaherty has coached more than 40 American Baseball Coaches Association All-Americans, including National Player of the Year winners Tucker White '17 (2013) and Sam Dexter '16 (2015). Husky baseball players have been named the Little East Conference Player of the Year 10 times since the start of LEC baseball in 1997, and the Huskies have had seven LEC Pitcher of the Year citations.
 
Earning countless awards during his tenure, Flaherty was named the NCAA Division III National Coach of the Year in 1991 and 1997, and was voted the New England Coach of the Year in 1989, 1990, and 1991. In addition, he has been named Diamond District One Baseball Coach of the Year on 10 occasions (1989, 1991, 1992, 1997, 2001, 2009, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021). Flaherty has been chosen by his peers as the Little East Conference Coach of the Year nine times (1997, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2019) since 1997.  In January 2005, Flaherty was inducted into the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Hall of Fame.  In 2017, the University of Southern Maine paid Flaherty the ultimate compliment, renaming the Huskies' field "Ed Flaherty Field."
 
Immediately following game one, Huskies' Athletics will host another on-field ceremony to honor White for his recent induction into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame as part of the Class of 2023. A member of the baseball team from 2010-2013, White  is the third alumnus of the Huskies' baseball team to be inducted into the Little East Conference Hall of Fame.  White is joined by Mike McCullum '99  (Class of 2020) and Tyler Delorme '04 (Class of 2021) in the LEC Hall of Fame.
 
Inducted into the Husky Hall of Fame in 2020, White was the first student-athlete from the Huskies' storied baseball program to receive the American Baseball Coaches Association's (ABCA) Division III National Player of the Year honor, earning the distinction in 2013. A five-tool player, White completed his career among the most highly decorated student-athletes at the University of Southern Maine. 
 
As a junior in the 2012 season, White made himself among the best in the nation earning second team All-American honors from the ABCA and D3baseball.com as a designated hitter.  During that 2012 season, White hit .392 collected 73 hits in 186 at bats, including 10 doubles, 10 triples and seven home runs and drove in 49 runs.  White's 10 triples led the NCAA Division III statistical category in that season.  In addition to his status as an All-American, White was named to the ECAC Division III, New England Intercollegiate Baseball Association (NEIBA), and D3baseball.com All-New England Region first team, and was selected to the LEC's all-conference first team as a designated hitter.
 
In 2013, White took his play to another level, leading the Huskies to the 2013 LEC Championship, NCAA Division III New England Championship, and a second-place finish at the 2013 NCAA Division III World Series.  Named the 2013 ABCA/Rawlings Division III Player of the Year, White also earned first team All-American honors from the ABCA.  D3baseball.com also recognized White as the nation's top Division III player, and named him to their first team squad.  White also topped ECAC Division III New England, NEIBA, D3baseball.com, National Collegiate Baseball Writers' Association (NCBWA) Regional Player of the Team lists.  During the 2013 season, White hit a remarkable .400 with 86 hits, including 14 doubles, nine triples and 10 home runs while driving in 59 runs.  With a .688 slugging percentage, nearly 40 percent of White's hits went for extra bases.
 
White finished his career with a .359 batting average (251 hits in 700 at bats) with 171 RBIs, 43 doubles, 27 triples and 22 home runs. He completed his degree in Exercise Science (Health Fitness) in 2017.
 
 

University of Southern Maine Little East Conference Hall of Fame Inductees
Class of 2012
Ashley Marble	Women's Basketball
Dr. Richard "Doc" Costello	Director of Athletics/LEC Commissioner
Gary Fifield	Women's Basketball Coach
Al Bean	Director of Athletics
Class of 2013
Joanna Brown	Women's Basketball
Ed Flaherty	Baseball Coach
Class of 2014
Jeff Bowers	Men's Basketball
Julie Plant	Women's Basketball, Softball
Class of 2016
Tim Bonsant	Men's Basketball
Renee (Heath) Towne	Field Hockey & Softball
Class of 2018
Kim Brewer-Griger	Women's Track & Field
Diana Duff	Women's Basketball, Softball
Class of 2019
Sinisa Bajic	Men's Soccer
Jessie Superchi Gaudioso	Field Hockey, Women's Lacrosse
Class of 2020
Allison Gagnon Gray	Women's Basketball
Mike McCullum	Baseball
1997 Southern Maine Baseball Team
Class of 2021
Katariina Pulkkinen-Hoaas	Women's Basketball
Class of 2022
Jessica Knight Tremblay	Women's Lacrosse
Tyler Delorme	Baseball
Class of 2023
Emily Artesani Walton	Women's Track & Field
Tucker White	Baseball
1987-1988 Southern Maine Women's Basketball