Maine coach for German 2d-Division team

The Portland Press Herald reports that Jesse LaCasse, a 24-year-old graduate of St. Joseph's College in Maine, will be a player for the Neunkirchen Nightmares of Germany's second Bundesliga and a coach for the club's second team.

The German team learned about LaCasse via the European Baseball Connection web site.

LaCasse's one-year contract included air fare to and from Germany, an apartment, a cell phone, a car, and a stipend equivalent to approximately $500 per week.