▁the ▁Year , ▁and ▁Joe ▁Ferr is ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁tournament ' s ▁Most ▁Out standing ▁Player . ▁ ▁In ▁But ter field ' s ▁ 1 7 ▁seasons ▁at ▁Maine , ▁the ▁team ▁won ▁eight ▁Maine ▁State ▁Series ▁( a ▁competition ▁between ▁Maine , ▁Bow do in , ▁Col by , ▁and ▁B ates ) ▁and ▁shared ▁three ▁other ▁Yan kee ▁Conference ▁titles , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁qual ify ▁for ▁another ▁NCAA ▁Tournament . ▁ ▁But ter field ' s ▁players ▁at ▁Maine ▁included ▁Major ▁Le agu ers ▁John ▁C umber land ▁and ▁Bert ▁Ro ber ge , ▁college ▁head ▁coach ▁Jack ▁Leg get t , ▁baseball ▁executive ▁Bill ▁Liv ese y , ▁and ▁New ▁York ▁Yan ke es ▁manager ▁Carl ▁" St ump " ▁M err ill . ▁ ▁But ter field ▁co ined ▁M err ill ' s ▁nick name ▁during ▁his ▁fresh man ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁South ▁Florida ▁Following ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 4 ▁season , ▁But ter field ▁left ▁Maine ▁to ▁become ▁the ▁head ▁coach ▁at ▁South ▁Florida ▁( US F ), ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁t ension ▁with ▁Maine ' s ▁administration ▁over ▁the ▁program ' s ▁fund ing . ▁ ▁He ▁co ached ▁at ▁US F ▁for ▁two ▁seasons ▁( 1 9 7 5 – 1 9 7 6 ) ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁overall ▁record ▁of ▁ 6 1 - 2 4 - 1 . ▁ ▁At ▁US F , ▁future ▁Toronto ▁Blue ▁J ays ▁manager ▁Carlos ▁T os