Sayers scrambles to holp Tigers win

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MARS HILL – Graham Sayers stayed in a rundown between first and second just long enough to allow Joe Solomon to score the go-ahead run from third base in the top of the seventh inning as Fort Fairfield edged Central Aroostook 2-1 in schoolboy baseball action Monday.

The Tigers’ Dave Bernard outdueled the Panthers’ Chad Boyd for the win, scattering four hits and two walks to go along with 13 strikeouts. Boyd allowed three hits and five walks and he struck 11.

Mitch Orser hit a solo home run for Central Aroostook.

Fort Fairfield (4-0) 010 000 1 – 2 4 1 Cent. Aroostook (1-1) 100 000 0 – 1 3 0

Bernard and Boulier; Boyd and Bell

Woodland 4, Narraguagus 3

At Woodland, Josh Thornton scored on Ryan Thornton’s ground ball to third base with nobody out in the bottom of the seventh as the Dragons upended the Knights.

Josh Thornton finished with a double, two singles and an RBI. Brian Benson singled and drove in a run. Winner Randy Mercier struck out six and walked one.

For Narraguagus of Harrington, Eric Benge and Mike Worcester had RBI doubles. Starter Robbie Worcester pitched into the sixth, striking out nine and walking 12.

Narraguagus (2-2) 010 011 0 – 3 5 1 Woodland (2-1) 020 010 1 – 4 5 2

R. Worcester, Willey (6) and M. Worcester; Mercier and Benson

Washington Acad. 7, Sumner 5

At East Machias, Jim Albert’s two-run home run was the difference for Washington Academy of East Machias.

Mike Fergerson added a two-run double for the winners. Pitcher Glen Wood got the win Eric Smith struck out the last two Tiger batters to earn the save.

Jason Soule hit two doubles and Justin Carter knocked in two runs on a single for Sumner of East Sullivan.

Sumner (0-4) 031 001 0 – 5 4 5 Washington (3-2) 330 001 0 – 7 4 3

C. Carter and Bickford; Wood, Taylor (4), Smith (7) and Cates

Van Buren 13, Ashland 5

At Van Buren, Ben Smith drove in three runs with a pair of singles as the Crusaders beat the Hornets.

Jesse Cormier added two singles and two RBIs for the winners, while Ben LaPlante had a double, a single and drove in a run.

Tim Tardie rapped a pair of singles for Ashland.

Ashland (1-1) 020 020 1 – 5 6 3 Van Buren (1-1) 371 020 x – 13 11 1

Belskis, Harold (3), Tardie (4), Cyr (6) and Perry; Lajoie, LaPlante (6) and Cormier

Jonesport-Beals 14, Shead 7

At Eastport, Byron Carver drove in two runs on a pair of singles to give pitcher Shannon Crowley the victory.

Stephen Bean added a single for the winners.

Kris Kilby plated three runs for the Tigers on a double and a single. Mike Raye had two singles.

Jonesport-Beals (4-0) 204 422 0 – 14 7 3 Shead (1-3) 000 112 3 – 7 6 5

Crowley and Bean; Barnes and Mumme

Fort Kent 16, Limestone 5

At Limestone, Eric Raymond hit a triple, a single and drove in two runs to lead Fort Kent to the win.

Ethan Chabora stroked two doubles and an RBI for the Warriors and Corey Thibodeau hit two singles.

Marcus Bernier hit two singles for Limestone and Kellen Hutchins stroked a two-run single.

Fort Kent (2-3) 047 101 3 – 16 11 3 Limestone (1-1) 200 210 0 – 5 5 9

Caron, Smith (6) and Nadeau, Burby (5); Dillon, Fernald (3), McGuinness (6)

So. Aroostook 20, Washburn 4

At Washburn, the Panthers exploded for 12 runs in the second inning to earn the win.

Todd Collier drove in four runs on a double and a single, Nick Russell hit two singles and a triple, and Sam Michaud added two singles and three RBIs for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

For Washburn, Wade Willette doubled and Bill Tasker added a single.

So. Aroostook (3-1) 0(12)0 71 – 20 15 0 Washburn (0-3) 022 00 – 4 2 6

Webb, Collier (2), Gordon (3), McGary (3) and Russell; Cunningham, Willette (2), Tasker (2) and Constant

Houlton 17, Presque Isle 11

At Houlton, Andy Wright earned the win by homering in his third consecutive game and striking out five Wildcat batters.

Sam Wright belted a two-run home run for the winners and Ryan Bernard added a single and a double.

Tim Underwood blasted a three-run home run and Mark Yaegar ripped a three-run triple for the Wildcats.

Presque Isle (1-3) 001 234 1 – 11 7 8 Houlton (2-1) 082 232 x – 17 8 3

Underwood, Supp (6) and McGlinn; Wright, Howe (4), Weston (7) and Brewer

Schenck 6, Penquis 3

At Milo, Mike Kimball hit two singles and drove in two runs to pace Schenck of East Millinocket to victory.

Tony Turcotte added two singles for the Wolverines.

For Penquis, Jeff Hoyle hit a double and a single while Jason Heal and Tony Heal each had two singles and an RBI.

Schenck (2-1) 122 010 0 – 6 6 3 Penquis (0-4) 001 110 0 – 3 9 4

Giberson, Turcotte (6) and Michaud; Harris, Dello’lio (5) and Hoyle

Lee 9, Katahdin 8

At Lee, Charles Aldrich hit an RBI groundout to score Derek Dicker with the tying run and then a few plays later pinch-runner Randy Dicker came home with the winning run from third base on a balk – all in the bottom of the seventh inning – as Lee Academy rallied for the win.

Jay Corbin pace Lee with two singles and Derek Dicker hit a two-run homer. Winning pitcher Ryan Osgood went the distance and struck out 11.

For Katahdin of Sherman Station, Josh Lyons stroked two doubles and a single for three RBIs. Luke Cullins hit a two-run homer and two singles.

Katahdin (2-1) 005 110 0 – 8 10 2 Lee (2-1) 031 030 2 – 9 8 6

Mooney, McNally (5) and Richardson; Osgood and Peters

Orono 10, Dexter 1

At Dexter, Peter Munn drove in three runs with a pair of singles and a sacrifice fly, and Barry Terrill threw six innings of three-hit ball as the Red Riots earned the victory.

Terrill struck out six, while Jason Myers struck out four in two hitless innings of relief. Chris Crockett ripped a pair of singles and drove in two runs for Orono.

Alex Claverie singled twice for Dexter.

Orono (3-2) 510 300 1 – 10 9 1 Dexer (1-4) 000 100 0 – 1 3 4

Terrill, Myers (6) and Poulin; Gilbert, Kocielny (7) and Sargent

Hermon 5, Stearns 4

At Hermon, Mark Alaimo pitched a two-hitter and helped his own cause with and RBI triple as the Hawks soared to the win.

Justin Perry hit two doubles and knocked in a run for Hermon.

For Stearns of Millinocket, Darren Daniels had two singles and an RBI.

Stearns (3-2) 000 202 0 – 4 2 2 Hermon (2-2-1) 201 020 x – 5 5 3

Osborne and Johnson; Alaimo and Perry

Bucksport 13, MDI 6

At Mount Desert Island, Greg Gobel hit two doubles, a triple and drove in four runs to lead the Golden Bucks to the victory.

Steve Smith chipped in with two singles for Bucksport.

For MDI, Joe Morrison rapped a two-run double and Jerry Burns hit two singles.

Bucksport (4-1) 602 032 0 – 13 10 5 MDI (3-2) 110 006 0 – 6 6 4

Soper, Kane (6) and Gross, Gilley (6); McFarland, Salyer (3), Hebron (6) and Graham

Winslow 14, Rockland 1

At Rockland, Matt Gunning pitched a five-hitter with 12 strikeouts to lead Winslow to the win.

Erik Gunning slugged a three-run homer and Joel Fernald added a two-run homer for the Black Raiders. Seth Karter chipped in with a three-run double while Jared Vigue and Jason Rauch each hit a double and a single.

For Rockland, Travis Reynolds hit two singles and Cam Brown hit an RBI double.

Winslow (3-1) 130 622 0 – 14 9 0 Rockland (1-3) 010 000 0 – 1 5 4

Gunning and Fernald; Emerson, Gundle (4) and Robishaw

Brewer 16, Nokomis 3

At Newport, Dennis Roy hit two doubles, two singles and drove in two runs to lead Brewer to victory over Nokomis of Newport.

Troy Corey added three singles for the Witches and Don Sawyer stroked a pair of doubles. Jason Hardy hit two singles good for two RBIs.

For Nokomis, which was plagued by seven errors, Danny Leadbetter and Jerrid Otis each hit a double and a single. Jason Hewitt collected an RBI double.

Brewer (2-0) 405 021 4 – 16 17 0 Nokomis (0-2) 000 200 1 – 3 11 7

Morneault, Gonzales (6) and Corey; Bagley, Day (5), Floyd (7) and Hewitt

Searsport 6, Bangor Christian 1

At Searsport, Matt Cox pitched a three-hitter, striking out 15 along the way, as the Vikings beat the Patriots.

Matt Lang backed Cox with a solo home run and two singles, while George Tripp and Steve Johndro each contributed a double and a single. Searsport scored five runs in the fourth to take the lead for good.

Gabe Perrow had an RBI single for Bangor Christian behind loser Ryan Mick, who fanned 12.

Bangor Christian (0-2) 100 000 0 – 1 3 1 Searsport (2-2) 000 501 x – 6 9 0

Ryan Mick, Perrow (6) and Martin; Matt Cox and Murphy

At Ellsworth, four Eagles pitchers combined on a no-hitter as Ellsworth improved to .500.

Phil Hodgkins, Lucas Hardison and Carl Facciolo pitched two innings apiece, then Nick St. Pierre finished up in the seventh. The quartet struck out eight and walked three.

Matt McDonald led Ellsworth with a double, single and four runs scored, with Ben Donaldson adding three hits and two RBIs. Hodgkins added two hits and three RBIs and Chris Massengale chipped in with a double and a single.

John Bapst (1-2-1) 001 000 0 – 1 0 6 Ellsworth (2-2) 523 011 x – 12 11 3

Ford, Savage (4) and Freeman; Hodgkins, Hardison (3), Facciollo (4), St. Pierre (7) and Donaldson, Massengale (6)