Old Town wins 2nd at states with strong hitting from six

All-Star baseball

Old Town claimed its second win of the State Little League Baseball Tournament on Monday after its first victim was eliminated from the tournament.

Old Town took on West Biddeford in the second game of the afternoon and used a solid hitting performance for an 11-7 victory. Six players from the Old Town squad had at least two hits and they knocked three balls out of the park.

Waldoboro, which lost to Old Town in the opening round of the tournament, was eliminated Monday after falling to South Portland National 9-6.

Old Town 11, West Biddeford 7

At Saco, Brad Goody slammed two home runs and drove in five runs to lead Old Town.

Goody added a single in an excellent performance. Andrew Pease had a pair of hits, including a home run. Jason Geroux doubled twice for Old Town. Mike Boucouvalas, Ryan Brown, and Kevin Emerson each smacked a pair of singles.

Peter St. Onge had a solid day at the plate for West Biideford, falling a triple shy of the cycle. Ross Cantana singled three times, and Scott Labbe contributed a pair of singles.

Old Town 420 230 – 11 13 1 West Biddeford 102 022 – 7 11 1

St.Onge, Lauzon (4), Whitmore (6) and Sevigny; Brown and Goody

South Portland 9, Waldoboro 6

At Saco, South Portland National batted around in the second inning, putting up eight runs as it advanced in the tournament.

Andrew Ward pitched a six-hitter for South Portland National. He also had a pair of singles. Cleanup hitter Chris Tait singled twice.

Jamie Poulin blasted a grand slam in the fourth inning for Waldoboro. Craig Jackson hit a solo homer and also singled.

Waldoboro 010 500 – 6 6 0 South Portland 180 00x – 9 6 2

Olsen, Genther (2), Parlin (2) and Brown; Ward and Wood

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Maine 9, Houlton 7

At Houlton, Maine and Houlton got their New England Regional game in Monday before the rains came and washed out two regularly scheduled games.

Maine scored two runs in the top of the seventh, which looked like a good insurance policy. However, those two runs turned out to be the game-winners as Houlton posted a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh.

Sean Kerry ripped a pair of singles for Maine and drove in two runs. Chris Wick knocked in three runs for the winners.

Mike Weston went 2-for-4 for tournament host Houlton.

Western Massachusetts was locked in a game with Eastern Massachusetts when the rain hit. Their game will be finished today at 8 a.m. Maine’s game with Rhode Island was postponed until 10 a.m.