Bennett’s squeeze bunt paces Ashland

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ASHLAND – Aaron Bennett laid down a suicide squeeze bunt with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Lee Durnell from third and give Ashland an 11-10 baseball victory over Katahdin of Sherman Station.

Durnell had three singles and three RBIs, Darren Belskis added three singles, Ethan Perry added two singles and two RBIs, and Allen McCausland had three singles and an RBI.

Charles Robinson struck out 14 in 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball, but Belskis, who pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief, earned the win.

Richard Schmidt, who led Katahdin with two doubles, a single and three RBIs, roped a three-run double in the sixth to fuel the Cougars’ seven-run rally. Travis Gould added a triple, single and two RBIs.

Katahdin (1-2) 000 027 1 – 10 7 2 Ashland (2-0) 031 150 1 – 11 15 3

Robinson, Belskis (6) and Perry; Roy, Carver (3) and Duffy

Houlton 6, Caribou 5 (8 inn.)

At Houlton, Jon Pottle knocked in the winning run on an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Ryan Bernard added two singles and a triple for the winners.

Jamie Shanahan and Aaron Wyman each singled and doubled for Caribou. Dan Umphrey singled twice.

Caribou (2-2) 021 000 11 – 5 11 2 Houlton (1-1) 100 101 12 – 6 10 4

Washington Academy 14, Sumner 3

At East Sullivan, Mike Fergerson led the Raiders of East Machias with a home run, a single and two RBIs.

Jeff Look added a single, double and two RBIs and Glen Wood scored three times behind winner Brandon Ashby.

Travis Bickford had a double for Sumner while Ben Huber singled and drove in two runs.

WA (4-0) 001 331 6 – 14 9 2 Sumner (2-3) 001 002 0 – 3 5 4

Ashby and St. Pierre; Bickford and McDevitt

Narraguagus 26, Machias 1

At Harrington, Mike Worcester drove in three runs on two first-inning homers to lead Narraguagus in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.

Joe Haskell added a single, double and an RBI for the Knights.

John Buck had two singles and drove in Machias’ lone run.

Machias (0-4) 001 00 – 1 4 5 Narraguagus (4-1) (14)63 3x – 26 17 1

McCarthy and Loughin; M. Worcester, Steward (3), Haskell (5) and C. Worcester, Fickett (3)

Camden-Rockport 11, Erskine 1

At Camden, Mike MacDonald pitched the Windjammers to victory limiting the Eagles to three hits over six innings while striking out nine and walking one.

Joah Peck went 4-for-4, including a two-run homer in the second inning, and finished with four RBIs. Jay Seymour added two singles and an RBI. Jon Moro singled and doubled and Horty Kessler singled twice.

Shawn Vigue, Mitch Donar and Chad Parenteau each singled for Erskine.

The game was shortened to six innings due to the mercy rule.

Erskine (3-3) 000 010 – 1 3 2 Cam-Rock (3-3) 520 004 – 11 14 1

Belanger, Whitman (3), Niles (5) and Cooms; MacDonald and Peck

Hampden 5, Nokomis 4

At Hampden, Paul Trask’s two-out single drove in Justin Groshon from second to give Hampden the win.

Jason Littlefield led the Broncos with two singles and Matt Gilbert earned the win striking out 12 and giving up six hits and two earned runs.

Nokomis’ Jarrid Otis blasted two home runs and drove in three runs.

Hampden (3-3) 020 201 – 5 6 4 Nokomis (2-2) 301 000 – 4 6 1

Gilbert and Tardif; Curry, Otis (2) and Bowden

George Stevens 10, Hermon 0

At Blue Hill, Josh Sadlier pitched six innings of one-hit ball striking out eight and walking one for George Stevens.

Jesse Wessel ended the game in the bottom of the sixth inning with a two-run single that invoked the 10-run rule. Casey Ryan added two singles and an RBI and Toby Cole singled, doubled and drove in a run.

Hermon’s Eric Reynolds broke up the no-hitter with a two-out single in the fourth inning.

Hermon (0-5) 000 000 – 0 1 5 George Stevens (2-3) 010 243 – 10 10 2

C. Davis, Caldwell (6) and T. Davis, Watson (5); Sadlier and Jackson

Softball

Bangor Christian 12, Shead 0

At Bangor, Stephanie Regan no-hit the Tigers of Eastport in a five-inning game shortened by the 12-run rule. Regan struck out 10 and walked two.

Heidi Niles singled and doubled and drove in two runs for the Patriots. Rachel Sobey knocked RBI singles in the second and third innings as Bangor Christian scored 11 in the two frames. Regan added a single and an RBI double.

Natalie Smith took the loss for Shead of Eastport.

Shead (2-1) 000 00 – 0 0 7 Bangor Christian (2-0) 065 1x – 12 13 1

Smith and Lingley; Regan and Niles

Narraguagus 24, Machias 1

At Harrington, Laura Morse pitched a stellar game for the Knights, allowing four hits in the five-inning shortened game while striking out 12 and walking none.

April Wallace led the Narraguagus hit parade with three singles, a double and four RBIs. Morse and Emily Froese each collected three singles with three and two RBIs, respectively. Melissa Hurlbert knocked a single and double and drove in three runs. Lindsay Portrie added two singles and two RBIs.

Shirley Moe, Carolyn Luce, Abby Crockett and Melissa Smith each singled for Machias.

Machias (0-4) 000 10 – 1 4 6 Narraguagus (4-1) 697 2x – 24 21 4

McDonald, Pritchard (4) and Romei; Morse and Froese, Farnsworth (3)

Houlton 8, Caribou 3

At Houlton, Jessica Bissonnette and Becky Berry provided clutch hits and Erica Hiscoe scattered 10 hits as the Shiretowners beat the Vikings.

Bissonnette stroked a two-run single in Houlton’s four-run second inning and Berry rapped a two-run triple to spark a three-run fourth.

Billie Jo Martin led Caribou with a double, two singles and an RBI. Tiffany Nason and Mariah Keenan each singled twice.

Caribou (2-2) 100 011 0 – 3 10 2 Houlton (2-0) 040 301 x – 8 7 2

Lombard and Martin; Hiscoe and Berry

Katahdin 23, Ashland 12

At Ashland, Jen McNally singled, doubled, tripled and drove in three runs as Katahdin of Sherman Station earned the victory.

Portia Anderson added two singles and an RBI for the winners.

Terri Bennett led Ashland with a three-run homer and a single. Courtney Junkins singled and tripled.

Katahdin (1-2) 173 322 5 – 23 12 6 Ashland (1-1) 620 022 0 – 12 10 4

Mann and Duffy; Junkins, Dumond (4) and Maker

Fort Fairfield 13, CAHS 1

At Fort Fairfield, Kathy Russell led the Tigers to victory by pitching five innings of one-run ball and driving in three runs.

Russell and Whitney LeVasseur singled and tripled. Janey Hyslop added four singles and Devin Jewett singled and tripled and drove in two runs.

Jessica Long drove in the lone run for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill on a single in the second inning. Lacey Bell singled twice.

Cent. Aroostook (0-2) 010 00 – 1 8 4 Fort Fairfield (2-0) 402 34 – 13 17 2

Alexander and Cumming, Lunney (5); Russell and Hyslop

Sumner 17, Washington Acad. 16

At East Sullivan, Jill Osier was a home run short of hitting for the cycle as she tallied four RBIs on three hits as the Tigers outlasted Washington Academy of East Machias.

Amy Stevens hit a two-run homer and two singles. Danielle Martin drove in four runs on a triple and a single. Reliever Amy Stevens fanned 10 hitters, walked one and allowed two hits in four innings.

Sharon Dow, Diana Bourdeau, Wanda Akoa, Miranda Ferguson and Erica Dennison each hit a single for WA.

Wash. Acad. (2-2) 608 011 0 – 16 5 7 Sumner (3-2) 725 200 1 – 17 13 10

Kurz and Akoa, Gaddis (4); Osier, Stevens (4) and Willey

GSA 12, Hermon 0

At Blue Hill, Brooke Keniston fired a three-hitter over six innings, striking out four and walking one, to lead unbeaten George Stevens Academy to its fifth win.

Jeanna LeClerc’s two-run triple keyed a three-run first inning. Denise Erland doubled and singled and drove in a run for the winners. Jamie Wood and Amy Foss each doubled.

Michelle Bosse’s double led Hermon.

Hermon (2-3) 000 000 – 0 3 6 GSA (5-0) 350 103 – 12 8 1

Stevens and Stairs; Keniston and LeClerc

Bangor 7, Old Town 3

At Bangor, Melanie Deyone fired a five-hitter, striking out seven and walking none as the Rams remained undefeated.

Kathleen Sprague paced Bangor with a double and a single, while Kori Dionne, Danielle Pinkerton and Brianne Slamin each provided two singles.

Danielle Carey hit an RBI double for Old Town.

Old Town (0-4) 100 002 0 – 3 5 2 Bangor (5-0) 121 120 x – 7 11 4

Randall and Ferland; Deyone and Kenny

Ashland 11, Katahdin 10

At Ashland, Aaron Bennett laid down a suicide squeeze bunt with one out in the bottom of the seventh to score Lee Durnell from third and give the Hornets the win.

Durnell had three singles and three RBIs, Darren Belskis added three singles, Ethan Perry added two singles and two RBIs, and Allen McCausland had three singles and an RBI.

Charles Robinson struck out 14 in 6 1/3 innings of five-hit ball, but Belskis, who pitched 1 2/3 innings of relief, earned the win over Katahdin of Sherman Station.

Richard Schmidt, who led Katahdin with two doubles, a single and three RBIs, roped a three-run double in the sixth to fuel the Cougars’ seven-run rally. Travis Gould added a triple, single and two RBIs.

Katahdin (1-2) 000 027 1 – 10 7 2 Ashland (2-0) 031 150 1 – 11 15 3

Robinson, Belskis (6) and Perry; Roy, Carver (3) and Duffy

Houlton 6, Caribou 5 (8 inn.)

At Houlton, Jon Pottle knocked in the winning run on an RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Ryan Bernard added two singles and a triple for the winners.

Jamie Shanahan and Aaron Wyman each singled and doubled for Caribou. Dan Umphrey singled twice.

Caribou (2-2) 021 000 11 – 5 11 2 Houlton (1-1) 100 101 12 – 6 10 4

Narraguagus 26, Machias 1

At Harrington, Mike Worcester drove in three runs on two first-inning homers to lead Narraguagus in a game shortened to five innings by the 10-run rule.

Joe Haskell added a single, double and an RBI for the Knights.

John Buck had two singles and drove in Machias’ lone run.

Machias (0-4) 001 00 – 1 4 5 Narraguagus (4-1) (14)63 3x – 26 17 1

McCarthy and Loughin; M. Worcester, Steward (3), Haskell (5) and C. Worcester, Fickett (3)