Soucy’s late double lifts Wisdom to victory

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VAN BUREN – Back-to-back errors with two outs in the top of the seventh allowed the tying and go-ahead runs to reach base, then Andy Soucy knocked a two-run double as Wisdom of St. Agatha pulled out a 4-3 baseball victory Monday over Van Buren.

Joey Soucy singled twice and drove in one for the Pioneers of St. Agatha. Eric Soucy scattered 10 hits and seven walks while striking out six.

Hank Sirois went 3-for-4 with two singles and a double for Van Buren. Eric Ayotte hit a three-run homer in the sixth.

Wisdom (9-0) 000 011 2 – 4 8 0 Van Buren (5-6) 000 003 0 – 3 10 4

Soucy and Rossignol; Marquis and Sirois

Hampden and Caribou split

At Caribou, Caribou split a doubleheader with Hampden Academy, winning the second game 14-4 after dropping the first game 13-3.

In the first game, Jason Littlefield singled twice and doubled (1 RBI) for Hampden. Ben Preston added a single, triple and two RBIs. Jarrod Tyler and Adam Waite combined on a four-hitter.

Aaron Wyman, Chuck Steck and Alan Steck each doubled for Caribou.

In the second game, Wyman went 4-for-4 with two singles, a double and a three-run homer to lead Caribou. Matt Bouchard singled twice and doubled and Chuck Steck added two doubles and two RBIs. Dan Umphrey chipped in with a single, double and an RBI.

Nate Drummond singled twice and Ben Preston hit an RBI double for Hampden.

(First Game) Hampden 800 50 – 13 12 1 Caribou 003 00 – 3 4 5

Tyler, Waite (4) and Preston; Umphrey, Smart (4) and Holabird (Second Game) Hampden (6-6) 000 31 – 4 9 3 Caribou (3-9) 250 61 – 14 13 1

Waite, McCue (3), Basso (5) and Tardif, Preston (3); Shanahan and Bouchard

Woodland 8, Machias 0

At Machias, Josh Thornton struck out nine and scattered four hits while not walking a batter to give the Dragons the win in the rain-shortened contest.

Thornton helped himself with two doubles and two RBIs. Marlon Lutz and Josh Phelps each chipped in with two singles.

Tom Frutchey struck out 12 for the Bulldogs.

Woodland (5-8) 004 22 – 8 6 2 Machias (1-9) 000 00 – 0 4 2

Thornton and Phelps; Frutchey and Laughlin

Calais 8, Jonesport-Beals 2

At Jonesport-Beals, Nate Holst smacked three singles to lead the Blue Devils’ 15-hit attack.

Jason Gookin and Josh Porter each collected two singles for Calais while Ryan Fox and Nate Allen doubled and singled. Porter pitched a fi James Robinson tripled for Jonesport-Beals.

Calais (5-5) 002 011 4 – 8 15 1 Jonesport-Beals (3-5) 000 011 0 – 2 5 5

Porter and Frost; D. Beal and P. Beal

Fort Fairfield 11, Madawaska 1

At Madawaska, Ryan Willette hit a two-run homer and an RBI triple to lead Fort Fairfield.

Nick McCullough singled, doubled and homered for the Tigers. Brandon Traknis homered and singled.

Elliot Hebert hit an RBI single for Madawaska.

Fort Fairfield (8-2) 204 05 – 11 14 0 Madawaska (2-7) 010 00 – 1 2 2

Solomon, Traknis (4) and Traknis, Nelson (4); Desjardin and Michaud

So. Aroostook 16, Limestone 1

At Dyer Brook, Nick Russell went 4-for-4 with two singles, two doubles and five RBIs to lead Southern Aroostook.

Nate Hardy added a triple, three singles and two RBIs. Chris Webb and Gabe Gordon each doubled and drove in four runs. Jordan Shields and Sam Michaud each singled twice.

Ethan Bagley, Morgan Coghill, Jesse St. Pierre, Ryan Mulherin and Ed Chappell singled for Limestone.

Limestone (2-8) 000 10 – 1 5 2 So. Aroostook (9-3) 517 3x – 16 16 0

Coghill, Chappelle (4) and St. Pierre; Michaud, Gordon (4), Hardy (5) and Russell

Ashland 11, Washburn 1

At Washburn, Tim Tardie tossed a two-hitter, striking out seven and walking only one for Ashland.

Tardie aided his own cause with an RBI triple and an RBI single. Charles Robinson singled twice (2 RBIs) aand Chad Cyr added a two-run double and a single.

Washburn scored its run in the second when Justin Bell tripled and scored on Nick Thompson’s RBI single.

Ashland (7-2) 050 51 – 11 12 1 Washburn (0-8) 010 00 – 1 2 3

Tardie and Perry; Willett, Gagnon (3), Willett (5) and Blackstone

Houlton 22, Fort Kent 0

At Houlton, Ryan Bernard hit a three-run triple and an RBI single as Houlton cruised.

Lucus Ritchie had three singles and three RBIs for the winners and Jon Pottle added three singles and two RBIs. Andy Guy singled twice.

David Paradis, Chris Chasse and Steve Gagnon each singled for Fort Kent.

Fort Kent (1-10) 000 00 – 0 3 8 Houlton (11-1) 283 9x – 22 16 1

Boucher, Gagnon (4) and Smith; Sleeper, Pottle (3), Malcomb (5) and Husted, Mooers (3), Husted (5)

Katahdin 9, Mattanawcook 7

At Lincoln, Travis Gould slapped three singles and doubled to pace Katahdin’s 16-hit attack.

Joshua Roy added two singles and a double for the winners of Sherman Station, Bryan Duffy notched three singles and two RBIs, and Nicholas Cullen and Randy Carver had two singles each.

Nick Albert slammed a solo home run and RBI single for the Lynx. Zac Reed added a double, single and two RBIs, and B.J. Birtz singled twicadded a double, single and two RBIs, and B.J. Birtz singled twice.

Katahdin (6-6) 131 022 0 – 9 16 3 Mattanawcook (7-3) 301 102 0 – 7 9 3

Schmidt, Joy (4), Mooney (6) and Duffy; Reed, Miller (6) and Albert

Narraguagus 21, Shead 3

At Eastport, Mike Worcester stroked a two-run home run and an RBI single to pace Narraguagus of Harrington to victory.

Adam Meyer doubled three times for the Knights, while Brad Smith hit a double and two singles behind winner Adam Stanwood.

Jesse McPhail paced Shead with an RBI single.

Narraguagus (12-1) 431 49 – 21 17 2 Shead (6-3) 100 20 – 3 3 5

Stanwood and Worcester, Sawyer (4); Cox, Suddy (2), Bowen (3), Ritchie (5) and Mitchell, Cox

Schenck 8, Penquis 5

At East Millinocket, Jake Turcotte belted a double and two singles and drive in two runs for host Schenck.

Colby Sturtevant added three singles and an RBI for the Wolverines.

Steve Gillis knocked two singles for Penquis of Milo.

Penquis (0-11) 130 000 1 – 5 5 5 Schenck (3-6) 310 130 x – 8 8 3

Weston, Gillis (3) and Webb; Brown, O’Donnell (7) and Turcotte

Hermon 10, Foxcroft 1

At Hermon, Matt Cox pitched a three-hitter and delivered a two-run single as the Hawks beat the Ponies.

Cox struck out 12, walked seven and picked three runners off first base. Gary Swoboda, who had two singles and two RBIs, stole home in the second inning. Ryan Tweedie stroked a three-run double and Tom Caldwell hit a solo home run for Hermon.

Skip Smith singled twice for Foxcroft Academy. Brock Hartford hit an RBI double.

Foxcroft (5-8) 100 000 0 – 1 3 4 Hermon (3-10) 012 061 x – 10 9 2

Hartford, Brown (5), Sands (6) and Smith; Cox and Watson

Dexter 5, DI-Stonington 4

At Dexter, Eric Shaw knocked in the winning run with an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth.

Mike Mountain went 4-for-4 with three doubles, a single and two RBIs for the Tigers.

Eric Haskell rapped two doubles with two RBIs. Andy Bye hit a two-run double for Deer Isle-Stonington in the third.

DI-Stonington (3-8) 002 100 10 – 4 7 4 Dexter (6-6) 210 000 11 – 5 9 3

Wiberg and Weed; Welch, Kimball (4) and Mountain

Ellsworth 15, GSA 6

At Blue Hill, Courtney Bunker and Josh Magoon each doubled and ripped a two-run homer to lead Ellsworth to victory.

Ellsworth’s Mike Sirois doubled and knocked two singles.

Troy Banister doubled and singled for George Stevens Academy and Casey Ryan added two singles and an RBI.

Ellsworth (10-3) 525 003 – 15 14 4 GSA (5-7) 030 030 – 6 10 2

Lindsay and Donaldson; Sadlier, Wessel (2), Ryan (6) and Jackson

Softball

Jonesport-Beals 8, Calais 2

At Jonesport-Beals, Tricia Carver helped her own cause with a two-run homer and a single and crafted a two-hitter, striking out 10, to earn the win.

Carrie Woodward added a solo homer for Jonesport-Beals while Lillian Durkee added a two-run triple and Angela Merchant roped a two-run double. Samantha Stewart had two singles.

Jess Crossman hit a two-run single for Calais and Jessica Carter added a single.

Calais (6-4) 000 000 2 – 2 2 1 Jonesport-Beals (10-0) 001 070 0 – 8 8 0

Carter and Farrell; T. Carver and C. Carver

Wisdom 14, Van Buren 12

At Van Buren, Michelle Derosier’s solo homer tied the score and keyed a three-run seventh for Wisdom of St. Agatha.

Michelle Derosier added a single for the Pioneers, while Jen Derosier contributed two singles.

Kristin Ayotte and Casey Violette contributed two singles each for Van Buren.

Wisdom (10-1) 030 701 3 – 14 6 4 Van Buren (2-7) 103 404 0 – 12 8 4

Cyr and Pelletier; Marquis, Laplante (6) and Gagnon, Parent (2)

Hampden sweeps Caribou

At Caribou, the Hampden Academy Broncos swept Caribou by the scores of 12-0 in Game 1 and 19-13 in Game 2.

In the first game, Jessie Poulin limited Caribou to two hits over five innings. Julie Sjogren had three singles and an RBI and Kyla Stearns singled twice for the Broncos. Katie Jackson added two singles and an RBI.

Billie Jo Martin and Laura Sampadian singled for Caribou.

In the second game, Poulin homered and singled three times while driving in four runs for Hampden.

Nicole Oliver singled three times, homered and drove in three for the winners. Brie Drummond added three singles and two RBIs and Sjogren singled twice and drove in one.

Katherine Scott homered, singled and drove in three runs to lead Caribou. Meaghan Lombard added three singles and three RBIs.

(First Game) Hampden 010 74 – 12 11 0 Caribou 000 00 – 0 2 10

Poulin and Sjogren; Lombard and Martin (Second Game) Hampden (3-10) 023 430 7 – 19 21 0 Caribou (1-11) 551 000 2 – 13 21 6

Poulin and Philbrook, Sjogren (5); Laraia, Lombard (4) and Miller, Martin (4)

Woodland 9, Machias 6

At Machias, the Dragons took advantage of walks in beating the Bulldogs.

Rachel Wearne scattered eight hits, striking out eight, for Woodland. Kacey Pike led the way with two singles.

Abby Crockett and Jordan Wood had three singles each for Machias behind Katie McDonald, who allowed four hits and struck out one.

Woodland (4-8) 141 020 1 – 9 4 5 Machias (2-8) 020 100 3 – 6 8 2

Wearne and Smith; McDonald and Romei

Houlton 11, Fort Kent 2

At Houlton, the Shiretowners supported pitcher Erica Hiscoe with 17 hits while posting their 10th win.

Autumn Gentle led the assault with three singles and an RBI, while Erica McGary knocked in two runs with a triple and a single. Hiscoe, who struck out eight, doubled and singled.

Jessica Bissonnette, Becky Berry, Wendy Stewart and Kate Wilson contributed two singles apiece.

Jennifer Voisine stroked a two-run single for Fort Kent.

Fort Kent (3-7) 000 020 0 – 2 4 6 Houlton (10-2) 041 420 x – 11 17 4

Lamarr and Marquis; Hiscoe and Berry, Stewart (6)

Fort Fairfield 18, Madawaska 2

At Madawaska, Devin Jewett tripled twice, homered, singled and drove in five runs to lead Fort Fairfield.

Sarah Nason added four singles and three RBIs to the winning effort.

Christina Lavertu singled twice for Madawaska.

Fort Fairfield (10-1) 300 041 (10) – 18 11 4 Madawaska (3-7) 010 010 0 – 2 11 5

Russell and Hyslop; Dube and Pelletier

So. Aroostook 28, Limestone 3

At Dyer Brook, Kim Collier hit a two-run triple and Rhonda Chambers added a two-run single as Southern Aroostook plated 16 runs in the first inning.

Collier added a double and Chambers finished with three singles for the winners. Janet Coursey doubled.

Amy Berube doubled, tripled and drove in two runs for Limestone.

Limestone (3-8) 1 20 00 – 3 8 3 So. Aroostook (9-1) (16)42 6x – 28 15 0

Cote, Durepo (2), Bernier (3) and Berube; Smith and Chambers

Ashland 34, Washburn 26

At Washburn, Mandy Maker drilled two homers and collected six RBIs to lead Ashland to the win.

Sarah Dwyer had a homer, a triple and three RBIs, while Courtney Junkins hit a homer, two singles and provided three RBIs. Heidi Maker and Echo Levesque each added two singles.

Kerry Flanagin smacked a triple and had three singles and four RBIs to lead Washburn’s 18-hit attack. Melissa Conley had a double, two singles and three RBIs, while Bobby Jo Rowbotham doubled and collected three singles.

Amy Allen, Janna Woollard and Billie Jo Fitzherbert each had three singles, while Melissa Jordan and Christal Blakney collected two singles apiece for the Beavers.

Ashland (5-6) 100 4(11)(10) 8 – 34 17 5 Washburn (4-3-1) 710 1 4 8 5 – 26 18 13

Junkins, H. Maker and M. Maker; Flanagin and Conley, Jordan (5)

Mattanawcook 22, Katahdin 3

At Lincoln, Heidi Dicenso’s three singles paced a 14-hit attack leading the Lynx to the win.

Brandi Rideout knocked a double, single and drove in two runs for Mattanawcook, while Shelly Reed added two singles and three RBIs.

Portia Anderson had a double and single to lead Katahdin of Sherman Station.

Katahdin (2-9) 0 2 1 00 – 3 3 6 Mattanawcook (6-4) 4(11)4 3x – 22 14 2

Mann, Stanley (4) and Duffy; Lowell and Pickering

Searsport 16, Katahdin 8

At Union Street Field in Bangor Saturday, Sarah Webster fanned nine and walked five to lead the Vikings to victory.

Jessie Barton singled twice and Rosie Robert added a one-run single.

Jamie McNally went 3-for-4 with a single, a double and a triple and one RBI for Katahdin of Sherman Station.

Katahdin (2-8) 400 100 3 – 8 6 4 Searsport (7-2) 132 370 x – 16 6 3

Perrin, Duffy (5), McNally (5) and Mann; Webster and Barton

Dexter 15, DI-Stonington 3

At Dexter, Sonia Fletcher singled twice with four RBIs and Amy Malo stroked a two-run triple and a single (3 RBIs) to lead Dexter.

Chris Dorman doubled and singled for the Tigers and Jess Girard added two singles and an RBI behind winner Sonya Fletcher, who allowed three hits.

Abby Gross singled and Misty Fifield knocked two singles for Deer Isle-Stonington.

DI-Stonington (0-11) 010 01 – 3 3 3 Dexter (3-9) 345 3x – 15 10 3

Gross and Douglas; Fletcher and Godroe

Foxcroft 16, Hermon 6

At Hermon, Sherrie Zimmerman went 5-for-5 with four doubles and five RBIs to lead the Ponies’ 16-hit attack.

Brooke Hartford went 3-for-5 with a homer and three RBIs, and Becky Warren added three singles.

Amy Porter smacked two singles for Hermon.

Foxcroft (6-6) 221 104 6 – 16 16 4 Hermon (4-9) 510 000 0 – 6 6 1

Gentry and Warren; Stevens and Stairs