Pioneers edge Hornets with 3-run fifth

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ST. AGATHA – Nate Deschaine, Josh Roy, and Eric Soucy stroked RBI singles in a three-run fifth inning as Wisdom edged Ashland 3-2 in high school baseball action Tuesday afternoon.

Deschaine, Joey Soucy, and Shawn Rossignol doubled for the winners. Ben Jalbert picked up the win, pitching five innings after starter Eric Soucy developed a sore shoulder.

Lee Durnell and Chad Cyr singled twice each for Ashland to back Charlie Robinson, who struck out three and scattered six hits.

Ashland (12-2) 000 101 0 – 2 8 2 Wisdom (11-2) 000 030 x – 3 6 3

Robinson and Perry; E. Soucy, Jalbert (3) and Rossignol

Limestone 3, Washburn 0

At Washburn, Josh Dillon pitched 7 2/3 innings of no-hit ball, striking out 14 and walking four, to outduel Washburn’s Wade Willett.

Morgan Coghill singled in the game-winner in the top of the eighth. Ed Chappell followed with an RBI single and eventually scored on a passed ball.

Willett struck out 15 and walked four for the Beavers and broke up Dillon’s no-hitter with a single in the eighth.

Limestone (3-11) 000 000 03 – 3 6 3 Washburn (0-11) 000 000 00 – 0 1 0

Dillon and Coghill; Willett and Young

Washburn 3, Madawaska 2

At Washburn, the Beavers got a two-hitter from Tim Gagnon and scored the game-winner on four consecutive walks in the bottom of the seventh in their second game against two different opponents Tuesday afternoon.

Gagnon, Wade Willett, and Justin Bell stroked two-out singles to account for the first two Washburn runs in the third inning. Gagnon struck out five and walked one.

Ben Desjardin and Eric Gendreau singled for Madawaska.

Madawaska (3-11) 100 100 0 – 2 2 1 Washburn (1-11) 002 000 1 – 3 4 6

Cooper and Michaud; Gagnon and Blackstone

Searsport 11, Narraguaugus 4

At Searsport, Nate Hall was the star in the Vikings’ victory, striking out 11 batters and hitting a three-run homer in the third inning as the Vikings rolled.

Justin Connor added a two-run shot in the third inning and a second homer for three RBIs. Hall added another home run and a single for six RBIs. Matt Martin doubled and singled to drive in two runs and Vaughn Littlefield added a double and a single for Searsport.

Allan Stanwood hit a two-run home run for the Knights of Harrington.

Narraguagus (13-2) 001 001 2 – 4 5 2 Searsport (11-2) 105 212 x – 11 10 1

Stanwood and Worcester; Hall and Tripp

Presque Isle 11, Caribou 1

At Presque Isle, the Wildcats’ Chris Lavaway held Caribou to four hits over five innings.

Nick Nadeau stroked two singles and drove in three runs for the Wildcats. Chris Michaud had three singles and a run batted in. Ben Yaeger singled and doubled to knock in three runs. Marc Wood singled twice.

Jamie Bell singled and drove in a run for Caribou.

Caribou (3-12) 000 10 – 1 4 0 Presque Isle (7-6) 206 03 – 11 14 1

Shanahan, Steck (5) and Bouchard; Lavaway and Supa

George Stevens 6, Sumner 3

At Blue Hill, Tyler Balombini-Goddard hit an RBI single and added a double as the Eagles got the win.

Mac Jackson singled twice and drove in two runs. Toby Cole also hit two singles.

Travis Bickford doubled and Mike Kenwick hit an RBI triple for the Tigers of East Sullivan.

Sumner (7-9) 010 011 0 – 3 5 4 George Stevens (8-7) 211 020 x – 6 9 3

Cowperthwaite, Welch (6) and Bickford; Packwood, Wessel (7) and Jackson

Central 11, Penquis 5

At East Corinth, senior Ed Houston belted his first two homers of the season, a pair of two-run shots, and he also had an RBI triple to pace Central to the win.

Houston also went the distance on the mound, scattering seven hits while striking out six and walking three.

Keith Partridge homered and tripled and drove in two runs for the winners, who erupted for five first-inning runs behind Partridge’s homer, one of Houston’s clouts, and Billy Kane’s RBI single.

Bud Webb had a two-run single for Penquis and Nate Hussey doubled.

Penquis (0-14) 102 200 0 – 5 7 4 Central (6-9) 520 004 x – 11 9 2

Allen and Webb; Houston and Kane

Mattanawcook 7, Schenck 2

At East Millinocket, the Lynx of Lincoln scored four runs in the second inning to start on the road to the win.

Winning pitcher Matt McLellan singled and tripled to pace the offense, and B.J. Birtz, Scott Hainer, and Jared Tash each rapped two singles for Mattanawcook.

Andy Turcotte, Aaron Turcotte, Ryan O’Donnell, and Colby Sturtevant each singled for the Wolverines.

Mattanawcook (11-3) 040 100 2 – 7 10 0 Schenck (4-9) 000 002 0 – 2 4 3

McLellan, Crocker (6) and Albert; Page, Brown (7) and Aaron Turcotte

DI-Stonington 15, BC Patriots 4

At Deer Isle, Jason Weed hit a three-run homer and an RBI single during a 13-run fourth inning as Deer Isle-Stonington defeated Bangor Christian.

Weed finished with two home runs, a single, and six RBIs for the Mariners. Derek Sawyer blasted a two-run home run and Eric Haskell went 2-for-4 with two singles and an RBI.

Noah Sargent launched a two-run homer and a single for the Patriots. Aaron Davis doubled in a run.

Bangor Christian (1-11) 102 01 – 4 6 2 DI-Stonington (4-9) 002 (13)x – 15 11 1

Sargent, Reitsma (4) and Schroeder; Bye, Ray (5) and Weed

Belfast 10, Wiscasset 0

At Belfast, Sazi Guthrie held Wiscasset to one hit over five innings and struck out seven to lead Belfast past Wiscasset.

Gary Gale blasted a three-run home run in the fourth inning and added an RBI single for Belfast. Peter Klausmeyer singled twice and drove in three runs. Brandon Hurd had two singles and drove in a run.

Mike Pontou singled for Wiscasset.

Wiscasset (9-6) 000 00 – 0 1 2 Belfast (12-4) 511 3x – 10 8 1

Wicks, James (4) and Lippert; Guthrie and Maheux

Bucksport 12, Stearns 3

At Millinocket, Buzz Simpson drilled a three-run homer and a single and pitched six strong innings to lead Bucksport over Stearns.

John Beck doubled twice and singled for the Golden Bucks. Cameron Giroux had a double and single and Nick Raymond lined a double.

Corey Streams doubled and tripled for Stearns. Darrin Daniels had two doubles and Matt Montgomery doubled home two runs. Rob Donato singled twice.

Bucksport 431 020 2 – 12 10 2 Stearns 000 030 0 – 3 10 9

Simpson, Gilman (7) and Gilley; Daniels, Wheaton (4) and Folsom

Piscataquis 17, Penobscot Valley 2

At Guilford, Ryan White slammed a pair of home runs and drove in three runs leading Piscataquis past Penobscot Valley.

Shane Overlock drove in four runs with a pair of singles for the Pirates. Erick Murray blasted a two-run home run and a double.

Nate Cyr singled and tripled to drive in a run for Penobscot Valley. Marshall Wakefield added a single and double.

Penobscot Valley (5-8) 200 00 – 2 5 4 Piscataquis (12-3) 603 8x – 17 11 2

Hallett, Lindsay (2) and Buck; White and Murray

Ellsworth 17, MDI 5

At Ellsworth, four Ellsworth pitchers combined on a four-hitter as the Eagles defeated Mount Desert Island.

Ricky McDonald tripled twice and singled to drive in a run for Ellsworth. Mike Sirois singled and doubled, driving in three runs. Nick Noddin lined a double and triple and had four RBIs.

Jame Cunningham smacked a two-run single for the Trojans.

MDI (2-13) 000 05 – 5 4 6 Ellsworth (12-3) 548 0x – 17 11 4

Leathers, Donovan (3), Cunningham (3) and Cunningham, Roix (3); Lindsey, Alley (3), Richards (4), Donaldson (5) and Donaldson, Awalt (5)

Orono 12, Hermon 0

At Orono, David Means ripped a first-inning grand slam and added a single, driving in six runs as Orono defeated Hermon.

Tom Hite tripled for the Red Riots. Tom Perry went the distance, striking out five.

Chris Calligan lined two singles for Hermon.

Hermon (3-12) 000 00 – 0 3 5 Orono (7-8) 912 0x – 12 6 1

Tweedie, J. Cox (5) and Watson; Perry and Nadeau

Old Town 9, Hampden 4

At Old Town, Jason Thibodeau lined an 0-2 pitch up the middle to drive in Zach Gasaway for the winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead Old Town.

Dan Emerson blasted a two-run home run for Old Town in the fifth inning and added a pair of singles. Gasaway singled three times. Jared Foster had two singles and two RBIs. Paul Dumont doubled and singled.

Tom Davis ripped a two-run double and a single for Hampden. Matt Gilbert singled three times and drove in a run.

Hampden (6-9) 200 020 0 – 4 6 4 Old Town (10-5) 100 332 x – 9 14 2

Waite, Littlefield (6) and Preston; Thibodeau, Ellis (6) and Ouellette