Solid pitching, timely offense lead Bucksport past Machias

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MACHIAS – Neil Rainey hammered a two-run double during a four-run third inning as Bucksport edged Machias 4-2 in District 3 11-12 Little League baseball action.

Joe Robicheau tossed a three-hitter for Bucksport with seven strikeouts and two walks. Nye Gifford added an RBI single.

B.J. Wilcox lined a two-run single to pace Machias.

Bucksport (3-0) 004 000 – 4 5 1 Machias (3-1) 200 000 – 2 3 2

Robicheau and Rainey; Gatcomb and Ramsdell

Baseball, 11-12

Orono-Veazie 6, Bangor East 2

At Orono, Nathan Faulstick fired a four-hitter with seven strikeouts as Orono-Veazie advanced with a win over Bangor East.

Duston Thomas blasted a solo home run for Orono-Veazie. Tommy Keefe doubled and Nick Payson contributed a single and RBI. Andrew Otis stole home in the third inning.

Chris Muir tripled and singled to pace Bangor East. Jordan Heath posted an Orono-Veazie (4-0) 004 011 – 6 7 1 Bangor East (2-1) 100 001 – 2 4 2

Faulstick and Thomas; Heath and Hackett

Camden-Rockport 7, Belfast 5

At Belfast, Carlo Light-Lookner smacked a grand slam in the fifth inning, lifting Camden-Rockport to the win over Belfast in District 2.

Light-Lookner finished 3-for-4, adding a single and double for Camden-Rockport. Steve Pearson blasted a solo home run and Mike O’Hara notched a single.

Josh Gallant went 3-for-3 with two RBIs for Belfast, which was eliminated. Matt Wood singled twice and Sam Ellis had an RBI single.

Camden-Rockport (2-1) 000 340 – 7 5 1 Belfast (0-2) 100 211 – 5 7 1

Light-Lookner and Manning; Dunham, Wood (5) and Luce

Softball, 15-16

Bangor 8, Old Town 3

At Old Town, Kara Holland doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs to help lift Bangor past Old Town.

Sam Warner hit a double and two singles for one RBI for the winners. Kari Friedenberg each had an RBI single.

Old Town’s Meghan King doubled and drove in a run. Erin Ouellette recorded a sacrifice fly and Jamie Higgins and Jessica Paul both singled.

Old Town (1-1) 002 001 0 – 3 3 2 Bangor (1-0) 300 212 x – 8 12 3

Metivier and King; Soohey and Smith

Softball, 11-12

Machias 13, Old Town 5

At Machias, Daphne Nichols tossed an eight-hitter as Machias eliminated Old Town in Little League softball action.

Ashley Day tripled and Monique St. Pierre added two singles to pace the Machias offense.

Monica Hussey slammed a two-run homer and a single for Old Town. Jen Higgins contributed two singles.

Old Town (2-2) 202 010 – 5 8 0 Machias (3-1) 522 13x – 13 5 0

Littlefield, Bergeron (3) and Hussey; Nichols and Davis

Bangor 13, Acadian 9

At Bangor, Meghan Chase and Jenny Jimmo drove in three runs each as Bangor knocked off Acadian of Mount Desert Island in the Junior League softball tournament.

Chase ripped a double and single and Jenny Jimmo had two singles for Bangor. Megan McCrum notched a triple, two singles and two RBIs. Heidi Baker added two singles and a double.

Bracy Barker singled three times for Acadian. Deidra Damon csingles and two RBIs. Jamie Garver added a double.

Bangor (1-0) 152 230 0 – 13 14 1 Acadian (1-1) 020 403 0 – 9 13 0

Jimmo and Baker; Garver, Barker (4) and Warden, Daugherty (4)

Baseball, 15-16

Bangor 16, Holbrook 1

At Mansfield Stadium, Bangor, Jason Thomas threw a four-hitter, pitching Bangor to the win over Holbrook of Holden in Senior League baseball action.

Derek Watson hit two doubles and knocked in two runs for Bangor. Kevin Proctor notched a double and single with two RBIs. Jared Hockman, Brian Clarke and Thomas had a single and two RBIs each.

Andy Tremble singled in a run for Holbrook, which was eliminated.

Bangor (2-1) 308 14 – 16 10 1 Holbrook (0-2) 100 00 – 1 4 3

Thomas and Watson; Z. Myerowitz, Tremble (3) and B. Chapman

Baseball, 13-14

Orono-Veazie 12, Old Town 11

At Mansfield Stadium, Bangor, Cole McElwain singled with two outs and the bases loaded in the bottom of the eighth inning, lifting Orono-Veazie to the win over Old Town.

McElwain picked up the win in relief, pitching five innings of one-run, three hit ball for Orono-Veazie. Evan James lined three singles and added two RBIs. Ryan Levesque, Josh Keefe (RBI) and McElwain had two singles apiece.

Chris Degrasse ripped a double and single to drive in two runs for Old Town. Nick Aucoin registered two singles and Andy Pease singled for two RBIs.

Old Town (1-2) 640 000 10 – 11 9 5 Orono-Veazie (2-1) 412 210 11 – 12 9 5

Goody, Degrasse (4), Aucoin (5) and Dupuis; Keefe, McElwain

Hermon 7, Hampden 5

At Mansfield Stadium, Bangor, Phil Cayford tossed a five-hitter striking out 19 as Hermon ended Hampden’s Junior League tournament run.

Matt Joy singled and knocked in a run for Hermon. Adam Duplissea and Cayford had one single each.

Josh McGuire and Kyle Dalton each had a double and single for Hampden. Alex Rand notched an RBI single.

Hampden (1-2) 400 100 0 – 5 5 7 Hermon (2-1) 101 410 x – 7 3 3

Dalton and McGuire; Cayford and Archer, Porter (3)