GUILFORD – A seven-run fourth inning and solid pitching from Karen Nelson gave the Dexter Tigers a 9-6 softball victory over the host Piscataquis Pirates Wednesday.

Cindy Koscielny singled twice for two RBIs to pace Dexter. Freshman catcher Sarah Wyman threw out two baserunners on three attempts.

Alice White-Cyr, Lacie Hanscome, and Greta Korsman each singled for the only PCHS hits.

Dexter (1-0) 000 700 2 – 9 7 0

Piscataquis (0-2) 000 141 0 – 6 3 2

Nelson and Wyman; Korsman and Hanscome

George Stevens 12, Penquis 0

At Blue Hill, Nikki Keniston rapped a triple and a single for two RBIs to lead the Eagles.

Sarah Clapp drove in two runs on a single and a double. Elise Bishop hit a double and a single and added one RBI. Jesse Conley struck out seven in five innings.

Megan Russell paced the Patriots of Milo.

Penquis (0-1) 000 00 – 0 3 4

George Stevens (4-1) 022 44 – 12 9 0

Russell, Lee (5), Russell (5) and Martin; Conley and Keniston, Grindle (5)

MCI 15, Mount View 6

At Pittsfield, Jenn Cummings scattered six hits to earn the win for Maine Central Institute.

A double play turned by second baseman Katie Adams to shortstop Amanda Leavitt to first baseman Mary Lancaster aided MCI in the fifth. Jasmine Jones paced the offense with a triple and double and Kristen Stevens stole home on the catcher’s throw back to the pitcher.

Candace Sousa doubled for Mount View of Thorndike.

Mount View (0-2) 221 010 0 – 6 6 5

MCI (1-1) 130 074 x – 15 8 4

Carman and Picard; Cummings and Littlefield, Lang (3)

Belfast 3, Winslow 2

At Belfast, Morgan Crandall struck out 10, including two in the top of the seventh inning with a runner on third to end the game and seal the win for the Lions.

Crandall also scored the winning run in the third when she singled, stole second, went to third on a Mylie Collins fielder’s choice, and scored on a Kelsey Bryant single. Bryant added a triple and another RBI, and Collins had a double.

Winslow’s Katie Gagne struck out six in the loss. Six players singled for the Black Raiders.

Winslow (0-2) 000 000 2 – 2 6 1

Belfast (2-0) 021 000 x – 3 5 0

Gagne and LeClair; Crandall and Gray

John Bapst 16, Foxcroft 6

At Dover-Foxcroft, Rebecca Stevens went 3 for 4 with a double, two singles, and three RBIs to lead the Crusaders of Bangor to victory.

Laura Roach smacked two doubles for the winners. Levinson-Faulk had a double, a single, and two RBIs.

This was the first softball matchup played on the Ponies’ new multi-million dollar facility. Throwing out the ceremonial first pitch was longtime softball coach and athletic director Pete Caruso.

Mandy Murray had a two-run double in the loss for Foxcroft.

John Bapst (1-2) 150 216 1 – 16 11 2

Foxcroft (0-1) 060 000 0 – 6 3 12

Waring and Novak; Bodreau and Sands

Erskine 7, Rockland 3

At Rockland, Linda Horan belted a triple to lead the Eagles of South China to victory.

Kelsey Cloutier, Kelly Gerrard, and Kally Thomas had two singles apiece for the winners.

Stephanie Fogarty, Ashley Lowe, and Jessica Clark all had a pair of singles for the Tigers.

Erskine (2-0) 006 100 0 – 7 10 2

Rockland (1-1) 003 000 0 – 3 9 4

Tibbetts, Mainville (4), and Angel; Cushee and Grant

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Piscataquis 12, Dexter 7

At Guilford, Drake Martell’s two-run single powered a fifth-inning Piscataquis Pirates’ rally en route to the win.

Martell finished with two singles and two RBIs for Piscataquis. Buddy Leavitt doubled, singled and drove in a run. Josh Watson hit a double and a single.

Dan Fields led the Tigers with a solo homer and a single. Derek Sawyer singled twice for two RBIs and Matt Foster knocked in two runs on a double and a single. Aaron Thomas tallied an RBI, a double and a single.

Dexter (0-1) 103 030 0 – 7 10 5

Piscataquis (2-0) 202 242 x – 12 10 2

Foster, Russell (5) and Sawyer; Glyyn, DeCastro (5) and Burgess

George Stevens 18, Penquis 0

At Blue Hill, pitchers Josh Gott, Dusty Bates and Travis Bannister combined to allow two hits and strike out eight as the Eagles rolled.

Simeon Allen led GSA’s offense with two singles and three RBIs. Jake Lowell smacked a two-run triple, Chris Sargent singled twice and knocked in a run, and Mike Astbury tallied two singles.

Chuck Wooten and David Bessy each singled for the Patriots of Milo.

Penquis (0-1) 000 00 – 0 2 8

George Stevens (5-0) 282 6x – 18 11 1

Webb and Stubbs; Gott, Bates (4), Bannister (5) and Candage

John Bapst 6, Foxcroft 4

At Dover-Foxcroft, Zach Means belted a two-run triple to pace the Crusaders of Bangor to victory.

Brandon Gray also had two RBIs for the winners, on a double.

Like their softball counterparts, the Ponies opened their new multi-million dollar field. Throwing out the first ball was former UMaine player Roger Davis. Davis, a big supporter who helps out with the baseball team, has served as a custodian at the school for 20 years.

Joe Ronco smacked an RBI triple for the Ponies.

John Bapst 310 002 0 – 6 7 2

Foxcroft 000 020 2 – 4 7 3

Chapman, McElwyn (5), Strout (6), Tremble (7), and Gray; Wentworth and Taylor

Belfast 4, Winslow 3

At Belfast, Matt Woodrow and Nick Faulkingham combined to strike out 13 batters, with Faulkingham striking out the side in the top of the seventh to save the victory for Woodrow (10 strikeouts) and the Lions.

Ben Cowan belted an RBI double. Woodrow had the go-ahead RBI single in the sixth to put the Lions up for good. Faulkingham then pitched the seventh to earn the save.

Wes Zemrak blasted a two-run homer for the Black Raiders.

Winslow (1-1) 100 200 0 – 3 5 2

Belfast (2-0) 101 002 x – 4 10 0

Mathieu, Langlais (5), and Zemrak; Woodrow, Faulkingham (7), and Potvin

Mount View 11, MCI 4

At Pittsfield, the Mustangs took advantage of three errors and two walks by the Huskies, and a three-run double by Lex Meagher, to score seven runs in the sixth en route to the win.

Brian Bernosky chipped in with an RBI single for Mount View of Thorndike.

Jake Laselle and Steve Kennedy each hit an RBI double for Maine Central Institute. Tom Twombly added two singles.

Mount View (1-1) 001 017 2 – 11 4 2

MCI (0-2) 001 001 2 – 4 7 4

Fuller, Carman (7) and Bernosky; Twombly, Kennedy (6), St. Clair and Bennett

Rockland 6, Erskine 5

At Rockland, the Tigers plated six runs in the first two innings and made them stand up despite two late rallies by Erskine Academy of South China.

Tigers reliever Blair Drinkwater entered the game with the bases loaded and one out in the top of the sixth, just after the visiting Eagles had scored two runs, and snuffed out the rally with two strikeouts.

Casey Kenniston led Rockland with two singles and an RBI. Drinkwater delivered a key hit with a two-out, two run single in the second inning.

Garrett Joslyn and Zeb Potter each hit an RBI double for the Eagles.

Erskine Academy (0-2) 000 122 0 – 5 6 2

Rockland (2-0) 240 000 x -6 9 4

Joslyn and Bridgham; Ross, Drinkwater (6) and LaBree

Sumner 3, Searsport 2

At East Sullivan, Mike Cowperthwaite pitched a four-hitter and struck out 13 to lead the Sumner Tigers.

Ricky Sprague’s two-run, one-out single in the bottom of the seventh gave the Tigers the win.

Matt Mercier slammed an RBI double for Searsport, Ben Relyea tripled and Jerod Kronholm had an RBI single. Hard-luck loser Pasco Grove struck out nine.

Searsport (1-3) 000 200 0 – 2 4 1

Sumner (3-3) 000 100 2 3 4 2

Cowperthwaite and Renwick; Grove and Kronholm

Camden Hills 6, Lincoln Acad. 0

At Camden, Pat Aylward went the distance for the ‘Jammers, giving up only two hits and fanning nine as Camden Hills blanked the Eagles of Newcastle.

Tom Massey belted a two-run triple for the winners. Pete Moro had a two run single.

Ryan Ball, Mike Harrington, and

David Whitney all singled for Lincoln Academy.

Lincoln Acad. (0-2) 000 000 0 – 0 3 4

Camden Hills (1-1) 200 400 x – 6 3 2

Powell, Budrow (4), Feltis (6), and Harrington