Merritt bunt pushes Orono by Nokomis

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ORONO – Mike Merritt’s squeeze-bunt single snapped a 3-3 tie in the bottom of the sixth and gave the Orono Red Riots a 4-3 schoolboy baseball victory over the Nokomis Warriors Tuesday.

Ron Dube singled to start the sixth and pinch runner Mike Violette was sacrificed to second by Al Glossian before reaching third on an infield error and scoring on the Merritt bunt.

Merritt (RBI), Bo Thomas (RBI), Pat Skall and Tom Round had two singles each and Ryan Levesque had a two-run single.

Jon Blair had a two-run double for Nokomis of Newport.

Nokomis (0-5) 000 030 0 – 3 4 2

Orono (4-2) 003 001 x – 4 10 3

Morse and Blair; Caggiano, Sinclair (5), Watson (7) and Thomas

Greenville 15, Bangor Christian 3

At Greenville, junior lefty Tom Mason spaced three hits over five innings and Richard Folsom’s two-run triple and Brian Campbell’s two-run single keyed a seven-run first inning that erased a 3-0 deficit.

Tyler Wilson had a two-run single for Bangor Christian.

Bangor Christian (0-5) 300 00 – 3 3 2

Greenville (2-1) 714 3x -15 9 2

Easley, Jeskey (1), Harriman (4) and Conley; Mason and Aucoin

Hermon 11, Dexter 1

At Hermon, Phil Cayford gave up two hits, struck out four and walked two in five innings to help the Hawks roll over the Tigers.

Hermon’s Matt Watson singled twice and drove in two runs. Ron Lane hit a two-run triple and Jason Shorey hit two singles.

Matt Foster led Dexter with an RBI double.

Dexter (1-4) 100 000 – 1 2 5

Hermon (6-0) 017 12x – 11 9 1

Ouellette, Sawyer (4) and Sawyer, Stone (4); Cayford, Garland (6) and Eaton

Central 14, Piscataquis 4

At Guilford, James Gray ripped two singles and a double to drive in three runs and lead the Red Devils.

Jason Allen singled, doubled and added an RBI for Central of Corinth. Mike Strout doubled and singled.

Drake Martell paced the Pirates with three singles and two RBIs.

Central (3-1) 000 035 6 – 14 12 1

Piscataquis (3-2) 111 100 x – 4 6 7

Girvan, Matulis (1) and Strout; Glynn, DeCastro (6), Priest (6) and Burgess

DI-Stonington 15, HCA 5

At Deer Isle-Stonington, Josh Bolton pounded out three singles and a home run for two RBIs leading Deer Isle-Stonington to the win.

For Highview Christian of Charleston, Nick Waite had a single and two RBI doubles while Devan Philbrick had two singles and an RBI.

Highview Christian 0100 130 – 5 6 7

Deer Isle-Stonington 004 542 -15 15 2

Waite, Andrews (3), Allen (4) and Cooper, Day (4); Douglass, Boyce (4) and Ray

Katahdin 10, Schenck 7

At East Millinocket, three pitchers combined on a four-hitter as Katahdin of Sherman Station earned its first win of the season.

Doug Atkinson knocked in two runs with a double and two singles for the Cougars, while Doug Rogerson (2 RBIs) and Chris Robinson each singled twice.

Jarod Desantis hit a two-run home run for Schenck.

Katahdin (1-3) 101 314 0 – 10 12 2

Schenck (0-4) 220 300 0 – 7 4 4

Atkinson, McNally (4), Cunningham (5) and Stevens; Hamlin and McLaughlin

Softball

Hermon 3, Dexter 0

At Hermon, Krystal Terrill and Tonya Laughlin each hit an RBI single in the second inning to power the Hawks.

Amber Smith and Lauren Fournier each singled twice for Hermon. Taren MacDonald scattered four hits, struck out eight and walked two.

Angie Hogan, Tiffany Pooler, Sarah Carnes and Cindy Koscielny each singled for the Tigers.

Dexter (2-3) 000 000 0 – 0 4 2

Hermon (2-4) 030 000 x – 3 8 1

Carnes and Wyman; MacDonald and Reynolds

Piscataquis 4, Central 1

At Guilford, Greta Korsman struck out four and allowed only three hits and one run, helping give Piscataquis the win.

For Central of Corinth, Stephanie Partridge had an RBI single while Shawna Bell had a single and scored the only run. Katie Stetson chipped in with a single.

Central (1-4) 000 001 -1 3 2

Piscataquis (2-3) 000 130 -4 8 0

Stetsonand Bell, Korsman and Hanscom

DI-Stonington 15, Highview Ch. 5

At Deer Isle, Heather Bray smacked a grand slam in the Mariners’ 12-run sixth inning and added an RBI single in the win.

Nick Richards hit a two-run single for Highview Christian of Charleston and Heather Niles added two singles.

Highview Christian (1-3) 010 12 0 1 – 5 4 15

DI-Stonington (1-4) 001 11(12) x – 15 15 2

Hussey and Niles; Santospago, Bray (6) and Barbato, Santospago (6)

Nokomis 20, Orono 6

At Orono, Danielle Clark led Nokomis with a triple, two singles and an RBI.

Kaycea Grignon hit a double and two singles for an RBI while Nicole Palmer and Delanie Farnham each had two singles and an RBI.

For Orono, Molly Dupere had a double, two singles and an RBI while Hadley See had two singles and an RBI. Emily Reed contributed with a solo home run and a single while Katherine Erb had two singles.

Nokomis (10)22 303 -20 14 0

Orono 2 20 110 – 6 12 7

Dupere, See (4) and Thibeault; Farnham, Paradis (5) and Welch