HODGDON – Phil Smith pitched a four-hitter while striking out 15 batters and walking none to lead the Van Buren Crusaders to a 9-1 schoolboy baseball win over the Hodgdon Hawks in a battle of unbeatens Saturday.

Stacey Ayotte hit a double and a single to pace Van Buren’s offense. Smith and Zac Cote each singled twice.

Ben Carton and Chris Stewart each doubled while David Stewart hit an RBI single for the Hawks.

Van Buren (4-0) 000 171 0 – 9 8 0

Hodgdon (5-1) 100 000 0 – 1 4 5

Smith and S. Ayotte; Day, E. Bither (6) and A. Bither

Calais 25, Shead 10

At Eastport, five errors and three hits led to 10 unearned runs in the sixth as the Blue Devils exploded for a big comeback win over the Shead Tigers.

Calais also erupted for nine runs, seven of them unearned, in the fourth on three errors and five hits. Doug Adams led Calais’ hit parade with a double, three singles, and four runs. Andy Frost and Scott Lynch each hit two singles. Frost scored four times.

Cliff Urquhart had a triple and two singles for the Tigers. Darrin Constant and Ryan Moore each singled twice while Constant added three RBIs.

Calais (4-1) 004 92(10) – 25 3 3

Shead (3-3) 261 001 – 10 11 11

Pollock, Brown (2) and Brown, A. Frost (2); Bones, Chevrier (5) and Bowen

Machias, Woodland split

At Machias Friday, Marlon Lutz hit a grand slam in the second and added a double and a single to lead the Woodland Dragons to a 12-9 win in the second game of a doubleheader against Machias. The Bulldogs took the opener 7-2.

In the first game, Jeff Copp smacked two doubles and drove in a run to lead Machias. Matt Cobb and Jarad Day each hit an RBI double. Todd Stevens doubled, singled, and drove in a run. Erik Millay hit two singles. Jeremy Gillespie led Woodland with an RBI double.

In the second game, Billy Romanelli drove in four runs on two singles. Josh Engroft doubled, singled and had an RBI for the Dragons. Kevin Loughlin paced the Bulldogs with a solo homer and a single. Will Hasselman hit two singles and added an RBI. Stevens doubled and singled, and Day added an RBI.

(First Game)

Woodland 011 000 0 – 2 6 2

Machias 013 012 x – 7 9 2

Pike and Russell; Copp and Loughlin

(Second Game)

Machias (3-4) 000 450 – 9 8 4

Woodland (3-5) 060 33x – 12 10 3

Day, Stevens (4), Day (4) and Loughlin; Lutz, Hill (5), Lutz (5) and Pike

So. Aroostook 12, Ashland 2

At Ashland Friday, Jarred Grant slammed two doubles and drove in three runs to power the Southern Aroostook victory.

Corey Edkins earned the win by five-hitting the Hornets and striking out eight. Corey Shields chipped in with a triple, single and two RBIs and Jeff Swallow singled twice.

Alan Hitchcock recorded two singles for Ashland.

So. Aroostook (3-3) 031 143 0 – 12 9 1

Ashland (1-3) 000 020 0 – 2 5 2

Edkins and Shields; LeBlanc and Hunter

Rams, Wildcats split twinbill

At Presque Isle, Bangor and Presque Isle split wins in a doubleheader, Bangor winning 5-1 and Presque Isle rolling 13-1.

In game one, pitcher Joe Vanidestine pitched a two-hit complete game for the Rams. Justin Libbey doubled and singled twice for two RBIs and both Jim Shea and Josh Johnston nailed three singles.

Josh Gale led the Wildcat attack with two singles.

In game two, Shane Clark notched a home run, a double, and a single with four RBIs for the Wildcats while Jonas Bard doubled three times and pitcher Marcus Nadeau pitched a four-hitter.

Libbey doubled and Shea singled for the Rams.

(First Game)

Bangor 202 100 0 – 5 13 2

Presque Isle 100 000 0 – 1 2 4

Vanidestine and Bouchard; Gale, Clark (4), Stevens (7) and Bard

(Second Game)

Bangor (6-2) 000 100 – 1 4 3

Presque Isle (4-4) 213 043 – 13 16 0

Curran, Treadwell (3), Ferguson (6) and Crane, Bouchard (5); Nadeau and Bard

Bucks take two from Vikings

At Caribou, Bucksport swept Caribou in a doubleheader, 11-2 and 3-2.

In game one, Adam Sheehan ripped three singles with an RBI for the Golden Bucks while Abram Allard and Kyle Mercer each notched two singles.

Travis Snell and Travis Beaulieu each doubled and singled for the Vikings.

In game two, Warren Chase, Jason Harvey, Allard, and Marcus Boober each belted singles for Bucksport.

Bryce McCrossin singled twice for the Vikings while Nicholas Chasse nailed a solo home run.

(First Game)

Bucksport 500 24 – 11 10 2

Caribou 101 00 – 2 6 7

McHale and Boober, Mitchell (5); Paytas, Susee (5) and Chasse

(Second Game)

Bucksport 101 001 0 – 3 4 0

Caribou 010 010 0 – 2 6 0

Nason and Boober; Shanahan and Chasse

Brewer 6, Old Town 3

At Brewer, Justin Spencer led Brewer with a two-run triple and a single.

Joel Barrett hit a two-run double and Zach Bouzan-Kaloustian had a single and scored two runs.

For Old Town, John Brown had an RBI single.

Old Town (3-4) 110 020 0 -3 4 1

Brewer (4-3) 420 000 x -6 5 3

Tewhey, Brown (3) and Cole; Barrett, Gomm (7) and Griffin

Bangor Chr. 8, DI-Stonington 5

At Stonington, Nick Harriman’s single and double led Bangor Christian to a win over Deer Isle-Stonington.

Tyler Wilson belted a solo home run for the Patriots while Matt Conley ripped and RBI single.

Josh Bolton doubled and singled as Evan Haskell nailed two singles for the Mariners.

Bangor Christian (1-5) 301 120 1 – 8 9 3

Deer Isle-Stonington (3-4) 100 001 3 – 5 12 3

Chrisos and Conley; Gray, Boyce (7) and Clemenz

PVHS 5, Stearns 3

At Howland, Stu Morin pitched a one-hit complete game with 13 strikeouts and nailed two singles with an RBI for Penobscot Valley in a win over Stearns.

Ben Sereyko singled three times with an RBI for the Howlers while Marshall Wakefield ripped two singles with an RBI and Trey Miller notched a two RBI double.

Dave Micaud singled for the Minutemen of Millinocket.

Stearns (4-3) 100 002 0 – 3 1 2

PVHS (4-2) 103 001 x – 5 10 3

Frost, Qualey (2) and Beaulieu; Morin and Champion

Softball

Ashland 21, Central Aroostook 8

At Ashland, Karen Spooner knocked in five runs with a grand slam and two singles and earned the pitching win to pace Ashland.

Andrea Millett provided a single and three RBIs and Amber Smith hit a solo homer for the Hornets.

Angel Rideout (3 RBIs) and Gabrielle Smith (RBI) singled twice each for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.

Central Aroostook (0-5) 031 103 – 8 10 5

Ashland (2-3) 012 396 – 21 16 8

Bell and Carvell; Spooner and Bennett

Bucksport sweeps Caribou

At Caribou, Bucksport belted 32 hits in two games as they rolled over Caribou, 15-6 and 23-0.

In game one, Elissa Gordon and Ashley McAllian each nailed a home run and a single with two RBIs while pitcher Kelly White pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts for Bucksport.

Megan Cole-Karagory led the Vikings with a double and three singles with an RBI while Ashley Monahan ripped a two-run home run.

In game two, Jana Richards nailed a home run and three singles with five RBIs for the Golden Bucks as Ashley McAllian tripled and singled three times with three RBIs.

Ashley Monahan, Liz Andrews, and Melissa Brissette each ripped a single for the Vikins.

(First Game)

Bucksport 219 003 0 – 15 10 3

Caribou 202 200 0 – 6 7 5

White and Gordon; Hartley and Brissette

(Second Game)

Bucksport 347 45 – 23 22 2

Caribouo 000 00 – 0 3 8

Freeman and Richards; Hartley and Brissette

Calais 31, Shead 12

At Eastport, Katie Frost notched three singles and a triple with four RBIs for Calais in a win over Shead.

Crystal Martin singled three times and double with four RBIs while Kari Redding belted two singles and a double with two RBIs for the Blue Devils.

Sarah Ricker tallied three single with two RBIs for the Tigers as Brittany Lingley ripped an RBI double.

Calais (4-1) 324 318 (10) – 31 20 5

Shead (1-5) 701 040 0 – 12 6 7

Silverthorne, Redding (1), Frost (1) and C. Martin; Davis, Lingley (6) and Dewitt

Bangor sweeps Presque Isle

At Presque Isle, Bangor shut down Presque Isle’s offense, allowing only three hits in two games to sweep the Wildcats in a doubleheader on Saturday.

In the first game, Jen Jimmo had seven strikeouts and no walks, giving up only one hit. She also hit a two-run homer to lead the Rams to the win.

Megan Huckins also had a two-run home run for Bangor.

Marigan Bishop had a single for Presque Isle.

In the second game, Shelby Soohey pitched a two-hitter and struck out three while hitting a double and a single for Bangor.

Huckins had two singles and a triple while Kerri Tuck had a single and a double.

For Presque Isle, Lauren Wildeman and Sarah Belden each had singles.

(First Game)

Bangor 012 202 0 – 8 6 2

Presque Isle 000 000 0 – 0 1 5

Jimmo and Dube; Guiggey, Belden

(Second Game)

Bangor 403 (10)4 – 21 13 1

Presque Isle (2-6) 010 0 0 – 1 2 4

Soohey and Smith; Guiggey, Hovey (2) and Belden

Hermon 10, Nokomis 9

At Hermon, Karen Macdonald drove in the winning run for Hermon in the seventh with a double. She also struck out seven and walked only one.