VAN BUREN – Righthander Phil Smith (3-0) hurled a three-hitter, striking out 18 and walking none as Van Buren beat Madawaska 5-1 for their fourth win in four days to remain undefeated.

Smith, who has pitched 20 innings so far this year, has allowed only 2 walks while striking out 50. The only run Madawaska scored off him Thursday was on a passed ball.

For the Crusaders, Stacy Ayotte hit a two-run single while Sean Violette smacked an RBI single.

Madawaska (4-4) 000 010 0 – 1 3 3

Van Buren (8-0) 203 000 x – 5 7 2

McHenry, Gerard (4) and A. Daigle; Smith and S. Ayotte

So. Aroostook 4, East Grand 2

At Danforth, Jeff Swallow struck out 11 and walked one, and then smacked a three-run homer in the top of the seventh to propel the Warriors to the win.

Nick Hersey hit a double, two singles and drove in a run for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook. Swallow also singled.

Jim Zugelder let the Vikings with a double, single and an RBI. Darius Parker doubled.

Southern Aroostook 000 010 3 – 4 10 0

East Grand 100 100 0 – 2 5 1

Swallow and J. Shields; Parker and C. Irish

Hodgdon 11, Houlton 6

At Hodgdon, Evan Bither belted a two-run homer, a two-run double and a single to pace Hodgdon to its eighth win in nine games.

His double and RBI singles by Ben Carton and Matt Day all came with two outs in a six-run fourth-inning rally that erased a 3-2 deficit.

Day had two singles and three RBIs while Chris Stewart and Chris Blanchette (RBI) contributed two singles apiece.

Erik O’Connell had three singles for Houlton; Jesse Henderson and Ryan Schools had a double and a single each and Paul Cain hit a two-run homer.

Houlton (4-6) 030 021 0 – 6 10 3

Hodgdon (8-1) 200 630 x – 11 10 3

Schools, Cain (6) and Henderson; C. Blanchette, Day (5) and A. Bither

Limestone 13, Wisdom 12

At Limestone, Steve Hardwick walloped a three-run homer and Adam McPherson scored the game-winning run on a balk in the bottom of the seventh as Limestone rallied for the win.

Ace Williams had a two-run triple for the winners; Ryan Cote had a double and two RBIs; McPherson had two singles and Daniel Buckley tripled.

Rick Sirois (2 RBIs) and Ryan Paradis (RBI) had three singles each for Wisdom of St. Agatha. Jeremy Labbe and Brad Picard each knocked in three runs as Labbe tripled and Picard doubled.

Wisdom (2-5) 330 302 1 – 12 11 5

Limestone (4-3) 033 060 1 – 13 11 8

McPherson, Patten (6) and Mauro; T. Thibeault, J. Labbe (3) and Gervais

WA Raiders 11, Narraguagus 1

At East Machias, Mike Franz fired a one-hitter, striking out four and walking three, as the Raiders topped the Knights.

Whitney Stevens drove in three runs on three singles for Washington Academy. Adam Demerest added two doubles and two RBIs.

Adam Tenan paced Narraguagus of Harrington with an RBI single.

Narraguagus (3-5) 000 10 – 1 1 4

Washington Academy (6-2) 046 01 – 11 8 2

Kneeland and Tenney; Franz and Ramsdell, Fagonde (5)

Piscataquis 12, Mattanawcook 1

At Lincoln, Buddy Leavitt scattered four hits through five innings as the Pirates beat the Lynx.

Brian White doubled and singled for Piscataquis of Guilford while Ben Smith, Randy Burgess, Drake Martell and John Luellen had two singles apiece.

J.J. Murchison singled twice for Mattanawcook Academy.

Piscataquis (6-4) 103 44 – 12 12 2

Mattanawcook (8-2) 001 00 – 1 4 6

Leavitt and Burgess; Malone, Springer (4), Greenlaw (4) and Pete

Central 22, Penquis 10

At Milo, Mike Strout drove in five runs with a homer, double and two singles to power Central’s win.

Billy Kane had a triple and three singles and knocked in four runs; Lowell Oyster had three singles and two RBIs; Joe Allen doubled and singled and Seth Strout (2 RBIs) had two base hits as did Rob Girvan (RBI).

Anders Hamlin had two singles and two RBIs for Penquis and Jason Stubbs had a triple and an RBI.

Central 10(13) 26 – 22 21 0

Penquis 21 0 34 – 10 7 3

Seymour, Rollins (3), Girvan (5) and Kane; Grindle, Dean (3), Ladd (5) and Stubbs

Softball

Katahdin 8, Bangor Christian 5

At Sherman Station, Lacey Willette’s two-run homer in the fourth boosted the Cougars to their second win over the Patriots in two days.

Angie Qualey led off the second inning with a home run for Katahdin. Michaelene Duffy doubled and singled to aid her in a four-hit pitching effort. Scarlet McAvoy singled twice.

Meredith Moores, Danielle Miller, Alicia Wiswell and Nicole Pelletier each singled for Bangor Christian. Renee Mick struck out seven and walked two in the loss.

Bangor Christian (8-3) 121 010 0 – 5 4 4

Katahdin (8-1) 120 500 x – 8 10 9

Mick and Phinney; Duffy and Qualey

Madawaska 13, Van Buren 5

At Van Buren, Emily Lavertu had three singles, four RBIs and four runs scored to lead the Madawaska Owls to the victory.

Ashley Bouchard pitched a two-hitter and Meghan Marshall pitched in with a solo home run in the fifth and a single for the Owls.

Casey Caron hit an RBI triple and scored twice for the Crusaders.

Madawaska (6-1) 420 043 0 – 13 9 3

Van Buren (2-6) 210 000 2 – 5 2 6

Bouchard and Martin; Ouellette and Caron

Narraguagus 7, WA Raiders 1

At East Machias, Ashley Woodward tossed a one-hitter leading the Knights past the Raiders.

Woodward struck out 14 while walking just one batter and Brook Courchaine had a two-run single for Narraguagus of Harrington.

Diana Bourdeau singled for Washington Academy.

Narraguagus (8-1) 114 000 1 – 7 4 2

Washington Acad. (5-3) 001 000 0 – 1 1 5

Woodard and Farnsworth; Bourdeau and Fergerson

MDI 6, Caribou 0

At Mount Desert, sophomore Bracey Barker fired a two-hit shutout, striking out 10 and walking three, as Mount Desert Island won its fourth straight.

Emma Pope-Welch’s two-run single highlighted a four-run second inning for the Trojans. Alisha Boisvert had two singles for MDI.

Ashley Monahan had a one-out single in the fourth and Jamie Landeen followed with a double for Caribou’s only hits.

Caribou (4-6) 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

MDI (5-6) 042 000 x – 6 6 0

Hartley and Brissette; Barker and Daugherty

Fort Fairfield 31, Ashland 27

At Ashland, Fort Fairfield rallied for 14 runs in the seventh inning as the Tigers rallied to win.

Maranda Butler hit three doubles, a single, and had three RBIs. Terri Lynch knocked four singles, driving in four runs. Keely Sayers belted a home run and two singles.

Andrea Millett smacked a homer and two singles for Ashland, driving in six runs. Pam Bennett tallied a pair of singles, a triple, and two RBIs. Amy Condon had a homer, a single, and three RBIs.

For t Fairfield (4-5) 70 1 540 (14) – 31 16 12

Ashland (3-6) 53(10) 151 2 – 27 20 12

Bubar, Guiou (3), Elb (3) and Arato; Spooner, Millett (6), Bennett (6) and Millett, Bennett (7), Millett (7)

Wisdom 11, Limestone 5

At Limestone, Kelly Cyr, Cindy Chamberland and Tina Picard each hit RBI singles to lift Wisdom of St. Agatha to victory.

Heather Anderson added a sacrifice fly for the winners.

Ashley Brooker doubled and singled for the Eagles and Michelle Crook and Vicki Mulherin each added two singles. Melissa St. Pierre chipped in with a two-run single and Amanda Hines added a single and sacrifice fly.

Wisdom (5-0) 204 220 1 – 11 7 2

Limestone (1-6) 104 000 0 – 5 9 1

Cyr and Michaud; Cote and Bernier

Houlton Chr. 28, Highview 14

At Kenduskeag, Danny Kelly had a grand slam in a 12-run first inning as Houlton Christian rolled past Highview Christian.

Staci Bell had four singles for Houlton Christian.

Lauren Plourde had three singles, Natasha Hussey had a double and a single and Nick Richards singled twice for Highview Christian of Charleston.

Houlton Christian (12)03 232 6 – 28 29

Highview 4 02 312 2 – 14 17

Jago, Faulkner (4) and Bell; Hussey and Scott

Mattanawcook 14, Piscataquis 2

At Lincoln, the Lynx scored nine runs in the second inning en route to a win over the Pirates.

Kylie Allen had a double, two singles and three runs batted in, Brandi Rideout singled twice and drove in three runs, while Desirae Haines, Nicole Leighton and Cassie Carver had two singles apiece for Mattanawcook.

Caterina Riitano doubled for Piscataquis of Guilford.

Piscataquis (2-8) 011 00 – 2 3 3

Mattanawcook (11-0) 391 01 – 14 12 2

Korsman and Hanscome; Vance and Whitney

Penquis 12, Central 11

At Milo, Lindsay Ouellette singled home Megan Russell (walk) with no outs in the seventh inning, lifting the Patriots to victory.

Ouellette had another RBI single for Penquis behind winner Russell, who had two singles and two RBIs. Jean Hamlin provided two bunt singles and two sacrifice flies, while Lil Gerrish had a two-run double and a sac fly.

Shawna Bell doubled and singled and Steph Partridge doubled for Central of Corinth.

Central (2-9) 520 040 0 – 11 7 0

Penquis (4-5) 315 110 1 – 12 8 6

Smith, Stinson (7) and Bell; Russell and Lee, Martin (3)

Greenville 6, Forest Hills 4

At Jackman, Diane Aucoin had two doubles and a single and Darcy Larsen scattered eight hits as Greenville upended Forest Hills.

Jessie Craft had two doubles for the Lakers and Amber Lavigne had three singles.

Jess Brady homered and singled for Forest Hills of Jackman. Lindsay Keiper singled three times and Kim Levesque singled twice.

Greenville (4-5) 010 021 2 – 6 13 1

Forest Hills (6-2) 010 000 3 – 4 8 1

Larsen and Bolen; Keiper and Krukowski

Bucksport 13, John Bapst 1

At Husson College in Bangor, Kelly White hit two singles and knocked in three runs to help the Golden Bucks prevail.