Central trips up Lynx 7-4

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LINCOLN – The Central Red Devils jumped out to a six-run lead and then held on to record a pointworthy 7-4 victory over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx in schoolboy baseball action Tuesday.

Matt Libby and Billy Kane each had two singles and a double to help lead the Red Devils of Corinth. Joe Allen added two singles and and RBI.

J.J. Murchison singled and doubled to pace the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx.

Central (10-6) 141 000 1 – 7 12 4

Mattanawcook (10-3) 000 020 2 – 4 9 8

Gray and Strout; Malone, Greenlaw (4) and Woodman, Pete (2)

Piscataquis 9, Lee 1

At Guilford, Dennis Glynn pitched a four-hitter, striking out seven, to lead the Piscataquis Community Pirates by Lee.

Nate Dow and Blair Emery singled twice each for Lee Academy.

Lee Acad. (13-2) 000 100 0 – 1 4 7

Piscataquis (9-5) 300 105 x – 9 8 3

Dow, Noonan (6), Grant (6) and Currie; Glynn and Burgess

Brewer 11, Nokomis 3

At Brewer, lefthander Chad Gomm improved his record to 5-1 with relief help from Josh Caldwell and the Witches took the lead for good with three first-inning runs on RBI singles by Chris Cote and Justin Spencer and Joel Barrett’s sacrifice fly.

Gomm and Caldwell combined on a five-hitter with six strikeouts and five walks.

Tony Doucette and Dana Carey had two singles each and Carey had an RBI. Sean Collins had an RBI double and Adam Freeman doubled.

Mike Jacques’ double and single led Nokomis and Brannen Gee doubled.

Nokomis (3-12) 010 011 0 – 3 5 2

Brewer (10-5) 300 341 x – 11 11 3

Morse, Anderson (6) and Blair; Gomm, Caldwell (6) and Griffin

Hermon, Sumner triumph

At Ellsworth, Phil Cayford’s two-run double paced Hermon to a 5-2 win over Ellsworth in the opener before Mike Hardy’s two, two-run singles led Sumner to a 9-5 triumph over Ellsworth in the nightcap.

In the opener, Cayford’s double and three errors helped to produce four third-inning runs for Hermon.

Cayford and Reid Frye spaced 10 hits. Cayford also had a single to go with his double while Mike Ketchum and Josh Shorey contributed RBI doubles.

Chad Smith had a triple and two singles for Ellsworth while Justin Gott and Chase Buckingham had three singles and an RBI apiece.

In the nightcap, Hardy had his two-run singles in the three-run fourth inning and four-run sixth inning to break the game open.

Dustin Young had two singles and an RBI for Sumner and Mike Cowperthwaite went the distance for the win, allowing eight hits with eight strikeouts and five walks.

Mike Archer had three base hits for Ellsworth and Garrett Hardison had two more. Each drove in a run.

(First Game)

Hermon 004 001 0 – 5 5 0

Ellsworth 000 002 0 – 2 10 6

Cayford, Frye (6) and Lane; Kelley, Gott (4), Smith (7) and Awalt

(Second Game)

Sumner 001 304 1 – 9 9 5

Ellsworth 110 001 2 – 5 8 6

Cowperthwaite and Winslow, Renwick (5); Mayo, Smith (6) and Awalt

Bangor 14, Hampden 2

At Hampden, Josh Johnson smacked a three-run homer in the third inning, part of a 17-hit attack in the Rams’ win.

Johnson added a single for Bangor. Josh Bouchard singled twice and drove in two runs. Justin Libbey hit a double and a single, and Jim Shea singled twice.

Aaron Morrell paced the Broncos with two doubles and an RBI.

Bangor (11-3-1) 005 400 5 – 14 17 1

Hampden (3-12) 000 002 0 – 2 4 5

Shain, Sullivan (4) and Bouchard; Thomas, Quimby (4) and Lacey, Dalton (5)

Orono 1, Old Town 0

At Orono, Mike Merritt’s single in the sixth led to the game-winner as the Red Riots swept their rivals for the season.

Merritt singled, stole second and went to third on a wild pitch. Old Town catcher Roger Cole attempted to throw Merritt out, but the throw went into left field, allowing the eventual game-winning run to score.

Andy Pease and Chris Brissette singled for the Indians’ only hits.

Old Town (8-7) 000 000 0 – 0 2 2

Orono (9-6) 000 001 0 – 1 2 1

Brown and Cole; Watson and Thomas

Penobscot Valley 16, Schenck 5

At East Millinocket, Keith Champion rapped a double and three singles (1 RBI) and Brandon Saucier doubled three times with three RBIs as the Howlers won.

Marshall Wakefield hit a double and two singles (2 RBIs) and Ben Sereyko singled three times for Penobscot Valley of Howland behind winner Cody Thompson, who pitched four innings of shutout relief.

Pat Jamo hit an RBI double for Schenck.

Penobscot Valley (7-6) 113 242 3 – 16 18 3

Schenck (1-13) 023 000 0 – 5 3 10

Saucier, Thompson (4) and Champion; Osborne, Jamo (3) and Albert

Softball

Greenville 6, Highview 2

At Kenduskeag, Diane Aucoin smacked a solo home run as the Lakers knocked off the Highview Christian Knights of Charleston.

Heather Niles led the Knights with a two-run triple.

Greenville (9-6) 410 100 0 – 6 11 2

Highview Christian (1-9) 002 000 0 – 2 6 7

Larson and Bolen; Hussey, Scott and Niles (2)

Brewer 9, Nokomis 5

At Brewer, Katie Freeman smacked three singles and knocked in three runs as the Witches prevailed.

Pitcher Sherri Capponi hit an RBI single for Brewer, as did Katie Reed. Sandra DeFilipp and Emily McLaughlin each had two singles, with McLaughlin knocking in two runs. Caitlin Coutts pounded out three singles.

Laura Pelkey, Danielle Clark, Megan Randlett and Michelle Murray each singled twice for the Warriors of Newport. Murray had two RBIs.

Nokomis (5-10) 000 022 1 – 5 8 5

Brewer (12-3) 202 212 x -9 17 3

Murray and Randlett; Capponi and Wing

Eagles sweep Hawks, Tigers

At Ellsworth, Crystal Roberts had a total of four hits and four RBIs for two games as her Ellsworth Eagles knocked off Hermon in the first game, and Sumner of East Sullivan in the nightcap.

In the opener against the Hawks, Heidi Chan singled twice and knocked in two runs for Ellsworth.

Hermon was led by Brianna Bruce, with a two-run single. Stephanie Poole and Karen McDonald each had an RBI single.

In the nightcap duel with Sumner, Sarah Silsby smacked an RBI triple for the Eagles. Holly Tripp had two singles and an RBI, as did Katie Sirois. Roberts had an RBI double.

The Tigers were led by Meghan Philio, who nailed an RBI triple. Dani Crowley hit a double and scored a run. Rachel Philio had a single.

(First Game)

Hermon (6-8) 010 016 1 – 9 5 4

Ellsworth (7-7) 012 028 x – 13 12 8

McDonald and Reynolds; Patton and Saunders

(Second Game)

Sumner (4-10) 001 002 0 – 3 4 6

Ellsworth (8-7) 500 230 x – 13 12 8

Pecker, Philio (1) and Robinson; Dyer and Saunders

Mattanawcook 12, Central 0

At Lincoln, senior righthander Kari Vance not only threw a five-inning one-hitter but she also had all three of her team’s hits, a double and two singles good for three RBIs. The Lynx benefited from 12 Central walks.

Vance struck out 10 and walked two. She has 14 of her unbeaten team’s 15 wins.

Jen Allen’s first-inning double was the only hit off Vance.

Central (6-10) 000 00 – 0 1 2

Mattanawcook (15-0) 006 6x – 12 3 1

Harvey, Smith (4) and Bell; Vance and Whitney

Old Town 12, Orono 0

At Orono, Sarah Metivier and Mary Randall combined on a three-hitter, striking out seven and walking just one, and RBI singles by Randall and Jessica Paul keyed a six-run fourth inning that sewed up the win.

Nicole Garrity doubled and singled for the winners and Emily Ouellette and Erica Perry each singled twice. Garrity and Ouellette each had an RBI.

Molly Dupere had two singles for Orono and Hadley See had another.

Old Town (12-3) 100 621 2 – 12 11 2

Orono (1-14) 000 000 0 – 0 3 9

Metivier, Randall (5) and Saucier; See and Thibeault

Schenck 16, PVHS 4

At East Millinocket, Jessica Day recorded four singles and drove in a run and Lynn Farrington allowed only one hit while striking out eight to lead the Wolverines.

Diana Gallant and Rebecca Stratton each chipped in with a triple and two singles for the winners with Gallant driving in two runs. Farrington added a double, two singles and two RBIs.

Tracy Babineau hit a fifth-inning single for Penobscot Valley of Howland.

PVHS (2-13) 001 021 – 4 1 5

Schenck (7-7) 501 235 – 16 17 1

Cyr and Colbeth; Farrington and Sherwood