Ham home run lifts Lee past Penquis ‘Guagus, So. Aroostook, BC Pats winners

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LEE – Jeremy Ham nailed a three-run homer in the bottom of the eighth inning Monday, lifting Lee Academy to a 7-4 victory over Sumner in a Class C schoolboy preliminary round contest.

Lee travels to No. 2 Hodgdon for a Thursday quarterfinal matchup.

Ham also struck out 12 and gave up only two earned runs for the Pandas, who were 9-0 at home this season.

Nate Dow singled twice with an RBI while Matt Corbin stole six bases.

For Sumner of East Sullivan, Mike Hardy doubled and singled while Robert Loker singled twice. Dustin Young added a double.

Sumner (10-8) 300 010 00 – 4 7 4

Lee (15-3) 002 020 03 – 7 6 3

Young, Hardy (7) and Winslow; Ham and Currie

Class C

Narraguagus 18, Limestone 8

At Harrington, Mike Beal and Larry Fickett each drove in four runs to power No. 12 Narraguagus past No. 13 Limestone.

The Knights advanced to today’s 4 p.m. second-round prelim at No. 5 Calais.

Beal and Fickett each notched a single and triple for the winners and Jordan Kneeland drove in three runs on a double and single.

Adam MacPherson recorded three singles and three RBIs for the Limestone/Maine School of Science and Mathematics and Mike Maviro added two singles and two RBIs.

Limestone (6-9) 141 020 – 8 8 3

Narraguagus (6-9) 442 044 – 18 10 1

Buckley, Hardwick (2), Peller (5), Williams (6), Buckley (6) and Maviro; Kneeland and Tenney

Class D

So. Aroostook 12, Washburn 3

At Dyer Brook, Zack Philibert led Southern Aroostook with two doubles and a single for four RBIs.

The Warriors travel to No. 3 Jonesport-Beals for a Thursday quarterfinal game.

Jeff Swallow hit a solo homer, and had an RBI single while Matt McCluskey hit a solo home run and two singles for the winners.

For Washburn, Clint Carter hit a two-run single while Trevor Thibodeau added a double.

Washburn (5-11) 003 000 0 – 3 3 4

So. Aroostook (10-5) 261 012 x -12 13 2

Plucker, Carter (3) and Maynard; Shields, Hersey (5), Swallow (7) and Shields

Bangor Christian 4, East Grand 3

At Hermon, Dave Chrisos scattered seven hits and aided his own cause with a two-run single to lift No. 10 Bangor Christian past No. 15 East Grand of Danforth.

BC travels to Eastport today to play No. 7 Shead in a second-round prelim.

Chrisos struck out seven and walked two for the winners and delivered a bases-loaded single in the second inning. D.J. McCleary delivered the game-winning hit in the fifth inning when he singled in Ben Sobey, who had singled and advanced to third on a throwing error.

McCleary and Chase Ossinger each singled twice for the winners.

Scott Flannery slammed a two-run triple for the Vikings and Chris Irish singled twice.

East Grand (4-10) 000 010 2 – 3 7 2

Bangor Christian (5-12) 021 010 x – 4 9 2

Zugelder and Irish; Chrisos and Conley

Softball

Penquis 17, Central 4

At East Corinth, Mindy Dyer and Jean Hamlin both hit two-run singles, leading Penquis to the win.

The Patriots visit No. 5 Narraguagus of Harrington Tuesday for a second-round prelim game.

Erika Morrell, Lindsay Ouellette, Arielle Sickler and Amanda Martin each had an RBI single for the Patriots of Milo.

For Central, Amy Shaw hit a two-run homer while Jody Harvey Jen Allen each had two singles.

Penquis (7-10) (16)00 10 -17 7 1

Central (6-11) 001 03 – 4 6 4

Russell and Sickler; Harvey, Smith (1) and Bell