Ray pitches, hits Deer Isle-Stonington Mariners past Shead

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DEER ISLE – Eric Ray pitched a two-hit shutout, striking out six and walking none, to help second-seeded Deer Isle-Stonington post a 4-0 high school baseball playoff victory over No. 7 Shead of Eastport on Wednesday.

Ray also stroked a two-run triple to cap a four-run sixth inning that gave the Mariners all the runs they would need.

Josh Bolton and Daryl Dunham drove in Deer Isle-Stonington’s other runs with an RBI single each.

Shead was led by Ben Maloney and Gerald Holmes, who each singled. Maloney scattered six hits in a losing effort.

Shead (8-8) 000 000 0 – 0 2 2

Deer Isle-Stonington (10-6) 000 004 x – 4 6 2

Maloney and Bowen; Ray and Klemenz

Class A

Lawrence 8, Presque Isle 7

At Presque Isle, Leon Russell scored the game-winning run in the top of the seventh on an error as the Bulldogs of Fairfield moved on.

Mike Mesteri nailed a two-run triple for Lawrence. Russell also tallied a double. Berry Quirion had three singles and drove in two runs. Justin McCluskey hit a two-run double.

Josh Gale knocked a two-run double for the Wildcats.

Lawrence (6-8) 100 033 1 – 8 13 0

Presque Isle (9-8) 201 211 0 – 7 12 4

Ackley and McLaughlin; Nadeau, Gale (7) and Bard

Class B

Orono 11, Rockland 3

At Orono, Bo Thomas smacked a two-run homer and two doubles and drove in four runs to propel the No. 6 Red Riots to a second-round preliminary win.

Daryl Watson and Derek Sinclair added a double, two singles and two RBIs apiece for Orono while Pat Skall rapped three singles and scored twice.

Greg Harjula doubled and singled for No. 11 Rockland. Parker Tootil singled twice and knocked in a run.

Rockland (8-10) 000 201 0 – 3 8 3

Orono (11-6) 061 301 x – 11 16 2

Ross, Tootil (2) and Labree; Watson, Caggiano (4), Sinclair (7) and Thomas

Class C

Calais 13, Narraguagus 10

At Woodland, Adrian Arsenault nailed a two-run single to spark a four-run sixth that put the Devils ahead for good.

The game was played at Woodland due to water on the Calais field.

Andy Frost hit a double and a single for Calais. Joe Footer and Scott McDonald each hit an RBI single. Nathan Pelletier hit an RBI triple, and Chris La Pointe added a single.

Harry Fickett knocked in three runs on a single for the Knights of Harrington. Doug Sawyer knocked a two run double, Jordan Kneeland had two singles, Gene Steward nailed an RBI single, and Sean Reynolds hit a triple.

Narraguagus (6-10) 210 250 0 – 10 10 5

Calais (10-7) 512 014 x – 13 6 4

Snyder and Tenney; J. McDonald, S. McDonald (5) and Frost

Softball

Class B

John Bapst 7, Ellsworth 2

At Ellsworth, Amelia Mitchell-Storer singled twice with an RBI to back the five-hit pitching of Anna Sleeper (six strikeouts) as the 10th-seeded Crusaders upended the No. 7 Eagles.

Ashley Cluff singled twice, while Rebecca Stevens and Alex Waring each singled and had an RBI for John Bapst of Bangor.

Holly Tripp collected three singles and an RBI for Ellsworth while Krystal Roberts singled twice behind loser Malory Patten.

John Bapst (9-9) 200 302 0 – 7 6 0

Ellsworth (9-8) 000 002 0 – 2 5 3

Sleeper and Novak; Patten and Saunders

Class C

Narraguagus 10, Penquis 0

Woodward no-hits Patriots

At Harrington, Ashley Woodward fired a no-hitter, striking out a school-record 20 batters and walking none. Two batters reached on passed balls.

Fifth-seeded Narraguagus travels to No. 4 Madawaska in a Thursday semifinal.

Woodward helped her cause at the plate with three singles. Liz Thompson hit four singles and drove in three runs.

Sarah Snider nailed two singles and drove a run home for the Knights. Becky Robitaille had three singles and two RBIs.

Penquis (7-11) 000 000 0 – 0 0 2

Narraguagus (13-3) 300 052 x – 10 16 2

Russell and Sickler; Woodward and Farnsworth

Class D

Ashland 16, Machias 11

At Ashland, Leslie Bessey’s two-run single sparked the No. 6 Hornets to surge back from an early 9-0 deficit and beat the No. 14 Bulldogs.

Amanda Martin was strong in the circle, pitching 5? innings of three-hit ball, holding Machias to one earned run after the second inning.

Amber Smith hit two singles for Ashland. Bessey had three RBIs and two singles overall. Karen Spooner singled twice and knocked in two runs.

Tracy Guptil had two singles and an RBI for Machias. Amanda Guerra had a single and stole three bases.

Machias (5-13) 630 002 0 – 11 4 1

Ashland (6-9) 014 560 x – 16 10 4

Goptil, Grant (4), Whitman (4), Carter and Thibodeau (5); Spooner, Bennett (2), Martin (2), Bennett and Millett (2)

SAHS 17, CAHS 16

At Dyer Brook, a one-hour rain delay couldn’t prevent Nikki Lyons from lining a game-winning single to right field, plating Felicia McLaughlin with the winning run in the bottom of the seventh inning.

Lyons also had a triple, a double, and another single while driving in five runs as the No. 5 Warriors eliminated the No. 12 Panthers of Mars Hill.

Kristi Brooker hit two doubles and two singles, driving in three runs. Rhonda Chambers smacked two doubles, a single and knocked in three runs. Michelle Boutilier had four singles.

Gabrielle Smith led Central Aroostook with two doubles, a single and three RBIs. Jocelyn Carvell had two doubles, two singles, and three RBIs.

Central Aroostook (5-13) 214 320 4 – 16 12 3

Southern Aroostook (10-6) 410 920 1 – 17 23 4

Bell and Carvell; Toothaker, Boutilier (3), Lyons (7) and Chambers

Valley 10, Forest Hills 8

At Jackman, Melanie Viceire’s RBI triple in the top of the seventh lifted the No. 6 Cavaliers of Bingham to an upset over No. 3 Forest Hills.

Josie Irgattieri went 5 for 5 with five singles and two RBIs for the winners. Alayna Frigon nailed two RBI singles.

Jamie Keiper had three singles and three RBIs for the Tigers. Kim Levesque, Jenn Leach and Less Vancamp each doubled.

Valley 700 001 2 – 10 21 6

Forest Hills 300 500 0 – 8 20 4

Rollins and Martin; Keiper and Krukowski