Macomber double lifts PCHS Pirates to win over Lynx

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GUILFORD – Dan Macomber stroked a two-run double with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning Friday, helping Piscataquis Community overcome a one-run deficit and post a 7-6 schoolboy baseball victory over Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln.

Macomber also singled behind Darin Spack, who scattered seven hits with seven strikeouts and six walks for the Pirates. Ben Stearns led all hitters with two singles and a double good for three RBIs.

Tom Laski led the Lynx with a solo home run and two singles with one RBI. Fred Pete struck out nine and walked three in 5? innings. Steve Whitney struck out two and walked two in 1? innings of relief work.

Mattanawcook Acad. (1-1) 011 130 0 – 6 9 1

Piscataquis (1-1) 201 020 2 – 7 10 3

Pete and Woodman; Spack, Whitney (6) and Macomber

George Stevens 13, WA Raiders 6

At East Machias, George Stevens Academy’s Chris Sargent struck out five batters, walked one and allowed three runs in five innings to earn the win.

The Eagles broke open the game with eight runs in the fifth inning behind five Washington Academy errors. Jed Garvey led George Stevens of Blue Hill with two singles and a double. He knocked in one run and scored twice and stole two bases. Mark Clapp added a two-run double and scored twice.

Jared Gray and Barret Craven each homered for the Raiders of East Machias in their first game of the season. Gray finished with three singles and an RBI, while Craven had three RBIs and scored two runs.

George Stevens 002 083 0 – 13 15 1

Washington Acad. 000 031 2 – 6 9 8

Sargent, Garvey (6) and Hines; Colbeth (5), Marzoll (5), Harmon (6) and Fagonde

Sumner 4, Stearns 1

At East Sullivan, Dustin Young’s two singles and 10 strikeouts led the Tigers to their first victory of the season.

Young allowed six hits, two walks and one run in seven innings. Dylan Johnson’s RBI double in the bottom of the sixth inning secured the victory for Sumner.

Greg Kranich had an RBI single for Stearns of Millinocket. Matt Leino singled twice.

Stearns (0-1) 000 001 0 – 1 6 3

Sumner (1-2) 100 003 x – 4 4 1

Qualey, Johnson (3), Collen (6) and Barentt; Young and Winslow

Oxford Hills 11, Medomak Valley 1

At Waldoboro, Alan Batchelder tossed a five-inning three-hitter, striking out nine and walking just two, as the Vikings of South Paris prevailed.

Garrett Olson smacked two doubles and a single for Oxford Hills while Jeffrey Austin, Tyler Cummings, Jake Treadwell and Brent Grenier added two singles apiece.

Dan Aho tripled and scored in the first inning for the Panthers.

Oxford Hills (2-0) 021 26 – 11 14 0

Medomak Valley (1-2) 100 00 – 1 3 4

Batchelder and Treadwell; Adolphson, Parlin (5) and Beardsley

Machias 5, Jonesport-Beals 0

At Jonesport, Jared Day tossed a two-hitter with 13 strikeouts and two walks as the Bulldogs shut down the Royals.

Joe Richards led Machias with a double, a single and two RBIs. Matt Cobb doubled, singled and drove in a run. Todd Stevens contributed a double and a single and Nate Poore hit an RBI double.

Daren Kelley and Billy Merchant each singled for Jonesport-Beals.

Machias (0-1) 011 003 0 – 5 9 1

Jonesport-Beals (1-0) 000 000 0 – 0 2 3

Day and St. Pierre; Merchant and Libby

Softball

Belfast 4, Winslow 2

At Winslow, Morgan Crandall struck out 11 batters in the complete-game effort against the Raiders.

In a pitcher’s duel, Crandall allowed one earned run and six walks in the win. Winslow’s Misty McAvoy also pitched a complete game. She struck out eight, walked six and did not allow an earned run.

Mellisa Brown’s had a single and two RBIs for Belfast. Ashley Bryant hit an RBI single.

Brittany Morin and Amanda Roy each had an RBI single for Winslow.

Belfast (2-0) 202 000 0 – 4 4 3

Winslow (0-1) 001 010 0 -2 3 2

Crandall and Gray; McAvoy and Morin

GSA 20, Washington Academy 1

At East Machias, Jessie Conley pitched a three-hitter and struck out 11 to lead George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill past the Raiders.

Jess McVay led the Eagles with a triple and three singles. Laurie Allen had three singles and Liz Tyler added two.

For the Raiders, Emily Mawhinney and Molly Kurz each tripled.

George Stevens (1-0) 4(10)6 60 – 20 16 0

Washington Academy (0-1) 0 0 0 01 – 1 3 3

Conley and Grindle; Stauffer and Day

MCI 9, Lincoln Acad. 4

At Newcastle, Jenn Cummings scattered seven hits to earn the win for Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield. Heidi Long and Autumn Hendricks each hit a double and a single for the MCI Huskies.

MCI (1-0) 204 030 0 – 9 5 3

Lincoln Acad. (1-1) 301 000 0 – 4 7 2

Cummings and Long, Flagg and Hager

Stearns 21, Sumner 6

At East Sullivan, Becca Saucier led a 10-run first inning for the Minutemen with a single, double and two RBIs.

Saucier finished the day 3-for-5 with two singles, a double and two RBIs. Kristina MacKinzie pitched all five innings for Stearns of Millinocket and struck out three batters with six walks. Hollie Franck stroked five singles, while Leslie Osborne had two singles, a double and an RBI.

Katie Rock had two singles and Rachel Philio had a double for Sumner of East Sullivan.

Stearns (0-1) (10)32 42 – 21 24 4

Sumner (0-3) 2 21 01 – 6 6 10

MacKinzie and Jones; Ruhlin and Robinson

Southern Aroostook 5, Schenck 4

At East Millinocket, Brandi Crandall’ s RBI single with no outs in the top of the seventh inning scored Christine Brewer from second base for what would be the game’s winning run.

Nicki Lyons rapped two singles and scored twice for Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook, who pulled out the win despite a strong effort by Schneck’s Lynn Farrington, who struck out 12 batters while scattering six hits.

Farrington also led the Wolverines at the plate with two singles.

Southern Aroostook 101 200 1 – 5 6 5

Schenck 100 102 0 – 4 4 5

Toothaker and Lyons, Farrington and Chasse

Narraguagus 14, Woodland 1

At Harrington, Ashley Woodward notched the fourth no-hitter of her high school career while striking out 13 batters and walking two for the host Narraguagus Knights.

Woodward also had a double, single, and three RBIs. Annie Woodsum had a double, a single and two RBIs while Brook Courchaine added a two-run double.

Woodland (1-1) 100 00 – 1 0 4

Narraguagus (1-0) 534 2x – 14 10 1

Smith and Vose; Woodard and Strout

Jonesport-Beals 30, Machias 18

At Jonesport, Monique Emerson’s grand slam highlighted a 15-run second inning as the Royals outlasted the Bulldogs.

Emerson singled and scored five runs. Jody Pinkham, who pitched 4? innings in relief, smacked a two-run home run, a double and a single for the Royals. She finished with six RBIs and five runs scored. Ashley Fenton rapped two singles and collected five RBIs.

Tracy Guptill paced the Bulldogs with four RBIs on two singles and a double. Sarah Irving doubled and singled with two RBIs. Monique St. Pierre had a double and five RBIs.

Machias (0-1) 1 8 4 203 – 18 7 1

Jonesport-Beals (1-0) 3(15)1 515 – 30 12 4

Davis, Guptill (2), Strachen (2) and Carter; Parker, Pinkham and Chandler