Morgan Crandall fires three-hitter, Lions top Raiders

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WINSLOW – Morgan Crandall pitched a three-hitter, striking out 11, to lead Belfast to a 4-2 schoolgirl softball victory over Winslow on Friday.

In a pitchers’ duel, Crandall allowed one earned run and six walks in the win. Winslow’s Misty McAvoy pitched a four-hitter, striking out eight and walking six. She did not allow an earned run.

Melissa 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

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

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

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

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

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

Baseball

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

Piscataquis 7, Mattanawcook 6

At Guilford, Dan Macomber’s two-run double with one out in the bottom of the seventh inning brought the Pirates back from a 6-5 deficit for the win.

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

Tom Laski led the Lynx of Lincoln 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 (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

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