Three Washburn pitchers three-hit East Grand

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DANFORTH – Jason Thompson, Sam Harris and Dan Buckley combined on a three-hitter Thursday, striking out 14 and walking two, as Washburn earned a 7-3 baseball victory over East Grand.

Sam Harris cracked a two-run double for Washburn, which took advantage of seven walks. Lucas Hafford laced an RBI double.

Darius Parker sparked the Vikings with an RBI double. Jim Zugelder hit an RBI single.

Washburn (3-4) 301 101 1 – 7 7 2

East Grand (2-5) 000 120 0 – 3 3 7

Thompson, Harris (4), Buckley (7) and Hafford; Byers, Preston (4) and Preston, Parker (4)

Houlton 10, Hodgdon 0

At Houlton, senior righty Mike Lenentine hurled a one-hit shutout, striking out 11 and walking only one as the Shiretowners blanked rival Hodgdon.

Lenentine also contributed a double and two singles for Houlton. Erik O’Connell laced a double and a single, and Brandon Carmichael had two singles.

Matt Day doubled in the fourth for the Hawks’ lone hit.

Hodgdon 000 00 – 0 1 2

Houlton 204 4x – 10 11 0

Bay, Callman (4) and McAfee; Lenentine and Sylvia

WA Raiders 13, Narraguagus 1

At East Machias, Steven Colbeth pitched a one-hitter, struck out 10, and walked four. He also hit a three-run homer, doubled and singled at the plate to lead Washington Academy past Narraguagus of Harrington.

Rickey Fagonde blasted a two-run homer in the third and Nick Reynolds added an RBI double.

Mike Beal’s single in the first was the Knights’ lone hit.

Narraguagus (4-5) 100 00 – 1 1 7

Washington Acad. (7-1) 502 15 – 13 14 2

Checker and Rossi; Colbeth and Fagonde

Jonesport-Beals 14, Woodland 3

At Woodland, Jared Alley smacked a bases-loaded triple and three singles at the Royals rolled.

Daren Kelly slammed a two-run homer for Jonesport-Beals. Abraham Beal laced a double and a single behind Billy Merchant, who scattered five hits.

Jeremy Dean, Tony Alviar and Ben Leighton each had an RBI single for the Dragons.

Jonesport-Beals 160 43 – 14 12 1

Woodland 000 03 – 3 5 2

Merchant and Holmes; Pike, Gillespie (2), Knapp (4), Roussell and Pike (2)

Wisdom 12, Limestone 7

At St. Agatha, Andrew Gervais stroked a solo home run a double and two singles to lead host Wisdom to victory over Limestone.

Brad Thibeault doubled and singled for the Pioneers, while Aaron Gervais hit a three-run homer to back winner Todd Thibeault, who struck out 11.

Steve Hardwick rapped a two-run homer and a single while Derek Patten tripled and singled for the Eagles. Chris Forbes singled twice.

Limestone (1-5) 032 020 0 – 7 11 2

Wisdom (2-5) 411 222 x – 12 11 2

Patten and Crook, Williams (2), Hardwick (3); T. Thibeault and B. Thibeault

Fort Fairfield 12, Ashland 5

At Fort Fairfield, Jake Chambers collected a double, a single, two RBIs and scored three runs to lead the host Tigers.

Mickey Browning laced a double, single, and knocked in a pair for Fort Fairfield.

Eric Ham sparked the Hornets with a double, two singles and an RBI. Matt Carney added a single and a double.

Ashland (0-7) 003 000 2 – 5 6 4

Fort Fairfield (4-4) 245 100 x – 12 11 4

Baker and Hunter; Armstrong and Rochford

Highview Chr. 16, Katahdin 4

At Sherman Station, Devan Philbrick laced a triple and a single (1 RBI) as the Knights of Charleston prevailed.

Jordan Trask singled twice and drove in a pair for the winners, and David Day scored four runs.

Justin Stevens and Lance Cunningham rapped two singles each and knocked in two for the Cougars.

Highview Christian (4-1) 239 11 – 16 7 1

Katahdin (3-5) 103 00 – 4 9 7

Andrews and Kneeland; Anderson, Cunningham (3), Stevens (4) and Stevens, Smith (4)

Madawaska 10, Houlton 0

At Madawaska on Wednesday, Marc Garcia pitched a one-hit shutout, striking out nine, to hold back Houlton and lead the Owls to the win.

Bryan Daigle had two RBIs on a triple while Ted McHenry and Kevin Dube each hit two singles for an RBI. Marc Garcia contributed with two singles and a double while Steve Soucy and Peter Gerard each added triples.

Erik O’Connell had a single for Houlton’s only hit.

Houlton (4-2) 000 000 – 0 1 6

Madawaska (5-1) 214 201 -10 11 2

Henderson, Hill (4) and Brown; Garcia and Gerard

Softball

Woodland 10, Jonesport-Beals 3

At Woodland, Katie Smith knocked in three runs on a double and a single to power the Dragons past the Royalettes.

Woodland’s Megan Lord was 3-for-3 with three singles and an RBI. Alicia Vose and Kelsey Snowman each singled twice and drove in a run.

Jody Pinkham led Jonesport-Beals with a home run, a double and a single. Sabrina Stewart singled twice and added an RBI. Sara Hunkler also hit two singles.

Jonesport-Beals (4-4) 101 010 0 – 3 9 2

Woodland (7-2) 120 502 x – 10 14 3

Chandler and Church; Smith and Vose

Limestone 26, Wisdom 13

At St. Agatha, Melissa St. Pierre collected two singles, a double and four RBIs as the Eagles soared over Wisdom.

Allison Breton laced two singles, two doubles and knocked in four for Limestone.

Christa Lizotte sparked the Pioneers with a three-run double. Cindy Chamberland launched a two-run double, and Anna Ouellette doubled and singled.

Limestone (3-3) 14 (11) 432 0 – 26 15 3

Wisdom (1-5) 211 711 0 – 13 12 4

Michaud and St. Pierre; Lizotte and Berube

Fort Fairfield 12, Ashland 0

At Fort Fairfield, Ashlee Bubar pitched a three-hitter and Keely Sayers belted a two-run home run to pace the Tigers past Ashland.

Miranda Butler hit three singles while Brittney Guiou and Terri Lynch each had two singles and two RBIs for Fort Fairfield.

Ashley Sutherland, Amanda Martin, and Kim Oakes each singled for the Hornets.

Ashland (2-5) 000 000 – 0 3 2

Fort Fairfield (8-0) 205 104 – 12 10 1

Spooner and Campbell; Bubar and Arato

Narraguagus 14, WA Raiders 1

At East Machias, Missy Barbee laced a triple, two singles and drove in a pair as the Knights of Harrington prevailed.

Ashley Woodward fanned 13 batters and walked none. She rapped two doubles, a single and knocked in three runs at the plate. Amanda Barbee connected for three singles.

Jen Savard roped two singles and drove in a run for the Raiders. Stef Almendinger and Ashley Day had a single each.

Narraguagus (8-1) 500 027 – 14 16 0

Wasington Acad. (2-6) 000 001 – 1 4 7

Woodward and Strout, Johnson (6); Ramsdell and Day

Houlton 14, Hodgdon 2

At Houlton, freshman Natasha Ritchie hurled five innings of one-hit ball, striking out nine and walking three, and Anna Lenentine drove in five runs with a double and two singles to pace the Shiretowners.

Lenentine’s three-run double keyed a four-run first inning rally. Claire Thompson had two singles for Houlton.

Sarah Williams’ fourth-inning single was Hodgdon’s only hit.

Hodgdon (3-3) 000 200 – 2 1 4

Houlton (4-3) 462 011 – 14 10 2

McGary and Oliver; Ritchie, Guy (6) and Cleary

Washburn 25, East Grand 0

At Danforth, Sirena Dow rapped three singles and knocked in five runs as the Beavers rolled.

Liza Maynard laced three singles and scored four runs for Washburn. Jamie Abar contributed a triple and two singles, and Marian Dow launched an RBI double. Nicole McLaughlin tossed a two-hit shutout, striking out 11.

Paula Osnoe and Ryanne Flannery had a single apiece for the Vikings.

Washburn (2-3) 457 45 – 25 20 5

East Grand (0-5) 000 00 – 0 2 11

McLaughlin and Dow; Parker, Osnoe (5) and Dodge

Piscataquis 16, Mattanawcook 2

At Lincoln, Caterina Riitano spun a one-hitter, fanning 14 and walking four as the Pirates of Guilford sailed on to the win.

Stephanie Wentworth and Pam Bailey produced two singles and three RBIs each for the winners. Kristi Levesque cracked two singles and knocked in a run.

Kasse Brown laced a two-run single for the Lynx.

Piscataquis (4-6) 142 63 – 16 10 1

Mattanawcook (4-6) 000 02 – 2 1 8

Riitano and Galuski; Brown and Whitney

Greenville 12, Forest Hills 8

At Greenville, Crystal Ferris launched a two-run double to propel the Lakers to victory.

Greenville also took advantage of nine Forest Hills walks. Sarah Hanson contributed an RBI groundout, and Michaella Bartley singled.

Lisa Brown laced a double for the Tigers of Jackman and Kim Levesque rapped two singles.

Forest Hills (3-4) 204 100 1 – 8 5 3

Greenville (3-4) 020 532 x – 12 5 2

Forgue and Krukuski; Larsen and Bolen

Dexter 2, Bangor Christian 1

At Bangor, Amanda Pullen and Sarah Carnes each smacked an RBI single in the top of the seventh as the Tigers prevailed.

Carnes struck out nine and walked three in the win.