December 22, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Ellsworth knocks off Bangor 7-3

BANGOR – Jodie Merchant doubled twice and drove in two runs to power the Ellsworth Eagles to a 7-3 high school softball victory over the Bangor Rams Saturday.

Mallory Patten added three singles for the winners. Becka Saunders, Tess Bickford, and Sarah Silsby each had a pair of singles for Ellsworth.

Megan Huckins had a double and three singles with two RBIs for Bangor. Rachael Dube had a double and two singles and Steph Chase doubled.

Ellsworth (8-4) 000 205 0 – 7 12 0

Bangor (9-2) 001 001 0 – 3 13 0

Dyer and Tripp; Soohey and Dube

Searsport 12, Penquis 0

At Milo, Taralee Webster fired a two-hitter with seven strikeouts and four walks as the Vikings rolled over the Patriots.

Webster also hit two doubles and singled once. Lindsey Seekins singled twice and drove in two runs.

Michelle Mulherin tripled for Penquis and Mindy Dyer added a single.

Searsport (8-1) 104 010 6 – 12 10 0

Penquis (4-7)` 000 000 0 – 0 2 5

Webster and Seekins; Russell, Graves (6), Russell (7) and Sickler, Mulherin (5)

Deer Isle-Stonington earns sweep

At Stonington, Deer Isle-Stonington had a strong inning in each of the games to earn a doubleheader sweep of Jonesport-Beals.

The Mariners won 16-11 in the first game and 14-6 in the second.

In the first game, Deer Isle-Stonington had 10 hits – including three doubles and a triple – in the first inning. Hollan Oliver hit a pair of singles and double with three RBIs. Lacy Greenlaw had four hits with three RBIs. Jen Hagerthy had three singles and a RBI for Deer Isle-Stonington.

Jody Pinkham hit a solo home run and a triple with three RBIs. Shafay Look had a trio of singles for Jonesport-Beals.

In the second game, the Mariners sent 16 batters to the plate in the fifth inning and scored 12 runs. They collected two triples, a home run and two doubles in the inning.

Heather Bray had a pair of triples and single with five RBIs. Heather Hutchinson had a two-run homer and single with two RBIs. Meghan Wiberg hit a solo home run and a single with two RBIs for Deer Isle.

Look had four hits with a RBI and Danielle Alley had three singles and one RBI for Jonesport-Beals.

(First Game)

Jonesport-Beals 002 242 1 – 11 15 4

Deer Isle-Stonington 930 220 x – 16 16 2

Chandler, Look (4) and Pinkham; Bray, Hagerthy (5) and Santospago

(Second Game)

Jonesport-Beals (4-6) 012 200 1 – 6 11 6

Deer Isle-Stonington 110 0(12)1 x – 14 18 4

Look and Chandler; Hagerthy, Gray (5) and Santospago

Mattanawcook Acad. 8, Schenck 7

At Lincoln, Corinna Taylor hit an RBI single in the bottom of the seventh with two outs to win the game for Mattanawcook Academy.

Kristi McKinnon hit three singles for the Lynx while Shannon Pietras and Brooke Leighton each had two singles.

Beth Chasse had four singles for Schenck.

Schenck (4-9) 141 001 0 -7 9 0

Mattanawcook (5-6) 020 002 4 – 8 13 8

Farrington and Chasse; Brown and Whitney

Baseball

Searsport 14, Penquis 4

At Milo, Matt Mercer keyed a six-run second inning with a three-run double as the Vikings bounced back from a 4-0 deficit and rolled to the win.

Nick Dakin rapped three singles and drove in three runs for the Vikings while Drew Mercier added a double, a single and two RBIs. Spencer Garton struck out 10 en route to a complete-game win.

Mike Grindle and Jordan Allen stroked two singles each for Penquis. Grindle drove in two runs and Allen one.

Searsport (7-1) 063 221 – 14 13 4

Penquis (3-9) 400 000 – 4 6 5

Garton and Mercier; Kissell, Chase (4) and Salley, Maioriello (2)

Hampden 10, Nokomis 4

At Nokomis, Evan Thomas had three RBIs on two singles to help lead Hampden to the win.

Randy Oliver hit a two-run single for the Broncos while Matt Jackson added two singles and an RBI.

Brannen Gee was the lone hitter for Nokomis with a single.

Hampden (4-5) 200 008 0 -10 9 6

Nokomis (0-9) 010 030 0 – 4 1 4

Quimby and Shannon; Davis, Stephenson (6) and Nichols

Bangor 9, Ellsworth 0

At Bangor, Brian Hackett and Josh Heath combined to pitch a one-hit shutout and lead the Rams to victory.

Matt Larochelle hit a two-run single for Bangor while Shawn Dennis added a double and a single.

Seth Mayo was Ellsworth’s lone hitter with a single.

Ellsworth (3-7) 000 000 -0 1 3

Bangor (9-2) 300 330 -9 11 2

Kelly and Hanf; Hackett, Heath (5) and Willette, Worster (5)

Old Town 9, Mount Desert Island 8

At Old Town, Roger Cole hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the eighth to lead the Indians to victory.

Andy Pease hit two doubles for Old Town while Brian Tewhey added a double and a single.

Brad Dalton had three single for MDI while Bodie Abbott contributed with a double and a single.

MDI 022 121 00 -8 9 2

Old Town 401 021 01 -9 6 5

Pooler, Colbeth (5) and Greenleaf; Russell, Rand (8), Tewhey (7) and Cole

DI-Stonington sweeps Royals

At Deer Isle, junior Evan Haskell dominated the second game, striking out 13 and walking just two in a three-hitter that completed a doubleheader sweep of Jonesport-Beals.

The Mariners won the first game 11-6 and the second 7-3.

In the first game, Jeff Douglass rapped three singles and drove in two runs for the Mariners. Chris Gray added two singles and an RBI and Joe Trundy had a single and three RBIs.

Daren Kelley drove in two runs with a single and a double for Jonesport-Beals. Kyle Mitchell rapped three singles and Billy Merchant had two.

In the second game, Trundy drilled a two-run homer and a double for the Mariners. Josh Eaton singled twice while Gray added a single and an RBI.

Jared Alley, Billy Merchant and Leland Faulkingham had a single apiece for the Royals.

(First Game)

Jonesport-Beals 400 002 0 – 6 9 5

Deer Isle-Stonington 211 142 x – 11 9 4

Kelley, Bryant (6) and Libby; Ciomei, Gray (4), Douglass (6) and Klemenz

(Second Game)

Jonesport-Beals 100 010 1 – 3 3 0

Deer Isle-Stonington 020 212 x – 7 8 6

Alley and Holmes; Haskell and Trundy

Mattanawcook Acad. 14, Schenck 6

At Lincoln, Fred Pete smacked a three-run homer and an RBI single to pace the Lynx past Schenck of East Millinocket.

Matt Malone added three singles and an RBI for Mattanawcook Academy while Tom Lasco had a double, a solo homer and two RBIs, Brad Greenlaw rapped a single and a double for two RBIs and Nathan Cousineau knocked in one with a single and a double.

Mike Albert stroked three singles for theWolverines. Jared Desantis added two singles. Each drove in a run.

Schenck (4-7) 050 001 0 – 6 9 5

Mattanawcook (10-1) 451 400 0 – 14 16 4

Herbert, Albert (1) and McLaughlin; Berry, Day (4), Robinson (7) and Pete, Woodward (4), Drost (7)

Brewer takes two from PI

At Brewer’s Heddericg Field, Matt Sargent’s run-scoring double and RBI singles by Jon Bell and Zach Bouzan-Kaloustian keyed a five-run third-inning rally that broke a 5-5 tie and capped a Brewer sweep 10-5. The Witches won the opener 7-1.

In the second game, Caleb McGary and Joel Barrett combined on a four-hitter. McGary went the first six before Barrett pitched a perfect seventh.

Bell had two singles and three RBIs; Sargent had a single to go with his double and Mike King and Bouzan-Kaloustian had two singles each. Joe Griffin had two RBIs on a base hit and sacrifice fly.

Fred Bird’s two-run single and Shane Clark’s double paced Presque Isle.

In the opener, righty Sean Collins pitched a five-hitter, striking out three and walking one, and Barrett knocked in three runs with a two-run homer and RBI triple.

Tony Doucette had two RBIs for the winners with a double and bases-loaded walk.

Clark singled twice for Presque Isle.

(First Game)

Presque Isle 100 000 0 – 1 5 1

Brewer 300 130 x – 7 8 1

Larvey, Gonyar (6), Zubar (6), Larvey (6) and Clark; Collins and Griffin

(Second Game)

Presque Isle 302 000 0 – 5 4 2

Brewer 505 000 x – 10 11 1

Michael and Clark; McGary, Barrett (7) and Griffin

Hermon 12, Orono 11

At Hermon, Jesse Murphy hit a pair of singles and four RBIs to help Orono edge Hermon.

Phil Cayford hit a double and a triple with one RBI. Brett Tarr had two singles with a RBI. Joey Schact hit a single and two RBIs for Hermon.

Bo Thomas collected three RBIs with a two-run home run and a single. Mike Merritt hit a double and three singles with a RBI. Ryan Levesque had a pair of singles and a double with two RBIs.

Orono (4-6) 203 301 2 – 11 15 3

Hermon (2-6) 004 233 0 – 12 9 3

Leveque, Smyth (4), Hilton (6) and Thomas; Frye and Tarr


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