DEXTER – Dexter’s Sara Carnes outdueled Bangor Christian’s Kara Hartman with a three-hitter, striking out 14 batters and walking two, to lead the Tigers to a 3-1 schoolgirl softball victory Monday.

Brittany Veazie was the game’s lone multiple hitter with two singles. In the third, she drew a leadoff walk, stole second, and scored on Carnes’ RBI single. Carnes (two RBIs) scored on an error.

The Patriots scored their lone run on an Amber Leathers triple and a Hartman RBI single. Hartman allowed five hits. She struck out 10 and walked three.

Bgr Christian (2-3) 001 000 0 – 1 3 1

Dexter (3-0) 002 100 x – 3 5 0

Hartman and Leathers; Carnes and Wyman

Belfast 12, MCI 0

At Belfast, Morgan Crandall pitched a shutout, striking out six batters and allowing only four hits and one walk to help hold back Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield. Crandall also led the Lion offense with a grand slam, a home run and a single for six RBIs.

Kate Ross added two doubles and a single for three RBIs while Sam Ellis hit a triple and two singles. Lauren Overlack and Ashley Bryant had an RBI triple apiece while Angela Marden chipped in with two singles.

Kirsten Stevens, Megan Ferland, Missy Hussey and Kasey Dodge each hit a single for MCI.

MCI (1-5) 000 00 – 0 4 0

Belfast (4-2) 270 21 -12 16 0

Currier and Dodge; Crandall and Gray

Lee 13, Calais 7

At Lee, Marci Moors scattered eight hits while twin sister Jackie Moors had a double, two singles, and an RBI.

Michaela Ham and Kristin Hersom each had two singles and an RBI and Brittany Mallett hit a three-run home run for Lee Academy.

Darcey Gillespie had a two-run homer in the first, two singles, and four RBIs for Calais. Amanda Brown doubled and singled.

Calais (0-1) 430 000 0 – 7 8 4

Lee Academy (3-0) 205 510 x – 13 13 1

Whittaker and O’Brian; Moors and Cole

Central 8, Hermon 7

At Corinth, Nicole Daniel’s suicide squeeze with nobody out in the seventh helped plate the winning run as Traci Underhill scored from third after escaping a rundown via a throwing error.

Jenny Rollins led the Red Devils with a triple and two singles. Shawna Bell tripled, Nicole Labbe singled twice, and Renee Trafton hit a two-run homer in the first.

Morgan Burr had two singles and an RBI while Lauren Fournier had an RBI single for the Hawks.

Hermon 106 000 0 – 7 8 3

Central 401 011 1 – 8 11 2

Campbell and Oakes; Smith, Stinson (3) and Bell

Stearns 14, Penquis 10

At Millinocket, Dana Somers scored four runs, hit two singles and had three stolen bases to help lead Stearns to the win.

Holly Franck had a double and two singles while Jordan Legassey added a double and a single. Johnna Michaud chipped in with two singles.

Ashley McMahon led the Penquis effort with three singles while Erica Morrill had two singles.

Penquis 210 000 7 -10 7 2

Stearns (2-1) 212 540 x -14 10 3

Graves, Pelletier (6) and Sickler; Jones and Osborne

Mattanawcook 7, Schenck 4

At Lincoln, Kasse Brown pitched a five-hitter, doubled, and singled twice to lead the host Mattanawcook Academy Lynx past Schenck of East Millinocket.

Arikka Knights singled three times and Brooke Leighton added a triple and a double for the Lynx.

Nicole Rudge had three singles for the Wolverines.

Schenck (0-1) 001 000 3 – 4 5 2

Mattanawcook (3-0) 003 202 x – 7 9 2

Rideout and Chasse; Brown and Knights

PCHS 17, Penobscot Valley 3

At Guilford, Karoleanne Emery racked up six RBIs on a triple, a single and a three-run homer to power the Pirates.

Amanda Kite hit a two-run triple for Piscataquis. Kristen Roy tripled, doubled and singled for two RBIs. Charley Bradford struck out seven.

Jennifer Plourde tripled for the Howlers of Howland.

Penobscot Valley 111 00 – 3 3 2

Piscataquis 1(10) 6x – 17 22 0

Levesque, Foster (3) and Hallett; Bradford and Kelly

Baseball

Lee 9, Calais 8

At Lee, Jason Mallett singled, got to second on a Tyler Thompson walk and scored on an error in the bottom of the sixth to lift the Pandas past the Blue Devils.

Kent Doane and Nate Dow each hit an RBI double in Lee’s eight-run third and Rob Noonan had a two-run single in that inning. Gerry Worster chipped in with two singles. Andrew Stevens helped get Mallett home when he tried a sacrifice bunt to move the runners but reached on the error.

Zack Ludington paced Calais with a three-run double in the sixth and Russ McLean doubled. Six of the Devils’ eight runs were unearned.

Calais (0-1) 002 204 0 – 8 4 3

Lee (3-0) 008 001 x – 9 8 4

Pollack, Dow (3), Seelye (3), MacDonald (4), Guthrie (4), MacDonald (6) and Seelye, King (3), Seelye (4); Ham, Noonan (4), Dow (5) and Worster, Thompson (5)

Belfast 17, MCI 3

At Belfast, Matt Welch cranked a grand slam and added an RBI single to power the Lions past Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Jesse Johnson chipped in with a double, two singles and three RBIs for Belfast and Nick Arthers added a double, single and two RBIs. Paul Herman drove in two runs on two singles.

Marty Quint doubled and had two RBIs for MCI.

MCI (1-5) 020 01 – 3 6 3

Belfast (4-2) 1(12)1 3x – 17 12 3

Kennedy, McPhail (4) and Bell; Arthers, Gallant (4), Cross (5) and Herman

Stearns 7, Penquis 1

At Millinocket, four Stearns pitchers held Penquis to two hits in a win.

Matt Leino, Dave Michaud, George Surette and Matt Barnett each recorded an RBI single for the Minutemen. Joe Manzo had two singles.

Steve Camarre hit an RBI single for the Patriots of Milo.

Penquis (0-1) 000 100 0 – 1 2 3

Stearns (3-0) 250 000 x – 7 10 1

Ju. Allen, Jo. Allen (2), Chase (3), Morrill (4), Wooton (6) and Camarre, Zwicker (5); Cullen, Qualey (4), Johnson (6) and Barnett

Dexter 14, Bangor Christian 3

At Dexter, Brian Kelso allowed only two hits in five innings while striking out eight and walking two to lead Dexter.

Nathan Clukey doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs for the winners and Kyle Stone added a double and two RBIs.

D.J. McCleary paced BC with a double, single and two RBIs.

Bangor Christian (1-4) 300 00 -3 2 5

Dexter (3-0) 525 2x – 14 10 1

B. Sobey, Phinney (2), E. Sobey (4) and McCleary; Kelso and Stone

Hermon 8, Central 3

At Corinth, Ron Lane scattered eight hits while racking up 11 strikeouts and issuing four walks as his Hermon Hawks notched the victory.

Dustin Jailburt had a double, a single, and an RBI for Hermon. Brady Hurd hit an RBI double and Nate Ellis hit an RBI single.

Mike Julian singled twice and James Gray added an RBI double.

Hermon (1-2) 241 100 0 – 8 6 1

Central (0-3) 120 000 0 – 3 8 3

Lane and McGinley; Gray, Malcolm (6) and Brown, Smith (6)

Mattanawcook 9, Schenck 1

At Lincoln, Wayne Berry pitched a five-hitter, notched nine strikeouts, and issued three walks to help lead the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx past Schenck of East Millinocket.

Wayne Berry led the Lynx with two singles and a home run. Steven Whitney and Tyler Libbey each had a double, single and one RBI.

Chad McLaughlin hit an RBI single for the Wolverines.

Schenck (0-1) 001 000 0 – 1 5 7

Mattanawcook (3-0) 102 303 x – 9 10 1

Rideout, Waite (5), Van Ess (6) and McLaughlin; Berry and Lasko, S. Whitney (4)

George Stevens 15, Searsport 3

At Blue Hill, Mike Astbury had two doubles and an RBI to help lead George Stevens Academy past Searsport.

Mark Clapp added a double and a triple for the Eagles.

Jim Gahon doubled, tripled and drove in a run while Mike Mercer contributed an RBI double for Searsport.

Searsport (1-1) 100 02 – 3 6 8

George Stevens (5-0) 244 05 -15 13 1

Dakin, Kronholm (4) and Mercier; Sargent and Hines, Candage (4)