Hampden’s Pease shuts down Witches

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HAMPDEN – John Higgins walked, stole second, advanced to third on a Blaine Meehan single, and scored on a wild pitch Thursday afternoon as the Hampden Academy baseball team edged Brewer 1-0 in 11 innings.

Chris Pease gave up a leadoff single on the first pitch of the game, but didn’t give up a hit the rest of the way. He fanned 15 and walked two. Kyle Dalton, who doubled, provided an inning of hitless relief. Kevin Brooks doubled and singled for Hampden.

Matt Sargent recorded the first-inning single for Brewer.

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Hampden (3-4) 000 000 000 01 – 1 5 1

Patterson, Gomm (5) and Caldwell; Pease, Dalton (11) and Brooks

Bangor 7, Old Town 1

At Old Town, Josh Young fired a one-hitter, striking out 11 and walking four, and aided his cause with a two-run single.

Jordan Heath doubled home a third-inning run to give Bangor the lead for good. Andy Treadwell hit a solo homer in the fourth and Young’s two-run single keyed a five-run fifth-inning rally.

Nate Hall had two singles for the Rams, who avenged their only loss (1-0).

Kevin Emerson’s fourth-inning single was Old Town’s only hit.

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Old Town (6-5) 000 000 1 -1 1 3

Young and Dowe; Rand, Guerrette (5), Goody (7) and Dupuis

Lee 10, Calais 5

At Calais, Jeremy Ham spaced eight hits, striking out 12 and walking four, and Gerry Worster paced Lee Academy’s 11-hit attack by doubling and singling and driving in four runs.

Ham helped his cause with two doubles and a single and two RBIs while Tyler Thompson and Nate Dow contributed a pair of singles apiece.

Scott Macdonald had two singles and two RBIs for Calais and Jon King had a double and an RBI.

Lee (7-5) 103 021 3 -10 11 0

Calais (3-5) 000 130 1 – 5 8 3

Ham and Currie; Macdonald and King

Schenck 5, Penobscot Valley 2

At East Millinocket, Jesse Cram knocked in two runs on a two-out single as the Wolverines held off the Howlers.

Pat Jamo singled twice and had an RBI for Schenck. Jarrod Desantis tripled and Andy Baness earned an RBI on a groundout.

Jake Crosby doubled twice and had an RBI for Penobscot Valley of Howland. Garrett Lavertu tripled, singled and drove in a run.

Penobscot Valley (4-6) 100 001 0 – 2 6 0

Schenck (3-5) 200 003 x – 5 8 0

Artes, Ireland (4) and Crosby; Jamo and McLaughlin

Orono 4, Nokomis 1

At Orono, Dusty Thomas homered, doubled and singled in the Red Riots win over the Warriors.

Ryan Levesque also had a home run for Orono.

Mike Jacques doubled and scored a run for Nokomis of Newport.

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Orono (2-8) 020 002 x – 4 7 1

M. Jacques and McKenzie; Levesque and Thomas

Mattanawcook 11, Penquis 3

At Milo, Matt Gardiner slammed a three-run home run and a single and the Lynx downed the Patriots.

Bill Kites doubled, singled and drove in two runs, while Nate Cousineau had three singles and drove in two runs. Dustin Pete had 13 strikeouts while walking three and giving up six hits for Mattanawcook of Lincoln.

Jordan Allen singled twice and drove in two runs while Andrew Walker singled in a run for Penquis.

Mattanawcook (8-1) 220 160 0 – 11 10 1

Penquis (2-8) 100 110 0 – 3 6 5

Pete and Whitney, Lasko (5); Chase, Wooton (6) and Lamarre

Mount View 3, Maranacook 1

At Thorndike, Kenton Spaulding allowed only one run over seven innings as the Mustangs prevailed.

Willie Crichton and Mike Mayer had two singles apiece for the winners.

Rob Cloutier hit two singles for the Black Bears of Readfield.

Maranacook (4-8) 010 000 0 – 1 5 5

Mount View (8-4) 012 000 x – 3 5 1

Cloutier and Brennan; Spaulding and Brown

Belfast 10, Erskine Acad. 2

At Belfast, John Ellis’ third inning grand slam helped the Lions jump out to a 9-0 as they rolled past the Eagles.

Jamie Potvin and Jesse Johnson had a double and run batted in apiece while Nick Faulkingham allowed four hits and struck out eight for Belfast.

Jason Hitchinson and Justin Smith doubled and had an RBI for Erskine Academy of South China.

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Belfast (7-5) 117 020 0 – 10 6 3

Jose, Helm (4) and Glidden; Faulkingham and Hermon

George Stevens 5, Sumner 0

At East Sullivan, Chris Candage hit three singles and drove in a run as the Eagles rolled.

Tony Conroy tripled, singled and had an RBI for George Stevens of Blue Hill. Nick Henry singled twice to go with an RBI. Mark Clapp had an RBI triple, Mike Astbury doubled, and Adam Cousins plated a run on a sacrifice fly.

Jeff Burditt led the Tigers with two singles.

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Sumner (3-9) 000 000 0 – 0 5 2

Friend and Hines; Renwick and Pennartz

Softball

Brewer 7, Hampden 2

At Hampden, Carolyn McAvoy struck two doubles and trove in a run and Christine Thoms smacked two doubles, a single and plated a run as the Witches scored five runs in the last two innings to corrall the Broncos.

Emily McLaughlin had a triple and two RBIs for Brewer. Rachel Wing doubled and Anna Corey singled, respectively.

Cheryl Morris had two singles and Ashley Ireland hit two singles and knocked in a run to lead Hampden. Amy Ryder and Danielle Billings had a single each.

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Hampden (2-5) 001 010 0 – 2 6 5

DeFillip and Wing; Ireland and Kiser

John Bapst 6, Hermon 3

At the Husson College field in Bangor, Gwen Wadleigh pitched a six-hitter, striking out eight and walking two, and Ashley Cluff knocked in two runs with a triple and a single to pace John Bapst of Bangor.

Jill Mitchell also had a triple and a single and she drove in one run.

Lauren Fournier had three singles for Hermon and Shannon Wiggin singled twice. Kristen Oakes pitched well in defeat, allowing six hits and three walks while striking out eight.

Hermon (5-6) 000 030 0 -3 6 4

John Bapst (6-3) 310 011 X -6 6 3

Oakes and Campbell; Wadleigh and Sleeper

Richmond 6, Greenville 5

At Richmond, Sarah Coonradt tripled and pitched a complete game for the victorious Bobcats.

Casey Hughes and Heather Martin had a single each for the winners.

Jill Bouley and Darcie Larsen had two singles each for the Lakers. Amber Lavigne added a single.

Greenville (3-4) 500 000 0 – 5 5 5

Richmond (5-4) 000 120 3 – 6 3 3

Larsen and Bolen; Coonradt and Pappard

Penquis 9, Mattanawcook 6

At Milo, the Patriots pounded out four straight singles in a five-run first inning and Arielle Sickler had a two-run single as Penquis knocked off Mattanawcook.

Jean Hamlin singled twice, Kylie Palmer doubled and Michelle Mulherin hit an RBI single. Dani Graves struck out seven.

Chelsey NiCastro paced the Lynx of Lincoln with three singles and an RBI. Kasse Brown singled twice and knocked in a run, and Kristi McKinnon hit two singles.

Mattanawcook (8-2) 121 101 0 – 6 10 2

Penquis (3-6) 502 200 x – 9 9 4

Brown and Knights; Graves and Mulherin

Schenck 5, Penobscot Valley 2

At East Millinocket, Melissa Rideout pitched a one-hitter with 10 strikeouts as the Wolverines prevailed.

Jessica Day had a triple and a single for the winners and Beth Chasse doubled and singled.

Randy Rackley hit a single for the Howlers of Howland.

Penobscot Valley (2-6) 002 000 0 – 2 1 3

Schenck (1-7) 202 001 x – 5 7 3

Batchelder and Hallett; Rideout and Chasse

Nokomis 4, Orono 3 (8 inns.)

At Orono, Michelle Murray scored on Lindsey Welch’s two-out single to right field in the top of the eighth inning as the Warriors edged the Red Riots.

Amy Paradis had a double, single and RBI and Welch finished with two singles and a run batted in for Nokomis of Newport.

Michelle Nickerson had a double and an RBI and Baylee Cherkis singled in a run for Orono.

Nokomis (4-9) 100 020 01 – 4 8 2

Orono (4-6) 000 021 00 – 3 4 1

Farnham and Holland, Benoit and Thomas

Calais 12, Lee 10

At Calais, Jamie Doliber hit a triple and a single for three RBIs to help give Calais the edge over Lee Academy.

Jessica Whittaker had an RBI on a double and a single while Alyssa Thomas and Chrissy Driscoll added two singles apiece.

Samantha Cole had two doubles and a single for and RBI while Jessie Kuester hit three singles for an RBI. Jackie Moors sent home two runners on a triple and a single.

Lee (8-4) 020 100 7 -10 12 2

Calais (7-2) 204 150 0 -12 11 4

M. Moors and Cole; Ellington and O’Brien

WA Raiders 11, Narraguagus 9

At Harrington, Daphne Nichols’ two-run double in the fourth keyed a seven-run inning and the Raiders went on to the win over the Knights.

Nichols added a double, two singles and two more runs batted in to her total.

Erica Mann doubled, singled twice and drove in two runs, while Elise Dublin had a pair of doubles and Kiki Simmons picked up an RBI on two singles.

Washington Acad. (4-7) 000 703 1 – 11 5 1

Narraguagus (5-5) 003 122 1 – 9 10 0

Livingstone and Day; Dublin and Simmons

Maranacook 9, Mount View 4

At Thorndike, Mae Burke scattered eight hits, striking out three and walking two, and Ali Trafton and Kim Anderson each had two singles and two RBIs as Maranacook of Readfield triumphed.

Kim Denbow, Toby Martin and Hanna Kenney each contributed two singles. Burke also drove in two runs.

Jenna Kaler’s two singles and Cheryl Stevens’ two-run single paced Mount View.

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Mount View (2-9) 010 001 2 -4 8 2

Burke and Trafton; Carman and Clements

George Stevens 17, Sumner 2

At East Sullivan, Nikki Boutin and Brandi Winters each hit three singles and drove in a run as the Eagles of Blue Hill rolled.