December 23, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL

Baker’s RBI single gives Bangor win Rams slip past Broncos in 8 innings

BANGOR – Heidi Baker’s RBI single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the No. 5 Bangor Rams a 1-0 high school softball win over No. 12 Hampden in Class A prelim action Tuesday at Union Street Field.

Baker’s hit plated Kelly White, who drew a walk and stole second to get into scoring position. White pitched a two-hitter with eight strikeouts and one walk. Megan McCrum added a single for Bangor.

Cheryl Morris and Amy Ryder both singled for the Broncos. Ashlea Ireland also pitched a two-hitter, striking out four.

Hampden (5-12) 000 000 00 – 0 2 2

Bangor (12-5) 000 000 01 – 1 2 1

Ireland and Kiser; White and Baker

Old Town 7, Presque Isle 3

At Presque Isle, the No. 9 Indians took advantage of six Wildcat errors en route to the win.

Jill Ouellette doubled and singled for Old Town.

Danielle Dyer tripled for No. 8 Presque Isle.

Old Town (9-8) 101 005 0 – 7 6 3

Presque Isle (8-8) 101 001 0 – 3 4 6

Wollstadt and Richard; Grenier and Dyer

Class B

MDI 10, Hermon 0

At Mount Desert, Caroline Woodworth hit two doubles and a single with two RBIs to lead No. 6 Mount Desert Island over No. 11 Hermon.

Nia Megquier hit three singles with an RBI for the Trojans. Bracey Barker doubled and singled, and Becca Goff hit two singles.

Ericka Joy had two singles for Hermon.

Hermon (7-10) 000 000 0 – 0 4 3

MDI (10-7) 350 002 x – 10 14 0

Oakes and Campbell; Megquier and Daugherty

Ellsworth 3, Camden Hills 0

At Ellsworth, Krystal Roberts’ first-inning RBI double gave Tara Dyer all the support she needed as the seventh-ranked Eagles prevailed.

Dyer scattered only four hits with five strikeouts and no walks for Ellsworth. Roberts added a single and Holly Tripp laced an RBI single.

Caitlin Brown had two singles for the No. 10 Windjammers.

Camden Hills (7-10) 000 000 0 – 0 4 0

Ellsworth (11-6) 101 001 x – 3 8 1

Kelly and Rubenstein; Dyer and Tripp

Erskine 9, Fort Kent 2

At Fort Kent, Joni Bechard struck out 15, allowed only two hits and two runs to lead No. 9 Erskine of South China.

Linda Horak hit a solo home run in the sixth inning and a single for Erskine. Amanda Fortin had two singles with an RBI, and Cally Thomas hit two singles.

Ashley Desjardins hit a two-run single in the seventh inning for No. 8 Fort Kent and Melissa Morneault singled.

Erskine (10-7) 201 204 0 – 9 10 0

Fort Kent (10-6) 000 000 2 – 2 2 4

Bechard and Burke; Minzy and Mel. Morneault

Class C

Stearns 26, Narraguagus 4

At Harrington, Jordan Legassey cracked two singles, a double, and plated five runs as the Minutemen of Millinocket rolled.

Leslie Osborne drove in two runs on two singles for No. 10 Stearns. Holly Franck collected three singles and drove in a run, and Dayna Somers added a double, single, and two RBIs.

Missy Barbee had a two-run triple for the No. 7 Knights of Harrington.

Stearns (7-10) 03(10) 76 – 26 11 2

Narraguagus (8-8) 002 20 – 4 3 5

Jones and Osborne; Dublin, West (4) and Simmons, Fickett (5)

Hodgdon 13, PVHS 12

At Hodgdon, Shanna McGary tripled twice to help No. 6 Hodgdon advance past No. 11 Penobscot Valley.

Alicia Little hit two doubles and knocked in three runs for the Hawks, and Shanelle Dwyer tripled and singled. Erin Foster hit a double and a single as Heather Martin and Sam Williams each had two singles.

Krystle Levesque had three singles for the Howlers of Howland, and Sarah Colbath hit two doubles. Nancy Hallett had a pair of singles.

Penobscot Valley (4-13) 200 331 3 – 12 12 1

Hodgdon (10-6) 123 214 x – 13 16 4

Colbath and Hallett; McGary and Fitzpatrick

Searsport 6, Penquis 3

At Searsport, Lindsey Seekins singled twice and knocked in a run as the No. 8 Vikings prevailed.

Michelle Mulherin doubled and Arielle Sickler hit an RBI single for the No. 9 Patriots of Milo.

Penquis (8-9) 102 000 0 – 3 6 3

Searsport (9-8) 030 021 x – 6 6 3

Graves and Mulherin; Webster and Seekins

Class D

Limestone 12, DI-S 9

At Limestone, seventh-seeded Limestone/Maine School for Science and Mathematics pulled off a 1-2-3-5 triple play in the fifth inning to end No. 10 Deer Isle-Stonington’s threat and send the Eagles to a 12-9 Eastern Maine Class D preliminary round high school softball victory Tuesday.

Lindsey Beaulieu hit a pair of doubles with two RBIs for Limestone, and Ashley Brooker had two singles with two RBIs. Emily O’Neal hit two singles with an RBI, and Meagan Pelletier had two singles.

Lacey Greenlaw and Heather Hutchinson each hit an RBI single for Deer Isle-Stonington, and Anna Boyce singled.

DI-Stonington (7-9) 211 023 0 – 9 3 2

Limestone (10-6) 260 202 x – 12 8 3

Bray and Boyce; Michaud and St. Pierre

SAHS 7, Jonesport-Beals 4

At Dyer Brook, Jordan Sholler doubled, singled, and drove in a run to lead No. 8 Southern Aroostook past No. 9 Jonesport-Beals.

Chelsea Collier, Christine Brewer, and Brandi Crandall each added two singles for the Warriors with Collier adding an RBI.

Naomi Chandler drove in three runs on two singles for the Royalettes, and Jess Beal added a double and two singles.

Jonesport-Beals (8-8) 000 202 0 – 4 11 1

SAHS (7-8) 041 110 x – 7 13 1

Durkee and Chandler; Collier and McLaughlin

Wisdom 17, Washburn 5

At St. Agatha, Michelle Bourgoin smacked two doubles and knocked in six runs as the fifth-ranked Pioneers rolled.

Robyn Dyment laced a three-run double for the winners. Christa Lizotte doubled and singled, and Cindy Chamberland added two singles.

Amber Blakney doubled for the No. 12 Beavers.

Washburn (7-8) 020 12 – 5 6 3

Wisdom (9-6) 437 12 – 17 10 2

McLaughlin and Abar; Chamberland and Voisine

Katahdin 9, Machias 4

At Machias, Brandi Violette, Krissy McAvoy and Sara Charette each had an RBI single during a six-run seventh inning that gave the Cougars the upset win.

K.C. Duffy-Stanley collected three singles and an RBI for No. 11 Katahdin of Sherman Station, and Charette finished with three singles.

Jillian Whitney and Christy Holmes had two singles apiece for the No. 6 Bulldogs. Eileen Alley doubled, singled, and plated two runs.

Katahdin (5-10) 000 201 6 – 9 10 2

Machias (9-6) 031 000 0 – 4 7 3

Violette and McMoarn; Whitman and St. Pierre

WM Class D

Greenville 12, Waynflete 1

At Greenville, Darcie Larsen pitched a one-hitter, allowing just one run and no walks while striking out eight, to lead No. 4 Greenville past No. 5 Waynflete of Portland.

Amber Lavigne hit a pair of singles for the Lakers. Darcie Larsen, Darla Larsen, and Skylar Towle each singled.

Lilly Hancock had Waynflete’s only hit with a single.

Waynflete (8-8) 000 010 0 – 1 1 3

Greenville (8-6) 504 022 x – 12 5 1

L. Hancock and A. Hancock; Darc. Larsen and Bolen


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