Lauritsen 2-run double sparks Bangor victory

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Bangor’s Taylor Lauritsen doubled in two runs in the third inning to lead the Bangor girls to a 4-1 victory over Plainfield, Ind., Wednesday in the Amateur Softball Association’s 14-and-under national tournament.

Bangor went 1-1 in pool play and now advances to the double-elimination round of the 33-team tournament. Pool play records don’t count for the doube-elimination round.

Bangor will face Evansville, Ind., at 10:30 a.m. today. If Bangor loses, the next game will be at 7 p.m. If Bangor wins the first game, its next game will be Friday morning.

Stacey Gomm was the winning pitcher for Bangor, striking out six and walking one. Lauritsen added a single and had three RBIs, Erin Gray, had a pair of singles, and Jessie Strout had an RBI single.

Whitney Westhead led Plainfield with a triple.

Plainfield (0-2) 000 010 – 1 6 2

Bangor (1-1) 103 00x – 4 8 2

Speth and Westhead; Gomm and Strout, Fahey (4)

State Little League

Baseball, 11-12

Falmouth 7, Rockland 2

At Knox, Jack Wyman pitched a one-hitter with six strikeouts to earn the win for Falmouth and help the all-stars advance to today’s championship round against Augusta West at 2:30 p.m.

Falmouth must defeat unbeaten Augusta West twice to claim the state title. The if-necessary game would follow at 5:30 p.m.

Collin Burnett slammed a three-run homer for the winners and Wyman added an RBI single.

Teel Ilovnen singled for Rockland’s lone hit.

Falmouth 103 030 – 7 6 0

Rockland 100 001 – 2 1 1

Wyman, Welch (6) and White; Little and Murphy