December 22, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Cougars nip Beavers in eighth

STACYVILLE – James Zabierek singled home the winning run with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Katahdin edged Washburn 7-6 in high school baseball action Monday afternoon.

Owen McCarthy had tied the game with an RBI single in the seventh.

Zabierek finished with a double, two singles, and four RBIs. Cameron Cunningham struck out 10 for Katahdin.

Isaac Carney had two doubles, a single, and three RBIs for Washburn, and also struck out 12 batters.

Washburn (4-2) 201 200 00 – 6 11 5

Katahdin (3-4) 301 100 11 – 7 10 4

Carney and A. Thompson; Cunningham and McCarthy

Madawaska 7, Fort Fairfield 3

At Madawaska, Eric Gendreau allowed just two earned runs, four hits, and three walks while striking out 12 to lead Madawaska to the win.

Peter Gerard and Eric Gendreau each hit two singles to drive in two runs for Madawaska. Gil Cyr had two singles with an RBI, and Billy Roy and Ricky Dube each had two singles.

Billy Scull and Jesse Sayers each hit an RBI single for Fort Fairfield.

Fort Fairfield (2-3) 000 001 2 – 3 4 2

Madawaska (6-2) 005 200 x – 7 12 3

Kenneson, Andrews (4) and Scull; Gendreau and Gerard, A. Roy (5)

Van Buren 17, Wisdom 4

At St. Agatha, Matt Gagnon’s two-run double and RBI singles by Trevor Hughes and Matt Parent in a seven-run second inning sparked the Crusaders.

Gagnon finished with a homer, two doubles, and four RBIs; Jeremy Chasse contributed a homer, single, and five RBIs; Justin Cyr had a double, two singles, and an RBI; Hughes posted two singles and two RBIs, and Lance Smith had two singles and an RBI.

For the Pioneers, Justin Michaud and Randy Thibeault each rapped a pair of singles.

Van Buren (4-2) 173 33 – 17 13 4

Wisdom (1-5) 201 01 – 4 7 3

Chasse, Parent (4) and Gagnon; Pelletier and Paradis

So. Aroostook 22, Limestone 4

At Dyer Brook, Jeff Boutilier’s three-run homer in the first inning and Evan McGary’s two-run double in the second were the key blows as the Warriors jumped out to a 15-0 lead and cruised past the Eagles.

Griffin Hardy posted three singles, a double, and an RBI; McGary added a single to his double; and Travis Brooker and Zack Austin added two singles each.

Brooker, Rusty Toothaker, Hardy, and Mike Lopez combined to pitch a one-hitter.

Gabe Hrynick singled in the third for Limestone/Maine School for Science and Mathematics.

Limestone (0-6) 004 00 – 4 1 6

So. Aroostook (6-1) 5(10)2 5x – 22 16 4

Peers, Brennerman (4) and Hrynick, Frank (4); Brooker, Toothaker (2), Hardy (4), Lopez (5) and McGary

Winslow 4, Lincoln Acad. 1

At Winslow, Marty McCaslin doubled home a run and Corey Martin followed with a two-run single in the fourth inning as the Black Raiders rallied from a 1-0 deficit.

Mike Eubanks doubled and singled and Eric Gimbel singled twice for Lincoln Academy of Newcastle

Lincoln Acad. (6-4) 001 000 0 – 1 7 2

Winslow (9-1) 000 310 x 4 4 1

Feltis, Eubanks (5) and Buckland; Millett, Lopez (5) and McCaslin

GSA 2, Stearns 0

At Millinocket, Blake Wessel hit a double to score Lance Gale and later scored on an error to give George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill the narrow win.

Wessel doubled and singled for the Eagles, and Dan Hilts hit a double and struck out six batters and walked one. Collin Henry hit a double and a single.

Matt Barnett had a pair of singles for Stearns.

GSA (7-2) 002 000 0 – 2 7 2

Stearns (7-2) 000 000 0 – 0 5 2

Hilts and Hines; Qualey and Barnett

Mattanawcook 7, Dexter 6

At Lincoln, Dustin Hanscom singled twice and doubled with an RBI as Mattanawcook Academy remained unbeaten.

Steve Whitney added a single, double, and two RBIs for the Lynx, while Tyler Gardner had two singles and an RBI and Jason Murchison hit a solo home run.

Tim McCarthy staked Dexter to a 3-0 first-inning lead with a three-run home run. Sam Bowers added two singles and an RBI, and Mike Martin hit a two-run single.

Dexter (3-4) 310 002 0 – 6 8 2

Mattanawcook (8-0) 203 110 x – 7 9 1

Rabideau, Day (3) and Stone; W. Berry and Drost

Penobscot Valley 15, Penquis 3

At Howland, Penobscot Valley scored 12 first-inning runs and cruised to the victory.

Cody Thompson paced the Howlers with two singles, a triple, and two RBIs. Matt Cummings added a triple, single, and three RBIs, and Jake Crosby had a double and two RBIs.

Brian Salley hit an RBI double for Penquis of Milo.

Penquis (1-6) 101 10 – 3 5 3

Penobscot Valley (4-4) (12)10 2x – 15 9 1

Cook, Turgion (2), Salley (3), Emery (4) and Emery, Salley (4); Ireland, Cyr (3), Thompson (5) and Crosby

MCI 8, Mount View 7

At Thorndike, Andrew Debethune hit a two-run single in the seventh inning to help lead Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield to the win.

Marty Quint and Matt Huff each hit a pair of singles for MCI.

Aaron Lewis doubled and singled to knock in three runs for Mount View. Steve Miles had three singles and Mike Mayer hit two singles.

MCI (6-3) 001 003 4 – 8 9 2

Mount View (2-7) 000 013 3 – 7 10 4

Kennedy, Huff (6) and Quint; Harvey, Mayer (7) and Lewis

Hampden 10, Nokomis 0

At Hampden, junior righthander Pat Moran pitched a five-inning two-hitter with 14 strikeouts for the Broncos.

Moran struck out the side in each of the first four innings, and took a perfect game into the fourth when he allowed a walk and a single.

Moran also singled twice with an RBI, while Mike Brown had a solo home run and an RBI single.

Nokomis (1-7) 000 00 – 0 2 1

Hampden (7-2) 216 1x – 10 8 0

White, Peavey (4) and MacKenzie; Moran and K. Brooks, Lee (4)

John Bapst 7, Bucksport 6

At Bucksport, Alex Means hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh inning to lead John Bapst to the win.

Means also tripled to have three RBIs on the night for the Crusaders of Bangor. Ryan Roach, Dan Myerowitz, and Rick Hathaway each hit a single.

Matt Allison tripled and singled to score a run for Bucksport, and Wade Hopkins had two singles. Joey Carmichael and Chris Maguire both doubled to knock in a run.

John Bapst (4-3) 001 500 1 – 7 5 0

Bucksport (6-4) 400 002 0 – 6 10 5

Nason and Hathaway; Hopkins and Robicheau

Ellsworth 4, MDI 2

At Ellsworth, Louden Jellison and Andy Berry each hit RBI singles in the fifth inning to help push Ellsworth to the victory.

Corey Smith struck out six and walked four for Ellsworth and Chase Buckingham had two singles.

Andy Pooler hit a pair of singles to drive in a run for Mount Desert Island, and Justin Garver added two singles.

MDI (4-6) 001 001 0 – 2 6 3

Ellsworth (5-3) 001 030 x – 4 8 2

Swanson, Merrill (5) and Lyons; Smith and Jordan

Calais 7, Narraguagus 4

At Calais, Scott Macdonald and Ricky Price each had a double and a single to lead the Blue Devils to the come-from-behind win.

Russ McLean of Calais and Gabe Checker of Narraguagus each pitched a seven-hitter.

Aaron Dublin led Narraguagus of Harrington offensively with a double and a single.

Narraguagus (5-7) 202 000 0 – 4 7 3

Calais (4-4) 004 021 x – 7 7 2

Checker and Kennedy; McLean and Rogers

Washington Acad. 13, Sumner 3

At East Machias, Jason Labonte hit a double and two singles to drive in three runs and help push Washington Academy to the win.

James Ramsdell hit two singles and a double for the Raiders, and Jeff Ramsdell had three singles with three RBIs. Steven Colbeth hit a two-run homer in the fifth inning, and Mark Fields added a solo blast in the second inning.

Dylan Johnson, A.J. Pennarty, and Trevor Renwick each singled for Sumner of East Sullivan.

Sumner (1-7) 201 00 – 3 3 3

Washington Acad. (7-2) 242 14 – 13 18 3

Johnson, Pennarty (3) and Renwick; Harmon, Ja. Ramsdell (3) and Ja. Ramsdell, Je. Ramsdell (3)

Central 14, Piscataquis 11

At Corinth, Matt Julian hit two singles to knock in four runs and lead Central to the victory.

Mike Julian hit three singles to drive in a run for Central, and Nick Lanchisi and Danny Kane each had two singles.

Mike Burnett had three singles and three RBIs for Piscataquis of Guilford and he also struck out 11. Roy Burdin tripled and singled with three RBIs, and Josh Luellen and Matt Sylvain both had two singles.

Piscataquis (0-8) 422 030 0 – 11 11 3

Central (5-4) 201 065 x – 14 11 6

Burnett, Luellen (6) and Robinson; Parker, Malcolm (3), Kane (7) and Smith

Jonesport-Beals 15, Machias 5

At Jonesport, Derrick Beal drove in three runs on three singles to propel the Royals past the Bulldogs.

Joseph Libby doubled and added an RBI. He also scattered six hits and struck out seven for Jonesport-Beals. Tim Holmes singled and knocked in two runs, and Reginald Mitchell added two singles and an RBI.

Chris Correll led Machias with two RBIs and a single. Chase Ross added an RBI single.

Machias (2-6) 202 100 – 5 6 4

Jonesport-Beals (3-4) 000 924 – 15 11 5

McNally, Frutchey (4) and Roberts; Libby and Beal

Orono 15, Old Town 8

At Old Town, Dustin Thomas cranked a three-run home run to help the Red Riots win.

Sean Babin chipped in with three singles for the winners while Ryan Levesque doubled and singled. Tony Raymond and Jon Brothers each added two singles.

Brian Lonko singled twice and doubled for Old Town.

Orono (3-5) 500 413 2 – 15 13 1

Old Town (0-10) 312 020 0 – 8 10 5

Brothers, Bryant (3) and Thomas; Estes, Shaw (6) and Dupuis


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