McLain, Thoms help Witches sweep

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BREWER ? Katie Quimby singled to bring the game-winning run home in the top of the tenth to give the Witches a 4-3 in the first game and they took an easier route to victory with a 10-0 victory in the second to sweep a softball doubleheader with Old Town Thursday.

In the first game, Jordan McLain struck out 11 batters for Brewer. Christine Thoms doubled and singled to drive in two runs. McLain also had two singles and Bekka York had a double.

Liz Bergeron had 12 strikeouts for Old Town. Amanda Littlefield tripled and singled for one RBI.

In the second game, Thoms and Jessica O’Connell each singled and brought in two runs for the Witches. Sarah Risser singled twice for one RBI, while McLain and Kate Hanlon had a single and a triple apiece.

Allison Gallant, Shaylee Moulten and Heather Kasserman each had one single for the Indians.

(First Game)

Brewer 001 100 001 1 ? 4 10 1

Old Town 000 010 101 0 ? 3 7 4

McLain and Bennoch; Bergeron and Higgins

(Second Game)

Old Town (4-5) 000 000 0 ? 0 3 4

Brewer (7-2) 016 030 x ? 10 10 1

Gomm, Bergeron (3) and Higgins; McLain, Lorenz (6) and Bennoch

Stearns 22, Houlton 15

At Millinocket, Hillary Arsenault led the Minutemen, singling three times, driving in two runs and scoring three. Jenny Powers added three more singles and three runs scored.

Houlton (4-2) 106 143 0 ? 15 9 3

Stearns (5-2) 7(12)0 201 x ? 22 18 3

Ritchie, Ives (2) and Horbison; Achorn, Arsenault (6) and Somers

George Stevens 12, Piscataquis 0

At Blue Hill, Patty Lymburner singled four times, driving in three runs and scoring three for the winning Eagles. Abbie Galuski had a single for the Pirates.

Piscataquis (0-6) 000 000 ? 0 1 3

George Stevens (7-1) 104 052 ? 12 16 0

Martel and Pratt, T. Galuski; Davis and N. Robbins

MDI 2, Hermon 0

At Mount Desert, Nia Meguier and Sarah Ingalls each singled twice, driving in one run apiece to lead the Trojans to victory. Shannon Wiggin doubled and singled for the Hawks.

Hermon 000 000 0 ? 0 6 1

MDI 110 000 x ? 2 10 2

Oakes, Kelley (4) and Campbell; Megquier and Bowden

Nokomis 6, Foxcroft Acad. 1

At Foxcroft, Patrice Cianchette struck out 10, allowing four hits and walking four as the Warriors held off the Ponies. Michelle Barden singled twice, doubled once and scored three runs for visiting Nokomis. Ashley Bragdon had an RBI double and Alyssa Bragdon had a triple. Coral Goggin had an RBI single for Foxcroft Academy.

Nokomis (1-5) 200 120 1 ? 6 9 1

Foxcroft Acad. (0-7) 001 000 0 ? 1 4 4

Ciancette and Cossar; Clukey and Rice

Lee 9, Penobscot Valley 6

At Howland, Brooke Harris scattered five hits as the Pandas held off the Howlers.

Aarika Ritchie and Marci Moors each hit two singles for Lee. Ashley Dawson paced Penobscot Valley with a double and a single.

Lee (8-1) 000 320 4 ? 9 8 3

Penobscot Valley (2-3) 100 000 5 ? 6 5 5

Harris and Ritchie; Milton and Lavertu

Ellsworth 12, Sumner 1

At Ellsworth, Holly Johnston and Tasha Manning each singled twice to drive in two runs as the Eagles flew away with a win.

Whitney Page had a double for the Tigers.

Sumner (3-4) 001 000 0 ? 1 4 4

Ellsworth (5-2) 350 400 x ? 12 9 3

Page, Sargent (5) and Higgins; Miller and Silsby

Baseball

Stearns 11, Houlton 6

At Millinocket, Jordan Burleigh pitched a complete game and drove home four runs as the Minutemen earned their sixth straight victory.

Houlton took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first, but Burleigh hit a two-run single in the bottom of the inning as the Minutemen took a 3-1 lead. Ryan Bouchard hit a two-run single an inning later as Stearns scored four more runs to push their lead to 7-1.

Burleigh finished with two hits and four RBIs, while Bouchard and Matt Wark each had two singles and two RBIs.

Burleigh struck out 10 while improving his pitching record to 3-0.

Houlton (3-3) 102 021 0 ? 6 7 3

Stearns (6-1) 340 004 x ? 11 10 5

Brewer, Cleary (3) and Austin; Burleigh and Emerson

Jonesport-Beals 18, Bangor Chr. 16

At Jonesport, Timothy Holmes singled three times and doubled once to drive in three runs for the Royals.

Tory Dearborn led the Patriots, singling three times to drive in four runs. Phil Dougherty had two singles and a double for three RBI, while Justin Phinney had three singles and a double for two RBI.

Bangor Chr. 323 042 2 ? 16 16 3

Jonesport-Beals 0(14)0 013 x ? 18 18 3

Dougherty, Phinney (2), Dougherty (2) and Hinkley; Libby and Backman

Richmond 21, Greenville 5

At Greenville, Sam Carter allowed seven hits in five innings and Isaiah Eagles hit a three-run triple and an RBI single to lead the Bobcats to victory.

Jeff Farrington and Tim Post each hit a triple for the Lakers.

Richmond (6-1) (12)90 10 ? 21 15 0

Greenville (3-4) 300 11 ? 5 7 3

Carter and Bibber; Jardine, Bradford (1) and Post

John Bapst 11, Central 3

At Mansfield Stadium in Bangor Wednesday night, George Keefe had three singles to help lead a 15-hit attack by the John Bapst Crusaders.

Mike Tardiff had a double and a single for Bapst. Alex Yates, Brian Roach and Hunter Umphrey each singled twice.

For the Red Devils, Kurt Smith hit two singles.

Central (2-5) 110 100 0 ? 3 5 3

John Bapst (4-2) 000 182 x ? 11 15 2

Parker, Brown (5) and Smith; Roach, Tardiff (7) and Yates

Buckfield sweeps Greenville

At Greenville Wednesday, Buckfield took advantage of 10 Greenville errors to knock off the host Lakers 10-3 in the first game and15-1 in the second.

In the first game, Emery Dillon led the way with a triple, double and one RBI for the Bucks. Justin Dodge had a two-run triple.

Corey Woodbury had an RBI double and a single for Greenville. Joe Jardine hit two singles. Eric Driscoll hit a double to pace the Lakers in the second game.

(First Game)

Buckfield 060 021 1 ? 10 9 0

Greenville 100 020 0 ? 3 7 6

Wilkinson, Dillon (4), Danforth (7) and Reuter

(Second Game)

Buckfield (4-2) 071 43 ? 15 12 0

Greenville (3-3) 000 01 ? 1 4 4

Danforth, Henderson (3), Litchfield (5) and Litchfield, Henderson (5); Lavigne, McKusick (3) and Post

Foxcroft 12, Nokomis 1

At Dover-Foxcroft, Logan Forest threw a two-hitter with 5 strikeouts and four walks and helped himself with an RBI double as the Ponies cruised.

Josh Pelletier sparked Foxcroft with five RBIs on a three-run homer, a double and a single. Jon Catell hit a double and a single to go with one RBI, while Dave White singled twice and Nick Lancisi doubled.

Eric Boillard had an RBI single for the Warriors of Newport.

Nokomis (0-8) 000 10 ? 1 2 1

Central Aroostook (1-6) 304 50 ? 12 10 1

Hawthorne and Donaldson; Forest and Lancisi

MDI 12, Hermon 11

At Bar Harbor, Matt Grover’s RBI single in the bottom of the seventh drove in Mike Hamlin for the winning run, capping a 7-run rally for the Trojans.

Brady Hurd led the Hawks with three RBIs on a double and two singles. Dustin Jalburt doubled, singled and added two RBIs while Josh Kane hit two singles for two RBIs.

Hermon (4-5) 432 001 1 ? 11 11 4

Central Aroostook (1-6) 012 002 7 ? 12 14 5

McGinley and Jalburt; Willis, Maffucci (3), Knarfsky (6) and Lyons

Brewer, Old Town split

At Heddericg Field in Brewer, the host Witches opened up Thursday’s doubleheader impressively with an 11-0 win, but the Indians rallied in the second to post an 8-7 victory.

In the first game, Evan Economy pitched a two-hitter while walking two batters, striking out three, and hitting one. Brandon Hardy had three singles and an RBI. Corey Cushing had two singles and three RBIs while Ricky Adams had two singles and two walks.

Singles by Nathan Lonko and Sagner Storm were Old Town’s only hits.

In the second game, Chad Dupuis led off the sixth with a walk, moved to second on a bunt, and scored the game-tying run on Chris Brewer’s single. A walk later, Brewer scored on a fielding error.

Brewer finished with two singles and a double for the Indians. Jarrett Lucas hit two doubles.

Kevin McAvoy and Hardy each had two singles and two RBIs for the Witches.

(First Game)

Brewer 061 110 2 ? 11 16 1

Old Town 000 000 0 ? 0 2 7

Economy and Kotredes, Bush (6); Jac. Lucas, Dill (5) and Jar. Lucas

(Second Game)

Old Town (2-6) 032 102 0 ? 8 10 3

Brewer (5-4) 320 020 0 ? 7 9 2

Shaw, Fournier (4) and Goody; Gray, Hardy (3), Davis (6) and Kotredes

Ellsworth 13, Sumner 2

At Ellsworth, junior righthander Cory Smith pitched a six-hitter and aided his own cause with a double, two singles and three RBIs to lead the Eagles by the Tigers of East Sullivan.

Mike Smith chipped in with a double, two singles and two RBIs for the winners and Andy Berry added three singles.

Jerry Burditt notched three singles for Sumner and Chris Cowperthwaite had a two-run single.

Sumner (1-6) 000 020 ? 2 6 2

Ellsworth (4-3) 202 342 ? 13 14 2

Pennaarats, Bukouski (5) and Young; C. Smith and Jellison

Van Buren 5, Limestone/MSSM 3

At Van Buren, Andy Martin had a double and knocked out a two-run homer in the third as the Crusaders edged out the Eagles.

Dustin Cyr doubled twice to drive in two runs, while Trevor Hews tripled and singled for one RBI.

James Dempsey singled and doubled for Limestone/MSSM. Scott Breneman added and RBI single.

Limestone/MSSM (2-5) 010 001 1 ? 3 6 3

Van Buren (7-0) 102 002 x ? 5 7 2

Enman, Peers and Frank; Hews and Al. Martin