Bangor stays alive, wins 5-4

MARIETTA, Ga. – Katie Porter went to third on a bunt and scored via an infield error on Lindsay Stevenson’s grounder in the top of the eighth as Bangor edged the North Georgia Bulldogs of Athens, Ga., 5-4 at the ASA Softball East National Tournament Thursday.

Bangor eliminated the Bulldogs in the double-elimination tournament and advances to play at 4 p.m. today.

Due to ASA rules, all games can only last 100 minutes, so when the game was tied at 4 in the seventh, runners were placed at second in both halves of the eighth. In the bottom of the eighth, Georgia’s runner got to third on a groundout, but was stranded as Amy Wadleigh retired the next two batters on a groundout and strikeout.

Wadleigh notched the win as she combined with Sam Besse on a seven-hitter. Besse led the offense with a double and a single. Katie Guare hit an RBI single in the fifth.

Kristin Hall had a double, two singles, and two runs for North Georgia.

Bangor (3-1) 200 010 11 – 5 4 2

N. Georgia (2-2) 101 001 10 – 4 7 3

Wadleigh, Besse (4), Wadleigh (6) and Dean; Hauser, Moore (3), Parlato (6( and Sprague

9-10 State Championship

Sanford 2, Falmouth 1

At Old Town, Faith Crosby allowed one run on four hits and two walks while striking out two to help lead Sanford to the Little League ages 9-10 Softball State Championship.

Marissa Duncan and Taylor Littlefield each singled and scored a run for Sanford.

In the sixth inning, Danielle Collinson made a diving catch to end the game with the tying run on third base.

Mary Catherine Kowalsky hit an RBI single in the fourth inning for Falmouth, and Maddie Inlow singled and scored a run.

Leigh Wyman allowed two runs on two hits while striking out 11.

Falmouth (3-2) 000 100 – 1 4 1

Sanford (5-1) 101 00x – 2 2 0

Wyman and Inlow; Crosby and LeBlanc