Kirchner steals home, Eagles win

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LIMESTONE – Andrew Kirchner stole home with two out in the bottom of the fifth inning Monday to give Limestone the go-ahead run and a 5-4 high school baseball victory over Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Gabe Hrynick had two singles and an RBI for Limestone. Kirchner singled twice and Matt Enman doubled.

Colby Clark hit an RBI single in the first inning for the Warriors and Zack Stubbs doubled.

So. Aroostook (3-2) 211 000 0 – 4 4 1

Limestone (3-1) 030 020 x – 5 7 5

Toothaker and Sholler; A. Kirchner and K. Dempsey

Ashland 8, Katahdin 7

At Ashland, Trevor Tompkins hit a two-run single in the fifth inning which scored the eventual game-winning run to lead Ashland by Katahdin.

Jeremy Tarr drove in two runs on two singles while Tyler Cote and Kevin Baker each added two singles for the Hornets.

Casey Savage hit three singles for Katahdin while Owen McCarthy and Cameron Cunningham each added two singles and an RBI.

Katahdin 003 000 4 – 7 12 1

Ashland 032 030 x – 8 10 3

Cunningham, E. McCarthy (4), Kay (6) and O. McCarthy; Tompkins and Ward

Central Aroostook 12, Hodgdon 2

At Hodgdon, Andrew York tripled, doubled twice and drove in six runs to lead the Panthers of Mars Hill to victory.

Blake McCarthy chipped in with a double and single for the winners and Eric Martinez singled twice.

Jesse Lane doubled for the Hawks.

Central Aroostook (2-0) 323 04 – 12 13 2

Hodgdon (0-4) 010 10 – 2 3 5

Carlson, York (4) and Clockedile; Guy, Lane (4) and Dorr

Brewer 9, Lawrence 2

At Fairfield, Corey Cushing and Greg Higgins combined on a three-hitter to lead the Witches to victory.

Cushing allowed three hits over five innings and posted a double and a single. Higgins worked two hitless innings for Brewer and added an RBI single.

Shawn Gray paced the Witches with a double, two singles and three RBIs. Reid McLaughlin singled twice (1 RBI), while Tim Bush stroked a run-scoring double.

Nick Nelson hit an RBI triple for Lawrence. Brock Lawrence added an RBI single.

Brewer (3-2) 022 000 5 – 9 15 0

Lawrence (0-4-1) 000 020 0 – 2 3 1

Cushing, Higgins (6) and Peasley, Bush (6); Theriault and Manzo

Skowhegan 4, Nokomis 3

At Newport, Jason Dore hit a two-run single to spark a four-run fifth-inning rally that propelled the Indians to victory.

Andy Boumil added two singles for Skowhegan. Cody Vigue earned the pitching win, while Mike LaCasse came on in the seventh for the save.

Cody Johndro had two singles for Nokomis, while David Tozier added an RBI single and Corey Harding an RBI fielder’s choice.

Skowhegan (4-1) 000 040 0 – 4 6 1

Nokomis (1-4) 100 010 1 – 3 5 0

Vigue, LaCasse (7) and Marcue; Leal, Boillard (5) and York

Bangor 5, Messalonskee 1

At Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, leadoff hitter Kyle Vanidestine drew three walks and scored three runs as the Rams remained unbeaten.

Alex Gallant doubled while Ben Estabrook, Scott Hackett and Tom Crews each hit an RBI single for Bangor.

Ian Edwards and Kyle Leeman combined on a five-hitter for Bangor with eight strikeouts and two walks.

Mike Jacques singled twice and drove home the lone run for Messalonskee of Oakland.

Justin Willett pitched a five-hitter for the Eagles.

Messalonskee (4-2) 100 000 0 – 1 5 2

Bangor (5-0) 101 012 x – 5 5 2

Willett and Jacobs; Edwards, Leeman (6) and Webb

Woodland 12, East Grand 7

At Danforth, Steve Lincoln pitched a five-hitter and Steve Newell scored two runs as the Dragons earned the victory.

Kyle Dicker doubled and singled for East Grand, while Micah Barnes pitched a three-hitter with eight strikeouts.

Woodland 420 400 2 – 12 3 1

East Grand 101 211 1 – 7 5 3

Lincoln and McLellan; M. Barnes and J. Barnes

Softball

Limestone 4, So. Aroostook 3

At Limestone, Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook had the bases loaded with one out in the seventh inning when Limestone turned the 1-2-5 double play to end the game.

Kyle Mulherin had two singles and two RBIs for Limestone. Logan Cousins hit an RBI double in the sixth inning and Julie Peers singled twice.

Amanda Clark hit three singles to drive in a run for the Warriors as Audrey Charette and Amanda Charette each doubled.

So. Aroostook (3-3) 000 200 1 – 3 7 1

Limestone (4-0) 010 201 x – 4 9 1

Collier and Au. Charette; Peers, O’Neal (4) and King

Presque Isle 17, Caribou 6

At Caribou, Katie Delong hit a double and two singles and scored four runs to lead the Wildcats past the Vikings.

Heather Richards doubled twice for Presque Isle.

Billie Martin rapped two doubles for Caribou, while Serena Grier had one.

Presque Isle (3-1) 050 561 0 – 17 14 2

Caribou (0-3) 200 100 3 – 6 6 3

Norsworthy, Delong (6) and Moody; Gahagan, Hodges (6) and Martin

Ashland 12, Katahdin 0

At Ashland, Whitney Flint allowed six hits and two walks while striking out eight to earn her second straight shutout for Ashland.

Andrea Mayo hit three singles and knocked in three runs for the Hornets. Ashley Nemer hit a three-run double in the sixth inning to end the game and Angela Belskis singled twice.

Ronnie Robinson, Caitlin Duffy, Chelsie Bates, Brooke Smallwood, Jasmine Pelletier, and Kayla Stevens singled for Katahdin of Stacyville.

Katahdin (2-3) 000 000 – 0 6 3

Ashland (4-0) 302 025 – 12 11 1

Smallwood and Bates; Flint and Chasse

Hodgdon 20, Cen. Aroostook 8

At Hodgdon, Amanda Scott hit a double and a two-run homer to drive in five runs and lead Hodgdon past Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.

Misty Wing hit three singles for the Hawks and Taylor Hovey had two singles.

Kala Day and Sarah Long each had three singles for Central Aroostook and Jeanette Hallett added two singles.

Cen. Aroostook (0-3) 203 003 – 8 11 6

Hodgdon (3-2) 210 197 – 20 14 3

Long, Graham (4), Long (6) and Hallett; Wing and Brewer

Van Buren 12, Fort Kent 5

At Van Buren, winning pitcher Megan Lajoie and Macie LaPlante each hit a double and two singles as the Crusaders earned their first win of the season.

Lindsay Lajoie added a triple and a single for Van Buren, while Brittany Bard and Kristal Deschaines each singled twice.

Kelsey Bouchard led Fort Kent with a double and a single, while Ashley Bouchard doubled.

Fort Kent (0-5) 012 100 1 – 5 7 2

Van Buren (1-3) 212 214 x – 12 14 2

Bouchard and Martin; M. Lajoie and Deschaines

Messalonskee 1, Bangor 0

At Bangor, Amanda Barker allowed three hits and one walk while striking out nine batters and leading Messalonskee at Oakland past the Rams.

Lauren Blake’s leadoff single in the third, a passed ball, and a throwing error plated the only run of the game.

Stacey Stuart tripled for the Eagles.

Amy Hackett had two singles for Bangor.

Messalonskee (6-0) 001 000 0 – 1 4 2

Bangor (3-3) 000 000 0 – 0 3 4

Barker and Currier; Besse, White (4) and Fahey

Woodland 28, East Grand 8

At Danforth, Tiffany Wormell hit a triple, two doubles, and two singles to lead Woodland to the win.

Erin Crowe had three singles and a double for the Dragons, who racked up 42 hits.

Allie McKay, Jodie Crone, and Courtney Lloyd each had two singles for East Grand.

Woodland (2-2) 5(11)3 09 – 28 42 0

East Grand (0-3) 1 0 1 24 – 8 22 4

Anthony and Clark; McKay and Zaneldin

Skowhegan 4, Nokomis 2

At Newport, Laura Dudley scored the winning run on a Cocoa McGraw single in the top of the eighth inning to give Skowhegan the victory.

McGraw had three singles for Skowhegan and Sam Locke hit an RBI single to tie the game in the seventh.

Patrice Cianchette tripled and singled to knock in a run for Nokomis. Cris Pushaw had a double and a single and Devon Carroll doubled and scored a run.

Skowhegan (4-2) 000 000 22 – 4 8 1

Nokomis (1-4) 000 200 00 – 2 6 1

Daigle and McGraw; Cianchette and Cossar

Brewer 3, Lawrence 2

At Fairfield, Jordan McLain pitched a complete game, allowing two runs with eight strikeouts and one walk, to lead Brewer by Lawrence.

Meagan McLain had a triple and a single with two RBIs while Christine Toms had a double and a single. Jordan McLain had two singles with an RBI for the Witches.

Katye Mayo hit an RBI double while Heather Gilman added a double for Lawrence.

Brewer (5-0) 101 010 0 – 3 8 1

Lawrence (2-4) 000 000 2 – 2 4 1

J. McLain and Stevens; Walsh and Gilman