LINCOLN – The Hermon Hawks scored a pair of unearned runs in the top of the 12th inning to earn their fifth victory of the spring, a thrilling 4-2 triumph over the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx in high school softball action Tuesday.

Micah Cyr had the only hit of the decisive rally, a one-out single.

Kate Campbell singled twice for the Hawks, while Ashley Kelley pitched a complete-game five-hitter with 18 strikeouts.

Tammy Savage doubled and singled for Mattanawcook Academy, while Kristy Burleigh doubled and Bree Hanscom added an RBI single.

MA starter Deni NiCastro struck out 10 batters in seven innings, while reliever Casey McCloskey struck out five batters in five innings.

Hermon (5-3) 100 000 100 002 – 4 8 3

Mattanawcook (1-6) 000 002 000 000 – 2 5 4

Kelley and Campbell; NiCastro, McCloskey (8) and Savage

Central 15, Stearns 3

At Corinth on Monday, Alyssa Libby pitched a four-hitter and struck out six batters while walking none to lead Central past Stearns of Millinocket.

Traci Underhill had two doubles and two RBIs while Erica Brownell added a triple, single and one RBI for the Red Devils. Chantel Randall, Kara Voisine, and Brooke Washburn each had two singles.

Stearns 003 000 – 3 4 4

Central 140 307 – 15 14 3

Arsenault and Somers; Libby and Randall

Dexter 4, Penquis 1

At Milo, Michelle Chapman hit a two-run triple in the sixth inning to give Dexter the win.

Tania Morales singled twice for Dexter and Sabrina Cote hit an RBI single.

Mindy Dolley doubled and singled for Penquis and Britnee Genthner had two singles and an RBI.

Dexter (5-2) 000 013 0 – 4 6 0

Penquis (5-3) 010 000 0 – 1 7 2

Chapman and Cote; Lyford and Palmer

Erskine 2, Hampden 1

At Hampden, Sarah Richardson scored with two-outs in the seventh inning on an infield error to lead Erskine Academy of South China past Hampden Academy.

Mariah Gleaton singled in the fifth inning for the Eagles.

Mikki Libbey singled twice and scored a run for Hampden and Hannah Growe hit two singles. Nellie Wood doubled and Lacey Littlefield struck out 10.

Erskine (2-6) 000 001 1 – 2 1 0

Hampden (6-3) 000 001 0 – 1 6 3

Glidden and Siegfriedt; Littlefield and Kiser

John Bapst 2, Ellsworth 1

At Bangor, Lauren Nichols hit an infield RBI single to drive in Whitney Sinclair in the eleventh inning and lead John Bapst to victory.

Gwen Wadleigh allowed just one run on three hits and three walks while striking out 10. Nichols, Abby Perkins, and Rachel Stearns each had two singles.

Catie Cravens struck out 17 and walked none for Ellsworth. Maggie Seavey doubled, singled, and scored a run and Cravens singled.

Ellsworth (4-3) 000 100 000 00 – 1 3 2

John Bapst (3-2) 000 000 100 01 – 2 10 2

Cravens and Silsby; Wadleigh and Perkins

Foxcroft 9, Piscataquis 3

At Dover-Foxcroft, Kristina Weymouth doubled and singled to drive in two runs and lead Foxcroft Academy past Piscataquis of Milo.

Jenn Gagnon tripled and singled for the Ponies and Sami Hall hit a two-run double.

Abbie Galuski hit a triple and a double for Piscataquis. Meagan Tweedie hit an RBI triple and Jessica Pratt added an RBI double.

Piscataquis (0-7) 100 000 2 – 3 8 5

Foxcroft (3-5) 332 010 x – 9 8 2

Dewey and Pratt; Clukey and Rice

Greenville 18, Valley 5

At Bingham, MacKenzie Wyman tripled, doubled, and singled and scored three runs to help Greenville past Valley.

Darla Larsen hit a two-run double and two singles for Greenville and Elisa Gary had two singles and an RBI.

Jeri Fitzmaurice doubled and singled with three RBIs for Valley and Sandra Porter singled and scored a run.

Greenville (4-2) 129 51 – 18 12 3

Valley (4-4) 201 02 – 5 3 5

Muzzy and Boucher; Bergeron and Strickland

Baseball

Erskine 12, Hampden 8

At Bordick Park in Hampden, Erskine Academy of South China capitalized on 15 walks to earn the victory.

Dan Cowing paced the Eagles with three singles and three RBIs, while winning pitcher Brett Bagdoyan singled twice.

Joel Neill led Hampden – which jumped out to a 5-0 first-inning lead – with a double and two singles, while Justin Kelsey added a double.

Erskine Acad. (4-5) 016 302 0 -12 10 1

Hampden Acad. (3-5-1) 500 101 1 -8 10 1

Bagdoyan, McCray (7) and Helm; Smith, MacLean (3), Ireland (4) and Lee

Dexter 5, Penquis 4

At Milo, Dan Beatham slammed a two-run homer in the top of the first inning and doubled later in the game to lead the Tigers to the win.

Brandon Woodman hit two singles, a double and drove in a run for Dexter.

Nick Emery drove in a run with a single and hit a solo homer for the Patriots. Nate Allen added a single.

Dexter (2-5) 201 020 0 – 5 7 2

Penquis (3-5) 110 110 0 – 4 5 3

Spizuoco, McGowan (4) and Beatham; Morrill, Venable (6) and Brown

Hermon 14, Mattanawcook 2

At Lincoln, Tim Kennerson hit for the cycle with a home run, triple, double, and two singles to knock in three runs and lead Hermon past Mattanawcook Academy.

Derek Helms and Travis Estes each had two singles and two RBIs for the Hawks. Estes also allowed two runs on six hits and one walks while striking out eight.

Aaron Flannery doubled and singled with two RBIs for the Lynx.

Hermon (5-3) 111 203 6 – 14 12 2

Mattanawcook (1-6) 000 002 0 – 2 6 3

Estes and Jalbert; Smith, Nesin (4) and Kimball

Greenville 8, Valley 7

At Bingham, Kyle Witman hit a pair of doubles and drove in two runs to lead Greenville past Valley.

Jake Gallant had a double and a single to drive in two runs while Joe Jardine doubled, singled and knocked in a run for the Lakers.

Travis Hovey slammed a solo homer for the Cavaliers. Cole Pullen singled twice, tripled and knocked in a run and John Hunnewell added three singles and an RBI.

Greenville 102 020 3 – 8 8 3

Valley 121 100 2 – 7 9 2

Jardine, Farringotn (3) and Aucoin; Hunnewell and Cirell

Foxcroft 13, Piscataquis 3

At Guilford, Justin Freeman laced a two-run triple and Nick Lancisi had two doubles, a single and drove in three runs to lead Foxcroft to the win.

Josh Pelletier hit a double and a single to drive in three runs while David White doubled twice for the Ponies.

Shane Tracy had an RBI double while Jarrod Robinson and Toby Cleaves had an RBI single apiece for the Pirates of Guilford.

Piscataquis (1-6) 003 00 – 3 6 1

Foxcroft (5-4) 520 06 – 13 13 0

Tompkins, Johnston (5) and Robinson; White and Lancisi

Ellsworth 9, John Bapst 2

At Bangor, Cory Smith pitched a complete-game three hitter and helped his cause with a double, single and RBI as the Eagles rolled over the Crusaders.

Louden Jellison added an RBI double for Ellsworth.

Nick Hubbard hit an RBI double for John Bapst and Anthony Ortiz two singles.

Ellsworth (7-0) 240 030 0 – 9 8 4

John Bapst (3-3) 101 000 0 – 2 3 3

Smith and Jellison; Hubbard, Smith (4), Healey (7) and Smith, Yates (4)

Ashland 5, So. Aroostook 3

At Dyer Brook, Kevin Baker hit an RBI single in the seventh inning to give Ashland the win.

Henry Milligan added an insurance run in the seventh on an RBI single for the Hornets.

Zack Stubbs hit three singles for Southern Aroostook and Clay Lawlor added a two-run single.

Ashland (4-2) 010 002 2 – 5 5 2

So. Aroostook (6-4) 102 000 0 – 3 8 5

Thompkins and Ballard; Toothaker, Anderson (6) and Branscombe

Washburn 16, GHCA 7

At Washburn, Steve Pesut hit two singles and scored four runs to lead Washburn past Greater Houlton Christian Academy.

Ben Goupille and Dusty Glasscock both doubled and singled for the Beavers. Pesut had 10 strikeouts.

Drew Farrar singled and homered to drive in three runs for the Eagles. Erik Sjoberg hit a two-run double.

Gr. Houlton Chr. (0-4) 520 000 0 – 7 6 8

Washburn (3-3) 642 130 x – 16 10 4

Elmore, Duff (2), Guiggey (3), Elmore (4), Duff (6) and Guiggey, Bither (3), Morin (6); Pesut and Thompson