GARDINER – Corey Cushing scattered seven hits while getting eight strikeouts and issuing two walks to lead the fifth-seeded Brewer Witches past the No. 4 Gardiner Tigers in Eastern Maine Class A quarterfinal baseball action Friday.

Cushing and Mitch Peasley each singled and scored a run in the second inning and the Witches added the winning margin with runs in the third and sixth.

Nick Acheson, Will Phelps and Mike Burdin each hit a double for Gardiner.

Brewer (14-4) 021 001 0 – 4 3 2

Gardiner (11-7) 000 110 0 – 2 7 2

Cushing and Adams; Stilphen and Phelps

Class B

Bucksport 5, Rockland 4

At Bucksport, Joe Robicheau hit a two-run home run in the second inning which turned out to be the decisive hit as top-seeded Bucksport defeated No. 8 Rockland.

Todd Freeman hit an RBI single for the Golden Bucks as Chris Maguire and Joe Soper both added a single.

David Benner hit a two-run homer in the first inning for Rockland and Ben Baudanza-Sturks had two singles and an RBI. Josh Elwell doubled and Mike Marsh hit an RBI single.

Rockland (10-8) 220 000 0 – 4 6 1

Bucksport (16-1) 320 000 x – 5 4 1

Morrill and Baudanza-Sturks; Maguire, Robicheau (6) and Wadleigh

Ellsworth 8, Foxcroft 2

At Ellsworth, Addam Lupo hit a two-run double in the first inning and an RBI single in the sixth to push No. 3 Ellsworth past No. 11 Foxcroft Academy.

Matt Homich hit two doubles for the Eagles and Cory Smith doubled and singled to knock in two runs.

Adam Dow singled twice with an RBI for Foxcroft and Logan Forrest had an RBI single.

Foxcroft (10-8) 000 200 0 – 2 6 5

Ellsworth (15-2) 400 301 x – 8 8 1

White, Pelletier (6) and Lancisi; Homich and Jellison

Winslow 6, Camden Hills 5

At Winslow, Nate Loubier bunted home what proved to be the game-winning run in the bottom of the fifth inning to lead No. 2 Winslow by No. 7 Camden Hills.

Kevin McCabe hit a single and drove in two runs while Corey Martin added two singles for the Black Raiders.

Mike Cummons singled twice and drove in two runs for the Windjammers.

Camden Hills (9-9) 040 010 0 – 5 5 2

Winslow (16-1) 310 020 x – 6 10 2

Blodgett and Burke; Siviski, Martin (5) and Loubier, McCabe (7)

Class C

Searsport 3, Orono 1

At Searsport, senior Matt Nickerson gave up six hits and one walk while striking out eight to lead No. 4 Searsport past No. 5 Orono.

Nickerson doubled and singled and scored a run for the Vikings. Caleb Ashey and Sean Johnson each hit an RBI double.

Tony Raymond singled twice for Orono and Travis Dunton scored a run.

Orono (12-5) 000 100 0 – 1 6 3

Searsport (12-5) 200 010 x – 3 6 1

Bryant and Michaud; Nickerson and Cas. Ashey

GSA 10, Central 0

At Blue Hill, Lucas Marks hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to put the game away as No. 1 George Stevens Academy defeated No. 9 Central of Corinth.

Caleb Hale pitched the shutout for the Eagles allowing only one hit with five strikeouts and no walks.

Collin Henry had two singles with two RBIs while Nick Saunders singled and doubled with an RBI. Blake Wessel added two singles and a double while Josh Astbury hit a two-run double for the winners.

Charlie Henry had a single for the Red Devils.

Central (11-7) 000 000 0 – 0 1 1

GSA (14-3) 121 402 x – 10 13 0

Haney, Merrill (4), Bell (5) and Wilson, Erickson (5); Hale and Marks

Class D

Lee 5, Southern Aroostook 2

At Lee, Everett Houghton hit a three-run home run in the first inning to lead top-seeded Lee Academy to the win over No. 8 Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Tyler Thompson singled and homered for the Pandas. Kyle McLeod hit an RBI single and Charlie Boulrisse doubled and recorded nine strikeouts.

Robbie Toothaker hit a solo home run in the fifth inning for the Warriors and Rusty Toothaker singled twice.

So. Aroostook (10-8) 000 110 0 – 2 4 1

Lee (16-1) 300 011 x – 5 7 1

Anderson and Branscombe; Boulrisse and Houghton

Katahdin 8, DI-Stonington 2

At Stacyville, Keith Anderson hit a single and a grand slam to lead No. 3 Katahdin past No. 6 Deer Isle-Stonington.

Senior righthander Patrick Willett allowed two runs on two hits and four walks while striking out nine for the Cougars. Cameron Cunningham and Owen McCarthy both hit an RBI single.

Jon Eaton hit an RBI single in the fifth inning for DI-Stonington and Rob Brown singled and later scored.

DI-Stonington (10-8) 100 010 0 – 2 2 6

Katahdin (10-5) 204 002 x – 8 6 2

Ciomei, Garcia (4) and Eaton; Willett and McCarthy

Softball

Class A

Brunswick 5, Bangor 4

At Brunswick, McKell Barnes’ home run over the fence in right center field with one out in the bottom of the 17th inning gave the host Dragons a marathon victory over the Rams.

Jess Timmreck had nine strikeouts and three walks to notch the win for Brunswick.

Amy Hackett had three singles, a double, and a triple for the Rams. Tawyna Godinez had three singles and a double. Kelly White singled twice. Amy Wadleigh relieved Sam Besse in the fourth and pitched 12 innings, allowing three hits and one earned run while notching five strikeouts.

Bang.(8-10) 000 103 000 000 000 00 – 4 15 6

Bruns.(15-3) 201 100 000 000 000 01 – 5 8 1

Besse, Wadleigh (4), White (16) and Fahey; Timmreck and Barnes

Class B

Winslow 4, MCI 1

At Winslow, Jill Smith doubled and singled to drive in a run and help lead No. 1 Winslow past No. 8 Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Sophomore Katie Knowlen allowed just one run on five hits and three walks while striking out nine for the Black Raiders. Cathy Sirois and Brynne Davis both hit two singles.

Jill Wren hit an RBI single in the third inning for the Huskies and Tiffany McLaggan singled and scored.

MCI (10-8) 001 000 0 – 1 5 1

Winslow (17-0) 020 020 x – 4 7 1

Kennedy and Sousa; Knowlen, Davis (7) and Turner

Ellsworth 1, Hermon 0

At Ellsworth, Jen Richter scored on an Emily Miller infield single in the fifth inning to lead No. 3 Ellsworth to victory over No. 6 Hermon.

Junior righty Catie Cravens allowed five hits and no walks while striking five to earn the shutout for Ellsworth.

Emily Miller singled twice for the Eagles as Tessa Rockwood, Maggie Seavey, and Tasha Manning all singled.

Sophomore righthander Ashley Kelley allowed one run on five hits and no walks while striking out six for Hermon. Jaime Beers, Mycah Cyr, Kate Campbell, Kelley, and Cheyanne Woodard each singled.

Hermon (12-6) 000 000 0 – 0 5 1

Ellsworth (12-5) 000 010 x – 1 5 2

Kelley and Campbell; Cravens and Silsby

Belfast 3, MDI 0

At Hampden, junior righthander Stephanie Whittier allowed only two hits and one walk and struck out seven to lead No. 4 Belfast by No. 5 Mount Desert Island.

Liz Brown and Helen Berry each singled twice and drove in a run to lead Belfast while Kallie Aldus added an RBI single. Lizzy Anderson chipped in with a triple and Whittier aided her own cause with a double and single.

Mia Megquier doubled for MDI and Miranda McIntyre singled.

MDI (11-6) 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

Belfast (13-4) 001 200 x – 3 11 2

Megquier and Bowden; Whittier and Brown

Class C

Washington Academy 1, Dexter 0

At East Machias, Joslyn Corey hit a double in the bottom of the fifth inning to drive in Mary Mawhinney from second base for the game’s only run as No. 3 Washington Academy beat No. 6 Dexter.

Kayla Wood pitched a complete game giving up four hits with five strikeouts for the winners.

Ashley Tilton, Sarah Rushforth, Wood and Mawhinney each singled for the Raiders.

Morgan Chapman, Jessica Kenney and Sabrina Cote each had a single for the Tigers.

Dexter (12-5) 000 000 0 – 0 4 2

Washington Acad. (15-2) 000 010 x – 1 5 1

Chapman and Kenney; Wood and Tilton

Class D

Bangor Chr. 18, Jones.-Beals 0

At Hampden, senior righthander Megan Mishou didn’t allow a hit, struck out eight and walked only one to lead No. 1 Bangor Christian by No. 8. Jonesport-Beals.

Christin Pelletier recorded three singles and Aimee Sargent added two and two RBIs to lead the winners. Morgan Chasse chipped in with a two-run single and Amber Leathers had an RBI single.

BC plays Lee in a 4 p.m. semifinal today in Hampden. The two teams split during the regular season.

Jonesport-Beals (9-8) 000 00 – 0 0 0

Bangor Christian (14-3) 434 7x – 18 9 3

Alley and Church; Mishou and Leathers

So. Aroostook 5, Fort Fairfield 0

At Dyer Brook, senior right-hander Chelsea Collier allowed just three hits and four walks while striking out six to give No. 2 Southern Aroostook the win over No. 7 Fort Fairfield.

Amanda Clark hit two singles to drive in a run for the Warriors and Kim Grant hit a two-run single.

Ruth Arato doubled and singled for the Tigers.

Fort Fairfield (10-8) 000 000 0 – 0 3 2

So. Aroostook (13-4) 400 010 x – 5 7 1

Towle, Esancy (5) and Shaw; Collier and Au. Charette