Portland North, Saco move on

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HOLDEN – Pinch-runner Chip Weber scored the winning run on a Nick Volger fielder’s choice in the sixth inning to lead Portland North past Dirigo 6-5 and into the state championship game of the Little League baseball tournament for ages 10-11 Wednesday.

Portland North will take on Saco, who knocked off Waldo 4-3 earlier in the day, in today’s title game at 3:30 p.m.

In the second game, Kyle Reichert hit a two-run double in the third inning for Portland North and Ryan Casale added a two-run double in the second inning. Tim Rovnak singled twice and Mike Flaherty doubled.

Caleb Rivera brought Dirigo within a run in the fifth with a two-run single and Darrell St. Jean tied it later in the inning with an RBI single. Don Suga doubled.

In the first game, Zack Lombard hit a sacrifice fly fifth inning to drive in Bobby Begin to give Saco the 4-3 lead and the win over Waldo.

Begin singled twice and knocked in a run for Saco. Jeff Gelinas hit an RBI double in the third inning and Brandon Briggs doubled.

Nick Rodgerson tripled and doubled for Waldo and Dillan Moody had two singles. Buddy Ellis and Adam Higgins each singled and scored a run.

(First Game)

Waldo (2-2) 100 110 – 3 9 2

Saco (4-0) 003 010 – 4 7 2

Moody and Rodgerson; Carignan and Gelinas

(Second Game)

Portland North (3-1) 032 001 – 6 7 1

Dirigo (2-2) 020 030 – 5 5 3

Casale, Smart (6) and Flaherty; Whitamore, Bailey (6) and Cloutier

11-12

Saco 12, Waldoboro 1

At Ellsworth, Ryan Locke and C.J. Maksut each had a two-run double as Saco rolled to the win in four innings.

Bryan Ballaire added a double of his own for Saco.

Buddy Simmons knocked a solo homer for Waldoboro.

Waldoboro (0-4) 100 0 – 1 1 7

Saco (4-0) 246 x – 12 7 0

Murray and Osier; Ballaire, Leach (4) and Hobbins, Ballaire (4)

Yarmouth 14, Bangor West 3

At Ellsworth, Ryan Cody slammed a two-run homer and Louie Dastasio had a pair of RBI singles as Yarmouth pounded Bangor West.

Harry Ridge singled twice and Josh Brenton doubled and singled for Yarmouth.

Bobby Winchell hit a two-run homer for Bangor West.

Yarmouth (4-0) 023 045 – 14 14 1

Bangor West (1-3) 100 020 – 3 4 5

Ridge and Brunelle; Wood and Hartley

Eliot Ave. 9, Bucksport 4

At Ellsworth, Chris Madden slapped a two-run double to lead Eliot Avenue of Auburn to the win.

Matt Owen singled twice for the winners.

Tyler McAllian hit an RBI single and James Potter tripled for Bucksport.

Bucksport (1-3) 000 400 – 4 4 6

Eliot Ave. (2-2) 050 40x – 9 7 0

Potter, McAllian (5) and Giosia; Hyde and Ricker