Fortin, Nicastro lift Lynx by Hawks

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LINCOLN – Jessica Fortin’s RBI single to right field with two outs in the bottom of the seventh inning lifted the Mattanawcook Academy Lynx to a 1-0 softball victory over the Hermon Hawks Tuesday.

Ashley Clapp raced home from second base with the winning run.

Deni Nicastro walked six and struck out nine to earn the one-hit shutout for the Lynx. Kristy Burleigh doubled.

Ashley Kelley allowed just one run on six hits and no walks while striking out 12 for Hermon. Kelley also singled in the second inning.

Hermon (5-2) 000 000 0 – 0 1 0

Mattanawcook (2-2) 000 000 1 – 1 6 0

Kelley and Page; Nicastro and Hanscom

Mount View 3, Belfast 2

At Thorndike, Jennifer Masessa hit a two-out single in the bottom of the seventh inning to drive in Tara Bowden from third base and lead Mount View past Belfast.

Allison Abrahamson doubled and singled to knock in a run for the Mustangs and Miranda Grotton had two singles and an RBI.

Lynn Anderson hit a double and two singles to lead Belfast.

Belfast (2-2) 100 001 0 – 2 8 1

Mount View (2-3) 002 000 1 – 3 8 2

Whittier and Brown; Masessa and Grotton

Bangor 7, Old Town 0

At Old Town, Sam Bedore allowed only three hits and one walk and struck out eight to lead the Rams to their fifth victory.

Sam Besse drove in three runs for the winners with two singles and Amy Hackett chipped in with a double, two singles and an RBI.

Hannah Morin, Ashley Goodwin and Sarah Wilcox each singled for Old Town.

Bangor (5-1) 003 021 1 – 7 9 1

Old Town (0-6) 000 000 0 – 0 3 4

Bedore and Stevenson, Tweedie (6); Morin and Singer

Dexter 9, Central 8 (8 inn.)

At Dexter, Sam Conway hit a sacrifice fly to right field in the eighth inning to score Jana Kenney from third base to give Dexter the victory over Central of Corinth.

Miranda Gold scored the tying run for Dexter in the seventh inning on a Jessica Mason triple.

Mason had a triple and two singles for the Tigers. Katie Poirier singled four times and Kenney added two singles and two RBIs.

Chantel Randall paced Central with three singles and a double with two RBIs.

Central (2-2) 103 400 00 – 8 8 6

Dexter (2-0) 201 031 11 – 9 13 12

Haney and Randall; Chapman and Kenney

MDI 11, Foxcroft Acad. 5

At Bar Harbor, April Winchenbach hit a two-run single to highlight a seven-run sixth inning as Mount Desert Island defeated Foxcroft Academy.

Eliza Worrick had a double and a single while Miranda McIntire tripled for the Trojans.

Megan Crocker and Kelsey Boss each had a pair of singles for the Ponies.

Foxcroft Acad. 001 003 1 – 5 10 3

MDI 202 007 x – 11 5 1

Boss and Snyder; Johnson, Paradis (6), Simason (7) and Damon

PVHS 4, Bangor Christian 3

At Howland, Casey McCluskey doubled in Jamie Milton, who had singled and stolen second, in the bottom of the seventh as Penobscot Valley won its season opener.

McCluskey also picked up the victory in the pitching circle, scattering three runs on three hits and piling up 15 strikeouts.

Kirstie Dawson doubled twice while Lyndsay Drost doubled and singled for the Howlers.

Christin Pelletier slapped a three-run double in the sixth for the Bangor Christian Patriots. Jillian French struck out 12 in the loss.

Bangor Christian (4-1) 000 003 0 – 3 3 1

Penobscot Valley (1-0) 100 200 1 – 4 7 5

French and Bragg; McCluskey and Lavertu

Brewer 9, Lawrence 2

At Fairfield, Meghan McLain hit a single and a two-run home run in the sixth inning to lead Brewer past Lawrence.

Hailey Smith had two singles and two RBIs for Brewer and Jordan McLain added two singles and an RBI.

Mallorie Blakney hit three singles for Lawrence and Kasey McPhail singled twice.

Brewer (3-1) 210 122 1 – 9 9 2

Lawrence (3-1) 100 000 1 – 2 8 3

J. McLain and Risser; Walsh, McPhail (7) and Johansmeier

Orono 13, Piscataquis 0

At Guilford, Sara Pavento pitched five innings for Orono allowing just two hits with eight strikeouts to earn the shutout over Piscataquis.

The Riots’ offense gave Pavento a big cushion before she even threw a pitch, scoring eight times in the top of the first.

Sarah Thibeault had three singles for Orono while Jessica Bates added two. Rachael Joyce and Sam Perkins each singled twice for the Red Riots.

Tracy Dewey and Julia Shaffer each singled for Piscataquis.

Orono (1-3) 840 01 – 13 14 0

PCHS (0-2) 000 00 – 0 2 7

Pavento and Woodbrey; Courier and Pratt

Medomak 6, MCI 4

At Pittsfield, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro scored four runs in the 10th inning to earn the win over Maine Central Institute.

Pam Neptune doubled for the Pantehrs and Melissa Ambridge singled.

Jordan Kennedy struck out 21 in nine innings for MCI and Lydia Fortin had two doubles and a single.

Medomak (5-1) 000 020 000 4 – 6 2 1

MCI (3-2) 100 001 000 2 – 4 9 5

Vannah and Ambridge; Kennedy, Huff (10) and Sousa

Baseball

Belfast 9, Mount View 0

At Thorndike, Jon Walsh’s RBI double highlighted a three-run seventh inning as the Lions pulled away from the Mustangs.

Rick Bernosky contributed a two-run double and a single for Belfast, and Jake Arthers added two singles. Dale Dutton earned the win.

Ross Curry’s triple topped the Mustangs.

Belfast (3-2) 000 103 5 – 9 11 2

Mount View (3-1) 000 000 0 – 0 3 5

Dutton and Carr; Miles and Ripley

Central 7, Dexter 5

At Dexter, Scott Kelley singled twice as Central of Corinth edged Dexter.

Danny Beatham drove in a pair of runs on a double and a single for Dexter while Rick Stewart doubled and singled with an RBI.

Central (2-2) 230 101 0 – 7 4 0

Dexter (1-1) 200 200 1 – 5 9 3

Haney and Wilson; McGowen, Beatham (4), Woodman (7) and Stewart

PVHS 9, Bangor Christian 2

At Howland, Matt Theriault knocked an RBI double to spark a five-run fifth inning as Penobscot Valley pulled away for the win.

Dylan Thompson had a double and a single to drive in a run while Aaron Saucier singled twice and plated another for the Howlers. Nevin Jipson added a double and a single.

Phil Dougherty paced the Patriots with two singles and an RBI and Adrian Durkee added two more singles.

Bangor Christian (3-3) 100 001 0 – 2 7 4

Penobscot Valley (1-0) 001 152 x – 9 8 4

Johnson, Bradford (6) and Potter; Saucier and Thompson

Orono 14, Piscataquis 5

At Guilford, Sean Babin hit a two-run single to top a 12-run first inning as Orono cruised past Piscataquis.

Kash Keezer singled twice and drove in two runs while John Doughty doubled and singled with and RBI. Ben Stout added an RBI single for the Red Riots.

Justin Cleaves and Colby Cleaves each drove in two runs on a pair of singles for Piscataquis.

Orono (3-1) (12)11 000 0 – 14 12 2

Piscataquis (1-1) 013 010 0 – 5 7 7

Babin, Doughty (4) and Perry, Levasseur (4); Zimmerman, Johnston (1), Tracy (6) and Shufelt

Medomak 11, MCI 0

At Pittsfield, Jared Simmons hit a double and a three-run home run to lead Medomak Valley of Waldoboro past Maine Central Institute.

Dale Winchenbach allowed no runs on six hits and no walks while striking out five for the Panthers.

Victor Quint singled twice for MCI.

Medomak (1-3) 300 143 – 11 10 1

MCI (1-4) 000 000 – 0 6 5

Winchenbach and Genther; Saucier, Rowe (6) and Quint

Hermon 16, Mattanawcook 8

At Lincoln, Travis Estes hit two doubles and two singles and drove in a pair of runs as Hermon earned the road victory.

Zach Deabay added two doubles, a single and an RBI for the Hawks, while Tim Kennerson hit a double and a single and scored four runs. Travis Kane chipped in with two singles and two RBIs.

Estes pitched a complete game for Hermon, striking out seven and walking just two.

Peter Coggins paced Mattanawcook Academy with a two-run home run, a single and three RBIs. Shey Gardiner added a double and two singles, while Aaron Flannery doubled and singled with an RBI and Tyson Tash also doubled and singled.

Hermon (4-3) 122 451 1 – 16 15 1

Mattanawcook (1-2) 202 300 1 – 8 12 7

Estes and Pratt; Murchison, Bottarelli (4), Nesin (5) and Smith

Bangor 16, Old Town 0

At Old Town, Shane Walton belted a two-run home run and added a couple of two-run singles as Bangor cruised to its sixth victory.

Ian Edwards tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out six and walking only one for the Rams.

Alex Gallant doubled, singled twice and knocked in four runs while Gordie Webb hit four singles to knock in two runs.

Adam Fournier singled for Old Town.

Bangor (6-0) 400 237 – 16 17 1

Old Town (4-2) 000 000 – 0 1 3

Edwards and Webb; Leland, Wasdin (6) and LeBreton

MDI 9, Foxcroft 7

At Bar Harbor, Nick Swanson paced a balanced attack with a pair of RBI doubles as Mount Desert Island edged Foxcroft Academy.

Brett Mitchell and Josh Dellaittre each singled twice to knock in a run for the Trojans and Taylor Valaiik added an RBI single.

Shane Adkins paced the Ponies with a triple, single and two RBIs while Josiah Richard notched two singles and an RBI.

Foxcroft (0-4) 000 105 1 – 7 7 2

MDI (3-3) 012 033 x – 9 10 3

D. White and Lancisi; N. Swanson, Mitchell (7) and J. Swanson

Rockland 5, Waterville 2

At Rockland, Dom Morrill doubled in a first-inning run, hit a solo homer in the fifth and singled home a run in the sixth to lead Rockland past Waterville.

Mike Marsh had an RBI double in the first and added a singled, Josh Elwell singled twice and Dylan Meklin doubled.

Marsh, Morrill and Meklin combined on a six-hitter.

Curtis Chaput had three singles for Waterville and Eli Fitzgerald had an RBI double.

Waterville (0-4) 000 001 1 – 2 6 0

Rockland (3-2) 200 012 x – 5 9 3

Webb, Higgins (2), Eaton (3), Bridger (4), Bizier (5), Gaudette (6) and Chaput; Marsh, Morrill (4), Meklin (7) and Sleeper