Belanger paces Ashland Senior righthander strikes out 14 in one-hit gem

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ASHLAND – Justin Belanger pitched six innings of no-hit ball, losing his no-hitter when Josh Branscomb grounded a lead off single to left to open the seventh, and he also aided his own cause with a run-scoring triple as Ashland beat Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook 4-0 Tuesday.

Senior righty Belanger struck out 14 and didn’t walk anybody.

Henry Milligan tripled and singled and drove in a run and Jeremy Tarr had an RBI single.

So. Aroostook (2-3) 000 000 0 – 0 1 2

Ashland (3-0) 102 010 x – 4 6 3

Toothaker, Boulier (2), Robinson (4) and Sholler; J. Belanger and L. Belanger

Fort Fairfield 16, Hodgdon 2

At Fort Fairfield, Ian Towle hit two singles, a double and drove in four runs to power Fort Fairfield by Hodgdon.

Pat Kinsey doubled and singled with three RBIs for Fort Fairfield. Cody Closson had three singles and an RBI while Beau Everett hit two singles for the Tigers.

Ryan Wellington hit a double for Hodgdon.

Hodgdon (0-3) 000 20 – 2 3 5

Fort Fairfield (2-2) 611 8x – 16 15 0

Brombuse, McGillicuddy (5) and R. Brewer; Booth, Dufour (2), Noyes (3), Churchill (4), Bixler (5) and Towle

Cen. Aroostook 13, LCS/MSSM 2

At Mars Hill, Logan McLaughlin pitched five innings of four-hit, two-run ball with nine strikeouts as Central Aroostook rolled past Limestone Community School/ Maine School of Science and Mathematics.

Manny Martinez hit two singles, a double and drove in two runs for Central Aroostook. Blake McCarthy doubled and singled with five RBIs while Cameron York had a double and a single with an RBI.

Matt Enman paced LCS/MSSM with a double and a single while Matt Beaulieu added a double.

LCS/MSSM (4-2) 020 00 – 2 4 3

Cen. Aroostook (2-0) 264 1x – 13 13 3

Parent, Cote (2), Beaulieu (5) and Enman; McLaughlin and Folsom

Narraguagus 22, Jones.-Beals 7

At Harrington, Josh Beal and Jeremy Look each hit two-run homers in an eight-run first inning, Look’s an inside-the-park shot, as the undefeated Knights rolled to their fourth victory.

Colby Tucker chipped in with two singles and an RBI for the winners and Blake Chase had a double and single.

Sid Look hit a two-run triple for the Royals and Harry Beal singled twice.

Jonesport-Beals (0-4) 000 43 – 7 5 4

Narraguagus (4-0) 807 7x – 22 19 3

Carver, Ferris (3), Look (4) and Fenton; Look, Tenney (4) and Jordan, Rofe (4)

Ellsworth 8, Hermon 0

At Ellsworth, Pat Kelley pitched a no-hitter, allowing one walk with nine strikeouts as Ellsworth shut out Hermon.

Garrett Kaspala hit two singles and drove in two runs for Ellsworth. Brad Folmer had two singles and an RBI while Kelley hit a two-run double for the undefeated Eagles.

Hermon (2-3) 000 000 0 – 0 0 4

Ellsworth (6-0) 100 340 x – 8 10 0

Day and Kane; Kelley and Jordan

Gardiner 10, Rockland 1

At Rockland, Gardiner pitchers combined to allow one run on two hits with 19 strikeouts as Gardiner topped Rockland.

Kyle Stilphen hit two doubles and a home run for Gardiner. Chris Howe tallied two singles and a double while Forrest Chadwick and Mike Abbott each hit a home run and a single. Nick Machino added a home run and Roland Kennerson posted a triple and a single for the Tigers.

Dylan Meklin had a double for Rockland.

Gardiner (4-0) 410 320 0 – 10 14 0

Rockland (1-3) 010 000 x – 1 2 4

Stilphen, Chadwick (5), Bobnowielki (6), Cray (7) and Wheelock; Meklin, Jarrett (4), Searle (5) and Nelsen

Bucksport 13, MDI 7

At Bar Harbor, Steve Kalenowski’s RBI single in the top of the seventh put the Golden Bucks ahead as they scored seven times in the inning to defeat MDI.

Tyler French singled in the inning’s first run to tie the game; Kyle McGeaghan knocked in a run with a double and he also ingled twice for Bucksport. Derek Fish had two singles, a double and two RBIs.

Devin Young knocked a three-run homer and Calvin Tweedie had two singles and an RBI for the Trojans.

Bucksport (2-4) 030 030 7 – 13 15 4

MDI (3-3) 000 313 0 – 7 6 2

Softball

Washburn 18-32, GHCA 6-7

At Washburn, Kristen Goupille had eight hits and three RBIs in two games as Washburn took a doubleheader from Greater Houlton Christian Academy 18-6 and 32-7.

In the first game, Kelsee McLaughlin hit a solo homer and singled for the Beavers. Goupille had four singles and an RBI.

Kiki Smart doubled and singled for the Eagles.

In the second game, Dakota Koch knocked a two-run home and singled twice while Goupille had four more singles and two more RBIs for Washburn.

Rebecca Campbell had three singles and seven RBIs for the winners.

Smart and Morgan Carroll each had two singles for GHCA.

(First Game)

Greater Houlton 122 100 0 – 6 10 0

Washburn 742 113 x – 18 20 0

Smart and Barnes; Reed and Goupille

(Second Game)

Greater Houlton 103 30 – 7 9 2

Washburn (2-0) 9(12) 7 04 – 32 17 2

Smart and Porter; Campbell, McLaughlin (3) and Goupille

Limestone/MSSM 21, CAHS 3

At Mars Hill, Victoria St. Pierre hit a pair of two-run homers and Tracey Bernier drove in three runs with a two-run homer and a single as Limestone Community School/Maine School of Science and Mathematics triumphed.

Dawn McDonald had three singles and winning pitcher Kellie Peers had a pair of singles. Peers pitched a five-inning four-hitter.

Latisha Neece had two singles and an RBI for Central Aroostook, Gabe Brewer had a two-run single and Robin Graham doubled.

LCS/MSSM (6-0) (10)03 62 – 21 15 0

Cen. Aroostook (1-2) 010 02 – 3 4 11

Peers and St. Pierre; Graham and Long, Donovan (4)

Ashland 18, So. Aroostook 3

At Ashland, Whitney Flint doubled, singled and drove in three runs and Mindy Chasse had a double and also knocked in three runs to pace Ashland past Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook.

Flint hurled five innings of seven-hit ball, striking out eight and walking six, to puck up the win.

Crystal Cook had two singles for the winners while Southern Aroostook received RBI singles from Bree Bubar and Brittany Charette.

So. Aroostook (1-4) 201 00 – 3 7 2

Ashland (3-0) 1(14)1 2x – 18 11 0

E. Goodall, Nadeau (3), McGary (4) and L. Goodall; Flint and Chasse

Fort Fairfield 25, Hodgdon 17

At Fort Fairfield, Katie Godin hit three doubles and two singles as Fort Fairfield pounded out 20 hits to defeat Hodgdon.

Shannon Towle tallied four singles for the Tigers.

Taylor McGary hit a home run and three singles to pace Hodgdon while Sam Lycette had two singles and a double.

Hodgdon (1-3) 438 110 0 – 17 17 2

Fort Fairfield (2-2) (10)32 037 x – 25 20 1

Lycette, Tszenny (4) and Quint; Towle and Shaw