Gimbel last at-bat lifts Ashland

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ASHLAND – Nick Gimbel drove in the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to lift Ashland past Katahdin of Stacyville 4-3 in baseball action Tuesday.

Henry Milligan hit a single and scored the winning run in the eighth. Justin Belanger pitched a complete game with 12 strikeouts while posting a single and an RBI double for the Hornets.

Josh Guiggey tripled and doubled for Katahdin. Ethan Qualey had a two-run double while Josh McGraw hit a triple for the Cougars.

Katahdin (13-1) 102 000 00 – 3 6 2

Ashland (14-1) 100 200 01 – 4 7 2

Kay and McCarthy; J. Belanger and L. Belanger

C. Aroostook 3, Fort Fairfield 2

At Mars Hill, Manny Martinez improved his record to 2-0 and led the Central Aroostook Panthers past visiting Fort Fairfield by coming up with the game-winning hit and allowing seven hits and one walk while notching six strikeouts.

The Panthers scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh as Cameron York led off with a walk, stole second, went to third on a Kasey Brewer single, and then scored on a Martinez single to left.

Logan McCarthy led CAHS with three singles. Brewer had a double and a single.

Austin Dufour hit a double and a single for the Tigers.

Fort Fairfield (11-4) 020 000 0 – 2 7 0

Central Aroostook (10-5) 000 110 1 – 3 9 3

Booth and Towle; Martinez and Folsom

Caribou 7, Presque Isle 0

At Caribou, Pat Thibodeau and Philip St. Peter combined on a four-hit shutout to power Caribou by Presque Isle.

Matt Kinney hit a double and two singles for Caribou. Thibodeau posted two singles and two RBIs while Jarryd Rossignol had two singles and an RBI for the Vikings.

Steve Ford hit two singles for Presque Isle.

Presque Isle 000 000 0 – 0 4 0

Caribou (11-6) 230 101 x – 7 9 0

Cassidy, Shaw (6) and Ford; Thibodeau, St. Peter (5) and Sager

Fort Kent 16, Van Buren 3

At St. Agatha, Jesse Guimond hit a two-run home run as part of a 10-run first inning as Fort Kent defeated Van Buren.

Jared Soucy hit two triples with three RBIs for Fort Kent. Thomas Levesque doubled and singled with an RBI while Kris Guimond hit a double for the Warriors.

Alex Martin posted two singles and a double for Van Buren.

Van Buren (3-13) 200 01 – 3 6 2

Fort Kent (8-8) (10)22 2x – 16 10 0

Rossignol, Deschaine (2) and Vaillancourt, Martin (3); Tardif, Michaud (2) and Soucy

GHCA sweeps Hodgdon

At Hodgdon, Zach Straubel tallied four singles and an RBI as Greater Houlton Christian Academy swept Hodgdon in a doubleheader.

The Eagles defeated the Hawks 9-7 in the first game and took the second game 17-4.

In the first game, Chad Duff posted a pair of singles for Greater Houlton Christian.

Travis Quint had a two-run double while Dan McGillicuddy hit two singles for Hodgdon.

In the second game, Duff hit three singles while Ryan Campbell had a single with two RBIs for the Eagles.

Jamie Ryan had an two-run double for the Hawks.

(First Game)

Hodgdon 100 210 3 – 7 9 4

GHCA 103 140 x – 9 4 2

Brombose and McGillicuddy; Duff and Straubel

(Second Game)

GHCA (5-11) 173 50 – 17 7 1

Hodgdon (1-15) 300 01 – 9 4 2

Campbell and Straubel; Ryan, McGillicuddy (2), McCarthy (5) and Brombose

Softball

C. Aroostook 18, Fort Fairfield 16

At Mars Hill, with one out and a runner at third base in the seventh inning, relief pitcher Sarah Long notched back-to-back strikeouts to help the Central Aroostook Panthers edge visiting Fort Fairfield.

Long led the Panthers offensively with a grand slam, two singles, and eight RBIs. Kristen Long had three singles and four RBIs while Letisha Neece added a double and two singles.

Amber Watson hit a grand slam for the Tigers and Kelly Lynch added an RBI single.

Fort Fairfield (5-11) 102 506 2 – 16 8 3

C. Aroostook (7-8) 244 620 x -18 13 11

Towle and Churchill; Graham, Long (6) and Estabrook

Ashland 17, Katahdin 5

At Ashland, Andrea Mayo hit two triples, a single and drove in four runs to propel undefeated Ashland by Katahdin of Stacyville.

Macey Pelkey hit a triple and two singles with four RBIs while Mindy Chasse had three singles with two RBIs for the Hornets.

Jasmine Pellitier doubled and singled with two RBIs while Melissa Duffy hit two singles for the Cougars.

Katahdin (6-8) 203 000 – 5 6 1

Ashland (15-0) 541 421 – 17 20 2

McNally, Smallwood (2), Cyr (5) and Pellitier; Flint and Chasse

Fort Kent 16, Van Buren 4

At Fort Kent, Mary Grace Morris drove in four runs on two singles and a double to spark Fort Kent by Van Buren.

Shannon Martin tripled, doubled and singled with three RBIs while Liz Morneault had a double and a single with an RBI for the Warriors.

Crystal Deschaine, Lindsey Lajoie and Marissa Ouellette each hit a single and scored a run for Van Buren.

Van Buren (4-10) 000 040 – 4 5 5

Fort Kent (5-9) 166 003 – 16 10 1

Lajoie and Deschaine; Bard and Morris

Presque Isle 10, Caribou 5

At Caribou, Amy Grivois hit a two-run single to highlight an eight-run sixth inning as Presque Isle topped Caribou.

Allison Donovan and Kayla Legassie each had two singles and an RBI for the Wildcats.

Ashley Doucette and Sarina Grier each hit three singles and scored two runs for Caribou.

Presque Isle (8-8) 101 008 0 – 10 6 2

Caribou (5-11) 200 030 0 – 5 9 1

Coffin and Young; Grier and Ouellette

Maranacook 4, Medomak Val. 3

At Readfield, Tessa Dodge drove in two runs on a home run and a triple to lead Maranacook by Medomak Valley of Waldoboro.

Samantha Mitchell hit a double and a single for Medomak Valley.

Sarah Maxwell had 14 strikeouts for the Panthers.

Medomak Valley 100 001 1 – 3 6 2

Maranacook 000 022 x – 4 8 2

Maxwell and Shaw; Vannah and Hunt