MARS HILL – Fort Fairfield took advantage of Central Aroostook errors in the seventh inning, including one to score Brittany Pelkey from third base with the winning run as the ninth-ranked Tigers edged the No. 8 Panthers 17-16 in an Eastern Maine Class D softball prelim Tuesday.

Fort Fairfield earns a date with top-ranked and undefeated Ashland in Thursday’s quarterfinal round.

Sarah Hebert hit two singles with two RBIs for Fort Fairfield. Courtney Churchill doubled and singled with an RBI while Katie Godin posted two singles for the Tigers.

Sarah Long hit three triples and a single with five RBIs for Central Aroostook. Alex Dame tallied two singles, a double and two RBIs while Brianna Hartin had two singles and three RBIs. Robyn Graham added a double and a single with an RBI for the Panthers.

Fort Fairfield (6-11) 071 017 1 -17 8 10

Cen. Aroostook (8-9) 432 142 0 -16 15 17

Towle and Churchill; Graham, Long (3) and Estabrook

So. Aroostook 7, DI-Stonington 3

At Dyer Brook, Liz Goodall hit an RBI double to spark a five-run first inning and lead No. 5 Southern Aroostook past No. 12 Deer Isle-Stonington.

Sara Crandall and Janel Rockwell each singled twice for the Warriors.

Anika Powers hit a two-run double in the third inning and recorded eight strikeouts for the Mariners. Audra Eaton added an RBI single in the second inning.

DI-Stonington (6-11) 012 000 0 – 3 3 3

So. Aroostook (9-6) 500 002 x – 7 7 2

Powers and Robbins; E. Goodall, Nadeau (6) and L. Goodall

Jonesport-Beals 13, Katahdin 8

At Jonesport, Brandee Beal hit a two-run single in the sixth inning to break an 8-8 tie and lift No. 7 Jonesport-Beals over No. 10 Katahdin of Stacyville.

Brandee Beal had three singles for the Royalettes. BreAnna Beal doubled and singled with two RBIs and Hannah Carver singled twice.

Katahdin’s Danni Cyr hit a double and two singles while driving in three runs. Jasmine Pelletier added a triple and two singles.

Katahdin (6-10) 303 020 0 – 8 8 3

Jonesport-Beals (8-8) 003 505 x – 13 8 6

Smallwood, McNally (4), Smallwood (6) and Pelletier; Alley and Carver

Hodgdon 19, Washburn 16

At Washburn, Jessica Guy drove in five runs on three singles to help lead No. 11 Hodgdon to victory over No. 6 Washburn.

Heather Rockwell tripled twice and drove in two runs for the Hawks.

Rachel Palmer had three singles and two RBIs to lead Washburn. Rebecca Campbell added two singles and an RBI and Kirsten Goupille singled twice.

Hodgdon (7-10) 112 425 4 – 19 11 2

Washburn (9-8) 208 300 3 – 16 15 6

Wallace and Ryan; Campbell, McLaughlin (7) and Libby

Class A

Hampden 1, Leavitt 0

At Hampden, Lacey Littlefield pitched a three-hit shutout with 16 strikeouts to power No. 6 Hampden Academy by No. 11 Leavitt.

Kasey Belcher hit a leadoff double in the third inning and then scored on a fly ball error for the Broncos. Michelle Wells added a double for Hampden.

Megan Miller, Kat Rothe and Kendra Ray each hit a single for Leavitt.

Leavitt (4-13) 000 000 0 – 0 3 2

Hampden (11-6) 001 000 x – 1 4 0

Bradley and Sabine; Littlefield and Gott

Nokomis 6, Morse 4

At Newport, Danielle White hit a two-run single to highlight a four-run third inning as No. 7 Nokomis defeated No. 10 Morse.

Autumn Silke hit four singles for Nokomis. Erin Knight had two singles while Sammy Moore hit a triple for the Warriors.

Dana Wallace had a double and a single with two RBIs for Morse. Kate Thibodeau posted two singles while Hillary Pule had added a triple.

Morse (6-11) 020 000 2 – 4 8 3

Nokomis (10-7) 004 020 x – 6 10 0

Hennessey and Jandra-Rodriguez; Cianchette and Moore

Class B

Medomak 5, Bucksport 0

At Waldoboro, junior right-hander Kayla Vannah allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out 11 to lead No. 8 Medomak Valley to the shutout win over No. 9 Bucksport.

Tessa Dodge had a triple, two singles, two RBIs and stole home to pace Medomak Valley. Melissa Ambridge singled twice and drove in a run. Kayla Santheson hit two singles and Olivia Jameson added an RBI single in the sixth inning.

Emily Lenor and Rochelle Pelletier doubled for Bucksport.

Bucksport (7-10) 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

Medomak (12-5) 000 032 x – 5 10 2

Sullivan and Lenor; Vannah and Hunt

Old Town 1, Waterville 0

At Old Town, sophomore Whitney Leland led off the bottom of the eighth inning with an inside-the-park home run to give No. 6 Old Town the win over No. 11 Waterville.

Sarah Wilcox singled twice for the Coyotes.

With runners on the corners and no outs in the sixth inning, Old Town turned a 5-3-2 double play to preserve the tie.

Kelsey Gagnon tripled in the second inning for Waterville. Paige Gardiner and Taylor Hart singled.

Waterville (9-8) 000 000 00 – 0 3 1

Old Town (11-6) 000 000 01 – 1 5 1

Gardiner and Hart; Morin and Singer

Ellsworth 13, Central 8

At Ellsworth, Anna Seavey hit a second-inning grand slam to spark a seven-run inning and lead No. 5 Ellsworth to victory over No. 12 Central of Corinth.

Lily Cooper had two bunt singles and two RBIs for the Eagles. Jen Richter doubled and singled with an RBI and Tasha Manning also hit a double and a single. Sarah Homich and Sabrina Jellison each singled twice.

Kristie Collins had a single, double, two triples and four RBIs to anchor Central. Sami Morin hit two singles, a double and scored three runs.

Central (8-9) 131 002 1 – 8 7 3

Ellsworth (12-5) 076 000 x – 13 13 4

Voisine, Haney (3) and Morin; Smith and Richter

Erskine 4, MCI 0

At South China, Sam Morse allowed just one hit and three walks while striking out 14 to lead No. 7 Erskine Academy past No. 10 Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Ashley Richardson had two singles and scored two runs for Erskine. Ashley Peaslee and Kaci Hudson each scored a run.

MCI (9-8) 000 000 0 – 0 1 4

Erskine (12-5) 002 101 x – 4 7 0

Kennedy and Sousa; Morse and Siegfriedt

Class C

PVHS 7, Narraguagus 3

At Howland, Casey McCluskey tossed a complete game, allowing three runs on four hits with 15 strikeouts, to spark No. 7 Penobscot Valley by No. 10 Narraguagus of Harrington.

Julie Theriault and Lindsay Drost each had an RBI single for the Howlers.

Andrea Perry hit a double while Jenna Beal posted an RBI single for the Knights.

Narraguagus (7-8) 000 201 0 – 3 4 2

PVHS (11-6) 003 220 x – 7 5 2

Greene, Tenan (5) and Perry; McCluskey and LaChance

Penquis 5, George Stevens 0

At Milo, junior righthander Erica Lyford allowed just two hits and no walks while striking out eight to give No. 8 Penquis the shutout win over No. 9 George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill.

Lyford hit a two-run single in the third inning for the Patriots. Morgan Royal added two singles.

Stephie Davis and Kindle Loomis singled for the Eagles.

George Stevens (10-7) 000 000 0 – 0 2 1

Penquis (13-2) 002 030 x – 5 3 2

Clapp and Theoharidis; Lyford and Genthner

Lee Academy 5, Dexter 1

At Lee, Heidi Sappier hit two doubles, a single and drove in three runs to spark No. 6 Lee Academy by No. 11 Dexter.

Amanda Gifford had two triples and a double with a run scored. Brooke Harris, Karin Bird and Kellsey Grass each hit two singles for the Pandas.

Michelle Chapman had an RBI single while Sam Conway tripled and scored for Dexter.

Dexter (9-8) 000 001 0 – 1 5 1

Lee Acad. (12-5) 200 030 x – 5 13 1

Chapman and S. Conway; Harris and Ritchie