Hampden, Steamboat, Bangor record victories

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BANGOR – Day 2 of the American Legion Zone 1 baseball tournament took a topsy-turvy turn on Saturday, with fifth-ranked Hampden emerging as the only remaining unbeaten team and fourth-seeded Steamboat Petroleum of Waldo County fighting off elimination with an extra-inning victory over top-rated Brewer.

Just one team was eliminated from the six-team field in this double-elimination event, as No. 2 Bangor ousted No. 6 Penquis 6-2 in the day’s first game.

Steamboat Petroleum, which trailed 3-0 through four innings, rallied to edge Brewer 5-4 in 11 innings before Hampden surged to a 12-1 win over third-seeded Trenton in a game that ended after seven innings due to the 10-run rule.

Hampden 12, Trenton 1

Lefthander Brennan Perry pitched a one-hitter as the Riverdogs moved to within one victory of securing a berth in the state tournament.

Perry struck out eight, walked four and yielded only a two-out single to Evan Alexander in the bottom of the second inning.

Hampden broke the game open with 10 runs on seven hits and four Trenton errors in the top of the seventh. Shawn Smith hit a two-run triple and a single to highlight the rally, while Josh Tardiff had an RBI double and a single in the inning. Cody Miller, Patrick Stephens and Derek Amoroso also singled home runs in the seventh, while Cody Johndro added an RBI groundout.

Stephens and Amoroso each singled twice in the game for the Riverdogs, winners of six straight games.

Collin Ciomei’s sixth-inning fielder’s choice drove home Trenton’s lone run.

Hampden (13-9) 020 000 (10) – 12 11 1

Trenton (14-8) 000 001 0 – 1 1 6

Perry and Stephens; Ciomei, Astbury (6), Hodge (7) and Marks

Steamboat Petrol. 5, Brewer 4

A suicide squeeze by Jake Arthers in the top of the 11th inning plated Jack Davis to give fourth-seeded Steamboat Petroleum the upset over the top-ranked Falcons.

Davis drew a one-out walk, stole second and went to third on a single by Miles Davee before Arthers put down the bunt that produced the go-ahead run.

Tyler Miles allowed one run over 5 2/3 innings of relief to earn the win.

Davee and Davis had three singles each for Steamboat Petroleum, while Miles and Phil Curll singled twice apiece.

Caleb Smith doubled and singled for Brewer, while Eric White, Prentiss Swett, Chase Daniels and Bill Bissell singled twice each and Chris Maguire doubled.

Steamboat Pet. (14-8) 000 011 200 01 -5 14 2

Brewer (19-3) 102 000 010 00 -4 13 1

Blodgett, Miles (6) and Adams; Maguire, Higgins (7) and Wadleigh, Thoms (7), Bush (9)

Bangor 6, Penquis 2

Jordan Clarke scattered eight hits in a complete-game pitching effort as the Comrades edged the Navigators in the Zone 1 tournament’s first elimination game.

Clarke struck out three and walked four.

Leading 2-1, Bangor took control with three runs in the fifth inning, a rally featuring Chad Kelley’s RBI double.

Bangor managed just six hits off Penquis starter Nick Emery and three relievers.

Cody McInnis singled twice for the Comrades, while Clarke also doubled.

Danny Kane singled twice with an RBI for Penquis, while Scott Kelley also singled twice and Josiah Richard had an RBI single.

Penquis (11-11) 000 100 100 – 2 8 4

Bangor (16-6) 100 130 10x – 6 6 1

Emery, Olmsted (6), McGowen (8) and Lancisi, Beatham (6); Clarke and Webb