December 23, 2024
HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL

Bapst wins on Sleeper single in 7th

BANGOR – Julia Sleeper singled to bring in the game-winning run with two outs in the bottom of the seventh and give the John Bapst Crusaders a 5-4 softball victory over Hermon Wednesday.

Meaghan Brown and Heather Laferriere each singled twice to bring in on run for the Crusaders.

Cassie White singled three times, doubled and drove in two runs for the Hawks. Marissa McLeod had two more singles.

Hermon (6-8) 022 000 0 – 4 7 3

John Bapst (7-5) 120 000 2 – 5 9 2

Oaks and Campbell; Wadleigh and Sleeper

Winslow 4, Rockland 1

At Rockland, Beth Lafountain pitched a one-hitter, striking out 11 and walking one, as the Black Raiders won.

Cathy Sirois singled twice for Winslow.

Jessica Sleeper singled with one out in the first inning for Rockland.

Winslow (12-2) 300 000 1 – 4 5 4

Rockland (2-12) 100 000 0 – 1 1 3

Lafountain and Morin; Hynes and Barnes

Bucksport 7, George Stevens 2

At Blue Hill, Nicole Smith pitched a four-hitter while striking out nine and walking none to lead Bucksport past George Stevens Academy.

Terren Hall had a two-run homer in the first and an RBI single. Smith hit a two-run single and Kristi Allen doubled.

Patty Lymburner had an RBI single for the Eagles.

Bucksport (11-2) 210 031 0 – 7 6 2

GSA (9-3) 000 000 2 – 2 4 3

Smith and Andrew; Davis and Moon

Lee Academy 18, Katahdin 3

At Lee, consecutive run-scoring singles by Shelby Pickering, Kristin Hersom, Marci Moors and Samantha Cole and Lisa Bouchard’s RBI double keyed a six-run third inning that broke the game open.

Winning pitcher Moors had three singles and two RBIs and Pickering had a triple to go with her single and she drove in three runs. Hersom and Kerri Harris each doubled and singled and Cole singled twice.

Cole had two RBIs.

Lindsay Albert’s two doubles and RBI and Chelsie Bates’ two singles led Katahdin.

Katahdin (1-8) 201 00 – 3 6 9

Lee (5-9) 506 7x – 18 14 5

Smallwood, Green (4) and Duffy-Stanley; Moors and Cole

Sumner 21, DI-Stonington 9

At Sumner, Kate Rock doubled, singled twice and drove in three runs as the Tigers took a victory.

Jessie Daley singled five times and brought in two runs. Jody Pinkham had a three run homer, while Jenay Tucker had two singles, a triple and two RBIs.

Regyn Lawry of the Mariners doubled twice, singled and drove in two runs. Heather Hutchinson singled, doubled and had two RBIs.

DI-Stonington (1-8) 231 120 – 9 12 8

Sumner (9-4) 313 (11)23 – 21 17 2

Haskell and Boyce; Tucker and Pinkham, Page (3)

Maranacook 4, Belfast 0

At Belfast, sophomore righty Abby Pullen fired a 14-strikeout one-hitter as Maranacook of Readfield avenged a 5-3 loss.

Kim Denbow had three singles for Maranacook, Jordan Pruett doubled and singled and Ali Trafton had two singles.

Steph Whittier’s one-out single in the fifth was Belfast’s only hit.

Maranacook (12-2) 100 002 1 – 4 10 0

Belfast (9-5) 000 000 0 – 0 1 2

Pullen and Trafton; Whittier and Berry

Brewer 5, Ellsworth 2

At Brewer, Jordan McLain tripled and singled as the Witches flew by Ellsworth.

Christine Thoms and Kim Foster had an RBI single apiece.

The Eagles’ Victoria Jones singled three times.

Ellsworth 000 002 0 – 2 4 1

Brewer 221 000 x – 5 5 2

Dyer and Silsby; DeFilipp and Bennoch

Camden Hills 11, MCI 4

At Camden Hills, Nikki Rubenstein singled twice, doubled and drove in one run for the Windjammers.

Claire Neville had a two RBI double. Allyson Ettinger and Miranda Kelly each singled and doubled.

Macky Sullivan had a single and a triple for the Huskies. Megan Ferland had two singles.

MCI 100 030 0 – 4 9 8

Camden Hills 062 021 x – 11 10 5

Currier and Dodge; Kelly, Brown (4) and Rubenstein

Bucksport 7, Hermon 0

At Bucksport Tuesday, Nicole Smith gave up only one hit and two walks while striking out 14 to earn the shutout win.

Terren Hall had two singles and a double with an RBI for the Golden Bucks, and Alice Andrews added three singles with two RBIs. Kristi Allen and Smith each doubled.

Cassandra Burnett singled in the fifth inning for Hermon.

Hermon (6-7) 000 000 0 – 0 1 1

Bucksport (10-2) 002 131 x – 7 12 0

Oakes and Campbell; Smith and Andrews

Mattanawcook 5, Penquis 1

At Milo, Jade Littlefield singled twice and scored two runs for the Lynx.

Shannon Pietras added two singles and Chelsey Micastro had a double.

Mindy Dolley of the Patriots doubled and singled.

Mattanawcook (9-4) 003 010 1 – 5 6 1

Penquis (8-5) 000 010 0 – 1 8 5

Brown and Knight; Graves and Mulherin

Baseball

Maranacook 9, Belfast 4

At Belfast, Billy Evans drove in two runs with a double for the Black Bears of Readfield.

Matt Brennan singled and brought in one run.

Nick Arthers and Brandon Gardiner of the Lions each had two singles and an RBI.

Maranacook 033 120 0 – 9 7 2

Belfast 003 001 0 – 4 8 4

Denbow and Brennan; Arthers, Hills (3) and Hopkins

Lee Acad. 13, Katahdin 3

At Lee, Tyler Thompson hit for the cycle, going five-for-five with five RBIs.

Everett Hoghton of the Pandas singled and doubled, driving in two runs.

Owen McCarthy had a two RBI double for the Cougars.

Katahdin (3-7) 000 210 – 3 4 5

Lee Acad. (12-2) 101 308 – 13 14 4

Cunningham, McCarthy (6) and McCarthy, Willett (6); Boulrisse and Currie

Hermon 7, John Bapst 6 (8 inn.)

At Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, Hermon capitalized on three John Bapst errors to score the winning run in the top of the eighth inning.

John Bapst had tied the game with a three-run rally in the bottom of the seventh, as Brian Roach, Alex Means and George Keefe each had an RBI single.

Phil Cayford earned the pitching win, striking out nine batters and walking one.

Brian McGinley hit three singles for Hermon, while Cayford added a double and a single.

Keefe and Chris Leavitt each had three singles for John Bapst, while Roach singled twice.

Hermon (11-4) 001 230 01 – 7 9 3

John Bapst (6-6) 000 120 30 – 6 12 6

Cayford and McGinley; Roach, Nason (5), Means (8) and Nason, Hathaway (5)

Penobscot Valley 3, Stearns 1

At Millinocket, lefty Cody Thompson spun a five-hitter, striking out six and not walking anybody, and he helped his own cause with a double and a single.

Josh Ireland singled and scored the winning run in the fifth when Thompson doubled and an error was made which allowed Ireland to score.

Matt Cummings had a run-scoring single for the winners while George Surrette had a run-scoring double for Stearns.

PVHS (6-5) 100 011 0 – 3 7 1

Stearns (10-3) 010 000 0 -1 5 2

Thompson and Crosby; Bouchard, Qualey (4), Burleigh (7) and Barnett

Mattanawcook 23, Penquis 0

At Milo, Ryan Hurd scattered three hits over five innings and drove in five runs with a double and three singles to pace the Lynx of Lincoln. Hurd struck out six and walked one.

Dylan Hanscom doubled and singled and knocked in three runs and Ryan Day belted a solo homer.

Drew Hamlin, Robbie Cook and Gerrard Turgeon singled for Penquis.

Mattanawcook (10-1) 280 76 – 23 17 0

Penquis (1-12) 000 00 – 0 3 10

Hurd and Drost; Turgeon, Emery (3), Durant (5) and Hamlin

Camden Hills 14, MCI 7

At Rockport, Michael Cummons had three singles to help lead a 13-hit attack by the host Windjammers against Maine Central Institute of Pittsfield.

Tom Dennen had a triple, single and three RBIs. Noah Burke had a triple, single, and two RBIs. Alex Moro had two singles and one RBI.

Victor Quint and Jason Hall each singled twice for the Huskies.

MCI (7-7) 104 001 1 – 7 8 4

Camden Hills (6-8) 005 315 x – 14 13 4

Kennedy, Conners (4), Huff (5) Lawn (6) and Quint; DeMichele, Peats and Dennen

W.A. 12, Jonesport-Beals 4

At East Machias, James Ramsdell hit a two-run homer and singled to help lead the Washington Academy Raiders.

Steve Colbath had two singles and a double while Jason Labonte added two singles.

Martin Alley led the Royals with a double, a single and two RBIs. Abraham Beal hit a two-run double.

Jonesport-Beals (4-8) 040 000 0 – 4 4 4

Washington Acad. (9-3) 024 521 x – 12 13 2

Libby, A. Beal (4) and Holmes; Colbath, Ja. Ramsdell (2), and Wood (7) and Ja. Ramsdell, Je. Ramsdell (2)

Shead 5, Narraguagus 0

At Eastport, Derek Maloney pitched a three-hitter, doubled, and singled twice to lead the Shead Tigers past Narraguagus of Harrington.

Josh Francis hit a two-run homer in the first.

Singles by Corey Worcester, Gabe Checker, and Kyle Kennedy were the only Knights’ hits.

Narraguagus (6-8) 000 000 0 – 0 3 2

Shead (10-1) 201 200 x – 5 9 0

Checker and Fickett; Maloney and Bowen

Sumner 4, DI-Stonington 3

At East Sullivan, John Stewart led the Tigers with two singles and two RBIs.

Chris Cowperthwaite singled and drove in two runs.

Bryant Ciomei singled twice, doubled and brought in two runs.

DI-Stonington (5-4) 300 000 0 – 3 5 3

Sumner (4-9) 020 200 x – 4 4 3

N. Ciomei, B. Ciomei (6) and Douglass; Joy and Renwick


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