Plenty of games were played, but rain also forced the postponement of numerous contests scheduled throughout the week.
The schedule continues to be full for many of the area softball and baseball teams, who now have just a little over three weeks to get the rest of their games in prior to the start of the playoffs.
Caitlyn Harris of the Central Aroostook Panthers throws a pitch to a Madawaska batter during the game played Monday in Mars Hill. (Contributed photo/Dave Allen Graphics)
The following are recaps of some of the softball games played in the region from May 2-8:
Madawaska 15, Central Aroostook 2 — At Mars Hill, Jenna Dugal racked up four hits as the visiting Owls triumphed Monday afternoon. Gabby Cyr, Emily Boucher and Megan Roy all tallied three singles for Madawaska. Breann Bradbury tripled and Annika Nicholas doubled for Central Aroostook.
Old Town sweeps Presque Isle, 21-4 and 12-0 — The Wildcats fell to 1-4 after losing both games of a twinbill Friday at home.
Old Town is currently in first place in Class B with its 5-2 record.
In the first game, Olivia Albert homered and had three other hits, driving in five runs in the process, as the Coyotes won decisively. Albert was also the winning pitcher as she recorded 12 strikeouts. Savannah Rodriguez tripled and singled, while Aza Villatora and Sydney Thompson both added a pair of singles for PI.
McKenna Smith led the offense with a homerun, a double and two singles and as the starting pitcher fired a one-hitter as Old Town shut down the Wildcats in the second game of the afternoon. Anna Trombley managed PI’s lone hit.
Thompson pitched the first game, while Faith Leavitt handled the mound duties in game two.
Ashland 27, Washburn 6 — Willow Hall recorded three hits and Morgan Doughty added two as the Hornets broke into the win column after an 0-2 start.
Cassidy Pelletier notched the pitching victory in the Friday afternoon game played in Washburn.
Samantha Churchill, Jacquilin West and Maggie Castonguay all singled for the winless Beavers (0-4).
East Grand 17, Washburn 3 — The Vikings’ Hayliegh Shay took a no-hitter into the sixth inning before the Beavers’ Maggie Castonguay broke it up with a single, but East Grand still won easily Friday afternoon in Washburn.
Shay struck out 14 batters and helped her own cause with three hits. Mallory Gilman also hit safely three times for the 3-1 Vikings. Kassandra Farley tripled for Washburn.
Fort Fairfield third baseman Makaila Beck puts a tag on an Eagles’ baserunner to complete a double play during Thursday’s game in Limestone. The Tigers mounted a late comeback to prevail in eight innings, 8-7. (Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg)
Fort Fairfield 8, LCS/MSSM 7 (8 innings) — It looked good for the host Eagle softball squad for six innings Thursday, but the Fort Fairfield Tigers mounted an improbable comeback en route to an 8-7 victory in a game that took eight innings to complete.
Delaney Rossignol was cruising on the mound for LCS/MSSM and her team led 7-0 until the seventh, when FF scored seven times to tie it. Sara Edgecomb, on the mound for the Tigers, held the Eagles
scoreless in the bottom of the inning before the Tigers scored the go-ahead run in the top of the eighth. Edgecomb again did not allow LCS/MSSM to score in the bottom half of the frame as Fort Fairfield improved to 3-2.
Hodgdon 11, Central Aroostook 4 — At Hodgdon Thursday, pitcher Taylor Desrosiers singled and hit a home run to help her cause as Hodgdon rolled. Jordyn McKissick doubled and singled for the Hawks. Breanne Bradbury singled and tripled, and Sydney Garrison singled and doubled for Central Aroostook of Mars Hill.
Presque Isle 15, Houlton 4 — The Wildcats won for the first time this season Thursday behind the pitching of Faith Leavitt, who allowed only one earned run, and a powerful offense up and down the lineup. Savannah Rodriguez doubled twice and singled twice and drove in a pair of runs, while Rebecca Rider and Kayla Saucier both added three hits and an RBI.
Southern Aroostook 12, Ashland 11 — Katrina Altmannsberger drove in Aliyah Morales for the game-winning run and Kylie Vining homered earlier in the game for SA last Wednesday.
East Grand 11, Fort Fairfield 10 — Individual results were not reported for last Tuesday’s game.
Baseball summaries for the same time frame follow:
Taylor Campbell makes contact on a pitch against Madawaska during Monday’s game played in Mars Hill. (Contributed photo/Dave Allen Graphics)
Central Aroostook 26, Madawaska 1 — At Mars Hill Monday, Caleb Harris led the Panthers’ 18-hit attack with four hits as they defeated Madawaska. Ben Thomas collected three hits for Central Aroostook.
Eddie Dechaine had the lone Owl hit, a single, against the pitching duo of Colby Kingsbury and Harris.
Old Town sweeps Presque Isle, 15-2 and 13-3 — The Coyotes earned a pair of convincing road wins Friday. In the game one triumph, Ryan Hoogterp, Jacob Ketch and Nick Swift all banged out three hits for 5-2 Old Town, the first-place team in Class B North.
Bradley Kinney, Jonah Hudson and Bradley Kinney all had two hits for the Wildcats, who are now 1-4 on the season.
Ashland 14, Washburn 10 — The Hornets made it two wins in a row following a big comeback against the Beavers Friday.
Washburn was ahead 10-5 before Ashland rallied for nine runs against the relief pitching of the Beavers. Baily Clark doubled and Kyle Beaulier tripled in the game for Ashland. Braden Campbell had two hits for Washburn and Beaver starting pitcher McCall Turner struck out 16 batters in his six innings of work.
Fort Fairfield 12, LCS/MSSM 3 — Individual results were not reported for the Thursday game.
Hodgdon 11, Central Aroostook 1 — At Hodgdon, Ben Tuttle allowed just one hit, while striking out 14 and aided his cause by singling, tripling, driving in four runs and scoring four times as the Hawks rolled past Central Aroostook of Mars Hill Thursday. Dillan Buzzell doubled in two runs and contributed a pair of run-scoring singles for Hodgdon.
Ben Thomas singled and scored for Central Aroostook.
Houlton 13, Presque Isle 3 — At Houlton Thursday, Houlton scored 10 runs in the sixth capped off with a Dylan Johnston walk-off, two-run double as the Shires mercied Presque Isle in six innings. Cameron Graham recorded three hits and scored three runs for the Shiretowners. Nick Perfitt singled twice to drive in two runs while Colby Callnan knocked in three runs. Bradley Kinney singled twice and scored for Presque Isle.
Ashland 22, Wisdom 5 — Individual results were not reported for the Thursday contest.
Southern Aroostook 15, Ashland 3 — Last Wednesday at Dyer Brook, Hunter Lawlor doubled and singled twice to drive in a run to lead Southern Aroostook past Ashland. Hunter Walker knocked in three runs with three singles while Nate Lilley singled three times for the Warriors. Kyle Beaulier tripled for Ashland.
Fort Fairfield 18, East Grand 2 — At Danforth last Tuesday, Jared Harvey racked up two hits, four RBIs and two runs scored to lead the Tigers past East Grand. Jon Bernard recorded two hits and scored two runs for 3-0 Fort Fairfield. Thomas Gilman and Wyatt Oliver each drove in a run with a single for East Grand (0-2).
