As the temperatures have risen of late, so too has the play of area baseball and softball squads.
The following games were reported to the newspaper. Coaches are asked to submit game results after each contest by emailing jcyr@bangordailynews.com.
Softball
Hodgdon 26, Ashland 0 (5 innings) — On a warm May 9 afternoon in Ashland the visiting Hodgdon Hawks rolled to a shutout victory over the defending Class D North champion Ashland Hornets.
Delaney Little had two hits with four runs scored. Monique Polchies had a bases loaded double that plated three runners. Kaelyn Lawlor had three runs scored.
“Our Seniors really stepped up today. Their leadership has been outstanding from the get go.” said Coach Mark Faulkingham.
Hodgdon improved to 4-1, while Ashland fell to 0-3.
Southern Aroostook 4, Katahdin 0 — At Dyer Brook May 9 in the first game of a 5-inning doubleheader, Southern Aroostook’s Maddie Russell pitched a two-hit shutout, with 12 strikeouts. SA scored three in the first, taking advantage of walks and wild pitches.
Katahdin 11, Southern Aroostook 2 — In the second game of the doubleheader, Katahdin rolled to victory as Jayden Stevens pitched a two-hitter for the Cougars with 13 strikeouts. She also had two doubles at the plate.
Mickenzie Landry and Skyla Lewis also had two hits for Katahdin.
Cami Shields blasted a home run to lead Southern Aroostook.
Katahdin scored five runs in the first on four hits and three walks and took advantage of some shaky SA defense, Warrior coach Paul Sherman said.
“Both teams have some dominant pitching,” coach Sherman said. “Matchups between these two teams are going to hinge on who gives up the most free bases and runs via walks and wild pitches and errors. When both teams are pitching at their best, the hits are going to be sparse.”
Southern Aroostook 28, Fort Fairfield 2 (5 innings) – At Dyer Brook May 3, SA scored 12 runs in the first inning and never looked back. Callie Russell led the Warriors with an inside-the-park grand slam.
Jayniece Wenzloff had a triple and single, with 3 RBI, while Jennah Brooks had a three-run triple and Olivia Engebretson tripled, doubled, and singled with 3 RBI.
For Fort Fairfield, Kassidy Gorneault and Katie Stairs both singled and scored a run.
Katahdin’s Jayden Stevens fires a pitch to the plate during a recent game against Southern Aroostook. (Photo courtesy of Jan Vose)
Southern Aroostook 25, Central Aroostook 4 (5 innings) – At Dyer Brook May 7, SA took advantage of numerous walks to go with the big hits.
Jayniece Wenzloff and Maddie Russell shared pitching duties for the Warriors.
Maddie Russell had a home run and single, with four runs scored, while Maddie Shields added a home run, double and single, with four runs as the two lead the Warriors offensively. Olivia Engebretson added two doubles and a single, with three runs scored.
For CA, Cassie Codrey had two singles and scored two runs, while Callie Thomas added two singles and scored one run.
Baseball
Katahdin 25, Central Aroostook 10 (5 innings) – At Mars Hill May 11, the visiting Cougars rolled to an impressive victory. Justin Hurlbert, Wesley Pipes and Jeff Martin each had three hits to lead the Cougars offensively. Grady Ritchie and Connor Edwards added two hits for Katahdin.
The Cougars sent four players to the mound as Hurlbert, Pipes Ritchie and Martin all pitched in the game. The quartet combined to allow 10 runs on 11 hits and four walks, with nine strikeouts.
Southern Aroostook 8, Katahdin 2 — At Dyer Brook May 9, Southern Aroostook received strong pitching from A.J. Lewis and Chris Caswell as the two combined to allow just two runs on five hits and six walks, with 11 strikeouts.
SA broke open what had otherwise been a close game with five runs in the fifth inning.
Jeff Martin pitched the loss for the Cougars, scattering eight runs (5 earned) on 10 hits and two walks, with 10 strikeouts.
Caswell, Buddy Porter, Lewis and Trafton Russell each had two hits to lead Southern Aroostook. Pipes and Martin both had two hits for Katahdin.
