Teams were able to dodge raindrops and finally get some games in last week as the varsity baseball and softball season opened for Aroostook County squads.
Summaries of baseball and softball games played April 25, 27, 28 and 29 are as follows:
Softball
Foxcroft 8, Presque Isle 1 and Foxcroft 10, Presque Isle 0 —In a Saturday doubleheader played at Dover-Foxcroft, the Ponies turned in a pair of impressive performances for the sweep. Mckenzie Beaudry struck out 16 Wildcat batters in the first game and PI was unable to get its offense going throughout the afternoon. Senior Faith Leavitt pitched well in both ends of the twinbill for the Wildcats.
Hodgdon 17, Ashland 16 —At Hodgdon Friday, in a rain-soaked contest, Jordyn McKissick drove in the game-winning run as the Hawks edged Ashland. Megan Russell laced two singles and two doubles for the winners, while Camryn Deabay sparked Ashland with two doubles and two singles. Jamie Poulin stroked two doubles and a single and Amber Chasse collected three singles.
Hermon 17, Caribou 1 and Hermon 13, Caribou 1 — The Hawks swept the doubleheader from the Vikings Saturday. The Vikings were limited to 10 hits in the twinbill and both games were called after five innings due to the run rule. Caribou’s Rachel Soucy and Riley McNeal both doubled in the game one loss, while Maddie Doucette, Emily Adler and Heather DeMerchant all doubled in the nightcap.
Shortstop Maddie Doucette fires the ball to first during Caribou’s varsity softball game against Houlton Thursday. The Shires won, 22-5. (Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg)
Fort Fairfield 15, Washburn 4 — The Tigers won Friday’s home game convincingly, riding Sara Edgecomb’s complete-game performance on the mound. She and her twin sister, Sadie, combined for six hits and seven RBI. Kayla Tisdale also had three hits for Fort Fairfield. Carly Bragg and Macey Barker were repeat hitters for the Beavers.
Houlton 22, Caribou 5 — On Thursday at Caribou, Elizabeth Ward was the offensive leader with five hits, including a pair of doubles, as the Shires prevailed. Tessa Soloman and Tyra Gentle notched three hits each to back the pitching of Mikayla Fitzpatrick, who struck out five Viking batters. Maddie Doucette had three singles for Caribou. Rachel Soucy suffered the pitching loss but finished with seven strikeouts.
Fort Fairfield 18, Central Aroostook 16 — The Tigers’ Emily Everitt roped a run-scoring triple in the top of the seventh inning, breaking a tie and lifting her team to the win in Mars Hill Thursday. Makaila Beck also tripled for Fort Fairfield, while Breanne Bradbury had five hits, including a homer, to pace the Panther offense.
Hodgdon 23, Washburn 3 — At Hodgdon last Tuesday, Taylor Desrosiers belted a home run and added two doubles to propel the Hawks to the lopsided win. Megan Russell tripled twice and singled twice for the Hawks. Alexis Carney and Jacquilin West each singled twice to lead Washburn.
Southern Aroostook 9, Fort Fairfield 5 — At Fort Fairfield last Tuesday, Kylie Vining struck out 15 in a commanding performance inside the pitching circle. The Southern Aroostook bats came alive in the seventh inning to record seven hits and plate six runs as the Warriors of Dyer Brook rallied to beat the Tigers. Makaila Beck had two hits for Fort Fairfield.
Baseball
Presque Isle 2, Foxcroft 0 and Foxcroft 16, Presque Isle 6 —The Wildcats and Ponies divided a twinbill played in Dover-Foxcroft Saturday, with PI winning the first one behind the pitching of RJ Gross (nine strikeouts) and run-scoring hits off the bats of Gross and Jake Kinney. Game two went to the host team, which scored a combined 14 runs in the fourth and fifth innings. Nick Bartlett had a single and a double and drove in two runs for PI.
Hodgdon 14, Ashland 3 —At Hodgdon Friday, in a rain-soaked game, Ben Tuttle led the Hawks with two singles, two doubles, six RBIs, three stolen bases and three runs scored. Josh Foster scored three runs for the Hawks. For Ashland, Jesse Wortman singled, stole two bases and scored a run.
Hermon 11, Caribou 1 and Hermon 8, Caribou 1 — The Hawks improved to 5-0 after handling the Vikings in both ends of a doubleheader played Saturday in Hermon.
Fort Fairfield 16, Washburn 1 — At Fort Fairfield Friday, Ryan Player doubled and singled and drove home four runs, while Isaac Cyr added a pair of singles as the Tigers won for the third time this season without a loss. A nine-run rally in the third inning put the game away. McCall Turner singled and scored the lone run for the Beavers.
Houlton 7, Caribou 1 — On Thursday in Caribou, the Shires recorded their first victory. Game details were unavailable at presstime.
Fort Fairfield 21, Central Aroostook 6 — The Tigers blasted the Panthers Thursday by scoring seven times in the fourth inning and eight in the fifth. Jared Harvey was the winning pitcher and teammate Dylan Jandreau ripped a two-run homer. while Ben Thomas had a second-inning grand slam for CA.
Jon Bernard is congratulated by teammate Carter Bruce after scoring a run during Fort Fairfield’s 16-1 win over Washburn Friday. The Tigers are off to a 3-0 start. (Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg)
Hodgdon 24, Washburn 0 — At Hodgdon last Tuesday, Ben Tuttle, Wyatt Foster and Kyle Carver combined for five innings of no-hit baseball as the Hawks cruised to the five-inning victory.
Fort Fairfield 8, Southern Aroostook 3 — At Fort Fairfield last Tuesday, Carter Bruce scattered nine hits and tossed the complete game as the Tigers beat the Warriors. Joe Bernard doubled and singled and Malcolm Langner singled twice for Fort Fairfield. Ryan Player legged out a triple. Noah Altvater led Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook with a double and two singles.
