Freshmen will be in the spotlight on Tuesday when undefeated second seed Penobscot Valley of Howland faces Southern Aroostook of Dyer Brook for the Class D North softball championship at Brewer’s Coffin Field beginning at 3.
Freshman Leine McKechnie was the Penobscot Valley Conference Class D Pitcher of the Year for the Lynx (18-0) and is facing a Southern Aroostook team (15-2) that starts four freshmen.
McKechnie struck out 203 and allowed only 31 hits in 101 innings during the regular season. She posted an 0.90 earned run average. She followed that up with an 11-0 win over East Grand of Danforth and a 9-1 triumph over Schenck High of East Millinocket.
Southern Aroostook has scored 24 runs in its two playoff wins: 10-9 over Ashland and 14-7 over defending two-time regional titlist Stearns of Millinocket.
“Leine has a lot of movement on her ball,” said Penobscot Valley coach Patrick Leonard. “She keeps the batter guessing. And she throws hard.”
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