RUMFORD – It settled into a real pitchers’ duel.

Kyle Feltis was nearly untouchable when he threw a complete game five-hitter as Lincoln Academy utilized timely hitting en route to a 3-0 triumph against Mountain Valley in a Class B baseball quarterfinal at Hosmer Field Thursday.

Mountain Valley has suffered from lack of hitting throughout the season and it proved to be an a factor again. The Falcons did have their chances, but Feltis was simply in control.

“It was a well pitched game,” Mountain Valley coach Steve LaPointe said. “But we just couldn’t hit Feltis. He mixed his pitches up and changed speeds. That kept our batters off balance all day.”

Feltis, a senior southpaw, threw an economical 76 pitches in the game and bore down in key situations. The Falcons pushed the issue by placing two runners on base in the sixth and seventh innings.

Dick Cote and Richie Ross each reached on errors, but Tim Turner popped out to end the threat. Aaron McPhee led off the seventh with a single, but pinch runner Kevin Capponi was erased on a fielders’ choice. Travis Child singled, but Feltis struck out Shawn Marr and induced Marcus Palmer to pop up for the final out.

“I just went out there and tried hard today,” Feltis said. “My pitches were tailing away, but I used my curve ball effectively. In the fourth inning (five pitches) we got them out 1-2-3 and I really felt in control because I knew all we needed was a couple runs.”

Lincoln Academy (12-5), which advances to play top-ranked Gorham in a semifinal tilt Saturday, scored two runs in the fifth. Feltis doubled and eventually scored when a throw went threw the webbing of Falcon first baseman Korey Stairs. The Eagles’ Eric Gimbel scored on a well-placed bunt by Mike Eubanks.

“I was proud of the way the team played,” LaPointe said. “Marcus (Palmer) also threw well and we made some good plays defensively. It’s too bad that ball went right threw Korey’s webbing, but that’s baseball. We won 11 games this season and any time (a team) does that in the MVC, it’s a good thing.”

Palmer (7-1) scattered five hits, struck out four and walked one batter. The sophomore right hander had retired 12 of the first 14 batters only allowed one earned run.

Mountain Valley had a golden opportunity in the first inning, but left the bases loaded. The Eagles’ Ryan Parlin was playing shallow in right field and threw out two Falcon runners at second base.

“A key was the fact that we got a strong pitching performance,” Lincoln Academy coach Chris Feltis said. “We felt that we needed to hit a fastball on the first pitch. There was some timely hits, but a big advantage was Kyle’s double leading off the fifth.”