STANDISH – Hannah Hill had no idea where the ball went, but for once, the Fryeburg pitcher wasn’t so concerned about location.

All that mattered is what her double in the third inning produced. Her long drive to deep center plated Brylie Walker for the only run in Fryeburg’s 1-0 win Wednesday over Cape Elizabeth at Ward Field at St. Joseph’s College.

“I didn’t even remember where the ball went,” said Hill. “I knew it went out to center, but that’s all I knew. I came back to the dugout, and they were like, ‘It hit off the fence.’ I had no idea. It was one of those adrenaline things.”

That was all the junior pitcher needed. She struck out 13 and allowed just one hit to blank Cape for the second time this season by a 1-0 score. It gives the Raiders (18-1) their first regional championship in the program’s history after going 1-15 a few years ago.

“It feels great,” said Walker, a sophomore center fielder. “I don’t even know how to describe it.”

Fryeburg lost to Greely in the semifinals last year and watched Cape go on to win the Class B state title. The Raiders came into the year hoping this could be their year.

“We knew we had the potential, but could we pull it off?” said senior outfielder Jacqui Bell.

The Raiders answered that question with a historic win and chance to play in the Class B state game next Saturday in Brewer at 4 p.m.

“We haven’t had this kind of excitement in awhile,” said Fryeburg coach Fred Apt. “This is the first time we’ve been this far, and the first time we’ve been to the states.”

Cape pitcher Tricia Thibodeau only allowed three hits, two by Walker. She struck out nine and even shrugged off a line drive hit off her foot by Walker in the fifth.

“It’s a game of inches,” said Cape coach Joe Henrikson. “We’re 17-2 and have two 1-0 losses to Fryeburg and an outstanding pitcher.”

It was one mistake by Thibodeau that led to the game-winner in the third. Walker reached first on an infield hit. Thibodeau knocked down the ball hit back to her, but Walker beat her throw to first. Hill followed, and Walker was ready to make something happen.

“I was very confident with Hannah,” said Walker. “So I knew I had to be ready to run and get around the bases.”

Hill had a 2-0 count. When Cape catcher Colleen Martin called for a curveball, Thibodeau threw a rise instead. Hill drove it to deep center. It hit off the fence, 225-feet away, just missing a home run.

“At 2-0, I knew it had to be a pitch coming that I would be able to get a piece of,” said Hill, the Gatorade Player of the Year in Maine. “I was pumped up at the beginning of the game. I felt like that was my moment that I could do what needed to get done.”

Apt had Walker running on the pitch, and Walker scored easily.

“The count was in our favor, and I had Brylie going,” said Apt. “She might have scored anyway because she just crushed the ball. It worked out well for us.”

Cape only had three base runners in the whole game. Thibodeau reached on a two-out error in the fourth, but Hill got a strike out to end the inning. In the sixth, Emily Richardson reached on an error with two out, but Hill ended the inning with another strike out. In the seventh, Thibodeau broke up the no-hitter with a lead-off single. After a Delaney Rockwell sacrifice, Hill struck out the final two to end the game.

“At that point, I was just ready,” said Hill. “I knew my team had been supporting me this whole time. Because they’ve been there for me, I felt like it was time to step up and get it done. It’s one of those things where it’s a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.”