AUBURN – Auburn Suburban Little League’s 11 and 12-year-old all-star team got off to a strong start with a 4-2 victory over Augusta.

Llewellyn Jensen was masterful on the mound for Auburn. Jensen went the distance, striking out seven and allowing only one hit. Whenever Augusta threatened to score, Jensen made key pitches and quieted any comeback attempt.

Jensen received plenty of defensive support in the field, led by Brandon Varney’s stellar play at third base.

Auburn jumped out to a two-run lead in the first when C.J. Jipson singled, Drew Lashua walked and Jack Coyne drove both home with a base hit. Auburn scored two more runs in the fourth on Noah Yarnevich’s single. Yarnevich fouled off several tough pitches prior to the two-run knock.

Augusta’s Riley Boivin was tough on the mound, allowing five hits over 5 1/3 innings. Mixing in some off-speed pitches with a blazing fastball, Bolvin kept Auburn off balance for much of the game.

ASLL now plays Elliot Ave. on Wednesday night at South Lewiston in a winners’ bracket game.

Sturgis’ second blast leads Rowe Ford

AUBURN – Rowe Ford recently concluded its successful Auburn Suburban Little League minor baseball season with two victories.

Tanner Sturgis led the way against Enefco with his second fence-clearing home run of the season, an opposite-field launch to right-center field.

Sturgis finished the day 4-for-4 with two runs scored. Nick Martinez and Tyler Libby each went 5-for-5. Christian Beliveau was 4-for-4, and Chase Martin and Aaron Perkins had three hits each. Perkins, Martinez, and Libby made excellent defensive plays.

Michael Potvin led Enefco with four hits and two runs scored. Mason Aube also contributed four hits, and Nathan Farnsworth had three hits and three runs scored. Potvin and Farnsworth also played stellar defense.

Rowe also clashed with Pat’s Pizza earlier in the week and came away with a 13-5 victory.

Perkins and Beliveau each had three hits for Rowe, while Seth Kolreg, Tyler Libby, Nick Martinez, Chase Martin and Ethan Rombalski added two hits apiece. Robbie Marcotte struck out the side in the fifth inning for Rowe. Ben Cassidy led Pat’s with two hits and two runs scored. Marshall Chadbourne scored twice and made several nice defensive plays.

American Concrete ended the ASLL minors season with a 13-10 win over Pat’s. Tyler Jalbert, Marius Morneau, Sebastian Sirois, Anson Perry, Jake Arel, Austin Brown, Joey Leavitt and Bobby Tremaine scored runs for American. Brown, Tremaine and Arel each hit a triple. Ben Cassidy, Nicolas Hartley and Cameron Langlois belted doubles for Pat’s.

Winthrop no-hits Leeds in Apple Valley Babe Ruth

WINTHROP – Zach Glazier, Jared Hanson and Nate Bowers combined for a no-hitter in Winthrop’s 4-0 Apple Valley Babe Ruth baseball victory over Leeds. Drew Stratton led Winthrop with two singles. Adam Hachey and Jim Theriault each added a base hit.

In the first round of the playoffs, Maranacook overpowered Leeds, 11-1. Zach Elwell was the winning pitcher. Eben Ballard bashed a single and a double for Maranacook. Adam Brooks delivered the eventual game-winning RBI.