BETHEL — Matt Bowen clubbed a double in each game and won the nightcap with a complete game as Pastime Club swept Bethel/Locke Mills, 4-2 and 9-2, in a Zone 3 American Legion doubleheader on Saturday.

Pastime escaped Game 1 thanks to strong pitching performances by Corbin Hyde and Joe Sullivan. Hyde struck out 12, walked two and allowed six hits and two earned runs. Sullivan relieved Hyde with two out in the sixth after Bethel had rallied to cut Pastime’s 4-0 lead in half and struck out Ben Field with the bases loaded.

Bowen, Ben Wigant and Luke Cote had two hits apiece for Pastime (9-0), while Jeb Clarke led Bethel (4-5) with two hits.

In Game 2, Pastime clung to a 3-1 lead before breaking the game open with six runs in the sixth. Nate Berube sparked the big inning with a two-run single. Hyde followed with a two-run inside-the-park home run to put the game away.

Bowen fanned seven and walked one while yielding seven hits and one earned run in going the distance. He also had one of three Pastime doubles, joining Sullivan and Wigant. Hyde drove in three runs for Pastime. Clarke, Izaak Mills and Corey Howard led Bethel with two hits apiece.

Bessey Motors, Mechanic Falls split

PARIS — Getting the early lead was key in Bessey Motors’ and Mechanic Falls’ doubleheader split on Saturday.

Mechanic Falls scored one in the first and three in the second and cruised to a 10-1 victory in the first game. Zak Johnson went 4 for 6 and Jake Simard 2 for 4 to lead Mechanic Falls’ 12-hit attack. Kurt Johnson picked up the win, combining with Lucas Johnson to hold Bessey Motors to just two hits. Bessey turned the tables in Game 2, scoring twice in the first and five times in the second to procure a 7-2 win. Ian MacFawn pitched a four-hit complete game for Bessey (5-4), while Andrew Roscoe went 3 for 3 with a double and Dylan Cox went 2 for 4 to lead the offense. Connor King hit his second double of the day to lead Mechanic Falls (4-4).