CAPE ELIZABETH — Watch out when the Martin brothers get together with pitcher Ryan Riordan on a baseball diamond.
Oak Hill’s Jake and Jonah Martin hammered out five of the team’s 16 hits and Riordan threw a one-hitter and struck out 11 batters, allowing 11th-ranked Oak Hill to stamp out the No. 6 Capers, 16-0, in a Western Class B preliminary baseball game Tuesday.
The Raiders’ stunning victory means they will face host No. 3 Morse in a quarterfinal on Thursday at 4 p.m.
After three innings, Oak Hill was on a roll, building an 8-0 lead. Jake Martin singled and tripled and drove in five runs and Jonah Martin was equally handy at the plate when he singled, doubled and tripled and still found the time to steal four bases.
For the Raiders, Brady Dion doubled twice and knocked in a pair of runs, and Parker Asselin doubled tripled and was credited with two RBI.
Cape Elizebeth’s only hit game came from catcher Seth Dovieski. His would-be foul eventually turned fair, but Riordan still walked away with a shutout.
York 4, Spruce Mountain 0
YORK — Andrew Bailey scattered three hits and struck out nine batters as York hustled to a 4-0 victory over Spruce Mountain in Western Class B preliminary game Tuesday.
After three scoreless innings, York (12-5) put up a pair of runs in both the fourth and fifth frames sparked by RBI singles from Rob Leal, who led the Wildcats with two hits, their only repeat hitter.
Peyton Kennison worked the first four innings for the Phoenix (9-8) and suffered the loss.
Softball
Yarmouth 13, Mountain Valley 2
RUMFORD — McKenzie Gray scattered five hits and drew ample run support as Yarmouth overpowered Mountain Valley 13-2 in Western Class B softball action Tuesday.
Gray helped her own cause with four hits and two RBIs, while Mari Hutchinson belted a two-run home run in a three-hit effort. Monica Austin and also pounded out three hits, while Kat Thompson and Julia Anastos each had two in a well-balanced attack.
Lindsay Marston pitched all seven frames for the Falcons (10-5) and gave up 20 hits. Mountain Valley’s demise was a result of seven errors, as their opponent put up nine runs in the first two frames.
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