STANDISH — The Greely Rangers probably couldn’t have scripted Saturday to go any better.

Sophomore Ryan Twitchell fashioned a no-hitter and was backed by a 12-hit onslaught as Greely High of Cumberland Center cruised to a 10-0, five-inning victory over Camden Hills at Saint Joseph College’s Mahaney Diamond.

Coach Derek Soule’s Rangers (15-5), who had stumbled into the postseason with back-to-back losses, capped it off with a flourish.

Greely scored six times on six hits in the second inning to take a commanding advantage, then rode Twitchell’s efficient pitching and strong defense while keeping the offense going.

Twitchell, a lanky right-hander, did not seem to experience the difficulties with a small strike zone that plagued Rangers starter Daulton Wickenden.

He retired 14 of the 16 batters he faced, working around a leadoff walk and an outfield error in the second inning. Twitchell struck out three in the 59-pitch performance.

Junior Cal Soule sparked the Greely offense with three singles and two RBIs, Will Bryant drove in two runs with a double and a single and Miles Shields posted two singles and two RBIs.

Eight of the Rangers’ nine starters had at least one hit.

Wickenden (7-3) surrendered nine hits and eight runs in 3? innings. His teammates committed two errors behind him.

The Windjammers’ only threat came in the second inning. Kyle Crans worked a walk, stole second and took third when the left fielder dropped Michael Wolff’s fly ball.

However, Andrew Hall lined into a 4-3 double play and Twitchell induced Ryan Pierce to ground out for the final out.

Greely left the bases loaded in the first, but took care of business in the second inning. Matt Pisini was hit by a pitch, advanced on a wild pitch and moved to third on Dylan Fried’s sacrifice bunt.

Auston Nowinski pounded an RBI triple over the center fielder’s head and he scored on Justin Leeman’s ground-ball single through the middle. One out later, Shields walked in front of Bryant’s two-run double to right.

Soule then delivered a run with a soft single to center field and Chaz Reade carved an opposite-field double down the right-field line that plated the the sixth run.

The Rangers made it 8-0 in the third on consecutive, run-scoring singles by Shields and Bryant, before closing it out in the fifth via the 10-run rule.

Reliever Dalton Oakes walked Leeman, then Caleb Normandeau singled to right and took second on the throw to third. Shields grounded an RBI single through the left side and Bryant walked, setting up Soule’s game-ending single to left.

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