WATERVILLE — Lewiston scored all of its runs in the last two innings to take a 6-4 Class A North baseball win over Skowhegan at Colby College on Friday.
Daniel Pelletier, Jeffrey Randall and Matt Levasseur had two hits apiece for the Blue Devils (7-8).
Brendan Dunlap had a triple and a double for the River Hawks (9-6), while Noah McMahon and Tyler Clark also had two hits each.
OAK HILL 4, TELSTAR 3: Landen Denis drove in Trent Drouin for the game-winning run with two outs in the top of the seventh, then Drouin took the mound and closed the door on the upset-minded Rebels (4-10) as the Raiders (11-3) hung on for a win in Bethel.
Each team scored two runs in the first inning, and Telstar went ahead 3-2 in the bottom of the fourth. Oak Hill tied the game in the top of the sixth.
Brennan Walker got the start for Telstar and struck out 11 batters while giving up just one hit in 5 1/3 innings. Brody Morgan drove in two runs for the Rebels.
Jordan Castonguay started for Oak Hill and gave up three unearned runs on two hits and two walks in 3 1/3 innings. He struck out five batters. Denis drew three walks and David Hall drove in a run.
CAPE ELIZABETH 9, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 4: Jackson York hit two doubles, scored twice and drove in two runs as the Capers (10-5) defeated the Patriots (2-13) at Cape Elizabeth.
Joseph Grela and Tate Mosher each added two hits. Grela had two RBIs.
Nick Geer doubled and drove in a run for Gray-New Gloucester.
GREELY 13, POLAND 3: Marky Axelsen collected three hits and three RBIs, and Jerik Phillips recorded two hits and three RBIs, helping the Rangers (13-2) handle the Knights (7-9) in a six-inning game at Cumberland.
Wyatt Soucie also notched three hits, including a double. Ethan Robeck produced a single and a double, and Jackson Leding logged two singles.
Travis West doubled for Poland, which scored two runs in the top of the first before Greely countered with nine in the bottom half of the inning.
WINTHROP 7, MT. ABRAM 5: Trent Collin and Carter Collin each hit a double and helped pitch the Ramblers (7-7) past the Roadrunners (9-5) in Salem Township.
Trent Collin pitched the first four innings and Carter Collin relieved him for an inning before Brody Adams closed out the win. The trio combined to give up six hits while striking out nine batters and stranding 14 Mt. Abram base runners.
Bryce Wilcox hit two singles and Killian Pillsbury hit a double for Mt. Abram.
LEAVITT 14, GARDINER 6: Leavitt overcame a 6-0 deficit by scoring 14 runs over the final three innings, extending their win streak to five games with a victory over the Tigers in Gardiner.
The Hornets (13-2) scored six runs in the top of the fifth, which tied the game, then poured it on with four runs in the sixth and four more in the seventh.
Brandon Bilodeau led the Leavitt offense, driving in four runs on two hits, including a double. Jace Negley contributed and double and a single and Will Keach had a triple.
Colten Taylor earned the win by pitching three scoreless innings of relief for the Hornets.
Jake Farnham tallied three hits and Gavin White finished with two, including a double, for Gardiner (5-8), which scored two runs in the first inning, three in the third and one in the fourth to go up 6-0.
SOFTBALL
EDWARD LITTLE 10, MT. ARARAT 0: Leah Thibodeau pitched a one-hitter, and the Red Eddies (9-6) took care of the Eagles (1-14) in six innings at Central Maine Community College in Auburn.
Thibodeau struck out eight. Laila Adams got Mt. Ararat’s only hit.
Kylee Lebrun had three hits, including a triple, and two RBI. Naomi Valcin also drove in two runs with a triple and a double, Mackenzie Grenier hit a triple and a single, and Izzy Jalbert doubled. Emily Horton had two RBI, a hit and a run scored.
LEAVITT 8, GARDINER 3: Hailey Cyr pitched a complete-game four-hitter and delivered two hits of her own to help the Hornets (12-3) top the Tigers (8-6) in Gardiner.
One of Cyr’s hits was a double. Maddy Dutil also doubled and Nola Boutaugh tripled. Emily Poland and Gabby Smith matched Cyr with two hits.
Corinne Vasvary tripled for Gardiner, which scored all of its runs in the sixth inning, and also pitched a complete game. Taylor Takatsu tallied two hits.
OAK HILL 13, TELSTAR 1: The Raiders (8-6) scored 11 combined runs across the fourth and fifth innings to pull away from the Rebels (2-12) in Bethel.
Carlee Austin doubled and singled, drove in two runs and scored three for Oak Hill. She also started the game in the circle and pitched 1 2/3 innings, giving up one run on two hits and four walks. Izzy Whitaker came on in relief and allowed just one hit and two walks while striking out four. Whitaker also had two hits, and Delia Custer drove in two runs.
Sarah Chase doubled and drove in the lone run for Telstar in the second inning to tie the game. Maylyn Hastings and Morgan Zetts also collected hits, while Bella Bennett walked and scored the Rebels’ run.
POLAND 10, GREELY 0: Nicole Rioux launched a home run, Olivia Rioux drove in two runs, and Gretchen Paradis went 3 for 5 with an RBIs while pitching a one-hitter as Knights (9-6) shut out the Rangers (8-7) in Cumberland.
Sydney Lacombe and Kloe O’Leary each added an RBI. Paradis recorded seven strikeouts.
CAPE ELIZABETH 12, GRAY-NEW GLOUCESTER 3: Grace Callahan went 3 for 3, walked twice and scored four runs as the Capers (4-10) rolled past the Patriots (0-15) at Cape Elizabeth.
Sophia Chung and Molly McKibben also collected three hits, while Lauren Steinberg chipped in with a pair of singles.
Leah Desmarais had two hits for Gray-New Gloucester.
SPRUCE MOUNTAIN 6, WINTHROP/MARANACOOK 5: The Phoenix (13-2) held on as the Black Bears (2-10) rallied to within one run in the final two innings of an MVC matchup in Jay.
The Black Bears got on the board with a single run in the top of the sixth to make it 6-1, then plated four in the top of the seventh. Harper Fyfe hit two doubles and drove in three runs for the Black Bears, and Cyara Harriman also tallied two hits.
Leah Burgess and Santika Hodgkin each had two hits for Spruce Mountain, with Burgess, Jazmine Pingree and Makinlee Holt all hitting doubles. Burgess drove in three runs. Rylee Turner recorded the final out after relieving Jaydn Pingree, who struck out seven batters in 6 2/3 innings.
DIRIGO 17, MADISON 6: With one mighty inning, the Cougars turned a tie game into a mercy-rule victory over the Bulldogs in Dixfield.
Madison, which took a 4-0 lead in the first inning, tied the game 6-6 with a run in the top of the sixth. Then Dirigo (9-4) plated 11 runs in the bottom half of the sixth to end the MVC contest early.
Emily Woods and Aleiah Ward paced the Cougars’ offensive attack with three hits apiece. Both had doubles, along with Layla Merrill, Lana Waite and Xandria Libby. Keira Reny tripled and joined Reny, Libby and Abby Luczynski as Dirigo players with two hits.
Waite earned the win for the Cougars with three strikeouts and three walks in six innings pitched.
Emma Anton tripled and doubled and Kenadi Berry had a double and a single for the Bulldogs (6-8).
BOYS HOCKEY
LEWISTON’S POMERLEAU SIGNS NORDIQUES TENDER: Lewiston junior Gabe Pomerleau signed a tender agreement to play with the Maine Nordiques’ NA3HL team, the Nordiques announced Friday.
Pomerleau was the starting goalie in the Blue Devils’ run to the Class A state title. He compiled a 1.41 goals-against average and a .940 save percentage.
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