Hermon middle school bats explode for 16 hits and 17 runs

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Thursday afternoon in Bangor, the Hermon Hawks middle school baseball team exploded for 17 runs on 16 hits as they cruised to a 17-2 win over the Patriots of Bangor Christian in a five inning (mercy rule) contest.

The Hawks jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning, sending 12 batters to the plate. Logan Trembley had a 2-run double in the inning, and Kevin Fredericks, Nick Theberge, and Tyler Fournier each added RBI singles.

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The Patriots got one run back in the bottom half of the first on an RBI single by Garrett Libby that scored Ben Bragg who reached on a base hit.

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Hermon added three more runs in the second inning, five more in the third, and two in the fourth to plate 17 runs. Matt Blackwell went the distance on the mound for Hermon, scattering eight hits and allowing two runs. He walked two batters, hit one, and struck out six.

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Trembley, Fredericks, Fournier, and Jacob Applebee led the hitting attack for the Hawks. Trembley had a double, two singles, and four RBIs. Fredericks added a double, two singles, and two RBIs. Fournier had three singles and three RBIs, and Applebee had three singles and two RBIs. Will Perkins added a double, while Theberge, Garrett McIntyre, and Brandon Sperry each had a single and an RBI.

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Bragg led the Patriots at the plate with three singles and an RBI, and Libby added a single and an RBI. Matt Swanson, Chris Roman, Rem Poulin, and Kyle Holmes each chipped in with a single.

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Maine Sports Report Score Board

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
HERMON	7	3	5	2	0	X	17	16	0
BANGOR CHRISTIAN	1	0	0	1	0	X	2	8	5

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DeCoste and Wilcox combine for 1-hitter, Snow delivers game wiining hit

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Tuesday afternoon in Hermon, Beth DeCoste and Kristin Wilcox combined to hurl a one hitter with 10 strikeouts and Kayla Snow delivered the game winning hit with one out as the Hermon Hawks Middle School softball team defeated the Bobcats of Caravel Middle School 2-1 at the Hermon Elementary School field.

Hermon took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when Laura Sirois singled and stole second base. Two outs later Sirois scored on an RBI single by Shannon Graves to put the Hawks on top.

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Caravel tied the game at 1-1 in the third inning. Nicole Ryder, the Bobcats pitcher, led off the inning with a single. She advanced to second on a steal, and went to third base on a throwing error. Riane Fitzgerald followed with an RBI ground out to third base scoring Ryder with the tying run.

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DeCoste then struck out three of the next five batters to keep the Bobcats in check through four innings. Wilcox came on to pitch for Hermon in the fifth inning and proceeded to slam the door on Caravel retiring six straight batters including four strikeouts (struck out the side in the sixth).

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Hermon managed only two hits off Ryder after scoring their run in the second inning. With the game tied at 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth, Ryder momentarily lost the strike zone and walked the first two batters of the inning. Brittney Turner walked, stole second, and advanced to third base on a passed ball. Sirois walked and stole second base to put runners on second and third with no outs. Ryder struck out the next batter before Snow stepped to the plate. According to unnamed sources, Snow had been struggling at the plate this season, but on this day she came through when it was needed. Snow sent a single through the hole into left center field to score Turner with the game winning run.

Snow and Graves each had RBI singles to lead Hermon, and Abby Burgess, Sirois, and Wilcox each added a single.

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Ryder had a single for the only Caravel hit, and struck out 11 Hermon batters from inside the circle.

PITCHING

Beth DeCoste 4IP, 1H, 1R, 0ER, 1BB, 6K
Kristin Wilcox (WP) 2IP, 0H, 0R, 0BB, 4K

Nicole Ryder (LP) 5.1IP, 5H, 2R, 2ER, 5BB, 11K

Maine Sports Report Score Board

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	R	H	E
CARAVEL	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
HERMON	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	5	2

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Adams, Cameron, and Wilson spark Searsport come from behind win over Bangor Christian

Tom Cameron of Searsport rounds third base after hitting a 2-run homer during the Vikings six run fourth inning on Monday in Bangor. Searsport came from behind to defeat Bangor Christian 7-5. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Monday in Bangor, the Searsport Vikings battled back from a four run first inning deficit to score six runs in the fourth inning and went on to defeat the Patriots of Bangor Christian 7-5 in schoolboy baseball action.

Nate Adams held the Patriots scoreless after coming on in relief in the first inning with no outs, striking out 14 batters in the game. Tom Cameron and Bob Wilson provided the offense in the come from behind win. Cameron had a 2-run homer and Wilson a bases loaded triple during the Vikings fourth inning rally.

Phil Dougherty of Bangor Christian reached first base safely after beating out an infield single in the first inning.. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Searsport took the early 1-0 lead in the top of the first on Matt Bagley's RBI single, but Bangor Christian tallied five runs in the bottom half of the inning on five hits and one Searsport error. Tyler Alexander and Mike Smith each had a two run single in the inning, and Phil Daugherty added an RBI infield single.

Casey Ashey of Searsport reacts after being hit by a pitch in his second at bat of the fourth inning.. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

In the Vikings fourth inning, still trailing 5-1, Casey Ashey led off with a bunt single. One out later Cameron drilled a two run home run over the left field fence to cut the Patriots lead to 5-3. After two hits, a walk, and a Patriots error, Ethan McHatten drew an RBI walk making it a one run game. Wilson then delivered the final blow to the Patriots on a bases loaded triple putting the Vikings on top to stay 7-5.

Wilson had a triple, single and three RBI's and Cameron added a Home Run, single, and two RBIs to lead the Searsport attack. Bagley had two singles and an RBI, and Ashey added two singles. Adams and Justin Bassbridge each chipped in with one single. Adams pitched seven innings of scoreless relief to pick up the win, allowing five hits while walking four and striking out 14.

Searsport's Nate Adams delivers one of his 14 strikeout pitches during the fifth inning.. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Smith had three singles and two RBIs to pace Bangor Christian. Alexander added a single and two RBIs, and Dougherty had a single and an RBI. Adrian Duckee had two singles, Jon Johnson added a double, and Jared Theriault had a single.

Maine Sports Report Score Board

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	R	H	E
SEARSPORT (7-1)	1	0	0	6	0	0	0	7	10	1
BANGOR CHRISTIAN(3-6)	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	9	3

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Georges Valley bats explode for 16-7 win over Telstar

In Thomaston on Monday, Georges Valley scored in every inning, batting around in both the second and fourth innings, erupting for 16 runs and 18 hits to a 16-7 win over Telstar that ended a three game Buccaneer losing skid.

Brandon Staples had three hits and four RBIs to lead the Georges Valley (4-4) offense, while Nick Lemieux reached base five times, scoring four runs. Brandon Caron added three hits and Justin Henry belted a solo Home Run. Liam Masterson pitched into the fifth inning and allowed only two earned runs for his first varsity victory.

Ben Cross, Gavin Broomhall, Bryce Walker and T.J. O’Connor each had two hits for Telstar (1-5).

Telstar (1-5) 0-0-5 0-2-0 0 - 7R – 10H – 3E

Georges Valley (4-4) 2-6-1 4-2-1 X - 16R – 18H – 2E

Pitching

Georges Valley

Liam Masterson (W 1-2) 4.1 Inn , 7R, 2ER, 9H, 3BB, 5K

Matthew Shields 2.2 Inn , 0R, 0ER, 1H, 0BB, 3K

Catcher – Brandon Caron

Telstar

Bryce Walker (L 0-1) 2 Inn , 8R, 4ER, 8H, 1BB, 1K

Kyle Maines 4 Inn , 8R, 6ER, 10H, 5BB, 5 K

Catcher – Ben Cross

Repeat Hitters

Georges Valley …

3 Hits Each … Brandon Staples (Double and 2 Singles); Brandon Caron (3 Singles)

2 Hits Each … Larry Platt (2 Singles); Justin Henry (Home Run and Single); Nick Lemieux (Single and Double); Larson Platt (Single and Double); Liam Masterson (2 Singles)

Telstar …

2 Hits Each … Ben Cross (2 Singles); Gavin Broomhall (2 Singles); Bryce Walker (2 singles); T.J. O’Connor (2 Singles)

Extra Base Hits

Doubles – GV – Nick Lemieux, Larson Platt, Brandon Staples, Kenny Wilt

Telstar – Mike Fitzmorris

Triples – None

Home Runs – GV – Justin Henry (1)

LOB – Georges Valley 7, Telstar 9

Scoring Summary

Georges Valley 1^st, 2 Runs … Justin Henry Solo Home Run, Nick Lemieux doubles and scores on Larson Platt’s RBI double

Georges Valley 2^nd, 6 Runs … Brandon Caron single, Liam Masterson single, Travis Carpenter reaches on an error scoring Caron, Larry Platt RBI single scoring Masterson, Justin Henry walks, Nick Lemieux singles scoring Carpenter, Larson Platt grounds out driving in Larry Platt, Brandon Staples doubles driving both Henry and Lemieux.

Telstar 3^rd, 5 Runs … Mike Fleet reaches on an error, Ben Cross singles, Gavin Broomhall singles driving in Fleet, Cross scores on a balk, Kyle Maines reaches on a error scoring Broomhall, Andy Whitney walks, Bryce Walker singles, Mike Fitzmorris’ RBI grounder scores Maines, Whitney scores on a passed ball.

Georges Valley , 3^rd, 1 Run … Liam Masterson walks, moves to second on a passed ball, moves to third on a ground out, and scored on a wild pitch.

Georges Valley 4^th, 4 Runs … Nick Lemieux singles, steals second, Larson Platt singles, Lemieux scores on a throwing error and Platt moves to third, Brandon Staples’ RBI singles scores Platt, Brandon Caron’s scores Staples, Alec Young’s RBI single scores Caron.

Telstar 5^th, 2 Runs … Bryce Walker singles, T.J. O’Connor singles, Mike Fleet walks, Ben Cross’ RBI groundout scores Walker, O’Connor scores on a wild pitch.

Georges Valley 5^th, 2 Runs … Nick Lemieux walks, Ian Anderson sacrifice bunt moves Lemieux to second, Brandon Staples singles, driving in Lemieux and moves up to third on a throwing error on the relay, Brandon Caron’s RBI single drives in Staples.

Georges Valley 6^th, 1 Run … Wilson Ranney walks, Larry Platt singles, Justin Henry singles, Nick Lemieux RBI single scores Ranney.