FARMINGDALE — Bri Goud doubled twice, singled and drove in a pair of runs as the Wiscasset High School softball team made new coach Claire Daniels’ debut a successful one in an 8-5 Mountain Valley Conference win over Hall-Dale on Friday.
“They did a really well today, and from the first scrimmage to where I saw so many errors being made to today with just two, we have a come a long way in a short time,” said Daniels, whose team is 1-0 and hosts Telstar on Wednesday at 4:30 p.m.
Sydney Morin went the distance with four strikeouts and four walks to earn the mound win. She also had three singles and drove in a run, with Charlene Reed chipping in a double, single and one RBI. Kayla Gordon and Annalisa Haase each singled twice, with Mckenzie Chancellor adding a single.
BRUNSWICK 0
BANGOR 13
Rams pitchers Alexis Stanhope and Cordelia Stewart combined on a two-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts as host Bangor improved to 2-0 over the 0-2 Dragons on Friday.
Rachel Moroney had both hits for Brunswick, which is slated to host Lewiston today at 4 p.m. Julia Carpenter, Jena Libby, Kensley Richardson and Mel sBryant played well in the loss.
OAK HILL 16 MORSE 3
Alyssa Rouleau led the visiting Raiders’ 14-hit attack with three singles in a KVAC Class B win at Bath on Friday.
Brooke Lebel, Brianna Hodgkins and Iris Abbott chipped in two singles apiece as Oak Hill improved to 1-1.
Katie Henrikson singled twice to lead the Morse (0-1) offense. Morgan Cram doubled, and Hannah Russell, Jacelyn McNeill, Micaila Barone and Courtney Feeney each singled.
On the mound, McNeill allowed six walks and struck out four in the loss, while Oak Hill’s Kayla Michaud picked up eight strikeouts and walked three.
Morse is slated to visit Leavitt today at 4:15 p.m.
MT. BLUE 12 MT. ARARAT 8
Abby Ellis and Addie Brinkman combined on nine RBIs to lead the Cougars past the 1-1 Eagles, who are scheduled to visit Cony on Wednesday.
Ellis had three singles and four RBIs and Brinkman two singles, a triple and five RBIs.
Losing pitcher Kim Leslie gave up 13 hits with four strikeouts and six walks.
In the 12-hit Mt. Ararat effort, Shauna Williams had two singles and a double, and Emily Dunn and Mallory Nelson a single and double each.
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Mt. Blue battled back from an early four-run deficit to post a 7-5 Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference high school win over Mt. Ararat on Friday at Topsham.
Both teams are 1-1, with the Eagles slated to visit Cony on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
Mt. Ararat took advantage of Mt. Blue hurler Cam Abbott’s wildness to score five runs in the first two innings for a 5-1 lead. Abbott walked eight Eagles and allowed singles to Gabe Pelletier and Trent Charnock.
The Cougars scored six runs in the third inning. Jordan Whitney doubled in a pair of runs, and Blake Hart’s two-run double staked Mt. Blue to a 6-5 lead.
Mt. Blue reliever Whitney pitched the final 5.2 innings, permitting just two hits, two walks and striking out nine.
Ryan Lathrop took the loss for Mt. Ararat, combining with relievers Joey Van Note and Torrey Charnock on seven hits, five strikeouts and four walks. At the plate, Trent Charnock had two of the Eagles’ three hits.
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