BATH — Even when the Morse High School baseball team seems to not have its best game, the Shipbuilders still manage to find ways to win.
In a Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class B contest on Tuesday at Kelley Field, Morse was shut down by Medomak Valley hurler Ryan Ripley through five innings, trailing 2-1.
But, the Shipbuilders exploded for five runs in the sixth inning to pull out a 6-2 victory, improving the team’s mark to 11-2 with Camden Hills (6-7) slated to visit today at 4:15 p.m.
Liam McDonough struck out five in picking up the mound win for Morse.
The Shipbuilders jumped on top 1-0 in the third inning when Cody Hardin’s double scored Chris Paulus, who had earlier singled.
Medomak Valley rallied with single runs in the fourth and fifth innings for a 2-1 lead.
In the sixth frame, Groat doubled and Wade Hunt walked. McDonough’s single loaded the bases, with Aaron Barrett’s hard-hit groundball misplayed as two runs scored for a 3-2 Shipbuilders lead. Paulus followed with a tworun single, and Chris Luedee finished things off with an RBI single.
McDonough and Paulus were 2-for-3 at the plate to lead Morse.
Adam Lynch was 3-for-3 with a run scored for Medomak Valley (4-8-1).
| MT. | ARARAT | 1 |
| ERSKINE | 5 |
At South China on Monday, Shyler Scates scattered five hits and struck out 10 as Erskine Academy improved to 9-4 with a Kennebec Vallay Athletic Conference win over 3-10 Mt. Ararat.
Joey Van Note and Troy Frey pitched for Mt. Ararat, combining on seven hits, four strikeouts and two walks.
Torrey Charnock was 3-for- 3 (double, two singles) at the plate for Mt. Ararat, which is slated to host Edward Little today at 4 p.m. in team’s home finale. Van Note and Ryan Lathrop each singled.
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