BRUNSWICK — The Brunswick American Legion baseball team picked up a pair of Zone III walk-off wins on Saturday in a doubleheader sweep of Windham at Edwards Field.
In the opener, Brady Larson’s RBI single in the eighth inning scored Adam Casey for a 4-3 win, while Peter Doucette’s walk-off, two-run triple in the eighth inning of game two lifted Brunswick to a thrilling come-from-behind, 7-6 victory.
Brunswick is 6-3 and hosts Bethel on Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
In the first game, Brunswick trailed 3-1 in the seventh. But, singles by Tommy Favreau, Doucette, Ryan Salerno and Zach Lavoie allowed the hosts to tie the contest.
John Parker pitched 7.1 innings for Brunswick on three hits, eight strikeouts and four walks. Chris Bruno relieved, striking out the only two Windham hitters he faced.
In the nightcap, Brunswick took the back-and-forth contest after Windham jumped ahead, 6-5, in the top of the eighth. Salerno and Larson each singled before Doucette’s game-winning triple.
Salerno was 2-for-4 with three RBIs to pace the Brunswick offense, while Casey was 2-for-4 and Doucette 2-for-2. Larson and Trent Anderson each picked up a hit.
On the mound, Salerno went six with one strikeout, while Bruno earned his second victory on the day with two more innings of relief on four strikeouts and one walk.
In Friday action at Edwards Field, undefeated Pastime Club of Lewiston scored three runs in the first and four more in the fourth in a 7- 1 win.
Corbin Hyde singled twice and drove in a pair of runs to pace the victors, while Luke Cote tossed a four-hitter with five strikeouts and three walks.
Ryan Maciejewski tripled and scored Brunswick’s lone run on an RBI single by Larson. Anderson and Casey each singled, while Jesse Bennett and Favreau handled the pitching.
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