BATH — Wade Hunt and Sam Ashouwak slugged a three-run home run each as the Smith-Tobey Post 21 American Legion baseball team earned a 13-7 Zone III victory over Andy Valley on Friday at Kelley Field.
Smith-Tobey finished the regular season with a 9-9 record to garner the fifth-seed for the playoffs, which begin tonight. Smith-Tobey visits No. 4 Bessey Motors of Oxford Hills (10-8) at 5:30 p.m. The teams split during the regular season, with Bessey Motors winning 2-1 and Smith-Tobey answering with a 9-5 victory.
Against 3-15 Andy Valley, Smith- Tobey scored eight unanswered runs to erase a 4-0 deficit. Hunt added a single, Zach Groat singled and doubled, Trent Charnock had a pair of a singles and Ashouwak put the game away with his home run in the eighth inning. Dan Porter chipped in a double.
On the mound, Tyler Rose, Nick Karkos and Reid Drouin combined on three strikeouts and three walks.
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Nate Huot struck out five, walked three and permitted nine hits as Biddeford handed host Brunswick an 8-3 loss at Edwards Field on Saturday.
Cam Berry, Parker Wild and Ryan Brescia combined to allow seven hits and 11 walks.
Casey Twomey tripled in two runs for Biddeford in the first inning.
In the bottom of the frame, Brunswick loaded the bases with no outs. Jason Carter singled, Pearson Cost doubled and Jason Blier was hit by a pitch. But, Huot escaped by retiring the next three hitters.
Brunswick scored a run in the second, as Bobby Lewis beat out a bunt allowing Brescia to score.
After Biddeford made it a 4-1 game in the third, Brunswick struck for two runs on a double by Charlie Howell and a single by Nick Thibeault.
But, Biddeford scored the final four runs.
Carter was 3-for-3 for Brunswick.
Brunswick visits Smith-Tobey Post 21 at Kelley Field in Bath on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.
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