Morse High School’s hits fell like the endless rain that has turned the Pine Tree State into one giant marsh this month.

A young Spruce Mountain team tried to stymie Morse, but the Shipbuilders kept rounding bases for an 18-5 victory over the Phoenix in a softball game Friday.

The Phoenix (2-4) also made a handful of errors, which undoubtedly helped Morse’s (6- 2) cause. The Shipbuilders hammered out 18 hits, a total that included five doubles, two triples and a home run.

“We have been hitting all year long,” Morse coach Will Laffely said. “We have been averaging about nine runs a game or so. The only game we didn’t hit was I think Wednesday night against Gardiner.

“We only had six hits and two runs. Gardiner for the last two years has really done a number on us. We gave up six hits to Gardiner and gave up seven runs. We had 10 walks that game and we didn’t hit.”

After just one inning Friday, the Shipbuilders were cruising with a 5-1 lead thanks to doubles by winning pitcher Marissa Parks and Micailah Albertson.

“This is her (Parks) second game this week,” Laffely said. “And the other pitcher (Dory Kulis) I have, she plays first base and she’s a freshman. We split the two pitchers.”

Pitcher Alex Bessey, who was tagged with the loss on the mound, scored Spruce’s first run in the bottom of half of the first with heads-up base running.

The Phoenix produced eight hits and a three-run inning in the fifth inning. JuJu Doiron smacked a two-run double in that inning. In the fourth inning, Hailee Perkins scored a run after getting base with a hit.

But the day didn’t get any better when the Shipbuilders erupted with another five runs in the fifth inning. For the day, Parks helped herself to a pair of doubles and a triple. Olivia Potter ripped a homer over the right-field fence.