Top softball teams to clash
By Kevin Sjoberg
Sports Reporter
The Fort Fairfield and Limestone-MSSM softball teams meet up for the first time on the season this afternoon in Limestone, and there are plenty of points on the line as both squads enter the contest with excellent resumes.
The Tigers are in third place with their 8-1 record, while the Eagles come in as the No. 2 team in Eastern Maine Class D with an 8-0 mark.
The two teams will play again May 23 in Fort Fairfield.
Ashland, which won two of three games last week, has a 6-3 record and is currently in sixth place. Central Aroostook, with a 5-3 record, is seventh.
Washburn has cooled off after a quick start, but is still in eighth place with a 3-4 record.
The Presque Isle softball team was affected by the weather, with Saturday’s doubleheader against John Bapst being postponed until May 22.
The Wildcats played just one game last week and were able to garner the victory over Houlton. Coach Terry Cummings’ team owns a 4-3 record which places them 13th in the EM ‘B’ rankings. PI currently holds the final playoff position.
Summaries of last week’s games are as follows:
Ashland 14, Southern Aroostook 12 — The Hornets had 15 hits to hold off winless Southern Aroostook Monday in Ashland.
Gabby Cyr had four hits to lead the winning attack. Shea Craig came on in relief of Kayla Cote in the first inning and earned the pitching win, striking out nine along the way.
Contributed photo/jMavor Photography
RAYAH SAUCIER of the Washburn Beavers crosses the plate for one of her team’s eight runs in Monday’s game at Limestone-MSSM. The Beavers fell, 20-8.
Limestone-MSSM 20, Washburn 8 — The Eagles put 13 runs on the board in the bottom of the first inning to ease to another win, their eighth of the season without a loss.
Kelsee Albert, Melissa Cantafio, Ellyzabeth Bencivenga and Madeline Williams all had three hits as part of the 18-hit onslaught. They combined for 11 RBIs.
Nicole Olson had two hits to pace the Beaver offense.
Fort Fairfield 21, Wisdom 3 — The Tigers continued their winning ways Monday as Autumn Parady had three singles and Abbey Player and Kayla Giberson collected two each.
Fort Fairfield 18, Fort Kent 2 — On Thursday, the Tigers’ Jordann Coiley had a one-hitter as her team soundly defeated the Warriors. Coiley struck out nine batters and took a no-hitter into the fifth before Cassandra Douglas had a single the broke it up.
Limestone-MSSM 18, Ashland 13 — The visiting Eagles trailed after five innings last Wednesday, but plated six runs in the top of the sixth to stay perfect.
Bencivenga had a homer, a triple, a double and a single and scored four runs to lead the offense for the Eagles. Chelsey Pelkey added three hits.
Caitlin Paradis and Rachel Gillis contributed two hits each for the Hornets.
Central Aroostook 16, Washburn 7 — Page Fletcher had two hits and Megan King doubled to lead the Panthers past the Beavers last Wednesday.
Freshman Karli Levesque earned the win on the mound.
Grace Braley had two hits and Rayah Saucier drove in a pair of runs with a double for the Beavers.
Presque Isle 23, Houlton 11 — Last Tuesday in Presque Isle, Liza Buck banged out four hits and had five RBIs as the Wildcats prevailed over the Shires.
Karlee Bernier added three hits and drove in three runs for PI.
Central Aroostook 19, Southern Aroostook 8 — Levesque hit safely four times, while Whitnie Bradbury, Michaela King and Megan King combined for seven hits and 10 RBIs to key the Panthers past the Warriors last Tuesday in Mars Hill.
Ashland 11, Washburn 8 — On the Hornets’ home field last Tuesday, Craig again provided a valuable stint of relief pitching as Ashland came from behind for the triumph.
Craig allowed only one hit in her 4-1/3 innings of relief, striking out five batters along the way. Allyx Beaulier had three hits and Paradis added two for the Hornets.
Brittany Corey had three hits to lead the Beavers at the plate.
