After a weekend loss to the Old Town Coyotes, Caribou softball was hungry for a win, and they found that win in a Monday afternoon game against the Houlton Lady Shires. Emily Staples threw a winning game for Caribou with eight strikeouts, and she found help from teammate Kristen Espling, who batted two home runs, including a two-run homer in the third as the Lady Vikings took four early runs.
On Saturday, the Lady Vikings fell in a doubleheader to Old Town. The first game was a 10-6 loss for Staples and Espling’s offensive strength wasn’t enough to lift the Vikings above the Coyotes. Game two ended in a closer score, with Caribou trailing 3-0 until the bottom of the sixth, when Espling contributed two singles to help the Vikings score their only two runs in the 3-2 loss.
The Viking baseball team continued its winning streak with a 10-run rule win over Houlton Monday night. Taking the mound for Caribou was Cameron Anderson, who pitched for five innings, only allowing the Shires one hit. A double and two singles came from Chad McCarthy, along with two RBIs and Pat Thibodeau and Philip St. Peter contributed doubles and two RBIs as well.
Saturday, the Vikings took back-to-back wins in their doubleheader against Old Town. Thibodeau homered twice, including a fifth-inning grand slam during the Vikes 14-4 first game victory. Adding to Caribou’s score was St. Peter, who hit a two-run home run in the third and Brandon Caverhill contributed four singles.
The second game ended 11-9 with St. Peter taking the mound but despite the close score, Caribou maintained the lead, responding to Old Town’s fourht inning three-run rally with two runs of their own to bring the score back in Caribou’s favor, 7-6. Matt Kinney singled twice, tripled and had an RBI and McCarthy doubled twice in the Vikings’ victory.
Staples shut down Fort Kent in the Lady Vikings 14-0 win against the Warriors May 13. Staples recorded 11 strikeouts and Kristen Espling hit a two-run homer to start the Vikings off on their 3-hit, 14-run victory. Espling also contributed a two-run double and Ashley Doucette singled once.
The Viking baseball team took a 17-4 win over Fort Kent May 13, as Ted Walker led with two doubles and a single with two RBIs for Caribou. Additionally, Royce Landeen singled twice with an RBI and Cam Anderson had two singles.
Limestone defeats Ashland
The Lady Eagles stayed ahead of the Lady Hornets in a May 13 afternoon game to clinch a 9-6 win over Ashland.
Starting things off in the first inning was Limestone’s Amanda Allen with a two-run single. Allen added another single before the end of the game and Stacy Bernier contributed two singles and two RBIs. For Ashland, Whitney Donovan doubled, singled and hit two runners home and Crystal Cook had two singles with an RBI. Jasmine Cote took the win.
Ashland took a 14-4 win over Limestone in a high school baseball game May 13. The Hornets scored every inning but the fourth in a five inning victory. Carl Nemer homered and singled twice, scoring three runs and sending three runs home for Ashland. Jake Paradis had a home run of his own and scored twice with two RBIs. Continuing offensive strength for Ashland, Lucas Hafford doubled and singled with three RBIs. For the Eagles, Sam Davidson singled twice and Ty Tracy had the team’s only home run.
The Lady Eagles suffered their first loss of the regular season on May 12. Previously undefeated, LCS/MSSM went up against Madawaska, who also boasted a perfect record, and fell 5-2. The Owls took a 3-1 lead in the second inning and only allowed the Eagles one other run in the sixth, a solo home run by Victoria St. Pierre.
The Limestone baseball team also fell to Madawaska 18-8 at Limestone. The Owls 18 hits matched their 18 runs, though the Eagles took an early lead, sending home five runs in the first inning. Madawaska added three more runs to their score of two to tie the game in the third and finished off the event with 11 more runs in the sixth, limiting LCS to only three more runs.
The Eagles’ runs were driven in by Danny Cote, who singled twice, and Barry King who singled with three RBIs.
