Sports Reporter
The Caribou Vikings, in 16th place in the division at 5-5 and a 25.3906 tournament index, have a busy week ahead, and will most likely have to do it without one of their top hitters in the lineup.
Staff photo/Kevin Sjoberg
Caribou senior Evan Susee looks for the safe signal from the umpire after sliding head-first into third base prior to the tag applied by Old Town third baseman Gabriel Melmed during Saturday’s opening game of a doubleheader played at Caribou High School. The Vikings lost, 7-1, and also dropped game two of the twinbill by a score of 6-5. The team was beaten at PI last Tuesday, 15-5.
Caribou was scheduled to play Houlton yesterday and will host both Ellsworth and John Bapst in doubleheaders Saturday and Monday before closing out its slate next Wednesday at home against Presque Isle.
Caribou suffered a blow last week when it learned senior slugger Ted Walker may miss the remainder of the season due to mononeucleosis.
He played in last Tuesday’s loss at Presque Isle, but was forced to miss Saturday’s games against Old Town, in which the Vikes suffered 7-1 and 6-5 losses.
In Class D, 11th-place Fort Fairfield (5-6, 13.6012), 14th-place Limestone-MSSM (2-10, 4.016) and 15th-place Washburn (1-12, 1.9531) are currently out of the playoff picture.
Summaries of games played through Monday, May 24 follow:
Presque Isle 15, Caribou 5 – The Wildcats got the better of the Vikings in the first meeting between the two teams, played last Tuesday in Presque Isle.
PI scored seven times in the bottom of the first inning and led 13-1 after three frames. A home run by Walker ignited a four-run rally, but the Wildcats scored single runs in both the fourth and fifth innings to close out the victory, which was called in the fifth when the 10-run rule was invoked.
Lance LaMothe homered and singled for Caribou. Nathaniel Kamm was tagged with the pitching loss.
Van Buren 11, Limestone-MSSM 10 – At Van Buren Friday, Connor Lapierre’s sacrifice fly plated what proved to be the game-winning run as the Crusaders pulled out the win over the Eagles.
Aaron St. Pierre doubled and singled and Nate Berube had two singles and three RBIs for Limestone-MSSM. Nick Whitehead, Nate Tucker and Austin Dow Smith had two hits apiece for the Eagles.
So. Aroostook 16, Washburn 0 – At Washburn Friday, Travis Casey pitched a two-hit shutout in leading Southern Aroostook past Washburn.
Nick Bragg and Justin Howe singled for the Beavers’ only hits in the game.
SAHS 11, Limestone/MSSM 1 – On Thursday in Dyer Brook, Cody Thompson had three hits, including a home run, and drove in four runs to lead SA past Limestone-MSSM.
Dakota Sleeper hit a three-run homer in the sixth for the Warriors Pat Goodall pitched a two-hitter for the win.
Tucker and Brandon Thompson each singled for the Eagles.
Fort Fairfield 13, Limestone-MSSM 3 – Austin Bernier earned the pitching victory and supported his own cause with a double, single and an RBI as the Tigers rolled last Wednesday.
Josh Churchill had a double and a single and drove in a run for the winners, while Landon Towle singled twice.
For Limestone-MSSM, Brett Butler was the only repeat hitter as he singled twice.
Central Aroostook 25, Washburn 0 – The Panthers used a 13-run third inning and unleashed a 26-hit attack to easily down the Beavers last Wednesday in Washburn.
Dan Brewer and Logan McLaughlin each hit a double and four singles with five RBIs to lead Central Aroostook’s offensive barrage.
Kasey Brewer, who hit a two-run homer in the first inning, combined with Mitch Folsom on the one- hitter for the Panthers.
Sal Viola doubled in the second inning for the Beavers’ only hit.
