Wildcats to host first baseball game of season

Joseph Cyr & Kevin Sjoberg, Special to The County
6 years ago

The Presque Isle Wildcats will host a baseball game for the first time this season as Houlton pays a visit for a 4 p.m. game. 

Work was done on PI’s field last fall and still wasn’t ready for the first four weeks of the regular season. PI played its first 11 games on the road, but will be home for its final five.

The PI and Houlton softball teams also meet up for a 4 p.m. game in Presque Isle, while Ashland hosts Wisdom in baseball and softball at 4 p.m.

The Caribou tennis teams host Madawaska at 3 p.m. for their final regular season matches. Both Viking squads carry 11-0 records into Tuesday’s play.

Summaries of Monday’s games are as follows:

Baseball

Fort Kent 10, Central Aroostook 2 — The Warriors banged out 16 hits in their victory at Mars Hill. Pitchers Eden Paradis and Jace Rocheleau combined on a six-hitter.

Caleb Harris took the loss on the mound for the Panthers.

Ashland 22, Washburn 8 — The Hornets beat the Beavers for the second time this season, this time in Washburn.

Hodgdon 28, Southern Aroostook 10 — At Dyer Brook Monday, the Hawks soared to the high-scoring victory over Southern Aroostook.

Softball

Central Aroostook 9, Fort Kent 8 — Libby Grass slammed a home run as part of a five-run uprising in the fifth inning as the Panthers came from behind to defeat the Warriors for a point-worthy victory in Mars Hill. Annika Nicholas posted three singles for CA, while Lea Pelletier doubled for the Warriors.

Southern Aroostook 5, Hodgdon 4 — At Dyer Brook, the Warriors needed extra innings to keep their unbeaten streak alive. Emma Nadeau scored the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning on a single by Makaelyn Porter, who also had a double.

Other hitters for SA were Kylie Vining, Alexis Hartin and Nadeau each with two singles.

For Hodgdon, Sidney Crane and Janelle Goff each had two singles, while Megan Russell doubled and Kora Lambert and Grace Graham each singled.

Madawaska 6, Fort Fairfield 4 — Megan Roy doubled and singled and drove in a run and teammate Riley Lausier pitched the Owls to the victory with a five-hitter.

Makaila Beck and Hunter St. Pierre collected two hits each for the Tigers.

Ashland 37, Washburn 5 — The game was tied at 4-4 after an inning before the Hornets exploded over the next four innings to prevail with ease.

Amber Chasse earned the win on the mound and also led the offense by going 5 for 7 with a triple, a double and three singles.

Trinity Pelletier-Saucier and Carly Bragg had two hits each for the winless Beavers.

Tennis

Fort Kent boys (6-3) 3, Houlton 2 — At Presque Isle Monday, the individual results, with Shires listed first, were: in singles, Nolan Porter lost to Niko Naranja, 1-8; Tim Youngfellow fell to Jonathan Blanchette, 3-8; and Devin Ivey lost to Reece Voisine, 3-8.

In doubles, Isaac Vega and Jaron Gentle beat Sam Johnson and Raphael Babin, 9-7; and Ben Grant and Nate DeLucca defeated Cole Bennett and Carson Theriault, 8-1.

Fort Kent girls (6-3) 3, Houlton 2 — At Presque Isle Monday, the individual results, with Shires listed first were: in singles, Rebecca Mooers defeated Sarah Pelletier, 8-2; Sydney Lorom bested Cassidy Lovley, 8-0; and Maddie Grant lost to Sydni Pelletier, 5-8.

In doubles, Grace Johnson and Morgan Graham fell to Isabelle Charette and Autumn Bouchard, 4-8; and Dina Koretsky and Reagan Perfitt lost to Hannah Daigle and Kailee Guimond, 4-8.