The comfort of playing on their home field led to a pair of victories for the Caribou baseball and softball teams Thursday over Fort Kent.
Dean Walker and Matt Curry combined on a five-hitter as the Viking baseball team rolled to a 15-5 win.
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Caribou junior Chad Caverhill swipes second base, while Fort Kent’s Brandon Hartt smothers the throw from the catcher during Thursday’s game. The Vikings came away with their first victory of the season by a score of 15-5.
Caribou had 10 hits off Warrior pitching, with Caleb Chapman providing three with a double and two singles. He had two RBIs on the afternoon. Teammate Matt Kamm added a three-run double.
Caribou is now 1-4 after being swept at Ellsworth Saturday by scores of 11-8 and 11-1.
In the first game, Adam Chartier doubled and drove in two runs and Stephen St. Peter doubled and singled. Caribou’s bats were silenced in game two as freshman Cody Pettingill tossed a three-hitter.
The Caribou softball team received 14 strikeouts from junior Emily Staples Thursday in a 7-1 triumph.
Jordyn Doucette paced the Vikings at the plate with three hits and three RBIs. Jamie Martin had two hits and scored a pair of runs, while Rebecca McDougal had two singles and an RBI and Madison Outing added a two-run double.
On Saturday, Caribou split a twinbill against Ellsworth, losing the first game 5-4 and coming back to take the second by the same score.
Outing went 3 for 3, while Tia McHatten and Anesha Hersey had three hits each. Staples struck out nine batters in the complete-game loss.
The Vikes took game two by scoring four times in the fifth to grab the lead for good. Hershey’s two-run single was the key blow, while Kristin Plante went 3 for 3 in the game to aid Staples, who struck out nine and walked only one.
The Limestone-MSSM softball team moved to 4-0 with a 26-12 win over Southern Aroostook. Daniele Pelkey and Karen Page combined for four hits and four RBIs.
Winning pitcher Amanda Allen helped her cause with a double and a single and three RBIs in the Monday game in Dyer Brook.
