Hawks split home opener against SACS

Pioneer Times photograph/Joseph Cyr
UNDER THE TAG — Hodgdon’s Matt Harmon dives into home plate just under the sweeping tag of Southern Aroostook catcher Joe Frazier, as umpire Dave Demerchant watches the action during last Saturday’s game in Hodgdon.
    HODGDON — The Hawks split their home opener Saturday, as Hodgdon’s baseball team defeated Southern Aroostook 8-7, while the softball squad fell 31-20.
    In baseball, the Hawks (1-1) received a strong pitching effort from Nick Lunn and Tyler Sherman, who combined for nine strikeouts over seven innings.
    Leading Hodgdon were Connor Murphy with an RBI sacrifice and Jonah Sarchfield with a two-run in the fourth inning. For SACS (0-1), Trenton Cullinan had three singles and an RBI to lead the Warriors. Other SACS hitters were: Pat Goodall (single, double, RBI), Parker Walker (single, 2 RBIs).
    The Hawks went ahead 8-3 after a four run sixth inning with Drew Gough scoring on a wild pitch and Lunn scoring the eventual game winner on an overthrow back to the pitcher.  
    In the seventh inning, the Warriors used three singles and a walk to pull the game within a run, but left a runner stranded on third with a ground out to end the game.
    Last week, the Hawk baseball squad fell to Shead 19-18 in the season opener.
    In softball, the Warriors (1-0) walked away with the 31-20 victory over Hodgdon (1-1), scoring 11 runs in the eighth inning. Kaitlyn Sommers led the offensive attack with a home run, two doubles and three singles. Katelyn Goodall added a triple and four singles for SACS. Rochelle Sirois pitched the win.
    Alicia Rockwell led Hodgdon with four singles, while Maya Gardiner tripled, doubled and singled.