WISCASSET — Mike Bowles’ first high school baseball coaching victory at Wiscasset will be one that he may remember as giving him a few gray hairs.
The Wolverines led 7-0 heading to the seventh inning, but Mountain Valley made things interesting, scoring six runs before Wiscasset held on for a 7-6 Mountain Valley Conference victory.
Chandler Longfellow pitched 6.1 innings for the win on five hits, six strikeouts and three walks. Daren Wood and Dylan McMahon tossed a third of an inning each, with McMahon picking up the save.
“We were up 7-0 after three innings, and I did a lot of subbing, and I just didn’t feel that this one was going to get away from us,” said Bowles after his squad improved to 1-1 and is slated to visit Mt. Abram on Friday. “ Chandler pitched well, and we received a lot of big hits throughout the lineup.”
Grant Hefler singled twice, McMahon had a two- run single, Nate Howard doubled in a run, Matt Craig singled in two runs and Tyler Flavin singled twice and picked up an RBI.
Tom Marshall had three hits and drove in two runs for Mountain Valley ( 0- 3), while Tucker Rowland picked up a pair of hits.
| TELSTAR | 3 |
| LISBON | 13 |
In MVC play on Wednesday, Lisbon improved to 2-0 and Telstar fell to 0-2.
Tyler Halls went four innings on the mound with six strikeouts and five walks, while allowing only two runs on three hits in his varsity debut. Tucker Brannon pitched the fifth with a strikeout and two walks.
Eric Lowell and Reggie Westleigh combined on two strikeouts and two walks for Telstar.
Lisbon scored five runs each in the second and third inning, and the game was called after five because of the Mercy Rule.
In the Lisbon offense, Darren Ward had two doubles, Halls two hits, three runs and two RBIs, and Joe Philbrick a triple.
Nick Conrad had a double and RBI in the losing cause and Logan Bartlett chipped in with a double.
Lisbon is scheduled to visit Spruce Mountain on Friday.
| FREEPORT | 1 |
| YARMOUTH | 2 |
The host Clippers (3-0) scored two runs in the fourth inning for a comefrom behind Western Maine Conference win over 0-2 Freeport.
The Falcons, who visit Falmouth on Friday, jumped on top 1-0 in the top of the fourth as Pete LaMagna singled and later scored.
Yarmouth answered in the bottom of the frame as Luke Klenda doubled to score CJ Crowley. Klenda scored the goahead run on a wild pitch.
Jordan Brown earned the win, going the distance on seven strikeouts, one walk and three hits.
Jack Davenport had a solid outing for Freeport. He issued no walks, struck out six and permitted four hits.
| MORSE | 10 |
| MCI | 5 |
The Shipbuilders scored four runs in the sixth inning to break a 5-5 tie for a KVAC Class B win at Pittsfield.
Morse, 2-1 and slated to host Erskine Academy on Friday, took advantage of 14 walks by MCI pitchers Dylan Watkrous and Austin Tolman.
Andrew LaCavera and Liam McDonough had two hits each for Morse. McDonough drove in a pair of runs, while Ethan Winglass singled, walked and had two RBIs. Trenton Moore chipped in a double.
Zach Holbrook went five innings for the mound win. He allowed five runs and three walks with five strikeouts. Jacob Cressey worked two innings with no strikeouts and walks. The duo combined to allow four hits.
| BANGOR | 7 | |
| MT. | ARARAT | 2 |
Andrew Hillier and Justin Courtney combined on a three-hitter as the visiting Rams downed the Eagles in KVAC play at Topsham.
Scoreless after two innings, Bangor scored a pair of runs in the third and fourth innings for a 4- 0 lead and added a three-spot in the sixth.
Dylan Johnson singled twice and drove in a run for 0- 3 Mt. Ararat, which visits Oxford Hills on Friday at 4 p.m. Dakota D’Orio also singled and scored a run, while pitchers Kevin Carter and Jacob O’Neill combined to on 10 hits, five walks and two strikeouts.
Alex Welon paced Bangor (2-1) with three singles. Kyle Stevenson singled and doubled, and Ryan Brookings and Jordan Diernan both doubled.
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