Newport
Kyle Fish broke a 6-6 tie with an RBI single in the fifth inning and Tony Robertson followed with a ground ball that led to an error and another run as the Tigers outlasted Mascoma, 8-6, at a wet Bill Bates Field on Friday. Newport (4-2) pulled itself together when it matters on a day when coach Jon Hamel said his Tigers weren’t at their best.
“We came out very flat; we weren’t ready to swing at the beginning of the game,” Hamel said. “We played with no sense of urgency today. Fortunately, we squeaked by with the win.”
Getting a rare start on the mound, J.T. Blaine shook off early nerves to keep Newport in the contest. Blaine threw 4⅓ innings of seven-hit, five-strikeout, three-walk action, yielding to Cody Turgeon in the fifth. Turgeon held Mascoma (1-4) scoreless from there, fanning three over 2⅔ frames for the win.
The Royals did their best to get through Newport’s pitchers, rattling 10 hits on the day. Caleb McAlister and Ethan Brueckner finished with two apiece.
Daniel Lee added a two-run single for the Tigers, who visit Newfound this afternoon. Mascoma goes to Stevens on Monday.
Hanover 12, Con-Val 0 (5)
Norwich
Gantrish allowed only an infield hit over five innings in a game shortened by the 10-run rule. Gantrish walked two and struck out two.
Charlie Goodrich and Moises Celaya both went 3-for-4 for Hanover; Celaya scored three times and drove in three runs, while Goodrich had two runs and an RBI. Kegan Silovich and Jack Loftus both had two hits, and Braxton McNulty contributed a hit and two runs. A seventh-run fourth inning secured the victory.
Hanover entertains Goffstown at the Dresden Fields at noon today.
Windsor 9, Rutland 1
Rutland
“Stapleton really stepped up,” said Windsor coach Jamie Richardson of Stapleton, who usually plays first base. “He went up against a D-I opponent, and he pitched well. He pitched to contact and let the defense field the ball. He really pulled us out of a jam, pitching-wise.”
Seth Balch, Duncan Frazer and Josh Gaudette all had two hits for eight-hit Windsor. Frazer drove in three runs, Balch scored twice and Gaudette crossed the plate once. Ryland Richardson worked seventh in relief of Stapleton to lock down the win.
Windsor heads to Stevens this afternoon.
Whitcomb-Rochester 5Poultney 0
Bethel
Russell did a “great job of mixing four pitches,” Whitchester coach Willy Walker said. Russell struck out 11 and walked just two en route to the victory.
The Mountaineers picked up doubles from Colby Washburn and Matt Brown to go with key hits from Zach Rhoades, Kevin Kingsbury and Triston Irish. Rhoades also scored twice for Whitchester, which meets Sharon this afternoon.
Stevens 10, Fall Mountain 9
Claremont
Drew Grenier settled down after a four-run, 37-pitch opening frame to earn the win despite having to be pulled with two gone in the sixth when he reached his 120-pitch limit. Trey Theriault used a force grounder to get Stevens out of that jam, and Ethan Johnson posted the save by getting the game’s final two outs after relieving in the seventh.
Grenier finished with nine strikeouts, four walks and seven hits allowed. Tyler Bonneau had a team-high three hits, Grenier and Aidan Cahill amassed two hits each, Johnson provided a key RBI single and Gabe Miller posted his first varsity RBI on a sac fly in the home fourth that ended up plating the game-winning run.
Stevens hosts Windsor today.
Woodsville 17Blue Mountain 12
Woodsville
A Blue Mountain baserunner caught Moore’s knee with his helmet trying to get back to the bag in the third inning, requiring a trip to the hospital for the Woodsville infielder. Coach Brent Cox said the incident fired his squad up: “They wanted to retaliate with the bats.”
Woodsville did just that in the sixth, scoring its last 10 runs with two outs. Seanon May legged out a solo home run to get it started, Travis Stoddard tripled home a run and scored on an error and 10 different Engineers provided hits in the frame. It all made a winner of reliever Tyren Hartford, who tossed three-hit ball over the final three inning with five strikeouts and two walks.
Woodsville hosts Moultonborough at 11 a.m. this morning at Community Field.
Hanover 14, Lebanon 2
Norwich
Katrina Randall and Brianna Elder also had singles for Hanover, which led, 2-0, after an inning and 5-0 after two frames. The hosts exploded for seven runs during the fourth.
Cassady Coates, Kayleigh Trietsch and Angeleena Davis had singles for Lebanon, which visits Kingswood today. Hanover hosts Mascoma this afternoon.
Newport 16, Mascoma 3 (5)
Newport
Lacey McNeel had a home run and a double to highlight a 2-for-3, 2-RBI, three-run day. Stacia Dame tripled as part of her 3-for-3 afternoon, driving in a team-high four runs. Kendall Hamilton went 3-for-4, Alyssa Burr and Kelsey Wheeler each added two hits to a 15-hit Newport attack. McNeel took the win, fanning 10 and walking one.
Mascoma scored all of its runs in the top of the fifth, helped by RBIs from Alyssa Hammond and Samantha Pecararo. Raeleigh Mansur, Kayla Hammond and Pecararo accounted for the Royals’ hits.
The Royals vist Hanover today. Newport meets neighbor Sunapee on Monday.
Stevens 7, Fall Mountain 0
Claremont
Morgan Rhoades homered, doubled and singled twice to front an 11-hit Stevens attack at the plate. Makayla Maccioli doubled twice and singled, Alexis Ford had two hits, and Ashlyn Marsh and Jenna Pond had hits as well.
The Cards host Windsor this afternoon.
Woodsville 14Blue Mountain 10
Woodsville
Prest worked the first four innings, yielding to McKenzie Dennis in the fifth. When Dennis had difficulty finding the target with her pitches, Prest returned to lock down the contest. Prest threw 6⅓ innings with 10 strikeouts, four walks and three earned runs.
The Engineers (8-1) sent 15 players to the plate in the opening assault, getting a Morgan Wagstaff triple and a bunch of singles, coach Dana Huntington said. Dennis helped the cause by going 4-for-5, Prest finished 3-for-4 and Wagstaff was 2-for-2 for the hosts.
Woodsville travels to Profile on Monday.
Rutland 6, Windsor 2
Rutland
“We played very well; I’m very happy with how we played today,” the first-year coach said. “A lot less errors. We just played a lot better game today. If we can play like that the rest of our games, we’ll turn the season around.”
The Raiders broke a 1-1 tie with a three-run fifth and two-run sixth. Pitcher Carah Rugg took the loss but kept Windsor in the game, giving up just four hits with four walks and six strikeouts. Ava Sutton and Kristin Clark both had two-hit games for the Jacks, who visit Stevens this afternoon for a makeup contest.
Hanover 18, Concord 11
Concord
Brian Pattison led the way with five goals and one assist. Charlie Baughman (4-1) and Kyle Rozzi (3-2) both had five point games. Graham Penfield dished out seven assists to go with a goal.
Colin Rozzi (assist), Azor Goodwin, Caleb Morse, Colter Lingelbach-Pierce and Hill Carter tallied the rest.
Brendan Brigham continued his strong faceoff play, winning 23 of 30 draws and scooping up eight ground balls. Pete Warhold added two assists for Hanover, which visits Exeter on Monday.
Pelham 15, Lebanon 5
Pelham, n.h.
Nate Chickering tallied two goals and two assists for Lebanon, which also got two goals from Jack Sandmann and one from Luke Sandmann. Aaron Damren set up a goal, and netminder Caiden Skakalski had 12 saves.
“It’s the same old story with us,” Lebanon coach Rob Fett said. “Our turnovers are not good, and we suffered a couple of injuries. We’re not deep; we only have one and a half midfields, and two of our first-string midfielders got hurt.”
Lebanon goes to Coe-Brown on Monday in search of better fortune.
Pelham 13, Lebanon 3
Lebanon
Coe-Brown pays Lebanon a visit on Monday.
Hanover 9, Keene 0
Keene, n.h.
Bri Laycock, Ellen Lamm, Grace Li and Marta Sanchez all posted 8-0 singles wins for Hanover, to go with 8-1 decisions for No. 1 Mindy Wu and No. 6 Carly Miles. The Marauders took all three doubles matches by 8-0 scores.
Hanover hosts Exeter for a makeup match this afternoon at Storrs Pond.
Hanover 9, Keene 0
Hanover
Lincoln Adam starred for Hanover, taking fourth singles, 8-0, over Keene’s Adam Pattavina, “able to adjust his aggressive play to win,” coach Jarrod Shaheen noted. Matty Siegel, Aidan Biglow, Jasper Meyer, Trevor Siegel and Will Blinkhorn completed the sweep at both singles and doubles.
Hanover looks ahead to hosting Portsmouth on Monday at Storrs Pond, the Marauders’ first date on their normal home court this spring.