BRISTOL, Conn. — Allessa Oakes recorded 13 strikeouts while yielding only two runs, one earned, on three hits and five walks in leading Hermon to a 6-2 opening game win over Cumberland, R.I., in the round-robin portion of the 11-12 Little League Softball Eastern Region Tournament.
Hermon next plays Lynn, Mass., Sunday at 7 p.m.
Rhode Island struck first as Julianne Ross scored on a bases-loaded walk in the second inning.
Hailey Perry hit an RBI fielder’s choice in the third, driving in Oakes to tie it at 1-1 for Hermon (1-0). Sydney Addessi, who reached on a single, later scored on a passed ball to give Hermon a lead it would never relinquish.
Addessi smacked a two-run triple in the fourth, giving Hermon some breathing room. She later scored on an error, making it 5-1.
Kailey Brodeur hit a run-scoring single in the fifth for 0-1 Rhode Island’s only earned run.
Hermon’s Perry added an RBI single in the sixth.
Oakes tripled, singled, scored two runs and was the winning pitcher.
Rhode Island’s Emily Durand pitched 3 1/3 innings, taking the loss after giving up four runs, three earned, on five hits.
Hermon 002 301 — 6 9 2
Cumberland, RI 010 010 — 2 3 3
Oakes and Addessi; Durand, Jalbert (4), Kent (6) and Brodeur, Leite (3), Brodeur (5)
State softball, 9-10
Hermon 8, Sanford 2
At Glenburn, Hermon jumped out to a 6-0 lead and held on to eliminate Sanford and advance to the championship game.
Hermon (3-3) will play undefeated Lewiston (6-0) for the state championship Saturday at 9:30 a.m.
Alex Allain and Katie Windsor both singled twice to lead Hermon.
Julie Allen and Aida Beaudoin each hit two singles for Sanford.
Hermon 330 002 — 8 8 0
Sanford 000 020 — 2 6 8
Windsor, Gray (3), Plissey (5), Windsor (5) and Allain; Allen and Voissonneault
Lewiston 6, Scarborough 2
At Glenburn, Lewiston scored six unanswered runs in eliminating Scarborough.
Meagan Gosselin doubled and knocked in a run for 6-0 Lewiston. Emily Mousseau added a triple.
Courtney Brochu led Scarborough with a single and an RBI.
Scarborough 200 000 — 2 3 5
Lewiston 221 10x — 6 4 1
Jefferds and Greenleaf; Mynahan and Poulin
D3 baseball, Seniors
Bangor, Hampden win
At Mansfield Stadium in Bangor, Hermon and Bangor will battle at 7 p.m. Saturday after earning first-round victories as Hermon edged Sebasticook 4-2 and Bangor beat Hampden 6-2.
Other Saturday games are: Brewer vs. Holbrook, 10:30 a.m.; Hampden vs. Sebasticook, 1 p.m.; and Old Town vs. Orono-Veazie, 4:30 p.m.
The teams are battling for a berth in the Senior League World Series in Bangor Aug. 13-20.
In Friday night’s first game, Tyler LaPlante earned the win for Bangor as he scattered five hits, walked two and struck out three. Carl Farnham doubled and singled and Bobby Winchell recorded an inside-the-park home run. Greg Duff and Bryan Rouleau each added a triple.
Michael Ward and Matt Martin each doubled for Hampden, with Ward driving in a run.
In the second game, Hermon scored three runs in the third on one hit and two Sebasticook errors en route to the victory.
Logan Tremblay earned the win as he struck out 12 while allowing one earned run, three hits and three walks in 5 1/3 innings. Braddock Deabay retired five of the six batters he faced to earn the save, allowing one hit and striking out three.
Zach Pond contributed for Hermon with a double, two singles and RBI while Joey Martin and Jared Cox each doubled.
Jake Winslow doubled for Sebasticook.
(First Game)
Hampden 002 000 0 — 2 6 4
Bangor 110 130 x — 6 7 1
Manning, Martin (2), M. Ward (5) and Antone
(Second Game)
Hermon 003 000 1 — 4 10 3
Sebasticook 000 020 0 — 2 4 2
Tremblay, Deabay (5) and Cox; Wyman, Martin (6) and Winslow
Reporting games
Guidelines for host team
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The host team is encouraged to report the game as soon as possible on the day it is played and to provide highlights and details for both of the teams in the game. If details, including first names of players, are not given for both teams, then a story will not be published on the game.
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Highlights for both teams should include batters who get two or more hits, get an extra base hit or drive in runs.
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