MILLINOCKET, Maine — The Bangor West, Saco, Medomak Valley of Waldoboro and Scarborough all-star teams advanced to the semifinal round of the Little League baseball state tourney for ages 10-11 after the final day of pool play Monday at Kedderis Field.
No. 3 Bangor West will take on No. 2 Saco at 2 p.m. Wednesday and No. 4 Medomak Valley will battle No. 1 Scarborough at 5 p.m., with the winners advancing to Thursday’s championship at 5 p.m.
Scarborough opened Monday’s action with a 17-0 win over Lewiston. Saco then beat Medomak Valley 9-6 and Bangor West topped Downeast Family YMCA of Ellsworth 18-4.
In the first game, three Scarborough pitchers combined on a two-hitter. Peter O’Brien singled twice and doubled to lead Scarborough while Jack Simonton and T.J. Liponis both singled and doubled. Nic Frink chipped in with two doubles and Sam Clark had two singles.
Bobby Simond and Jayden Udarnath both singled for Lewiston
In the second game, Saco scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to come away with a hard fought win.
Medomak Valley had tied it in the top of the fifth by scoring four runs.
Saco was led by John Rohner, who singled three times and Christian Schaffer, who singled and tripled. Kyle Sawyer added a single and double while Mike McLeer and Zac Howe each singled twice.
Jake Bickmore tripled twice to lead Medomak Valley and Ethan Reed doubled.
In the final game, Jack Perron recorded two doubles and two singles to power Bangor West. Jonah Baude and Elliott Collins each chipped in with two singles.
Keegan Omlor singled and tripled to spark Ellsworth while Daniel Howie and Brody Mercier both singled.
Lewiston (0-3) 000 0 — 0 2 6
Scarborough (3-0) 485 — 17 17 0
Cardona, Simond (3) and Cox; Clark, Sullivan (3), Townsend (4) and Frink
Medomak Valley (1-2) 002 040 — 6 6 7
Saco (3-0) 310 23X — 9 11 2
Reed, York (2) and Hutchins, Bickmore (4); McLeer, Sawyer (3), Fournier (5), Rohner (6) and Fecteau, Robbins (3), Fecteau (6)
Bangor West (2-1) 092 7 — 18 13 2
Downeast (0-3) 301 0 — 4 4 9
Austin, Prouty (3) and Neale; Mercier, Howie (3), Daugherty (4) and Daugherty, Wagenknecht (4), Crossman (4)
State tourney, 11-12 all-stars
Biddeford, Hall-Dale post wins
At the Clyde L. Sukeforth Field in Waldoboro, Biddeford defeated Oceanside 9-6 and Hall-Dale shut out Acadian 8-0 in the third day of pool play in the Little League all-star tourney for ages 11-12.
In the first game, Kurtis Edgerton recorded a double and single to help Biddeford prevail. He was also the winning pitcher. Tommy Gonneville Jr., Will Harriman, Aiden Donovan and Brady Wildes each added a single and Alex McAlevey had a double.
Matthew Spear smacked a triple for Oceanside while Finnegan Lynch and Nathan Coombs each added a double. Obie Miller, Tim Farrelly and Zach Upham each added a single.
In the second game, Akira Warren hit a home run, double and single to lead Hall-Dale to victory. Sam McFarland added two doubles while Ian Stebbins added a triple. Lindsey Bell, Thomas Trafton and Logan Dupont each contributed a single.
Dupont was the winning pitcher as he combined with Bell and Trafton to hold Acadian to one hit without walking a batter and striking out 10.
AJ Lozano singled for Acadian.
On Tuesday, Hall-Dale will play Westbrook at 3 p.m., followed by Biddeford vs. Bangor West at 5 p.m.
(First Game)
Biddeford 000 441 — 9 11 3
Oceanside 101 112 — 6 7 2
(Second Game)
Hall-Dale 200 312 — 8 10 0
Acadian 000 000 — 0 1 4