High school baseball and softball regional championships in North and South are set with the Class A and C finals on Tuesday and the Class B and D finals on Wednesday.
Semifinal games were held Saturday.
In the North baseball finals on Tuesday, Bangor will battle Edward Little of Auburn at 4:30 p.m. at Morton Field in Augusta in Class A and George Stevens Academy of Blue Hill will take on Houlton at 6:30 p.m. in Class C at Mansfield Stadium in Bangor.
In the South, Sacopee Valley of South Hiram will play Lisbon at 3 p.m. in the C final, followed by Falmouth against South Portland in the A final at 6:30 p.m. at St. Joseph’s College in Standish.
In North softball action on Tuesday, Skowhegan will challenge Edward Little for the Class A crown at 6:30 p.m. at Cony High in Augusta while Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln will take on Bucksport in the C final at 6:30 p.m. at Coffin Field in Brewer.
The South finals are set for St. Joseph’s where Scarborough will take on Biddeford at 3:30 p.m. for the Class A title, followed by Madison vs. Lisbon at 7 p.m. in the C final.
On Wednesday, the North baseball finals are set for Mansfield with Penobscot Valley of Howland playing Fort Fairfield in the D final at 3 p.m. while Old Town will take on Hermon for the B crown at 6:30 p.m.
In the South games at St. Joe’s, Searsport plays Valley of Bingham in the D final at 3 p.m., followed by the B final of Cape Elizabeth vs. Freeport at 6:30 p.m.
The North softball finals will be decided at Coffin Field were Old Town takes on Winslow in the B final at 3 p.m. while Stearns of Millinocket will play the winner of Monday’s semifinal of Madawaska-Highview Christian at 6:30 p.m. in the D championship.
In the South at St. Joe’s, York will battle Greely of Cumberland in the B final at 3:30 p.m., followed by Buckfield against Richmond in the D game at 7 p.m.
Baseball
Class B North
Hermon 6, Nokomis 0
At Hermon, Zach Nash pitched a three-hit shutout, while striking out seven, to lead the No. 3 Hawks past No. 10 Nokomis in a Class B semifinal game.
Hermon (14-4) was led at the plate by Matt Leach with a double and single while Christian Greener and Henry Patten each singled twice. Tyler Beaton added an RBI single.
Zach Hartsgrove led the 11-8 Warriors of Newport with two singles and Cody Rice added a single.
Class C North
Houlton 5, Bucksport 4
At Houlton, Zack Hagan hit an RBI single in the bottom of the eighth to lead the No. 2 Shires to the walk-off win over No. 6 Bucksport in a Class C semifinal game.
In the fifth inning, Colby Callnan sparked a rally with a pinch-hit, RBI single to move Houlton into the lead. Billy Phillips earned the win in 1 2/3 innings of hitless relief for the 18-0 Shiretowners.
For 8-11 Bucksport, Andy Allan had two hits and Matt Vincent struck out five while giving up four hits.
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Houlton 000 040 01 — 5
Vincent, Carmichael (6) and Craig; Dee, Howe (3), B. Phillips (7) and M. Phillips
GSA 3, Mattanawcook 0
At Blue Hill, Jake Keenan had three singles and an RBI to pace No. 1 George Stevens Academy to victory over No. 4 Mattanawcook in Class C semifinal action.
Will Entwisle doubled and singled for the 17-1 Eagles while Taylor Schildroth chipped in a single and an RBI.
For the 12-6 Lynx of Lincoln, Jordan Hanscom and Brady Pepin each had two singles.
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MA 000 000 0 — 0 6 0
Clements and Hanscom; Keenan and Chipman
Class D North
Fort Fairfield 12, Hodgdon 1
At Hodgdon, Jon Bernard doubled, singled and scored a run to lead No. 3 Fort Fairfield past the No. 2 Hawks in a Class D semifinal game.
The Tiger defense played error-free ball behind Carter Bruce’s five-hitter to move to 14-2.
For 14-3 Hodgdon, Daden Palmer singled, stole a base and scored the lone run on Andrew Tuttle’s double.
Fort Fairfield 200 217 x — 12
Hodgdon 000 001 — 1
Class D South
Searsport 10, Rangeley 0
At Lloyd Rainey Field in Searsport, Troy Reynolds threw a five-inning perfect game with 11 strikeouts as the top-seeded Vikings moved in the Class D South championship with the semifinal win over No. 5 Rangeley.
The Vikings will defend their regional title against No. 2 Valley of Bingham Wednesday at St. Joseph’s College in Standish.
Kyle Moore led the Searsport offense with a double, two singles and a pair of RBIs. Ben Powell doubled, singled, knocked in two runs and scored two runs. Liam MacMillan singled twice, scored two runs and had an RBI.
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Searsport 006 04 — 10 11 0
Softball
Class C North
Bucksport 6, Limestone 0
At Bucksport, Katelyn Saunders pitched a two-hit shutout while striking out 11 to propel the No. 2 Bucks past No. 3 Limestone/MSSM in Class C semifinal action.
Leading the offense for 17-1 Bucksport was Darian Jellison with two singles and two RBIs. Eliza Hosford contributed two singles and one RBI while Kaylee Grindle added a triple and an RBI.
For the 13-3 Eagles, Sarah Hemphill and Kassee Albert each had a single. Delaney Rossignol gave up six hits and had four strikeouts.
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Bucksport 100 212 — 6 6 0
Rossignol and Emery; Saunders and Smith
Mattanawcook 14, Piscataquis 8
At Lincoln, Katie Tolman went 4 for 5 with an inside the park home run, three singles and an RBI to propel No. 4 Mattanawcook past No. 8 Piscataquis in a Class C semifinal.
Haley McLaughlin earned complete-game win, striking out six, while going 4 for 4 at the plate with two doubles, two singles and an RBI. Cheyanne Libby added four singles and scored four runs. Camryn Lyons doubled, singled and drove in three runs for the 15-3 Lynx.
The 11-8 Pirates were led by Erin Speed with three singles and one run scored. Alivia Hunt had a double, two singles and scored a run.
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MA 241 223 x — 14 17 6
Lamb and Hunt; Page and McLaughlin
Class D North
Stearns 14, Katahdin 6
At Millinocket, top-seeded Stearns defeated No. 4 Katahdin in a Class D semifinal contest behind Jess Girsa’s six-strikeout pitching effort.
Girsa sparked the offense with a solo home run in the first.
Katahdin took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first when Georgia Landry scored on a throwing error. Stearns’s Cassidy McLeod followed Girsa’s homer with a two-run shot of her own and the 16-2 Minutemen never trailed.
Abby Russell added two doubles, a single and three RBIs while Peighton Ingersoll homered, singled and drove in three runs. McLeod had a double and a single and Maddy Morrison doubled and singled twice.
The 12-5 Cougars were led by Landry’s double and two singles and Bailee Moody-Kay’s two singles. Molly Cunningham drove in two runs.
Katahdin 100 020 3 — 6 12 2
Stearns 504 401 — 14 18 1