MONMOUTH — Reen Kahl pitched a one-hitter and scored the winning run to lead Monmouth to a 1-0 victory against Madison on Friday in a battle of Mountain Valley Conference softball unbeatens.
Kahl struck out 11 and didn’t walk a batter and the only hit she gave up was a single to Madison pitch Kayla Belanger in the second inning. The Mustangs scored in the bottom of the seventh when Kahl opened the inning with a double and Kylie Kemp singled. The Bulldogs walked the next batter to load the bases and Kahl scored on a wild pitch.
Kemp had a single and double for Monmouth (8-0). Madison is 8-1.
Erskine 9, Skowhegan 4: Mikhalea Helm had two singles and four RBIs to lead the visiting Eagles to the Kennebec Valley Athletic Conference Class A win.
Alison Gaubin added a triple, a single and an RBI for Erskine (8-2) while Meryl Bond had a double and a single and Hannah Peabody and Avery Bond had two singles and an RBI each.
Kaitlyn Therriault had three singles and two RBIs for Skowhegan (5-5).
Hall-Dale 12, Carrabec 1: Carylanne Wolfington had a two-run home run, three singles and scored three runs to lead the Bulldogs to the MVC win in North Anson.
Laura Allen earned the win for Hall-Dale (5-3), allowing four hits while striking out eight.
Brooklynne Lewis, Macy Andrews-Welch, Skyla Murray and Kilee Nile each singled for Carrabec (0-6). Ashlee Knight took the loss, allowing eight hits while striking out nine.
Messalonskee 22, Brunswick 2: Kylee Knight had a home run, three singles and three RBIs as the Eagles pounded out 23 hits in a KVAC A win shortened to five innings due to the mercy rule in Brunswick.
Bri Garland added a double, five singles and two RBIs for Messalonskee (8-1) while Emily York had a triple, a double, a single and four RBIs. Courtney Veilleux added a double, two singles and three RBIs while Jordan Roy chipped in with three singles and Holly Wentworth two singles.
Mel Bryant and Julia Carpenter each singled for Brunswick (1-8).
Cony 18, Mt. Blue 0; 5 innings: Arika Brochu allowed no hits and struck out five, and helped her own cause by smacking three doubles as the Rams won the KVAC A game in Augusta.
Sonja Morse aided the cause for Cony by hitting a home run and a double while Nicole Rugan had two triples.
The Rams, who are 9-0 on the season, collected 16 hits in the game.
Medomak Valley 10, Oak Hill 3: Heidi Obuchon had a double and two singles to lead the Panthers to the KVAC B win in Wales.
Dani Hunt added a double and a single for Medomak (8-1) while Mallory Connery, Taylor Simmons and Mariah Ennanorati each had two singles.
Brooke LeBel had two singles for the Raiders (5-4) and Kortni Michaud added a double.
Nokomis 8, Maranacook 3: Sarah Packard struck out 10, and Drew Graves drove in three runs to lead the Warriors to a KVAC B win in Newport.
Becca Boyce had two hits, including a double, and drove in a run for Nokomis (7-2). Becky Orcutt had two hits for the Warriors.
Kaitlyn Chick had a double, two singles, and drove in a run for Maranacook. Elise Linton had three singles for the Black Bears.
Richmond 3, Sacopee Valley 0: Leandra Martin pitched a five-hitter and Lindsy Hoopingarner had three hits as the Bobcats (6-0) defeated the Hawks (5-3) at South Hiram.
Richmond scored a run in the first inning on a fielder’s choice by Ciarra Lancaster. In the fifth, Hoopingarner and Lancaster hit consecutive doubles and Alyssa Pearson followed with a single for the final two runs.
Second baseman Morgan Sanborn made a diving catch along the right field line and Chelsey Burnell turned an unassisted double play for Sacopee.
Winthrop 9, Mt. Abram 3: Amy Belanger pitched a two-hitter and Alison Sekerak added two doubles and two RBIs to lead the host Ramblers to the MVC win.
Kat Ouellette added a double, a single and two RBIs for Winthrop (3-4).
Alex Howard had a two-run double for Mt. Abram (2-5).
Girls lacrosse
Mt. Ararat 9, Messalonskee 6: Haley Michaud had three goals and an assist to lead Mt. Ararat to the Class A win in Topsham.
Rowley Jones and Carly Raymond each scored twice for Mt. Ararat (4-2) while Cat Johnson and Hannah Hauser had one goal apiece. Bailey Sullivan made seven saves.
Sarah Grenier led Messalonskee (4-3) with three goals while Sidney Gagne added two goals and an assist. Kristy Bernatchez and Mara Balboni each scored a goal. Izzy Skinner stopped six shots.
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