AUGUSTA — The Cony baseball team scored nine runs in the bottom of the fifth inning Tuesday to turn a tight game into a 13-3 mercy-rule victory over rival Gardiner in the regular-season finale.

Landon Foster pitched all five innings for Cony (11-5), striking out six, walking none and allowing zero earned runs. Parker Morin added three hits and two RBIs for the Rams.

Gavin White had two hits for Gardiner (5-11).

MONMOUTH ACADEMY 13, HALL-DALE 3: The Mustangs won for the 32nd time in their past 33 games with a convincing victory in Farmingdale.

Sammy Calder smacked a double and three singles for Monmouth (14-1) while also claiming the win on the mound. The Mustangs also got a home run from Kyle Palleschi.

Keegan Cary had a single and a double for Hall-Dale (10-5). The Bulldogs had a five-game winning streak snapped with the loss.

MT. ABRAM 10, TELSTAR 0: Logan Dube pitched a two-hitter to guide the Roadrunners to a mercy-rule win in Salem Township.

Mt. Abram (10-5) broke the game open in the fifth and sixth innings, plating four runs in the fifth and three more in the sixth. Bryce Wilcox doubled for the Roadrunners.

Connor Deprey and Anthony Conant allowed a combined six hits for Telstar (4-12).

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OAK HILL 18, MT. ABRAM 1: Aubrey McElhaney and Izzy Whitaker each doubled and combined to score seven runs as the Raiders breezed to the win in a neutral-site game at Monmouth Middle School.

McElhaney did her job as Oak Hill’s leadoff batter, drawing three walks, driving in two runs and scoring four. Whitaker also drew a walk and crossed home plate three times. Carlee Austin and Ava Rivet each had a hit and two RBIs.

Whitaker pitched three no-hit innings for the Raiders (9-6), walking two and striking out four. Austin allowed one run on two hits in an inning of relief.

Katelyn Holt and Vega Rollins had the hits for Mt. Abram (5-11) with Rollins driving in Holt for the team’s lone run.

NOKOMIS 3, LEAVITT 2: The Warriors broke a stalemate between two KVAC Class B contenders with the game-winning run in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge the Hornets in Newport.

Addison Hawthorne hit a home run for Nokomis (14-2), which also got a two-hit performance from Mia Coots (double, single) and a double from Jenna Sawtelle. Coots struck out 13 batters in eight innings.

Hailey Cyr struck out 10 batters for Leavitt (12-4). Abby Albert hit three singles, including driving in the go-ahead run to give the Hornets a 2-1 lead in the sixth. Nokomis tied it in the bottom of the seventh.