Local Roundup: Weather postpones championship meet
Published: 05-22-2024 3:59 PM |
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Hartford 10, Otter Valley 0
Key players: Hartford — Wyatt Chambers (5 IP, 2 hits, 6 Ks; 2-for-3, 2-run HR); Kyle Spaulding (3-for-3, 2 RBIs)
Highlights: Chambers, who hit a two-run home run in the game, is only the second high school player to hit a ball out of Maxfield Sports Complex.
Coach’s quote: “Wyatt was dominant on the mound tonight. He pounded the strike zone and gave us a chance to do what we do well, and that is hit the ball. Eleven hits tonight, including Wyatt’s home run. Not too many high school kids can get a ball out of this park, but he’s a big strong kid.” — Hartford’s Bill Vielleux
Records: Hartford 9-4; Otter Valley 7-6
Lebanon 6, Hanover 4
Key players: Lebanon — Nick Brill, Zach Aldrich, George Tafe, Bennett Hewett; Hanover — Alex Boone, Jackson McBride
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Highlights: Brill had a hit and three RBIs and pitched the last two innings of the Raiders’ first victory over their arch-rivals since 2018. The senior allowed a hit and two runs, one of them earned, while striking out one Bear and walking two. Lebanon led, 3-0, after two innings, 4-2 after four innings and 6-2 after five frames. Tafe and Hewett each had two hits and an RBI, and McBride hit a two-run home run. Boone started for the hosts and allowed seven hits and five runs, all earned, while striking out five and walking three in 4⅓ innings. Aldrich started for Lebanon and allowed two hits and two runs, both earned, while striking out eight and walking four during a five-inning stint.
Records: Lebanon 8-7; Hanover 7-7
Lake Region 7, Thetford 6
Key players: Thetford — Dempsey McGovern, Xander Oshoniyi
Highlights: McGovern (3-for-4, run); Oshoniyi (2-for-3, 2 runs)
Coach’s quote: “Credit to Lake Region for coming ready to play today. We were dormant during the middle innings, we rebounded and had a strong showing in the seventh. ” — Thetford’s Philip Chaput
Records: Lake Region 5-6; Thetford 9-3
Oxbow 6, Lyndon 1
Key players: Oxbow — Anastase Bourgeois, Hadlee Allen, Noemi Rosa, Faith Eastman, Braylee Phelps, Brooke Osgood; Lyndon — Rylie Taylor, Molly Smith, Molly Renaudette
Highlights: In the top of the first inning, Allen led off with a single. Bourgeois doubled to left scoring Allen from second. Game stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth, when Renaudette doubled to left center and Taylor her home with a triple down the line to left. Oxbow answered in the top of the sixth with four runs on hits from Rosa, Phelps and Eastman and a sacrifice fly from Lily Lahaye. Osgood doubled to score two runs. Bourgeois tripled in the seventh and Rosa’s single scored one. Bourgeois closed out the game in the seventh to win. She had 15 strikeouts on the day.
Coach’s quote: “It was a great battle today. We knew this game would be tough, and the girls rose to the occasion. We have grit, and these girls showed it today. I am so proud of them.” — Oxbow’s Chuck Simmons
Records: Oxbow 12-0; Lyndon 11-4