Lincoln Academy pinch runner Kate Laemmle scores on a passed ball. (Paula Roberts photo) |
Lincoln Academy softball defeated Waterville 10-1 on Monday to improve their record to 8-0.
“The Lincoln Academy Lady Eagles Softball Team is off to a great start for several reasons. Solid pitching and catching is a key and Abby Farrin and Miranda Achorn have been outstanding, Farrin has registered 70 strikeouts in 51 innings of work and Achorn has not allowed a passed ball or made an error all season,” coach Tom Nelson said.
“Consistent defense has also been key. Timely hitting and baserunning have added to the early success with the Eagles. Depth has been crucial to our success so far; having six seniors and eight juniors makes it easy to coach this group.
Our motto this season is “know your job, do your job,” and so far, every one of these ladies have done just that,” Nelson said. Abby Farrin collected the win (4I,5K,2H,0B,0R), and Kortney McKenna the save (3I,1R,3K,4B).
Madison Closes took the loss (5K,5B,11H).
The Lady Eagles took a 4-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Chloe Hallowell led off with a triple and scored on a Morgan Achorn fielder’s choice. Alyx York hit an RBI single, Alyssa Smith walked, and both scored on passed balls.
Lincoln scored one in the second when Morgan Achorn doubled and scored on Miranda Achorn’s single. They added a run in the third when Margarett Skiff singled and scored on an Olivia York double.
The Eagles broke the game open with three runs in the fourth. Farrin singled and her pinch runner, Lindsay Brackett, scored on a throwing error.
Smith reached on a fielder’s choice, driving in two runs. Lincoln added a run in the sixth when Miranda Achorn doubled and scored on an Alyx York sacrifice fly.
Hitting for Lincoln were Miranda Achorn with a double and two singles, Olivia York a triple and a double, Alyx York two singles, Hallowell a triple, Morgan Achorn a double, and Skiff, McKenna, Natalie Whitney, and Farrin a single each.
Hitting for Waterville were Gabi Martin, Amber Hill, Michaels DeVoght, and Eliza Giguere with a single each.
Lincoln 11 – Mt. View 2
Lincoln Academy softball defended their home turf for an 11-2 win over Mt. View on Friday. Abby Farrin went the distance in the win (8K,7H,1B). Dinah Bilodeau gave up 12 hits in the loss (2B,2K).
The Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning. Chloe Hallowell and Morgan Achorn hit singles to set up an RBI single to Farrin and RBI ground out to Miranda Achorn. Farrin’s pinch runner Kate Laemmle scored on a passed ball.
Lincoln added two runs in the second when Cassidy Bodley singled, and scored when Olivia York reached on an error. York scored on a Hallowell ground out.
The Eagles put the game away with a five run third inning, highlighted by an Alyssa Smith double and singles to Bodley, O. York and Hallowell.
Lincoln scored their 11th run in the sixth when Miranda Achorn doubled, moved over on a Margaret Skiff single, and scored on a throwing error.
Hitting for Lincoln were Morgan Achorn with three singles, Miranda Achorn a double and single. Hallowell, Bodley and O. York two singles each, Smith a double, and Skiff a single.
Hitting leaders for Mt. View were Rheannah Boulay a triple; Dinah Bilodeau, and Kelsey Boulay a double each.
