Waldoboro 11&12 Baseball All-Stars Pick Up Two Wins

Waldoboro 5 – Lincoln 4Waldoboro 11&12 Little League baseball all-stars defeated Lincoln County 5-4 in the opening round of the District 2 playoffs Saturday morning in Nobleboro. Chandler Soper collected the win (3B, 1HP, 2H, 2K, 1R) in three and a third innings of work; Ollie Brown pitched middle relief (1I, 2K, 1B, 0H), and Brett Collomore collected the save (2K, 1B, 1H).

Chad Carter took the loss for Lincoln (4 2/3I, 10K, 2B, 6H, 5R), and Nathan Simmons pitched to one batter in the 5th

Waldoboro took a 2-0 lead in the 1st. With two outs, Ollie Brown and Brady Luce hit back-to-back doubles. Channing Soper followed with an RBI single, scoring Luce.

Lincoln got on the scoreboards in the 3rd with one run. Jon Pinkham hit a lead off double, stole third and scored on an RBI fielders’ choice from Baker Gove.

Waldoboro added three runs in the 3rd. Brown and Luce hit back-to-back homeruns. Adam Eustler singled and scored on a throwing error.

Lincoln County rallied in the top of the 6th, but fell short. Austin Bouchard reached on an error, Carter singled and Austin Pooler drove in a run on an error. Carter scored on a passed ball, and Pinkham scored pinch runner Hunter Allen on a fielders’ choice.

Hitting for Waldoboro were Brown and Luce with a homerun and double each, and Soper and A. Eustler a single each. Hitting for Lincoln were Pinkham with a double and Bouchard and Carter a single each. Waldoboro 12 – Knox 4Riley McCollett (5-1/3I, 7K, 4H, 3R) collected the win in Waldoboro’s 12-4 win over Knox Suburban on Sunday. Brown pitched 2/3 of an inning (1B, 1H, 1R).

Hitting for Waldoboro were Isaac Eustler with a double and single, Soper a grand slam homerun, McCollett a homerun, Owen Jameson a triple, Brown and A. Eustler a double each, and Nick Grover, Duncan Morrell and Patrick White a single each. Knox 9 – Waldoboro 8Knox Suburban 11&12 Little League all-stars scored one run in the bottom of the 6th to defeat Waldoboro 9-8 in District 2 preliminary play on July 6 in Thomaston. Owen Hilt walked, stole around the horn and scored on a passed ball for the winning run.

Knox jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three innings, highlighted by a three run homerun from Zach Davis. Waldoboro rallied for four in the top of the 4th. Patrick White beat out an infield single, Jacob Faria singled, Channing Soper drove in a run on a ground out, Brett Collamore drove in a run on an error, Adam Eustler walked, and Ollie Brown blasted a two run double.

Dallas Ball reached on an error and scored on a passed ball in the bottom of the 4th to put Knox up 7-4. Waldoboro rallied for four runs in the top of the 5th to take an 8-7 lead. Faria reached on fielder’s choice, and Nick Grover drove him in on an error. Collamore hit a bunt single, A. Eustler walked, Grover scored on a passed ball and Brown drove in a run on an error.

Knox tied the game in the bottom of the 5th when Colby Dorr singled and scored on a passed ball.

Dallas Ball collected the win (1 1/3I, 2K, 1H, 0R), Titus Gailthong started and pitched three shutout innings (3K, 1H), and Owen Hilt pitched middle relief (1 2/3I, 4B, 1K, 4H, 8R). Nick Grover started for Waldoboro (4I, 3K, 3B, 4H, 6R), and Brett Collamore took the loss in three innings in relief (2K, 1H, 1B, 3R).

Hitting for Waldoboro were White with 2 singles, Brown a double, Isaac Eustler, Collamore and Faria a single each. Hitting for Knox were Davis a homerun, Zach Robbins a double, and Hilt, Patrick Maden, and Colby Dorr a single each.