Waldoboro 9-10 Little League Baseball Pick Up Two Wins

Waldoboro 9-10 Little League baseball All-stars picked up two wins this week to advance to the District 2 championship game, to be played in Waldoboro on Sun., July 26 at 1:30 p.m.

Waldoboro 11 – Knox Suburban 3Waldoboro rallied for five runs in the 3rd inning to come from behind to beat Knox-Suburban in Thomaston on July 17. Isaac Eustler scored on a Christian Hoche sacrifice. Tucker Prescott walked, and Brandan Lash singled to set up an RBI error to Mattie Moore, two run error to Ollie Brown and RBI single to Owen Gilbert.

Waldoboro went on to win 11-3. Hitting for Waldoboro were Lash, Moore and Brown with two singles each and Gilbert and Eustler one each. Knox could only muster three hits off four Waldoboro pitchers, starter Riley McCollett, Lash, Moore and Brown, who combined for 12 strikeouts (5B, 2HP). Hitting for Knox-S were Pat Madden, Nick Winters and Will Davee.Waldoboro 8 – Waldo 6Waldoboro won their second game of the district tournament to advance to the championship round. Moore got the start (3 1/3I, 6R, 3B, 5H, 5K) and helped his own cause with a triple, double and scored three runs. Richie Sproul pitched in relief (2B) and Ollie Brown closed out the final two and two-thirds innings for the win (3K, 3B, 2H).

Brown drove in two runs in the 1st and scored to give Waldoboro a 3-1 lead after one. Hoche drew a bases loaded walk in the 3rd inning. McCollette drove in a run with a fielder’s choice in the 4th.

Brown had two hits and scored two runs, Prescott scored two runs and McCollett one for Waldoboro. Hitting for Waldo were Kyle Moore with three singles (1RBI), Colby Trask two singles, Emett Shell a single (2RBI), Brandon Smith a single, Matt Marrero sacrificed a run in the 4th, and Liam Murry-Dumont had an RBI in the 2nd.