A 2-1 loss to top-seeded Deering ended South Portland’s tournament run in the West A quarterfinals on Thursday, June 7, at Hadlock Field in Portland.
The No. 8 Red Riots (9-8) went to the fifth inning in a 0-0 tie before the Rams scored single runs in the home half of that frame and another in the sixth for a 2-0 advantage. South Portland pulled within one with a run in the top of the seventh but Deering held off the Riots’ late charge for the win.
Matt Findlay had two of the Riots’ five hits in the game. Starter Will Furbush pitched well for South Portland before getting relief help from Christopher Gorham in the fifth inning.
Pitcher Coleman Findlay blanked Biddeford for a 4-0 victory in a West A prelim on Tuesday, June 5. It was Findlay’s fifth win of the year as he allowed the Tigers just four hits in seven innings of work.
Matt Lee led the South Portland batting order with three hits. Will Furbush and Montana Colby each added a pair of hits.
“I thought we had an outstanding season,” said South Portland coach Tony DiBiase. “With some key players back and a strong underclass we should be a strong team for next season.”
Falcons oust Cape
Third-seeded Mountain Valley scored six runs in the first inning and forced 11th-seeded Cape Elizabeth to play catch-up the rest of the way as the Falcons earned a 10-5 win in a West B tournament quarterfinal on Thursday, June 7.
The Capers rallied with four runs in the second inning with Andrew Guay belting a three-run double. But the upstart visitors managed just one run over the next five innings while the hosts tacked on four insurance runs to secure the win.
Cape reached the quarterfinal round thanks to a 6-0 shutout win over sixth-seeded Fryeburg (9-8) in a regional prelim on Tuesday, June 5. Ryan Boyington went the distance on the mound allowing just three hits in winning his fifth game of the season.
The Capers finish the season at 8-10.
Scarborough falls to Marshwood
Kevin Chamberlain gave the Red Storm a brief 1-0 lead in the third inning of last week’s Western Maine Class A prelim at Marshwood, but the No. 8 Hawks rallied for a 7-1 win on Wednesday, June 6, in South Berwick.
The Storm close out the season at 5-11.
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