At the VFW Field in Hampden Saturday afternoon, District 4 South Berwick powered their way to a 12-1 win over District 5 Dirigo and District 1 Ellsworth held on for a 5-2 victory over District 6 Cumberland on opening day of the 11-12 All-Stars baseball State Tournament.
In the tournament opener, Jacob Lebel crushed two home runs and added two singles to lead South Berwick to victory. Lebel hit a solo home run in the fourth inning and a two run homer in the fifth inning.
South Berwick's Jacob Lebel (right) gets congratulated by Patrick Fallon after hitting his second home run of the game during the opener of the 11-12 baseball State Tournament in Hampden. South Berwick defeated Dirigo 12-1. Photo by Skip Hawkes
CJ Davis added a solo homer in the third inning. Ryan O’neill had two doubles and a single. Parker Williams, Hunter Newsome, Burt Dow, and Jeremy Jacques all chipped in with a single.
South Berwick's CJ Davis unloads on the ball for a solo home run in the third inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes
Patrick Fallon picked up the win on the mound, going 4.2 innings and striking out 11.
Jake Rideout had a double and single to pace Dirigo, and Devin Sherer and Luke Peabody each added a single.
Dirigo's Jake Rideout delivers a pitch late in the game. Photo by Skip Hawkes
South Berwick will play District 3 Bangor East at 12:30 on Sunday, July 25. Dirigo will play at 3:00 on Monday.
In the second game, Ellsworth scored two runs in the bottom of the first inning and carried that 2-0 lead into the fifth inning before Alex Braley provided what turned out to be the game winning runs with a three run homer for a 5-0 lead.
Ellsworth's Alex Braley is all smiles after hitting a three run homer in the fifth inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes
Cumberland rallied in the sixth and scored two runs but could not overcome the five run deficit.
Braley had a three run homer for Ellsworth. Charles Libby added two singles, and Hank Vinall chipped in with a single.
Calvin Soule and Reid Howland each had a single for Cumberland-North Yarmouth.
Cumberland's Sam Peck gets hit by a pitch in the first inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes
Ellsworth plays District 2 Camden-Rockport at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 25. Cumberland will next play at 5:30 on Monday, July 26.
