Hampden Little League hosts State Tournament for 11-12 All-Stars baseball

With the mandate by the Little League East Region to start the 11-12 baseball State Tournament on Saturday, July 24 instead of the planned Friday start time, a new scheduled has been set changing the number of games being played on Sunday, Monday,and Tuesday.

The new schedule now has South Berwick (District 4) and Dirigo (District 5) opening the tournament (Game 1) on Saturday, July 24 at 2:00 p.m. Game two will be at 4:30 on Saturday between Ellsworth (District 1) and Cumberland-North Yarmouth (District 6).

On Sunday, July 25, Bangor East (District 3) will face the winner of Saturday’s game 1 winner at 12:30 p.m. Camden-Rockport (District 2) will play the winner of Saturday’s game 2 at 3:00 p.m.

Monday is an elimination day with game five at 3:00 and game six at 5:30. On Tuesday, July 27 the winners from games three and four will play at 3:00 in game seven with the winner advancing to the championship round. Game eight will be an elimination game scheduled for 5:30.

Game nine is an elimination game scheduled for 5:30 on Wednesday, July 28. The winner of this game will advance to the championship round.

Thursday, July 29 will be the scheduled championship game at 5:30, and if needed the final championship game will be at 5:30 on Friday, July 30.

Anglers cruise to HNLL championship win over FA Peabody

Kohl Ross and Billy Campbell sparked Anglers at the plate, and Ben Huston got the job done on the mound as Anglers came back from a four run first inning deficit to cruise past FA Peabody for a 19-9 victory to claim the 2010 Hampden-Newburgh Little League championship Monday night in Hampden in front of a huge crowd of parents, family, friends, and fans.

Kohl Ross got the bat on the ball several times Monday night picking up four hits and five RBIs to lead Anglers past FA Peabody in the Hampden-Newburgh Little League championship game. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Ross had two doubles, a triple, a single, and five RBIs at the plate, and Campbell added a Home Run, double, and four RBIs to spark Anglers offensively. Huston, after struggling in the first inning, picked up the win holding Peabody scoreless over the second, third, and fourth innings while his team piled on the runs.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Peabody opened the game with a four run first inning highlighted by a Dylan Cray 2-run single and RBI singles by Zach Boss and Connor Roy. Anglers got right back into the game in the bottom half of the first when Ben Huston walked and came all the way around to score on Peabody throwing errors, an Eric Armstrong single, and a two run home run by Campbell.

The ball sails off the bat of Anglers Billy Campbell for a 2-run home run in the first inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Anglers added four runs in the second on two run singles by Ross and Mike Labun to take a 7-4 lead. They added five runs in the fourth highlighted by a 2-run triple from Ross and an RBI triple by Cam Scott for a 12-4 lead.

Peabody closed the gap with a four run fifth inning on four singles and a walk to close the score to 12-8, but Anglers answered back with seven runs in the bottom of the inning to put the game away. Campbell had a 2-run double in the inning, while Ross and Scott added RBI doubles and Huston had an RBI single.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

FA Peabody scored four in the first, four in the fifth, and one in the sixth. Anglers scored three in the first, four in the second, five in the fourth, and seven in the fifth inning.

Joining Ross and Campbell at the plate for the Anglers was Scott and Michael Veneziano each with a single, double, triple, and two RBIs. Huston had two singles, a double, and an RBI, and Labun added a single and two RBIs.

Cray had a double, single, and two RBIs to lead Peabody at the plate. Andrew Gendreau added two singles, while Roy and Boss each had an RBI single.

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Memorial Day week-end action

The start of Memorial Day week-end did not stop Little League action in Hampden, although it did shorten the rosters of some teams and forced one to have to forfeit a game.

The hot bat of the day on Saturday belonged to Dylan Frost from the Phantom Calls team. Frost had a triple in all three games he played (two scheduled games plus a fill in for a scrimmage game), and drove in at least seven runs on the day helping Phantom Calls win two games.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

In the first game, Phantom Calls defeated Kiwanis 7-2. Frost was the winning pitcher and had a 3-run triple.

In the second game, David Manzo homered and Frost had an RBI triple as Phantom Calls knocked off Sargent Corporation 23-5.

In the third game, FA Peabody was forced to forfeit to Anglers due to lack of players. The two teams did scrimmage each other, and Frost, filling in for the Anglers, added a 2-run triple.

Here are some photos from the day:

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Photo by Skip Hawkes

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Dysart and Manzo lead Phantom Calls to win over Kiwanis

Jordan Dysart and David Manzo combined to drive in four runs in the first inning as the Phantom Calls scored five runs on their way to an 11-5 win over Kiwanis in a Hampden-Newburgh little league major league baseball game.

The ball sails off the bat of PHA's David Manzo for a two run home run in the first inning of Monday's little league game in Hampden. PHA defeated Kiwanis 11-5. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Dysart belted a two run triple in the first, and Manzo drilled a two run home run over the right field fence in the first inning. Dysart had a triple, double, and single in the game, and Manzo had a home run and double with three RBIs.

PHA's Jordan Dysart sits at third base after sliding in safely with a two run triple in the first inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Dylan Frost added two singles for PHA, and Dakota Clement singled for his first major league base hit. Frost picked up the win from the hill, and Bradley Guerrette closed out the game in relief for Frost.

Brendan McIntyre had a triple and an RBI and Vince Gilmore added a double with two RBIs to lead Kiwanis at the plate.

Kiwanis' Kyle Townsend takes a lead off first base. Photo by Skip Hawkes

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Campbell wreaks havoc on Dysarts in Anglers victory

Saturday afternoon in Hampden, Billy Campbell single handedly accounted for nearly one third of the total runs scored as the Anglers remained undefeated with a 21-8 victory over Dysarts. Evan Clark picked up the win for Anglers from the mound. The Anglers scored 20 plus runs in two games on Saturday, and improved to 6-0 on the season.

Campbell tripled to deep right field in the second inning, as the ball clanked off the bottom of the fence on the fly, and he then scored on a throwing error.

The Anglers broke open a 1-1 tie in the third inning scoring 11 runs to take a 12-1 lead. Campbell provided the highlights when Ben Huston, Eric Armstrong, and Cam Scott all reached base to load the bases. Campbell then went opposite field again sending the ball over the right field fence for a grand slam home run putting the Anglers on top 5-1. Campbell came up again in the inning and drove in his fifth run of the inning to help the Anglers take an 11 run lead.

Anglers' Billy Campbell (right) is greeted by team mates Ben Huston, Cam Scott, and Eric Armstrong at home plate after hitting a grand slam home run in the third inning of Saturday's little league game in Hampden. The Anglers won the game over Dysarts 21-8. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Campbell doubled for the second time in the game in the fifth inning to help the Anglers increase their lead to 21-5 before Dysarts added three runs in the top of the sixth highlighted by a two run double from Jared Grodewald to cut the Anglers lead to 21-8 before time ran out on Dysarts in the inning.

Campbell finished with 11 total bases on two doubles, a triple, and a home run while driving in six runs and scoring three.

Anglers' pitcher Evan Clark delivers a warm up pitch prior to the start of the second inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

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In an earlier game, FA Peabody came from behind to record a 13-7 victory over Sargent&Sargent in majors action.

F A Peabody's Will Barteaux gets the bat on the ball for a base hit. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Top hitters from this game will be added when and if they are received.

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Majors-Minors Thursday night action

Little League season is upon us, and any night Monday through Friday along with Saturday morning and afternoon, you can find lots of little league baseball action in Hampden. The Canoe Club Road minors field and VFW road majors field heats up near May 1 and continues through the third week of June.

Rotary's Alex Mahoney keeps his eyes on the ball while swinging through for a base hit during the minors game against VFW Thursday night. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Thursday night on the Minors field, Rotary and VFW squared off and excited the many parents and family members with lots of hitting and exciting defensive plays.

VFW's C. J. Upham rounds first base after hitting a double in the first inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

On the Majors field Thursday night, F.A. Peabody took a 3-1 lead into the fifth inning before exploding for seven runs to take a 10-1 lead to pick up a win over Dysarts.

F.A. Peabody manager Dan Barteaux (center) talks to his players before they take the field in the fifth inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

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We need your help!!!

This web site was constructed in 2008 for the players, parents, and family members of Hampden-Newburgh Little League to help promote the children involved in the organization. Over the past two years there has been limited support received from all involved in HNLL, therefore limiting the promotion of your kids for all their efforts. We need your help!

If you are a parent or family member of a player involved in HNLL you can help. Urge your team coaches to give you the information we need so you can email us, or ask that they email us at skip@mainesportsreport.com with the information.

We are looking for a game score, BOTH team's top hitters, and the winning pitcher. The more information received, the more kids get to see their name in print on the web site. I constantly hear all the time how the kids get excited about seeing their name, as well as photos, on the web site.

So please, help promote the young athletes of HNLL by sending along game information. We can not report what we don't know, so we need your help.

Help keep this web site alive by getting game results to us. No one more than the kids playing the games will appreciate your efforts.

Anglers win again in Wednesday night action

Wednesday night in Hampden, the Anglers continued their dominance with an 11-1 victory over Kiwanis at the majors field. The Anglers improved to 4-0 on the season, while Kiwanis fell to 1-3.

The score board tells the story at the conclusion of the majors game in Hampden Wednesday night. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Leading the Anglers hitting attack was Mike Labun with a triple and single, Cam Scott with a double and single, and Billy Campbell and Eric Armstrong with two singles each. Ben Huston picked up the win from the mound.

Cameron Scott delivers a pitch for the Anglers during the fifth inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Vince Gilmore had a double to pace Kiwanis at the plate.

Brendan McIntyre of Kiwanis backs away from a pitch during Wednesday night's game. Photo by Skip Hawkes

On the Minors field, Sargent&Sargent squared off against Joe Bornstein. Here are a couple of photos from the game:

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Photo by Skip Hawkes

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2010 Team & Individual Photo Schedule

2010 Team photo of Sargent& Sargent Minor baseball team. Photo by Skip Hawkes

The following is the team & individual photo schedule for HNLL, both baseball and softball. If you see your team listed, please be sure to pass on the date to other parents on your team. If you have not received your Order Forms, check with your head coach, as all teams have been sent the order forms.

Thursday, May 13:

VFW (Minors BB)........................5:15
Rotary (Minors BB).....................5:30 (Approx., immediately following VFW)

Friday, May 14:

Hodgdon (Minors BB).................5:30

Saturday, May 15:

FA Peabody (Majors BB)..........10:45am
Sargents (Major BB)..................11:00am
Anglers (Major BB).................... 1:00pm
Dysarts (Major BB).................... 1:20pm

Monday, May 17:

PHA (Major BB)........................5:00
Snowmans (Minor BB).............5:15 (Approx., immediately following PHA)

Wednesday, May 19:

Rawcliffe's (Major SB)............5:15
Rivertown (Major SB)............5:30 (Approx., immediately following Rawcliffe's)

Tuesday, May 25:

Sargents (Minor SB)..............5:15
Edwards (Minor SB)..............5:30 (Approx., immediately following Sargents)

Thursday, May 27:

Lafayette (Minor SB)...........5:15
Dysarts (Minor SB)..............5:30 (Approx., immediately following Lafayette)

Anglers bring the hot bats for Hampden-Newburgh Little League season opener

Wednesday night in Hampden, Ben Huston, Cameron Scott, and Billy Campbell, along with Eric Armstrong combined for 17 hits and 11 runs batted in as the Anglers opened their 2010 Little League season with a 24-4 victory over Dysarts at the baseball complex.

Anglers' Ben Huston gets things going as he connects for a triple to lead off the game Wednesday night in Hampden. Huston had six hits in the game. The Anglers defeated Dysarts 24-4 in the five inning contest. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Huston went 6-for-6 at the plate with a triple, double, and four singles with three runs batted in. Scott was also perfect at the plate with a 5-for-5 night. He had three doubles and two singles with three RBIs. Campbell had two doubles and two singles and drove in three runs, and Armstrong added a double and single with two RBIs.

Anglers scored in all five innings of the game, plating four runs in the first, eight in the second, one in the third, three in the fourth, and eight in the fifth inning.

Anglers' Billy Campbell throws a warm up pitch before closing out the second inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Huston, Campbell, and Armstrong held Dysarts to seven hits and four runs from the mound with Huston picking up the win.

Dysarts scored two in the first and two in the third inning. Nick Hopper had a double and single with four runs batted in to lead Dysarts at the plate. Paxton Oversmith added a double and single.

Dysarts' Nick Hopper swings for a two run double in the first inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

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HNLL softball team rosters announced

The Hampden-Newburgh Little League softball rosters for the upcoming season have been announced. This years sponsors are Dysarts, Edwards, Lafayette Hotels, and Sargent & Sargent. The rosters are as follows:

DYSARTS:

Kellie Armstrong, Arden Courant, Emily Dysart, Madeline King, Aria Maietta, Ashley Nason, Ryleigh Preston, Ruby Ramsey, Madison Rishton, Saidee Ross, Reba Sands, Ciara Tolman, and Sadie Webb.

EDWARDS:

Julia Andrew, Lauren Brooks, Sydney Brown, Abbey Charette-LaBrecque, Hannah Daigle, Gabrielle Doucette, Olivia Doucette, Madison Elkins, Ashley Fitzgerald, Margo Kenyon, Caralyn Leino, Emma Nelson, and Lindsay Oliver.

LAFAYETTE HOTELS:

Camryn Bouchard, Alydia Brillant, Becca Cyr, Elyse Daub, Nicole Dunton, Kaylee Harnish, Sydney Jordan, Zara Misler, Emily Murphy, Eleanor Prescott, Kaitlyn Raye, Miranda Thibodeau, Blake Thompson, and Kacey Wellman.

SARGENT & SARGENT:

Brianna Basso, Lauren Clark, Audrie French, Abby Lyons, Rachel Lyons, Hannah Niles, Ashley Ricker, Natalie Sicard, Julia Sicard, Nina Smalley, Peyton Smith, Chloe Thurlow, Josephine Trojecki, and Isabella Urban.

Softball registration

Registration for Hampden-Newburgh Little League softball players is scheduled for Sunday, March 29 at the Hampden Academy Gymnasium from 12:00pm to 1:30pm. All players ages 9-12 as of December 31, 2009 are welcome to register.

HNLL 2010 registration

The Hampden-Newburgh Little League has scheduled a registration night for minor, major, and junior league baseball and softball for the 2010 season.

Registration will be held Thursday, March 18 from 6-8 p.m. at the Hampden Municipal Building in the Community Meeting Room. For more information you may contact Dewey Martin at 862-4598.

Hawes silences Holbrook bats in 14-2 Hampden Dirigo win

HAMPDEN - Matt Hawes held the Holbrook White bats in check Sunday afternoon allowing just two runs on three hits over a game shortened five innings as the Hampden Dirigo Junior League team cruised to a 14-2 win at Bordick Park.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

After issuing a lead off walk to start the game, Hawes retired the next eight batters he faced while the Dirigo bats built up a 13-0 lead over the first three innings. Holbrook finally broke through for two runs off Hawes in the fourth inning on three hits.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Hawes cruised through the fifth inning to close the game out, as both teams agreed to call the game because Holbrook had another game to follow.

Hampden had 14 runs on 11 hits, and did not make an error (14-11-0). Leading Dirigo in hitting was Brian Fickett with a triple, single, and three RBIs and Matt Martin with three singles and three RBIs. Kurt Townsend had two singles and two RBIs, Hawes had a single and two RBIs, and Cooper Antone added a single and an RBI. Tim Coston and CJ Warren both chipped in with a single.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Holbrook scored two runs on three hits, and they committed four errors. John Collins led Holbrook with a double and two RBIs, while Rylan Norris and Josh Williams each added a single.

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Holbrook runs past Hampden Rounders 18-10

HAMPDEN - At Bordick Park Sunday afternoon, the Holbrook Red Junior League baseball team scored 14 runs over the final three innings to put away the Hampden Rounders 18-10.

Holbrook scored 18 runs on nine hits and committed two errors. Hitting for Holbrook was Nolan Webber with four singles and two RBIs, John Deshaine with two singles and an RBI, Shawn Curran with a single and an RBI, and Parker Benson and Ethan Handley each with a single.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Hampden had 10 runs on 16 hits and made eight errors. Hitters for Hampden were Roy Donnelly with two singles, a double, and four runs scored, Sam Ward with two doubles and two RBIs, Sage Rapp with two singles and an RBI, Keegan Quigley and Michael Ward with two singles each, Matt Hammond with a single and two RBIs, and Sam Jordan, Erik Hansen, Josh Kocic, and Sam Donnelly each had a single.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

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Dirigo squeaks out 8-7 win over Dysart's

Friday night in Hampden, Dirigo Slipform held off a sixth inning Dysart's bases loaded rally and came away with an 8-7 victory.

Trailing 8-7, Dysarts loaded the bases with no outs and threatened to regain the lead. Dirigo pitcher Casey Sudbeck got the next batter to fly out to left field. The next batter fouled out behind the plate as Dirigo's Noah Gradner made a great catch while holding the runners. Sudbeck finished off Dysart's by striking out the next batter to end the game and preserve the win for Dirigo.

Dirigo's Noah Gardner checks the base runners after making a catch of a foul ball in the sixth inning. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Dirigo took a 4-0 lead in the second inning, and made it 5-0 in the third. Dysarts finally broke through for a run in the fourth, and took a 7-5 lead in the fifth with a six run inning. Dirigo answered with three runs in the bottom of the fifth highlighted by a 2-run triple from Kyle Clifford to take the 8-7 lead and eventual winning score.

Dirigo's Casey Sudbeck delivers a pitch during the sixth inning. Sudbeck pitched out of a no out bases loaded jam in the inning to earn the win. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Clifford had a triple and two singles to lead Dirigo at the plate, and Dakota Sudbeck had a double and triple. Matt Harris and Jackson Gilmore each added a single. Casey Sudbeck was the winning pitcher.

Dysart's Paxton Oversmith leaps to avoid the ball. Oversmith was hit in the foot by the pitch to reach base. Photo by Skip Hawkes

Patrick DeArmot had two singles to pace Dysart's, and Paxton Oversmith added a single.


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Abby Lord picks up Win and Save in victory over Orono

Monday night in Hampden, Abby Lord worked double duty and picked up both a win and a save from inside the circle as Hampden's Rawcliffe's majors softball team defeated Orono 10-9 at the Ball Field Road softball field.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Lord was the starting pitcher as Hampden rolled out to a 7-1 lead in the second inning and never trailed the rest of the way. Lord gave way to a reliever and Orono closed the gap to 10-9 with two runs in the top of the fifth inning. Hampden was unable to add to their lead in the bottom half of the inning and took a one run lead into the final inning.

Photo by Skip Hawkes

Orono rallied to load the bases in the top of the seventh, and with one out Lord re-entered the circle. She managed to retire the next batter, and closed the game out with a strikeout to preserve the win for Hampden.

Orono scored one run in the first, three runs in the third and fourth inning, and two in the fifth for their nine runs. Abby Weigang led Orono with two singles in the game.

Hampden scored one run in the first inning, six in the second inning, two in the third inning, and one in the fourth inning for their 10 runs. Daija Misler topped Hampden with two singles.

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Ivey leads Kiwanis to first season win

PHOTO BY SKIP HAWKES

In Hampden Saturday afternoon, Austin Ivey pitched five innings striking out five to earn the victory as Kiwanis pounded out 17 hits on their way to a 16-10 win over HRH. The Kiwanis win was their first of the season (1-8), while HRH falls to 3-6.

Kiwanis broke open a 3-1 lead in the top of the third inning scoring nine runs to post a 12-1 lead. HRH was unable to gain any ground, as each inning they scored Kiwanis came back in their next at bat to score the same number of runs to keep HRH in an 11 run deficit.

PHOTO BY SKIP HAWKES

HRH came into the bottom of the sixth trailing 16-5 and for the second straight game mounted a rally in their final at bat. They scored five runs to close the gap to 16-10, but came up short as the 11 run deficit was to much to overcome.

PHOTO BY SKIP HAWKES

Vincent Gilmore topped Kiwanis with four hits in the game, all singles, and he drove in two runs. Ivey helped his own cause with three hits and two RBI's, and Jacob Seehusen added a double, triple, and two RBI's. Brendan McIntyre had two hits and two runs batted in, and Riley Sherman added two hits and an RBI. Nick Young had a double and an RBI, Zach Shurette added a single and an RBI, and Tyler Lord chipped in with a single.

PHOTO BY SHIP HAWKES

Billy Campbell led HRH with a double, single, and two runs batted in, and Will Huston added a triple and an RBI.

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Campbell and Eastman spark 8 run rally, HRH knocks off Verizon 12-8

HRH players congratulate Billy Campbell (center right with helmet) after he crossed home plate in the sixth inning on his home run that gave HRH the lead in the game. HRH defeated Verizon 12-8 Friday night in Hampden. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Friday night in Hampden, Riley Eastman and Billy Campbell combined for five RBI's in the top of the sixth inning to spark an HRH come from behind 12-8 win over Verizon in Majors Little League baseball action. HRH improved to 3-5 with the victory, while Verizon lost for just the second time this season (5-2).

HRH trailed 8-4 heading into their final at bat of the game. With the bases full, Eastman ripped a 3-run triple to pull HRH to within one run at 8-7. Campbell then delivered a 2-run home run to give HRH a 9-8 lead, their first lead of the game. HRH rallied for eight runs in the inning, and held Verizon scoreless in the bottom half of the inning as winning pitcher Will Huston retired three of the four batters he faced to close out the game.

HRH's Riley Eastman stands at third base after hitting a 3-run triple in the sixth inning. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Verizon opened the game with a five run first inning, highlighted by a Destyn Fenlason 3-run homer. They added two more in the fourth, and one in the fifth to set the stage for the final inning.

In a show of good sportsmanship, Verizon's Destyn Fenlason (right) is congratulated by HRH's Riley Eastman after Fenlason hit a 3-run homer in the first inning of Friday's Little League game in Hampden. (Photo by Skip Hawkes)

Leading HRH at the plate was Campbell with a home run and two RBI's and Eastman with a triple and three RBI's. Cole Ross added a double and single with three RBI's.

Fenlason had a home run and double with five RBI's to pace Verizon. Tyler Moore added a double and single with two RBI's, and Dylan Frost had two singles and an RBI. Jordan Dysart chipped in with a double.

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Dysart's rolls past Kiwanis

Thursday evening at the Little League baseball complex, Noah Parker had three hits and Dan Wirta picked up the win from the mound as Dysart's rolled to a 21-9 victory over Kiwanis.

Parker had a triple, double, and single to lead Dysart's at the plate. Ryan Manning added a double and single, and Justin St. Peter had a double.

Hitting for Kiwanis was Nic Young and Jacob Seehusen each with two singles, and Vince Gilmore, Austin Ivey, and Kyle Townsend all added a single.

Dysart's will next play on Saturday, May 23 at 2:00 p.m. against Dirigo. Kiwanis will also play Saturday in the 11:30 game against HRH.