BASEBALL
D South quarterfinal: #5-Greenville/Piscataquis vs. #4-Buckfield
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Wednesday, June 5, 2024
GREENVILLE/PISCATAQUIS 8, BUCKFIELD 5, 8 INNINGS
The Bucks forced extra innings but ran out of answers in the eighth and fell to the Lakers in a Class C South quarterfinal in Buckfield.
Fifth-seeded Greenville/Piscataquis (12-5) advances to face No. 1 St. Dom’s (15-2), which defeated No. 8 Boothbay/Wiscasset 10-0 on Wednesday, in the semifinals on Saturday.
Buckfield, in its first baseball season since 2021, finishes the campaign with a 7-9 record.
After the Lakers scored in the top of the first, their three-run fourth and one-run fifth were answered by the Bucks. Buckfield then tied the game with a run in the bottom of the seventh, but Greenville/Piscataquis plated three in the eighth inning.
Brady Gaw doubled and tripled for the Lakers. He also earned the win by pitching 1/3 inning. Shane Chadbourne got the save.
Noah Kain pitched the first 6 2/3 innings, striking out 10 and allowing four hits and four walks. He also tallied a team-high three hits.
Gabe White tripled, singled and doubled to lead the Buckfield offense. He pitched the first seven innings, striking out six while scattering eight hits.
| Record | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenville/Piscataquis | 12-5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | 8 | 9 | 3 |
| Buckfield | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 6 | 2 |
WP—Gaw.
LP—Tyne.
Save—Chadbourne.
2B—G/P, Gaw; B, White.
3B—G/P, Gaw; B, White.
Repeat hitters—G/P, Kain 3, Gaw; B, White 3.