Hayden Dunning homered for the Wolverines but visiting Mountain Valley won big, 22-4, in a game called after five innings.

Dunning’s solo blast came in the third off Falcon starter Jacob Blanchard who was working on a one-hit shutout. After fouling off a pitch, Dunning worked the count to 3-1, then connected on an off-speed pitch sending the baseball for a ride over the left field fence.

The Falcon battery put 14 runs on the scoreboard in the first inning. Dylan Desroches provided the big blast, a grand slam off Wolverine starter Matt Eckert. It was the first game Eckert has pitched for the Wolverines this season; most of those runs were unearned, coming on errors.

Blanchard drove in two runs with a single and Ethan Laubauskas had an RBI base hit. Mountain Valley sent 19 batters to the plate before the inning ended with Andrew Hendrickson pitching in relief. Wolverine left fielder Ryan Potter gloved the final out running down a towering fly ball hit by Cody Hemingway.

The Falcons added three more runs in the second, with Desroches driving in two of those with a single. They added four more in the third inning, and an unearned run in the fourth.

The Wolverines got their first hit of the game in the home half of the first inning. With two away, James Hodson doubled deep to left field. The ball was well struck carrying over the fielder’s head.

Wiscasset’s three other runs came in the fifth inning on Falcon reliever Curtis Gauvin. C.J. Robert led off the inning with a base hit. Eckert followed, drawing a base on balls. Ronald Drake singled driving in Robert, and James Hodson beat out a grounder to load the bases.

Potter’s ground ball scored Eckert and a bases loaded walk to Dualan accounted for the third run. In the fourth inning, Wolverine Archie Brewer made a nice catch on a fly ball to right field. Josh Dualan pitched the final two innings for Wiscasset and held the Falcons hitless.

Following the game, Coach Gregg Wood awarded a game ball to Dunning.

The Wolverines, Class D in athletic status, are still looking for their first win this season. They’ll travel to Oak Hill to play the Raiders Friday, May 11, returning to host Telstar Monday, May 14.