A homerun by Haylee Langlois followed by a bases loaded double by Abby Flanagan helped stake visiting Monmouth Academy to a 13-run first inning lead over the Wolverines Tuesday. The Mustangs won the Mountain Valley Conference softball game that was called after five innings due to the mercy rule.

The first nine batters reached base and scored for Monmouth. Emily Kaplan led off with a single, and the next two batters walked to load the bases. Two runs then came in on a pass ball and then Langlois homered to left. The visitors sent 16 batters to the plate before the inning ended.

The Mustangs added three runs in the second inning, three in the fourth and then 10 in the final inning. The Wolverines scored a pair of runs in the third inning and put five runs on the scoreboard in the home fifth.

Kelsey Jones, Latisha Wright and Joanna Collins all had base hits for the Wolverines. In the final inning Ellie Pratt beat out a ground ball on the infield for a single.

Makayla Bailey, Collins and Sydnie Thayer all pitched for the Wolverines. Leftfielder Brianna Orr make a nice running catch on a fly ball in the fourth inning for Wiscasset.

Mariah Herr picked up the win on the mound for Monmouth. Bailey was the pitcher of record for WMHS.

Ramblers too much

At Winthrop High School the Ramblers scored 31 runs in a game called after four and a half innings. Monday’s game was the MVC season opener for Winthrop.

Layne Audet pitched a no-hitter and helped her own cause with three hits. Sydnie Thayer started on the mound for the Wolverines and took the loss. Hannah Caprara doubled for the Ramblers, the game’s only extra base hit.

The Ramblers got all the runs they needed in their first inning when they scored 12. They added seven more  in the second, five in the third and six in the fourth.

According to Maine Principal Association rules if a team is leading by 12 runs the game ends after five innings, four-and-a-half innings if the home team is ahead.

WMHS scores six

The Wolverines scored six runs against at Mt. Abram High School but gave up 23 to the Roadrunners April 24.

Jones walked twice, singled scoring three runs for WMHS. Bailey had two hits. Collins, Thayer and Pratt also had base hits. Wiscasset went ahead 1-0 in the first inning, scored two runs in the third and added three in the fourth.

WMHS will play Dirigo away on May 3, returning home to face Lisbon May 6.