The Wolverines softball team kicked off its season with a 5-1 win over Boothbay Region High School at Wiscasset Middle High School under sunny skies Friday.

August Moore went the distance on the mound for Wolverine Coach Gordon Campbell. After the game the Wolverine players met on the pitcher’s mound and awarded Moore a game ball for earning her first Mountain Valley Conference win.

“August has a lot of potential; she’s only a sophomore but she’s worked really hard,” Coach Campbell said after the game. “Our girls were patient at the plate this afternoon and we were very aggressive on the base paths. This is a really great way for us to open the season.”

The Wolverines, up 5-1, had a golden opportunity to break the game wide open in the sixth inning. Corey Campbell led off by walking on four pitches. Leah Potter was then awarded first base after being hit by a pitch. That brought up Maeve Blodgett who had a good swing but got under the ball popping out to Seahawk shortstop Tori Morin. Morin very alertly stepped on second base to complete a double play. Boothbay pitcher Jo Shaw then struck out the next batter to end the inning.

Moore began the game’s final inning by striking out the lead-off batter. The next batter then popped out to shortstop Lindsey Gordon and Moore ended the game by striking out the next batter swinging on a 3-2 count.

Wiscasset scored one run in the first inning, two more in the third and two in the fifth. Boothbay Region’s only run came in the third inning.

Grace Webber scored two runs and Clara Mugnai added another for the Wolverines. Rogers scored Boothbay’s only run. One of the most exciting plays of the game was a play at the plate — Wiscasset’s Stephanie Jones sliding under the glove of Seahawk catcher Chyanne Rogers in the fifth inning.

Boothbay Coach Matt Brewer told his players afterward they had a good first outing. “There were a lot of positives today,” he said.

Here’s an interesting fact about this game; Coach Brewer graduated from Wiscasset High School, while Wolverine Coach Campbell is a graduate of Boothbay Region.

 WMHS will travel to Libson Monday afternoon April 25 before returning home to play Oak Hill April 27. Both games start at 4 p.m.