The Wolverines took a two-run lead in the first inning but couldn’t hold on, losing 9-4 to Monmouth Academy in Mountain Valley Conference baseball at Monmouth on May 18.

Wiscasset got off to a fast start against the host Mustangs. After Grant Hefler reached on an error, he scored when Daren Wood followed with a double. Conlon Ranta then drove in Wood with an RBI single.

The Wolverines wouldn’t score again until the fifth inning. Hefler and Wood reached base on back-to-back singles and Ranta came through again with another run-producing base hit.

Coach Gregg Wood said Wiscasset’s final run came in the seventh. Hefler singled again and came around to score on Wood’s second double of the afternoon. Wood finished by going three for four at the plate; Hefler and Ranta each went two for four. The Wolverines’ only other hit was when Ronal Drake singled in the sixth inning.

Coach Wood said Ranta started and pitched five innings for Wiscasset. He gave up just three earned runs on eight hits while striking out three and walking three. Tyler Bailey pitched the final inning and retired the Mustangs in order.

The Mustangs scored eight runs on eight hits. They took advantage of three errors in the third inning when they scored five runs. The Mustangs’ first three batters Cote, Davinsky and Richardson went five for 10 on the day.

Harris pitched six innings for Monmouth. He allowed six hits and struck out 11 Wiscasset batters while walking just one. Cote worked the final inning on the mound allowing one run on two hits.

The loss drops WMHS to 5-7.

Bailey drives in four runs

Tyler Bailey went two for four at the plate, driving in four runs and leading the Wolverines to a 13-0 rout of Mt. Abram in chilly Salem Township May 23. The game ended after five innings due to the mercy rule.

Wood was two for two with two RBIs and Ranta and Jake Traylor each had a hit on an RBI as well.

Ranta started and pitched the first perfect three innings for the Wolverines. He struck out five Mt. Abram batters and gave up no walks. Jake Traylor pitched the final inning allowing two hits, while striking out one and allowing no walks.

Mt Abram’s York pitched all five innings, giving up 13 runs on eight hits. He walked six Wiscasset batters, striking out five.

Wiscasset Middle High School will be home Friday afternoon hosting the Ramblers of Winthrop High School. The game starts at 4 p.m. Wiscasset travels to Boothbay May 23 to face the Seahawks as the Mountain Valley Conference baseball season draws to a close. The team’s final home game is May 25 vs. Lisbon.