Heuvelton baseball opens 2-game lead; H-D softball pitchers shine

DEKALB JUNCTION — Heuvelton has recorded a string of dominant wins in the current NAC West baseball season. But they had not opened a two-game lead in the pennant race until the Bulldogs downed Hermon-DeKalb 8-3 Thursday.

Thursday’s baseball and softball games produced several well pitched contests where Madrid-Waddington downed Morristown 7-4 and Edwards-Knox trimmed Lisbon 5-1.

In NAC West softball action, Hermon-DeKalb swept Lisbon 12-0 and 24-1 with Lauren Bishop hurling a perfect game in the first game and Maya Green pitching a two-hitter in the second game.

Heuvelton 8 - H-D 3: Jude Spooner struck out 10 in 5 1/3 innings and Larry Young closed for the Bulldogs who used 13 stolen bases to enhance the impact of nine hits against the H-D combination of Owen Clifford and Noah MacDonald who combined to strike out 11.

Levi Biller doubled twice and Larry Young, Parker Felt Spooner and Larry Young all stroked two singles in the win. Lyshan Young added a single. Jon teReile singled twice for H-D, MacDonald doubled and Noah Friot and Jacob Whitford singled.

M-W 7 - Morristown 4: The Yellow Jackets scored five runs after two outs in the bottom of the sixth inning and Logan Kingston struck out 10 in a complete game win. Kylar Kirby struck out 12 in a no-decision for the Green Rockets.

Bear Wilson rapped a single and a triple for M-W, drove in two runs and stole home in the fifth inning. Kingston doubled and singled, Kolby Todd tripled and singled and Ben Weaver singled.

Ethan Simmons singled twice, Craig Simmons singled in a run and Sawyer Belisle and Damian Holister-Young singled.

E-K 5 - Lisbon 1: Cole Jamieson pitched a no-hitter for the Cougars and Gabe Smith allowed only one hit on the E-K mound. Greyson Knox singled for the lone E-K hit and Will Pirie scored the lone run for Lisbon.

Morristown 13 - Hammond 6: In a rival game which matched up players who played together in basketball and soccer, the Green Rockets prevailed with an eight-run fifth inning. Brianna Livingston belted a homerun for MCS, Scarlett Ritchie tripled and singled and Ariel Simons singled twice.

Gadia Legault, winning pitcher Makia Greene, Reese Murdock and Nadia Legault all singled.

Shae Rosenbarker rapped a homerun and a single for Hammond. Sylvia Pease doubled and singled and Grace Belknap. Wren Phalen and Mikayla Jones singled.

H-D 12 - Lisbon 0: Lauren Bishop struck out eight in a perfect game and also doubled and singled at the plate. Payton Dusharm singled twice and Ella Sharpe and Cadence Farrow doubled.

“It was great to see the girls having fun playing the game. I was really impressed with Lisbon’s pitcher in the game one. She is young but she has a ton of talent.” said H-D Coach Bob Bice.

“Lauren Bishop continues to impress and Maya Green is our Steady Eddie. Peyton Wright and Lauren Holland were solid in the field. When you have girls like them that just love the game it is contagious.”