Ethan Battles led Exeter High School to a 2-0 victory over Merrimack, striking out 13 batters and allowing only three hits. This win marks Exeter's fourth of the season, improving their record to 8-2.
Key points
Ethan Battles struck out 13 batters
Exeter High School won 2-0 against Merrimack
Battles allowed only three hits
This was Battles' third complete game of the season
Exeter's record improved to 8-2
Ethan BattlesExeter High SchoolMerrimack High School
MERRIMACK - Senior Ethan Battles struck out 13 and allowed just three hits as the Exeter High School baseball team shut out Merrimack, 2-0 on Monday, May 4 in a Division I game.
It was Battles' third complete-game of the season, and he improved to 4-0 on the season. Exeter is now 8-2.
Exeter scored both of its runs in the first inning on a John Bakker two-run double, scoring Brennan Schimoler and Battles. Schimoler had two of Exeter's four hits, while Andrew Martin had the other.
BASEBALL
Bishop Guertin 10
Portsmouth 0
PORTSMOUTH - Bishop Guertin broke open a 2-0 game with eight runs in the sixth inning of this Division I game.
Hugh Herter led Portsmouth (1-8) with two hits, while Zavier Lampert and Liam Belden both had one.
Dover 8
Timberlane 0
PLAISTOW - Tyler Tiedge allowed four hits and struck out six over six scoreless innings as Dover improved to 8-2 with this Division I win.
Logan Mosher had three hits, one RBI and two runs scored for Dover, while Daniel Conrad (hit, three RBIs), Sam MacGregor (solo home run), Bjorn Miller (two hits, three runs), Ben Cheek (hit, RBI, run), Connor Sprague (two hits, RBI, run), and Owen Lovering (hit, RBI) led the offense.
Winnacunnet 8
Memorial 2
HAMPTON - Ethan Roy and Sean Griffin both had two hits and two RBIs as Winnacunnet improved to 7-2 with this Division I win.
Harvey Reynoso and Braeden O'Hara both had two hits for the Warriors, while Bryce Pinsonnault (hit, two runs), Ryan Giuffre (hit, run), Oscar Fritz (hit, RBI), and Brantson Larck (run) contributed.
Fritz allowed five hits and two earned runs over five innings, striking out six for the win. Sophomore Cal Lauder pitched two scoreless innings in relief.
Q&A
How many strikeouts did Ethan Battles have in the game against Merrimack?
Ethan Battles struck out 13 batters in the game against Merrimack.
What is Exeter High School's current baseball record after the win over Merrimack?
After the win over Merrimack, Exeter High School's baseball record improved to 8-2.
How many complete games has Ethan Battles pitched this season?
Ethan Battles has pitched three complete games this season.
What was the final score of the Exeter vs. Merrimack baseball game?
The final score of the game was Exeter 2, Merrimack 0.
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Pinkerton 3
Spaulding 0
ROCHESTER - Ty Lindsay, Carter Marcotte and Garrett Truax each had a hit for Spaulding (6-3) in its Division I loss. Spaulding's Carter Hanson threw three scoreless innings in relief.
Oyster River 10
Sanborn 3
KINGSTON - Casey Faul and Derek Brower combined to lead Oyster River to this Division II win. Faul got the win, allowing three runs over four innings, while Brower pitched three scoreless innings to close it out.
James Saunders and Nolan Swiesz both hit their first career home runs for the Bobcats, while Amos Winans had two doubles.
Coe-Brown 6
St. Thomas Aquinas 5
NORTHWOOD - Coe-Brown scored four runs in the seventh inning and walked off with this Division II win.
Gabe Carlisle had two of St. Thomas' five hits, while Kenny Avery, Finn Perry and Camden Stowell all had one. Stowell had both of STA's RBIs.
Portsmouth Christian 6
Epping 5, 8 inn.
EPPING - Grady Howe's drove in Brayden Leland with the game-winning run in the eighth inning of this Division IV game.
Cai Summers had four hits, including two doubles and two RBIs for PCA (4-2).
Newmarket 20
Mount Royal 0
SUNAPEE - Nate Fluet had two home runs and three RBIs for Newmarket (9-0) in this Division IV win.
Charlie Tudor, Colton Durant and Rian Fabrizio all had two hits and three RBIs for the Mules, while Jack Richards had four RBIs and Anthony Jurkoic had two.
Matt Napoletano struck out six over two hitless innings, earning the win.
York 25
Lake Region 9
NAPLES, Maine - Zach Tremblay had two hits and four RBIs, and Robbie Hanscom and Sam Jancovic both had two hits for York (2-1) in this Class B South win.
The Wildcats scored eight runs in the third inning, and 13 in the fourth.
Thornton Academy 10
Marshwood 2
SACO, Maine - Thornton broke open a one-run game with seven runs in the fifth inning en route to this Class A South win.
Sophomore John Galuppo led Marshwood with three hits and scored two runs, while Michael Sbrizza had one hit and two RBIs. Marshwood junior starter Sam Therrien allowed three runs over 4.1 innings.
SOFTBALL
Merrimack 6
Exeter 5
EXETER - Grace Goodreau had two hits, three RBIs and scored a run for Exeter (3-5) in its Division I loss.
Exeter led 4-3 after three innings, but Merrimack scored two in the fourth.
Mack Clark had two hits for the Blue Hawks, and Lana Ruffner, Maddy Mann (RBI), Landyn Theberge and Allie Patten all had one.
Oyster River 7
Sanborn 6
KINGSTON - Kate Michaud's two-run homer in the seventh rallied Oyster River to this Division II win. Aubrey DeJesus singled to start the Oyster River seventh and scored on Michaud's homer.
Both DeJesus and Michaud had two hits for Oyster River, while Gracy Spirito and Lorelye LeClair each doubled. Sam Bishop scattered seven hits over seven innings, striking out nine and earning the complete-game win.
Newmarket 13
Farmington 0
NEWMARKET - Emma Surina struck out six and allowed just one hit in this five-inning, complete-game Division IV win for the Mules.
Surina also homered, singled and had three RBIs, while Grace Hiera had two hits and three RBIs, and Mariza Zygouri and Hannah Chesley each doubled and scored two runs. Teammates Paige Sweitzer (four walks, two runs) and Brielle Duffy (two runs) contributed.
Portsmouth Christian Academy 3
Epping 1
DOVER - Lexi Jordan allowed two hits and struck out 10 for PCA in it Division IV win.
Zuri Petlick had two hits and scored a run for the Eagles, while Emma Anderson also scored.
York 7
Lake Region 6
NAPLES, Maine - Piper Catanese's two-single in the sixth scored Ava Hickey with the game-winning run in this Class B South game.
Nya Avery had two hits for York (3-0), while Maddie Fitzgerald had two RBIs and Maya Babcock had one hit.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Portsmouth 18
Nashua South 1
NASHUA - Ginger Vinciguerra had five goals and two assists and Georgia Bouvier had four goals and one assist for Portsmouth (8-0) in its Division I win.
Raegan Lawton and Elliott Blenkinsop both added two goals for the Clippers, and Addie Delisle, Liv Russo and Ellie Patrick all had one. Portsmouth goalie Sage Bussiere had one save.
Pinkerton 9
Exeter 8
DERRY - Riley Benevides had four goals, and Josie Drunsic, Grace McIlRoy, Avery Carrigan and Claire Wilhelm all had one for Exeter in its Division I loss.
Phoebe Christenson added two assists for the Blue Hawks, and Drunsic and Racquel Battle both had one.
St. Thomas Aquinas 23
Bishop Brady 5
DOVER - Talula Gregg and Charlotte De Tolla both scored four goals, and Lizzy Holden and Annita Parmelee each had three for St. Thomas in its Division III win.
Sophia Kelly and Reese Foss both had two goals for the Saints, and Julia Bryan, Izzy Taylor, Charlotte Kelly, Yuliana Elmoraghy and Rose Willerer all had one.
STA goalies Reese Foss and Anna Szufnarowski combined for four saves. Defensively, Jules Stowell and Harper Burlage starred. Parmalee reached 100 career points in the win.
Traip Academy 7
Waynflete 4
KITTERY, Maine - Sam Latchaw had three goals and Lucy Bolanos, Keira Durgin, Shea Johnson and Harper Malmquist all had one for Traip in its Class C win. Traip goalie Maddy Guay had eight saves.
BOYS LACROSSE
Londonderry 13
Dover 12
DOVER - Senior Logan Carter had five goals and one assist, and senior Porter Gray had four goals and one assist for Dover in its Division I loss.
Sophomore Parker Ketcham (goal, two assists), junior Sylas Brown (goal, assist), freshman Finn Joyce (goal), sophomore Geffin Adorian (two assists) and senior Cooper Ketcham (assist) all figure in the scoring.
Timberlane 19
Spaulding 4
ROCHESTER - Kayleb Baker scored two goals and Rowan Hughes and Logan Hickman both had one for Spaulding in its Division II loss.
Spaulding goalie Seth Jones had 16 saves.
Marshwood 22
Traip Academy 6
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - Damien Gilmore had six goals and two assists and Hayden Demeroto had four goals and two assists, leading Class B Marshwood past Class C Traip.
Rogan Boisvert added three goals and two assists for the Hawks, and Robert Williams (three goals, assist), Asher Watts (two goals), Tyson Quater (goal), Brian Doukas (goal), Damien Ruth-McCarthy (goal) and Jack O’Brien (goal) all figured in the scoring.
BOYS TENNIS
Dover 9
Keene 0
KEENE - Diego Lopez (No. 1, 8-4), Matias Lopez (No. 2, 8-1), Evan Weete (No. 3, 8-2), Gavin Beauregard (No. 4, 8-2), Aidan McCann (No. 5, 8-0) and Sam Maravich (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Dover (6-2) in its Division I match.
In doubles, the Lopez brothers won 8-4 at No. 1, Weete and Beauregard won 8-3 at No. 2, and McCann and Maravich won 8-0 at No. 3.
Derryfield 5
Exeter 4
MANCHESTER - Mike Burke (No. 4, 8-5), Will Rich (No. 5, 8-4) and Nolan Iacobucci (No. 6, 8-4) all won in singles for Exeter in its Division I loss.
In doubles, Burke and Iacobucci won 8-6 at No. 3.
Portsmouth 9
Alvirne 0
HUDSON - Jiles Tracz (No. 1, 8-1), Amitay Hay Tene (No. 2, 8-2), Hillel Hay-Tene (No. 3, 8-2), Julian Brosseau (No. 4, 8-1), Brandon Ganev (No. 5, 8-0) and Jackson French (No. 6, 8-0) all won in singles for Portsmouth in its Division II win.
In doubles, Gerado Navarro-Manchego and Calean French won 8-4 at No. 1, Parker Wittnebert and Max Baumgart won 8-2 at No. 2, and Benjamin Fischer and Wyatt Baker won 8-0 at No. 3.
Marshwood 5
Westbrook 0
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine - The Hawks improved to 3-1 with this Class A South win.
In singles, Carlos Carbonell-Monte won 6-0, 6-1 at No. 1, Ethan Waddell won 6-0, 6-2 at No. 2, and David Duvall won 6-1, 6-1 at No. 3.
In doubles, Carter Shaw and Alex Rafferty won 6-0, 6-3 at No. 1, and Parker Dixon and Fisher Drisko won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2.
St. Thomas Aquinas 5
Gilford 4
NORTH HAMPTON - Alex Molda (No. 1, 8-0), Aaron Molda (No. 2, 8-0), and Nick Adams (No. 3, 8-0) won in singles for St. Thomas (8-0) in its Division III match.
In doubles, the Molda Brothers won 8-0 at No. 1, and Adams and Ben Puertas won 8-2 at No. 2.
York 5
Freeport 0
YORK, Maine - Owen Kassalty won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 1 singles, Ryan Grinnell won 6-1, 6-4 at No. 2, and Brennan Ciani won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 3 for York in its Class B South match.
In doubles, Zander Grinnell and Cody Jean won 6-0, 6-0 at No. 1, and Colin Topping and Brendan Barron won 6-1, 6-2 at No. 2.
GIRLS TENNIS
Keene 5
Dover 4
DOVER - Jane Mathews (No. 3, 9-7), Siena D’Ambrosio (No. 4, 9-8), and Ella Froton (No. 6, 8-2) all won in singles for Dover in its Division I match.
In doubles, Kim Tarr and Mathews won 8-4 at No. 2.
Derryfield 9
Exeter 0
MANCHESTER - The Blue Hawks fell to 4-4 with this Division I loss.
Portsmouth 9
Alvirne 0
PORTSMOUTH - Avery Porter (No. 1, 8-0), Aia Tracz (No. 2, 8-4), Elyse White (No. 3, 8-2), Anna Syphers (No. 4, 8-1), Aoife Ryan (No. 5, 8-1) and Ailish Honda (No. 6, 8-1) all won in singles for Portsmouth (7-1) in its Division II match.
In doubles, Porter and White won 8-2 at No. 1, Tracz and Syphers won 8-2 at No. 2, and Ryan and Honda won 8-2 at No. 3.
Oyster River 7
Milford 2
DURHAM - Saarika Arthanat (No. 1, 8-2), Jessica Li (No. 2, 8-1), Diya Sridharan (No. 4, 8-0), Siena Pelaggi (No. 5, 8-0) and Maggie Aldous (No. 6, 8-6) all won in singles for Oyster River in its Division II match.
In doubles, Arthanat & Jessica Li won 8-2 at No. 1, and Reed Reed and Sridharan won 8-1 at No. 2.
VOLLEYBALL
Keene 3
Winnacunnet 2
KEENE - Ryan Roseburg had 20 assists and three kills for Winnacunnet, while Connor Kelly had eight kills and five digs.
Individual game scores were 24-26, 25-15, 15-25, 25-17, 16-14.
GIRLS TRACK
Exeter wins four-team meet
EXETER - Seven different girls won an individual event and the Blue Hawks scored 131.5 points and beat Pinkerton (75), Winnacunnet (19.5) and Newmarket (19).
Exeter also won two relays as the 4x100 team, consisting of Claire Ahern, Lexie Rogers, Finley Mason, and Taryn Hebel, won in 52.61; and the 4x400 team, comprised of Saylor Gregory, Kendall McBride, Izzy Parsons, and Lily Maher, won in 4:38.28.
Exeter's Lucille Beem was second in both the discus (93-07) and shot put (32-01.5) and was third in the discus (93-07), and Mallory Fisher was second in the 300 hurdles (53.64), 100 hurdles (16.82) and long jump (15-05).
Other top-three performances from Exeter were turned in by Emma Roeder (second, 400, 1:01.63), Claire Ahern (second, long jump, 15-05), Paige Karam (triple jump, 29-08.5), Finley Mason (second, pole vault, 7-6), Caroline Bowie (third, javelin, 67-09), Dani Caron (third, 400, 1:02.49), Sydney MacVicar (third, 100 hurdles, 17.6), Emma Hamilton (third, 1,600, 6:09.36), Sloane Hanson (third, high jump, 4-04), Rebecca Martin (third, pole vault, 7-0), and Autumn Fabiano (third, shot put, 30-10.25).
BOYS TRACK
Exeter second in four-team meet
EXETER - Exeter won five events, scored 92 points and placed second, behind Pinkerton (101) in a four-team meet. Winnacunnet (28) and Newmarket (20) placed third and fourth, respectively.
Exeter's Colby Orleans won the 300 hurdles (44.65) and pole vault (12-07), while teammates Frankie Zagami (800, 2:14.31), Colton Ray (long jump, 19-11) and Jack Thibodeau (shot put, 42-01) won their respective events.
Other top-three performances from Exeter were turned in by Avery Bourgeault (second, 400, 52.93; third, long jump, 18-02), Eli Smith (second, triple jump, 37-06), Thomas Eastwood (second, pole vault, 10-06), Kenji Chase (second, javelin, 138-02) Ian Cottrill (third, 1,600, 5:11.44), Agee Griffith (third, 400, 54.46), Marcus Clark (third, 800, 2:16.11), Dylan O'Kane (third, shot put, 37-03), and Thibodeau (third, javelin, 133-01; third, discus, 101-1).
Exeter's 4x400-meter relay team, consisting of Zagami, Jackson Tooker, Andrew Allen, and Mathias Skrabal, placed second in 3:54.33.
