Ellsworth Baseball Falls to Hermon 5-3
In the opening game for both the Ellsworth Eagles and the Hermon Hawks, the Hermon Hawks defeated Ellsworth 5-3 on a windy afternoon in Hermon on Saturday, April 20th.
Hermon scored 1st in the bottom of the 1st to take a 1-0 lead. Ellsworth got on the scoreboard in the top of the 3rd to tie the score 1-1. Hermon scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 3rd inning, as Will Perkins hit a home run, driving in 2 runs, and Hermon took a 4-1 lead. Ellsworth scored twice in the top of the 4th to make the score 4-3 but that was the closest they would get. Hermon pushed across an insurance run in the bottom of the 6th, and ended up with the win 5-3.
Cody Del Conte started the game for Ellsworth and went 4 innings, allowing 4 hits, 4 runs, 3 of them earned and striking out 1 while allowing 3 walks. He was relieved by Hunter Cote who pitched 2 innings giving up 3 hits, 1 run which was unearned, walking none and striking out 3. Jared Cox pitched a complete game for Hermon allowing 8 hits, 3 runs, 1 of which was earned and struck out 7 while giving up 4 walks. Ellsworth and Hermon each had 2 errors.
Hermon's Will Perkins hit a home run and Josh Wilson had a double. Ellsworth left 7 runners on base and Hermon left 4 on base.
Box Score
Ellsworth | |||||
Name | At Bats | Runs | Hits | RBI | |
Steven Mahon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Jacob Maguire | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Brandon Braley | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
Dustin Smelley | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Sid St. Peter | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Griffin Nightingale | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Cody Del Conte | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Hunter Cote | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mitch Domagala | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Connor Maguire | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Totals | 27 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |
Hermon | |||||
Name | At Bats | Runs | Hits | RBI | |
Josh Wilson | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
Jared Cox | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Nick Gerette | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Will Perkins | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Connor Farmer | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Jeremy Beaulieu | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
Joey Martin | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Tyler Thayer | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Mike Turner | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals | 23 | 5 | 7 | 3 | |
Ellsworth 0-1 plays at Sumner 0-1 on Tuesday, April 23. Hermon 1-0 plays next at Old Town 1-1 on Tuesday.