ROCHESTER – The Spaulding High School baseball team pulled off a Division I stunner on Saturday with a 10-inning, 2-1 win over Exeter.
The Red Raiders improved to 5-9 on the season, while Exeter suffered its third straight loss, and is now 13-4.
Spaulding’s Bryce Bushway, who had two hits, delivered the game-winning, walk-off with a single up the middle that scored Trevor Cormier from second base. Cormier led of the inning with a single, and Owen Nesbitt’s sacrifice bunt moved him to second.
“Playoffs are still a long shot for us, but this was the season-defining win for us against a well-coached program that we look up to,” Spaulding head coach Brad Taylor said. “We’re finally playing solid defense and getting bunts down. The kids are seeing how those aspects of baseball make a difference. They’re buying into not only what our coaching staff preaches, but what the other great programs like Exeter do.”
Spaulding center fielder Alex Locke threw out an Exeter runner at the plate in the top of the 10th, keeping the score tied at 1-1.
Spau;ding’s Hunter Spencer went nine innings, allowed one run on five hits, and struck out five. Aiden Auger earned the win, pitching the 10th.
Hayden Schimoler had a hit and the lone RBI for the Blue Hawks, while teammates Mike Caron, John Bakker, Brennan Schimoler, Cam Piwnicki and Finn Adams each had a hit.
BOYS TENNIS
York 3
Cape Elizabeth 2
YORK, Maine – Paul Seah (No. 1, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4) and Liam Pulsifer (No. 3, 6-3, 7-5) won their respective singles matches for York (11-1) in this Class B South win.
In doubles, Cole Bridges and Brennan Ciani won 6-3, 6-3 at No. 1.
GIRLS TENNIS
Spaulding 8
Concord 1
CONCORD — Stella Mitropoulos (No. 1, 8-4), Lucy Gosselin (No. 2, 8-3), Taitley Lesley (No. 3, 8-2), Ashley Stewart (No. 4, 8-4), Arianna Therrien (No. 5, 8-3) and Evelyn Hard (No. 6, 8-4) all won their respective singles matches for Spaulding (3-11) in its final match of the season,
In doubles, Mitropoulos and Gosselin won 8-1 at No.1, and Therrien and Hardy won 8-2 at No. 3.