BASEBALL

A South quarterfinal: #7-Portland vs. #2-Falmouth

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022

FALMOUTH 8, PORTLAND 5

Second-ranked Falmouth twice erased two-run deficits and rallied to beat No. 7 Portland, 8-5, in a Class A South baseball quarterfinal Wednesday afternoon in Falmouth.

The Navigators will host No. 3 South Portland, the reigning state champion, in the semifinals Saturday.

Portland (10-7-1) took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on a wild pitch and an RBI groundout by Grant Crosby. Falmouth (16-2) got a run in the third on a double from Brady Coyne (three hits), then took a 3-2 lead in the fifth, as Dom Tracy and Patrick Gill each hit a sacrifice fly.

Portland answered with a three-run, two-out rally in the top of the sixth. Anthony Bisco drew a bases-loaded walk to tie the game, and Henry followed with a two-run single.

But Falmouth drew even in the bottom half on an error and catcher’s interference before Gill’s two-run single put the Navigators ahead to stay. An RBI groundout from Bennett Smith, who earned the win in relief, produced the final run.

Bibeau and Colby Winship each had two hits for the Bulldogs.



Records1234567RHE
Portland10-7-12000030574
Falmouth16-2001025x891
Batteries—Fay-LeBlanc, DiMillo (5), Bibeau (6), L. Winship (6) and Becker; Cowperthwaite, Gill (6), Smith (6) and Hendry.
WP—Smith.
LP—DiMillo.
2B—F, Coyne.
Repeat hitters—P, Bibeau, C. Winship; F, Coyne 3.