Monday's HS Roundup: STA sophomore strikes out 20, throws no-hitter
WEARE – Sophomore Ashleigh von der Linden struck out 20 of the 21 batters she faced, and fired a no-hitter as the St. Thomas Aquinas High School softball team beat John Stark, 3-0, on Monday in this Division III contest.
“(von der Linden) just makes it look effortless when she is out on the mound,” St. Thomas Aquinas head coach McKenzie McGrath said. “The first rule about a no-hitter is you never want to talk about them, right. You never want to talk about them when they’re going on because you don’t want to jinx it.”
A lineout to second base was the only non-strikeout von der Linden had in the game.
“She was in a zone, and I don’t know she even realized what she did until the game was over,” McGrath said.
von der Linden, who walked one batter, helped herself with an RBI single. Sophomores Caroline Mollica and Sophie Graziano each scored a run, while junior Sophie Nadeau also scored.
SOFTBALL
Winnacunnet 22
Dover 5
HAMPTON – Senior Macie Harkovich had four hits and six RBIs, and senior Nicole Basil had four hits and five RBIs as Winnacunnet improved to 6-0 with this Division I win.
The Warriors scored four runs in the first inning, five in both the second and third, and eight in the fourth. Maddie Eaton struck out nine over five innings, earning the win.
Penelope Ayotte had three hits and five RBIs for the Warriors, while Sophia Piccirilli (three hits, two RBIs), Eaton (two hits, RBI) all contributed.
Salem 7
Exeter 3
EXETER – Summer Leclerc had two hits, drove in one run and scored a run, and Annie Christiana had two hits and scored a run for the Blue Hawks in this Division I loss.
Mackenzie Ducharme (two hits), Kristen Bickford (hit, RBI), Sydney Cole (hit) and Emma Plourde (RBI) led the Exeter (2-3) offense.
Salem improved to 5-0.
Cole and Madi Paige played well defensively for Exeter.
Marshwood 12
Kennebunk 11
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine – Alisha Dube’s two-out, walk-off RBI single scored Sophie Mitchell for Marshwood (3-0). Mitchell’s two-run single tied the game.
Raya Anderson (two hits, two RBIs, four runs, two-run homer), Mitchell (three hits, three RBIs, run), Reid Johnson (three-run homer), and Dube (two hits, three RBIs) led the Hawks.
BASEBALL
Salem 13
Exeter
SALEM – Nathan Leighton had two hits and scored a run for Exeter (2-3), while Jason Bickford had an RBI double.
Windham 10
Spaulding 0
ROCHESTER – The Red Raiders were no-hit for the second straight Division I game.
Spaulding starter Jack Sullivan allowed four runs in five innings, and Abi Gomez threw a scoreless sixth. Windham scored six runs in the seventh.
St. Thomas Aquinas 4
John Stark 0
WEARE - Connor Toriello allowed four hits and struck out seven over six innings, earning this Division II win.
Timmy Avery had two hits and an RBI for the Saints, while Jack Lacouture and Ryan Zubricki both had an RBI
The Saints scored one run in the second inning and three in the third.
GIRLS LACROSSE
Marshwood 14
Sanford 1
SANFORD, Maine – Isabell Young had four goals and Meagan Wentworth had two goals and four assists as Marshwood improved to 2-1 with the win.
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Natalie Singer had two goals and two assists for the Hawks, while Eva Moreland (two goals), Ela Manero (goal, assist), Hadley Prewitt (goal, assist), Ali Arrigoni (goal), Isabella Schultze (goal), and Serafina Melino (assist) all contributed.
Marshwood goalie Lily Dupree had three saves.
GIRLS TENNIS
Marshwood 4
Gorham 1
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine – Margaret Spear won her No. 2 singles match, 7-6, 6-2 and the No. 1 doubles team of Rachel Kovach and Ella Holland won 6-3, 6-4 for the Hawks.
Marshwood’s two other wins came by forfeit.
- Coaches are asked to email game summaries to sports editor Jay Pinsonnault at jpinsonnault@seacoastonline.com.