Mattanawcook Academy of Lincoln's pitcher (Tash) spun a 2 hitter vs. JBapst on Monday, and the Crusaders lost their 2nd game of the season, 4-1. Bapst could muster but 2 hits, a Casey Hull single in the 3rd inning and Bill Wetherbee's single in the 7th inning.
Wetherbee had 2 stolen bases and scored the lone JB run.
The loss erased another outstanding pitching performance by Chris Hammond. Hammond pitched 5 innings of perfect baseball not allowing a runner or hit. Until the single in the 6th inning, he had retired the first 16 batters he faced. In the sixth, MA broke it open with 2 singles and a triple to take a 3-0 lead. They tacked on one more run in the 7th with a double and single.
Hammond struck out 9 on the day while giving up 5 hits and not issuing a walk.
JB is now 5-2-1 on the season as they head to Dover-Foxcroft on Tuesday seeking revenge for a 2-1 loss earlier in the season.