Conlon Ranta struck out nine batters and allowed just three hits, leading the Wolverines to a 4-2 win over visiting Telstar High School in Mountain Valley Conference baseball action May 4.

Ranta breezed though the first three innings, throwing just 26 pitches. He helped his own cause in the first inning with a sacrifice fly to left, scoring Grant Hefler, who had walked and moved around to third base. Wiscasset added two more runs in the second inning to go up 3-0.

Daren Wood led off the home half of the third inning with a single to center field and then stole second. Tyler Bailey followed by flying out to center and Ranta then grounded out, advancing Wood to third. Alex Webber then flied out to end the inning.

After giving up a single to the leadoff batter in the fourth, Ranta retired the next three Telstar batters. In the home half of the inning, Grant Hefler singled and drove in Chayse Reed to make it 4-0.

Both of Telstar’s runs came in the sixth inning, the result of a base hit, a walk followed by an error and hit batter.

Wolverine Coach Gregg Wood brought in Bailey to pitch the final inning and salt this one away for Wiscasset Middle High School.

Wiscasset out-hit its guests 4-3. There were no repeat hitters or hits for extra bases. It was an overcast, chilly afternoon for baseball, 44 degrees when the game ended. The win improved Wiscasset’s record to 2-3. The team travels to Dirigo on Friday before returning home May 9 to host Hall-Dale.

Carrabec wins big

Carrabec High School shut out WMHS 10-0 at North Anson on Tuesday, May 2.

Daren Wood drew a walk in the final inning, spoiling what would have been a perfect game for Cobra pitcher Justin Crawford. Crawford finished the afternoon with eight strikeouts and just that one base on balls.

Wood started for the Wolverines and lasted three innings before Hefler was brought in to relieve. Andrew Hendrickson pitched the last inning.

Carrabec scored one run in the first, added four more in the third, four in the fifth and one in the sixth inning.

St. Dom’s prevails

Wiscasset lost a heart-breaker 2-1 to visiting St. Dom’s Academy Friday, April 29.

Tyler Bailey went the distance for the Wolverines, fanning 14 batters, allowing just two walks and a hit batter. He threw 130 pitches.

Both teams were scoreless until the sixth inning when St. Dom’s finally scored. An RBI single by Bryson Grover tied the game 1-1 headed into the final inning. Grover went two for four at the plate with two singles.

St. Dom’s scored the winning run after a fly ball to center dropped a few feet short of the center fielder’s glove, allowing a runner to score from third.

Wood had a double, WMHS’s only extra base hit. Hefler and Ranta both singled.