The Falmouth Baseball team (10-7) shut out the Gorham Rams (6-11) in the first round of the HS playoffs. Garrett Tracy struck out nine and drove in a run to lead the Yachtsmen.
Connor Coffin had a double as one his 2 hits.
Falmouth scored on a passed ball in the first inning, and a sacrifice fly by Ike Kiely in the third inning.
Tracy (6-2) earned the win, allowing four hits with one walk.
Falmouth advances to play at No. 2 Thornton Academy (14-2) in the Class A South quarterfinals on Thursday at 4 p.m.
Gus Ford runs down a deep fly ball late in the game to preserve the Falmouth victory.
| Records | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | R | H | E | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gorham | 6-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Falmouth | 10-7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 5 | 0 |
Batteries—G, Skolfield, Goschke (5) and Boylen; F, G. Tracy and Kiely..
WP—Tracy (6-2).
LP—Skolfield.
2B—G, Polchies; F, Coffin.
Repeat hitters—G, Polchies; F, Coffin.
