PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Abdiel Cotto went 3-for-3 with a double and three runs scored, and the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars roared to their third straight dominating win in pool play of the state tournament.
Pittsield scored nine runs in the first inning and beat Northbridge, 14-3, at Deming Park.
Pittsfield won its Pool A games by scores of 18-1, 19-1 and 14-3, a combined margin of 51-5.
Jack Scarafoni tripled, and Matt Stracuzzi and Jordan Nassif each doubled for Pittsfield, which advanced to the six-team, single-elimination tournament composed of the top two teams from each pool.
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