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Fields, Melle Lead Teams into Little League Tourney Title GamesBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:40PM / Thursday, July 07, 2022 | |
 Leah Melle and Kaelyn Fields led their respective Little League baseball teams to championship games in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournaments on Thursday night. Melle hit an inside-the-park home run to lead off the bottom of the sixth and give Dalton-Hinsdale’s 10-year-old All-Stars a 7-6 win over Great Barrington. Fields went 3-for-3 with three RBIs and threw 3-? perfect innings to lead the Pittsfield National Division 11-year-olds to a 13-1 win over Great Barrington. Those wins put the Dalton 10s and Pittsfield National 11s into Saturday’s title games – both against squads from the Pittsfield American Division. The Pittsfield Americans played 0 Comments
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Return of Pittsfield's Summer Playground Program| 07:28AM / Thursday, July 07, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield Department of Community Development Recreation Program has announced the return of the Parks Summer Playground Program at three city parks for six weeks beginning Monday, July 11. The Summer Playground Program offers a variety of recreation activities for Pittsfield children ages 6 to 13 free of charge. Playground leaders create safe, supervised and fun-filled environments with activities including sports, games, arts and crafts, and nature activities. Hours of operation will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The program runs through Friday, Aug. 19. Playground leaders will be stationed at Clapp Park, Durant Park 13 Comments
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Pittsfield Squads Roll Up Double-Digit WinsBy Stephen Dravis,
10:55PM / Wednesday, July 06, 2022 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. – A pair of Pittsfield Little League squads Wednesday gave the scoreboard a workout at “Beaver” Bard Field in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament. In the 11-year-old division, the Pittsfield American Division All-Stars scored 10 first-inning runs en route to a 26-0, three-inning win over Great Barrington. In the 12-year-old tourney, the Pittsfield National Division scored 13 times in the top of the sixth to break the game open and cruise to a 20-0 win over Dalton-Hinsdale. Mateo Fox gave up one hit in a three-inning “complete game” shutout for the Americans. For the Nats, Jason Fields and Kevin Smith combined to strike 0 Comments
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Pittsfield American 11s, 12s Dominate Little League Tourney OpenersBy Stephen Dravis,
10:02PM / Tuesday, July 05, 2022 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. – The Pittsfield Little League American Division 11-year-olds beat the Nationals. Pittsfield American’s 12-year-olds beat Adams-Cheshire. And the grounds crew beat Mother Nature. After letting the 10-year-old All-Stars take center stage over the weekend, the older brackets of the Don Gleason District 1 Little League Championships got underway on Tuesday evening. Sebastian Herrera started the post-season with a bang – actually two of them – for the 2021 state finalists in the Williamsport Tournament. Herrera homered twice, the second time a grand slam, and combined with Brendan Merwin on a three-inning no-hitter as the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield AL, NL All-Stars Earn WinsiBerkshires.com Sports,
07:57PM / Sunday, July 03, 2022 | |
 DALTON, Mass. -- Both Pittsfield 10-and-under Little League All-Star teams earned wins on Sunday at the Don Gleason District 1 Championships. The Pittsfield American League All-Stars improved to 2-0 in the four-team round-robin tournament with a 12-4 win over Dalton-Hinsdale on Sunday. Landon Murphy got the win on the mound and helped his cause with a single. Brennan Lyon and Will Nichols each had two hits for the Americans. For Dalton-Hinsdale (0-1), Cam Sievers had a pair of hits, and Leah Melle and Cam Wilds had a hit apiece. The Pittsfield National League All-Stars downed Great Barrington, 11-4. Seth Laprade picked up the win on the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield American 10-Year-Olds Win Tourney OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:59PM / Saturday, July 02, 2022 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – The Berkshire County Little League Baseball All-Star season got underway on Saturday with a solid win for the Pittsfield Americans and a soggy outing for the teams from Dalton and Great Barrington. The Pittsfield American League 10-and-under All-Stars defeated their crosstown rivals from the Pittsfield NL, 14-5, at Chamberlain Park. In the second game scheduled, host Dalton-Hinsdale jumped out to a 3-0 lead in bottom of the first before a torrential rain left the field unplayable. The teams will pick up the game in progress on Thursday. The Americans took control in the opener by batting around and scoring six runs in the top of the 0 Comments
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Lifeguards on Duty at Onota Lake beginning July 1| 07:54AM / Friday, July 01, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The city of Pittsfield's Department of Community Development Recreation Program announced that lifeguards from the Berkshire Family YMCA will be on duty at Onota Lake, the public beach within Burbank Park, beginning Friday, July 1. On Monday, July 4, lifeguards will be on duty from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. However, the schedule for beach supervision will be from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Sundays through Aug.14. Burbank Park is located at 500 Lakeway Drive. For more information, please call Becky Manship, Recreation & Special Events Coordinator at 499-9371. 0 Comments
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Belanger Film Screens Tuesday Evening in Cheshire| 09:10PM / Monday, June 27, 2022 | |
 CHESHIRE, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires museum Tuesday evening will offer a free screening of "Belanger: Big Time Ball Player - Small Town Story" at the Cheshire Community Center. The 70-minute film chronicles the career of Pittsfield native Mark Belanger, an eight-time Gold Glove Award winner with the Baltimore Orioles and 1970 World Series champion. The doors open at 6 p.m., and the screening will begin at about 6:30. Tuesday's event will feature special guest Al Belanger, Mark's brother. The screening is being held in conjunction with "Spreading Baseball Across Adams and Cheshire," a special temporary exhibit from Baseball 0 Comments
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Pittsfield's Perrault Takes 400-Plus Wins into League Final| 06:14AM / Thursday, June 23, 2022 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Three state championships, eleven league titles, 28 years, 409 victories. Those are all one way to measure the success of Pittsfield Little League coach Ty Perrault. But Perrault can offer a different perspective. “To me, it’s kind of like my calling,” he said this week. “When I look back at my life, it’s the thing I’ve done that I’m most happy about. “I’ve had grown men come up to me and thank me. I’m now coaching the sons of kids who I coached, and their father will still call me coach.” Earlier this season, Perrault earned win No. 400 with East Side Cafe. On 0 Comments
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Baseball in the Berkshires Offers Thursday Talk, June Display in Cheshire| 08:08PM / Monday, June 13, 2022 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Baseball in the Berkshires continues an active summer this month with a speech on Thursday and a new display in Cheshire starting Tuesday, June 21. On Thursday at 10:45 a.m., the Jewish Federation of the Berkshires hosts Baseball in the Berkshires director Larry Moore for an exploration of the rich local history of the “National Pastime” in our region. The free program will be presented in person as part of the Federation’s Connecting with Community Series presented at Knesset Israel and will be followed by a kosher hot lunch. Lunch is a $3 suggested donation for adults over 60 years of age or $7 for all 0 Comments
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