Wild County Final Ends with Force Black on Top in 14U DivisionBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:06PM / Monday, August 04, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – In the sixth inning of Monday’s Berkshire County summer league 14-and-under championship game, the Berkshire Force Black team got a couple of bad breaks. Then, it got the biggest break of the night and cashed in to score three runs and take a 9-8 win over the Force Teal squad. Madilyn Demary went 2-for-2 with a double and an RBI and walked and scored the winning run in the decisive three-run rally as the top-seeded Force Black prevailed in a back and forth game that saw three lead changes. Amelia Polidoro struck out eight and walked just two in a complete-game win in the circle for the Black. But it was the Teal team that had all >> Read More |
Pedal N Plod Biathlon Returns to Adams, CheshireiBerkshires.com Sports,
12:20PM / Sunday, August 03, 2025 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- Pittsfield's Kellie Harrington and Eric Harrington Sunday were the top two individuals when the Pedal N Plod biathlon returned to North Berkshire. Eric Harrington was the first across the finish line in the Iron Male division, completing the 4.4-mile run and 22-mile bicycling course in 1 hour, 20 minutes, 18.72 seconds. Kellie Harrington won the Iron Female division with a time of 1:35:05.13. Eric Harrington was just more than a minute ahead of runner-up Matt Rabasco (1:21:20.79). He was 31 seconds behind Rabasco at the end of the running portion and still trailed at the completion of the first 11-mile loop of the bike race but finished strong >> Read More |
Force Teams Advance to County 14U FinaliBerkshires.com Sports,
08:24PM / Friday, August 01, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – It will be the Berkshire Force against the Berkshire Force when the county’s summer travel league championship is decided at the 14-and-under level on Monday evening at the Doyle Complex. The Force Blue Friday scored seven times in the first inning and went on to a 15-0 win over the Northern Berkshire Girls Softball League Klein Building and Remodeling squad. At the other end of the complex, Friday, the Force Black scored five times in the top of the sixth to break open a three-run game and went on to a 12-6 win over Dalton in the league’s other semi-final. The two Pittsfield-based squads will play for the league title at 5:45 on >> Read More |
Rhode Islanders Drop Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s to 0-3 at RegionaliBerkshires.com Sports,
11:20PM / Sunday, July 27, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The North Providence, R.I., 13-year-old All-Stars scored six times in the top of the first and went on to a 9-5 win over Pittsfield at the Babe Ruth New England Championship on Sunday. Gabriel Ferreira went 2-for-3 with an RBI, and Jackson Rahill was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs for the Rhode Island State Champions. Cooper Reed led Pittsfield, going 3-for-4 at the plate. Isaac Acevedo went 2-for-3 with two runs batted in. Pittsfield finishes play in the four-team round-robin phase at the tournament with a record of 0-3. Rhode Island (1-2) moves on to Monday's bracket-play phase of the tournament. >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Edged at RegionaliBerkshires.com Sports,
09:59PM / Saturday, July 26, 2025 | |
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Arlington, Mass., All-Stars Saturday rallied for four runs in the bottom of the seventh to earn a 5-4 win over Pittsfield at the Babe Ruth New England Regional Championship. Jasper Chung singled to left with two out to drive in the tying and winning runs as the Eastern Massachusetts runners-up improved to 2-0 at the regional. Jacob Knauth and Cooper Reed each had a hit and an RBI for Pittsfield, which took a 4-0 lead in the top of the second. Reed started on the mound and threw three scoreless innings in the loss. PIttsfield (0-2) will finish pool play and play for a berth in the tournament quarter-finals on Sunday at 7 p.m. when it >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Drop New England Regional OpenerBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
11:12PM / Friday, July 25, 2025 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Cody Meek and Jack Patterson combined to strike out 11 hitters Friday as the Stamford, Conn., Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars beat Pittsfield, 5-0, in the New England Regional at Wahconah Park. Meek picked up nine Ks in six innings of work, and he and Patterson faced the minimum number of hitters in the seven-inning win. Meet gave up a pair of hits, but he got a double play and helped throw out a runner on the basepaths. Neither pitcher for the Connecticut state champions allowed a walk. “Velocity, his curve ball was very good,” Pittsfield coach Cory Hillard said of Meek. “And the second kid, I think, might have been >> Read More |
New England Regional, La Festa Exchange to Delight Area Baseball FansiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:31AM / Friday, July 25, 2025 | |
 A busy weekend of youth baseball is on tap for two historic county venues. The action gets underway at 10 a.m. on Friday morning when Westfield takes on Vermont State Champion Essex Junction in the first game of the 13-year-old Babe Ruth New England Championship at Wahconah Park. It will be the first of 17 games over five days to determine who will represent New England in the World Series that gets underway in Jamestown, N.Y., on Aug. 14. Host Pittsfield will play in the final game on Friday, a planned 7 p.m. first pitch against Connecticut State Champion Stamford. Pittsfield will then play its next two pool play games at 7 p.m. on Saturday and >> Read More |
Taconic High School Opens New Track With Ribbon CuttingBy Breanna Steele, iBerkshires Staff
05:35PM / Thursday, July 24, 2025 | |
Improper drainage had been a serious concern of the old track and the school could not hold track meets there. PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Taconic High School track is officially open for the community and Pittsfield High and Taconic athletes. On Thursday morning, track coaches from both high schools got to cut ribbons with their respective school colors to symbolize the opening of the new track. "This is amazing. It's beautiful. It finishes our campus. We were so fortunate that Pittsfield is invested not only in Taconic, but in this whole site. So, this was one of the last things we were looking at to upgrade," said Taconic Principal Matthew Bishop, who's been
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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s' Run Ends at New England RegionaliBerkshires.com Sports,
11:55AM / Tuesday, July 22, 2025 | |
 NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Dax Russell threw 6 and a third innings Friday to lead the Plymouth Babe Ruth All-Stars to a 6-4 win over Pittsfield in the semi-finals of the New England Regional Championships. Russell helped his cause by doubling and driving in a pair of runs for the Eastern Massachusetts champs, who took a 6-2 lead after two innings and held off Pittsfield late. In the sixth, Bryce Hoff led off with a triple and came home on Jace Coco's RBI single to make it 6-3. In the top of the seventh, Kydd Kearns led off with a single, and Austin Decker moved him to second with a single. With two out, Kevin Smith singled to left to drive in Kearns. But >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Reach New England Regional SemisiBerkshires.com Sports,
05:13PM / Monday, July 21, 2025 | |
 NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Bryce Hoff went 6 and two-third innings on the mound Monday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars to a 7-2 win over Brattleboro, Vt., at the New England Regional Championships. The win sends Pittsfield into Tuesday morning’s semi-final game against Eastern Massachusetts Champion Plymouth at 10 a.m. at North Providence High School. A win in the morning will send Pittsfield to the 4 p.m. regional final to decide who goes to the World Series. On Monday, Hoff struck out three and walked one before giving the ball to Aiden Arseneau to finish up the seventh inning. Kydd Kearns led Pittsfield offensively, going 2-for-2 and >> Read More |
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