Lopez Helps Power Destruction to 2-1 Day in Maryland Tourney| 10:30PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
 SALISBURY, Md. – The Mass Destruction 16-and-under travel softball team went 2-1 on Tuesday at the USSSA Eastern Championship. In Tuesday’s first game, the Destruction, well, destroyed the Elkridge Hurricanes, 13-0. Navaeh Lopez went 3-for-3 with a double and four runs batted in to lead a 12-hit attack as the Destruction ended the game in four innings. Amanda Pou earned the win in the circle, striking out six and allowing one hit in a complete-game effort. The Destruction dropped a 6-0 decision to the Northwest Explosion Lilly but bounced back to beat Alpha B_Criss, 9-0. Kamryn Renata went 2-for-3 with a triple and a pair of RBIs. Natalie >> Read More |
Pittsfield Edged in Babe Ruth 15-Year-Old Regional FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:14PM / Tuesday, July 25, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars’ post-season run ended when they ran into a buzz saw at Wahconah Park on Monday night. Norwalk, Conn.’s, Jaxon Ermo struck out six and allowed just two hits in 6 and two-thirds innings to lead the Connecticut State Champions to a 2-0 win in the New England Regional Championship Game. “We couldn’t string anything together,” Pittsfield manager Elmar Uy said. “I mean, he was dealing. “We put the bat on the ball, just at everyone. We launched a couple out here that probably would have been out in most ballparks, but, as you know, Wahconah Park is a little big. >> Read More |
Mass Destruction Softball 16Us Tie New Jersey Squad| 10:51PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
SALISBURY, Md. – Audrina Maloney went 2-for-2 with three RBIs Monday as the Mass Destruction tied the New Jersey Sparks, 7-7, in the opener of the USSSA Eastern Championship. Mia Arpante struck out a pair and allowed just three earned runs over four innings in a complete-game effort in a game stopped by the tournament’s time rule. Elena Iovieno, Sadie Aitken and Ella Bassi each had a hit for Mass Destruction. The travel team continues play in the tournament’s 16U B division on Tuesday with three games, starting with a matchup with the Elkridge, Md., Hurricanes at 9:30 a.m. >> Read More |
Egan, Pittsfield 15-Year-Olds Dominate Westfield, Advance in RegionalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
04:18PM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Efficient pitching and timely hitting combined to send the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to the final day of the New England Regional tournament. And those elements also combined to give Pittsfield the best possible chance to do some damage on championship day. Matt Egan threw four innings, and Pittsfield scored five runs with two out in the bottom of the fourth en route to a 9-0 win over Westfield at Wahconah Park on Monday afternoon. The win sends Pittsfield to the regional semi-finals on Tuesday, where it will play Maine State Champion Capital Area of Augusta at 1 p.m. A win in the semis means a trip to the New England >> Read More |
Pittsfield's Robitaille Places Second at National ChampionshipiBerkshires.com Sports,
11:20AM / Monday, July 24, 2023 | |
 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Taconic High School graduate Andrew Robitaille Saturday placed second in the under-18 boys diviison of the U.S. Bowling Congress Junior Gold Championships. Robitaille rolled a 181 in the championship match to finish just behind Sunbury, Ohio's, Aidan Furukawa, who rolled a 197. The two were the last bowlers standing after five long days of bowling that started with 1,313 bowlers in the qualifying round. Robitaille placed eighth in that 1,300 bowler field, rolling a 288 game on the way to a four-game series of 928. That great start helped Robitaille spend the week well in contention for one of the 188 bowlers who would advance to >> Read More |
Big Third Inning Keys Win for Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15siBerkshires.com Sports,
10:42PM / Sunday, July 23, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Quentin Christopher and Jay Codey combined on a five-hitter Sunday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to a 7-3 win over Norwalk, Conn., in the New England Regionals at Wahconah Park. With the win, Pittsfield finishes pool play with a record of 2-1 and advances to Monday's regional quarter-finals, where it will meet Western Mass rival Westfield at 1 p.m. for a berth in the tournament's Final Four. "Huge bounceback win and some redemption for the boys after the tough loss [Saturday] night," Pittsfield manager Elmar Uy said. Christopher struck out five, walked two and scattered five hits over five >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Reach New England Semi-Finals| 08:07PM / Sunday, July 23, 2023 | |
 ROCHESTER, N.H. -- The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars Sunday beat Stamford, Conn., 10-5, to win their pool and clinch a spot in the New England Regional semi-finals. Sebastien Herrera, Sam Gyurjan and Robby Bazinet each had two hits for Pittsfield, which jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the first and never looked back in finishing pool play with a record of 3-0. Bazinet also threw two scoreless innings for Pittsfield, which spread the pitching load over five different arms. Mason Daley went 2 and two-thirds innings on the bump, allowing two hits and one run. By virtue of the win, Pittsfield gets Monday off and awaits the winner of one of >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Edged in Regional FinalBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:28PM / Sunday, July 23, 2023 | |
 NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Pittsifeld Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars battled back from a 5-0 deficit to win Sunday's New England Regional Semi-Final. But a late two-run rally by Trumbull, Conn., was too much to overcome. Trumbull erased an early one-run deficit for a 3-1 win in the title game at North Providence High School, claiming a berth in next month's Babe Ruth World Series and denying this cohort of Pittsfield players a second straight trip to the national championship tourney. Pittsfield, which cruised through pool play at the regional with a 3-0 record, ran into a major speedbump in the semis against Eastern Massachusetts Champion >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15s Fall to Braintree in Pool PlayBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:20PM / Saturday, July 22, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Connor Grieve struck out eight hitters and allowed two hits in 5 and two-thirds innings Saturday night to pitch the Braintree Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to a 5-1 win over Pittsfield in the New England Regional Championship at Wahconah Park. The win ties Braintree with Pittsfield for second place in the eight-team tournament’s National pool. Both teams are 1-1 with a game left to play on Sunday. After the completion of pool play on Sunday, the second- and third-place teams in each pool advance to Monday’s quarter-finals with the two pool winners getting a bye into Tuesday’s semi-finals. Pittsfield, which cruised to a >> Read More |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Blank New Hampshire Champs| 12:24PM / Saturday, July 22, 2023 | |
 ROCHESTER, N.H. -- Three different pitchers combined on a three-hitter Saturday morning as the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars earned an 8-0 win over New Hampshire State Champion Keene at the New England Regional Championship. Mason Daley, Brendan Merwin and Jason Fields combined to strike out eight hitters as Pittsfield improved to 2-0 in pool play at the eight-team tournament. Daley got the start and went 3 and one-third innings, striking out four while allowing just one hit and one walk. Merwin went to the mound in the fourth inning and went 2 and two-thirds before Fields finished up in the seventh. Offensively, Pittsfield made the most of its nine >> Read More |
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