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 |
Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Lose, Stay Alive at New England RegionaliBerkshires.com Sports,
09:52PM / Sunday, July 20, 2025 | |
NORTH PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Smithfield, R.I., Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars Sunday handed Pittsfield a 7-4 loss in the pool play finale at the New England Regional Championship. The Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s (2-1) advance to Monday morning’s bracket play, where they will face Brattleboro, Vt., at 10 a.m. for a berth in the regional semi-final. The Rhode Islanders Sunday scored four runs in the bottom of the third to erase a 2-1 deficit and takes three-run lead they never relinquished. Smithfield was up by four going to the top of the seventh, when Pittsfield loaded the bases with two out and got a walk from Matt Keegan to drive in a run. One >> Read More |
Berkshire Force a Force To Be Reckoned With at CRA TourneyBy Stephen Dravis and Leland Barnes, iBerkshires.com Sports
06:45PM / Sunday, July 20, 2025 | |
DALTON, Mass. – The only force stronger than the Berkshire Force on Sunday was Mother Nature. The Pittsfield-based travel softball program won two age-division titles and was on its way to a third before a mid-afternoon storm caused a premature end to the 14-and-under division final at Pine Grove Park. The Berkshire Force 12U squad finished a 4-0 weekend at the three-day tournament by beating the Greylock Thunder, 10-5, in the finale. The Force 10Us went 3-0 in their three-team division, knocking off the Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat, 16-1, in the championship game. Berkshire’s 14U team scored five runs in the bottom of the sixth for a 12-11, walkoff win >> Read More |
Sheffield American Legion Team Tops Post 68-2 in TournamentiBerkshires.com Sports,
06:18PM / Sunday, July 20, 2025 | |
MILFORD, Mass. – Robert Baer went 2-for-3 with four RBIs Sunday to lead the Sheffield Post 340 Seniors to a 13-3 win over Pittsfield Post 68-2 in the Massachusetts American Legion Tournament. Christian Blanchard, Jack Bissaillon, Ben Kelly and Brady Carpenter each had a pair of hits in a 14-hit attack for Sheffield, which ended the game after five innings. Bissaillon earned the win on the mound with a complete-game effort, striking out seven and walking three. Post 68-2 used three different pitchers, who combined to allow eight earned runs. Connor Kirchner led Pittsfield’s offense with an RBI triple. Aidan Underdown, Colby Robb and Scott Hoffman each >> Read More |
Berkshire Force 14s Win Showdown with Thunder at Dalton TournamentBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
08:57PM / Saturday, July 19, 2025 | |
 DALTON, Mass. – Julia McComish went 2-for-3 with a triple at the plate and threw two scoreless innings in the circle on Saturday morning as the Berkshire Force 14-and-under travel softball team beat the Greylock Thunder, 6-2, in the 15th annual CRA Invitational at Pine Grove Park. But the Force will have to beat the Thunder one more time on Sunday morning to get a crack at the title. The South Troy Dodgers earned wins over Dalton and the Force on Saturday to capture the top seed in the four-team division. The New Yorkers will square off against the hosts again on Sunday at Pine Grove Park in the semi-finals. The Thunder and the Force, meanwhile, will meet >> Read More |
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