PITTSFIELD , Mass. — After a strong outing by pitcher Cam Ginnity, the Holden Little League 11-year-old All-Stars defeated Pittsfield, 15-1, to move on in the Section 1 tournament on Sunday at Deming Park

 

Each team went into the elimination game with a 1-1 record.

 

Holden’s offense sparked early in the game with a series of walks finished off by a two-RBI single by Cole Pare, and a run scored on a passed ball.

 

During the game Pittsfield's offense struggled heavily against Ginnity

 

He registered five total strikeouts as well as going the distance in the run-rule win.

 

“Cam [Ginnity] is one of our better pitchers, he also has a really good team of players behind him,” Holden coach Matt Gull said.

 

Offensively, Holden’s Evan Zaccaria went 2-for-2 with a double, single and a walk.

 

He also came around the bases and recorded two of his team's runs.

 

Holden will now face off against Westfield who has proven to be a difficult team to face.

 

On Saturday, Westfield beat Pittsfield, 13-2. 

 

“It's always difficult to face a team like Pittsfield,” Gull said. “It's always a tough game facing Westfield. We've faced them a bit in the last few years and we will see what happens.”

 

Pittsfield's energy was definitely there all game. But unfortunate events, including six miscues in the field, caused a lot of runs to be scored against them.

 

Pittsfield pitchers Edaniel Hebert and Troy Maloy split time on the mound, allowing eight earned runs in the loss.

 

They made a lot of contact at the plate, too, but Ginnity’s velocity and location kept Pittsfield’s hitters off balance.

 

An exception came in the bottom of the first.

 

Oliver Brown got his team’s first hit but was erased trying to get to third on Ryder Froio’s single. Froio took second on the throw and scored on Connor Dalton’s single one batter later to trim Pittsfield’s deficit to 3-1.

 

The bottom of the order for Holden secured its win, scoring seven of the team’s total 15 runs.

 

Including a good day at the plate from Mike Bristol, going 2-for-3 with two RBIs.

 

This game ended Pittsfield 11s tournament run, unfortunately. But the District 1 champs will have a chance to move up next spring to 12-year-old squad.

 

WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Westfield Little League 10-year-old All-Stars also ended Pittsfield’s Section 1 tournament on Sunday, beating their Western Mass rivals, 13-3.

 

Chase Albano went 2-for-2 with an RBI, and Shaun Boehm had a single and an RBI for PIttsfield.

 

Pittsfield used four different pitchers in the five-inning game.