PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Three Pittsfield Little League 12-year-old All-Star pitchers combined to strike out 12 and allow no earned runs on Wednesday as Pittsfield stayed alive in the Section 1 tournament with a 11-1 win over Leominster at Deming Park.

 

Pittsfield survived the elimination bracket game in the double-elimination tournament and earned a return trip on Thursday to Holden, which fell to Westfield in the winners bracket on Wednesday.

 

Mateo Herrera got the start on the mound on Wednesday and struck out seven while allowing two hits and no runs in 3 and a third innings.

 

He then gave the ball to Bradley Charow for an inning and a third. Ryder Froio went to the hill in the bottom of the fifth for an out and pitched around a one-out double for a scoreless sixth.

 

Froio also stayed hot at the plate, going 2-for-2 with a double in a 12-hit Pittsfield attack.

 

Herrera also doubled, going 1-for-3 with a pair of RBIs.

 

Edaniel Hebert and Charow each had a pair of hits.

 

Pittsfield on Thursday will be looking to avenge a 4-3 loss at Holden in the state sectional opener on Tuesday.