NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Hoosac Valley graduate Tanner Bird pitched two innings of one-hit relief to earn his second win in his last two outings as the North Adams SteepleCats on Tuesday defeated the Valley Blue Sox, 5-2, at Joe Wolfe Field.
The 'Cats moved within a game of .500 on the season and moved within a game of fourth-place Valley in the New England Collegiate Baseball League's Northern Division.
With seven games left to play, North Adams (17-18) is two games behind Valley for the division's final playoff spot with no more games left against the Blue Sox.
On Tuesday night, North Adams took control with a four-run second inning that featured an two-run double by Conrad Ziemendorf and an RBI double by Jim Haley.
Bird came into the game to start the fifth inning with a 4-1 lead and held for two innings, striking out one and allowing two base runners.
Mount Greylock graduate Robby Buffis pitched a scoreless seventh, surrendering one hit and striking out one.
North Adams travels to face Vermont on Wednesday. It comes home next Wednesday to face Keene.
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