Pittsfield 15s Fall in World Series Quarter-Final

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LAWRENCEBURG, Tenn. -- The Southeast regional champions scored twice in the bottom of the sixth to earn a 5-4 win over Pittsfield on Tuesday evening at the Babe Ruth Baseball 15-year-old World Series.
 
Jake McNeice went 2-for-2 with a run scored and an RBI, and Jack Cooney went 1-for-2 with two walks and two RBIs for Pittsfield.
 
McNeice also went the distance on the mound, allowing four earned runs while striking out four.
 
Southeast moved on to Wednesday's semi-finals of the single-elimination tournament. Pittsfield, which won the New England regional title earlier this summer, finished the national tournament with a record of 2-3.
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Pittsfield Woman Dies After Being Rescued From Structure Fire

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The woman who was rescued when her home caught fire on Monday has died. 
 
The Berkshire District Attorney's Office confirmed on Tuesday that Susan Steenstrup, 67, died after she was pulled from the blaze at 1 Marlboro Drive. The cause of death has not been confirmed.
 
Steenstrup was found on the second-floor by firefighters who responded to the blaze at about 6:45 p.m. She was taken by County Ambulance to Berkshire Medical Center. 
 
The two-story, 1930s home is coned off and shows signs of the emergency response such as a broken front window where crews entered to rescue Steenstrup. The fire was reported to have spread from the kitchen and a cause has not yet been determined.
 
Steenstrup was the only occupant at the time. The home had been in her family since at least the 1960s. 
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