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Berkshire Force 16u Team Wins Babe Ruth World Series

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JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- Toni Satrape went 2-for-3 with an RBI and a run scored Tuesday evening to help the Berkshire Force 16-and-under softball team defeat WVAC-Debary and claim the Babe Ruth Softball National Championship.
 
Ashley Keegan went 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI at the plate and went the distance in the circle, striking out three and not allowing an earned run.
 
Haley Tobin, Toni Satrape and Erin Murphy each drove in a run. Britney Perkett went 2-for-3 and scored two runs.
 
Earlier Tuesday, Berkshire played its way into the championship game by winning the continuation of a game started Monday evening against host Jensen Beach.
 
Keegan struck out six and allowed three earned runs as Berkshire advanced with a 6-4 win.
 
Murphy went 2-for-3 with a walk, and Satrape was 2-for-4 with an RBI in the win. Isabella Aitken went 1-for-2 with a sacrifice and a run scored.
 
14-and-under
JENSEN BEACH, Fla. -- The Berkshire Force softball 14-and-under team fell in the final game of the losers bracket at the Babe Ruth World Series on Tuesday afternoon.
 
The Force's second loss in the double-elimination tournament dropped it from contention in the national championship.
 
JPRD West emerged with a 6-2 win and the right to take on the USA Glory Broken Bow in Tuesday evening's championship round.
 
In the elimination game at Pineapple Park, Madison Tobin went 1-for-3 with a run scored, and Sarah McMahon went 2-for-3 for the Force.
 
Mary Lee (2-for-3) and Payton O'Connell drove in Berkshire's runs, and Tess Lyon, Abigail Santos and Brianna Clary each had a hit.
 
Lee went the distance on the mound, striking out three.
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Pittsfield Man Facing Charges in Hit-and-Run

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — A city man is facing charges in Vermont related to a hit-and-run crash that seriously injured a pedestrian. 
 
The Bennington (Vt.) Banner reports that Nelsin Martin, 21, is facing a felony charge in the May 8 incident. He could face up to 15 years behind bars if found guilty.
 
The crash occurred on Route 7 near the intersection with Route 346 at about 6:38 a.m. A witness and video from a Pownal school bus indicated that two vehicles were driving south down the highway nearly side by side at an excessive speed. The witness said they appeared to be racing, according to the Banner. A third vehicle was mentioned by it was not clear if it was involved. 
 
The pedestrian, 37-year-old Adrienne Formel of Pownal, was struck by the vehicle in the far right lane, which was either trying to pass in the breakdown lane or was "bumped" by another vehicle, according to witnesses.  
 
The victim was taken to Albany (N.Y.) Medical Center with life-threatening injuries, including a broken arm, and had to have her right leg amputated. 
 
Vermont State Police identified two vehicles, a white Chevrolet Silverado and a white Volkswagen sedan, which both fled the scene south into Massachusetts and were last seen on North Hoosac Road in Williamstown. By the end of the day, they had identified both the vehicles and the drivers. 
 
Martin is expected to be arraigned next week. 
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