ADAMS, Mass. – The Pittsfield Little League All-Stars Saturday overcame a rocky start to earn a 19-8 win over Great Barrington in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament at Willard “Beaver” Bard Park.

 

Mateo Hererra went 3-for-3 with two triples and three runs batted in as Pittsfield improved to 2-0 in the four-team round-robin.

 

Pittsfield scored in each of the game’s five innings and jumped out to leads of 4-0 and 9-4, but it took a few innings to quiet Great Barrington’s bats and eliminate some mental mistakes which helped GB generate some of its early runs.

 

“We were a little sloppy in the beginning,” Pittsfield coach Matt Mazzeo said. “Our first at-bat, being the visitors, we drew first blood. We started off right.

 

“But that one inning, we were sloppy – throwing to the wrong base, not making the right plays, not fielding, letting it go through. But that’s not going to happen anymore. We’re on top of it.”

 

Mateo’s leadoff triple to right kick-started Pittsfield in the top of the first, which saw Will Nichols lay down a bunt single for an RBI and Ryder Froio drive in a run with a line drive out to right field.

 

Great Barrington got a triple of its own in the bottom of the inning. Tyler Warren launched the extra-base hit to center to score Camden King with the South County squad’s first run.