PITTSFIELD – A year after falling a game short, Mazzeo’s Ristorante returned to the championship game and found redemption defeating Pittsfield Police Department, 8-3, to win the Pittsield Girls’ Softball U12 Minor Division Championship.

 

The win capped off an undefeated 16-0 season for Mazzeo’s. In the championship game, Amanda Pou was 3-for-3 with a run and pitched four innings for Mazzeo’s while Cheyann Goddard, Addison Guillermo, and Lynniah Hadsell each chipped in with a hit and a run apiece.

 

Goddard threw two strong innings from the circle for the eventual champs.

 

For Police Department, Mia Arpante and Ella Bassi kept their team in the game with strong pitching after surrendering five runs in the second inning.  Audrina Maloney had two hits and two RBIs while Arpante, Molly Kennedy-Muntz, and Addison Ferrin each had a hit and scored a run for Police.

 

Four Win Sportsmanship Awards

 

The Pittsfield Girls’ Softball League proudly presented the first annual “Buddy Biron Sportsmanship Award” to four worthy players.

 

The players were chosen by the PGS umpires based on the players’ hard work, dedication, talent, and sportsmanship. Two players from each division were awarded the honor.

 

In the U10 Rookie Division, Madison Powell and Maddie Harrington were nominated.  For the U12 Minor Division, Cheyann Goddard and Kamryn Renata received the award.

 

The award is named after Buddy Biron, who has umpired both softball and baseball for the past 52 years throughout Berkshire County and beyond.  He is still active in umpiring in the Pittsfield Girls Softball League, always with a smile on his face and a  passion for the game.

 

He loves watching the players grow and develop and his positive attitude is always a welcome site at the ballfield. Despite taking a foul ball to the shoulder in the U12 championship game, Buddy displayed his usual toughness not missing a pitch while finishing the game with a smile on his face and remaining to great the players as they received their awards.