WESTFIELD, Mass. – The Pittsfield and Westfield 16-and-under Babe Ruth All-Stars Wednesday were tied, 1-1, after eight innings when darkness forced a suspension of their game in the Western Mass State Tournament.

 

Pittsfield and Westfield will play the conclusion of the game on Thursday at 5 p.m. at Deming Park and then play the regularly scheduled Game 2 of their best-of-three series.

 

On Wednesday, Connor Paronto hit a two-out single, stole second base, moved up on a passed ball and scored on Eddie Ferris’ single to give Pittsfield a 1-0 lead in the top of the third.

 

Westfield came back and scored a run in the bottom of the inning, and the teams stayed tied until darkness fell.

 

Cam Hillard went 6 and two-thirds innings on the mound for PIttsfield, striking out seven and not allowing an earned run.

 

Ferris finished the seventh inning and pitched a 1-2-3 eighth to keep the game tied.

 

13U Babe Ruth

PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Ryan Aldrich went 3-for-5 with a pair of RBIs Wednesday to lead the Westfield Babe Ruth All-Stars to an 11-5 win over Pittsfield in the Western Massachusetts State Tournament at Deming Park.

 

Westfield broke a 1-1 tie with five runs in the top of the fifth and tacked on five more in the top of the sixth to go ahead, 11-5, in sweeping the tournament, 11-1.

 

Westfield won the teams’ first meeting, 5-4, on Monday at Bullens Field.

 

Despite the loss, PIttsfield moves on to the New England Regional Tournament next week. Westfield is the host for the regional; Pittsfield will take the Western Mass seed into the event, which gets underway on July 19.