PIttsfield 16s, 13s Lose in Babe Ruth Regionals

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AUGUSTA, Maine -- Norwalk, Conn., scored eight runs in the top of the fifth to break open a scoreless game and went on to a 10-0 win over the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 16-year-old All-Stars at the New England Regional on Sunday.
 
Dylan Izzi went 3-for-4 and scored a pair of runs for Norwalk, which held Pittsfield to four hits.
 
Brenden Socie had two of those hits, including a double. Eddie Ferris also doubled, and Sam Glcokner had a hit in the loss.
 
Glockner also threw an inning of scoreless relief.
 
Pittsfield finishes pool play with a record of 1-2.
 
It placed second in its pool, which means a 10 a.m. elimination game on Monday morning against Vermont Champion Lyndon, which went 1-2 to finish in third place in the other four-team pool.
 

13-Year-Old All-Stars

WESTFIELD, Mass. -- Stamford, Conn., defeated Western Massachusetts Champion Pittsfield, 5-3, on Sunday to end Pittsfield's run in the 13-Year-Old New England Regional.
 
Pittsfield went 0-3 in pool play to finish in fourth place in Pool B. The top three teams in each of the tournament's two pools advance to bracket play, which gets underway on Monday at Bullens Field.
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Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires Beats Fund-Raising Record

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- The Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires fund-raiser had another banner year raising money for the Jimmy Fund.
 
The event, which centers on inter-generational pickup baseball and softball games at Clapp Park, had brought in $15,650, as of Tuesday, and dontations were continuing to come in, according to organizer Joe DiCicco.
 
DiCicco has held the event since 2021, and each year it has set a new bar for money raised through entry fees paid by players in the Saturday games, a raffle and free-will donations.
 
Last year's total, then the record, was $14,135.
 
Anyone interested in adding to this year's record total can reach DiCicco at jdicicco7@aol.com or 518-390-2512.
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