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Pittsfield Post 68 Juniors Down Pembroke

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MIDDLEBOROUGH, Mass. – Matt Egan went 3-for-5 with a double on Monday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68 American Legion Juniors to an 11-5 win over Pembroke in the State Championship Tournament.
 
The win keeps Pittsfield alive in the double-elinination tournament and gives it a chance to play on Tuesday afternoon for a berth in the state final.
 
Jason Codey was 2-for-5 with three RBIs. Gavin O’Donnell was 2-for-5 with a double. And Connor Devine tripled in an 11-hit attack for Post 68.
 
Egan, Colby Robb and David Wildgoose split time on the mound for Pittsfield.
 
Egan struck out five and allowed one run in three innings of work. Wildgoose gave up a run in three innings in relief to close out the win.
 
PIttsfield Post 68 on Tuesday at 7 p.m. will play the loser of Monday night’s winner’s bracket game between West Springfield and Swampscott.
 
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Pittsfield Opens 10U Little League Tournament with a Win

By Stephen Dravis
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Caleb Tiereney and Braiden Coon each went 2-for-3 with a pair of doubles Wednesday to lead the Pittsfield Little League 10U All-Stars to a 15-2 win over Adams-Cheshire in the first game of the District 1 Tournament at Deming Park.
 
Luca Bassi also doubled twice and threw three scoreless innings to earn the win in the five-inning game as the starter on the mound.
 
Pittsfield came out swinging and connecting.
 
Six of its first seven hitters reached base and five scored in the top of the first. The only one who did not was Terrell Davies, who was robbed of a sure hit by Adams-Cheshire shortstop Hudson Ziter’s play on a line drive.
 
Prestley Garner doubled in a run, and Tierney hit a two-run double during the rally, which left the designated visitors with a 5-0 lead.
 
“We’ve been doing that in the cage,” Pittsfield coach Matt Stracuzzi said. “I’m telling these guys, ‘Be aggressive. Swing at good pitches. Don’t get behind in the count.’ And tonight they did a good job of that. They really did.”
 
Adams-Cheshire starting pitcher Max Bialas stranded two runners in scoring position in a scoreless second inning. But Bassi and Tiereney each doubled in a three-run third to give Pittsfield an 8-0 lead.
 
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