Post 68-1 Senior Legion Team Walks Off Win Against Sheffield

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Dominic Marcella drew a bases-loaded walk in the bottom of the seventh Sunday to give the Pittsfield Post 68-1 American Legion Baseball team a 7-6 win over Sheffield Post 340.

Ben Jacob started the winning rally with a single to right, and Gavin O’Donnell singled to left to put runners at the corners.

Sheffield opted to intentionally walk Jack Abel (1-for-3, triple, three RBIs), bringing Marcella to the plate with a chance to end it.

Post 68 rallied for six runs in the bottom of the fifth to erase a 5-0 deficit and take a one-run lead.

Sheffield tied it in the top of the sixth when Christian Blanchard singled to drive in Parker Smith to make it 6-6.

Dominic Velasco led Post 340’s offense, going 3-for-4 and scoring twice. Ben Kelly was 2-for-4 with a pair of RBIs.

Jacob went 2-for-4 with an RBI and stole a base for Post 68.

Cam Harrington, Camden Zerbato and Abel split time on the mound for Pittsfield, combining to strike out seven and give up 10 walks.

Parker Smith and Matt Lowe shared time on the mound for Post 340, striking out six.

Post 340 (3-2) hosts Belchertown on Monday at War Memorial Field in Lenox.

Post 68 (6-0) travels to Westfield on Tuesday.

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Pittsfield Remembers Lives Lost to Overdose, Underscores Harm Reduction

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff
05:33AM / Tuesday, September 01, 2026

Mayor Peter Marchetti reads a proclamation at City Hall encouraging residents to raise awareness and lift each other up.

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Dozens of people gathered downtown on Monday to remember those lost to overdose and work toward a future of zero deaths from substance use disorder.

The Berkshire Overdose and Addiction Prevention Collaborative and its partners held a proclamation reading and flag-raising at City Hall, followed by a standout in Park Square with signs promoting the use of naloxone, harm reduction, and reducing associated stigma.

There were 23 fatal overdoses in Berkshire County in 2025, 11 in Pittsfield. This is down 44 percent from the 41 countywide fatalities in 2024.

While it is a significant decrease, advocates want to see that number at zero.

"On the one hand, we're very pleased to see this significant of a decrease. This is actually the lowest number that we've had since [Department of Public Health] started collecting these numbers in 2013, but the goal is still zero," said Andy Ottoson, public health planner with the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.

August is International Overdose Awareness Month, the world's largest annual campaign to end overdose, remember those lost without stigma, and acknowledge the grief of families and friends left behind. September is National Recovery Month, a national observance to educate the public on the importance of substance use treatment and mental health services.

Samantha Kendall of Berkshire Harm Reduction explained that it is truly meeting people where they are, as they are, and when they are, "and I think we all do a really great job at that."

"We also want to remember that we're building a community for everybody, and systems and policies for everybody. That's really important in harm reduction work, so that's also the reason we're here today," she said.

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