Charow's Walkoff HR Sends Pittsfield LL Past Dalton-Hinsdale

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ADAMS, Mass. – Bradley Charow hit a two-run home run to center field in the bottom of the sixth Sunday to give the Pittsfield Little League 12-year-old All-Stars a 7-5 win over Dalton-Hinsdale in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament.
 
Pittsfield finishes pool play in the four-team tournament with a record of 3-0 and now gets ready for a date with tournament host Adams-Cheshire on Thursday evening in the championship game.
 
Pittsfield came back from a 4-1 deficit midway through the third inning.
 
It pulled ahead, 5-4, with a three-run fifth in which Ryder Froio hit an RBI single and Andrew Scalise hit a two-run homer.
 
But Dalton-Hinsdale rallied to tie the game in the top of the sixth.
 
Ryder Williams and Cade Baillargeon drew walks ahead of a two-out RBI single by Sebastian Ricchi.
 
In the bottom of the inning, Matt Klinger drew a leadoff walk but was erased when Adam Tanner grounded into a fielder’s choice. With one out, Charow connected with an 0-1 pitch for the walkoff home run.
 
Froio went 2-for-2 in a seven-hit attack for Pittsfield.
 
Mateo Herrera, Froio and Shayne Clairmont split time on the mound, striking out 10 in the win.
 
Ricchi went 3-for-3 for Dalton-Hinsdale, which got a triple and three RBIs from Williams.
 
Williams and Baillargeon handled the pitching duties for D-H, combining to strike out six.
 
Final pool play standings: 1. Pittsfield (2-0); 2 Adams-Cheshire (2-1); 3. Great Barrington (1-2); 4. Dalton-Hinsdale (0-3).
 
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Dalton Finance Makes Reserve Fund Transfers

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff
DALTON, Mass. — The Finance Committee made two reserve fund transfers last Wednesday night. 
 
The reserve fund balance is currently $60,000. This is the first reserve fund transfer the town has made this fiscal year, committee clerk Karen Schmidt said. 
 
A transfer to the vocational education tuition account for $16,000 was approved. The original appropriation was $605,020 and the present balance is $4,527. 
 
It had been previously demonstrated that setting the budget for this account can be challenging due to the uncertainty about how many students will choose to attend vocational education programs.
 
The vocational education account was reduced by $90,000 during a September special town meeting; however, a spot opened up at a vocational program, so a student decided to transfer after the start of the second quarter. 
 
A transfer for the employee fringe benefits account was approved for $10,000. The original appropriation was $64,180. 
 
The present balance is $4,412.77 and is not sufficient to cover the vacation payouts and sick buy backs of the six employees who left this year. 
 
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