SOUTHAMPTON, Mass. – The Pittsfield Little League 11-year-old All-Stars Friday  advanced to the Section 1 Tournament loser’s bracket final with a 7-0 win at Southampton.

 

The visitors jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI double by Myles Morrison-Gould. In the third inning, Sean Roazak reached on an error, moved up on an infield single by Hector Reyes-Colon, and scored on an RBI groundout by Chase Albano.  Reyes-Colon came around on a wild pitch to stake Pittsfield to a 3-0 lead.

 

An inning later, Pittsfield added to its lead when Colton Smith reached on an error and scored on a double to left field by starting pitcher Carmelo Coco. Singles from Shaun Boehm and Brody Hamilton pushed the advantage to 5-0 after four innings.

 

A solo home run to left by Reyes-Colon in the 5th inning made the score 6-0, and a Smith RBI single an inning later closed out the Pittsfield scoring.

 

Coco got the start on the mound for Pittsfield and struck out six of the nine batters he faced. Blake Jamula and Sean Rozak completed the two-hit shutout.

 

Wes Adamski had both of Sothampton's hits.

 

For Pittsfield, Reyes-Colon and Morrison-Gould had 2 hits each in the victory.

 

Pittsfield's defense was error-free.

 

Pittsfield will now hit the road for a third straight day, returning to Westfield for a 1 p.m. elimination contest on Saturday.