Westfield 10-Year-Old Little Leaguers Knock Out Pittsfield

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WESTFIELD, Mass. – Thomas Sullivan hit a line drive to center field in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run and give the Westfield Little League 10-year-old All-Stars an 11-10 win over PIttsfield in the Section 1 Championship Game on Saturday.
 
Bridger Braun earned the win on the mound for Westfield after holding Pittsfield without a run in the top of the seventh, which started with a “ghost runner” on second base for the visitors.
 
In the bottom of the frame, Andrew Karetka singled to left field to move Westfield’s ghost runner to third base for Sullivan, who ended the game by connecting on a 1-0 pitch.
 
Colton Rowe went 4-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs to lead Westfield; Karetka was 3-for-4 with a double.
 
Pittsfield got a 2-for-4 performance at the plate from Henry Chevalier.
 
Caleb Tierney, Jax Stodden and Luca Bassi each had a hit and an RBI in the loss.
 
Kooper Colon and Chevalier split time on the mound for Pittsfield, which won twice in the loser’s bracket to reach the final round of the four-team tournament.
 
Colon and Chevalier combined to strike out two.
 
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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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