Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14s Win Western Mass Title

iBerkshires.com Sports09:45PM / Sunday, July 13, 2025Print Story | Email Story

WESTFIELD, Mass. – Kevin Smith Sunday struck out nine in 5 and two-thirds innings on the mound and went 3-for-4 with an RBI at the plate to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 14-year-old All-Stars to a 5-1 win over Westfield and a Western Massachusetts Championship.

Smith gave up one hit and one run before giving the ball to Bryce Hoff, who threw 1 and a third innings of scoreless relief.

Pittsfield, which went 1-1 in pool play to reach the final against 2-0 Westfield, took a 2-0 lead in the top of the third, when Aiden Arseneau doubled to center field to drive in Jack Wendling and Austin Decker.

Pittsfield eventually led, 5-0, before Westfield put a run across in the bottom of the fifth.

Arseneau finished with a game-high three RBIs.

Jace Coco and Jonathon Parson each doubled in the win.

Pittsfield moves on to the Babe Ruth 14-year-old New England Regional Championship, scheduled for July 18-22 in North Providence, R.I.

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North Adams Man Pleade Not Guilty to Father's Murder

Staff Reports 11:45AM / Tuesday, October 20, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — David Louis Boucher, who is accused of killing his father, pleaded not guilty Monday in Berkshire Superior Court.

Boucher, 48, was indicted on one count of murder and two counts of larceny.

In May 2026, Boucher allegedly stabbed his father, 67-year-old David Allen Boucher, and left him for dead in his home at 256 Walnut St. The younger Boucher lived downstairs and his father upstairs in the multi-family home.

Boucher admitted to killing his father a week later, shortly before police located the body.

At the time of the arrest, a clear motive was not established, though the Berkshire District Attorney's office suggested it may have involved a gambling debt. Authorities noted there may have also been a mental health component.

Boucher is set to appear in court again in April.

Boucher is currently being held without bail at the Berkshire County House of Correction.