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Zerbato Throws No-Hitter for Post 68 Legion Team

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WESTIELD, Mass. – Camden Zerbato fired a no-hitter Tuesday to lead the Pittsfield Post 68-1 American Legion Baseball team to an 8-0 win over Westfield.
 
Zerbato struck out eight and walked just two in the victory.
 
“Camden isn’t in our normal pitching rotation but as the regular season is wrapping up, and our pitchers were still resting from their pitch counts – I told him he would start tonight and he wanted the ball,” Post 68-1 coach Dusty Burdette said. “He is a gamer. He does anything you ask him too. I’ve coached Camden since he was 12 years old, and this is the last year I will coach him and for him to do that in his last year with Legion was incredible.”
 
Zerbato helped his cause by going 1-for-3 at the plate.
 
Simon Mele led Pittsfield’s offense, going 2-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs.
 
Jay Codey was 1-for-3 with a double and drove in two runs. Gavin O’Donnell was 1-for-4 with a single and two RBIs.
 
Post 68-1 (10-1) is home on Wednesday to face Monson Post 241 at Buddy Pellerin Field at Clapp Park.
 
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Teacher of the Month: Nickole Halvorsen

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — For many students, kindergarten is their first experience in a school setting and the beginning of ongoing growth and change throughout their lives.
 
Kindergarten teacher Nickole Halvorsen strives to instill in her students the foundational academic and social-emotional skills they need to succeed not only in her classroom, but throughout their educational journey and beyond.
 
It is this dedication, along with the fun, safe and welcoming environment that students describe her as cultivating, that has earned her the iBerkshires.com Teacher of the Month designation.
 
The Teacher of the Month series, in collaboration with Berkshire Community College, features distinguished teachers nominated by community members. You can nominate a teacher here.
 
The end of the year was bittersweet for Halvorsen and her students as they said goodbye to Morningside Community School, which closed its doors for the final time in May
 
"Now at the end of the year, it gets sad and a little more emotional, especially this year because this is our last year at Morningside," she said during her interview in May.
 
So, really focusing on coming in, being here, being present [and] consistent for them matters the most for me, and they make me want to be here. I want to have fun with them. I want to enjoy every last bit we can of being in the school building." 
 
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