Millers, Tunnel City Freight Claim BABL Titles
PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Brian Rodriguez Sunday struck out eight hitters in four innings to lead the G.B. Millers to a 3-1 win and a 2-0 championship series sweep over the Berkshire Thunder in the 20-and-over division of the Berkshire Adult Baseball League.
The Millers opened the series on Saturday with a 4-1 win over the Thunder at Memorial Field in Great Barrington.
In the league's 33-and-over division, Tunnel City Freight swept the Dalton Moneymakers over the weekend by scores of 15-5 and 14-2.
In the deciding game on Sunday at Joe Wolfe Field, Nolan Brassard went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and three RBIs to lead a 10-hit attack for Tunnel City.
Jonathan Boucher went the distance on the mound in the five-inning win, scattering six hits.
Tunnel City's D.J. Clark got the win in Game 1 of the title series, allowing two earned runs in four innings of work. Nick Lentine paced the offence, going 2-for-4 with three RBIs.
In the 20-and-over division, Ken Zucco and Brian Rodriguez combined on a three-hitter for the G.B. Millers in Game 1 of the best-of-three series on Saturday.
Spencer Cookson led the Millers offensively, going 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBIs. Colby Rueger doubled in the win.
