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Dalton-Hinsdale 10-Year-Olds Reach County Title Series

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Cooper Kennedy and Blake Preston each drove in a run in the top of the seventh, and the Dalton-Hinsdale Little League 10-and-under All-Stars held on for a 6-5 win over Adams-Cheshire in the District 1 Tournament at Deming Park.
 
Dalton-Hinsdale advances to Friday’s 5:30 p.m. Championship Game a best-of-three Championship Series that begins Thursday at Deming against Pittsfield, which went 2-0 in the three-team round robin.
 
Jayson Haskins was placed on second base to start extra innings for DH. He moved to third on Callen Bradley’s sacrifice bunt.
 
Kennedy followed with a single to left field to make it 5-4.
 
He then scored on Preston’s RBI double to give Dalton-Hinsdale a two-run cushion.
 
It needed the extra run.
 
In the bottom of the inning, Adams-Cheshire cashed in the “ghost runner” when Roman Rochelo singled to left with one out to bring home Oliver Singer, making it 6-4.
 
Rochelo was out trying to stretch the single into a double, but Adams-Cheshire’s Max Pizani worked a walk to put the tying run on base with two out.
 
Murphy Duquette secured the final out for Dalton-Hinsdale with his fourth strikeout in 2 and two-thirds innings on the mound.
 
Camden Duma had the start for DH, also striking out four in 4 and a third innings.
 
Joey Milesi and Hudson Ziter split time on the mound for AC, striking out 11 and allowing three earned runs.
 
Sebastian Superneau led Adams-Cheshire’s offense, going 2-for-2 with a double and a pair of RBIs.
 
Finlay Sorti was 2-for-3 at the plate for Dalton-Hinsdale, which got three RBIs from Duquette.
 
Standings: 1. Pittsfield, 2-0; 2. Dalton-Hinsdale, 1-1; 3. Adams-Cheshire, 0-2.
 
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Dalton CRA Softball Tournament Concludes Sunday Evening

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DALTON, Mass. -- For the second year in a row, weather has intruded on the Dalton CRA Invitational Softball Tournament.
 
Fortunately, it looks like this year the weather will be perfect for the final.
 
Saturday's rain forced a little adjusting to the schedule, leaving five games to be played on Sunday.
 
The 10-and-under tournament action will start with the Greylock Thunder taking on the Berkshire Force at 9:45 a.m. on the varsity field at Pine Grove Park.
 
All five games will be played on the varsity field, with the championship game slated for 5:15 p.m.
 
The Berkshire Force, Adams-Cheshire-Savoy Swat, Greylock Thunder, Berkshire Storm and Vermont Bombers are competing in the tournament that got underway with a round robin on Friday night.
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