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.
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Pittsfield, Central Berkshire Get Life Science Grants
PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Pittsfield and the Central Berkshire Regional School District are among 400 organizations getting $12.3 million for education and workforce development.
The announced disbursement was made on Thursday in Waltham for the Massachusetts Life Sciences Center's Education and Workforce Development Grant Program.
A total of 68 awards will support more than 400 public schools, colleges, and non-profit organizations across Massachusetts through four tracks: Elementary and Secondary Education, Out-of-School Time (OST), Post-secondary Education and Training, and "Gamechanger" matching grants.
The Pittsfield Public Schools and Central Berkshire will receive $36,000 and $17,843, respectively, in Elementary and Secondary Education Grants. These are two of 23 grants totaling more than $2.4 million to support more than 170 public schools.
The funding will provide hands-on/applied learning for students in Grades 3-12 while supporting professional development for teachers and the purchase of life sciences equipment, materials, supplies, and technology.
The Berkshire Innovation Center is getting $24,000 in Out-of-School Time Grants. It is one of 21 nonprofit organizations receiving nearly $600,000 total to provide life sciences programming beyond the traditional school day.
Together, these investments are designed to expand access to hands-on life sciences education, OST learning opportunities, industry-aligned certificate and degree programs, and transformational workforce development initiatives that strengthen the life sciences talent pipeline and prepare learners for careers in the life sciences.
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