Northern Berkshire 12U All-Stars Drop Opener at Cal Ripken Tourney
HUDSON, Mass. – Hudson jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the first inning and held on for a 12-5 win over the Northern Berkshire 12U All-Stars at the Cal Ripken Western Massachusetts tournament on Friday night.
Garrett Bourdon homered in a five-run rally for Northern Berkshire that cut the deficit to 9-5 in the top of the third.
But Hudson tacked on runs in the bottom of the third and the fifth to pull away.
Mason Tudor, Lucas Harrington, Jack Pladdys, William Bayliss and Dylan Fitzgibbons each had a hit for Northern Berkshire.
Four different Northern Berkshire pitchers combined to allow five earned runs and strike out four in the loss.
Northern Berkshire has two games in the tournament on Saturday, facing Nipmuc and Groton-Dunstable.
