SteepleCats to hold Hometown Heroes night

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NORTH ADAMS - The North Adams SteepleCats will celebrate Hometown Heroes Night and honor those who work for Police, Fire, and Emergency Services on Wednesday, as part of a doubleheader.

The North Adams SteepleCats will take on the Pittsfield Dukes in the final installment of the 2008 Battle of the Berkshires. The first game starts at 4 p.m. with the gates opening an hour earlier. At 6 p.m., public safety officials from all over Northern Berkshire County will join the SteepleCats to showcase their vehicles and high-tech devices.

Weather permitting; the Massachusetts State Police Airwing Helicopter will fly over the field between 6:30 to 7:00 p.m. The North Adams Police Department Color Guard will also be present as part of the on-field display.

Scheduled to attend are, the North Adams Fire Department, North Adams Ambulance, Williamstown Police Department K-9 unit, Village Ambulance, Clarksburg Police Department, Adams Police Department, and the Massachusetts State Police.

For more information on Hometown Heroes night and any other team information, log onto www.steeplecats.com.
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SteepleCats Fall in Extra Innings

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NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Ocean State Waves scored four runs in the top of the 11th and went on to a 9-6 win over the SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League.
 
Jack LaRose went 3-for-5 with a double in the game-winning rally.
 
North Adams (1-9) had a golden opportunity to win the game in the bottom of the 10th.
 
With the game tied, 5-5, Nelphie Lopez started the inning with a sacrifice bunt to advance Bobby Stang, the "ghost runner," to third base. Ocean State (3-8) then intentionally walked the next two hitters to load the bases with one out.
 
Waves reliver Andrew Jacobs then got a 1-2-3 double play to end the inning.
 
Jacobs struck out a pair and allowed one unearned run in the bottom of the 11th in three innings of work to earn the win.
 
North Adams used five pitchers. Joe LaPrade struck out a pair and allowed no runs in two innings of work.
 
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