The North Adams SteepleCats edged the Keene Swamp Bats, 4-3

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Keene, N.H. · The North Adams SteepleCats edged the Keene Swamp Bats, 4-3, Friday night before 3,527 at Keene. Mike Wagner (University of Washington) provided the majority of the offense for North Adams driving in three runs in the fifth inning with his fourth homer of the season. Wagner leads the league in runs scored with 34. Matt Lein (Wofford) was 2-for-5 with a run scored for North Adams. Brendan Gilligan (Georgia Southern) went 1-for-3 with a run scored and an RBI for Keene, which had defeated Torrington, 10-0, earlier in the day. New England Collegiate Baseball League (NECBL) Results for Friday, July 26 Keene 10, Torrington 0 Concord 5, Torrington 2 North Adams 4, Keene 3 Newport 3, Sanford 1 Danbury 8, Riverpoint 1 Thread City 10, Manchester 7 Middletown 4, Manchester 0 (11 innings) Schedule for Saturday, July 27 Danbury at Keene 7 p.m. Lowell at Thread City 7 p.m. North Adams at Sanford double header, first game starts at 5 p.m. Newport at Manchester 1 p.m. Riverpoint at Torrington 7 p.m. Schedule for Sunday, July 28 Lowell at Middletown 7 p.m. Danbury at Sanford 7 p.m. Keene at Newport double header, first game starts at 4:05 p.m. Manchester at North Adams 7 p.m. NECBL Game Summaries for Friday, July 26 Danbury, Conn. · The Danbury Westerners used a 14-hit attack to defeat the Riverpoint (West Warwick) Royals, 9-1. Travis Brown (Western Kentucky) led the offensive attack for the Westerners going 3-for-4, including his sixth homer, and drove in two runs. Jeff Frazier (Rutgers) also laced three hits for Danbury and also scored two runs. Josh Palm (Penn State) scored his fourth win of the season pitching seven innings while striking out eight. Palm surrendered just six hits and allowed one earned run. Scott Rich (Rider) led the Royals offensively going 3-for4 with a run scored. Manchester, Conn. · The Middletown Giants needed 11 innings to defeat the Manchester Silkworms, 4-0. Phil Rohkugel (CCSU) cleared the bases with his triple driving in three runs in the top of the 11th for the Giants. Lance Koening, the NECBL Offensive Player of the Week, drove in another run with his single accounting for the fourth Middletown run. Manchester, Conn. · The Thread City (Willimantic) Tides pulled out a 10-7 win over the Manchester Silkworms by scoring seven runs in the top of the ninth. The Tides scored six of the runs in the decisive inning with two outs. A two-run single by Thread City’ s second baseman Eugene Julien put the Tides ahead for good, 8-7. Julien finished the night 4-for-6 with two runs scored and two RBI. Brian Newbold (Villanova) and Ben Stoll (Bucknell) each drove in two runs for Manchester. Keene, N.H. · The Keene Swamp Bats clinched its second NECBL Division Title and cinched up home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with its 10-0 win over the Torrington Twisters. Rocky Baker (Georgia Southern) got the Swamp Bats offensive off to a good start belting his third homer of the season in the bottom of the first inning. Andy LaRoche (Grayson County Community College) also went yard smacking a three-run dinger in the fourth inning for Keene. The Swamp Bats scored all of its runs in the first four innings and everyone in the line-up registered at least one hit. Greg Kloosterman (Bethel College) picked up his first win of the season tossing eight innings allowing just four hits with a season-high 10 strikeouts. Garrick Evans (Clemson) led the Twisters with his 2-for-3 day at the plate. Concord, N.H. · The Concord Quarry Dogs clinched a playoff berth with their 5-2 win over the Torrington Twisters, Friday night. Aaron Bulkley (LeMyone) did most of the offensive damage for the Quarry Dogs driving in three runs. On the hill, Pat Dowling (Dartmouth) pitched seven strong innings, striking out six and allowing two earned runs on four hits. Mike Sokol (Michigan) was 2-for-4 with a run scored and an RBI for Torrington, which had played Keene earlier in the day losing 10-0. Sanford, Maine · The defending NECBL champions Newport Gulls traveled to Maine Friday night defeating host Sanford Mainers, 3-1. Thomas Meeks (Ferrum College) picked up the win pitching five innings and striking out two and walking four. Meeks was touched for just three hits and an earned run. Eddie Harper (LeMoyne) had a three hit night for the Gulls and also scored a run.
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North Adams Christmas Trees Installed for 2024

By Jack GuerinoiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The two downtown Christmas trees were delivered and set up Monday, kicking off the holiday season in the city.
 
"It will take me from now until the tree lighting to decorate it," Wire and Alarm Inspector Mitchell Meranti said.
 
Meranti did not know the exact size of the two trees but noted the tree closest to the monument was difficult to size.
 
"This is probably the most challenging one that I have done," he said. "It started out a 50-footer and we had to cut it down at the site and here more. So it is a lot of work."
 
The crew must leave enough trunk exposed to place the tree in the 29-inch pit located in front of the Civil War monument.
 
After the tree is placed, Meranti said they have to square it up and secure it with cables. Then it is time to decorate.
 
Although a lot of work, he said the tree placement is always a bright spot in the year for the Department of Public Works.
 
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