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Front Row, from left: Christian Salzarulo, Keegan Crouse, Ethan Breitmaier, Nick Brindle, Ben Jacob, Walker Abdallah, Cam Sime. Back Row: manager Paul Brindle, coach Bruce Blake, Tommy Mullin, Alex Williams, Brayden Gutzmer, Evan Blake, Ben Cornish, Antonio Scalise, Damon Pause, Owen Salvatore, coach Jeff Gifford.

Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13s Headed to New England Regional

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- One year after the Pittsfield American Little League All-Stars came within a game of going to Williamsport, most of the players from that group are poised to make another run -- this time as Babe Ruth 13-year-old All-Stars.
 
The Pittsfield 13s next week head to Stamford, Conn., for the New England Regional and a shot at the Babe Ruth World Series later this summer.
 
To prepare, the team cruised through a travel schedule in the Eastern New York Baseball League, going 10-1 and outscoring opponents 104-22 along the way.
 
Evan Blake leads the Pittsfield 13s with an eye-popping .800 batting average and five home runs. He has 20 hits and 24 RBIs this summer.
 
Nick Brindle collected 13 hits and 11 RBIs for a .448 average, and Anthonio Scalise is batting .417 with nine RBIs.
 
Three other members of the team are hitting .300 or better: Owen Salvatore (.318), Christian Salzarulo (.300) and Walker Abdallah (.333).
 
Blake has been the ace of the pitching staff, compiling a 5-0 record. Salzarulo (2-0), Cam Sime (2-0) and Brayden Gutzmer (1-0) also are undefeated.
 
The PIttsfield Babe Ruth 13s include 10 players from last year’s state champion Pittsfield AL squad, four players from the Pittsfield National League and one player from Hancock.
 
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County Stars Shine on Championship Saturday

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Three Berkshire County high school basketball teams claimed Western Massachusetts crowns on Championship Saturday.
 
And one area high school wrestler earned a title of his own at the Division 3 State Championships.
 
Six area basketball teams made it to the final game of the six divisions – three boys and three girls – where county schools are classified in Western Mass.
 
In Class B boys, both the Pittsfield Generals and Monument Mountain Spartans made it to the tournament finale in a rematch of last year’s final. This time around, Monument Mountain came out on top at the Boys and Girls Club.
 
In Class C boys, Drury reached its final only to fall to Granby in overtime on Saturday.
 
The county took home two girls basketball regional titles.
 
Class B Pittsfield edged South Hadley in a back-and-forth battle at Holyoke Community College, where the Lenox girls fell to Renaissance in Class C.
 
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