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Pittsfield Babe Ruth 13-Year-Olds Win New England Regional

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STAMFORD, Conn. -- Christian Salzarulo threw a complete-game three-hitter Thursday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth Baseball 13-year-old All-Stars to a 7-1 win over Keene, N.H., in the championship game of the New England Regional Tournament.
 
The win sends Pittsfield to the Babe Ruth World Series, scheduled for Aug. 8-15 in Westfield.
 
Nick Brindle had two hits, drew a walk and scored twice in an eight-hit Pittsfield attack on Thursday.
 
It drew first blood in the second inning when Damon Pause walked, stole second, went to third on Tommy Mullin's single and stole home.
 
In the third inning, Brindle and Antonio Scalise single ahead of a bunt single by Owen Salvatore as Pittsfield scored its second and third runs.
 
Walks by Walker Abdallah and Brindle helped fuel a three-run rally in the fourth.
 
In the fifth, Pause again got things started, this time with a single. He stole second, and Cam Sime singled to put runners at first and second. After that pair pulled off a double steal, Tommy Mullin's fielder's choice RBI gave Pittsfield its seventh run.
 
Pittsfield picked up its second win over the New Hampshire State Champs and went to 5-0 in at the regional.
 
Salzarulo picked up his third win on the mound. He also went .467 at the plate with seven hits.
 
Brindle led Pittsfield's offense with eight hits for a batting average of .421 and scored seven times.
 
Evan Blake hit .357 with five hits and seven walks. Antonio Scalise had six hits, and Pause worked eight walks and scored eight times.
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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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