PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Quentin Christopher and Jay Codey combined on a five-hitter Sunday to lead the Pittsfield Babe Ruth 15-year-old All-Stars to a 7-3 win over Norwalk, Conn., in the New England Regionals at Wahconah Park.
With the win, Pittsfield finishes pool play with a record of 2-1 and advances to Monday's regional quarter-finals, where it will meet Western Mass rival Westfield at 1 p.m. for a berth in the tournament's Final Four.
"Huge bounceback win and some redemption for the boys after the tough loss [Saturday] night," Pittsfield manager Elmar Uy said.
Christopher struck out five, walked two and scattered five hits over five innings.
Codey went the rest of the way, striking out four and walking two.
Pittsfield did most of its damage in the third inning, when it sent 11 hitters to the plate and scored six runs to take a 6-0 lead.
Christopher and Connor Devine each doubled in the rally, which saw Pittsfield get hits from Jack Abel and Ethan O'Donnell.
Abel went 2-for-4 in the win.
Gavin O'Donnell was 2-for-3 with a double and scored a pair of runs at the top of Pittsfield's lineup.
Pittsfield, Braintree and Norwalk all ended up 2-1 in pool play. Braintree got the bye and the day off on Monday; on Tuesday morning at Wahconah Park, it will face the winner of Monday's game between Norwalk and Warwick, R.I.
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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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