Pittsfield Pedestrians Seriously Injured

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PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Two pedestrians were seriously injured in the early hours of Monday morning after being struck by a motor vehicle. 
 
According to police, Shannon Steffey, 34, and Matthew Squires, 32, both of Pittsfield, were crossing West Housatonic Street near the 50 block when they were struck by an eastbound 2014 Toyota Corolla driven by 23-year-old Nicholas Ainsley of Pittsfield. 
 
Both Steffey and Squires were take to Berkshire Medical Center with what police described as serious injuries; Steffey was later transferred to Baystate Medical Center in Springfield in critical condition. 
 
The report does not say if Ainsley was injured. 
 
West Housatonic was closed from South to Center street for three hours during the investigation. Pittsfield Fire, County Ambulance and Action Ambulance responded to the scene. 
 
There was nothing in the report about charges if any; the collision is still under investigation. Anyone who has information or witnessed the incident is asked to contact Officer Anthony Dayton at 413-448-9700, Ext. 543.  

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Belchertown Stops Pittsfield Post 68

By Stephen DravisiBerkshires.com Sports
PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Belchertown Post 239’s Cooper Beckwith set the tone when he crushed the game’s first pitch to left-center field for a double.
 
The visitors went on to pound out 14 more hits in a 9-1 win over Pittsfield Post 68 in American Legion Baseball action at Buddy Pellerin Field on Monday night.
 
Beckwith went 3-for-4 with an RBI and scored twice, and Chase Earle went five innings on the mound without allowing an earned run as Post 239 improved to 15-0 this summer and completed a regular-season sweep of Post 68 (12-4).
 
“He’s a good pitcher,” Post 68 coach Rick Amuso said. “Good velo[city], kept the ball down. We didn’t respond.”
 
Pittsfield did manage to scratch out a run in the bottom of the fourth inning, when it already trailed, 7-0.
 
Nick Brindle reached on an error to start the inning. He moved up on a single by Jack Reed (2-for-2) and scored on a single to left by Cam Zerbato.
 
That was half the hits allowed by Earle, who struck out three before giving the ball to Alex West, who gave up a leadoff walk in the sixth and retired the next six batters he faced.
 
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