Grega Throws Perfect Game in BABL

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CHESHIRE, Mass. -- Will Grega struck out 13 in a perfect game on the mound Sunday to lead the Berkshire Bandits to a 3-0 win over the North County Kraken in a first-place battle in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League.
 
The Bandits (5-1) took over sole possession of first place in the league's 20-and-over division over the Kracken (4-1) with the win.
 
Grega helped his cause by going 1-for-3 with an RBI double and scoring a run on offense.
 
Demitri Ayers was 1-for-1 with a pair of walks and a runs scored, and Abdiel Cotto singled and scored a run in the win.
 
Jacob Hall took the loss on the mound for the Kraken with a complete-game effort, striking out eight and walking five while allowing two earned runs.
 
In the league's 33-and-over division, the Berkshire Thunder leads the way with a 5-0 record after an 11-2 win over Pontoosuc Lake Monsters on Sunday.
 
Jesus Lay was 2-for-3 with a double, and Ryan Phillips was 2-for-4 with a double and three runs batted in for the Thunder.
 
Lay also teamed up with Joe Bateman and Seamus Morrison to split time on the mound, striking out eight and allowing one earned run.
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Hardline Tattoo Studio Opens in Adams

By Brittany PolitoiBerkshires Staff

Studio owner Thomas Buckley talks with Selectwoman Christine Hoyt as she looks through his image books on Friday.
ADAMS, Mass. — Hardline Studio opened its books on Friday, offering a variety of original tattoos created by owner Thomas Buckley. For him, this has been a longtime dream.
 
He has been a tattoo artist for more than 15 years and many wore his artwork at the ribbon cutting attended by the Board of Selectmen.
 
"It got into me," Buckley said when asked how he got into tattooing.
 
"I was drawing pictures and I was forced into it. It chased me down. I couldn't go anywhere, I couldn't even go to a restaurant with my friends and family without someone being like, 'Hey, by the way, I know you're eating but when you start tattooing, please call me.'"
 
Even the studio's name has been a long time coming, as he chose it in high school.
 
"I made cards, they were dorky, I wish I still had them," he said.
 
Selectwomen Christine Hoyt and Ann M. Bartlett, and Selectman Joseph John Nowak Jr. commended Buckley on his grand opening and expressed appreciation for joining the town's business community.
 
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