PITTSFIELD, Mass. – Olivia Archambault threw three innings of no-hit ball Saturday to lead the Berkshire Force 12Us to a 13-3 win in a must-win game at the Babe Ruth Softball New England Regional.

 

The victory, Berkshire’s second of the day, keeps the Force alive to take another crack at the Stamford, Conn., Stars on Sunday at 10 a.m. at the Doyle Complex on Benedict Road.

 

Archambault, Lilly Pudelko and Tori Blanchard had two hits apiece in Saturday’s elimination game against Windham, N.H., which the Force ended in the bottom of the fourth inning via the run rule.

 

“We had to play a third game for the day,”  Force coach Mike Lodowski said. “They came back and they put it on these guys to get out of here, get some rest and come back tomorrow and fight hard.

 

“That’s a tough team we’re playing tomorrow. We’ve got to get through it. But all our players have played great.”

 

The Force began bracket play on Saturday morning with a 12-4 win over the Windham Wildcats.

 

Kaylana Altman went 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs, and Archambault tripled twice and drove in two runs in the victory.