PITTSFIELD , Mass. — Hector Reyes-Colon drove in four runs Wednesday to lead the Pittsfield 10-year-old All-Stars to their third run-rule win in pool play in the Don Gleason District 1 Little League Tournament.

 

The victory sends Pittsfield (3-0) into the best-of-three championship series that gets underway on Saturday afternoon when Great Barrington visits Deming Park. Great Barrington (2-1) advanced with a 14-13 win over Adams-Cheshire on Wednesday.

 

Pittsfield came into the game with an extreme amount of energy bursts against Dalton-Hinsdale (1-2).

 

Pitchers Blake Jamula and Hector Reyes-Colon combined for five strikeouts in a three-inning no-hitter.

 

DH did show patience at the plate, making Pittsfield's pitcher earn their outs and picking up some walks along the way.

 

And Dalton-Hinsdale's pitching was very consistent from the beginning, throwing strikes and putting the ball in play to their defense. Unfortunate bounces from the ball and fast rollers allowed Pittsfield runners to reach base.

 

Mason Fox of Pittsfield was a base-running demon, collecting three stolen bases. He also accounted for two of his team's eight hits.

 

Hector Reyes-Colon’s power sparkled with a deep double to the left field fence. While recording four RBIs, he accounted for two of his team's runs scored.

 

Chase Albano ended the day 2-for-2 with a single and a double while scoring twice. Myles Morrison-Gould kept his red hot batting alive, going 1-for-2 with a single and reaching on an error while scoring twice.

 

Tye Shove helped Dalton-Hinsdale put pressure on Pittsfield's defense, recording a walk, and two stolen bases.

 

“These kids are fantastic players and even better people," Dalton-Hinsdale coach Adam DeMarsh said.  “They never give up and play with a lot of energy. I could not be more proud to work with a team of players like them.”

 

Pittsfield coach Jack Chevalier agreed.

 

"They were great," he said. "They battled all the way through. Even down to the last out, they were still fighting hard. They didn't quit. They never quit. That's a good team, they were well coached. They're a good group of kids. They worked hard."

 

Pittsfield finished round robin play outscoring its opponents by a collective 44-4 over three games.