Charow's Walkoff HR Sends Pittsfield LL Past Dalton-Hinsdale
ADAMS, Mass. – Bradley Charow hit a two-run home run to center field in the bottom of the sixth Sunday to give the Pittsfield Little League 12-year-old All-Stars a 7-5 win over Dalton-Hinsdale in the Don Gleason District 1 Tournament.
Pittsfield finishes pool play in the four-team tournament with a record of 3-0 and now gets ready for a date with tournament host Adams-Cheshire on Thursday evening in the championship game.
Pittsfield came back from a 4-1 deficit midway through the third inning.
It pulled ahead, 5-4, with a three-run fifth in which Ryder Froio hit an RBI single and Andrew Scalise hit a two-run homer.
But Dalton-Hinsdale rallied to tie the game in the top of the sixth.
Ryder Williams and Cade Baillargeon drew walks ahead of a two-out RBI single by Sebastian Ricchi.
In the bottom of the inning, Matt Klinger drew a leadoff walk but was erased when Adam Tanner grounded into a fielder’s choice. With one out, Charow connected with an 0-1 pitch for the walkoff home run.
Froio went 2-for-2 in a seven-hit attack for Pittsfield.
Mateo Herrera, Froio and Shayne Clairmont split time on the mound, striking out 10 in the win.
Ricchi went 3-for-3 for Dalton-Hinsdale, which got a triple and three RBIs from Williams.
Williams and Baillargeon handled the pitching duties for D-H, combining to strike out six.
Final pool play standings: 1. Pittsfield (2-0); 2 Adams-Cheshire (2-1); 3. Great Barrington (1-2); 4. Dalton-Hinsdale (0-3).
