Westfield 10-Year-Old Little Leaguers Knock Out Pittsfield
WESTFIELD, Mass. – Thomas Sullivan hit a line drive to center field in the bottom of the seventh to drive in the winning run and give the Westfield Little League 10-year-old All-Stars an 11-10 win over PIttsfield in the Section 1 Championship Game on Saturday.
Bridger Braun earned the win on the mound for Westfield after holding Pittsfield without a run in the top of the seventh, which started with a “ghost runner” on second base for the visitors.
In the bottom of the frame, Andrew Karetka singled to left field to move Westfield’s ghost runner to third base for Sullivan, who ended the game by connecting on a 1-0 pitch.
Colton Rowe went 4-for-4 with a double and a pair of RBIs to lead Westfield; Karetka was 3-for-4 with a double.
Pittsfield got a 2-for-4 performance at the plate from Henry Chevalier.
Caleb Tierney, Jax Stodden and Luca Bassi each had a hit and an RBI in the loss.
Kooper Colon and Chevalier split time on the mound for Pittsfield, which won twice in the loser’s bracket to reach the final round of the four-team tournament.
Colon and Chevalier combined to strike out two.
