Museum Set to Open in Lee, Seeks VolunteersCommunity submission,
06:37AM / Thursday, June 29, 2023 | |
 LEE, Mass. -- The Baseball in the Berkshires Museum will open its summer 2023 exhibit at the Lee Premium Outlets on Thursday, July 6. Visitors will have a chance to learn about stories rooted in baseball diamonds and corn fields from Sheffield to North Adams. "With summers short and winters long, we find that the history of Berkshire County baseball is not only rich with numerous major and minor league players but also many recreational players," museum director Larry Moore said. "These athletes’ dreams are fulfilled on the numerous local diamonds. Additionally, there are many famous players with connections to the Berkshires. Griffey, Maddox, Ruth, >> Read More |
PhoneBros, Team DB Earn Giorgi League Wins| 11:19PM / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Dave Wellington scored 31 points Wednesday to lead PhoneBros to a 95-90 win over Cold Hearts in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League A Division. Julius Woods scored 30 and grabbed 14 rebounds, and Mike Taylor had a double-double with 17 poitns and 13 boards. Sean Harrigan led Cold Hearts with 26 points and 10 rebounds. Shaq Ardrey and Tank Roberson added 23 and 17 points, respectively. And Lavante Wiggins scored 12 points and collected 10 rebounds in the loss. Team DB won Wednesday's nightcap, beating Battle of the Future, 82-67. Tay Sandifer led the way in the win with 21 points. Lay Brown and Deonte Sandifer scored 16 >> Read More |
Hannon Homer Highlights SteepleCats' Comeback| 10:59PM / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |
 VINEYARD HAVEN, Mass. -- Kyle Hannon hit a three-run home run in the top of the eighth to give the SteepleCats an 8-6 lead, and North Adams went on to a 12-8 win over the Martha's Vineyard Sharks in New England Collegiate Baseball League on Wednesday night. Hannon went 3-for-5 in the SteepleCats' third straight win. Tremayne Cobb also went 3-for-5 with a home run and a double. Samuel Tackett and D.M. Jefferson each doubled, and Taconic High graduate Cedric Rose went 2-for-5 with a pair of RBIs. Five different North Adams pitchers combined on the win on the mound. Jagger Jefferis was credited with the win after striking out the side in one >> Read More |
Central Radio, RicksKicks Earn Giorgi League Wins| 07:49AM / Wednesday, June 28, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Dave Wellington scored 23 points and grabbed 16 rebounds Tuesday to lead Central Radio to a 70-66 win over Big Body Beamers in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Wellington was backed up by Seth Sehpard with 19 points in a B Division win for Central Radio. Darian Vidal scored a game-high 24 points to lead Big Body Beamers, which got a double-double from Amont David, who had 15 points and 13 rebounds. Matt Lizzo scored 11, and Sawyer Moser had 10 boards in the loss. In Tuesday's second game, RicksKicks defeated McCann Tech, 53-44, behind Brian Boudreau's 15 points and nine rebounds. Bob Malloy finished with 13 points and >> Read More |
Cross Scores 25 in Team's Giorgi League Win| 07:58AM / Tuesday, June 27, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Keiland Cross had a double-double Monday to lead Giardina and Bressett PC to a 93-83 win over OPI in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League A Division. Cross scored 25 points and pulled down 14 rebounds in the win. Teammate Lucas Shatford matched Cross with 25 points. Hayden Bird and Brandon Davis added 12 and 11, respectively. Isaiah Powell led OPI with a game-high 45 points and 12 rebounds. Scott McGuire had a double-double in the loss with 20 points and 10 boards. In Monday's other A Division game, Khalil Paul scored 25 points to lead Northern Berkshire Sports Academy to a 92-56 win over Ramuntos. Paul hit seven 3-pointers on >> Read More |
Striking Out Cancer Event Moved to July 1| 09:41AM / Monday, June 26, 2023 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- After Saturday's rain forced a postponement, the Striking Out in the Berkshires Jimmy Fund fund-raiser will try again on Saturday, July 1 at Clapp Park. Players of any ability are welcome to participate in a charity baseball and softball games. So are players with no ability at all. "I've had some people call and text me and ask, 'Do you have to be a baseball player?' No, you don't," organizer Joe DiCicco said last year of the Striking Out Cancer in the Berkshires event. "It's about fun and about raising money for a good cause." DiCicco started Striking Out Cancer in 2021 in honor of his wife, who >> Read More |
SteepleCats Win Second Straight| 10:42PM / Saturday, June 24, 2023 | |
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Brent Hodgdon struck out five in the ninth and 10th innings to lead the North Adams SteepleCats to a 2-1 win over Bristol on Saturday night. Hodgdon struck out the side in the 10th to leave the "ghost runner" stranded and secure the SteepleCats' second straight victory. D.M. Jefferson hit a solo home run in the fifth inning to give North Adams the lead. The SteepleCats (3-12) return to New England Collegiate Baseball League action on Sunday on Monday when the host the Keene, N.H., Swamp Bats at Joe Wolfe Field. >> Read More |
SteepleCats Snap SkidBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
10:35PM / Friday, June 23, 2023 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- For the first time since opening night, the North Adams SteepleCats Friday ended a baseball game on the right side of the scoreboard. Julien Hernandez struck out nine hitters in five innings, and four North Adams pitchers combined to scatter eight hits in a 5-3 win over the division-leading Valley Blue Sox in New England Collegiate Baseball League action at Joe Wolfe Field. Nathan Lincoln went 3-for-3 and Kyle Hannon doubled twice for the SteepleCats (2-12), who snapped a 12-game losing streak. Even though it had not won since June 7 -- at home, against the Blue Sox -- North Adams has been in games more often than not. Six of its 12 losses >> Read More |
SteepleCats Fall in 10| 09:23AM / Friday, June 23, 2023 | |
SOUTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. -- Parker Rowland went 3-for-3 with a home run and a pair of RBIs Thursday to lead Ocean State to a 7-6 win over the North Adams SteepleCats. Drew Holderbach drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the 10th inning to hand North Adams its 12th straight loss. Samuel Tackett went 2-for-3 with a pair of RBIs, and Sam Sherman doubled for the SteepleCats. North Adams (1-12) hosts the Valley Blue Sox on Friday night. >> Read More |
Stratton, OPI Win Barn-Burner in Giorgi League| 08:39AM / Thursday, June 22, 2023 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Hunter Stratton scored 33 points Wednesday to lead OPI to a 107-101 win over Northern Berkshire Sports Academy in the John Giorgi Summer Basketball League. Stratton also collected nine rebounds in the A Division win. Scott McGuire scored 25 points, and Isaiah Powell just missed a double-double with 24 points and nine boards. Kyle Callanan added 18 points in the win. For NBSA, Chris Brown tied for game-high honors with 33 points. Khalil Paul and Connor Hanavan scored 23 and 22, respectively, and Phil Sullivan added 10 points. In Wednesday's opener, Tank Roberson scored 31 points to lead Cold Hearts to a 97-78 win over >> Read More |
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