A Rare Bird: Koperniak Stands Out in Triple-ABy Frank Murtaugh, The Memphis (Tenn.) Flyer
06:00AM / Wednesday, August 28, 2024 | |
 MEMPHIS, Tenn. -- I’ve interviewed professional baseball players for more than two decades. There are talented players who, honestly, aren’t that interesting away from the diamond. They’re good ballplayers, and baseball is what they know. There are also very interesting baseball players who aren’t all that talented. Now and then, though, you find yourself in the home team’s dugout at AutoZone Park with a very good baseball player who has a very interesting story to share. Like the Memphis Redbirds’ top hitter this season, outfielder Matt Koperniak. That story? It began on Feb. 8, 1998, when Koperniak was born in London. (Koperniak played for >> Read More |
Millers, Thunder Win Berkshire Adult Baseball League Titles| 07:13AM / Tuesday, August 27, 2024 | |
 The Berkshire Thunder and GB Millers each swept their way to Berkshire Adult Baseball League titles over the weekend. At Wahconah Park on Sunday, the Thunder edged the Dalton Moneymakers, 6-5, to wrap up their best-of-three championship series in the 33-and-over division of the BABL. The Thunder, which won the opener, 6-1, on Saturday, got a strong pitching performance from three different players in Game 2. Joe Bateman, Cory Hillard and Seamus Morrison combined to allow just two earned runs in the title clincher. Hillard got the win with four innings of work in relief, scattering four hits and allowing all five runs -- three unearned as the Thunder committed >> Read More |
Berkshire Adult Baseball League Playoffs Continue Wednesday| 12:19PM / Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- The Dalton Moneymakers and Tunnel City Freight will play Wednesday evening at Joe Wolfe Field in the rubber match of their Berkshire Adult Baseball League 33-and-over division semi-final. The Moneymakers last weekend rebounded from a 6-4 loss on Saturday to tie the best-of-three series at a game apiece with an 8-6 win. In the other half of the 33-year-old division bracket, the Berkshire Thunder edged the Pontoosuc Lake Monsters, 6-5, on Sunday at the American Legion Field in Dalton to take their semi-final series, 2-0. Jesus Lay went 3-for-3 with a triple, a double and a pair of RBIs in an 8-1 win for the Thunder in Game 1 of the series. In >> Read More |
Berkshire Thunder Stays Unbeaten in BABLBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
12:55PM / Sunday, August 04, 2024 | |
 NORTH ADAMS, Mass. – Aaron Ricci went 4-for-4 with three RBIs Saturday to lead the Berkshire Thunder to victory over Tunnel City Freight as the Thunder stayed unbeaten in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League’s 33-and-over division. Berkshire improved to 13-0 this summer and completed a two-game season sweep of second-place Tunnel City (9-4) in a game called in the top of the sixth inning due to rain with the Thunder leading, 9-0. Six of those runs came in that sixth inning in a steady downpour. After losing his grip on a pitch that sailed far behind the batter, Tunnel City player/manager Mike Cirullo decided to put an end to the contest. Berkshire, >> Read More |
ACS Swat 16U Squad Wins County TitleBy Stephen Dravis, iBerkshires.com Sports
09:17PM / Thursday, August 01, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. – The ACS Swat took a 12-run lead and held off Dalton’s comeback bid for a 15-10 win on Thursday in the Berkshire County Summer Softball League 16-and-under division championship game. Nora Kondel went 4-for-4 with a walk and three RBIs, and Maggie Wohrle struck out six in five innings of work to secure the win for the Swat. ACS coach Lou Moser said he was not surprised to see the visitors battle back from a 12-0 deficit after four innings to make a game of it. “Over the years, we’ve been playing against the Dalton teams,” Moser said. “They’re always gritty. They’re always tough. That’s a younger group >> Read More |
Greylock Thunder to Hold 18U Softball TryoutCommunity submission,
04:09PM / Thursday, August 01, 2024 | |
 ADAMS, Mass. -- The Greylock Thunder travel softball program will hold tryouts for next year's 18-and-under tournament/showcase team on Saturday, Aug. 17. The tryout will be held from 10 a.m. to noon at Russell Field, 500 Harmony St. The team is looking for varsity-level players. Pitchers and catchers are needed. For information, contact Gary Puppolo at gpuppolo92757@gmail.com >> Read More |
North Adams SteepleCats Finish Year with Road Loss| 09:51PM / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | |
DANBURY, Conn. -- Dante D'Amore went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles Tuesday to lead the Danbury Westerners to a 9-5 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the Cats' season finale. Aedan Anderson went 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a pair RBIs for North Adams, which also got a double from Elijah Lambros. North Adams finishes the season with a record of 13-31. >> Read More |
SteepleCats Blanked in Final Home Game| 09:29AM / Tuesday, July 30, 2024 | |
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. -- Mike Jensen and Jack Niedringhaus Monday combined on a one-hitter to lead the Valley Blue Sox to a 10-0 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the Cats' home finale. Aedan Forde had the lone hit for North Adams. Nick Balcom took the loss on the mound despite allowing no earned runs in five innings of work. He left with a 2-0 deficit after five innings after giving up two of the five unearned runs generated by the Blue Sox. North Adams (13-30) finishes the season at Danbury, Conn., on Tuesday. >> Read More |
Bristol, Conn., Downs SteepleCats| 09:18PM / Sunday, July 28, 2024 | |
BRISTOL, Conn. -- Gavin Greger went 3-for-5 with a triple and a double Sunday to lead the Bristol Blues to an 11-5 win over the North Adams SteepleCats in the New England Collegiate Baseball League. Caden Dulin went 3-for-4 with a pair of doubles and an RBI for North Adams. The SteepleCats (13-29) is home at Joe Wolfe Field on Monday against the Valley Blue Sox. >> Read More |
Greylock Thunder Travel Squads Compete in New York, Greenfield| 05:03PM / Saturday, July 27, 2024 | |
 FORT EDWARD, N.Y. -- The Greylock Thunder 14U travel softball team went 1-1 on Saturday at the Titans Fastpitch Tournament. The Thunder, which started the tournament with a 5-0 win over Clifton Park's Miss Shen Storm on Friday, earned a 6-5 win over the South Troy Dodgers on Saturday morning. Marlee Arnhold struck out 10, walked none and allowed three earned runs in a complete-game, five-inning effort against South Troy. Her offense gave her six runs in the top of the fifth inning to erase a 4-0 deficit and take the lead for good. The Thunder scored all six runs with two outs in the inning. Lydia Gaudreau hit a two-run triple to get Greylock on the >> Read More |
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