TROY, N.Y. – Lucas Hamilton struck out four and scattered seven hits in a 12-0, six-inning win for the Berkshire Bananas 14-and-under travel baseball team in AA2 division final of the Eastern New York Travel Baseball Last Man Standing tournament at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.

 

Hamilton also went 2-for-4 with a triple and three RBIs to help his cause in the title game against the Cohoes Blackhawks 13U Red.

 

Brennan Vallieres led the Bananas’ offense, going 3-for-3 with a pair of doubles and a pair of runs batted in.

 

Everett Bayliss also doubled in a 10-hit attack. Andrew Meaney drove in a pair of runs in the win.

 

The team, which includes players from throughout Berkshire County, went 3-1-1 in the tournament.

 

Other wins came against the 518 Velocity of Saratoga Springs and the NE Hurricanes 12U of Moreau.

 

In a 10-0 win over the Hurricanes, Hamilton was 3-for-3 with a double, and Meaney went 3-for-3. Hamilton also earned the win on the mound in that one, not allowing a hit in a complete-game, four-inning win.

 

In a 12-2 win over the Velocity, Jake McAlister and J.J. Prenguber split time on the mound, combining to strike out eight and allow just two hits.

 

Scott Hoffman was 3-for-3 with an RBI at the plate. Preguber went 2-for-2 with a double, and Emery Rotter and Everett Bayliss each had a pair of hits.

 

The Bananas are 9-9-2 this summer.