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Suns Down Wachusett Dirt DawgsBy Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
08:56AM / Friday, August 03, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Suns continued their late-season playoff push as they crushed 13 hits to defeat the Wachusett Dirt Dawgs, 5-3, on Thursday evening. The Suns got good production from the bottom half of their lineup as JJ Elseser (UNC Charlotte) and Brandon Howard (Bowling Green) each scored in the bottom half of the fourth inning to give the Suns their first lead of the game. Tito Marrero (Long Island) added an insurance run in the bottom half of the eighth inning with a solo homerun, his first of the season. Matt Timoney (Harvard) picked up his fourth win of the season as he pitched six innings while only allowing two runs. Timoney struck out a season high 0 Comments
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Suns Big First Inning Propels WinBy Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
12:07PM / Tuesday, July 31, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Suns exploded for seven runs in the first inning as they routed the Martha's Vineyard Sharks in a 10-0 blowout on Monday evening.
The Suns started pounding away early as their first six batters of the game all recorded hits. The Suns ended up scoring seven runs on 10 hits in the first inning alone. Rob Mclam (UMass-Amherst), Travis Smith (Assumption) and Steve Dill (Harvard) all hit doubles as the Suns chased the Sharks starter Matt Hegarty (Chapman) out of the game after recording only one out.
Smith led the Suns offensively with two hits and three RBIs on the night. Mclam also had two hits and a walk while Dill had two hits and two RBIs. Ryan 0 Comments
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Defensive Miscues Haunt SunsBy Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
11:38AM / Wednesday, July 25, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Brockton Rox capitalized on a couple of defensive miscues and downed the Pittsfield Suns, 4-2, on Tuesday evening.
The Suns hitters had a hard time solving the Rox pitching staff as the Rox held the Suns hitless until the fifth inning. For the game, the Suns only managed five hits.
The Suns pitching staff went toe-to-toe with the Rox as they only allowed one earned run, which didn’t happen until the ninth inning. Jason Condit (Central Illinois) was charged the loss for the Suns despite a solid start in which he didn’t allow a single earned run over 5 2/3 innings.
The Suns briefly led when Brandon Howard (Bowling Green) scored after a passed ball in the 0 Comments
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Suns Defeat North Shore Navigators For 18th WinBy Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
09:00AM / Monday, July 23, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Matt Gage allowed just two runs and Ryan Deitrich hit a timely triple to lead the Pittsfield Suns past the North Shore Navigators, 4-2, on Saturday evening.
Gage (Sienna), who is the Suns’ most recent acquisition, fanned three batters while walking one. Gage, who was making his season debut with the Suns, earned the win. Michael Meszoros (Keystone) pitched two shutout innings and picked up the save in relief for the Suns.
The Suns offense only scored in one inning but it was all they needed as Deitrich (UPenn) drove in three runs with a base clearing triple in the bottom of the fourth inning. Travis Smith (Assumption) followed Deitrich with a sacrifice fly to 0 Comments
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Heat Spells Busy Summer for Pittsfield ParksBy Joe Durwin, Pittsfield Correspondent
07:27PM / Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — This season's high temperatures and sparse rainfall has contributed to high attendance so far at events and programs throughout the city's parks, says Parks & Recreations Activities Coordinator Rebecca Tefft.
In a report to the Parks Commission on Tuesday, Tefft described increased attendance at a variety of activities over the first few weeks of summer. In particular, "Sticks for Kids," a golf instructional program now in its third summer, saw an increase over last year, with 134 youths participating. "Sticks for Kids" was introduced in 2010 after the Parks and Recreation Program received a grant for 10 sets of junior golf clubs for 0 Comments
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Suns Rally To Defeat MavericksBy Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
10:15AM / Wednesday, July 18, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Needing only a fly ball to end the game, Travis Smith hit a rocket off the left field wall to lift the Suns to a come-from-behind 5-4 victory over the Seacoast Mavericks.
The Suns trailed the Mavericks 4-3 entering the bottom of the ninth inning before the Mavericks pitching staff suddenly couldn’t find the strike zone. Despite only having one walk in the game before the ninth, the Suns used four free passes to tie the game at four apiece. Smith delivered the rest as he hammered the second pitch he saw deep into the night to drive in Chad Funkhouser (Brevard) for the game-winning run. Smith barely had time to reach first before he was mobbed by his teammates 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Suns Split Series With SharksBy Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
10:04AM / Tuesday, July 17, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Suns came within two outs of sweeping an unconventional doubleheader but ultimately fell short and settled for a split with the Martha’s Vineyard Sharks.
The Suns trounced the Sharks in game one, which was the ending to a game that originally started last Thursday before it was suspended with two outs in the bottom of the eighth inning. The Suns led 5-1 before the game was suspended and despite starting off the night with only one out to work with, they managed to extend the lead to 7-1. For the game, Ryan Deitrich (UPenn) had two RBIs and Alex Davison (Bowling Green) collected two hits for the Suns.
Matt Timoney (Harvard) notched the win on the 0 Comments
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Pittsfield Offers 'Just for Kicks' Free Soccer Program| 08:34AM / Monday, July 16, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Department of Community Development's Recreation Program has announced a new program called "Just for Kicks."
The city will collaborate with the Pittsfield Soccer Club to offer this new free program which features instructors from Sports Domain Academy, introducing and teaching youth the basics of soccer including the components, rules, and etiquette.
Just for Kicks will be a weeklong program, July 30 to Aug. 3, for Pittsfield children ages 5 to 11. The program will run from 9 to noon that Monday through Friday at the First Street Common.
Advance registration is strongly encouraged. Forms are available at the city clerk's office in room 103 of City Hall 0 Comments
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Appalachian Hikers Share Experience With Dalton & WilliamstownBy Andy McKeever, iBerkshires Staff
11:26AM / Thursday, July 12, 2012 | |
 WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — An emotional hike up the Appalachian Trail changed the lives of two siblings and their best friend.
Two years later, they are bringing their experience back to those they met along the way who helped them get through it.
On Saturday, July 14, at 2 p.m., The documentary of the journey Brandon and Katherine Imp took with Emily Ginger will be shown at Images Cinema on Saturday, July 14, at 2 p.m. and again on the following Monday in Dalton at the American Legion at 7 p.m.
The showing is part of a road trip the independent filmmakers are on through the towns along the trail.
"My favorite part of the Appalachian Trail was the towns and one of those was Bennington, 2 Comments
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Suns Defeat Brockton Rox By Greg Gilmore, Pittsfield Suns Sports Info
10:37AM / Monday, July 02, 2012 | |
 PITTSFIELD, Mass. — The Pittsfield Suns were able to overcome an early deficit and defeat the Brockton Rox, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon. Jason Condit (Central Illinois) earned his second win of the season while pitching three shutout innings in relief. Suns' starter Shane Beauchemin (UMass-Lowell) pitched well for the Suns as he only allowed two earned runs over five innings while striking out two. Jeff Thomas (UMass-Boston) earned the save, retiring the Rox in order to end the game in the ninth. Rox starter Joe Fasano (NJIT) pitched well despite getting a no decision. Fasano only allowed one 0 Comments
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