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Baseball Exhibit Brings Cultural, Historical Threads Together

By Tammy Daniels, iBerkshires Staff
06:09AM / Saturday, June 16, 2018

Larry Moore of Baseball in the Berkshires, left, and John DeRosa with a display of old Drury High baseball uniforms. NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — A new exhibit on Main Street this summer threads the legacy of the national pastime with the long history it has in Berkshire County. "One Country, One Game: A Celebration of Baseball," part of the 25th anniversary of the New England Collegiate Baseball League, looks at the county's most famous players from Frank Grant to Mark Belanger to the artistic expressions of the Negro League to Drury High baseball team's Taiwan tour in 1978. "Baseball is like one of those threads that tie our community

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SteepleCats Present Reading Program for Kids

12:00PM / Monday, June 04, 2018

NORTH ADAMS, Mass. - The North Adams SteepleCats, in partnership with the North Adams Public Library, presents a Cub Club summer reading program that aims to cultivate a youth presence at the ballfield and promote literacy.

Through events like story times and game nights, participating youth have the opportunity to partake in a mentorship with SteepleCats players that fosters excitement over reading and continues past the library, to the ballfield. To sign up, contact Duffy Martin by email.

The following events have been scheduled for Cub Club members:

Ballpark Sundays

At 3:30 p.m. on Sundays June 10, 17 and 24 and July 1, 8, 15 and 22 at Joe Wolfe Field, Cub Club members and their

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Williams Athletics Program Wins Another Director's Cup

11:18AM / Thursday, May 31, 2018

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- Williams College came from 13th place in the fall and third place after the winter with a second consecutive spring season surge to win the 2018 NCAA DIII Directors' Cup. Williams tallied 513.5 points this spring and a year ago the Ephs registered a record 630 points to come from behind to win their 20th Directors' Cup. This year the Ephs' winning point total was 1,126.5 points (an average of 70.4 points per sport) accrued by 16 out of a possible 18 sports. Second place MIT tallied 1,001.5 points on 17 sports to finish second. The NESCAC placed four teams in the top 10 in the final results with Middlebury placing fifth, Tufts eighth

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Great Barrington Stays Perfect in Berkshire Adult Baseball League

08:34PM / Monday, May 28, 2018

ADAMS, Mass. -- Scott McFarland homered and drove in three runs, and Mickey Kammeyer had a pair of doubles to lead the Great Barrington Millers to a 12-7 over the Knights as the Millers stayed unbeaten in the Berskshire Adult Baseball League. The Millers improved to 3-0 to stay atop the 20-year-old division of the league. Housatonic also stayed perfect in the 20-year-old division, beating BBA, 3-1, to move to 2-0 on the season. Jared Habershaw threw four shutout innings, striking out seven, to earn the win on the mound. Cornerstone defeated Lenox, 8-5, to take over third place in the division. Jeff Fields hit a bases-loaded double to drive in three runs in the

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Williams Women's Track Sixth at NCAAs

09:12AM / Sunday, May 27, 2018

LA CROSSE, Wis. — The Williams College women's track and field team concluded the season today on Day Three of the NCAA Championships, finishing sixth overall, with 31.5 points. Victoria Kingham got things started for the Ephs in the 3000-meter steeplechase. The senior battled through the hot conditions and a blazing pace to finish 6th in an enormous personal best of 10 minutes, 32.25 seconds, scoring three points and earning all-American recognition. Brianna Bourne competed in the finals of the 1500. The freshman had a gritty performance, kicking hard to finish 10th overall in 4:35.19. Kennedy Green competed in the finals of the 100. Although Green was

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Great Barrington, Berkshire Thunder Start Strong in BABL

08:11AM / Tuesday, May 22, 2018

The Great Barrington Millers and Berkshire Thunder are off to fast starts in the Berkshire Adult Baseball League this season. Each team has gone 2-0 to lead, respectively, the 20-year-old and over-35 divisions in the 13-team league. Last week, the Thunder defeated the Outlaws, 14-0, behind three hits and three stolen bases from Bruce Blake. Rob Yeaton had two hits for the outlaws. The Millers edged Lenox, 7-5. Scot McFarland hit a home run, and Chris Walker earned the win on the mound. Justin Hopkins had a double and an RBI for Lenox. In last week’s other game, the Adams Aces won their opener, 8-0, over Tunnel City. Corey Swistak had a triple, and Jeremy

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Local Collegians Making their Marks in Spring Post-Season

iBerkshires.com Sports,
09:30PM / Sunday, May 20, 2018

Taconic graduateis headed to the NCAA Division III Track and Field Championships next weekend in Wisconsin. The UMass Boston senior qualified as an individual in the 100-meter dash and will run a leg on the Beacon’s 4-by-100 relay quartet. Earlier this month, the 4-by-100 relay squad broke the school’s record in the event by clocking a time of 41.15 seconds at the MIT Last Chance Qualifying Meet. Nda is just one of several area alumni who are competing or have competed in national championships this spring. At the National Junior College Athletic Association Division III Championships over the weekend in Minnesota, Hoosac Valley graduatehelped the Herkimer

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MIT Edges Williams Softball to End Ephs' Season in NCAA Super Regional

09:06PM / Sunday, May 20, 2018

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. -- M.I.T. rallied from a three-run deficit to post a 7-5 victory over the Williams College softball team Sunday at Cole Field in the third and deciding game of a 2018 NCAA Div. III Super Regional. The Engineers (38-9-1) took advantage of four Eph errors that led to five unearned runs and will advance to Oklahoma City, Okla., for the 2018 College World Series. The Ephs saw their season conclude with a 39-8 mark, one win shy of a repeat trip to the national championships. The 39 victories are a single-season record at Williams. M.I.T. senior Amanda Lee was named the Super Regional's Most Outstanding Player. Sunday's decisive

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Six Qualify to Regional from Pittsfield Pitch, Hit and Run Competition

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10:23AM / Saturday, May 19, 2018

PITTSFIELD, Mass. -- Baseball in the Berkshires held the Pitch, Hit and Run Competition at Belanger field on May 12. Although the weather was un-baseball like - cold and rainy - the competition was held, and six boys and girls qualified to move onto the sectionals which will be held in Hadley on June 2. Qualifiers at the sectional competition will move to the regional competition to be held at Fenway Park and the finals at the All-Star Game Weekend in Washington, D.C. Qualifiers from the Pittsfield event included: Aiden Arsenau, Aiden Underdown, Jason Fields Jr., Lily Smith, Gavin O'Donnell and James Smith.

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Williams Softball Splits First Two Games of NCAA Super Regional

12:08AM / Saturday, May 19, 2018

WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — Williams College junior Mackenzie Murphy threw a 2-hit shutout and senior Brenna Martinez hit a solo home run to account for game's only tally as the Williams College softball staved off elimination by edging M.I.T., 1-0, in Game 2 of the 2018 NCAA Div. III Tournament's Williamstown, Mass. Super Regional Friday on Cole Field. The Engineers stole Friday's first game, scoring three times in the top of the seventh to rally past Williams — the big blow a two-out, two-run home run by sophomore Madi Pickett that snapped a 2-2 tie and led M.I.T. to the 4-2 victory. Game 3 will be attempted to be played on Sunday, with rain

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