Undefeated Northampton rode the pitching of Caleb Steiniger, who allowed just three hits in a complete-game outing to propel the visitors to an 11-1 victory over the Hubie’s Tavern West County Warriors in Pioneer Valley Youth Baseball League Sandy Koufax action, Monday night in Buckland.
Steiniger was also 2-for-3 at the plate for Northampton, which outhit West County by a 13-3 margin en route to the victory.
The Warriors were led by Rosco Palmer’s two hits, including a double. Palmer scored the home team’s lone run of the game in the bottom of the first inning, when he scampered home thanks to an RBI from Wyatt Edes. Cole Johnson also had a hit for West County.
Next up for the Warriors is a home game Thursday night.
Cal Ripken 10U
Evan Tsipenyuk struck out two in a complete-game effort, lifting Greenfield to a 12-2 victory over Hadley in the championship game of the Cal Ripken 10U District 2 Tournament Monday night.
At the plate, Tsipenyuk was 2-for-4 with a double and a triple. Juleyen Laughran-Carter went 3-for-3 with a double and Mason Fiorey and Ethan Fisher each finished with two hits.
Greenfield’s defense did the job, finishing the game without committing an error. The squad advanced to this weekend’s state tournament in Uxbridge.
FC Babe Ruth
Gillis MacDougall was 2-for-3 with two RBIs, and allowed just one run on three hits with 12 strikeouts over six innings to lift Turners Falls Athletic Club past Parody Builders, 4-2, in a Franklin County Babe Ruth League game, Monday night at Abercrombie Field in Greenfield.
TFAC scored two runs in the second inning, with a Dylan Camp RBI single keying the frame. MacDougall’s two-run single in the third doubled the advantage.
Sam Knight had a hit and drove in a run in the victory, while Mike Pierce and Tyler Cusson added hits. Pierce earned the save in the seventh inning, striking out one.
Parody’s Casey Christi had a hit and an RBI, while the trio of Derek Wissmann, Kyle Begos and Jordan Hunt all added singles.
Tri-County League
Brad Bean was a perfect 3-for-3 with two doubles, two RBIs and two runs scored, but his Teddy Bear Pools club dropped a 10-6 decision to Westfield Bank in Tri-County League amateur baseball action Monday night in South Deerfield.
Zac Britton took the loss on the bump for the Poolmen (3-4-1), striking out six in four innings of work.
Hector DeJesus had two hits and scored a run, Will O’Connor was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI, and Shy Torres was 2-for-3 with four stolen bases and a run scored for Teddy Bear.
The team is back in action Wednesday with a home game against Wilbraham Funeral Home.
Suburban League
Host Southampton snagged a walk-off victory, pushing one across in the bottom of the seventh inning to edge Frontier Red, 7-6, in Suburban League 12U softball Monday night at Parker Field.
Mel Ring went the first three innings in the pitching circle for Frontier (1-2), before Ashley Taylor closed it out and registered seven strikeouts. Ring had a single, an RBI and scored two runs to help her cause, while Taylor doubled and scored a run.
Margaret Edwards and Lily Ellia both drove in a run in the loss, while Abby Hernandez singled and notched an RBI.
Frontier travels to play the Greenfield Grizzlies Wednesday night at Murphy Park.