Westfield Little League Senior All-Stars catcher Cam Sporbert attempts to place the tag on Agawam’s Jimmy Adams (9) at home plate. Adams was ruled “safe.” (Photo by Chris Putz)
WESTFIELD – The celebration is on ice.
Agawam halted Westfield’s district tournament clinching win, uncorking for a 17-2 mercy-induced victory Tuesday night in a Little League Baseball All-Stars district tournament game Tuesday night at Hampton Ponds Field.
John Carmel tossed a one-hitter for Agawam before being lifted for the final (5th) inning.
Fueled by two Westfield errors, Agawam jumped out a 4-0, first-inning lead. The score ballooned to 8-0 in the second inning following a Jason Couture solo homer, bases-loaded single, and a screaming two-run liner from Rick Jagodowski that caught the grass just inside the left outfield line.
Agawam manufactured two more runs in the third when Jimmy Amaya Adams reached on an error, swiped second and third base, and scored on a wild pitch. A two-out sac RBI made it 10-0.
Westfield Senior All-Stars pitcher Jaden Gillespie tosses a pitch Tuesday night. (Photo by Chris Putz)
Westfield’s Cam Sporbert broke up Carmel’s no-hit bid in the top of the fourth inning with a towering one-out double to left center field. Sporbert scored on an RBI from Joey Dintzner.
Agawam quelled Westfield’s rallying cries with a seven-run fourth inning.
The big hits for Agawam in the fourth included: a two-run single to shallow center field from Matthew Blain, a soaring hit from Couture that smacked high upon the fence in center field and resulted in a two-run double, and Collin Pelchat’s two-run double.
A wild pitch resulted in Agawam’s final run.
Connor McDowell beat out a ball that died in the dirt just inside the edge of the outfield grass on the left side of the infield. McDowell stole second base, advanced to third on a wild pitch and scored on a two-out RBI single from Cam Garfield.
Westfield, despite losing for the first time in the best-of-5 series, will seek to end the series when it shifts to Agawam Thursday at 5:30 p.m.
