Saturday July 1
12-Year-Old All-Stars
Westfield American 14, Amherst 0 (5 inn.)
Caden Matuszczak went 3-for-4 with a grand slam and two doubles to lead Westfield American to a 14-0 route over Amherst in five innings. Jacob Wagner contributed by going 2-for-3 with three runs scored.
Jay Scherpa started on the mound and struck out nine batters over three innings. Liam Poole pitched the final two innings and surrendered just one hit.
Westfield American improves to 3-1 in pool play.
Westfield American pitcher Jack Madsen winds up a pitch to home plate. (Photo courtesy of Lynn Boscher)
Westfield National 22, Agawam 0 (4 inn.)
Westfield National’s top three hitters in the order, Josh Sturmer (3-for-4, 2 home-runs), Cody Collins (4-for-4, 2 home-runs, Anthony Shabowski (3-for-4, 2 home-runs), combined to go 10-for-12 with six home-runs and help their team cruise past Agawam 22-0 in four innings.
Josh Mayo was dominant on the mound as he struck out nine batters and allowed just two hits over four innings.
Westfield National improves to 4-0 in pool play.
11-Year-Old All-Stars
Kaveon Eddington led Westfield National to a 14-5 win over Agawam with three hits and scoring two runs. Evan Grant also contributed with two hits.
Anthony Melo had a strong performance on the mound, pitching five innings and recording four strikeouts. Ray Vergara closed out the game by striking out two of the three batters he faced.
Westfield American 12, Agawam 1 (4 inn.)
Scoring 12 runs in the first two innings, Westfield American was able to power past Agawam 12-1 in four innings. Josh Wagner led the offense with three hits and Emmett Garfield hit a solo home-run.
Westfield American is the top seed in their pool and will play on Thursday against the no.4 seed.
10-Year-Old All-Stars
Easthampton 15, Westfield American 14
Down 14-11 entering the top of the sixth inning, Westfield American scored three runs to tie the game at 14 apiece, but it wasn’t enough as Easthampton squeaked by with a walk-off hit in the bottom of the sixth inning to earn the 15-14 victory.
Josh Drumm led the way for Westfield American with two hits. Jack Madsen was solid on the mound as he pitched three frames while giving up four runs.
Westfield American’s season is over as they finished 0-5 in pool play.
Sunday July 1
Westfield National 13, Gateway 6
Plating eight runs in the first two innings, Westfield National propelled its way to a 13-6 win over Gateway. Kaevon Eddington led the offense with two home-runs. Evan Grant chipped in with four hits and Tyler Sampson connected with two hits.
The pitching duo of Ray Vergara and Parker Roit combined to pitch six innings and striking out nine batters total.
With the victory, Westfield National now evens up at 2-2 in pool play.
