Westfield Little League Baseball 11-Year-Old All-Stars manager Dave Madsen congratulates his players during a recent tournament game. The city’s 11- and 10-Year-Old All-Star teams have good reason to celebrate after winning in the semifinals Wednesday night. (File Photo by Chris Putz)
WESTFIELD – It was another productive night for the Westfield Little Leaguers with the 11- and 10-Year-Old All-Stars cementing their spot in the District Championship game on Saturday at Ralph E. Sanville Field on Cross Street.
LITTLE LEAGUE BASEBALL
11-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS
Westfield 16, Gateway 4
Westfield advanced to Saturday’s District Championship at Ralph E. Sanville Memorial Field at 10 a.m.
Gateway jumped out to an early 4-0 lead after two innings. Westfield bounced back with two runs in the third, and blew the game wide open with 14 runs in the top of the fourth.
Keith Drzyzga (2-for-3, triple), Jordan Hellers (3-for-4, double), Andrew Galczynski (2-for-2), Noah Amaral (2-for-2), and Andrew Niemiec (2-for-2).
Drzyzga pitched three innings, giving up four runs. Amaral tossed an inning of relief.
One of the top defensive plays of the game came with one out in the bottom of the fourth when Hellers tracked down a well-hit ball to deep center field, caught it and threw it second base to record a game-ending double play.
10-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS
DISTRICT SEMIFINALS
Westfield 16, Holyoke 5
David Beattie (2-for-2, 3 RBIs), Treygan Lemanski (2-3, triple, 3 RBIs, 3 runs), and Brody DeBruin (2-3, double, 3 RBIs, 3 runs) fueled the Westfield Little League 10-Year-Old All-Stars latest victory.
Westfield advanced to play in the District Championship Saturday vs. Longmeadow at Ralph E. Sanville Memorial Field. Time TBA.
9-YEAR-OLD ALL-STARS
Westfield 19, Longmeadow 4
Westfield hammered 21 hits to down Longmeadow at Paper Mill Field.
Jameson Cotto, Jaylen Dean, Nick Madsen, Dominic Matyseck, Carsen Michelucci, and Joe Larrusso each had multiple hits for Westfield.
Carsen, Dylan Woering and Jaxson Brown pitched well.
Westfield returns to action Friday against Easthampton at Ralph E. Sanville Field.
AMERICAN LEGION BASEBALL
Westfield Post 124 Juniors 11, Greenfield 3
“The best defense is a good offense, right? That’s not alway the case.
Westfield (6-3) played an error-free game Wednesday night in Greenfield, proving that not only could they win on the road but win decisively. Post 124 plated 11 runs over seven innings, highlighted by a Trent Adam triple and Dacota Durkee double. Adam finished with two hits, and Josh Sturmer and Aiden King each had RBI singles to help pave the way for the victory.
Westfield starting pitcher Matt Bernatchez went six strong innings, giving up just one run in the first inning and striking out five Greenfield batters. Post 124 closer Jake Labombard came on to finish out the game, striking out the last batter of the game with the bases loaded.
