Baseball Preview: Pittsfield Generals vs. West Springfield Terriers
After two games on the road, Pittsfield is heading back home. They will take on the West Springfield Terriers at 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Both teams have allowed few runs on average, (Pittsfield: 2.8, West Springfield: 2.4) so any runs scored will be well earned.
Pittsfield's pitching crew heads into the matchup hoping to repeat the dominance they displayed on Wednesday. Everything went their way against Northampton as Pittsfield made off with an 11-0 victory. Pittsfield's hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Cam Harrington looked comfortable as he didn't allow a single earned run and only one hit over four innings pitched.
On the hitting side, Simon Mele was incredible, going 3-for-3 with five RBI, three doubles, and a stolen base. The team also got some help courtesy of Ben Jacob, who scored three runs and stole four bases while going 1-for-3.
Meanwhile, West Springfield unfortunately witnessed the end of their four-game winning streak on Wednesday. They fell just short of Longmeadow by a score of 7-5.
The win got Pittsfield back to even at 2-2. As for West Springfield, their loss was their first of the season and makes their record 4-1.
Pittsfield came up short against West Springfield when the teams last played back in May of 2023, falling 8-3. Can Pittsfield avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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