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By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Through four innings Monday night, neither Greenfield Post 81 or Belchertown Post 239 were able to get much going at the plate in their Western Mass. American Legion Junior Division playoff game.Second-seeded Greenfield held a 2-0 lead...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — With a spot in the Western Mass. American Legion semifinals on the line Monday, both Greenfield Post 81 and Wilbraham Falcons struggled to put runs on the scoreboard. Neither squad produced a hit through three innings before Wilbraham’s...

A fantastic summer on the diamond came to an end for the Athol-Orange Chuck Stone 12U Little League All-Stars.After winning the District 3 title for the first time in 35 years, Athol-Orange competed in the four-team Massachusetts Section 1...

The bats came to life for the Greenfield Post 81 Senior American Legion baseball team during the sixth inning against Westfield Post 124 on Thursday night. Trailing 4-2, Post 81 scored five runs in the frame and held off Westfield in the seventh to...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — Area youth baseball players had the chance to learn the game from some of the top collegiate players in the country this week. The Valley Blue Sox of Holyoke held a Greenfield Youth Baseball Clinic on Monday and Tuesday at Lunt Field,...

ATHOL – The Athol-Orange Chuck Stone Little League beat Leominster, 5-0, on Friday to capture the Massachusetts District 3 Little League championship.The win marked the first district title for a team from this area in 35 years.“These kids deserved...

Ian Simpson pitched well, tossing a complete game while allowed just three earned runs, but visiting Greenfield Post 81 was unable to break through offensively in a 4-1 loss to Pittsfield Post 68 in an American Legion Senior Division contest on...

By JEFF LAJOIE

WESTFIELD – The Greenfield Post 81 Juniors saw their six-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday night.Host Westfield Post 124 halted the spree with a 4-2 win in an American Legion Junior Division contest at Bullens Field.It was Greenfield’s...

GREENFIELD — Ben Werner pitched well, getting into the seventh inning, but Greenfield Post 81 was unable to extend its winning streak to seven games on Monday night.Visiting East Springfield Post 420 rallied from an 1-0 deficit with two runs in the...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

The Tri-County Baseball League of Western Massachusetts has undergone numerous changes since its inception in 1929, and this summer, a new area team has emerged. With Teddy Bears Pools, the longtime area team, struggling to fill out a roster last...

The Greenfield 8U Minor League All-Star baseball team traveled to Milford to compete in the 8U state tournament over the weekend. Greenfield went unbeaten in pool play and later reached the finals, where it ended up taking second place...

NORTHAMPTON — After the Northampton Post 28 Senior American Legion baseball team scraped a run across in the bottom of the sixth inning to cut its deficit to 4-1, Greenfield Post 81 didn’t let them get any closer – putting to rest any bid at a...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It didn’t take long for the Greenfield Post 81 Senior American Legion team to get its bats going against Westfield Post 124 on Wednesday. After struggling to hit in a 2-1 loss to Westfield earlier in the summer, Post 81 didn’t have any...

By GARRETT COTE

After Greenfield Post 81 was forced to forfeit their game with Belchertown Post 239 on Tuesday, Post 81 protested the ruling in hopes to overturn it and resume it at a later date – a protest in which they won. The two teams were already continuing a...

By SAM FERLAND

GREENFIELD — Buddy Baseball will conclude its 30th year with a final game on Saturday as one of the Recreation Department’s most successful and “heartwarming” programs.This year, the season started on May 11, with games occurring every Saturday until...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Post 81 Senior Legion squad is officially in the win column. After dropping its opening two games of the season, Post 81 hosted Longmeadow Post 175 on Monday at Vets Field and received a stellar pitching performance from...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

GREENFIELD — It’s been a quick turnaround from the high school baseball season to the American Legion season for the Greenfield Post 81 Senior Division team. With more than half the team coming from the Greenfield and Pioneer programs — and with both...

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WORCESTER — A valiant comeback effort from the Pioneer baseball team fell just short in the MIAA Division 5 semifinals. Taking on top-seeded Georgetown Tuesday night, the fourth-seeded Panthers found themselves trailing 5-0 after a big third inning...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

WORCESTER — The Greenfield baseball team’s magical run through the MIAA Division 5 state tournament came to an end on Tuesday. The 15th-seeded Green Wave pulled off three wins in a row to reach the state semifinals, but third-seeded Boston English was...

By THOMAS JOHNSTON

NORTHFIELD — For the third year in a row, the Pioneer baseball team is Final Four-bound. Hosting 12th-seeded Douglas on Sunday in the MIAA Division 5 quarterfinal round, the fourth-seeded Panthers pulled ahead 3-1 after three innings and let ace Hugh...