Babe Ruth 14-year olds Head to New England Championships

The Newton Babe Ruth 14-year olds are just one win away from the New England Championship title -- but it took a lot of hard work to get there. 

The team fought their way through three wins this weekend in Westfield at the New England Regional Tournament. They eventually took down the Western Massachusetts Champions from Pittsfield 10-1 in the semi-final round.

The final game, which will determine the New England Champions, will be played at 11 a.m. on Wednesday. The winner of that game will head to the Babe Ruth World Series.

Prior to that, the boys had defeated the Vermont State Champions 14-4 Friday night. The boys went on to defeat Connecticut State Champions 2-1 on Saturday. 

Some highlights from the Connecticut game, thanks to parent Murray Sackman:

• Spencer Anderson pitched five innings, with only one run scoring. He was the winning pitcher, plus he had a two-out single to start Newton's winning rally in the bottom of the fourth inning.   
• Naushon Galbraith pitched two innings, with no runs and achieved the save. Plus, made some excellent plays at second base.    
• Isaiah Berg achieved a walk and a two-run double in the bottom of the fourth plus excellent plays at short stop.
• Elliot Sackman marked down a two-out single to keep Newton's winning rally alive and load the bases for Berg's two-run double in the bottom of the fourth, plus had some good plays in CF.   
• James Patti has caught every game and had two walks in Saturday's game including a two-out walk in the bottom of the fourth to keep Newton on top.