Longstreeth, an eighth-grader, tosses no-hitter for Smith Academy baseball
Smith Academy eighth-grader David Longstreeth needed only 68 pitches to throw his first career no-hitter as the Falcons defeated Westfield Vocational 19-0 Sunday in six innings.
Longstreeth struck out nine batters and walked nobody in his outing, coming within an error of a perfect game. He's now 5-1 on the hill this season.
"David's been pitching really well all season," said Smith Academy coach Rocky Barbuto. "He locates well and mixes his pitches up pretty well. We call pitches and he follows through. He studies the game and works hard at it. He put thought into his game today."
The Falcons earned two wins over the weekend, earning a walk-off victory over Dean Tech in Hatfield on Saturday. With the two victories, Smith (10-7, 3-6 Tri-County North) clinched a Division 3 tournament berth.
Longstreeth helped his own cause at the plate with a three-run double. Pat Lowry (3-for-5) and Nick Fitzgerald also drove in two runs apiece. Mike Molloy went 2-for-3 in the win.
In Saturday's win, Dan Laizer's scored Cameron Woodward on a walk-off double in the bottom of the seventh inning.
Nick Sulda earned the win on the mound with four innings of relief.
Molloy added three hits, while Longstreeth added two hits and an RBI.
Hopkins Academy 6, Athol 4 - One strike away from a loss, the Golden Hawks (14-2, 12-2 Hampshire) hit back-to-back hits to take the lead in the top of the seventh and won Saturday in Athol.
Aiden Barrett had two of Hopkins' three hits, including the go-ahead double to score Jamie Garand and Evan Delaney with two outs in the seventh. Barrett then scored on a Tim Knightly single to make it 6-4.
Garrison Banas then retired the side in the bottom of the seventh to earn the victory, his 11th of the season.
Banas allowed four runs, two earned, on five hits and one walk and struck out 16.
The senior left-hander came out of Friday's game after being hit by a pitch in the leg and his status for Saturday's contest was unknown until the team arrived at the bus before the game.
South Hadley 4, Palmer 3 - Mike Croke doubled in the seventh inning to knock in the winning run for the Tigers (4-17) after Alex Dizek (three hits) singled to tie the game at three.
Croke finished the game with two hits and one RBI, while Connor Sheridon also had two hits for the home team.
Sam Pouliot pitched two innings to earn the win.
Belchertown 15, Chicopee Comp 8 - James Ryan and Nick Vogel both had big games for the Orioles (6-12) in their victory in Chicopee.
Ryan, a sophomore, had two hits in his varsity debut, while Vogel returned from injury with two hits.
East Longmeadow 3, Amherst 0 - Kyle Sullivan had the only hit for the Hurricanes (11-6) in the loss at home. Matt O'Neil pitched six innings, had 10 strikeouts, two walks, and allowed just one hit for the Spartans (14-2). Amherst's Mike Walkowicz pitched well, recording seven strikeouts, two walks, and two earned runs on five hits in the loss.
Central 6, Northampton 3 - In the battle for first place in the Suburban League, the Blue Devils (9-9, 6-2) lost to the Golden Eagles (9-9, 6-2) in Springfield.
Nick Behrens hit an RBI double in the fourth to tie the game, and Andrew Sadowski homered over the center field fence in the sixth to make it 4-2.
Northampton rallied in the seventh. Jake Laga had an RBI single to cut the lead to three, but the Blue Devils failed to score any more runs with the tying run at the plate.
Blue Devils pitcher Sam Goodwin-Boyd allowed three hits, had eight strikeouts, and three walks.









