Taconic senior Sam Sherman gets a smile from head coach Kevin Stannard after hitting a RBI triple in the third inning on Thursday.

Taconic's Christian Salzarulo slides safely around a tag on a steal of second base against Easthampton.

Taconic senior Sam Sherman struck out seven over five innings of work on Wednesday. He allowed one earned run in the Thunder's 15-1 win over Easthampton in the Western Mass. Class B semifinals.

Taconic senior Sam Sherman gets a smile from head coach Kevin Stannard after hitting a RBI triple in the third inning on Thursday.

PITTSFIELD — Missed opportunities early can come back to bite a baseball team. And nobody’s got sharper teeth than Taconic.

Visiting Easthampton left the bases loaded in the top of the first inning, and faced a six-run deficit by the time the Eagles got back to the plate on Thursday afternoon.

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Mike Walsh can be reached at mwalsh@berkshireeagle.com or 413-496-6240. On Twitter: @WalshWrites89.

Mike Walsh is sports editor at The Berkshire Eagle. He's been with The Eagle since 2017. Walsh also authors the NENPA-winning Powder Report column. He's an avid snowboarder, runner, homebrewer, and he used to play a pretty mean sousaphone.

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