2024 Intercity League Champions – Andre Chiefs
Chiefs and Blue Sox Win on Monday Night
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Witkowski (6 RBI’s) Leads Chiefs, Blue Sox Edge Sabers for 8th Straight Win
Veteran shortstop Nate Witkowski went 4-5 and drove home a career high six runs to lead the Andre Chiefs to a 16-1 win over the Melrose Americans on Monday night at Maplewood. Yariel Salinas (3-4, double) hit his league leading fifth homer of the saeson and had four RBI’s, Michael McCarthy (2-4, 2 RBI) homered, and Michael Soares added a double and single and knocked in three runs. Dominic Monico (4-0) struck out six and allowed only three hits in his five innings to pick up the win………….Tyler Normandie stole home on the back end of a double steal in the bottom of the sixth to give the Lexington Blue Sox a 4-3 win over the Stoneham Sabers. It was the eighth win in row for Lexington. Normandie started the inning with a pinch-hit single. He moved to second on an infield out and took third on an infield single by Charlie Comella. With two outs Comella stole second and Normandie came home with the winning run. Dom Gabardi singled to drive in the first two Blue Sox runs in the third. Comella singled to score Max Dushney (double) to give Lexington a 3-1 lead after four. Matt Consgli’s sac fly scored the Sabers first run in the fourth. Dionys Quezada and Nick Bartalini had RBI hits for Stoneham in the fifth. Grant Strother (1-0) earned his first Lexington win pitchng 1.1 shutout innings in relief………
Blue Sox Rally to Beat Expos, Maddogs Beat Bulldogs in Sunday Action
Luis Antiles’ sacrifice fly scored Nick Andersen (triple) with the go-ahead run in the top of seventh when the Lexington Blue Sox beat the Middlesex Expos 3-2 at Ferullo Field. Luke Marshall (1-0) got the win and Josh Becker the save in relief of starter Matt Draper who went the first five innings…..The Malden Maddogs scored six runs in the first two innings and then held on to beat the Lexington Bulldogs 7-4 at LHS. Sam Browing had a two run homer and Teddy McLaughlin had a two RBI double. Brian Perine (3-0) struck out seven in four innings to get the win…..
Sabers and Bulldogs Get Friday Wins
The Stoneham Sabers scored nne runs in the bottom of the first inning on the way to 9-4 win over Mass Envelope/GM at Maplewood on Friday night. Dionys Quezada and Nick Bartalini led the Sabers’ offense with two hits, a double, two runs and two RBI each. Camren Piwnicki (1-2) pitched four scoreless innings in relief, striking out six, to earn the win……The Lexington Bulldogs beat the Brighton Braves 10-2 at Rogers Park……
Blue Sox Blank TJO Sports, Maddogs Beat Boston A’s
Jack Velo (2-1) and Cole Donato combined on a 2-hit shutout when the Lexington Blue Sox beat TJO Sports 5-0 in a game that was moved to Minuteman Tech. Velo set down the first eight batters, four by strikeout. Donato retired all six batters he faced, the last two by strikeout. The duo struck out 11 in the game. Brendan Jones had two hits for Lexington and David VanderZouwen scored and drove in a run. Erick Ramirez, Julian Alvarez and Bryan Acosta each had an RBI for Lexington…….Zak Whitney struck out nine in just five innings to lead the Malden Maddogs to a 3-1 win over the Boston A’s at Maplewood. Matt Decarney (1-0) picked up the win while Liam Childs recorded the save. Luke Miele had two hits and an RBI for Malden……All other games were postponed……