Lexington, MA– Lefthander Evan Walsh set an all-time Intercity League record when he struck out 20 batters in a 7-0 Andre Chiefs win over the Reading Bulldogs on Saturday at Lexington High. Walsh’s gem included a nine pitch, three strikeout “immaculate inning” to close the game out in the bottom of the seventh. The only hit Walsh allowed was a centerfield single to Tyler Cedeno with two outs in the bottom of the third inning.

It was the first of four games played in the ICL’s annual Jerie DeAngelis Memorial Day of Baseball.

The previous strikeout record was set by Chiefs’ righty Jared Freni who struck 17 batters on August 6, 2010 in a 3-0 win over Mooney Dental at Ferullo Field in Woburn.

The Chiefs gave their southpaw a 2-0 lead in the second inning. Veteran catcher Nick Leva, making his first appearance of the year, singled home rookies Gino DeSimone (single) and Evan Reynolds (error).

The lead doubled to 4-0 in the top of the fifth. Leva walked, Walsh reached on an error, and Tony Serino drew another walk to load the bases. Reading starter Anthony Sapenza (0-1) took a big step to escape the jam when he got Andrew Caulfield to bounce into a 1-2-3 doubleplay. Matt Nuzzo saw to it that the Chiefs wouldn’t come away empty handed when he plated both Serino and Walsh with a two run double.

The Chiefs added three more runs in the top of the seventh against Brandon Mullarkey on consecutive doubles by Serino and Caulfield, that followed a Leva walk and a throwing error.

Walsh allowed four baserunners on the day. Cedeno’s single in the third and walks in the second, fourth and sixth. He threw 107 pitches, 70 for strikes. The former Bentley standout raised his season record to 2-0. He went six innings to get the win against the Bulldogs on June 5. In that game he allowed four hits and struck out 10.

Walsh, an Arlington MA native, began his career with 2014 ICL Championship edition of the Chiefs fresh out  of Arlington Catholic. Following the 2015 season, when he made nine appearances and posted a 3.50 ERA in 16 innings, he moved on to play for the Arlington Trojans in both the 2016 & 2017 campaigns. Walsh returned to the Chiefs last season when he went 4-3 in eight starts with an ERA of 2.46. He graduated from Bentley University in 2017. While pitching for the Falcons he recorded an 11-17 record in 48 appearances (27 starts) during his college career.

Lexington, MA– There is still time to get your ICL raffle tickets!!!

Due to the number of recent postponements because of rain, the ICL has decided to reschedule the drawing of the winner of the 2019 raffle until after July 1.

The rescheduling of the raffle will give ICL supporters additional time to purchase tickets and players more time to return them. Many teams have experienced numerous rainouts over the last few weeks. Many players have not had the opportunity to meet with their respective teams and return their tickets.

A new date for the raffle drawing will be announced next week.

The ICL’ s Board of Directors thanks our fans for their ongoing support.

Bobby Losanno, Tyler Lyne, Anthony Cecere and Bryant Dana had two hits each, and Scott Searles added a double and two RBI, when the Merchants held off the Malden Maddogs 8-6 in Wakefield. The Maddogs made things interesting when they scored six times in the top of the seventh. Joseph Maguire stayed perfect at 3-0 throwing five innings of three hit ball with six K’s.

In Melrose, the Lexington Blue Sox pulled away from the Americans 9-3 at Morelli Field. The Sox got homers from Ross Curley, Julian Alvarez and Zach Stevens to pace their 16 hit attack. Borja Jones-Berasaluce (1-0) picked up the win. Dave Center stayed hot for the Americans going a perfect 3-3 with a double.

Alibrandis erased a 2-0 Andre Chiefs lead to take a 4-2 win at Maplewood. Sean Sullivan (2-0) picked up the win while Brian Tanguy chalked up his second save. Juan Parra and Teddy Dziuba each had two hits and an RBI for Alibrandis. Zack Kirby (1-1) took the loss for the Chiefs despite striking out 13 batters.

The Blue Sox host the Reading Bulldogs at Lexington High in the only game on the Thursday ICL schedule.

Ronnie Luke and John Witkowski combined on a five-hiiter when the Americans beat the Wakefield Merchants 5-1 in Melrose on Monday night. Charlie Huegi, Nick Cordeau and Jackson Stanton each had two hits for the Americans. Luke (1-0) went four innings to get the win while Witkowski worked the final three frames to record the long save. Greg Johnson (0-1) took the loss for the Merchants.

At Maplewood, the Andre Chiefs got a solo homer from Matt Nuzzo and a two RBI triple from Ben Waldrip on the way to a 4-2 win over the Somerville Royals. Lefty Tim Dunphy (2-0) scattered seven hits in six innings to pick up his second win of the season. Closer David Kerns worked a hitless seventh to chalk up his third save. Ryan Noone picked up two hits and a RBI for the Royals. Seattle Mariners product Paul Covelle (0-1) was tagged with the loss despite striking out seven in five innings.

Three ICL games are on the Tuesday night  schedule. Alibrandis travels to Maplewood to visit the Malden Maddogs at 7:45 PM, the Chiefs meet the Blue Sox in Lexington at 8:00 PM and the Royals host the Reading Bulldogs at Trum Field at 8:30 PM.

Dave Center blasted a homer and Ian Libby had three RBI’s to lead the Melrose Americans past the Somerville Royals 10-3 on Friday night at Morelli Field. Chris Mitchell (1-1) went five solid innings to pick up the win. Elias Varinos and Nick Cordeau chipped in with two hits each for the Americans. Luke Gustavson (1-1) took the loss.

In Lexington, Dom Zaher’s bases clearing double in the bottom of the second inning was the difference when the Blue Sox beat the Wakefield Merchants 4-1. Mike Geanellis (1-1) earned his first win of the season striking out six in five innings. Junior Pena picked up the save. James McNamara (0-2) had six K’s in 5.2 innings but suffered the loss.

There are no ICL games on Saturday.

On Sunday, the Merchants and Malden Maddogs meet at Walsh Field in Wakefield in a 3:00 PM makeup game.