Dziuba Walk-Off Gives Chiefs 6-5 Extra Inning Win Over Blue Sox, Mitchell Pitching Gets Americans Past Bulldogs

The Andre Chiefs got two runs in the bottom of the seventh inning to tie the game up at 5-5, then used a leadoff walk-off homer from veteran Teddy Dziuba in the eighth to beat the Lexington Blue Sox 6-5 at Maplewood. Lefty Tim Dunphy (2-0) picked up the win with three innings of one-hit scoreless relief spelling starter Cal Carroll, who worked the first five frames. Jacob Deziel and Ryan Noone had three hits apiece and John Bapista added two doubles to lead the Chiefs offense. Chris Rassias and Jesnel Soto recorded two hits each for the Blue Sox. Starter Robbie Cobb (3 innings), Jake Vesling (2 innings), Borja Jones-Berasaluce (6th inning), Manny Delcarmen (7th inning) and Gavin Dauer (0-1), who took the loss in the eighth, all worked for Lexington.

At Morelli, the Melrose Americans got five solid innings from Chris Mitchell (1-0), and put up a three-spot in the bottom of the fifth inning, to edge the Reading Bulldogs 3-2. Pat Costigan and Jack Beverly each had doubles and Gianni Zarilli had an RBI for the Americans.
Joe Maguire pitched the sixth inning for the Americans and Bobby Tramondozzi picked up the save tossing a scoreless seventh with three strikeouts. Mitchell struck out five and surrendered just two hits.

On Thursday the Malden Maddogs visit the Bulldogs at Lexington High at 7:00 PM and the Middlesex Expos host the Blue Sox at Brandeis University at 8L15 PM.