Americans Beat Maddogs 16-11 in Thursday’s Only Game

Pat Costigan, John Jennings and Chris Klein all homered to lead the Melrose Americans to a 16-11 win over the Malden Maddogs on Thursday night at Maplewood. Costigan also had a triple, scored four times, and drove in four runs, and Klein went 4-6 and scored three runs. Mike Nestor (3-1) struck out eight batters in 4.2 innings to get the win. Nick Colucci, David Hunter and Matt Chiodo, who picked up the save, all worked for the Americans.

There are no ICL games scheduled for tonight. Action continues on Sunday with the Americans hosting the Brighton Braves at Morelli at 4:00 PM, the Brighton Black Sox and Stoneham Sabers meeting at Lexington High at 5:00 PM, and the Andre Chiefs visiting The BASE at English High School in Jamaica Plain at 8:00 PM.