Juan Parra’s one out solo homer in the bottom of the seventh inning tied it and John Bapista’s single in the eighth won it when the Andre Chiefs beat the Lexington Bulldogs 6-5 at Maplewood on Wednesday night. Parra drove in three of the Chiefs runs in the game and Bapista had two hits and two RBI’s. Teddy Dziuba and Ryan Noone each contributed two hits to the Chiefs 14 hit offense. Lefty Josh Desai went the first six innings, striking out nine, before giving way to AJ Rourke (1-0) who worked two scoreless frames to chalk up the win. In Melrose, Jay Gamboa (1-0) went five strong innings to gain the win and Dan Shaw chalked up the two inning save when the Sabertooth Expos took their third straight win 2-1 over the Americans at Morelli Field. Matt Consigli (RBI) and Nick Solitro had the only hits the Expos needed in the game. Six Melrose pitchers combined to limit the Expos to two hits with Nick Colucci (0-1) taking the hard luck loss. Cory Bright drove in the lone Melrose run in the third inning. On Thursday, the Expos visit the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood at 8:00 PM

The Sabertooth Expos won their second straight game when they beat the Andre Chiefs 10-4 on Monday night at Maplewood. Matt Consigli and Ryan Cloutier both homered to lead the Expos offense. The pitching trio of Zack Kirby (3 inn), Bladamir Ramirez (1-0, 2 inn) and Cloutier (2 inn) combined to strike out a dozen batters. The Melrose Americans at Lexington Blue Sox game was postponed due to wet grounds. The Blue Sox will visit the Malden Maddogs in Tuesday’s only game. Starting time is 8:00 PM at Maplewood.

Nick Johnson (1-0) struck out 15 batters and allowed just two hits when the Sabertooth Expos shutout the Lexington Bulldogs 8-0 in Lexington on Wednesday night in the ICL opener. Andrew Mazzone led the offense with a 4 for 4 evening that included a homer, double, and five RBI’s. ICL action continues tonight when the Andre Chiefs and Malden Maddogs meet at Maplewood and the Bulldogs and Lexington Blue Sox hook up at Lexington High. Both games will start at 8:00 PM. On Friday, the Melrose Americans visit the Expos at Trum Field in Somerville at 8:00 PM.

UPDATE: THE ICL WAS PLANNING TO HOLD OUR INDUCTION CEREMONY FOR THIS CLASS ON JUNE 8. DUE TO UNFORESEEN CIRCUMSTANCES WE MUST POSTPONE THE EVENT TO A LATER DATE. WE WILL KEEP EVERYONE POSTED AND APOLOGIZE FOR ANY INCONVENIENCE THIS POSTPONEMENT HAS CAUSED. The ICL will welcome in the following inductees in 2023: Chuck Andre – Chiefs Dave Ellegood– Merchants Peter Ferrari – Blue Sox Don January – Umpire Tommy Haugh – Blue Sox Mike Kalfopoulos – Rams, Chiefs & Americans Sammy Steed – A’s & Blue Sox Cary McConnell – Chiefs & A’s John Gnieski – Mustangs Dave Martin – Guinness, Americans, Chiefs & Reds John Veneziano – Chiefs Jerry Tabler – Peter Fuller & Chiefs Garry Keil – Chiefs & Rams Dave Vigliotti – A’s Peter Albano – Somerville & Rams John “Pancho” Webb – Mustangs & Chiefs Event information will be released soon.