Blue Sox, Bulldogs and Expos Gain Monday Wins

The Lexington Blue Sox opened up a 5-0 first inning lead then coasted to a 9-2 win over the Melrose Americans on Monday night at Morelli Field. Nick Andersen homered and drove on three runs for the Blue Sox……Coley Schaefer (5-0) stayed perfect on the year to lead the Lexington Bulldogs to a 2-0 shutout win over the Andre Chiefs at Maplewood. Matt Favazzo had an RBI single. Jack Sadowski (2 innings) and Greg Gentile (7th inning save) combined to keep the Chiefs off the scoreboard over the last three frames……Kevin Matos raced home on a passed ball in the top of the eighth inning to give the Middlesex Expos a 1-0 win over the Malden Maddogs in Lexington. Zack Kirby and Zach Gitschier (win) combined on the shutout. Zak Whitney, with nine K’s, took the tough loss…..

Sunday’s Recap

The ICL beagn its last week of the regular season with three games on Sunday.

The Malden Maddogs beat the Stoneham Sabers 9-6 at Recreation Park, the Middlesex Expos blanked TJO Sports at Wildwood Park in Burlington 4-0, and the Lexington Bulldogs crushed the E.I. Braves 12-1 at Catholic Memorial.

On Monday, the Melrose Americans host the Lexington Blue Sox at Morelli Field at 7:30 PM, the Bulldogs travel to meet the Andre Chiefs at 8:00 PM at Maplewood, and Expos and Maddogs meet at 8:00 PM at Lexington High.

Expos Beat Chiefs 6-4 to Remain in Playoff Hunt

The Middlesex Expos jumped out to 5-1 second inning lead and went on to beat the Andre Chiefs 6-4 on Friday night at Maplewood. Kebler Peralta and Leon Paulino each had two hits, including a double, and a couple of RBI’s each. Dan Shaw (2-2) went the distance to get the win. Shaw allowed nine hits and struck out 10. With the win, the Expos stay alive for a playoff spot. It was the fifth straight loss for the Chiefs……The Malden Maddogs at Palmer Club game, scheduled for Fallon Field in Roslindale, was postponed,,,,,

Blue Sox Unbeaten Streak Reaches 16 Games, Expos, Bulldogs Get Wednesday Wins

David VanderZouwen and Ryan Grundy had three hits each, and Paatrick Casserly drove in three runs, to lead the Blue Sox to a 11-4 win over the Stoneham Sabers in Lexington on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Lexington unbeaten steak reached 16 games dating back to a loss to the E.I. Braves on June 23. Chris Wanat (4-1) got the win with three innings of hitless relief……The Middlesex Expos handed the two-time defending champion Andre Chiefs their fouth consecutive loss 6-2 at Maplewood. Louis Cespedes (3-1) struck out 12 to get the complete game win. Alex MacDonagh had two hits and three RBI’s for the Expos…..The Lexington Bulldogs beat the Melrose Anericans 3-1 at Morelli Field. The duo of Jack Sadoowski (1-0) and Alec Peruzzi outdueled Alex Parisi (2-2), who struck out 11, to get the win. Matt Favazzo delivered a key two RBI single in the top of the third inning….

Blue Sox and Bulldogs Grab Tuesday Wins

Matt Draper (4-1) fired a four-hitter when the Lexington Blue Sox beat the Malden Maddogs 8-1 at Maplewood. Ryan Grundy had three RBI’s. Draper struck out nine and walked only one……The Bulldogs scored three runs each in the first, third, and fifth innings on the way to beating the Brighton Black Sox 9-4 in Lexington. Brett Stone homered and Jay Voica added a double and three RBI’s. Greg Gentle (1-0) got the win….In other cross-over games, the E.I Braves shutout the Andre Chiefs 7-0 at Cleveland Circle and ADSL kocked off the Stoneham Sabers 5-2 at Town Field……

Americans Beat Chiefs, Blue Sox Stay Hot

Matt Elwell and John Jennings each had two hits and drove in a run to lead the Melrose Americans to a 4-2 win over the Andre Chiefs at Maplewood. Aidan Barry (1-0) went 5.2 innings to record the win while Nick Colucci chalked up his fourth save….In an all-Lexington battle, the Blue Sox stayed hot with a 6-5 win over the Bulldogs. The Sox took the lead for good with a five run bottom of the fourth inning. Julian Alvarez and Luis Atiles each had two RBI’s. Cole Donato (1-0) got the win and Luke Marshall the save……

 

Sabers Top Expos, Bulldogs Beat Chiefs

Carmen Piwnicki (2-3) got the win and Dionys Quezada the save when the Stoneham Sabers held off the Middlesex Expos 8-6 on Sunday at Ferullo Field. Nick Mazzarella (2-2, homer) and Nick Bartalini each drove in two runs for Stoneham…..In Lexington, the Bulldogs scored eight times in the bottom of the second inning, erasing a 4-1 defecit, on the way to beating the Andre Chiefs 13-4. Shane Costello homered and had three RBI’s and Seamus Condon had a three run homer. Shaun Marsh (2-0) went five innings to record the win….

Blue Sox Unbeaten Streak Extends to 13 Games

The Lexington Blue Sox erased a 4-0 defecit and scored seven unanswered runs on the way to a 7-4 win over Mass Envelope/Grossman Marketing at Minuteman Vocational on Friday evening. With the win the Blue Sox extended their unbeaten streak to 13 games (12-0-1) dating back to June 26.

The first seven Lexington batters reached base in the five run sixth inning. Anderson Jimenez singled to drive in runs two and three abd then scored on Ryan Grundy’s double for a 5–4 lead. Lexington added two more insurance runs in the top of the seventh. Julian Alvarez drove in a couple of runs, scored twice, and added an RBI.

Luke Descheneaux (3-1) picked up the win with four innings of two-hit pitching in relief of starter Grant Strother.

Blue Sox Beat Expos, Sabers Top Americans, McKay Rallies to Beat Bulldogs

Nick Andersen’s two-run inside-the-park home run gave the Blue Sox a 6-2 lead in the sixth and the they went on to beat the Middlesex Expos 8-2 on Thursday night in Lexington. Jake McElroy singled and drove in two runs in the fifth for a 4-1 Blue Sox lead. Chris Wanat (3-1) earned his third win. He gave up three hits, walked none, and struck out one……The Stoneham Sabers rung out 16 hits, and got homers from Dionys Quezada and Ryan Bowdridge, on the way to a 12-5 win over the Melrose Americans at Maplewood. Chris Klein hit his second home run of the season for Melrose. Jack Raimo (2-1) went six innings to get the win…….The McKay Club rallied and scored five times in the bottom of the sixth inning to come from behind and beat the Lexington Bulldogs 8-6 at Rogers Park in Brighton. Ian Born had a double and triple for the Bulldogs……The Andre Chiefs at E.I. Braves game was rescheduled and will be played at Cleveland Circle on July 29th at 7:45 PM,,,,,,

Bulldogs Beat Expos, Braves Walk-off Sabers, Blue Sox-Chiefs in 5-5 Tie

Ezra Charles, Matt Mahoney (1-0), and Alex Peruzzi (save), combined on a four-hitter to lead the Lexington Bulldogs to a 3-1 win over the Middlesex Expos at LHS. Brett Stone had a triple and two RBI’s for the Bulldogs……The Brighton Braves scored twice in the bottom of the seventh to take a 9-8 walk-off win over the Stoneham Sabers at Rogers Park. Angleo Colucci had four hits and Dionys Quezada homered for the Sabers…….At Maplewood, the Lexington Blue Sox and Andre Chiefs played to a 5-5 tie……