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Blue Sox Blank TJO Sports, Maddogs Beat Boston A’s

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Jack Velo (2-1) and Cole Donato combined on a 2-hit shutout when the Lexington Blue Sox beat TJO Sports 5-0 in a game that was moved to Minuteman Tech. Velo set down the first eight batters, four by strikeout. Donato retired all six batters he faced, the last two by strikeout. The duo struck out 11 in the game. Brendan Jones had two hits for Lexington and David VanderZouwen scored and drove in a run. Erick Ramirez, Julian Alvarez and Bryan Acosta each had an RBI for Lexington…….Zak Whitney struck out nine in just five innings to lead the Malden Maddogs to a 3-1 win over the Boston A’s at Maplewood. Matt Decarney (1-0) picked up the win while Liam Childs recorded the save. Luke Miele had two hits and an RBI for Malden……All other games were postponed……
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Blue Sox Beat Braves 9-2, Chiefs Lose, Other Games PPD

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The Lexington Blue Sox used a 5-run first inning on the way to a 9-2 win Wednesday night. The game was moved to Minuteman Tech’s turf field after the Lexington’s home field was unplayable due to rain. Nick Andersen’s 2-run triple was the big hit in the first. Erick Ramirez had three hits and scored three runs. Chris Wanat (2-1) pitched five 1-run innings. He gave up four hits, walked none, and struck out six. Dan Metzdorf and Ryan O’Rourke pitched the sixth and seventh innings and both had three strikeouts……..Mass Envelope/GM doubled up the Andre Chiefs 8-4 at Maplewood. The Chiefs relinquished a 3-0 4th inning lead when the visitors scored a half dozen runs. Miles Reid reached base four times f0r the Chiefs and Joe Bova and Michael Soares (double) had RBI’s……All other games were postponed…..
Lexington Bulldogs

Bulldogs Walk Off ADSL in Only ICL Game Played on Tuesday

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The Lexington Bulldogs scored a run in the bottom of the eighth inning to edge the BPL’s ADSL 2-1 on Tuesday in Lexington. Brett Stone (double) had three hits for the Bulldogs while Vince Libretto and Shane Costello supplied the RBI’s. Alec Peruzzi (1-2) picked up the win with two innings of five strikeout, scoreless and hitless relief, after taking over frrom Coley Schaefer (5 innings, 2 hits, 0 ER, 5 K’s) and Matt Mahoney (1 inning, 0 hits, 2 K’s)…… Both games that were to be hosted by the Boston Park League (Chiefs at E.I Braves and Sabers at Boston A’s) were postponed…….

Blue Sox and Maddogs Open Second Half with Wins

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In the battle of Lexington bragging rights, Luis Atiles pinch-hit two-run home run in the top of the seventh delivered the 4-2 win for the Blue Sox.
The Sox took a 2-0 lead in the first on Nick Andersen’s 2-run single that plated David VanderZouwen and Erick Ramirez. Andersen scored on Atiles’ HR.
The Bulldogs tied the game in the bottom of the second. John Nordman’s bases-loaded walk brought in the first run and Jay Voica sac fly knotted the score.
After Nordman’s walk only three Bulldogs reached base. Blue Sox starter Michael O’Brien set down 11 of the last 12 batters, including eight straight, he faced. Reliever Luke Descheneaux retired the first 5 batters he faced…….The Malden Maddogs got three RBI’s, on two hits, from Sam Browning on the way to a 7-2 win over the Brighton Black Sox at Brandeis University in Waltham. Luke Whitney (double, RBI, 2 runs) and Luke Miele added a couple of hits each to Malden’s nine-hit offense. Justin Posnik (3-2) struck out nine batters in his five innings to record the win……..In other Inter-League play, Mass Envelope/GM beat the Middlesex Expos 6-4 in Roslindale and the Boston Padres walked off the Melrose Americans 7-6 at Cleveland Circle. Chris Klein (homer), Nick Giangregorio, and Nate Galanis each had two hits for Melrose.,,,,,,,

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Chiefs Blank Boston A’s 8-0, Sabers & Expos Lose as First Half Concludes

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The Andre Chiefs moved into a first place tie with the Melrose Americans at 11-4-1 after blanking the Park League’s Boston A’s 8-0 on Wednesday night at Town Field in Dorchester. Michael Soares was a one man show for the Chiefs pitching five shutout innings and going 3-3 at the plate with two doubles, three runs scored, and an RBI. Tyler Ferdinand (double, 2 RBI), Nick Valdario, and Tim Catalano, each contributed a couple of hits to the Chiefs’ 13-hit offense while Ruben Rodriguez Jr added two RBI. Soares (1-0) got the win and Jonathan Chotkowski kept the shutout intact by working a scoreless sixth and seventh innings…….In other games, the BPL’s Palmer Club beat the Stoneham Sabers 6-0 at Maplewood and the E.I. Braves doubled up the Middlesex Expos 8-4 at Cleveland Circle….The Lexington Blue Sox-Mass Envelope/GM game scheduled for Fallon Field was postponed……

Monico Throws 1-Hitter for Chiefs, Sox Blank Boston Padres, Maddogs Edge ADSL

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Dominic Monico came within one strike of a no-hitter when the Andre Chiefs shutout the Al Thomas A’s 5-0 at Maplewood on Monday. Monico, now 3-0, sruck out 12 and walked just one. Sam Browning broke up the no-hit bid with a two out, two strike, double in the top of the seventh. Ruben Rodriguez Jr and Michael Soares each had two hits and two RBI’s…..A.J. Lasko hit a three run homer to lead the Lexington Blue Sox to a 5-0 blanking of the Boston Padres at Cleveland Circle. Michael O’Brien (1-0) went four innings to get the win. He got relief help from Cole Donato (2 innings) and Josh Becker (1 inning). The trio combined to strike out a dozen…..In other games, the Malden Maddogs beat ADSL 8-6 at Town Field and the Melrose Americans lost to the E.I. Braves 8-6 at Morelli, despite a two-run homer from Ted Giardina and three hits from Owen Duggan….

Americans and Expos Grab Sunday Wins

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The first place Melrose Anericans jumped out to 4-0 fourth inning lead then held on to beat the Al Thomas A’s 5-3 at Cunningham Park in Milton on Sunday. Pat Costigan and Shaun MacPhee led the way each going 3-3 and driving in two runs apiece. Alex Parisi (2-0) picked up the win with a complete game six-hitter. For the 11-3-1 Americans, it was their seventh win in their last eight games…..The Middlesex Expos overcame a 4-0 first inning deficit to go on and beat the Boston Padres 5-4 in extra innings at Center Street Field in Burlington. Nick Hart turned in a 7.2 inning relief effort giving up just two hits while striking out a dozen. A sacrifice fly off the bat of Imano Ramos gave the Expos the walk-off win in the bottom of the eighth inning…….The Lexington Bulldogs at McKay Club Beacons game was postponed and rescheduled for July 24…

Lexington Blue Sox

Draper (Immaculate 2nd Inning) Pitches Blue Sox Past BPL’s Palmer Club, 12-3

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Matt Draper dominated the Palmer Club as he was perfect through four innings, taking a  a no-hitter into the seventh, when the Blue Sox knocked off the Palmer Club 12-3 in Lexington on Friday night. Draper (3-1) finished with a two-hitter and a Blue Sox career-best 12 strikeouts.

Draper pitched an immaculate inning in the second when he struckout the side on nine pitches.

Jake McElroy hit his first home run of the season and finished with 2 hits, 2 RBI and 2 runs. Will Norris had 3 RBI on a double and a sac fly. Erick Ramirez had 2 runs, 2 hits (doubles), 2 RBI.

It was only ICL game played on Friday.

Blue Sox and Expos Win, Americans and Maddogs Suffer Inter-League Losses

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Seventh inning singles from Erick Ramirez and Nick Anderson brought the Lexington Blue Sox back from a two run defecit and propelled them to a 7-5 comeback win over ADSL at Town Field. Ramirez drove in three runs on the night and Jake McElroy added two doubles and Julian Alvarez hit a two-run homer in the top of the first. Josh Becker (2-0) fired two innings of shutout ball to get his second win…..The Melrose Americans saw their six game winning streak snapped in a 14-9 loss to Mass Envelope/GM at Fallon Field. Aidan Lynch had a triple and three RBI’s for Melrose…..In other games, the Middlesex Expos won their third straight with a 15-5 victory over the Brighton Black Sox at Ferullo Field and the E.I. Braves beat the Malden Maddogs 6-1 at Maplewood…..

American’s Stay Hot, Chiefs, Bulldogs and Expos Win in Wednesday’s ICL Sweep

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Nick Giangregorio’s lead off seventh inning homer gave the first place Melrose Americans a 6-5 walk off win over the Brighton Braves at Morelli Field. It was the sixth straight win for the Americans. Jack Simpson (2-0) got the win with 2.2 innings of one run relief…..The Andre Chiefs got a complete game four-hitter from A.J. Rourke to beat the Boston Padres 5-1 at Maplewood. Joe Bova went 4-4 for the Chiefs…..Emilio Berntwent banged out three doubles and drove in a couple of runs to lead the Lexington Bulldogs to a 14-2 win over the Palmer Club at Fallon Field. Brett Stone added three hits, including a triple and three RBI’s, while Will Cacciatore (1-1) went four innings to grab the win…..The Middlesex Expos scored 17 runs and rung out 16 hits on the way to a 17-1 win over the Al Thomas A’s at Roberts Playground in Dorchester…….