Wednesday’s Results

Ted Giardina’s fifth inning grand slam propelled the Melrose Americans to a 6-4 win over the Boston Patk League’s TJO Sports at Morelli Field on Wednesday night. Nick Colucci (1-2) went five innings to get the win while Mike Nestor picked up the two inning save. Ryan Bourgeois added a solo homer for the Americans.

Miles Reid homered and had six RBI’s to lead the Andre Chiefs to a 20-5 win over the McKay Club at Maplewood. Jaun Parra (3-3, double) and Nate Witkowski (2-3, double) added three RBI’s each. Nick Valdario went 3-3 and Joe Bova also homered for the Chiefs. A.J. Rourke (2-1) got the win.

Mitch McCabe drove in five runs, that included a second inning grand slam, to pace the Blue Sox to a 9-0 shutout of the Boston Padres in Lexington. Chris Wanat (3-1), in relief of Dan Metzdorf, gave up just one hit in four innings to chalk up the win,

In other ganes, the Brighton Braves beat the Stoneham Sabers 6-2 at Rogers Park and the East Bsoton Knights erased a 2-0 third inning deficit to come from behind and get a 7-3 win over the Middlesex Expos at EB Stadium.

Tuesday’s ICL Results

Four Lexington Blue Sos pitchers (Mike O’Brien, Mark Herlihy, Cole Donato (1-0) & Jake Zawatsky) combined on a two-hitter in a 6-2 win over the Stoneham Sabers at Maplewood. Mitch McCabe had a double and triple to lead the Lexington offense.

In other games, the Middlesex Expos scored five times in the bottom of the first inning on the way to a 7-3 win over the Boston Athletics at East Boston Stadium, the Brighton Black Sox beat the Melrose Americans 6-4 at Brandeis, and the Palmer Club scored 13 runs in the fourth inning and took a 16-1 win over the Lexington Bulldogs at Fallon Field.

Monday’s ICL Roundup

Matt Draper (5-0) won his fifth straight decision, and lefty Ryan O’Rourke struck out eight batters in three innings to record the save, when the Blue Sox beat the Brighton Braves 3-1 in Lexington.

Paul Frisoli (1-0), in relief of starter Silas Reed, got his first win of the year and A.J. Rourke struck out the side in the seventh to get the save when the Andre Chiefs beat the Melrose Americans 6-3 at Maplewood. Tyler Ferdinand and Joe Bova each had a couple of hits for the Chiefs while John Jennings had two hits for Melrose.

Ryan Rametta (1-1) scattered five hits over six innings to pitch the Malden Maddogs to a 4-2 win over the E.I. Braves at Cleveland Circle. Eric Ramirez led the Malden offense with two doubles, a stolen base, and three RBI’s.

ADSL broke a 2-2 tie, scoring a couple of runs in both the top of the sixth and seventh innings, to pull away from the Middlesex Expos 6-2 at East Boston Stadium.

Sabers and Americans in Sunday Wins

Nick Powers (2-0) struck out 13 batters in six innings to lead the Stoneham Sabers to a 10-7 win over The Base at Morelli Field on Sunday. Leadoff man Luis Quintero, with a homer, and Jery Sena and Powers had two RBI’s each to pace the Stoneham offense. Angelo Colucci reached base four times, scored a couple of runs, and had an RBI single.

Bailey Taylor Black (1-0) gave up just one hit in 4.1 innings to give the Melrose Americans a 16-5 win over the Bulldogs in Lexington. Pat Costigan had a big day at the plate with two doubles, a single, and five RBI’s. The Ameriacns jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the top of the first inning..

Tuesday’s ICL Roundup

The Andre Chiefs edged the Middlesex Expos 2-1 in nine innings on Tuesday night at East Boston Stadium. Tim Dunphy went the first seven innings before giving way to Cameron Breault (1-0) in the eighth who picked up the win. A.J. Rourke chalked up the one out save with the Expos threatening in the bottom of the ninth. Teddy Dziuba had two hits and an RBI to lead the Chiefs.

Chris Wanat got the win when the Lexington Blue Sox beat the Malden Maddogs 7-5 at Maplewood.

The Al Thomas A’s edged rhe Lexington Bulldogs 4-3 at LHS. Evan O’Rourke and Jonathan Rodriguez had two hits each for the Bulldogs.

The ICL will resume play on Sunday, July 7.

Chiefs Win, Americans-Expos in 1-1 Tie

Luis Tejada had a homer, two RBI’s, and scored twice, to lead the Andre Chiefs past the Stoneham Sabers 8-5 at Maplewood on Monday night. Nolan Lopes went three for three with an RBI and Ruben Rodriguez Jr added a couple of RBI’s. A. J. Rourke (1-1)  picked up the win with three innings of work in relief of starter Evan Walsh. Nick Bartalini had a double and drove in two runs for the Sabers.

It was a pitcher’s duel at East Boston Stadium where the Melrose Americans and Middlesex Expos played to an eventual 1-1 nine inning tie. Dan Shaw (13 K’s, 7 hits) went the distance for the Expos while Jack Dyer (5 innings), Dominic Pefine (2.2 innings) and Nick Colucci (1.1) inning limited the Expos to three hits and combined to strike out 10.

On Tuesday, the Lexington Bulldogs host the Al Thomas A’s at 7:30 PM, the Chiefs visit the Expos at East Boston Stadium at 8, and the Malden Maddogs entertain the Lexington Blue Sox at Maplewood, also at 8:00 PM.

Following tonight’s games the ICL will start its annual 4th of July break. Play will resume on Sunday, July 7.

Voca Grand Slam Paces Bulldogs, Cepada Single Gives Sabers Walk-Off Win Over Expos

Jay Voca hit a grand slam and the Bulldogs used four pitchers to beat the Malden Maddogs 9-4 in Lexington on Sunday evening. Peyton Heisner (1-0) struck out seven in 3.1 innings to record the win.

Emanuel Cepada’s walk off single in the bottom of the seventh inning gave the Stoneham Sabers a 3-2 win over the Middlesex Expos at Recreation Park. It was a special moment for Cepada as his grandfather Orlando Cepada, an MLB Hall of Famer, passed away on 6/28/24. Julian Murray was terrific for the Sabers, tossing 6.1 strong innings. However, Murray earned a tough luck no decision. Nick Powers came in and struck out two batters, to earn the win. Powers also had an RBI single. Angelo Colucci led the Saber offense with two hits and a RBI.

Tyler Normandie had an RBI triple for the Expos.

On Monday, the Melrose Americans meet the Expos at East Boston Stadium and the Sabers and the Andre Chiefs tangle at Maplewood. Both games are scheduled to start at 8:00 PM.

 

Blue Sox Beat BPL’s Palmer Club 5-3, Maddogs Lose to ADSL 14-13

Matt Dozier upped his record to a perfect 4-0, going six innings and striking out seven, when the Blue Sox beat the Boston Park League’s Palmer Club 5-3 on Friday night in Lexington. Nick Anderson and David Vanderzowan (2 RBI’s) both had run producing triples for Lexington. Jake Zawatsky worked a scoreless seventh with two K’s to pick up his first save.

ADSL was an extra point better than the Malden Maddogs in a 14-13 win at Town Field in Dorcester. Aaron Lundgren had a homer and four RBI’s for ADSL.

There are no ICL games scheduled on Saturday.

Thursday’s Roundup

The Brighton Black Sox of the YBL edged the Lexington Blue Sox 3-2 at Brandeis University. Charlie Walsh had two hits and stole a base for the Blue Sox. Yemer Pineda (1-1) took the loss.

The Melrose Americans lost 2-1 to the E.I. Braves of the BPL. Brandon McMahon allowed just three hits in five innings and Nick Colucci (0-2) was tagged with the loss despite striking out three in 1.2 innings.

At Maplewood, TJO Sports of the BPL beat the Malden Maddogs in extra innings 13-8.

On Friday, the Palmer Club visits the Blue Sox in Lexington and the Maddogs travel to Town Field in Dorchester to meet ADSL. Bosth games will start at 8:00 PM.

Tuesday’s ICL Roundup

Ryan Williams (1-1) tossed six strong innings when the Stoneham Sabers knocked off the McKay Club Beacons 10-2 at Libby Field in Weymouth. Angelo Colucci and Liam Stott each had two RBI’s for Stoneham.

John Baptista’s bases clearing triple in the top of the sixth inning keyed a five run Middlesex Expos rally on their way to a 7-6 win over Mass Envelope/GM at Fallon Field in Roslindale. Dan Shaw went the distance to get the win striking out nine batters.

In other action the Boston Athletics beat the Melrose Americans at Town Field in Dorchester 6-1. Pat Costigan had two of the American’s five hits and the Boston Padres walked off with a 4-3 over the Malden Maddogs at Cleveland Circle.