Merchants, Reds & Americans Get Opening Week Wins

Joe Barry had two hits, including a double, and added three RBI’s to lead the Merchants to a 10-0 win over the Somerville Royals last Wednesday night as the 2016 ICL season kicked off at Walsh Field in Wakefield. Patrick McKenna and Scott Searles added a couple of hits each for the Merchants. Joe Westeman allowed just three hits and struck out four in his five innings to get the win. Steve Keskinidis and John Russolillo tossed a shutout inning each. Wyatt Stanley and James McConville had two hits each for the Royals.

On Friday, Aric Dama went six innings to get the win and Lamare Rey chalked up the save when the Watertown Reds edged the Trojans 2-1 in Arlington. Dama struck out six batters and scattered four hits.
Kyle LaVigne, Will Brennan & Steve Tramontozzi (RBI) had the hits for the Reds.

Framingham State righty Zack Kirby made his first ICL start an impressive one, striking out a dozen and giving up just four hits, when the visiting Melrose Americans beat the Reading Bulldogs 4-1.  Dan Cacciola (RBI), Isaiah Berg, Harrison Engstrom, Zeke Berg and Nick Herzog had the Melrose hits.

Both of Sunday’s games were rained out.