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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Watertown Takes 2-1 Series Lead, Game Four Tonight at Morelli at 8PM
Mike Samko (triple, 2 RBI), Kyle LaVigne, Ben Johnston and Jake Miller had two hits each to lead the Watertown Reds to a 4-3 come from behind win over the Merchants in Wakefield on Sunday afternoon. With the win the Reds take a two games to one lead in the best of five series. Matt Horan, who was 8-0 in the regular season, earned his ninth straight win of the season. The former Franklin Pierce righty went 6.2 innings, struck out six and scattered nine hits, before giving way to Max Meier who picked up the save. Bobby Losanno, Dillon Koster, Anthony Cecere, and Scott Searles, each had two hits for Wakefield as the Merchants built a 3-1 third inning lead. Mike Andrews struck out four and allowed ten hits in taking the loss. Game four of the series will be played at Morelli Field in Melrose tonight (Monday) at 8:00 PM.
Alibrandis edges Lexington 2-1 moves to within one win of reaching finals
Lexington – Veterans Teddy Dziuba and David Lightbody drove in runs in the fifth inning to give the Alibrandis a 2-1 lead. A lead they hung onto and won game three of the best of five semifinals 2-1 to take a 2-1 lead in the series. The win puts the Alibrandis one win away from going to the Intercity League finals in their inaugural season in the ICL. The fifth inning started with Lexington up 1-0. Matt Henrickson singled to left to start the rally. Hendrickson advanced to second on a sacrifice by Mark Addesa and went to third when Juan Parra reached on an error. Mike Maguire followed with a single through the right side and Hendrickson tried to score from second only to be thrown out at home by right fielder Aaron Barbosa for the second out of the inning. The next batter, Dziuba, singled to right on the first pitch he saw, to drive in Parra. Player-manager Lightbody singled to center on a 1-0 pitch to drive in Maguire and it was 2-1 Alibrandis. Lexington had taken the lead in the bottom of the fourth, the earliest in the series the Blue Sox had scored. With two outs Justin Silvestro reached on an infield single. Thomas Russo walked, the fifth of the game for the Sox, and there were runners on first and second. Barbosa singled to left on the 11 pitch of his at bat to drive in Silvestro for the 1-0 lead. Mike Geanellis (0-1) took the loss for Lexington, but pitched well enough to win if his offense had been able to deliver. He scattered seven hits, walked none and struck out four in five innings of work. Lew Jensen (1-0) earned the win for the Alibrandis pitching five innings, giving up four hits, a run, walked six, and struck out four. None of the six Blue Sox he walked scored. He stranded runners at first and second in the second, third, and fourth innings. Chris Costa pitched the last two innings for the save. He struck out four. Dziuba, Lightbody, and Maguire each had two hits for Alibrandis The two teams return to Maplewood Field at Malden Catholic for an 8:00 pm contest Monday night. The Alibrandis look to close out the series and advance to the finals. The Blue Sox hope to continue the visiting team winning every game and extend the series to a fifth game.
Pivotal Sunday Games on Tap in Both Semi-Final Series
The biggest Sunday of the 2018 season looms when the pivotal third game of both semi-final series will be played today. Both best of five series are tied 1-1. The Wakefield Merchants host the Watertown Reds at Walsh Field in Wakefield at 3:00 PM, The Merchants took the opening game 7-5 and the Reds rebounded with a 16-3 win on Friday night. The Albrandis-Lexington Blue Sox series continues tonight in Lexington at 8:00 PM. Alibrandis took game one in Lexington 5-2 and the Blue Sox took a 6-0 shutout win in game two. Game four of both series will be played on Monday night at 8:00 PM. The Lexington-Albrandis game will be at Maplewood/Malden Catholic while Wakefield and Watertown will meet at Morelli Field in Melrose. If a game five is needed in either series it will be played on Tuesday night.
Reds Take 16-3 Win to Even Series with Merchants
The Watertown Reds evened their series with the Wakefield Merchants in convincing fashion, scoring 10 times in the bottom of the fourth inning and going on to a 16-3 win at Victory Field. Will Breenan led the way at the plate with a homer, triple, four hits, and four RBI’s. Jake Miller, Dan Chaisson and Logan Gillis all hit home runs for Watertown who broke out with a 17 hit attack. Nate Espelin went five innings to pick up his second win of the postseason. Game three of the series will be played at Walsh Field in Wakefield on Sunday at 3:00 PM.