BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Blue Sox & Chiefs in Thursday Win Column
The Blue Sox scored twice in the bottom of the sixth inning to come from behind and beat the Wakefield Merchants 5-4 in Lexington. Ross Curley reached on a fielders choice to bring home Anderson Jimenez with the tying run before Curley scored the winning run on an error. Bill Christopher (1-0) got the win and Manny Delcarmen recorded his fifth save. Joseph Maguire (4-3) took the loss. Jake Nardone drove in two of the Merchants runs. In Melrose, Central Catholic rookies Jack Anthony and Nick Remy (1-0) combined on a six-hitter when the Andre Chiefs beat the Americans 3-1 in eight innings. Anthony went the first six innings while Remy struck out four batters over the last two frames to pick up his first win. Nate Witkowski led the Chiefs offense with a couple of doubles. Charlies Huegi had two hits as well as the Americans’ RBI. Nick Colucci (0-2) took the loss in relief of Mike Peters and Chris Mitchell. The Americans visit the Malden Maddogs at 7:45 PM at Maplewood and Blue Sox entertain the Chiefs in Lexington in the two ICL games on the Friday night schedule.
Chiefs, Bulldogs & Alibrandis Gain Wednesday Wins
Zach Kirby tossed a four-hitter, striking out 11, to get the Andre Chiefs a 4-1 win over the Blue Sox in Lexington. Steve Passatempo led the Chiefs with a two run homer and Andrew Caulfueld had an RBI double. Kirby (4-3) allowed only an unearned run in the third inning. Aaron Barbosa had two of the Blue Sox hits and scored their only run. Mike Geanellis (3-1) took his first loss. Gabe Van Emon (2-0) struck out 10 in 4.2 innings, and combined with Anthony Sapenza and Jack Theriault on a one-hitter, when the Reading Bulldogs blanked the Royals 6-0 in Somerville. Brendan McDonald led the Bulldogs offense with a pair of doubles and three RBI while Darren Hartwell chipped in with a couple of hits and an RBI. The trio of Reading pitchers struck out 13. Mike Maguire scored twice and had a three hits including a triple, and Teddy Dziuba drove in two runs, to lead Alibrandis to a 3-1 win over the Melrose Americans at Victory Field. Brian Tanguy (1-0) went four innings to record the win and combined with Nate Beck, Bryan Saffelle and Anthony Delprete, who all threw a scoreless inning, on a four-hitter. Josh Bohn had a triple and a single and scored the Americans’ run in the second inning. The Malden Maddogs-Wakefield Merchants game was postponed due to wet grounds at Walsh Field. ICL action continues on Thursday night with two games. The Americans host the Chiefs at Morelli Field in Melrose at 7:30 PM and the Merchants and Blue Sox tangle in Lexington at 8:00 PM.
Bulldogs & Maddogs Win, Royals-Merchants Split Sunday Doubleheader
Kyle Hawes and Cooper Marengi each drove in a couple of runs when the Bulldogs scored six times in their last two at bats to take a 6-1 win over the Lexington Blue Sox in Reading. Jack Wallace (3-1) allowed just three hits in five innings to get the win. Kevin Scanlon (0-1) took the loss in relief of starter Matt Karis. The Malden Maddogs made three first inning runs standup and went on to shutout Alibrandis 3-0 at Victory Field. In Wakefield, the Merchants and Somerville Royals split a doubleheader. The Royals took the opener 4-3 and the Merchants came back to win the nightcap 3-1. On Monday, Alibrandis visits the Americans at Morelli Field in Melrose at 7:30 PM and the Andre Chiefs host the Royals at Maplewood at 8:00 PM.
Royals & Blue Sox Both Get 2-1 Wins on Thursday
Eduardo Soto had a double and drove in both runs when the Somerville Royals edged the Reading Bulldogs 2-1 at Morelli Field. Cal Carroll (1-0-1) got the win with four innings of one-hit ball, striking out six. Pat McGowan (2-0) picked up his second win of the year, with help from Mike Geanellis in the fifth, and Manny Delcarmen, who recorded his fourth save, when the Blue Sox beat Alibrandis 2-1 in Lexington. Aaron Barbosa had an RBI for Lexington while a Teddy Dziuba double accounted for the Alibrandis’ run in the top of the seventh. Sean Sullivan (2-2) took the loss. There are no ICL games scheduled for Friday or Saturday.