BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Rain Postpones All ICL Games Scheduled for Wednesday
Heavy thunderstorms have caused the postponement of all four games that were scheduled on Wednesday night in the ICL.
Americans, Maddogs & Merchants Win, 3-3 Tie at Victory
Chris Mitchell (2-2) went the distance, striking out seven, when the Melrose Americans beat the Blue Sox in Lexington 5-4. Josh Bohn, Nick Cordeau and Ian libby each had an RBI and Charlie Huegi scored twice and drove in a run for the Americans. Nate Espelin (1-1) took his first loss of the season. The Malden Maddogs walked off with a 4-3 eight inning win over the Andre Chiefs at Maplewood. Logan Gillis led the Maddogs’ offense with a double and triple. Peter Maltzan knocked in Gillis with the walk-off single. Elias Fhagen Smith (1-0) worked the top of the eighth to get the win. Blaine McLean allowed only one run for the Maddogs over the first six innings. Evan Walsh (2-1) went the distance, striking out ten, but took the loss. Jake Nardone went 4-4 and Bobby Losanno and Anthony Cecere drove in two runs each to lead the Wakefield Merchants to a 6-0 win over the Royals in Somerville. James McNamara (3-2) tossed 6.2 innings of five -hit shutout ball to gain the win. The Reading Bulldogs and Alibrandis played to a 3-3 tie at Victory Field.
Kirby’s 11 K’s Pitches Chiefs Past Americans 5-1
Zach Kirby (3-3) tossed a complete game five-hitter, striking out 11, when the Andre Chiefs beat the Melrose Americans 5-1 at Maplewood. Nate Witkowski hit a solo homer and Tony Serino had two hits to lead the Chiefs offense. Ian Libby had two of the Americans hits. It was the only ICL game on Monday. A full slate of ICL games is on tap for Tuesday. The Chiefs play the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood and Alibrandis hosts the Reading Bulldogs at Victory Field in 7:45 PM starts. At 8:00 PM, the Americans visit the Blue Sox in Lexington and at 8:30 PM the Wakefield Merchants and Somerville Royals tangle at Trum Field.
Bulldogs in Sunday Sweep, Merchants & Royals Get Wins
The Reading Bulldogs took both ends of a doubleheader from the Malden Maddogs on Sunday afternoon at Morton Field. The Bulldogs won the opener 3-2 and then stormed back to win the nightcap in walkoff fashion 4-3. Kyle Wolman went 6.2 innings in game one, allowing just four hits, to even his record at 2-2. Darren Hartwell, Tyler Cedno and Zac Talis had two hits each and Cooper Marengi had a solo homer to lead the Bulldogs. Garrett Siegel (1-1) took the loss. In the second game, Chris Webster delivered a walk off single in the bottom of the seventh, when the Bulldogs scored twice, to take the come from behind 4-3 win. Cedeno and Talis had three hits each to lead the Reading 13 hit offense. Max Mardany struck out four over the last 1.2 innings to grab the win. In Wakefield, Chris Johnson (1-2) tossed a complete game three-hitter, striking out nine, to lead the Merchants to a 7-0 shutout win over the Andre Chiefs at Walsh Field. Bobby Losanno, Mike Sorrentino, Tyler Lyne and Kevin Lucey each had a couple of hits for the Merchants. Tim Dunphy (3-1) took his first loss of the season. Joe Ward homered and Graham Smith, Nick Valdario and Sean Harrington added two hits each when the Somerville Royals beat Alibrandis 7-5 at Victory Field. Mike Goodin (1-0) went the distance to gain his first win of the year. Matt Horan (1-2) was tagged with loss. The Chiefs host the Melrose Americans at Maplewood at 8:00 PM in the lone ICL game that is scheduled on Monday.