2024 Intercity League Champions – Andre Chiefs
City of Medford to Remember Chiefs and ICL Legend Fred Knox on Sunday at Playstead
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Reds-Royals Split, Blue Sox, Americans & Chiefs Win on Sunday
The Watertown Reds and Somerville Royals split a doubleheader at Trum. Soren Hanson (3-0) went the distance in the opener to give the Royals a 4-3 win. Sean Cameron’s fifth inning grand slam erased a 3-0 Reds lead. The Reds came back and took the second game 16-10. Will Breenan led the way with two homers, three hits, and five RBI’s. Mac Jacobson and Cal Christofori each added three hits and three RBI’s for the Reds. In Wakefield, the Lexington Blue Sox won their fifth straight behind the pitching of Ryan Filipowicz (3-1) over the Merchants 9-1. Alex Voitik homered in his third straight game and drove in four runs. Taylor Ferguson had two doubles and three RBI’s and Jake Willsey added three hits and scored three runs for Lexington. The Melrose Americans got three hits and three RBI’s from Malcolm Nachmanoff, and two hits each from Nick Herzog and Charlie Huegi, to get past the Arlington Trojans 9-6 at Summer Street. Ronnie Luke (2-1) picked up the win with three innings of relief. In the second game of a three team doubleheader at Summer Street, Josh Desai (5-0) threw his second straight shutout, striking out 12 and scattering five hits, to give the Andre Chiefs a 2-0 win over the Trojans. Tony Serino and Shane Stande drove in the Chiefs’ runs. On Monday, the Merchants visit the Americans at Morelli Field at 7:30 PM, the Reading Bulldogs host the Chiefs at Endicott College in Beverly at 8:00 PM, and the Royals and Blue Sox meet at Lexington High at 8:00 PM.
Blue Sox & Trojans Take Friday Night Wins
The Blue Sox erupted for 17 runs and 20 hits to put an end to the Somerville Royals four game winning streak 17-1 in Lexington. Taylor Ferguson hit two homers for the Blue Sox while Alex Voitik hit his third of the season. Drew Leenhouts (3-0) picked up the win. In Arlington, the Trojans beat the Melrose Americans 3-1. There are no ICL games scheduled on Saturday.
Reds Beat Bulldogs at Victory, Chiefs-Blue Sox were PPD
The Reds got three RBI’s from Kyle LaVigne, and two each from Blaise Cormier and Will Breenan, to lead them to a 12-3 win over the Reading Bulldogs at Victory Field. Matt Horan (5-1) allowed six hits and struck out six, in his six innings of work, to record the win. Logan Gillis added a couple of hits and an RBI for Watertown and Chris Seidl had two of the Bulldogs’ hits. The Andre Chiefs at Lexington Blue Sox games were postponed due to wet grounds in Lexington. On Friday, the Arlington Trojans host the Melrose Americans at Summer Street Field at 7:00 PM and the Somerville Royals visit the Blue Sox in Lexington at 8:00 PM.
Richard 4-Hitter Gives Royals 4th Straight, Merchants Top Americans
Jonathan Richard (3-4) spun a four-hitter, retiring 15 of the last 16 batters he faced, when the Somerville Royals erased a 1-0 sixth inning deficit to beat the Andre Chiefs 4-1 at Maplewood. It was the fourth staright win for the Royals. John Collette and Wagner Gomez delivered big hits in both the sixth and seventh as the Royals scored two runs in each inning to take the win. Mitchell Clegg (2-1) worked six innings for the Chiefs and allowed two runs. In Wakefield, the Merchants scored three times in the bottom of the sixth inning to take a 5-3 win over the Melrose Americans. Bobby Losanno led the way for the Merchants with a perfect 3-3 night. Mark Webber, Mike Sorrentino, Ryan Collins, and Dillon Koster, had RBI’s for Wakefield and John Jennings hit a homer for the Americans. Joseph Maguire (3-2) went the distance for the Merchants to get the win.