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
Americans Walk Off with 7-6 Win, Keskinidis Throws 4-Hitter, Chiefs’ Clegg Beats Blue Sox
Malcolm Nachmanoff had two hits, including a double, and three RBI’s, to lead the Americans to a wild 7-6 comeback win over the Watertown Reds at Morelli Field. The Americans scored four times in bottom of the seventh inning to take the walk off win. The Reds tallied three runs in top of the inning to break a 3-3 tie and take a 6-3 lead. Ronnie Luke (1-0) got the win when he recorded the last out in Reds’ seventh. Hunter Boyce added two RBI’s for the now 4-2 Americans. At Endicott College, Steve Keskinidis (1-0) threw a complete game four-hitter to get the Wakefield Merchants past the Reading Bulldogs 4-1. Bobby Losanno had three hits, including a triple, and Mark Webber had a double and a single, and Mike Sorrentino recorded a double and a couple of RBI’s for the Merchants. Darren Hartwell had two of the Bulldogs four hits as Colby Morris (0-1) took the loss. The Chiefs broke open a 1-1 game, sending ten batters to the plate and scoring six fifth inning runs, on the way to beating the Lexington Blue Sox 7-3 at Maplewood. Mitchell Clegg (1-0) scattered three hits and struck out seven in six innings to chalk up the win. Mike Gedman hit a two run homer and Johnny Welch and Mike Andre had RBI’s to lead the Chiefs. Chris Law (0-1), in relief of Drew Leenhouts, took the loss.
Mitchell Improves to 3-0 for Melrose, Blue Sox & Reds Get 2-0 Wins on Sunday
Chris Mitchell upped his record to 3-0 when the Americans beat the Somerville Royals 9-3 in Melrose. Will Shakleford drove in four runs, Chris Hopkins and Charlie Heugi each had three hits, and Malcolm Machmanoff had a homer and two RBI’s to lead the Melrose 15 hit attack. James McConville and Jake Cintolo had homers for the Royals. Mitchell struck out six and allowed six hits in his six innings of work. At Endicott, the Lexington Blue Sox shutout the Reading Bulldogs 2-0 with Kelvin Guzman (2-0) allowing four hits in six innings to record the win. Jeff Costello scored both Lexington runs. In the first he singled and eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Alex Voitik. In the fifth Costello singled, stole second and scored on consecutive throwing errors by Reading. Darren Hartwell had two hits for Reading. In Sunday’s other game, the Watertown Reds went to 6-1 with a 2-0 win over the Arlington Trojans at Summer Street Field.
Blue Sox Edge Trojans 4-3 in Only Thursday Contest
Brady Furdon (1-0) went six innings to pick up the win, and veteran Matt Karis recorded the save, when the Blue Sox overcame a 3-1 third inning deficit to edge the Arlington Trojans 4-3 in Lexington. Thomas Russo provided the game winner when he delivered Julian Alvarez with a fifth inning sacrifice fly. Alex Irwin (0-1) took the loss for Arlington. On Friday, the Trojans host the Somerville Royals at 7:00 PM at Summer Street Field and the Blue Sox visit the Watertown Reds at Victory Field in a 7:45 PM start.
Freni Gets 3rd Career No-Hitter in 3-0 Chiefs Win, Merchants Beat Bulldogs at Walsh
Four time ICL Pitcher of the Year Jared Freni threw his third career no-hitter when the Andre Chiefs beat the Melrose Americans 3-0 at Morelli Field on Wednesday. Freni struck out 14 and did not allow a ball to leave the infield. The Chiefs scored all of their runs in the top of the fourth inning when Mike Gedman and Peter Copa had RBI singles. Kyle Autilio (0-1) allowed only four hits, all in the Chiefs’ fourth, in his six innings of work, Freni, who now has a career 62-12 ICL record, previously threw no-hitters on June 12, 2013 in a 2-0 win against the Watertown Reds at Victory Field and on June 2, 2015 in a 3-0 win vs the Reading Bulldogs at Endicott College. In Wakefield, the Merchants got two hits each from Bobby Losanno, Scott Searles, and Chris Butler on the way to an 8-5 win over the Reading Bulldogs at Walsh Field, Butler recorded three RBI’s and Losanno added a triple. Greg Johnson (2-0) picked up the win with Joseph Maguire chalking up his first save. Mike DeDonato went a perfect 4 for 4 and Darren Hartwell had three hits for the Bulldogs. The Lexington Blue Sox host the Arlington Trojans at 8:00 PM in the only ICL game that is scheduled on Thursday.