2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
Blue Sox Sweep Bulldogs to Take 2025 Championship
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Bulldogs-Chiefs Suspended in 11th Tied 2-2, Will Resume Tuesday at Morelli Field at 7:45 PM
Melrose, MA- Game one of the best of five semi-finals series between the Reading Bulldogs and the Andre Chiefs was suspended in the top of the eleventh inning, due to a lights curfew, on Monday night at Pine Banks. The game was tied at the point of suspension at 2-2. The Bulldogs are batting in the top of the eleventh and have the bases loaded with nobody out. Mike DeDonato is at the plate with an 0-2 count. The game will be picked up at that point at Morelli Field in Melrose on Tuesday night at 7:45 PM. Game Two of the series will immediately follow. Below is the partial linescore from Monday’s Game One At Pine Banks, Melrose MA R H E BULLDOGS 001 000 001 0 2 11 0 CHIEFS 000 001 001 0 2 10 0 Bulldogs-Hall, Mandrus (7th), Theriault (9th) & Bosco Chiefs- Freni, Desai (9th), Saia (10th) & Stande (Reading batting in top of the 11th, bases loaded, no outs, 0-2 count on Mike DeDonato)
Lexington Blue Sox Take Opener Over Somerville, 3-2
The Lexington Blue Sox erased a 2-0 Somerville lead and went on to take a 3-2 win in game one of their best of five semi-final series on Monday in Lexington. Game two will be played at Trum Field in Somerville on Tuesday at 8:00 PM. Matt Karis went six innings for Lexington to get the win while Jeff Blount picked up the save. Aaron Barbosa (single, stolen base) scored the winning run in the bottom of the sixth on an error to give Lexington the win. Somerville scored two in the second inning on an RBI single by Luke Ronchi and a run scoring double by Jake Cintolo. Thomas Russo drove in Lexington’s first run with a sacrifice fly in the fifth. Barbosa’s single drove in Jeff Costello (single, stolen ) with the tying run in the sixth. Soren Hanson went the distance for the Royals and struck out nine while allowing just four hits.
Reading & Somerville Sweep into ICL Semi-Finals
Both the Reading Bulldogs and the Somerville Royals won their games on Friday night, to sweep their respective first round series 2-0, and move on to the best of five ICL semi-finals which will begin on Monday night. The #6 seeded Bulldogs got a sixth inning double and three RBI’s from veteran Steve Busby to sweep the #3 Watertown Reds 4-2 at Lexington High. Reading erased a 2-0 fifth inning Watertown lead. Colby Morris picked up the series clinching win with three innings of hitless relief. Nate Beck took the loss for the Reds before giving way to Lamarre Rey in the sixth inning. The #5 seed Somerville Royals followed up on their 5-2 eleven inning win on Thursday to close out the #4 Wakefield Merchants 10-1 at Morelli Field. Somerville got homers from Brian Campbell (2-2, 2 RBI’s, 4 runs scored) and John Collette (2-3, 4 RBI’s, 2 runs scored), and three hits from Rob Caggiano to lead their 13 hit attack. Jonathan Richard went the distance for the Royals and scattered four hits while striking out five. The opening game of both semi-final series will be played on Monday night. The Bulldogs will travel to Pine Banks, on the Malden-Melrose line, to face the #1 seeded Andre Chiefs while the Royals move on to visit the #2 seeded Blue Sox at Lexington High. Both of Monday’s games will begin at 8:00 PM.
Reading & Somerville Take Opening First Round Games
The Reading Bulldogs and the Somerville Royals both took a 1-0 lead in their respective best of three series on Thursday night. The Bulldogs got a strong effort from Jack Burke to beat the Watertown Reds 6-2 at Victory Field. Burke allowed just four hits and struck out seven in six innings as the Bulldogs jumped out to 6-0 fourth inning lead. Kevin Marciano drove in two of the Reading runs and Zac Talis, Darren Hartwell, and Rosario Missiti also had RBI’s. Dan Chassion and Logan Gillis drove in the Watertown runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Royals scored three runs in the top of the 11th inning to beat the Wakefield Merchants 5-2 in a marathon at Lexington High. Brian Campbell, John Collette, and Sean Harrington each had a couple of hits for the Royals. Soren Hanson got the win with three innings of work in relief of Chuck Gibson. Joseph Maguire went the first nine innings for Wakefield and allowed just two runs. Paul McGunigle and Ryan Collins drove in the Merchants’ runs. Both series continue on Friday night. The Bulldogs and Reds meet at Lexington High and the Merchants and Royals will tangle at Morelli Field in Melrose. Both games will start at 8:00 PM.