BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Tickets Still Available for Friday’s ICL Raffle in Waltham
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS YEAR’S RAFFLE WILL BE HELD AT A NEW VENUE. WALTHAM SON’S OF ITALY, 99 CEDAR ST, WALTHAM MA 02453 We are reaching out to everyone to let you know the league is having a event on June 29th at the Son’s of Italy in Waltham at 6:00 PM. This is the first year that the event will be held in Waltham. For the past several years the raffle was held at the Son’s of Italy in Woburn. We will be raffling off $10,000 and we want you to be part of it. If interested in participating, a raffle ticket is $100.00 to enter and we will get you a ticket. You do not need to be present for the raffle, but if you are one the final 10 tickets left, you will be called. Lets hope you get the call!!! We will provide Chinese food as well and many other money prizes and raffles. Looking forward to hearing from you. For information please contact: Orazio Azzarello Fundraising Chairman Intercity League Baseball 617-839-6843
Chiefs, Royals, Reds & Blue Sox Take Wednesday Wins
The Andre Chiefs scored nine runs in the last two innings to pull away from the Merchants in Wakefield 11-5. Kyle Dembrowski, with a grand slam and a single, and Andrew Caulfield with three hits, led the Chiefs 14 hit offense. Paul McGunigle and Joe Barry each had two hits and an RBI for the Merchants. David Kerns (1-1) picked up his first ICL win in relief of Jared Freni. The Somerville Royals came from behind to score four times in the top of the seventh then held on to beat the Melrose Americans 5-4 at Morelli Field. It was a brothers act for the Royals on the mound as Paul Covelle (2-0) got the win and brother Ryan picked up the save. Edaurdo Soto led the Royals offense with three hits that included a double and two RBI’s. John Jennings had a double and two RBI and Dave Center and Will Shackelford two hits each for Melrose. In Watertown, the Reds overcame a 2-0 first inning deficit to come from behind and edge the Malden Maddogs 3-2. Dan Chaisson had two hits and an RBI and Jake Miller a solo homer for the Reds. Worth Walrod stayed perfect raising his record to 4-0 and Pat Maher recorded his second save. Taylor Ferguson’s homer in the bottom of the seventh allowed the Blue Sox to walk off with a 3-2 win over Alibrandis in Lexington. Veteran Dave Lightbody gave Alibrandis a 2-1 in the top of the sixth with a solo homer. The Blue Sox tied things up in the bottom of the inning and then won it in the seventh. CJ McKinnit picked up the win getting the Alibrandis side in order in the top of the inning. Chris Costa (1-1) took the loss in relief of Sean Sullivan.
Americans Win, Alibrandis Walk-Off, Bulldogs Shutout Royals
Kyle Autilio (3-1) tossed six innings of four hit ball, and Jamie Weiss picked up the save, when the Melrose Americans beat the Malden Maddogs 4-2 at Maplewood. John Jennings led the way for the Americans with three hits while Will Shackelford had two hits and two RBI’s. Albrandis got a ninth inning single from Juan Parra to walk off with a 3-2 win over the Andre Chiefs. James Cramphin (1-0) got the win with three innings of relief. Mitchell Clegg worked the first eight innings for the Chiefs and struck out 10. David Kerns (0-1) came on in the ninth and took the loss. In Somerville, the Reading Bulldogs made three fifth inning runs stand in a 3-0 shutout win over the Royals at Trum. Steve Busby (2 RBI’s) and Darren Hartwell drove in the Bulldogs’ runs. Jack Burke (1-0), Zak Levine, and Ben Gottesman combined on the five hit shutout. Soren Hanson (0-2) took the loss while striking out seven in his six innings of work.
Walsh Relief Gets Chiefs Win, Annino Pitches Blue Sox to Victory
Evan Walsh (1-1) threw five innings of one-hit relief, striking out seven and retiring the last 13 in a row, to enable the Andre Chiefs to come from behind and beat the Watertown Reds 6-2 at Maplewood. Leivi Ventura had two RBI’s and Nate Witkowski had three hits, including a double, for the Chiefs. Dan Chassion had a RBI double for the Reds. Nate Beck (0-2) took the loss. In Lexington, Tony Annino spun five innings of two-hit ball, striking out ten, to lead the Blue Sox to a 4-1 win over the Somerville Royals. Julian Alvarez led the Lexington offense with three hits and a couple of RBI’s. Jake Cintolo doubled home Nick Valdario with the Royals only run in the top of the sixth. The Wakefield Merchants-Melrose Americans game that was scheduled for Morelli Field was postponed due to wet grounds. On Tuesday, the Malden Maddogs host the Americans at Maplewood at 7:45 PM, the Chiefs travel to Ferullo Field in Woburn to take on Alibrandis at 8:00 PM, and the Reading Bulldogs and Royals meet at Trum Field in Somerville at 8:15 PM.