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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES

Trojans Blank Chiefs, Reds Edge Merchants on Friday

Southpaw Andrew Hamel allowed just three hits in six innings to lead the Trojans to a 4-0 shutout win over the Andre Chiefs at Summer Street. Ryan Hood, Brendan Rocha, Kyle Boudrias, Kyle Dembroski, and Aaron Wilson, had the five hits for Arlington. Nate Witkowski had two of the Chiefs four hits and Peter Copa and Mike Andre had the other two. Hamel (1-0) struck out four before giving way to Matt Wesolowski, who allowed one hit in a scoreless seventh. Joe Saia (1-1) took the loss. In Watertown, the Reds edged the Wakefield Merchants 7-6. Bill Sullivan (3-0) went the distance to get the win. Justin Forman had two hits, including a triple and three RBI’s, and Mike Samko also had two hits and a triple and drove in a couple to lead the Reds’ offense. Mike Sorrentino and Mark Webber each had a double and two hits for the Merchants. There are no ICL games on Saturday.

Chiefs, Blue Sox, & Royals Pick up Wins on Thursday Night

Mitchell Clegg tossed a two-hitter, and Johnny Welch with a homer and 2 RBI’s and Mike Andre with a triple and 3 RBI’s, led the Chiefs to a 8-0 win over the Reds in Watertown. Mike Barbati added three hits and Shane Stande had two more for the Chiefs. Dan Chaisson and Cal Christofori had the Reds hits. Clegg 2-0, struck out eight. Matt Horan (4-1) took his first loss of the year. In Lexington, Drew Leenhouts scattered six hits over four innings to get the win when the Blue Sox beat the Reading Bulldogs 8-2. Ross Curley led the Lexington offense with two doubles and Jeff Costello had a 2 for 2 night at the plate. Chris Law, Rob DiFranco, and Bill Christopher all threw a scoreless inning for the Blue Sox. Kevin Marciano, Mike DeDonato, and Rosario Missiti all had a couple of hits for the Bulldogs. The Somerville Royals overcame a 3-0 fourth inning lead to get a 7-3 comeback win over the Melrose Americans at Trum Field. Jonathan Richard (2-4) went the distance to get the win. The left-hander allowed just four hits and struck out six. Rob Caggiano and Nick Valdario both homered, Wagner Gomez had a triple and two RBI’s, and John Collette went 3-3 for the Royals. On Friday, the Chiefs visit the Trojans at Summer Street Field in Arlington at 7:00 PM and the Wakefield Merchants and the Reds meet at Victory Field in Watertown at 7:45 PM.

Chiefs, Merchants & Reds Pick-up Wednesday Wins

Jared Freni (5-2) struck out 12 in six innings, and Tim Dunphy picked up the save, when the Andre Chiefs took a 4-2 win over the Lexington Blue Sox at Maplewood. Tony Serino had a two RBI single and Johnny Welch hit a solo homer for the Chiefs. Ross Curley and Thomas Russo each had an RBI and two hits for the Blue Sox. In Wakefield, Joseph Maguire (2-2) went the distance, striking out eight, when the Merchants beat the Arlington Trojans 6-2 at Walsh Field. Mark Webber had a big night at the plate going 3-3 with two doubles, two runs scored, and two RBI’s. Bobby Losano added a solo homer for the Merchants. At Morelli, the Watertown Reds erased an 8-4 seventh inning lead, scoring 11 runs in the top of the seventh, to get a 15-8 win over the Melrose Americans. Will Breenan, Dan Chaisson, and Cal Cristofori, all had homers for the Reds. Nate Beck (2-1) picked up the win. The Reading Bulldogs-Somerville Royals game that was scheduled to be played at Lexington High School was postponed due to a light failure.

Americans & Chiefs Record Monday Night Wins

Chris Hopkins, Matt Hosman, and John Jennings each had doubles and two RBI to lead the Melrose Americans to 7-1 win over the Reading Bulldogs at Morelli Field. Chris Mitchell (4-2) went 5.1 innings to get the win with help from Aran Hamilton-Grenham, who pitched the last 1.2 innings to record the save. In Malden, Josh Desai threw a complete game four-hitter, and Peter Copa belted a grand slam, when the Andre Chiefs scored seven times in the fourth inning to beat the Wakefield Merchants 9-2. Mike Andre and Mike Burgoyne each had two hits for the Chiefs. Mark Webber drove in both of the Merchants runs with a third inning triple and a fifth inning single. Desai, now 3-0, struck out seven. On Tuesday, the Somerville Royals host the Arlington Trojans at Trum Field at 8:15 PM in the only ICL game on the schedule.