2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
Blue Sox Sweep Bulldogs to Take 2025 Championship
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Doubleheader in Reading, Games in Arlington & Wakefield on Sunday Schedule
The Reading Bulldogs will host the Somerville Royals at Morton Field in Reading in a Sunday afternoon doubleheader starting at 3:00 PM. In other Sunday games, the Wakefield Merchants and Melrose Americans meet at Walsh Field in Wakefield and the Arlington Trojans host the Watertown Reds at Summer Street Field. Both of these games will begin at 4:00 PM.
Watertown Reds & Arlington Trojans Take Friday Night Wins
Nate Beck tossed a complete game five-hitter to lead the Reds to a 3-0 shutout win over the Melrose Americans in Watertown. Beck (1-1) struck out six. Cal Cristofori led the Reds with a homer and two RBI and Justin Forman drove in the other run. Zach Begin (1-1) took the loss despite allowing just four hits in his six innings of work. In Arlington, Andrew Hamel scattered five hits and struck out six when the Trojans walked off with a 3-2 seventh inning win over the Somerville Royals. There are no ICL games scheduled on Saturday.
Blue Sox Blank Reds 9-0 in Thursday’s Only Game
Ryan Filipowicz and Matt Karis combined on a three-hit shutout, the second straight shutout for Lexington, when the Blue Sox shutout the Reds 9-0 in Watertown. It was the only game scheduled. The Blue Sox broke it open with six runs in the 4th. Alex Voitik doubled in the first two runs and Dorian Rojas singled to drive in two more. Jeff Costello (3 hits, 2 RBI) paced the Sox offense. Filipowicz (2-0) set down 16 straight Reds from the second through the sixth innings. Two ICL games are scheduled for Friday. The Somerville Royals visit the Arlington Trojans at Summer Street Field at 7:00 PM and the Reds host the Melrose Americans at Victory Field at 7:45 PM.
Former Melrose American Chris Sharpe Doing Well in Pirates System
Former Melrose American Chris Sharpe, who was selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates in the 14th round of last month’s MLB Draft, has been assigned to West Virginia of the New York-Penn League. He has already appeared in seven games for the Black Bears. Sharpe, who was the Intercity League Rookie of the Year in 2015 while playing third base for the Americans, was drafted as a center fielder out of the University of Lowell. He starred for the River Hawks in 2017, leading the team with an average of .338. He also homered 7 times while driving in 28 runs.