BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Chiefs, Blue Sox & Reds in Tuesday Win Column
Jared Freni allowed three singles and struck out 13 to lead the Chiefs to a 2-0 shutout win over the Somerville Royals at Trum Field. Shande Stande and Mike Burgoyne had the Chiefs RBI’s. Freni (pictured left) went to 3-0 with the win while Ryan Covelle (1-1) took the loss. In Malden, the Lexington Blue Sox got three innings of shutout relief from Drew Leenhouts (1-1) to beat the Maddogs 6-2. Julian Alvarez homered for the Blue Sox while Ethan Harris hit his second homer of the year for Malden. The Watertown Reds moved to 5-1 on the season when they edged Alibrandis 5-4 in a contest that was played at Lexington High. On Wednesday, the Reading Bulldogs visit the Wakefield Merchants at Walsh Field at 6:00 PM, the Chiefs and Americans meet at Morelli Field in Melrose at 7:30 PM, and the Royals host the Maddogs at Trum Field at 8:15 PM.
Americans Win, Merchants & Bulldogs Play to 5-5 Tie
Chris Mitchell (2-0) went five innings to grab the win, and Shawn Smeglin retired the last six batters of the game in a row to get the save, when the Melrose Americans knocked off the Andre Chiefs 4-1 at Maplewood on Monday night. Charlie Huegi with a couple of doubles had two of the Americans five hits. Tony Serino accounted for two of the Chiefs’ five hits. Tim Dunphy (0-1) took the loss. At Endicott, the Wakefield Merchants and Reading Bulldogs played to a 5-5 nine inning deadlock. Dillon Koster had two hits and a couple of RBI’s and Bobby Lossano two doubles for Wakefield. Darren Hartwell led the Bulldogs with two hits and an RBI. On Tuesday, the Lexington Blue Sox visit the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood at 8, the Watertown Reds and Alibrandis will now meet at 8 at Lexington High, in a game switched from Ferullo Field, and the Chiefs and Somerville Royals play at Trum Field at 8:15 PM.
Blue Sox, Bulldogs & Reds Take Sunday Wins
The Lexington Blue Sox got six strong innings from Tony Annino (pictured) to beat the Merchants in Wakefield 7-2. Annino (1-0) who struck out seven and allowed six hits, got offensive support from Richie Burgos (3 hits, 2 RBI), Aaron Barbosa (3 hits, RBI) and Thomas Russo and Gary Goolsby who had two hits each. Dillon Koster and Paul McGonigle each had RBI singles for the Merchants. Mike Andrews (1-1) took the loss. At Endicott, the Reading Bulldogs needed nine innings to walk off with a 4-3 over the visiting Somerville Royals. Jack Theriault (1-0) got the win allowing just one hit in three innings in relief of Alex Mandrus. Joey Hodapp and Jonathan Rodriguez had two hits each and Jeff Roy added a triple for Reading. Ryan Noone had three of the Royals’ six hits and Nick Valdario had two RBI’s. In Watertown, the Reds moved to 4-1 on the season with a 5-2 win over the Melrose Americans. Worth Walrod (2-0) went six innings to get the win while Pat Maher chalked up the save. Kyle LaVigne, Logan Gillis, Blake Miller, Blaise Cormier and Ben Johnson had RBI’s for the Reds. Charlie Huegi had two of the Americans’ seven hits. Jamie Weiss (0-1) took the loss. The Americans visit the Chiefs at Maplewood and the Bulldogs host the Merchants at Endicott on Monday night. Both games start at 8:00 PM.
Malden Maddogs Get First ICL Win in Lexington
Ethan Harris’ solo homer in the top of the eighth inning produced the winning run when the Malden Maddogs won their first ICL game in a 3-2 extra-innings win over the Blie Sox in Lexington. It was the only game on Friday’s schedule. Pete Maltzen’s two RBI single in the first inning gave the Maddogs an early 2-0 lead. The Blue Sox tied the game on a fifth inning John Putress single and a Richie Burgos sacrifice fly in the bottom of the seventh. Joe Klingensmith (1-0) picked up the win while Nick Godfroy (0-1) was tagged with the loss. There are no games scheduled on Saturday.