2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
Blue Sox Sweep Bulldogs to Take 2025 Championship
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Melrose at Lexington is suspended due to darkness
It was the night the lights went out in Lexington. Power outages had been happening all day in Lexington as the hottest day of the year put a strain on the power grid. The lights went out 2 – 3 times before the game started. Darkness took over at least four more times, including the one that caused the game to be called. The game was finally stopped in the bottom of the third with two outs and a Lexington runner on first at 8:47 pm. Fortunately for both teams, the lights never went out during a play or pitch, but always in between plays or innings. The outages lasted between 30 – 60 seconds. Lexington had struck first scoring a run in the bottom of the second. AJ Lysko led off the inning with a single. He moved to third on two infield outs and then scored on a wild pitch. Melrose’s Owen Duggan started the third with a leadoff double. The next batter Ryan Bourgeois singled to right and quickly knotted the score at 1-1. As of press time no date has been set for the game to finish.
Americans & Bulldogs Get Wednesday Wins
Owen Duggan went 3-4, with a triple and four RBI’s, to lead the Melrose Americans to a 14-2 win over the Middlesex Expos at Ferullo Field. Chris Klein and John Jennings each chipped in with two hits for Melrose. Nick Bamforth (2-0) went four innings to get the win………At Maplewood, the Lexington Bulldogs got RBI’s from Vince Libretto and Shane Costello on the way to a 3-2 win over the Andre Chiefs. Coley Schafer (1-0) worked three scoreless innings out of the bullpen to record the win while Nigel Cross blanked the Chiefs in the seventh for his first save……..The Malden Maddogs host the Bulldogs and the Americans visit the Blue Sox in Lexington in tonight’s action. Both games will start at 8:00 PM……….
Maddogs Beat Sabers 8-7 in Only Tuesday Contest
The Malden Maddogs edged the Stoneham Sabers 8-7 in the only ICL game that was played on Tuesday. Marco Zirpolo went 4-4 and Colin Kinsella drove in three runs to lead the Malden offense. Austin Brune had a double and four RBI and Emanuel Cepada and Tommy Shimchak each added two hits for the Sabers. Brian Pelrine (1-0) got the win in relief of starter Matt Decarney while Brock Haynes chalked up the save.
Chiefs and Blue Sox Win in Monday Action
The Andre Chiefs got three RBI’ s each from veteran shortstop Nate Witkowski and Michael Soares on the way to a 14-2 win over the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood. Yariel Salinas (2-4, homer) and Byron Woodman each drove in two runs for the Chiefs. WPI southpaw Dominic Monico (1-0) struck and six and allowed just two hits in five innings to pick up his first ICL win……….The Lexington Blue Sox got a four inning, one hit outing from Matt Draper (1-1) to lead them to a 4-0 win over the Middlesex Expos at Ferullo Field in Woburn. Julian Alvarez drove in three of Lexington’s runs with a first inning double and a third inning sacrifice fly. Josh Becker, with two scoreless innings, and Luke Marshall, who worked the seventh, kept the shutout intact for the Sox. Lexington pitching combined to strikeout a dozen Expos batters…… On Tuesday the Stoneham Sabers host the Maddogs at Maplewood starting at 8:00 PM…….