2024 Intercity League Champions – Andre Chiefs
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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Arlington Nips Somerville
The Arlington Trojans edged the Somerville Royals at Trum Field 5-4 in the only iCL game played on Tuesday night. Jake Cintolo had three hits, including a double, for the Royals. On Wednesday, the Melrose Americans host the Reds at Morelli Field at 7:45 PM, the Royals and Blue Sox meet at Trum at 8:15 PM, and the Trojans visit the Chiefs at Maplewood in Malden, also at 8:15 PM.
Reds Beat Merchants, Chiefs Rally, Voitik Hits 2nd HR in Blue Sox Win
Dan Chaisson, Pete Burgio, and Mike Samko (triple), had two hits each to lead the Watertown Reds to a 10-4 win over the Wakefield Merchants at Bentley University on Monday night. Mac Jacobson and Ryan Pocock each had a double and two RBI and Will Brennan added a triple for the Reds. Jonathan Bishop (1-1) went five innings, struck out seven, and allowed just two hits, to get the win. Chris Hendrix and Matt Horan each tossed a scoreless inning of relief. Scott Searles and Mike Sorrentino both had a couple of hits for the Merchants. At Maplewood, the Chiefs overcame a 4-0 Melrose lead in the first inning and scored 14 times in the bottom of the sixth to take a 17-5 win. Rookie Anthony DeSouza (1-0) picked up his first ICL win, striking out five in just two innings. Jared Freni had 10 K’s in his five innings of no decision work. Catcher Jordan Pallazola had a big three hit night at the plate which included two doubles, four RBI’s, and his first ICL homer. Mike Burgoyne and Danny DiMare also had three hits each for the Chiefs. Veteran Mike Adessa had two hits for the Americans. Tony Annino (1-0) got the win and Chris Law chalked up the save when the Lexington Blue Sox held off a seventh inning rally to edge the Reading Bulldogs 4-3 at Endicott College in Beverly. Alex Voitik (pictured above) hit his second homer of the season for the Blue Sox. Hank Oringer and Johnny Hayes had two hits apiece for the Bulldogs. Max Mardany (0-1) took the loss. On Tuesday, the Somerville Royals host the Arlington Trojans at Trum Field at 8:15 PM.
Bulldogs Edge Reds, Blue Sox Beat Merchants, Johnson Leads Royals to 7-2 Win
Mike Taylor and Darren Hartwell had three hits each to lead the Reading Bulldogs to 9-8 walkoff win over the Watertown Reds at Endicott College. Taylor had two doubles and two RBI’s and Hartwell also stole a couple of bases. Jack Burke (2-0) picked up the win with two innings of scoreless relief. Dan Chaisson and Pete Burgio hit home runs for the Reds. In other Sunday action, Eduardo Soto hit his first home run in a Blue Sox uniform to lead Lexington to a 3-1 win over the Merchants at Walsh Field. Ryan McCarthy had two hits and scored twice and Josh Hassel had a double and two RBI for the Sox. Aidan Freeburg pitched five innings of one-hit ball to improve to 2-0. Joe Westerman (1-1) took the loss despite striking out eight batters in seven innings. Scott Searles’ sacrifice fly drove in the lone Merchants run in the bottom of the seventh inning. Adam Johnson had a homer, double, and three RBI when the Somerville Royals beat the Melrose Americans 7-2 at Morelli Field. Sean McPhee and Wagner Gomez added two hits each to pace the Royals’ ten hit attack. Ryan Covelle (1-0) got the win with five K’s in his four innings of work. Kevin Kelley and Harrison Engstrom had the RBI’s for the Americans. Three ICL games are scheduled for Monday. The Merchants visit the Reds at Bentley University at 6:00 PM, the Blue Sox and Bulldogs tangle at Endicott College at 8:00 PM, and the Chiefs host the Americans at Maplewood (Malden Catholic) at 8:15 PM.
Three with ICL Connections Taken in MLB Draft
Three players with Intercity League connections were selected in the recent Major League Baseball draft. Medford’s Paul Covelle was taken in the 27th Round by the Seattle Mariners. The right-hander pitched briefly for the Andre Chiefs in 2012. He graduated from Malden Cathoilc before going on to star at Franklin Pierce. He is currently on the roster of the Somerville Royals along with his brother Ryan. Lexington Blue Sox outfielder Jansiel Rivera of Methuen, MA was also selected by Seattle in the 22nd Round. Rivera was 2 for 5 and had an RBI in his first three ICL games for the Blue Sox this season. Catcher Ryan January of Swampscott MA, grandson of ICL umpire Don January and nephew of ICL umpire Jeff January, was picked by the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 8th Round. January played for San Jacinto JC in Texas this past Spring.