2024 Intercity League Champions – Andre Chiefs
Schaefer Fires 1-Hitter for Bulldogs, Maddogs Rout Chiefs 13-1
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Americans Beat Sabers 5-1, Chiefs Edge Sabers 5-4
Ryan Bourgeois homered and drove in three runs to lead the Melrose Americans to a 5-1 win over the Malden Maddogs on Wednesday at Morelli Field. Brandon McMahon (3-0) worked six innings to gain his third straight decision. McMahon allowed just three hits and one run while striking out eight. Nick Colucci came on and struck out the Maddogs’ side in the seventh. Shawn MacPhee added two RBI’s for the Americans…….At Maplewood, the Andre Chiefs got two RBI’s each from Ruben Rodriguez Jr (3-3, double) and Yariel Salinas. on the way to a 5-4 win over the Stoneham Sabers. Matt Doherty (3-1) picked up the win while Michael Soares chalked up his second save. Doherty allowed just one earned run in 5.1 inning as the Chiefs made a season high five errors. Tommy Shimckak and Danny Choate had two hits each for Stoneham…….
Bulldogs Beat Americans, Expos Win 17-1
Brett Stone (2-4) homered and drove in four runs to lead the Bulldogs to an 11-7 victory over the Melrose Americans on Tuesday evening in Lexington. Coley Schaeder (3-0) struck out seven in five innings to get his third straight win. Ian Born and Nick Favazzo chipped in with a couple of RBI’s each while Owen Duggan had three hits and John Jennings drove in two runs for the Americans…..At Maplewood, the Middlesex Expos scored nine times in the top of the seventh inning to pull away from the Stoneham Sabers 17-1……
Witkowski (6 RBI’s) Leads Chiefs, Blue Sox Edge Sabers for 8th Straight Win
Veteran shortstop Nate Witkowski went 4-5 and drove home a career high six runs to lead the Andre Chiefs to a 16-1 win over the Melrose Americans on Monday night at Maplewood. Yariel Salinas (3-4, double) hit his league leading fifth homer of the saeson and had four RBI’s, Michael McCarthy (2-4, 2 RBI) homered, and Michael Soares added a double and single and knocked in three runs. Dominic Monico (4-0) struck out six and allowed only three hits in his five innings to pick up the win………….Tyler Normandie stole home on the back end of a double steal in the bottom of the sixth to give the Lexington Blue Sox a 4-3 win over the Stoneham Sabers. It was the eighth win in row for Lexington. Normandie started the inning with a pinch-hit single. He moved to second on an infield out and took third on an infield single by Charlie Comella. With two outs Comella stole second and Normandie came home with the winning run. Dom Gabardi singled to drive in the first two Blue Sox runs in the third. Comella singled to score Max Dushney (double) to give Lexington a 3-1 lead after four. Matt Consgli’s sac fly scored the Sabers first run in the fourth. Dionys Quezada and Nick Bartalini had RBI hits for Stoneham in the fifth. Grant Strother (1-0) earned his first Lexington win pitchng 1.1 shutout innings in relief………
Blue Sox Rally to Beat Expos, Maddogs Beat Bulldogs in Sunday Action
Luis Antiles’ sacrifice fly scored Nick Andersen (triple) with the go-ahead run in the top of seventh when the Lexington Blue Sox beat the Middlesex Expos 3-2 at Ferullo Field. Luke Marshall (1-0) got the win and Josh Becker the save in relief of starter Matt Draper who went the first five innings…..The Malden Maddogs scored six runs in the first two innings and then held on to beat the Lexington Bulldogs 7-4 at LHS. Sam Browing had a two run homer and Teddy McLaughlin had a two RBI double. Brian Perine (3-0) struck out seven in four innings to get the win…..