2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Cespedes Throws Second No-Hitter
Lou Cespedes fired the second no-hitter in his last three starts to lead the Middlesex Expos to a 7-0 win over the YBL’s Brighton Braves at Garvey Park in Dorchester on Wednesday night. Cespedes (pictured) struck out 13 batters and allowed three walks. On July 15 he threw a no-hitter vs. the Stoneham Sabers in a 10-1 win at East Boston Stadium. Cespedes raised his record to 6-1 on the year. He has now struck out 70 batters and allowed just 24 hits in 46.1 innings with an ERA of 1.81. In between no-hitters, the Merrimack College righty pitched a complete game 11 K, five-hitter in a 3-2 win over the Boston Padres 3-2 on July 24. The win was the 8th straight for the Expos. In other Wednesday games, Mass Envelope/GM beat the Sabers 7-4 at Maplewood despite two hits each from Tommy Shimchak and Danny Choate and the Al Thomas Athletics edged the Malden Maddogs 6-5 at West Roxbury High. The Lexington Blue Sox at Melrose Americans game was postponed due to wet grounds at Morelli Field.
Americans Win 7th in a Row, Bulldogs Rout Chiefs 12-2, Expos Hammer The BASE 13-1
The Melrose Americans broke a 6-6 tie, scoring three runs in the sixth and adding a couple more in the seventh, and beat the Boston Padres 11-6 at Cleveland Circle, Tad Giardina had a double and three RBI’s, Chris Klein had three hits, and Jackson Powers homered for Melrose. Brandon McMahon (4-1) got the win with Ben Cassavoy chalking up the three inning save. The win was the seventh straight for the Americans. The Lexington Bulldogs got a five-hit complete game effort from veteran Joe Perna to lead them to a 12-2 rout of the Andre Chiefs at LHS. Evan O’Rourke had a huge night at the plate going 4-4 with three doubles and six RBI’s. Reuben Siegel and John Nordman each added two hits for the Bulldogs. The Palmer Club scored six times in the top of the eighth inning to knock off the Stoneham Sabers 10-4 at Morelli Field. Nick Bartalini, Luis Quintero, Angelo Colucci and Tommy Shimchak each had two hits for the Sabers. In other action, the Middlesex Expos limited The BASE to two hits in a 13-1 win in Easr Boston and the Brighton Braves beat the Malden Maddogs 8-6 at Rogers Park.
Blue Sox and Sabers Get Monday Wins
The Lexington Blue Sox reversed a 3-0 deficit and came back to beat the Lexington Bulldogs 6-4 on Monday night. Jake McElroy and Nick Anderson drove in a couple of runs each for the Blue Sox. Pat McGowan (1-0) picked up the win with one inning of scoreless relief. Nick Favazzo had three hits (2 doubles) for the Bulldogs. The win was the 1oth in the last 11th games for the Blue Sox. The Stoneham Sabers got a route going effort from Julian Murray to turn back the East Boston Knights 12-6 at Maplewood. Nick Bartalini led the Sabers with three hts, including two triples, and two RBI’s. Murray, (2-2) struck out a dozen.
Sunday’s ICL Roundup
Nick Colucci (3-2) fired a six-hit shutout, striking out seven, to lead the Meltose Americans to a 5-0 win over the Lexington Bulldogs at Morelli Field on Sunday. It was the Americans’ sixth straight win and raised their record to 14-7-1 on the year. Jack Beverly led the way at the plate with a homer, single, and four RBI’s. Ted Giardina added a RBI double for the winners. The Lexington Blue Sox beat the Andre Chiefs 7-1 in a game that was continued from June 20th. The Chiefs led 1-0 when the gane was suspended in the third inning back in June. When play resumed in the bottom of the third inning,the Blue Sox scored four times thanks to an RBI triple by Anderson Jimenez and three Chiefs errors. Charlie Walsh singled in two runs in the sixth inning to close out the scoring. Matt Draper pitched four shutout innings in relief to earn the win. He struck out five and gave up only two hits. In other action, the Stoneham Sabers beat the Malden Maddogs 7-0.