2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
Blue Sox Sweep Bulldogs to Take 2025 Championship
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Costigan (8 RBI’s) Leads Americans 6 HR Barrage, Chiefs & Expos Win
Pat Costigan went 4-5, with two homers and a double, and knocked in an amazing eight runs, when the Melrose Americans beat the East Boston Knights 19-4 in West Roxbury on Monday night. Costigan was not alone in the Melrose home run parade as Chris Klein (4-5, 5 RBI’s, double) and John Jennings (3-3, 3 RBI’s) each hit two homers in the game. Combined the Costigan, Klein and Jennings trio went 11-13, knocked in 16 runs, and hit six homers in the game. Jennings leads the ICL with five round trippers. Brandon McMahon (3-1) struck out ten batters in six innings to give the Americans their third straight win. The Andre Chiefs erased a 2-0 Boston Athletics lead, scoring six times in the bottom of the fourth inning, to come away with their 10th straight win 6-2 at Maplewood, Silas Reed (5-0) stayed perfect on the year while winning his fifth decision in a row, The former Tufts University righty went five innings and allowed just one hit and struck out nine. Byron Woodman’s two run homer tied the game at two before Nate Witkowski (double), Emanuel Rosado (2 RBI’s) and Joe Bova and Miles Reid each knocked in a run to put the Chiefs ahead. Idleson Tavares (4) and Eduardo Soto (3) combined to drive in seven runs to give the Middlesex Expos a 10-8 come from victory over the Brighton Black Sox at East Boston Stadium. The Expos trailed 8-5 before scoring twice in the bottom of the fifth and adding three more in the sixth to gain the win.
ICL Teams Sweep Sunday’s Inter-League Play
Nick Colucci (2-2) fired a one-hitter when the Melrose Americans beat the Boston Braves 6-1 at Morelli Field. John Jennings hit his third homer of the year for Melrose. Julian Murray (1-2) went the distance, striking out five, to get the Stoneham Sabers an 11-1 win over the Brighton Black Sox at Lexington High. Tommy Shimchak led the way at the plate going 3-4 with two doubles. Luis Quintero also has two doubles and added two RBI’s for the Sabers. A.J. Rourke allowed just one hit in five innings when the Andre Chiefs shutout the The BASE 7-0 at English High. Juan Parra (triple) and Teddy Dziuba led the Chiefs with two hits each. Rourke (3-1), struck out seven.
Americans Beat Maddogs 16-11 in Thursday’s Only Game
Pat Costigan, John Jennings and Chris Klein all homered to lead the Melrose Americans to a 16-11 win over the Malden Maddogs on Thursday night at Maplewood. Costigan also had a triple, scored four times, and drove in four runs, and Klein went 4-6 and scored three runs. Mike Nestor (3-1) struck out eight batters in 4.2 innings to get the win. Nick Colucci, David Hunter and Matt Chiodo, who picked up the save, all worked for the Americans. There are no ICL games scheduled for tonight. Action continues on Sunday with the Americans hosting the Brighton Braves at Morelli at 4:00 PM, the Brighton Black Sox and Stoneham Sabers meeting at Lexington High at 5:00 PM, and the Andre Chiefs visiting The BASE at English High School in Jamaica Plain at 8:00 PM.
Chiefs Beat Bulldogs & Sabers Over Americans, Others PPD
The Andre Chiefs won their eighth straight game, beating the Malden Maddogs 13-3 at Maplewood on Wednesday night. Evan Walsh (2-0) went 5.2 innings, allowing four hits and striking out six, to get the win. Andrew Caulfield got the Chiefs going with a two run homer in the first inning while Mitchell Schroeder had a single, double, triple and thrre RBI’s. Jack Raimo (1-2) tossed five innings to record his first win of the season to lead the Stoneham Sabers to a 9-3 win over the Melrose Americans at Morelli Field. Tommy Shimchak, Nelson Correa and Matt Consgli had two hits each and Luis Quintero launched a solo homer for the Sabers. Ted Giardina had two of the Americans’ seven hits. The BASE at Lexington Bulldogs and the Lexington Blue Sox at Middlesex Expos games were both postponed due to rain.