The ICL’s 2025 playoff field is set after the regular season concluded on Wednesday night. The post season will begin on Friday at Morelli Field when the the #4 Melrose Americans host the #5 Middlesex Expos in a one game play-in starting at 8:00 PM. The winner of the Expos-Americans game will move on to a best of three semi-final series against the #1 Lexington Blue Sox at LHS starting on Monday. In the other semi-final series, which also begins on Monday, the #2 Malden Maddogs will host the #3 Lexington Bulldogs at Maplewood. The winners of both semi-final series will meet in a best of five championship series. A new ICL champion will crowned this summer as the two-time defending champs Andre Chiefs suffered through a nine game winless streak to close out their season and did not qualify for the playoffs. In Wednesday’s action, the Americans crushed the McKay Club 13-0, the Bulldogs shutout the East Boston Knights 12-0, and the Expos beat the Boston A’s by forfeit, 7-0. All ICL playoff games will start at 8:00 PM.    

The Lexington Blue Sox opened up a 5-0 first inning lead then coasted to a 9-2 win over the Melrose Americans on Monday night at Morelli Field. Nick Andersen homered and drove on three runs for the Blue Sox……Coley Schaefer (5-0) stayed perfect on the year to lead the Lexington Bulldogs to a 2-0 shutout win over the Andre Chiefs at Maplewood. Matt Favazzo had an RBI single. Jack Sadowski (2 innings) and Greg Gentile (7th inning save) combined to keep the Chiefs off the scoreboard over the last three frames……Kevin Matos raced home on a passed ball in the top of the eighth inning to give the Middlesex Expos a 1-0 win over the Malden Maddogs in Lexington. Zack Kirby and Zach Gitschier (win) combined on the shutout. Zak Whitney, with nine K’s, took the tough loss…..