2024 Intercity League Champions – Andre Chiefs

2024 Intercity League Champions – Andre Chiefs

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Americans Beat Chiefs, Blue Sox Stay Hot

INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES

Expos Take Game One, 3-1

The Sabertooth Expos scored three times in the bottom of the first inning to take the opening game of the ICL Championship Series 3-1 over the Andre Chiefs at Morelli Field on Friday night. Idelson Tavares got things started in the first innng with a leadoff double. Kebler Peralta followed with an infield single and Chiefs’ lefty Josh Desai hit Andrew Mazzone to load the bases with no outs.  After a pop up for the first out, Matt Consigli grounded up the middle forcing Mazzone at second. The throw to double up Consigli was wide of first, allowing both Tavares and Peralta to score. When Ryan Cloutier singled down the rightfield line, scoring Consigli, the Expos had a 3-0 lead. Pitching dominated the game from that point on. The Expos duo of Josh Roberge (3 innings, one hit, 5 K’s) and Bladamir Ramirez (4 innings, 0 hits, 6 K’s) were immense. After the three run, three hit first inning Desai allowed no runs and just one hit over the last five innings. The Chiefs lone run came in the top of the third without a hit. Juan Parra drew a walk from Roberge, stole second, went to third on an infield grounder, and scored on a Teddy Dziuba RBI grounder. Game two of the series is scheduled for Sunday at 8:00 PM at Morelli Field.  

Watch Tonight’s Chiefs-Expos Game 1 Live at 8 PM

Tonight’s (Friday) Game 1 of the ICL Championship Series will be broadcast live: Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VkrfsaNRhY

INTERCITY LEAGUE CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES

#2 ANDRE CHIEFS (20-7) vs #1 SABERTOOTH EXPOS (22-5) Best of Five- All games at Morelli Field, Melrose MA at 8:00 PM GAME 1- Expos 3, Chiefs 1 GAME 2- Expos 6, Chiefs 5 Tuesday, August 15- PPD RAIN GAME 3- Wednesday, August 16 GAME 4- Thursday, August 17 (if nec) GAME 5- Friday, August 18 (if nec)    

Expos Sweep Americans, 7-1

The Sabertooth Expos broke open a 1-1 game, scoring six runs in the top of the seventh inning, and went on to defeat the Melrose Americans 7-1 on Wednesday night at Morelli Field.  With the win the Expos sweep the semi-final series 2-0 and will now move on to meet the Andre Chiefs in the best of five Intercity League Championship Series. The Expos’ Dan Shaw and the Americans’ Jordan Gottesman engaged in a brilliant pitchers’ duel for the first six innings with the score tied at 1-1 heading into the seventh. Ian Libby gave Melrose a 1-0 lead with an RBI single in the bottom of the fourth. The Expos tied the game at 1-1 in the top of the sixth on an Idleson Tavares two out double. Ryan Cloutier’s two RBI single put the Expos in front 3-1 in the seventh. Angelo Colucci, Tavares and Cloutier all had two RBI’s for the Expos while Andrew Mazzone added two hits. Shaw went the distance and allowed just four hits. Gottesman went 6.1 innings surrendered five hits and struck out nine before giving way to Nick Colucci in the seventh.