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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Monday’s Expos-Chiefs and Maddogs-Blue Sox Both Postponed
UPDATE 2:38 PM Today’s heavy rain has wiped out the evening’s ICL slate. Both the Sabertooth Expos at Andre Chiefs and the Malden Maddogs at Lexington Blue Sox have been postponed. No make up dates have been announced as yet.
Barry, Beverly Lead Americans to 12-5 Sunday Win
Aidan Barry and Jack Beverly had three RBI’s each to lead the Melrose Americans to a 12-5 win over the Malden Maddogs at Morelli Field on Sunday afternoon. John Jennings went a perfect 3-3, Ted Giardina had two hits including a solo homer, and Shawn Nestor and Ian Libby each had a couple of singles, to pace the Melrose 16-hit offense. Mike Nestor (2-0) struck out nine batters in his four innings to get the win. David Hunter (2 innings, 3 K’s) and Ryan Dolan finished up for the Americans. Ben Croteau (0-2) took the loss for the Maddogs who suffered their first defeat in their last four games. On Monday, weather permitting, the Andre Chiefs host the Sabertooth Expos at Maplewood and the Maddogs visit the Lexington Blue Sox at LHS. Both games are scheduled to begin at 8:00 PM.
Maddogs Take 3rd Straight, Americans Win 9-3
Sam Browning went 3-3, including a double and triple, and knocked in two runs to lead the Malden Maddogs to a 7-3 win over the Blue Sox on Friday night in Lexington. For the Maddogs it was their third straight win after starting the season 0-10. Damien Brown scored twice and Ben Croteau added two RBI’s for the Maddogs. Ryan Rametta pitched four innings for the win. He scattered seven hits, allowed two runs and had four K’s.. Anthony Panza worked the final three innings to record his first save. Joe Auger and Austin Masel each had a couple of hits and scored a run for the Blue Sox. At Morelli Field, the heart of of the Melrose Americans’ order, consisting of Corey Bright (3-4, 3 R’s, RBI), John Jennings (2-4, 2 R’s, RBI) and Aidan Barry (2-3, double, 1 R, 3 RBI’s) went a combined 7 for 11 to lead them to a 9-3 win over the Lexington Bulldogs. Greg Johnson (1-1) threw 2.1 innings of scoreless ball, in relief of starter Will Gindel (4.2 innings, 7 K’s), to grab his first win of the season. Drew Crowley (1-2) took the loss. There are no ICL games scheduled on Saturday. The Maddogs visit the Americans at 4:00 PM (Morelli Field) in Sunday’s only game.
Maddogs Beat Americans 6-3, Bulldogs Edge Chiefs in 8th
Rich Carrillo got the win and Brian Pelrine picked up the save when the Malden Maddogs beat the Melrose Americans 6-3 on Thursday at Maplewood. The Maddogs scored all six suns in the bottom of the third inning. For Carrillo (2-4), he followed up his June 27th no-hitter against the Lexington Blue Sox by going six innings and striking out nine. In Lexington, Ryan Boyle’s single in the bottom of the eighth inning gave the Lexington Bulldogs a 10-9 extra inning win over the Andre Chiefs. On Friday, the Bulldogs visit the Americans at Morelli at 7:30 PM and the Blue Sox host the Maddogs in Lexington at 8:00 PM.