BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Bulldogs Beat Expos 8-5 in East Boston
Emilio Berndt drove in three runs and Peyton Heisner (2 RBI) homered when the Lexington Bulldogs beat the Middlesex Expos 8-5 on Thursday night at East Boston Stadium. Brett Stone added three hits and Jack Lee drove in a couple of runs for Lexington. Nolan Whelan (1-0) picked up the win as the Bulldogs used five pitchers……The Sabers-Maddogs game was postponed due to wet grounds at Marcella Playground……
Blue Sox & Americans Grab Monday Wins
The Blue Sox roared back from a 6-1 deficit, scoring eight unanswered runs, to defeat the Bulldogs 9-6 in an all Lexington battle at LHS. Julian Alvarez led the comeback with four RBI’s including hiting his 20th career homer, a three run shot in the third inning, Luis Atiles put the Blue Sox in front 8-6 with a two run sixth inning single. Jack Pasciak (1-0) got his first ICL win throwing 3.1 innings of hitless relief…….Devin Farren’s two out sixth inning double proved to be the game winner when the Melrose Americans edged the Andre Chiefs 5-4 at Morelli Field. The Chiefs’ Rowan Ostmann had tied the game in the top of the inning with a three run homer. Pat Costigan had three hits for the Americans and Nick Galanis drove in two runs. Mike Nestor (1-0) picked up the relief win……
Sunday’s ICL Roundup
Kyle Murray (1-0) made his first start of the year and fired a four-hitter when the Lexington Blue Sox beat the Stoneham Sabers 6-1 at Recreation Park. Patrick Casserly drove in two runs for the Blue Sox. Murray struck out six…..Veteran righty Zach Kirby (1-0) struck out 14 and and allowed just three hits to lead the Middlesex Expos past the Melrose Americans 8-2 at East Boston Stadium. Leadoff man Kevin Rodriguez led the Expos with a homer and three RBI’s. Dalton Cody added two hits and a couple of RBI’s for Middlesex……The Malden Maddogs and Andre Chiefs played to a 4-4 tie at Playstead Park. The Maddogs jumped our to a 3-0 lead before the Chiefs came back to force the nine inning tie……
Chiefs’ Doherty Fires One-Hitter
Matt Doherty fired a one-hit shutout when the Andre Chiefs blanked the Stoneham Sabers 7-0 at Lexington High. It was the only ICL game on the Friday schedule and was to moved to LHS after light issues at Ferullo Field in Woburn. The Chiefs jumped out to a 3-0 first inning lead and never looked back. Joe Bova, Miles Reid, Ruben Rodriguez Jr, Rowan Oostman all contributed two hits to the Chiefs’ 11 hit offense. Doherty (3-1), struck out a dozen and took a no-hitter into the seventh inning where the Sabers’ Jack Salafia broke up the bid with a leadoff single. ICL action continues on Sunday when the Chiefs host the Malden Maddogs at Playstead Park in Medford at 5:00 PM, the Lexington Blue Sox meet the Sabers at Recreation Park in Stoneham at 5:00 PM, and the Melrose Americans and Middlesex Expos clash at East Boston Stadium at 8:00 PM.