2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
Blue Sox Sweep Bulldogs to Take 2025 Championship
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Blue Sox, Maddogs & Expos Take Wednesday Wins
Julian Alvarez hit his third homer of season and drove in two runs and Andrew Selima and Morgan Brown added two RBI’s each when the Lexington Blue Sox edged the Melrose Americans 11-10 in a slugfest at Morelli Field. Noah Jankowski had a homer and double with four RBI’s and John Jennings hit a round tripper for the Americans. Robbie Cobb (3-1) picked up the win. At Maplewood, the Malden Maddogs got a four for four performance from Logan Gillis (double, 2 RBI’s) and Braden Killens had a double and three RBI’s on the way to a 6-3 win over the Andre Chiefs. Teddy Dziuba had a homer and drove in all three Chiefs’ runs. Jack McLaughlin (1-3) got the win while Garrett Kingston chalked up his third save. Josh Desai (0-3) took the loss despite striking out 11 batters in his five innings. Roland Mendez (2-0) got the win and Junior Montero the save, when the Middlesex Expos beat the Reading Bulldogs 5-2 at Brandeis University. Richie Williams hit his first homer of the year to lead the Expos. Todd Stawiecki drove in both of Reading’s runs. On Thursday the Chiefs visit the Bulldogs in Lexington at 7:00 PM and Expos and Americans clash at Morelli Field at 7:30 PM.
Bulldogs Beat Expos, Selima’s 4 RBI Leads Blue Sox Past Maddogs
The Reading Bulldogs scored three times in the first then added three more in bottom of the sixth, overcoming a 4-3 Middlesex Expos lead, to come away with a 6-4 victory in Lexington on Tuesday night. Todd Stawiecki had a two run homer and Brendan Albert (double) had two hits for the Bulldogs. Luke Butler (2-0) got the win while Greg Gentile recorded his third save, striking out two batters in the seventh. At Maplewood, Andrew Selima drove in four of Lexington’s five runs when the Blue Sox beat the Malden Maddogs 5-3. Borja Jones Berasaluce (1-0) grabbed the win with 2.2 innings of hitless relief and Manny Delcarmen picked up the save. Joe Klingensmith had a two run homer for the Maddogs. Rob Carrillo (2-3) struck out seven in his five innings but took the loss. A full ICL slate is on tap for Wednesday. The Blue Sox visit the Melrose Americans at Morelli at 7:30 PM, the Andre Chiefs host the Maddogs at Maplewood at 8:00 PM, and the Bulldogs and Expos meet in a rematch at Brandeis University at 8:15 PM.
Solomon & Boyle Power Bulldogs to 17-7 Win, Expos Beat Maddogs 4-1
Patrick Solomon had a homer and five RBI’s and Ryan Boyle homered and drove in three runs to lead the Reading Bulldogs to a 17-7 win over the Melrose Americans at Lexington High. Cole Velis (3-2) struck out six in four innings to grab the win. Jackson Stanton hit a solo homer and Cory Bright, with a double and single, had two RBI’s for the Americans. Matt Josselyn (1-2) got the win and David Kerns picked up a three inning save when the Middlesex Expos knocked off the Malden Maddogs 4-1 at Maplewood. Leon Paulino hit his first homer of the season for the Expos. Jack McLaughlin (0-2) took the loss. The ICL now heads into its annual Fourth of July break. League play will resume next Tuesday, July 6.
Americans Beat Blue Sox and Chiefs Handle Maddogs in 5-1 Scores
Chris Mitchell (3-0) fired six innings of one-hit ball to lead the Melrose Americans to a 5-1 win over the Lexington Blue Sox at Morelli Field. Nick Giangregorio had two hits, including a homer, leadoff man Pat Costigan had a double among his three hits, Noah Jankowski (RBI, double) recorded two hits, and John Jennings banged out two hits and a RBI, to lead the Americans’ 11 hit offense. Ernie Little drove home the Lexington run. Mitchell struck out six. Ryan O’Rourke (0-1) took the loss. At Maplewood, Cal Carroll (1-2) and Jonathan Chotkowski combined on a three-hitter when the Andre Chiefs defeated the Malden Maddogs 5-1. Carroll went three innings while Chotkowski worked the final four frames. Chris Klein (2 RBI) and John Baptista both had triples, Juan Parra added a double and RBI, and Ryan Noone two hits to pace the Chiefs. Matt Tyman (0-3) suffered the loss for the Maddogs. On Thursday, the Americans visit the Reading Bulldogs at Lexington High at 7:00 PM and Maddogs host the Middlesex Expos at Maplewood at 8:00 PM.