BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Blue Sox Beat Maddogs 6-1 in Only Friday Game
Julian Alvarez had two RBI’s and Pete John and Cam Meyer drove home single runs when the Blue Sox beat the Malden Madoogs 6-1 in Lexington. Veteran righty Matt Karis (1-0) struck out five and allowed just three hits in four innings to gain the win. Lawrence Tang (double) had two of the Maddogs’ six hits in the game. Ben Burke (0-1) had five strikeouts in four innings but took the loss. There are no ICL games on Saturday. Play resumes on Sunday when the Melrose Americans host the Maddogs at Morelli Field in a 4:00 PM start.
Dunphy Pitches Chiefs Past Bulldogs 10-1, Expos Beat Americans 8-2
Veteran lefty Tim Dunphy went the distance, striking out 10, when the Chiefs beat the Reading Bulldogs 10-1 in Lexington on Thursday night. John Baptista led the Chiefs with four RBI’s including a homer. Kyle DeRoma had three RBI’s and Ryan Noone added two hits and a couple of RBI’s for the winners. Joe Cacciatore and Patrick Solomon each had two hits for the Bulldogs. Dunphy (3-2) scattered seven hits. The Middlesex Expos beat the Melrose Americans 8-2 at Morelli Field. Michael Oliveira, Dionys Quezada, and Leo Paulino all homered for the Expos. Matt Josselyn (2-2) went six innings to get the win. Noah Jankowski drove in a run for Melrose.
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.