Southpaw Evan Walsh (1-0) tossed a complete game five-hitter to give the Andre Chiefs a 5-2 win over the Blue Sox in Lexington on Friday night. Walsh struck out five and threw six shutout innings before allowing a couple of runs in the Blue Sox seventh. Nick Valdario had three hits, stole two bases, scored twice, and drove in a run to lead the Chiefs’ offense. Juan Parra added two hits and Jackson Duffy had a triple for the visitors. Michael Finch (single, triple) had two of the Lexington hits while Andrew Selima and Jesse McCullough drove in the seventh inning Blue Sox runs. Starter Steven Bangs (0-1), Sean Mahan, Ryan O’Rourke and Manny Delcarmen all worked for Lexington. ICL action resumes on Sunday with the Chiefs visiting the Americans at Morelli Field at 4:00 PM and the Malden Maddogs meeting the Reading Bulldogs at 5:00 PM in Lexington.

Chris Mitchell (2-0) threw 6.1 innings of one-hit ball to lead the Melrose Americans to a 6-2 win over the Middlesex Expos at Morelli. Leadoff man Pat Costigan had a double and three RBI’s and Cory Bright (2 RBI) and Aidan Barry each enjoyed three hit nights for the Americans. Mitchell struck out five before giving way to Bobby Tramondozzi in the seventh. Matt Josselyn (1-1) took the loss for the Expos. In Lexington, Pat Solomon with a double, triple, 2 RBI and 2 runs scored and Ryan Boyle with 3 RBI, including two on his 5th inning home run, led the Reading Bulldogs to an 8-6 win over the Blue Sox. Cole Veldis (2-2) pitched 6.1 innings with 9 K’s for the win. Julian Alvarez hit his second homer of the year and Jesse McCullough had three hits for Lexington. Jack Schwartz (1-1) suffered the loss. The Bulldogs are right back in action on Thursday night when they host the Andre Chiefs at Lexington High at 7:00 PM in the only ICL game on the schedule.