2025 Intercity League Champions – Lexington Blue Sox
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INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Tarlin Pitches and Hits Reading to 9-2 Sunday Win
Shohei Ohtani move over!! Max Tarlin pitched five strong innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out six, when the Reading Bulldogs beat the Malden Maddogs 9-2 on Sunday at Morton Field. Tarlin, was just as efficient at the plate, adding two hits and driving in three runs. Zac Wilis went two for two with an RBI, scored three runs and stole three bases for the Bulldogs. Alibrandis travels to Lexington High tonight at 8:00 PM to meet the Blue Sox in the only game on Monday’s ICL schedule.
Tarlin Pitches and Hits Reading to 9-2 Sunday Win
Shohei Ohtani move over!! Max Tarlin pitched five strong innings, allowing no earned runs and striking out six, when the Reading Bulldogs beat the Malden Maddogs 9-2 on Sunday at Morton Field. Tarlin, was just as efficient at the plate, adding two hits and driving in three runs. Zac Wilis went two for two with an RBI, scored three runs and stole three bases for the Bulldogs. Alibrandis travels to Lexington High tonight at 8:00 PM to meet the Blue Sox in the only game on Monday’s ICL schedule.
Expos Edge Alibrandis 2-1 in 27 Strikeout Extravaganza at Trum
The Middlesex Expos erased a 1-0 Alibrandis first inning lead, scoring single runs in both the fourth and fifth innings, to take a 2-1 win on Friday night at Trum Field in Somerville. The game featured a combined 27 strikeouts. Expos’ winner David Kerns (2-0) struck out 10 and allowed just three hits. Alibrandis’ Paul Frisoli (1-1) was the hard luck loser striking out 17 batters and allowing just five hits. There are no ICL games on Saturday. On Sunday, the Reading Bulldogs host the Malden Maddogs at Reading High School’s Morton Field at 5:00 PM.
Kirby K’s 18 Batters in 2-0 Expos Win, Bulldogs-Blue Sox Suspended in Lexington
Former Framingham State righty Zach Kirby (1-1) tossed a one-hitter, striking out 18 batters, when the Middlesex Expos shutout the Andre Chiefs 2-0 at Trum Field on Thursday night. Kirby was overpowering all game long, striking out the side in the second, third, fourth, sixth, and seventh innings. The only hit he allowed was a Gino DeSimone two out double in the top of the fourth inning. The Expos scored their runs on a first inning RBI single from Andrew Mazzone and a single by Matt Ferro and a Bret Samboy double in the sixth. Tim Dunphy (0-1) worked the first three innings for the Chiefs allowing one run. Jonathan Richard held the Expos scoreless in the fourth and fifth frames before giving way to Silas Reed in the sixth. In Lexington, the Reading Bulldogs-Blue Sox game was suspended in the second inning due to a power failure. The Expos and Alibrandis meet on Friday night at Trum in the only game on the ICL schedule.