BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Expos and Blue Sox Grab Sunday ICL Wins
Michael Oliveira (2), Andrew Mazzone, and Dionys Quezada had the RBI’s when the Middlesex Expos beat the Reading Bulldogs 4-1 on Sunday afternoon at Morton Field. Three Middlesex pitchers, Ryan Qualey (4 innings, 2 hits, 4 K’s), Dan Shaw (2 innings, 2 hits, 1 K) and Shawn Carlson (1 inning, 2 hits, 2 K’s) combined on six-hitter for the Expos. Shaw (2-1) picked up the win while Carlson picked up his first save of the season. Jose Paulino added two hits for Middlesex while Joe Miller had a double and single for Reading. Jack Wallace (2-1) took the loss for the Bulldogs. In Lexington, the Blue Sox walked off with a 5-4 win over Alibrandis. (See separate story by Lexington’s Media Director Bruce Hack) On Monday, the Blue Sox host the Andre Chiefs in Lexington and Alibrandis will meet the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood. Both games will start at 8:00 PM.
Blue Sox walk off win over Alibrandis
By Bruce Hack Lexington – Gage Gaunt doubled to center to score Jose Feliciano from first and deliver a 5-4 walk off win for Lexington over Alibrandis in ICL action Sunday night. Down 4-3, Joe Cacciatore started off the seventh reaching on an error. Alibrandis hurler Paul Frisoli tried to pickoff Cacciatore and threw the ball away allowing Cacciatore to go to third. After an out, Feliciano laid down a bunt on the first base side that Frisoli could not field cleanly allowing Cacciatore to score the tying run and Feliciano to reach safely. Thus setting up Gaunt for his game-winning heroics. Alibrandis had taken a 3-0 lead after scoring a run in each of the first three innings. Teddy Dzuiba scored in the first and third innings on RBI singles by David Lightbody and Steve Rizzuto. Juan Parra singled to drive in Joe Boushell in the second. The Blue Sox cut the lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the third. Brendan Jones and Cacciatore began the inning with singles. Manny Delcarmen sacrificed to move both runners up. Feliciano singled to drive in Jones. Cacciatore scored on a wild pitch. Charlie Auditore started the sixth for Alibrandis reaching second on an error. He scored on Boushell’s RBI single for a 4-2 lead. Lexington came right back in the bottom of the inning to make it 4-3. Alex Voitik and Alex Krylov had back-to-back doubles with Krylov getting the RBI. Robbie Cobb pitched 3.1 innings in relief for Lexington. He retired the first seven Alibrandis batters he faced, two on strike outs. He gave up an unearned run in there sixth, but his effort allowed Lexington to stay in the game. Paul Frisoli, 3-3, started and went the distance for Alibrandis. He started strong setting down the first six Lexington batters. He scattered nine hits, walked none and struck out five. Borja Jones-Berasaluce, 1-0, picked up the win pitching a scoreless seventh with a strikeout.
Mazzone & Kirby Leads Expos, Krylov (2) & Blue Sox Hit Five Homers in 14-5 Win
Andrew Mazzone hit a pair of solo homers, his fifth and sixth of the season, and Matt Costanza had an RBI double, when the Middlesex Expos beat the Melrose Americans 3-1 at Trum Field on Friday. Zach Kirby (6-1) fired a sharp complete game three-hitter while striking out a dozen. Scott Searles provided all of the Melrose offense with a second inning home run. Chris Mitchell (2-3) allowed just five hits in 5.1 innings but took the loss. At Maplewood, the Lexington Blue Sox banged out five home runs on the way to a 14-5 win over the Malden Maddogs. Alex Krylov went 4-for-4 with two home runs and four RBI’s to pace the 17 hit attack. Gage Gaunt singled twice, tripled, and hit a two-run homer and Brendan Jones and Ryan Grace each had a round-tripper for the Blue Sox. Logan Gillis and Mac Harris each had a two-run home run for the Maddogs in the bottom of the third inning. Jack Swartz (2-1) picked up the pitching win. Ten homers were hit in the two games played on Friday night.
Jennings & Costigan Lead Americans 13-12, O’Rourke Paces Blue Sox
John Jennings and Pat Costigan combined for 10 RBI’s when the Melrose Americans outlasted the Andre Chiefs 13-12 in a nine inning slugfest at Maplewood on Thursday night. Jennings (3-4) had two homers and six RBI’s and Costigan (3-6) had a single, double, triple, and four RBI’s. Noah Jankowski (3-5) chipped in with a single, two doubles, and an RBI. Andrew Caulfield smacked two homers, Mitch Schroeder connected for his second round tripper of the year, and Ryan Noone had a 4-6 night with two doubles for the Chiefs. Bobby Tramondozzi (2-0), the sixth Melrose pitcher of the night, worked the final three innings to get his second win of the campaign. It was the Ryan O’Rourke show in Lexington when the Blue Sox blanked the Malden Maddogs 18-0. On the mound O’Rourke raised his season record to 7-0 striking out 13 batters and allowing just three hits in six innings. At the plate O’Rourke paced the offense with a 4-5 performance that included a double and three RBI’s. Josue Feliciano hit his second home run of the season and Dahiandy Johnson enjoyed a 3-3 evening to lead Lexington’s 22 hit offense. On Friday, the Blue Sox and Maddogs meet again, this time at Maplewood at 8:00 PM, and the Americans visit the Middlesex Expos at Trum Field at 8:30 PM.