BULLDOGS WIN FIRST EVER ICL CHAMPIONSHIP
INTERCITY LEAGUE NEWS & NOTES
Bulldogs Take First Ever ICL Championship
(Lynn, MA) The Lexington Bulldogs won their first ever Intercity League Championship with a come from behind 7-4 win over the Andre Chiefs at Fraser Field on Monday night. The Bulldogs swept the best of five series after winning game one 12-6 and then taking game two in dramatic fashion 9-8. Seamus Condon led the Bulldogs to the championship going 3-4 with a double and a couple of RBI’s. Brett Stone, Caleb Conner, Matthew Favarro, Peyton Heisner, and Adam Murphy, all drove in single runs while Jack Lee had two hits including a triple. Ian Born worked the first 2.2 innings for the Bulldogs while Matt Mariani went the next four innings to get the win. Chase Carder got the final out of the night to record the save. Chris Dion took the loss for the Chiefs. Eric Steinkrauss’ Bulldogs beat the Stoneham Sabers in the Play-in game 6-1 before knocking off the defending chmapion Blue Sox two games to one in the semifinals. The Bulldogs finish their championship season with an overall record of 20-12 after going 6-1 in their playoff run.
Intercity League Playoff Schedule & Results
PLAY-IN GAME Tuesday, August 4 at Lexington High School #4 Lexington Bulldogs 6, #5 Stoneham Sabers 1 SEMI-FINALS (Best of three) #4 LEXINGTON BULLDOGS VS #1 LEXINGTON BLUE SOX ALL GAMES AT 7:45 PM at LEXINGTON HIGH SCHOOL GAME 1: Lexington Blue Sox 11, Lexington Bulldogs 1 GAME 2: Lexington Bulldogs 3, Lexington Blue Sox 0 GAME 3: Lexington Bulldogs 11, Lexington Blue Sox 4 (Lexington Bulldogs win series 2-1) #3 ANDRE CHIEFS VS #2 MELROSE AMERICANS ALL GAMES AT 7:45 PM at MORELLI FIELD, MELROSE GAME 1: Melrose Americans 6, Andre Chiefs 4 GAME 2: Andre Chiefs 7, Melrose Americans 2 GAME 3: Andre Chiefs 4, Melrose Americans 3 (Andre Chiefs win series 2-1) CHAMPIONSHIP (Best of Five) #4 LEXINGTON BULLDOGS vs. #3 ANDRE CHIEFS GAME 1: Lexington Bulldogs 12, Andre Chiefs 6 GAME 2: Lexington Bulldogs 9, Andre Chiefs 8 GAME 3: Lexington Bulldogs 7, Andre Chiefs 4 (Lexington Bulldogs win series 3-0)
Monday’s Game Three Has Been Moved to Fraser Field in Lynn
Due to wet grounds at Morelli Field, tonight’s game three has been moved to Fraser Field in Lynn. Game time will be 8:00 PM. The Lexington Bulldogs lead the Andre Chiefs 2-0 in the best of five series. Fraser Field is located at 365 Western Ave, Lynn MA 01904.
Bulldogs Rally to Beat Chiefs 9-8, Lead Series 2-0
(Lexington, MA) In one the largest comebacks in ICL playoff history, the Lexington Bulldogs stormed back from an 8-0 second inning deficit to defeat the Andre Chiefs 9-8 on Friday night. With the win the Bulldogs take a two games to none lead in the best of five Championship Series. Emilio Berndt’s double, Ian Born’s single, and a sacrifice fly from Jaden Velis, provided the winning runs in the bottom of the seventh inning. Berndt, Born, Velis, Shane Costello, Adam Murphy, and Oliver Henke all had RBI’s for Lexington. Greg Gentle got the win with three innings of scoreless relief while striking out four. Game three of the series is scheduled to be played at Morelli Field in Melrose on Monday night at 7:45 PM. In the event of wet grounds at Morelli, there is a possibility that the game could be moved to Fraser Field in Lynn. A decision will be made early Monday and will be posted here.