Andre Chiefs

Medford, MA- Veteran Southpaw Tim Dunphy gave the Chiefs a much needed six solid innings on the mound and his mates backed him with a 16 hit attack as the Chiefs broke a three game losing skid with a 13-2 win over the Americans at Playstead Park on Saturday afternoon.

The Chiefs got just what the doctor ordered when they staked Dunphy to a four run lead in the top of the first inning. Mike Maguire led off and reached on an error and Paul Yanakopoulos followed with a double to right. Mike Andre plated them both with a two RBI single and the Chiefs were off to a quick 2-0 lead. Justin Crisafulli drew a walk and Matt Boleski moved both runners up a base with a perfect sacrifice bunt. Dave Scioli then drilled a single to left scoring Andre to make it 3-0. Mike DiCato followed suit with another line single and the Chiefs were up 4-zip.

Starter Steve Albano (Babson, Andover, MA) settled down and got the Chiefs in order in the second. The Americans responded by cutting the lead in half (4-2) using singles from Danny Gunn, Jake Ohanesian and Dan Gilchrist sandwiched around a walk to Mike Burgoyne and a hit batsman.

The Chiefs opened up the lead to 10-2 when they picked up a six spot in the top of the third. Crisafulli and Boleski opened the frame up with singles and Scioli reached on an error to load the bases. DiCato picked up his second RBI of the game with another single, scoring Crisafulli, to make it 5-2. Mike Barbati then delivered a double into the right field corner that scored Boleski and Scioli. After Nick Leva grounded out, Maguire followed with a single and Yanakopoulos reached on an infield error. Andre picked up his third and fourth RBI of the afternoon when he followed with a long double off the fence in right, scoring both Maguire and Yanakopoulos, to jump the Chiefs lead to 10-2.

It stayed that way until the top of the seventh as Dunphy and Americans reliever Orazio Azzarello both settled down.

The Chiefs added three more runs in the top of the seventh. Yanakopoulos got things going with a single and Andre drew a base on balls. Crisafulli followed with a single to left that scored Yanakopoulos as Andre was thrown out on the play trying to advance to third. Boleski then singled sharply to right before Azzarello caught Scioli looking for the inning's second out. DiCato then delivered a long double to left-center scoring pinch runner Andy Cavanaugh. Barbati then picked up his second hit and third RBI of the afternoon with a single to left scoring Boleski to make it a 13-2 game.

Dunphy, the former Brandeis star, yielded eight hits and struck out four before giving way to Jared Freni who worked a 1-2-3 seventh with a strikeout.

The Chiefs are off on Sunday and return to action on Monday night when they travel to Maplewood Park, on the campus of Malden Catholic, to meet the Testa Corp. Bombers in an 8:00 PM start.
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