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Chiefs Rap Out 13 Hits, Dunphy Gets 2nd Win as Chiefs Beat Woburn, 11-1
Medford, MA- Tim Dunphy picked up his second win of the season and a healthier Chiefs’ lineup backed him with 11 runs and 13 hits on the way to an 11-1 win over the Mooney Dental Tanners at Tufts University late Sunday afternoon at Tufts University.
After Dunphy retired the Tanners side in the top of the first inning, the Chiefs took a 1-0 in the bottom of the frame on Juan Portes two out single, a stolen base, and Johnny Welch’s bad hop RBI single to left-center.
Woburn tied the game up at one each in the top of the second on Mike Powers’ RBI single.
Tanners’ starter Shawn O’Donnell (0-2), kept the Chiefs off the board took in the bottom of the second and Dunphy set Woburn down in order in the top of the third. The Chiefs took the lead for good in the bottom of the inning. Portes walked and Welch singled. Mike Andre then lined a single to right scoring Portes for a 2-1 lead. Peter Copa then grounded to shortstop with Andre beating the force at second, while running on a 3-2 pitch, with Welch scoring on the play to make it a 3-1 game.
The Chiefs came up with their biggest inning so far this season in the fourth when they sent 13 men to plate, scoring eight times, on six hits, to take an 11-1 lead. RBI singles by Paul Yanakopoulos, Portes, Andre, and Nate Witkowski, mixed with a couple of walks to Chad Conner and Mike Burgoyne, as well as a sacrifice fly from Copa, accounted for the runs.
That was it in the scoring department for the day as Dunphy cruised through the fifth and sixth innings before giving way to veteran Mike DiCato who worked a scoreless seventh.
Dunphy, now 2-1, surrendered four hits in six innings and struck out three.
Yanakopoulos (3-5, 2 RBI), Andre (2-4, 2 RBI), Portes (2-4, 3 runs scored, RBI), Welch (2-4, RBI), and Copa (1-2, sacrifice fly, 2 RBI) led the Chiefs offense.
Chiefs Chatter….. The Chiefs health finally took a turn for the better on Sunday. Welch returned to the lineup after a 13 day absence. The former Independent League and St. Anselm star was struck in the face with a pitch on June 9…..Copa made his first start of the season at firstbase. The veteran all-star injured an oblique during batting practice back on June 2…..The Chiefs host the Lexington Blue Sox at Maplewood on Monday at 8:00 PM…....On Wednesday at 7:30 PM they travel to Morelli Field in Melrose for a date with the Americans….On Friday at 7:00 the Chiefs play the Trojans at Summer Street Field in Arlington at 7:00 PM….
