Andre Chiefs

Lexington, MA- Jared Freni threw a two-hit shutout, and Ryan Sonberg and Mike Gedman had a two RBI single each, to give the Chiefs a 6-0 win over the Arlington Trojans on Saturday afternoon. The game was played as part of the Intercity League’s annual Jerie DeAngelis Memorial Day of Baseball.

The Chiefs gave Freni a 1-0 lead in the top of second inning. Mike Andre drew a four pitch walk. After Arlington starter Dan Kelly of Tufts University struck out Sonberg, Adam Lucey walked and rookie Danny DiMare followed and blooped his first career ICL hit into short left to load the bases. Kelly hit Nick Leva with the first pitch he threw him to force home Andre. Kelly escaped the jam without further scoring when he struck Tyler Brinkley looking and Mike Burgoyne swinging, ending the inning.

Freni would surrender the only hits he would allow in the bottom of the second and had to pitch himself out of a bases loaded situation. He struck out Marcus Way for the first out of the inning. Morgan Brown then singled sharply under the glove of Lucey at third and Seth Coiley followed with a line single to right. When first baseman Dan Bonito misplayed Rollins College's Ben Johnson’s grounder, the Trojans had the bases loaded with one out. Freni got out of the inning unscathed when he reached back and struck out both Reme Portes and Ryan Hood ending the Trojans only threat of the day.

The Chiefs upped the margin to 3-0 in the top of the third. Bonito walked, Gedman singled, and they moved up to second and third on a wild pitch. With the Trojans’ infield drawn in, Sonberg lofted a soft liner to right, just out of the reach of second baseman Kyle Hood, scoring both runners.

Freni got another run to work with in the top of the fourth. DiMare was hit by pitch, stole second, moved to third on Brinkley’s bunt, and scored when Burgoyne’s grounder to Brown at shortstop pulled Tom Russo off the bag at first on a close play.

Freni cruised through both the fourth and fifth innings. Gedman closed out the game’s scoring, lining a single to right-center, scoring Jim Cassidy who was hit with a pitch, and Burgoyne, who reached on a bad hop single.

With the win, Freni goes to 3-0 and the Chiefs move to 5-0 on the young season. The right-hander struck out eleven and walked two. He needed 94 pitches to complete the shutout.

The Chiefs and Trojans are right back at it at Arlington’s Summer Street Field on Sunday in a 5:00 PM start. (Bruce Tillman/Todd Bloniarz)