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Walsh 5 Inning, 1 Hit Relief, Leads Chiefs Past Reds 6-2
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Jun 24 2018
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Malden, MA- Southpaw Evan Walsh came out of the bullpen and fired five innings of one-hit relief, retiring the last 13 batters in a row, to allow the Chiefs to come from behind and beat the Watertown Reds 6-2 at Maplewood on Monday night.
The Chiefs overcame a 2-0 first inning Reds advantage to record their second straight win and even their record at 6-6 on the year.
But the story of this night was Walsh, who was simply lights out in relief of starter Josh Deasi. Desai, the 2017 ICL Pitcher of the Year, was forced to leave the game after just two innings with some back tightness.
The Reds jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Kyle LaVigne walked, appeared to be picked off by Desai, but was credited with a stolen base when Peter Copa’s throw to second was low. LaVigne then went to third on a wild pitch before Deasi got Will Brennan to fly to Danny DiMare in short left for the first out. Logan Gillis was next and he hit a fly ball to deep right that Ben Waltrip misplayed into two base error, with LaVigne scoring and Gillis being credited with a sacrifice fly and an RBI. Dan Chaisson then delivered Gillis with an opposite field double to right to make it 2-0.
The Chiefs cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first, Tony Serino drew a walk from starter Nate Beck. Erick Ramirez singled Serino to second and Waldrip’s chopper to short moved the runners to second and third. Leivi Ventura was then given an intentional pass to load the bases. Copa was next and he hit a high chopper to first that scored Serino. After Justin Forman stepped on the bag to force Copa, Ramirez never stopped running and tried to score but was gunned out by Forman to end the inning.
After a leadoff single by Steve Tramontozzi to start the Reds’ second, Desai got Ben Johnson to ground into a 6-4-3 doubleplay that was started on a diving stop by Nate Witkowski.
Witkowski, who was three for three on the night, doubled with one away in the bottom of the second but was left stranded when Beck struck out DiMare and then got Shane Stande on an outfield fly.
Walsh came on to start the third and immediately took charge. After a strike out and a fly ball, he gave up his only hit of the night to Gillis before striking out Chaisson to end the inning.
Beck retired the Chiefs in order in the bottom of the third and Walsh struck out two in the Reds’ fourth.
The Chiefs drew even with a two out run in the bottom of the fourth. After Beck got Ventura and Copa on fly balls, Kyle Dembrowski singled to left. Dembrowski then moved to second on a wild pitch and then to third on a Witkowski single. With two strikes on DiMare, Witkowski stole second with Dembrowski coming across to score the tying run on the throw. Beck stayed tough and struck out DiMare swinging for the second time in the game to keep it 2-2 heading for the fifth.
Walsh set the Reds down in order once again in the top of the fifth and the Chiefs responded and came up with four big runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 6-2 lead. Beck walked Stande and Serino to start the inning before a Ramirez single to right-center gave the Chiefs a 3-2 lead. Waldrip was then issued an intentional pass to load the bases. Ventura was next and the New York Met product greeted reliever Dan Haverty with the biggest hit of the night, a line single to right-center, scoring both Serino and Ramirez, to give the Chiefs a 5-2 lead. Chaisson then made the defensive play of the night when he snared a hard hit Copa grounder and from his knees started a 5-4-3 double play. With Waldrip now at third, Dembrowski singled to left to score him making it 6-2.
It was all Walsh again in the sixth and seventh as the lefty slammed the door with three strikeouts over the last two frames to secure the win.
Walsh faced just 16 batters in his five innings and struck out seven. Beck (0-2) took the loss.
Chiefs Chatter……Walsh earned the first win of his Chiefs’ career after returning to the club earlier this season. He first came onboard with the Chiefs in 2014 and spent two years with the team, winning an ICL championship and making 14 relief appearances, before moving on to the Arlington Trojans in 2016 & 2017. He went 4-3 for Bentley University this past spring, which included wins over Pace, St. Michael’s, AIC, and a 12 strikeout one-hitter against Nyack, that earned him Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week honors….Witkowski raised his average to .379 .….The Chiefs hit the road for the next two nights. Tonight (Tuesday) they travel to Ferullo Field in Woburn to meet Alibrandis at 8:00 PM. On Wednesday they visit the Wakefield Merchants at Walsh Field in an early 6:00 PM start….
The Chiefs overcame a 2-0 first inning Reds advantage to record their second straight win and even their record at 6-6 on the year.
But the story of this night was Walsh, who was simply lights out in relief of starter Josh Deasi. Desai, the 2017 ICL Pitcher of the Year, was forced to leave the game after just two innings with some back tightness.
The Reds jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the top of the first. Kyle LaVigne walked, appeared to be picked off by Desai, but was credited with a stolen base when Peter Copa’s throw to second was low. LaVigne then went to third on a wild pitch before Deasi got Will Brennan to fly to Danny DiMare in short left for the first out. Logan Gillis was next and he hit a fly ball to deep right that Ben Waltrip misplayed into two base error, with LaVigne scoring and Gillis being credited with a sacrifice fly and an RBI. Dan Chaisson then delivered Gillis with an opposite field double to right to make it 2-0.
The Chiefs cut the lead to 2-1 in the bottom of the first, Tony Serino drew a walk from starter Nate Beck. Erick Ramirez singled Serino to second and Waldrip’s chopper to short moved the runners to second and third. Leivi Ventura was then given an intentional pass to load the bases. Copa was next and he hit a high chopper to first that scored Serino. After Justin Forman stepped on the bag to force Copa, Ramirez never stopped running and tried to score but was gunned out by Forman to end the inning.
After a leadoff single by Steve Tramontozzi to start the Reds’ second, Desai got Ben Johnson to ground into a 6-4-3 doubleplay that was started on a diving stop by Nate Witkowski.
Witkowski, who was three for three on the night, doubled with one away in the bottom of the second but was left stranded when Beck struck out DiMare and then got Shane Stande on an outfield fly.
Walsh came on to start the third and immediately took charge. After a strike out and a fly ball, he gave up his only hit of the night to Gillis before striking out Chaisson to end the inning.
Beck retired the Chiefs in order in the bottom of the third and Walsh struck out two in the Reds’ fourth.
The Chiefs drew even with a two out run in the bottom of the fourth. After Beck got Ventura and Copa on fly balls, Kyle Dembrowski singled to left. Dembrowski then moved to second on a wild pitch and then to third on a Witkowski single. With two strikes on DiMare, Witkowski stole second with Dembrowski coming across to score the tying run on the throw. Beck stayed tough and struck out DiMare swinging for the second time in the game to keep it 2-2 heading for the fifth.
Walsh set the Reds down in order once again in the top of the fifth and the Chiefs responded and came up with four big runs in the bottom of the inning to take a 6-2 lead. Beck walked Stande and Serino to start the inning before a Ramirez single to right-center gave the Chiefs a 3-2 lead. Waldrip was then issued an intentional pass to load the bases. Ventura was next and the New York Met product greeted reliever Dan Haverty with the biggest hit of the night, a line single to right-center, scoring both Serino and Ramirez, to give the Chiefs a 5-2 lead. Chaisson then made the defensive play of the night when he snared a hard hit Copa grounder and from his knees started a 5-4-3 double play. With Waldrip now at third, Dembrowski singled to left to score him making it 6-2.
It was all Walsh again in the sixth and seventh as the lefty slammed the door with three strikeouts over the last two frames to secure the win.
Walsh faced just 16 batters in his five innings and struck out seven. Beck (0-2) took the loss.
Chiefs Chatter……Walsh earned the first win of his Chiefs’ career after returning to the club earlier this season. He first came onboard with the Chiefs in 2014 and spent two years with the team, winning an ICL championship and making 14 relief appearances, before moving on to the Arlington Trojans in 2016 & 2017. He went 4-3 for Bentley University this past spring, which included wins over Pace, St. Michael’s, AIC, and a 12 strikeout one-hitter against Nyack, that earned him Northeast-10 Pitcher of the Week honors….Witkowski raised his average to .379 .….The Chiefs hit the road for the next two nights. Tonight (Tuesday) they travel to Ferullo Field in Woburn to meet Alibrandis at 8:00 PM. On Wednesday they visit the Wakefield Merchants at Walsh Field in an early 6:00 PM start….
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