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Chiefs Conclude Homestand with 3-1 Win
Medford, MA- The Chiefs concluded their five game homestand with a 3-1 win over the Watertown Reds on Sunday afternoon at Tufts University.
Jared Freni (4-0) went the distance to pick up his fourth consecutive win.
Freni retired the Reds in order in the top off the first inning and the Chiefs went right to work against Watertown starter Charlie DeFrancesco in the bottom of the inning. Tony Deshler reached on a one out infield error and Vinny Pennell drew a walk. DeFrancesco got Justin Crisafulli on pop up for the second out before Mike Andre gave the Chiefs a 1-0 lead with a RBI single to right scoring Deshler. Former Curry star Rick Vail followed and drilled a single to center scoring Pennell to make it 2-0.
The Reds got their run and cut the lead to 2-1 in the top of the second inning. After Freni got veteran Steve Busby to fly to Pennell in center to open the inning, Dan Chaisson followed and launched his first home run of the season, a solo shot to straight away left.
The Chiefs picked up the game’s final run in the bottom of the second inning. Matt Boleski led off with a single to right. Catcher Nick Leva followed and dropped a sacrifice bunt. The throw to get Leva sailed wide of first, allowing Leva to reach and sending Boleski to third. Leadoff man Jesse Bruinsma then beat out an infield single scoring Boleski to make it a 3-1 game. DeFrancesco got tough from there getting Deshler to fly to center, Pennell to pop to third, and Crisafulli on a grounder to short.
DeFrancesco and Freni took complete control, throwing blanks in innings four, five and six.
After the Chiefs went in order in the bottom of the sixth, Chaisson gave the Reds some hope when he led off the top of the seventh with a line double to right. Freni left Chaisson at second base when he got Jay Olson and Jim McLauglin both on outfield flies before retiring Steve Tramontozzi on a grounder to Vail at first to end the game.
Freni allowed four hits, struck out seven and walked just one. DeFrancesco (0-2) was almost as good, surrendering just six hits, striking out four and walking a couple.
