Andre Chiefs

Medford, MA- Former Franklin Pierce star Matt Anderson plunked a two out RBI single into right center field in the sixth inning to cap a Chiefs rally that allowed them to tie the Lexington Blue Sox 3-3 at Tufts University on Monday evening.

The Chiefs jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the home half of the second inning. Justin Crisafulli was hit by a Steve Bodnar pitch. Mike Andre, after fouling off nine straight pitches, drew a full count walk. Anderson they laid down a sacrifice bunt and the throw to get him at first was low and skipped by first baseman Matt Gedman allowing Crisafulli to come around and score. Bodnar averted further trouble in the inning when he struck out Paul Koslowski, got Phil Costello to fly to center and ended the threat when Matt Lawlor grounded out.

Chiefs starter Dylan Ellis held the defending ICL Champs scoreless until the top of the fourth when the Sox posted their only three runs of the game. The trouble began when Ellis hit Jared McGuire with a pitch and moved him to second when he uncorked a wild pitch. University of Vermont catcher Jeff Nolet then promptly delivered McGuire with an opposite field single to right tying the game at 1-1. An out later, Gedman of UMass-Amherst and son of former Boston Red Sox catcher Rich Gedman, unloaded on an Ellis fastball for a two run homer to right and a 3-1 Lexington lead.

The Chiefs rallied to tie the game in the sixth and threatened to take the lead. Brenden Shepard singled to center and Andrew Hanson stayed hot by drilling a long double to right. Crisafulli followed with a RBI sacrifice fly to left that scored Shepard and made it 3-2. Sox Manager Rick DeAngelis then went to the bullpen and brought in southpaw Tom Klem to face the left handed hitting Andre. Andre then grounded to second pushing Hanson to third. Anderson was next and delivered Hanson on a 1-2 pitch. Rookie Mike Barbati pinch ran for Anderson and following a walk to Koslowski, Barbati was caught off second by Nolet to end the inning.

Closer Chris Foundas came on for Ellis to start the seventh and was impressive again, getting the Blue Sox in order. A Lawlor one out single gave the Chiefs some hope in the seventh but reliever Eathan Burton got Brendan Pyburn to fly to short left and Shepard swinging to end the game and preserve the tie. The Chiefs record goes to 4-1-1 with the tie while the yet to be beaten Blue Sox are 4-0-1.

Ellis worked the first six frames allowing seven hits and striking out five. He did not walk a batter.

The Chiefs send big southpaw David Garcia of the Dominican Republic to the hill on Tuesday night in search of his first ICL win when they host the Mooney Dental Tanners of Woburn in a 6:00 PM start at Tufts University.