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Blake, Chiefs Win Season Final 4-3 Over Gately A's in Walkoff Fashion
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Aug 05 2006
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Medford-The Chiefs closed out the 2006 season in the much the same way they opened it, with a win over the Gately A's at Playstead Park.
On opening day in May, the Chiefs shutout the A's 6-0 behind Mike Lanciani. On Sunday afternoon the Chiefs rode the pitching of Mark Blake and some timely hitting to best the A's 4-3 with a walkoff win.
Although the Chiefs ended their campaign on a winning note, it will be the first time in the team's 44 historic seasons that it will not be partcipating in the playoffs.
Blake, making his first start of the year, pitched five innings of outstanding shutout baseball and was aided by two inning ending double plays putting his team in a position to win the game in their last at bat.
Blake retired the A's in the top of the first and the Chiefs took 1-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. A's starter Dan Orme (Cambridge, MA, Vassar College) struck out Matt Boleski for the first out. Mike DiCato then lined a single to center and Rick Salvia let it skip by him allowing DiCato to take second. Justin Crisafulli popped up for out number two. Mike Andre delivered DiCato when he lined a 3-2 pitch to center for a RBI single giving the Chiefs a 1-0 lead.
Blake and Orme matched zeros until the Chiefs threatened for more in the third. Crisafulli and Andre both lined two out singles to left and right respectively but Orme got Jeff DeCarlo swinging which ended the threat.
In the fourth a Matt Delaney single put him on first with one but the inning ended when the Chiefs turned a Andre to Doug Heald to DiCato 5-4-3 double play off the bat off Billy Manley.
The Chiefs responded with a couple of runs in the home half of the fourth when Phil Costello singled and both Heald and catcher Ryan Sheehan reached on infield errors making it a 3-0 Chiefs margin.
In the top of the fifth Tony DeCesare led off with a single. A Mike Roberts fly out set the stage for Scott Blumasck who grounded into a Montecalvo to Heald to DiCato 6-4-3 double play.
The A's broke through with three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game at three. Singles by Derek Cotoni, Salvia, Matt Delaney and Jesse Bruinsma and an error by shortstop Rich Montecalvo led to the A's runs.
The Chiefs threatened in the bottom of the sixth but Salvia made a perfect throw to the plate to nail Montecalvo who was trying to score from third on a Sheehan fly to center.
Paul Bratton took over for Blake in the seventh and walked Mark Piantedosi to start the inning. DeCarlo came on and fielded Cotoni's bunt and threw Piantedosi out at second. Salvia popped to DiCato and after Delaney walked Sheehan threw Cotoni out at third to end the inning.
The Chiefs won the game in the bottom of the seventh. DiCato got things going when he lined a single to right center. Crisafulli then looped a single to left and Anthony Weiner came on to run. Pinch hitter Rob Noe then moved them both up a base with a perfect sacrifice bunt. DeCarlo ended the game when he hit a ground single to left scoring DiCato giving the Chiefs the 4-3 win.
Chiefs Notebook... DiCato (2 for 4 ), Andre (2 for 2), Crisafulli (2 for 4) and Costello (2 for 3) paced the Chiefs nine hit attack....Blake allowed eight hits over six innings striking out three and walking just one...More Soon
On opening day in May, the Chiefs shutout the A's 6-0 behind Mike Lanciani. On Sunday afternoon the Chiefs rode the pitching of Mark Blake and some timely hitting to best the A's 4-3 with a walkoff win.
Although the Chiefs ended their campaign on a winning note, it will be the first time in the team's 44 historic seasons that it will not be partcipating in the playoffs.
Blake, making his first start of the year, pitched five innings of outstanding shutout baseball and was aided by two inning ending double plays putting his team in a position to win the game in their last at bat.
Blake retired the A's in the top of the first and the Chiefs took 1-0 lead in the bottom of the inning. A's starter Dan Orme (Cambridge, MA, Vassar College) struck out Matt Boleski for the first out. Mike DiCato then lined a single to center and Rick Salvia let it skip by him allowing DiCato to take second. Justin Crisafulli popped up for out number two. Mike Andre delivered DiCato when he lined a 3-2 pitch to center for a RBI single giving the Chiefs a 1-0 lead.
Blake and Orme matched zeros until the Chiefs threatened for more in the third. Crisafulli and Andre both lined two out singles to left and right respectively but Orme got Jeff DeCarlo swinging which ended the threat.
In the fourth a Matt Delaney single put him on first with one but the inning ended when the Chiefs turned a Andre to Doug Heald to DiCato 5-4-3 double play off the bat off Billy Manley.
The Chiefs responded with a couple of runs in the home half of the fourth when Phil Costello singled and both Heald and catcher Ryan Sheehan reached on infield errors making it a 3-0 Chiefs margin.
In the top of the fifth Tony DeCesare led off with a single. A Mike Roberts fly out set the stage for Scott Blumasck who grounded into a Montecalvo to Heald to DiCato 6-4-3 double play.
The A's broke through with three runs in the top of the sixth to tie the game at three. Singles by Derek Cotoni, Salvia, Matt Delaney and Jesse Bruinsma and an error by shortstop Rich Montecalvo led to the A's runs.
The Chiefs threatened in the bottom of the sixth but Salvia made a perfect throw to the plate to nail Montecalvo who was trying to score from third on a Sheehan fly to center.
Paul Bratton took over for Blake in the seventh and walked Mark Piantedosi to start the inning. DeCarlo came on and fielded Cotoni's bunt and threw Piantedosi out at second. Salvia popped to DiCato and after Delaney walked Sheehan threw Cotoni out at third to end the inning.
The Chiefs won the game in the bottom of the seventh. DiCato got things going when he lined a single to right center. Crisafulli then looped a single to left and Anthony Weiner came on to run. Pinch hitter Rob Noe then moved them both up a base with a perfect sacrifice bunt. DeCarlo ended the game when he hit a ground single to left scoring DiCato giving the Chiefs the 4-3 win.
Chiefs Notebook... DiCato (2 for 4 ), Andre (2 for 2), Crisafulli (2 for 4) and Costello (2 for 3) paced the Chiefs nine hit attack....Blake allowed eight hits over six innings striking out three and walking just one...More Soon
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