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BATTING (min. 16 ab) AB R H RBI AVG.
Zack Golden, Cas 31 9 16 12 .516
Matt McEvoy, Wat 31 6 15 9 .484
Mike Andre, Chiefs 27 4 12 4 .444
Sean McElroy, Lex 18 3 8 3 .444
Matt Fiore, Wob 16 2 7 4 .438
J. Bruinsma, Gat 21 1 9 3 .429
D. Neczypor, Cas 29 2 12 7 .414
M. Sorrentino, Wak 28 5 11 4 .393
Chad Dwyer, Wak 21 5 8 4 .381
Brian McDavitt, Lex 19 4 7 6 .368
Veteran Merchants Hammer Youthful Chiefs, 13-1
Neither is Hank Landers, Joe Rizzo, Alex Masel, Dave Clivio or Steve Daley et, al.
Make no mistake about it, these are not your grandfather's Chiefs.
That fact could not be any more evident than it was Tuesday night when the veteran Wakefield Merchants came to town and showed the young Chiefs what day to day life in the ICL is all about, ripping off 15 hits and 13 runs off a quartet of Chiefs picthers en route to a 13-1 thrashing of the locals at Playstead Park.
It was the worst defeat for the Chiefs since June 15, 1997, when the Cremone A's put an end to a 18 game Chief winning steak, 24-5 at Devir Park.
This one started and ended ugly for the youthful Chiefs.
The Merchants sent 19 year old Chiefs southpaw Connor Bishop (Arlington, MA, Bridgewater State) to the showers after just 1.1 innings, roughing up the former Spy Ponders star for six runs and eight hits.
It was pretty much downhill hill from there as the Merchants continued their assault with four more runs against former Medford High star Mark Blake (UMass-Amherst), who worked an inning and two thirds giving up four runs, three earned.
Wakefield's offensive barrage was momentarily halted in the fourth by University of Michigan bound lefty Jeff DeCarlo, formerly of St. John's Prep, before the Merchants got to him for four runs on four hits in their half of the fifth.
L.J. DiMaino (3 for 4) of Clemson University, Rob Papenhouse (3 for 4) of Brown and Mike Sorrentino (3 for 5) of WPI feasted on Chiefs pitching for a combined 9 for 13 throughout the evening.
On the mound, Merchants veteran starter John Spidel, allowed just four hits, including the 79th career home run off the bat of Justin Crisafulli in the first inning , that accounted for the Chiefs lone run of the evening.
Another isolated bright spot for the Chiefs was righty Mike Chandler (Hamilton, MA, Merrimack) who worked a 1-2-3 sixth inning.
Chiefs Notebook....The Chiefs fell to four games under .500, (2-6-1) for the first time in their illustrious history. In fact, the last time a Chiefs team was below .500 was on May 29, 1993, when the then defending champion Chiefs fell to 1-2 three games into the season. They recovered quickly and finished the season at 23-10....In the "shaving cream not yet required" department, how young are these 2006 Chiefs anyway? Aside from 30 year old veteran star Justin Crisafulli, the Chiefs did not have a starting player on the field tonight that had reached their 20th birthday. In the ICL, that's "big time" young....The injury bug continues to bite the Chiefs as well. Ace Mike Lanciani (elbow), catcher Sean O'Brien (stomach) and veteran centerfielder Brian Macrina (knee) were out of the lineup....For Lanciani, Chandler, Doug Heald, Mike Andre and Mike Coppinger, all current players at Merrimack College, it was a chance for them to see what their head coach and veteran Merchant second baseman Joe Sarno could do on the field. Sarno showed his players that he could still play the game at a pretty high level with a third inning basehit and a spectacular game ending grab of a Matt Boleski pop up in shallow centerfield....The Chiefs are off on Wednesday and will return to action on Thursday night when they travel to Ferullo Field in Woburn for a 8:00 PM start...
Watertown- For the second time in two weeks, righthander Aram Manoukian held the Chiefs at bay for much of the night as the Watertown Reds beat the Chiefs 7-2 last night at Victory Field.
Chiefs starter Mike Coppinger (1-2) pitched fairly well, going five and one third innings before yielding to relievers Dean Corsi and Connor Bishop.
Watertown took a 3-0 lead in the second on singles by Matt McEvoy and Lee Jamieson sandwiched around a passed ball and a couple of infield errors. It went to 6-0 Reds in the fifth when three walks and a single to former Chief Brian Shapiro and a double to John Lynch (Villanova) accounted for three more Reds runs.
The Chiefs closed the gap to four runs in the sixth when Rich Monteclavo walked and Jeff DeCarlo beat out a bunt. Brian Macrina then hit a grounder to short that was thrown high to first allowing Montecalvo to score. After a pop up, Mike Andre plated DeCarlo to make it a 6-2 game. The Reds picked up another run in the sixth off of Corsi to make it 7-2 before Bishop worked out of a bases loaded jam.
The Chiefs went quietly in the seventh.
The Chiefs are right back in action tonight (Tuesday) when they host the Wakefield Merchants at Playstead Park at 6:00 PM.
Chiefs Smoke Signals....The Chiefs have a well rested staff with all of the recent rain and were undecided on a starter for Tuesday's game.Possible candidates could include Mike Lanciani, Mike Chandler, Connor Bishop or Mark Blake.....The Chiefs got a scare in the third inning when second baseman Doug Heald and centerfielder Brian Macrina collided in shallow center trying to run down a looper of the bat of Lee Jamieson. Both appeared okay although Macrina was experiencing some stiffness to the knee....A couple of Chiefs rookies saw their first ICL action against the Reds as Jeff DeCarlo and catcher Anthony Weiner both made their initial appearances of the season....
1989-2018
REGULAR SEASON NON LEAGUE PLAYOFFS OVERALL
Year W -L -T Pts Fin W-L-T W-L-T W- L -T
2018 13-15-0 26 6th 0-0-0 1-2-0 14-17-0
2017 22- 6-0 44 1st 0-0-0 2-3-0 24- 9-0
2016 20- 7- 1 40 1st 0-0-0 3-5-0 23-12-1
2015 21- 9- 0 42 3rd 0-0-0 3-4-0 24-13-0
2014 23- 7- 0 46 1st 0-0-0 5-3-0 28-10-0 *
2013 24- 6- 0 48 1st 0-0-0 5-3-0 29- 9-0
2012 23- 7- 2 48 2nd 1-0-0 6-2-0 30- 9-2 *
2011 18-13-1 37 3rd 0-0-0 7-6-0 25-19-2
2010 19- 9- 3 41 2nd 1-0-0 0-3-0 20-12-3
2009 16-11-3 35 2nd 2-0-0 4-4-0 22-15-3
2008 17- 8-6 40 4th 3-1-0 0-2-0 20-10-6
2007 9-18-5 23 7th 2-1-0 0-0-0 11-19-5
2006 7-20-1 15 7th 2-0-0 0-0-0 9-20-1
2003 14- 8-5 33 2nd 0-0-0 0-3-0 14-11-5
2002 17-10-2 36 4th 1-1-0 3-4-0 21-15-3
2001 20- 9-1 41 1st 1-1-0 3-4-1 24-14-1
2000 21- 6-3 45 1st 1-0-0 2-3-0 24- 9-3
1999 15-13- 2 32 4th 1-1-0 1-2-0 17-16-2
1998 21- 8-3 45 3rd 0-0-0 0-2-0 21-10-3
1997 28- 2-3 59 1st 0-0-0 7-4-0 35- 6-3 *
1996 19-11-3 41 2nd 0-0-0 2-3-0 21-14-3
1995 26- 4-3 55 1st 0-0-0 7-2-0 33- 6-3 *
1994 22- 7-4 48 1st 1-0-0 0-3-0 23-10-4
1993 20-10-2 42 4th 6-5-0 5-4-0 31-19-2
1992 25- 3-4 54 1st 4-3-0 7-2-0 36- 9-4 *
1991 18-11-3 39 2nd 8-3-0 5-6-0 31-20-1
1990 16-10-3 35 3rd 5-2-0 7-5-1 28-17-6 *
1989 15-15-4 34 4th 6-1-0 0-1-0 21-15-4
Total 529-262-67 1,125 45-19-0 85-83-2 659-365-69
*- Intercity League Champions
Chiefs at A's, ICL Slate Victimized by Wet Grounds
The Americans-Cassell Club contest that was to be played at Playstead Park at 6:00 PM was also postponed.
Isolated heavy rain showers continued to hit the Greater Boston area until early afternoon and coupled with yesterday's rain it was more than the local fields could handle.
The Chiefs are off on Friday and will next play at Lexington High School against the Blue Sox on Saturday night at 7:30 PM in the first round of the Jeri DeAngelis Memorial Tournament.
Thursday's postponement was the fifth of the year for the Chiefs and their second in two nights as Wednesday's game at Cassell was also rained out.
The Chiefs pitching rotation has again been thrown into chaos. They are expected to send either Mike DiCato, (UMass-Amherst, Winthrop, MA) who was scheduled to start against Gately, or Mike Coppinger (Merrimack, Medway, MA) to the hill against Lexington. -More soon
