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Malden, MA- The Chiefs took two games from the Reading Bulldogs 9-4 and 3-2 on Thursday night at Maplewood.

In the 9-4 win, a game that was suspended in July due to rain, Jonathan Richard (2-0) got the complete game win. The former Suffolk lefty struck out seven and scattered ten hits. Andrew Caulfield and Graham Smith led the Chiefs at the plate with a couple of RBI’s apiece.

In the nightcap, Cal Carroll (1-0) struck out ten and allowed just two hits in 6.1 innings to gain his first win of the season. Kyle DeRoma (3-4) lead the Chiefs offense and delivered a walk off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh.

Malden, MA- The Chiefs turned around a 4-1 fifth inning deficit, scoring three times in top of the sixth and adding a couple more runs in the seventh, on the way to a 6-4 win over Alibrandis on Tuesday night at Maplewood.

Nick Valdario (triple, 3-4, RBI), Graham Smith (2-3, 2 RBI’s), and Andrew Caulfield (double, 2 RBI’s), led the Chiefs in backing Tim Dunphy’s (3-2) complete game win.

Gordie Gronkowski hit a homer for Alibrandis.

Sean Sullivan (1-3) went the distance but took the loss.

By Bruce Hack
Lexington, MA – The Blue Sox won their fourth straight game Monday night with a 10-1 win over the Chiefs at Lexington High School.

The Sox broke open a 4-1 game with a six-run sixth to improve to 17-6-0 for 34 points and keep hold of first place.

Lexington took a 4-0 lead after three innings. In the second Drew Michaud drove in both runs with a double. Dahiandy Johnson’s 2-run single drove in the two runs in the third.

Lexington starter Pat McGowan was the beneficiary of the offense as he improve to 5-0 and struck out a season-high 14 batters. McGowan set down 10 of the first 11 Chiefs, seven on strikeouts.

The Chiefs lone run came in the fourth. With one out Ryan Noone doubled to left. Andrew Caulfield singled to bring in Noone and it was 4-1. Caulfield had two of the Chiefs four hits in the game.

In the sixth the first six Blue Sox batters reached base on four hits and two errors. Michaud drove in his third run of the night with a single and Gage Gaunt doubled to drive in a run. Luke Hall and Peyton Heisner finished off the scoring with a sacrifice fly each.

Michaud finished with two hits and three RBI to pace the Lexington offense. Johnson had 2 hits, 2 RBI.
Chiefs starter Tommy Leone (0-1) pitched five plus innings giving up nine hits, walking three and striking out three. Jared Frohne came in from the bullpen and finished off the game.

Malden, MA- John Jennings and Pat Costigan combined for 10 RBI’s when the Melrose Americans outlasted the Chiefs 13-12 in a nine inning slugfest at Maplewood on Thursday night.

Jennings (3-4) had two homers and six RBI’s and Costigan (3-6) had a single, double, triple, and four RBI’s. Noah Jankowski (3-5) chipped in with a single, two doubles, and an RBI.

Andrew Caulfield smacked two homers, Mitch Schroeder connected for his second round tripper of the year, and Ryan Noone had a 4-6 night with two doubles for the Chiefs.

Bobby Tramondozzi (2-0), the sixth Melrose pitcher of the night, worked the final three innings to get his second win of the campaign. Tim Dunphy and Evan Walsh worked for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs are off until Monday when they will visit the Lexington Blue Sox at 8:00 PM.

Malden, MA-Tufts University’s southpaw Lucas Gustavson (1-0) went six innings to get the win when the Chiefs edged Alibrandis 2-1 on Wednesday night at Howard Park on the Malden Catholic campus.

Gustavson (pictured) allowed six hits and struck out five. Another Tufts product, Tommy Leone, worked the seventh inning to pick up his third save of the year. The Chiefs turned a 6-4-3 double play to end the game, with two Alibrandis runners aboard, concluding with a game saving pick of a low throw by first baseman Mitch Schroeder.

The Chiefs erased a 1-0 Alibrandis lead when they scored their two runs in the bottom of the second inning. An error and singles from Miles Reid, Graham Smith, Kyle DeRoma, and Nick Valdario accounted for the runs.

Teddy Dziuba had two of Alibrandis six hits. Sean Sullivan (1-2) took the loss.

On Thursday, the Chiefs host the Melrose Americans at Maplewood at 8:00 PM.