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(Melrose, MA) Miles Reid drove in six runs to lead the Chiefs to a 16-4 win over the Melrose Americans on Wednesday night at Morelli Field.

Reid (pictured), now hitting a lofty .397, went four for five that included a homer and two doubles.

Not to be outdone, both Andrew Caulfield and Joe Bova went four for four at the plate. Caulfield had a homer and three RBI’s while Bova also hit a round-tripper, a double, and knocked in three runs.

Leadoff man Juan Parra (3-3, 2 runs scored), shortstop Nate Witkowski (2 hits, double, 2 RBI’s) and Nick Valdario, with two hits, all contributed to the Chiefs’ offense.

John Jennings had a homer and three RBI’s for the Americans.

Lefty Evan Walsh went four innings to record the win. Now 4-1 on the season, Walsh allowed six hits and struck out three. Shai Cohen worked the fifth inning before A.J. Rourke and Jonathan Chotkowski each tossed a scoreless frame to close the game out.

Chiefs Chatter…. The win was the seventh in a row and 10th in their last 11 games…..The 17-5 Chiefs are back in action on Thursday when they meet the 15-5 Sabertooth Expos at Maplewood starting at 8:00 PM……

(Malden, MA)- The Chiefs rallied back from a 6-3 fifth inning deficit to eventually come away with a 9-8 win over the Malden Maddogs on Monday night at Maplewood.

A leadoff single from Juan Parra, doubles from Ryan Noone (pictured) and Andrew Caulfield, and an RBI single from Joe Bova, gave the Chiefs a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.

The Maddogs came right back to knot the game at 3-3 in the top of the second inning on RBI’s from Damian Brown and Ben Croteau and a Lawrence Tang two-out homer.

Malden added single runs in the next three innings to take a 6-3 lead heading into the bottom of the fifth where the Chiefs sent nine men to the plate and took an 8-6 lead. Walks to Parra and Miles Reid got the inning started before Teddy Dziuba delivered both with a double to close the gap to 6-5. Two walks, two errors, and a hit batsman, accounted for the next three runs giving the Chiefs a two-run lead.

The Maddogs tied things up at 8-8 in the top of the sixth inning with two unearned runs.

The Chiefs got the game winner in the bottom of the sixth. Reid reached on a one out infield error and came around to score on Noone’s two out single to left.

Tim Dunphy started for the Chiefs and worked the first 3.2 innings before giving way to Jonathan Richard who went the next 1.1 frames. Righty Paul Frisoli (1-0) came on for the Chiefs in the top of the sixth and picked up his first win of the season. The former Bentley University standout struck out five, allowed one hit and no earned runs.

Chiefs Chatter….Monday’s win snapped the Maddogs winning streak at four games and extended the Chiefs streak to six wins. The team has won nine of its last ten starts and improved to 16-5 on the year…..Next up is a date with the Melrose Americans at Morelli Field on Wednesday night at 7:30 PM….The Chiefs will return home and host the Sabertooth Expos on Thursday at Maplewood at 8:00 PM…..

(Malden, MA)- Evan Walsh went five strong shutout innings to lead the Chiefs to a 10-0 blanking of the Lexington Bulldogs on Wednesday evening at Maplewood.

The Chiefs jumped on Bulldog starter Trent Balian for three quick runs in the bottom of the first inning. Miles Reid doubled with one out and scored the first run on Teddy Dziuba’s single to left-center. Andrew Caulfield then delivered a double to left, sending Dziuba to third with one out. Dziuba scored on a fielder’s choice error and Caulfield scored the third run of the inning on an error by Balian.

Walsh allowed a hard hop single off the bat of Graham Seed with one out in the top of the second.

The Chiefs picked up a couple of more runs in their second at bat when Balian hit Nate Witkowski with a pitch and walked Nick Valdario before a sacrifice fly from Reid and another RBI single from Dzuiba made it 5-0.

Walsh stayed strong getting the Bulldogs’ side in order in both the third and fourth with two K’s in each inning.

Lexington mounted its biggest threat against Walsh in the top of the fifth when they put two men in scoring position. Seed led off with a double deep down the rightfield line before Walsh struck out Nick Favazzo for the first out. Seed advanced to third on a wild pitch before Joe Cacciatore drew a walk and stole second. Walsh kept the shutout intact when he struck out Josh Garner and Connor Brala in succession to end the inning.

The Chiefs added two runs in the bottom of the fifth to increase the lead to 7-0 when Luis Tejeda (pictured) launched a two-run bomb to left scoring Ryan Noone ahead of him who had walked.

Cameron Breault came on in the top of the sixth for Walsh and promptly struck out the Lexington side in order.

Andrew Caulfield’s three run homer to right-center put things out of reach at 10-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning and
righty Armando Acosta made his Chiefs’ pitching debut in the bottom of the seventh and struck out two batters.

Walsh allowed only two hits and struck out ten batters in five innings. The lefty raised his record to 3-1 on the season.

Chiefs Chatter…Seed had all three of the Lexington hits…. Chiefs’ pitching combined to strike out 15 batters in the game……The team is off until Monday when they meet the Malden Maddogs at Maplewood at 8:00 PM……The win was the Chiefs’ fifth in row as they improved to 15-5 on the season…..Caulfield increased his ICL leading RBI total to 28 and hit his team best fourth homer of the year…..

(Malden, MA) – Wednesday’s game between the Lexington Bulldogs and the Chiefs will be broadcast live on Local Sports Productions at 8:00 PM with Sam Feeley calling the action.

Click on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXSYg6PbAU to tune in.

(Malden, MA)- Tim Dunphy (4-2) tossed six innings of shutout ball to lead the Chiefs to a 4-0 win over the Lexington Blue Sox on Monday night at Maplewood.

Dunphy (pictured) allowed just four hits, struck out three, and threw just 56 pitches on his way to picking up his fourth win of the campaign.

The Chiefs got all the runs they would need in the bottom of the first inning. Lexington starter Steve Bangs (3-1) struck out leadoff man Juan Parra but the third strike got by catcher Joe Auger and Parra advanced to first. Miles Reid and Parra then executed a perfect full count hit and run when Reid singled through the vacated second base hole with Parra taking third. Reid stole second before Teddy Dziuba delivered the Chiefs’ first run with an RBI groundout to first. When Andrew Caulfield followed with a single to center, scoring Reid, the Chiefs had a 2-0 lead.

The Chiefs doubled their lead in the bottom of the third. Ryan Noone led off with a single and scored when Joe Bova delivered his first homer of the year, a two-run shot to left-center for a 4-0 advantage.

Dunphy sailed through the next three frames, retiring the last eight batters he faced in a row.

Paul Frisoli came out of the bullpen to make his first appearance of the year to start the seventh inning. The righty set down the Lexington side in order to secure the Chiefs’ fourth straight win.

Chiefs Chatter……The replay of Monday’s game can be watched in its entirety by clicking on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2q74XyW98M……. The Chiefs take the season series from the Blue Sox 4-1. Their only loss came in a 20-4 Blue Sox demolition back on June 15th in Lexington…..Dunphy recorded his 63rd career win in Chiefs’ colors. The former Brandeis standout passed Ari Koufos to move into third place on the Chiefs’ all-time strikeout list with 330. The lefty still trails former aces Jared Freni (908) and Dave Martsters (778) by a wide margin…Caulfield solidified his lead in the ICL’s RBI race with his 25th of the season in the first inning….The July 10th rainout against the Sabertooth Expos has been rescheduled for Monday, July 31st at Maplewood at 8:00 PM….Last Sunday’s washout against the Americans at Morelli Field has yet to be scheduled…..The now 14-5 Chiefs are off on Tuesday and will return to action on Wednesday when they host the Lexington Bulldogs at Maplewood starting at 8:00 PM. The game will broadcast live on LSP with Sam Feeley at the microphone. Go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqXSYg6PbAU