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Hometown: Melrose, MA College: Bentley University
The Chiefs' smooth fielding starting shortstop, Nate begins his seventh season in the Chiefs' colors in 2018 and has been part of two championship teams....Played in 27 games last summer with 12 RBI's and hitting .242 in the regular season....Started 28 games in 2017 with a homer and 11 RBI's.....Made 20 starts in 2015 primarily at shortstop.... Was in 17 games in 2014, including two on the mound......Started all 37 games at third base and shortstop in 2013 and batted .247 in 93 at bats......First came onboard with the Chiefs in the championship season of 2012 and appeared
in 14 games……Startier at Bentley University in 2013 & 2014……Appeared in 40 games
for the Falcons in 2014 and batted .252…..Can play all infield and outfield positions as well as throw some heat from the mound........Nate is a 2009 graduate of
Malden Catholic and then prepped at Avon Old Farms School …….At Malden Catholic,
played four years of baseball and two years of hockey .........Helped MC to the state
tournament all four seasons in baseball which included the EMass semifinals in 2009...... Was a two-time Catholic Conference All-Star in baseball and was the Lancers team
MVP as a senior ......Pitched back-to-back no-hitters while at Malden Catholic and will occasionally make a mound appearance for the Chiefs .......Also won the Hobey Baker
award in hockey at MC and appeared in the Super 8 semi-finals in 2008
and 2009 ... ...Earned All-Founders League and All-Colonial League honors and was
the team MVP in baseball while at Avon Old Farms .........Resides in Melrose, MA…….
Mike came to the Chiefs in 2014 and won his first ICL championship after spending a decade playing in the Intercity League with the Medford/Melrose Americans……Hit an overall .222 last summer in 32 games with 11 RBI.....Appeared in 28 games in 2016 and stole a team leading 12 bases and added 12 RBI's and was named to the ICL all-star team.....Hit .256 in 2015 with 11 RBI and 11 stolen bases.......Well seasoned Intercity League veteran holds a career .254 average......Mike has appeared in 340 ICL games including the post season in 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015 & 2016 …Speedy outfielder with great range and dangerous speed has stolen 103 bases in his ICL career while only being caught stealing 10 times..... Has a stolen base/caught stealing percentage of.912……Was second in the ICL in stolen bases in 2011 when he swiped 13 without being caught…..Had a career high 14 thefts in 2007…...Hit .303 in his first Chiefs' campaign in 2014 and drove in eight runs.....Enjoyed his best Intercity League season at the plate in 2012 when he hit .333, going 29 for 87 with eight extra base hits and 10 RBI…...Hit .325 in 2007 for the Americans, appearing in 30 games with 11RBI…..Began his collegiate career at Division II powerhouse Franklin Pierce before transferring to Keene State in New Hampshire where he graduated from in 2010......Played at Medford High in the mid 2000’s, graduating in 2006….....Hails from the same Little League (North Medford, MA) as Chief Mike Andre and the two maintain a near lifelong friendship that dates back over two decades…...Is the son of Paul and Jan Burgoyne of Medford, MA……Has one younger sibling, Ryan….
Hometown: Malden, MA College: UMass-Amherst Professional:California Angels
Veteran first baseman returns to the Chiefs for his tenth season in 2018......Ht a team best .357 during the 2017 regular season with two homers and an overall 16 RBI's... Appeared in 33 games in 2016 with two homers and 22 RBI's .....Had a great year in 2015, hitting a lofty overall .398 with three homers and 16 RBI...Batted an overall .277 in 2014 with a homer and 12 RBI's in 26 games while battling through a few injuries.....Led the Chiefs in
hitting during 2013 with an overall .326 average while starting 35 games and knocking
in a team high 20 runs…Made his return to the Chiefs in time for the 2012
championship after spending the majority of 2011 in the California Angels
organization.....Was signed by the Angels on July 1, 2011, after hitting a lofty
.476 for the Chiefs during the first half of the ICL season.....Completed a great career at UMass-Amherst in 2011
and was named to the NEIBA D-1 all-star squad..... Over four years with the
Minutemen, Copa played in 140 games and hit .319 (149-for-467)
with 119 runs scored, 106 RBI, 29 doubles, six triples, and 24 home runs. His
home run total ranks tied for sixth on the UMass career all-time list....Holds
a career .331 Chiefs average, including playoffs, in nine seasons....Hit .366 in 2010 with 17
RBI....Was the Chiefs' batting leader in 2009 with an overall average of .329...
Can play many positions but is primarily a first baseman... On the all-time Chiefs' career list he is currently 9th in RBI with 123 and 11th in hits with 208..... Was a three-year
letter winner as an infielder for Malden Catholic….Captained MC his senior
season and lead his team to a 15-7 record while accumulating a .385 BA and 18
RBI….Son of Pedro and Anna Copa of Malden, MA...
Hometown: Melrose, MA College: Endicott College
CURRENTLY INACTIVE
Veteran second baseman will wear the Chiefs colors for tenth time in 2017......Appeared in 25 games last summer primarily at second base.....Started 32 games in 2015.....Mike made his seventh season as Chief in 2014 his best, winning the ICL's batting title with a career high .424 regular season average as well his second league championship in three years.....Has appeared in 274 games for the club since his rookie year of 2008……Hit an overall .247 in 2013 while appearing in 36 games….. Started 25 games at second base in 2012…..Started a career high 41 games
in 2011 and was named to the ICL post season all-star team as a second baseman
when he hit .260 in 113 at bats with 13 RBI........Delivered big game winning walk
off single in game three of the 2011 Championship Series......Hit .200 and .205 in 2009 and 2010.....Mike played
a utility role in 28 games for the Chiefs in his rookie year of 2008 hitting
.313 .... Former Malden Catholic multi-sport star, he played four years at
Endicott College where he graduated from in the spring of 2011……..Has the athletic ability to play any
position.....Begins the 2017 season with 167 career hits and 80 career RBI, good for the 16th and 14th positions respectively on the Chiefs' all-time lists.....The Melrose, MA, native comes from a long family line of
talented and highly respected athletes and coaches....
Hometown: Cambridge, MA College: Brandeis Professional: Namur Angels
Had an outstanding 2017 season going an overall 4-0 with a ERA of 1.83 in nine games....Posted an overall 4-2 record in 2016.....Appeared in 10 games in 2015 and posted a 5-1 record.....Shared the ICL's Outstanding Pitcher of the Year award in 2014 with teammate Jared Freni when he compiled an overall record of 9-2 in 14 games and fashioned an ERA of 1.55 in 76.0 innings....Has been one of the most consistent pitchers in the ICL for the last decade....Begins his ninth campaign for the Chiefs in 2018…Has won 43 games for the club over his first eight years including eight post season
victories….Posted a 6-4 record in 2013 with a 2.06 ERA in 78.0 innings…...Compiled
an overall 8-1 mark in 2012 on the way to the ICL Championship.…..Was a mainstay
on the Chiefs' pitching staff in 2011 with a 7-3 record and led the club in appearances with 16, was second on the staff with 75.0 innings pitched, and posted an ERA of 2.89......Joined the Chiefs following the 2009
season.......Begins this season 4th among the Chiefs' all time leaders in wins (43), 4th with 447 innings pitched, 5th in appearances (93), and 6th in strikeouts with 231......Was part of the former Cassell Club rotation in 2006 when he went 7-1 overall for the ICL champions, throwing 65.2 innings and striking out 56.....Pitched professionally in 2007 for the Namur Angels in
Belgium where he posted a 7-7 record and had an ERA of 1.68 in 118
innings......Returned to the ICL in 2008 and compiled a 5-1 record, which
included a complete game shutout of the Chiefs on June 26....As a senior at
Brandeis University in 2006, Tim went 10-3 for Judges, capping an outstanding
collegiate career....Is currently the Head Baseball Coach at Somerville High School....Was presented the Greg Montalbano Award at the 2016 Old Time Baseball Classic.....Resides in Cambridge, MA......
