Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lexington Blue Sox 0 1 0 4 2 0 0 7 7 1 Andre Chiefs 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 7 0

Lexington wins its 10th Intercity League championship with a 7-2 game five win over Andre. Drew Brzozowski wins his third postseason start. Dave Ahern hit a solo home run in the second and Josh Klimkiewicz a 2-run home, 3 RBI, in fifth led the Blue Sox offense. Nate Witkowski hit a solo home run in the sixth for Andre. Mike DiCato took the loss in his first playoff start.

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Fri, 23 August, 8:00PM, at Lexington H.S. - Lexington
Andre Chiefs 1, Lexington Blue Sox 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Andre Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4 0 Lexington Blue Sox 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Andre ties series at 2-2 behind Jared Freni's 10 k's. Tony Deshler singled in Mike Barbati with two outs in the sixth for the games lone run.

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Thu, 22 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood Park - Malden
Lexington Blue Sox 5, Andre Chiefs 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lexington Blue Sox 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 5 8 1 Andre Chiefs 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 10 0

Dan Graham's grand slam home run in the seventh led Lexington to a 5-2 win and a 2-1 series lead. With two outs Ross Curley was hit by a pitch, Jeff Vigurs singled and Steve Gath walked to load the bases for Graham. Mike Andre's double in the sixth gave the Chiefs a 2-1 lead. Nick Leva's ground out in the fifth scored Paul Yanakopoulus to tie the game. Matt Karis, 2-0, earned the win, walked 1, struck out 2. Matt DiCato, 1-1, took the loss, giving up 5 runs, 2 walks, 5 K's.

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Tue, 20 August, 8:00PM, at Lexington H.S. - Lexington
Lexington Blue Sox 4, Andre Chiefs 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Andre Chiefs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 2 Lexington Blue Sox 2 0 0 0 2 0 x 4 10 0

Lexington ties championship series at 1-1 with a 4-0 win over Andre Tuesday night. Drew Brzozowski, 2-0, tossed the complete game shutout. Steve Gath and Dave Ahern both drove in two runs to lead Lexington.

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Mon, 19 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood Park - Malden
Andre Chiefs 4, Lexington Blue Sox 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lexington Blue Sox 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 1 Andre Chiefs 1 3 0 0 0 0 x 4 7 1

Lex- Jones-Berasaluce & Puttress AC- Freni & Leva WP-Freni (2-0) LP-Jones-Berasaluce (0-1) HRS-None The Chiefs take game one of the finals behind Juan Portes 2 RBI. Jared Freni goes the distance and strikes out 8 and is 2-0 in the postseason. Tommy Haugh and John Puttress had RBI for Lexington.

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Sun, 18 August, 1:30PM, at Bentley University
Lexington Blue Sox 6, Watertown Reds 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lexington Blue Sox 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 6 6 0 Watertown Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2

Lexington advances to finals for seventh straight season with a 6-0 win over Watertown to take the semifinal series 3-1. Steve Gath, Dan Graham and Tom Haugh had first inning RBI to lead the offense. Sean Gustin, 1-0, tossed the four-hit shutout. He struck out 7 and walked 2. Sean Callahan hit a line drive into center with one out in the fourth for the Reds first hit. Chris Hendrix pitched 5 innings and took the loss. He gave up 6 runs, 4 earned, walked 3, and struck out 4.

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Fri, 16 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood Park - Malden
Andre Chiefs 9, Reading Bulldogs 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Reading Bulldogs 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 0 Andre Chiefs 1 3 0 0 5 0 x 9 12 0

Rea- Church & Crehan AC- Matt DiCato & Yanakopoulos WP- Matt DiCato (1-0) LP- Church (0-2) HR- Taylor (Rea) Chiefs win Series, 3-0

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Fri, 16 August, 8:00PM, at Lexington H.S. - Lexington
Watertown Reds 2, Lexington Blue Sox 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Watertown Reds 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 6 0 Lexington Blue Sox 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 1

Watertown sends series to game four with a 2-1 win. Scott Lueders goes the distance for Watertown for the win. He strikes out 6 and walks none. Pete John doubled in Kyle LaVigne in the second with the winning run. Josue Feliciano singled to drive in Will Brennan in the second. Dan Graham doubled in the first to score Tommy McKenna to give Lexington a 1-0 lead. Hunter Gordon took the lost for Lexington. In 7 IP he gave up 6H, 2R, 1ER, 1W, 7K.

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Thu, 15 August, 7:45PM, at Endicott College
Andre Chiefs 7, Reading Bulldogs 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Andre Chiefs 0 2 4 0 0 0 1 7 10 2 Reading Bulldogs 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 5

The Chiefs take Game Two with timely hitting following five Bulldog errors and with Tim Dunphy's strong finish off the mound. The teams went back and forth through two innings in a 2-2 game. After Dunphy retired Mike Taylor with the bases loaded in the second he went on from there to retire the Bulldogs in order for the next five innings making several outstanding fielding plays to aid his cause. Pete Copa had three hits including a double and Paul Yanakopulos had the game winning rbi in the third with a long triple. Bulldog starter Sean Boyle deserved a better fate on three days rest after a complete game win on Sunday. He gave up just two earned runs , walked no batters and struck out three. Andre- Dunphy and Conner Reading- Boyle and Crehan WP- Dunphy LP- Boyle

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Thu, 15 August, 7:30PM, at Victory Field
Lexington Blue Sox 4, Watertown Reds 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Lexington Blue Sox 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4 5 0 Watertown Reds 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0

Lexington takes on 2-0 lead in the series on the strength of Drew Brzozowski's complete game shutout. Steve Gath hit a first inning solo home run and Dave Ahern hit a 2-run homer in the sixth for the Blue Sox. Brzozowski struck out 7 and walked 2 and set down 10 of the last 11 batters he faced. Nick Ahearn started and took the loss for Watertown. He gave up 5 hits, 4 earned runs, walked 3 and struck out 4.

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Wed, 14 August, 8:00PM, at Maplewood Park - Malden
Andre Chiefs 9, Reading Bulldogs 0

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Reading Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Andre Chiefs 1 0 4 0 0 4 x 9 10 0

Rea- Boutoures & Halsey AC- Freni & Leva, Conner (7th) WP-Freni LP- Boutoures HR- Copa (AC) Summary- Jared Freni allowed just two hits and struck out 12 batters. Peter Copa had six RBi, including a 3rd inning grand slam, Mike Andre had three hits, and Tony Serino had two RBI to lead the Chiefs offense. Game Two of the series is at Endicott College in Beverly on Thursday at 7:45 PM.

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Wed, 14 August, 8:00PM, at Lexington H.S. - Lexington
Lexington Blue Sox 2, Watertown Reds 1

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Watertown Reds 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 2 Lexington Blue Sox 1 0 0 0 0 1 x 2 4 4

Lexington takes game one as Dan Graham drives in the winning run by being hit by a pitch with the bases loaded. Dave Ahern's 2-out double drove in Steve Gath in the first. Mac Jacobsen scored Watertown's lone run in the fourth. He singled, went to third on Will Brennan's single and scored on a throwing error by catcher Jeff Vigurs. Matt Karis went the distance for the win. He scattered 4 hits, gave up an unearned run and struck out 2. Aric Dama took the loss going 5.1 innings. He gave up 4 hits, walked 2 and struck out 4.

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Tue, 13 August, 7:45PM, at Endicott College
Reading Bulldogs 5, Arlington Trojans 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Arlington Trojans 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0 Reading Bulldogs 0 1 3 1 0 0 x 5 9 1

Reading wins game three for their seventh straight victory at Endicott College. Relief pitcher Brian Pedrotti making his first start of the year threw a complete game for the Bulldogs. Hank Oringer had 3 hits, a run, an rbi, a stolen base and started a key 5-3 double play in the fifth inning. Colin Sitarz had his second rbi triple of the series. For the Trojans Tommy Lenanne had an rbi single and Sam Perkins had two hits, a double and an rbi. Arl- Robinson, Lounsberry (5) and Cunningham Read- Pedrotti and Crehan WP- Pedrotti LP- Robinson

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Mon, 12 August, 7:45PM, at Morelli Field - Melrose
Watertown Reds 7, Wakefield Merchants 2

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Wakefield Merchants 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 5 2 Watertown Reds 1 2 0 0 3 1 x 7 8 2

Watertown Wins Series 2-1. Wat: Hendrix(W), Brown-7th and Callahan Wake: Bisso(L), Flight-5th, Ferlan-6th and Barry, Davison-6th HR's-Callahan and John

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Mon, 12 August, 5:30PM, at Summer St. Field
Arlington Trojans 18, Reading Bulldogs 3

Summary | Box Score Final 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 R H E Reading Bulldogs 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3 9 1 Arlington Trojans 2 1 0 1 13 1 x 18 17 0

Winning pitcher was Brian Chaput. Losing pitcher was Church. Marcus Way lead the way for the Trojans with 7 rbi's including 2 hr's.Justin Mansfield had 3 hits and 2 rbi's.Derek Pizarro and Jeff Friedman also had multiple hit nights.