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2007: Chiefs Year in Review
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RHP Keith Forbes, 79 K's in 44 innings, was Chiefs 2007 MVP

May 31- The Chiefs announce that they will play their 2007 home games at Huskins Field on the campus of Tufts University.

June 1- The defending champion Cassell Club used a trio of pitchers to knock off the Chiefs 4-2 at Trum Field. Bryant University righty Dan Lozeau, pitched very well in the loss striking out four and walking just one. Veteran slugger Justin Crisafulli hit his 81st career home run.

June 2- Those who like great pitching and outstanding defense could not have been in a better place than Lexington HS and the first round of the Jerie DeAngelis Tournament as the Chiefs and Gately A's battled through 11 long innings of scoreless baseball before the evening's curfew had the final say.For the record, and because the game had to produce a winner to advance to Sunday's second round of the DeAngelis Tournament, the Chiefs won a coin flip and were awarded a "hypothetical" win.
For the Chiefs, starter Mike Chandler (7 innings, 1 hit, 5K's) and reliever Chris Foundas (4 innings, 2 hits, 1K) were superb. The problem was the A's Jamie Soto (8 innings, 5 hits, 6K's) and reliever Ryan McNeil (3 innings, 1 hit, 1K) were equally as impressive. The game was not without both teams having a few scoring chances. The A's biggest threats came in the fifth and eleventh innings. The Chiefs came in the ninth, tenth and eleventh innings. In the Chiefs ninth, Rich Montecalvo walked and was pushed to second on a Doug Heald sacrifice bunt. Brendan Shepard then flew deep to left for the second out. Brian Macrina walked and Mike Andre singled to center with Montecalvo stopping at third to load the bases. Cleanup man Justin Crisafulli followed and McNeil got him to pop to short to end the inning. In the tenth, Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney lead off and was hit by a McNeil pitch. Kevin Allen followed with a fielder's choice forcing Cooney at second. Phil Costello reached on an error but Matt Boleski hit into a tailor made 4-6-3 double play. Another Chiefs threat and the game ended in the bottom of the eleventh when Shepard lined hard into a 6-3 doubleplay.

June 3- Lefty Matt Costello threw a complete game six hitter as the host Lexington Blue Sox bounced the Chiefs from the second round of the Jerie DeAngelis Tournament of Champions, 6-1. Tom Haugh was 3 for 3 for Lexington with 2 RBI. Mark Blake was the starter and loser for the Chiefs, working 3 innings plus. Connor Bishop went the final three frames for the Chiefs. Mike Andre’s first inning RBI single was all the scoring the Chiefs could muster.

June 5- Former San Diego Padre Keith Forbes made the first start of his Chiefs career a winning one and solo homers from Justin Crisafulli and Matt Cooney paced the offense, as the tribe beat the Gately A's 3-2 at Pine Banks Park.

June 7- Those who came to see Chiefs veteran Dave Marsters make his return to the house in which his ICL legend was built, were certainly not disappointed. The crafty veteran held Woburn to just five hits and actually took a 2-1 lead into the seventh before an unearned run knotted the game at two apiece as the Chiefs settled for a 2-2 tie.

June 9- Lefty Jamie Soto threw 5 2/3 innings of four hit ball to pick up the win as the A's knocked off the Chiefs 7-2 at Huskins Field. Starter and loser Dylan Ellis (Merrimack, Gloucester, MA) was victimized by four unearned runs in the third inning. Ellis, (0-1) worked five innings, allowing six runs (two earned) and gave up seven hits while striking out five and walking two. Catcher Matt Cooney had two of the Chiefs four hits.

June 10- Ace Keith Forbes throws the first Chiefs no-hitter since 1995, striking out 12, as the Chiefs beat the Wakefield Merchants 2-0 at exceptionally cold Walsh Field. Forbes is in control from start to finish with at least one strikeout in every inning. Matt Cooney and Mike Andre with two hits and an RBI each, give Forbes the runs he needed to complete the gem.

June 14- Dan Delea of Suffolk University did his part to keep the bats on ice as he scattered five hits, struck out ten and walked just one, as the Bombers sent the Chiefs back to Medford with a 3-0 loss.

June 16- Righthander Dan Lozeau picked up the first win of his Intercity League career as the Chiefs knocked off the Woburn Mooney Tanners 6-2 at Huskins Field.

June 19- They came all the way back then watched it slip away. Such was the saga of the Chiefs as they rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game up before the Blue Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning off a quartet of pitchers to take an 8-4 win and remain the ICL's only defeated team at 6-0-2.

June 21-The defending champion Cassell Club used a four run first inning, then played some spectacular defense which included a triple play, to knock off the Chiefs, 4-1 at Trum Field.The Chiefs biggest threat came in the top of the first inning. Jeff Bercume and Rick Sotiropoulos led the game off with singles. Mike Langston came to the plate and hit a liner back to the box, where former 6' 8” Washington Nationals righty Bryan Lambert snagged it, fired to second to get Bercume and the relay to first was in plenty of time to get Sotiropoulos to complete the triple play. The Chiefs only run of the evening came in the sixth on a Bercume single and a long Langtson RBI double. Dylan Ellis (0-2) pitched well, allowing eight hits, two earned runs and striking out five.

June 24- The semi-professional stars of yesteryear shined as the legendary Chiefs of the Joe O' Donnell era from 1968-1981 gathered at Playstead Park for a reunion and alumni game. Playing under the Hosmer Chiefs name and sponsored by John Hosmer of Hosmer Pontiac during those years, over fifty ex-Chief greats attended. Before the  festivities began, righthanders Keith Forbes and Danny Lozeau limited East Boston to just three hits as the Chiefs rallied back from a 1-0 first inning deficit to beat the Bombers 3-1, to kick off the Chiefs Alumni Day on a winning note.

June 27- Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney of Arlington, MA, signed a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox. Cooney, who started all 13 games for the Chiefs this season, was hitting .310 with a homer and 5 RBI's.

 

July 1- Former San Diego Padres righty Keith Forbes (16 K's) came within one out of his second no-hitter of the season and then saw both the no-hit and the shutout bid go south, courtesy of 20 ICL veteran Steve Napier, before the Chiefs rallied, courtesy of a Kevin Allen walk off single, for a 2-1 win over the Medford Americans at Huskins Field.

 

July 5- For the umpteenth time during the first half of the season, the pitching staff did their job only to see the bats falter again. This time Danny Lozeau was the victim in a 1-0 loss to ex-Chicago Cub veteran Steve Coffey and his Wakefield Merchants at Huskins Field.

 

July 6- Rookie lefthander Dylan Ellis spun a complete game six hitter to pick the first win of his ICL career and veteran Justin Crisafulli and Matt Boleski provided all of the offense with a couple of home runs as the Chiefs knocked off the East Boston Bombers 4-1 at steamy Huskins Field.

 

July 7- Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney recorded his first professional hit when he led off the seventh inning with a line drive single to left field in the Gulf Coast Red Sox 5-2 win over the Pirates.

 

July 10- Righty Keith Forbes continued on his record setting strikeout pace and rookie shortstop Brendan Shepard had the best night of his ICL career as the Chiefs and Blue Sox played to a 2-2 standoff at Lexington High School. Forbes and former New York Yankee Triple A lefty Mike Kotarski hooked up in one of the best billed ICL matchups in years. Both were impressive and both went the distance in the gaining the split decision.

 

July 11- Chiefs ace pitcher Keith Forbes and outfielder Justin Crisafulli were named to the Intercity League all-star team.

 

July 13- Rookie lefthander Dylan Ellis allowed two first inning runs (one unearned) then slammed the door shut, giving the Chiefs the opportunity to rally for a 3-2 win over Woburn at Ferullo Field.

 

July 15- The Intercity League outslugged the Boston Park League 8-5 at Brandeis University. The 2007 All-Star game between the two Greater Boston baseball leagues was played in memory of long-time umpire Joe Driscoll who passed away suddenly in April. The two leagues agree to name the game the Joe Driscoll Memorial All-Star Classic and will continue to play it each year in Joe’s memory.

 

July 17- Former Chiefs ace Dave Martin threw six innings of shutout baseball and ex-Chiefs closer Brian Shapiro worked a scoreless seventh inning as the duo combined on a 7-0 win for the Watertown Reds at Tufts University's Huskins Field. Mike Chandler took the loss for the Chiefs working 5.2 innings allowing six runs (four earned) along with seven hits. Chandler struck out three Reds batters. Mark Blake went the final 1.2 innings giving up a run on two hits. Nate Leva, Mike Andre & Brendan Shepard had the only hits for the Chiefs.

 

July 20- "Marsterful"!!! Veteran righty Dave Marsters surpassed a few more milestones, none the least was a vintage four hit, 61 pitch complete game win over the Medford Americans. Most of the marks that Marsters is setting for the Chiefs are now safely tucked away in the "can't ever be broken file". When he threw his first pitch he officially recorded his 200th Chiefs career pitching appearance. When he took the mound to start the sixth it was his 1,000th inning pitched for the Chiefs. When he recorded the second of his two K's on the night in the fourth, it was the 752nd of his Chiefs career. And when Matt Boleski camped under a fly ball to end the game, Marsters had notched his 98th win in a Chiefs uniform and the 119th of his illustrious ICL career.

 

July 22- Phil Costello went four for four and knocked in three runs, including a clutch seventh inning two out single, as the Chiefs battled back to tie the Lexington Blue Sox 6-6 at Tufts University. Kevin Allen (1 for 3) had two RBI's on a single and a sacrifice fly. Mike Andre was 2 for 4 with an RBI to pace the Chiefs 13 hit attack. Chiefs starter Keith Forbes had to leave the game after finishing the second inning allowing a run on two hits including a Dan Graham RBI triple. Lefty Dylan Ellis worked the final five innings for the Chiefs allowing seven hits.

 

July 26- Chiefs Justin Crisafulli, Mike Langston, Dave Marsters, Mike Andre, Jeff Bercume and Chris Foundas represent Boston in the annual Union Printers Tournament in Fort Myers, Florida. Crisafulli is inducted into the Hall of Fame. Bercume wins the batting title and Andre finishes third. Bercume makes several outstanding plays in centerfield and Andre caps off his week with a 5 for 5 performance against Pittsburgh. Foundas is outstanding in his relief appearances.

 

July 29- Manager Chuck Andre recorded his 400th career win as the Chiefs had their loudest offensive explosion of the season and kept their playoff hopes alive as they defeated the Woburn Mooney Dental Tanners 17-5 under the lights at Ferullo Field. The Chiefs knocked out 17 hits off five Woburn hurlers. Mike Andre led the hit parade going 3 for 4 with two doubles and five RBI's. Torrid Phil Costello, followed his four for four performance against Lexington, with a three for four evening with a double and three more RBI's. Jeff Bercume, went two for four with four RBI's, including a double and the first home run of his Intercity League career, a two run shot to rightfield in the third inning. Brian Macrina returned to the lineup after a leg injury and went two for five with a RBI. Doug Heald had two singles and a RBI, Kevin Allen had two hits as well, including a sixth inning RBI double. Rick Sotiropoulos (1-5), Justin Crisafulli (1-3, RBI), and Matt Boleski (1-5) also hit safely as each Chief starter collected at least one hit. Dave Marsters (2-2-1) picked up the win with a complete game performance.

 

August 2- Two of the Intercity's best pitchers hooked up in a classic duel at Tufts University as the Chiefs and the first place Cassell Club battled to a 0-0 draw. Cassell lefty Jim Fuller and Chiefs ace righty Keith Forbes numbers mirrored each other. Each allowed just one hit each to the outfield. Both gave up an infield single. They each struck out nine opposing batters.

August 8- Trinity College righty Connor-O’Sullivan-Pierce threw six shutout innings of one hit baseball as the Gately A’s knocked off the Chiefs 6-0 on the artificial surface of Pine Banks Field. With the loss, the Chiefs were eliminated from ICL post season play for the second straight season after having qualified for the playoffs for 43 years.  A Matt Boleski fifth inning single was all the noise that the Chiefs could make against O’Sullivan-Pierce.  Dylan Ellis (2-3) worked the first three innings for the Chiefs allowing four runs. Rookie righty Jake Halloran worked the fourth and fifth innings in his ICL debut, allowing a couple of runs on three hits. Southpaw Connor Bishop worked a scoreless sixth for the Chiefs. Dave Valdez had three RBI’s for the A’s. 

August 9- ICL all-star Lee Jamison threw five innings of shutout ball and Jared Rooney blanked the Chiefs over the last two innings as the Watertown Reds kept their playoff hopes alive with a 10-0 drubbing of the visitors at Victory Field. The Reds started fast against starter Mark Blake jumping out to an 8-0 lead after two innings. The Chiefs played some pretty shabby defense behind Blake as four of the runs were of the unearned variety. Lefty Connor Bishop who worked three scoreless innings in relief of Blake, Mike Andre (2 for 2), who reached base in all three of his at bats (walk, double, single), rookie catcher Steve Sweeney, who recorded his first Intercity League hit in the seventh inning and Jeff Bercume, who made a spectacular catch in leftfield in the sixth inning and had team's only other hit on the night, were the few bright spots for the Chiefs.

August 14- Chiefs ace righthander Keith Forbes signs a professional baseball contract and will play the remainder of the season with the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League. He is the second Chiefs player to sign a pro contract in the last six weeks following batterymate Matt Cooney who signed with the Boston Red Sox in early July. Forbes was 3-1-2, recording 79 strikeouts in just 44 innings of work. The hard throwing righthander had an ERA of 1.75 and walked just 14 batters.

August 15- Chiefs righty Keith Forbes got the starting nod in the Sussex Skyhawks 4-3 Can-Am League win over the New Jersey Jackals in front of a crowd of 1,885 at Skylands Stadium. Forbes, working on a maximum 60 pitch count, went the first 3.2 innings without a decision, allowing a run on three hits while striking out two batters.

August 16- Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney was promoted to Single A Greenville of the South Atlantic League late Saturday.

August 17- The "home team" took care of business with a 4-3 win over the "road team" at the 14th Annual Old-Time Baseball Classic at jam packed St. Peter's Field in Cambridge. There was plenty of local flavor in this one. An impression-maker was Chiefs product and Merrimack College junior-to-be Mike Andre, who hit a missile to deep right field in the third inning for a standup double. As fate would have it, his best buddy, former Chief and Medford High teammate Matt Anderson of Franklin Pierce was on base, but Anderson was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base. Other locals who donned the the old-time duds and played some vintage ball were former Wakefield’s Matt Nuzzo, a second team All-Ivy selectee at Brown University and UMass-Amherst righthanders and former Chiefs Mike DiCato and Jared Freni.

August 24- The Lexington Blue Sox won the 2007 Intercity League Championship in dominating fashion as they blanked Cassell 7-0. The Blue Sox completed an historic comeback to win their fifth ICL title in 10 years and first since 2005.

Thanks to the Medford Daily Mercury.



 



GOLDEN CHIEFS- Reprinted & Revised from Medford Transcript
O'Donnell Retiring #18
Joe O'Donnell displays his retired # 18
Medford, MA - For ex-Chiefs manager Joe O’Donnell, these truly are the golden years.
 
The longtime Medford baseball legend was recently recognized for his lifelong dedication to game he loves by having his No. 18 Chiefs jersey retired, during a 50th anniversary celebration at Playstead Park, June 24. Originally founded in 1957, the Chiefs have been something of a Medford tradition. Last weekends reunion was a nice way to trace back the franchises roots to see where it all began.

“It was great,” said current Chiefs manager Chuck Andre. “We had close to 50 ex-Chiefs there. We had guys that came as far as Virginia and South Carolina, it was just great to see all those guys back again.”

O’Donnell felt like he was stepping into a time machine as he took the field at Playstead Park.. “As Yogi Berra would say ‘it was deja vu all over again,’” said O’Donnell, who first represented the team in 1968, playing 14 years for the Chiefs. “Some of those guys I haven’t played with in 41 years. A couple of those guys I started with my old Everett Team, so it was 40 years since I’d seen some of those guys. We get together on occasion, but not in those circumstances.”

According to Andre, the winning tradition that O’Donnell established is one of the prime motivational factors that have kept the team competitive over the past six decades. “I think we’ve been probably one of the most successful franchises in semi-pro baseball over the last 50 years,” Andre said. “The thing that has impressed me more than anything is the quality of the individuals that have played for the Chiefs over the years. I think Joe (O’Donnell) said in his speech, we have two judges, a dozen lawyers and Joe is at the top of the Boston business world, so the quality of the individuals and the professionalism that the old Chiefs had through the 50s, 60s, 70s 80s and 90s to me is unbelievable.”

History Lesson
Playing under the Hosmer Chiefs name and sponsored by John Hosmer of Hosmer Pontiac during those years, over 50 ex-Chief greats attended the festivities. Success was synonymous with O’Donnell and his Chiefs as he guided the franchise to eight of its 17 Intercity League Championship banners during his 15 years at the helm. The Chiefs never failed to qualify for the playoffs during his tenure as player-manager and played close to .700 baseball over than span. Today O’Donnell is considered one of Greater Boston’s most successful businessmen and is the CEO of The Boston Culinary Group, as well as several other prominent businesses. Last spring O’Donnell was named as the most powerful person in the Boston business world by a local magazine, having built a billion dollar business practically from scratch. A 1967 graduate of Harvard University, where the baseball field is named in his honor, he has been instrumental in funding baseball facilities and assisting youth sports in the area, including Malden Catholic and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he is an alumnus of both schools. He is also the founder of The Joey Fund, which was established in November 1986 in memory of his son Joey O’Donnell, a courageous fighter and victim of cystic fibrosis. Through the years The Joey Fund has raised over $25,000,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. A native of Everett, O'Donnell began his ICL career as player-manager of the McKinnon Club and took over the Chiefs in 1968, succeeding the late and colorful Lenny Dempsey as Chiefs field boss. An outstanding righthanded hitter, O’Donnell caught and played first base as the Chiefs long time cleanup man.
 
Reuniting the Alumni
Joining O’Donnell at the alumni game were former Chiefs catcher and current Bentley College AD and baseball coach Bob DeFelice. DeFelice played for the Chiefs from 1973-84 and has been the only coach in Bentley baseball history as he just concluded his 39th season. The baseball field at Bentley College is named in his honor. In 1965, he began a three-year playing career in the Boston Red Sox minor league organization. In 1967, he was a player-coach with the Pittsfield Red Sox. Amazingly, DeFelice has been inducted into seven Halls of Fame, including Boston College, where he graduated from in 1963, Bentley College, Winthrop High, the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame, the Boston Park League Hall of Fame and the Union Printers International Baseball League Hall of Fame.

Legendary sidearmer Fred Knox also made an appearance. One of the original Chiefs in 1958, Knox pitched 16 seasons for the club until 1973, chalking up 108 wins and 10 championship rings and along the way.

Other former Chiefs stars who were in attendance at the event included ex-professional players Mike Pagliarulo, who played many years as the third baseman for the New York Yankees and won a World Series as a member of the 1991 Minnesota Twins, Jeff Williamson, Ronnie Corbett, Dave Polcari, Ron Luongo, Frank Nuzzo, Ricky Shannon, Pancho Webb, Jackie Mountain, Vin Martelli, Steve DiCarlo, Billy Kelly and Eddie Rideout.
According to Andre, the O’Donnell legacy has lasted over the years. “The franchise has won quite a few championships,” Andre said. “Joe won eight of them. He won 11 pennants and to just have him back there and seeing the present day Chiefs and all the guys that played with him through the years I’m sure was great for him.”

Passing the Torch
Also returning to wear the Chiefs colors were former stars Billy Dunn, John Emery, Steve Howe, Bob Penta, Neil Hurley, Garry Keil, Jimmy Melzar, Mark Santini, Chuck Mountain, Bobby Howe, Bob Spinney, John Veneziano, Joe Armstrong, Chico Chicarello, Dave Katz, Mike Lush, Toby Harvey, assistant coach Jack Trischitta and present Chiefs manager Chuck Andre, who played for the club from 1973-80 and has piloted the team to 396 wins, seven more pennants, four ICL championships and most importantly has maintained the O’Donnell-Dempsey eras of Chiefs tradition playing close to .700 baseball since taking the reins in 1989.

According to O’Donnell, Andre has continued the franchises winning ways. “Chuck Andre has done a sensational job as he’s done all these years, not only maintaining the tradition but the excellence of the tradition,” O’Donnell said. “He did a terrific job organizing it. It was a rather astounding turnout. It’s a tightly knit group of first-class individuals, so that was a big thing to have all those players. I was very proud to reflect back on when we were kids the kind of people we recruited and the kind of people who came.”

The ex-Chiefs conclude the evening with a cookout for 75 of the team members at O’Donnell’s house. The big BBQ was reminiscent of the kind of get together Betty Hosmer would host for the team in the good old days. As for any advice to the next wave of Chief players, O’Donnell offered these words of wisdom: “The message to the young kids was clear,” O’Donnell said. “They should understand you don’t always find yourself in a position like this. You don’t have an opportunity to look back until you’re old enough to look back, so I tried to get them to think about that a bit.”

Words to live by for an organization that only gets better with age.
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Monday, September 10
2007 Intercity League Award Winners

Lexington’s Dan Graham & Cassell’s Josh Klimkiewicz Named Co-MVP’s
Intercity League Baseball Announces 2007 Awards
By Bruce Hack
Wakefield, MA- The Intercity League announced its 2007 award recipients today and six of the eight winners were from the top two teams, the Lexington Blue Sox and the Cassell Club. Voting for the awards was conducted by the nine league managers. Each manager selected his top three choices in each category with points being given on a 5-3-1 basis for first, second and third. 

The Most Valuable Player balloting ended in a tie between Lexington’s Dan Graham and Cassell’s Josh Klimkiewicz with each player receiving 16 points and being named co-MVP. Graham is a graduate of Central Connecticut State and formerly played professionally with the Brockton Rox of the Can-Am League. He led the ICL in batting with a .478 average and was a big reason the Blue Sox won the league championship. He was tied for second in RBI’s (25), third in slugging percentage (.708), tied for seventh in runs scored (21), tied for the league lead in walks (16) and was first in on-base percentage (.567). This is the second time the outfielder was honored as a co-MVP choice this season. Graham also shared MVP honors in the ICL’s 8-5 All-Star game win over the Boston Park League on July 22.                

Klimkiewicz, a Harvard graduate who played professional baseball with the El Paso Diablos, finished third in the batting race with a .439 average and led the Cassell Club to their second consecutive regular season pennant. He was the league leader in both RBI’s with 31 and doubles with 12 and tied for the league lead in home runs with six. The big first baseman finished in the top five in other major offensive categories including second in slugging percentage (.829), third in runs scored (25) and fourth in hits (36).   

Medford Americans’ slugger John Welch, who signed professionally with the North Shore Spirit in late July, finished third in the MVP balloting with eight points. Cassell outfielder Tim Dempsey of UMass-Lowell and the Wakefield Merchants’ Mickey Wiswall, who just began his freshman year at Boston College, were the other top MVP point getters finishing tied for fourth with six points each. Klimkiewicz’s prowess at the plate also earned him the ICL’s Outstanding Hitter Award, edging out co-MVP Graham by five points, 24-19. The top five vote getters in the Outstanding Hitter category mirrored that of the MVP, with Welch again taking third with 11 points followed closely by Dempsey with 10 points and Wiswall gathering six points.               

Bryan Lambert was named by the managers as the Outstanding Pitcher of 2007 picking up 32 out of a possible 45 points. The former Brandeis University star, who was in the Washington Nationals farm system earlier this year and won a league leading eight games in nine decisions, led his Cassell Club to a regular season record of 25-4-3. The 6’8 righty was fifth in ERA (0.82), first in innings pitched with 68 and second league wide in strikeouts with 74. Lambert received five first place votes, equaling the most first place votes a player received in any award category.  

Finishing second in the balloting was Lambert’s veteran Cassell teammate and another former Brandeis University ace Mike Parissi with 21 points. Parissi once again led the ICL with a miniscule 0.13 ERA and chalked up a 6-1 record in 52 innings of work. Lexington southpaw and former UMass-Amherst star Bill Cooke (7-1, 1.83 ERA), who won the Outstanding Pitcher award last season, checked in third in the balloting with ten points. Finishing fourth with eight points was Andre Chiefs righty Keith Forbes (3-1, 1.75 ERA) who struck out a league best 79 batters in just 44 innings of work. The former San Diego Padre farmhand threw both a no-hitter and a one hitter this past season.  Lexington veteran Sam Steed (5-0, 0.26 ERA) from the University of Tampa and the Kansas City Royals system, who recorded his 100th ICL win in 2007, and Watertown Reds right-hander Lee Jamison (6-1, 1.25 ERA) finished in a tie for fifth with three points each.               

Cassell Club catcher Bob McCarthy of Merrimack College was named the ICL’s Rookie of the Year. McCarthy was a key player for Cassell down the stretch and in the postseason. In the regular season he hit .394 with 15 RBI and four doubles and played outstanding defense behind the plate. He gathered 26 points, including five first place votes.  

McCarthy edged out Gately rookie outfielder Chris Curran (.356) of Brockton and Miami-Dade who finished second with 19 points. Cassell centerfielder Aaron Santos (.330) of Cambridge, MA and Endicott College wound up third in the balloting with 12 points. Other top choices were Lexington third baseman Matt Perry (.343) from Holy Cross, Mooney Dental’s Matt Howard (.289) and Andre Chiefs’ leadoff man Jeff Bercume (.315) of Merrimack, who all finished tied for fourth with six points each. 

Rookie Pitcher of the Year honors went to Gately’s Connor O’Sullivan-Pierce of Trinity College. The right-hander was 4-1 with a 0.51 ERA for the A’s in 2007. O’Sullivan-Pierce had 20 strikeouts in 41.1 innings pitched. The Cambridge native allowed only nineteen hits during the entire season. He recorded a total of 32 points, including five first place votes. 

Finishing second to O’Sullivan-Pierce and picking up 24 points in close a two player race was Cassell lefty Jim Fuller (3-0, 2.36 ERA) of Southern Connecticut State. Fuller also threw a complete game shutout win in game two of the ICL championship series against Lexington, ringing up 11 strikeouts.  

The Tom Cassell Memorial Award, named for the late manager and ICL official, is given annually to the Manager of the Year and was won this season by Lexington skipper Rick DeAngelis. DeAngelis guided Lexington to a 6-4 post season record including two game five wins on the way to his fifth league championship since 1998. Lexington defeated Wakefield three games to two in the semi-final round and then fell behind Cassell two games to none after losing the first two games of the championship round. DeAngelis’ Sox came back and won the last three games to take their third playoff title in the last four seasons. The veteran manager also guided the Blue Sox to a 24-3-5 regular season record, good for 53 points.  

Dave Ellegood of the Wakefield Merchants finished second to DeAngelis in the voting with 16 points. Watertown’s Joe Chiodo rounded out the top three picking up 15 points. Other managers receiving consideration were Scott Blumsack of the Gately A’s with nine points, Bob Nasson of the Cassell Club, who won the Manager of the Year Award in 2006, with seven points and veteran field boss Kevin Burgoyne of the Medford Americans with six points. 

It was all Lexington Blue Sox at the top of the Playoff Most Valuable Player Award voting as veteran pitcher Mike Kotarski (New York Yankees/Duke University) edged out teammates Sean McElroy (Massachusetts College) and Peter Frates (Boston College). The southpaw was 2-0 in the post season with two complete game three-hitters, both in series deciding fifth and clinching games for Lexington. Against the Wakefield Merchants in the semi-finals, he pitched the eventual playoff champs to a 4-1 win striking out six and walking nobody. Five days later Kotarski took the Blue Sox to the 2007 championship with a five strikeout, no walk effort in a 7-0 shutout win over the Cassell Club at Trum Field. The only three hits Kotarski allowed in the clinching game all came in the fifth inning as Cassell loaded the bases with one out, but a double-play got the Sox out of the inning and preserved a 3-0 lead.  

The second annual Les DeMarco Sportsmanship Award went to Watertown Reds veteran infielder Luke Begley. The award has been named in honor of DeMarco who has been involved with the Intercity League for decades and still serves as the league’s president. Begley, a former Bentley star, hit .301, stole 12 bases, scored 19 times and drove in 11 runs as he helped Watertown make the playoffs for the second consecutive season. Beyond his statistics, Begley is obviously highly regarded by the league’s managers as a quality individual and an important asset to the ICL. This was the second straight year that Begley, who picked up 14 points, finished strong in the balloting having finished runner-up last season to 2006 winner Steve Coffey of Wakefield. Veterans Orazio Azzarello of the Medford Americans and T.J. Sheedy of the Wakefield Merchants finished tied for second place in the Sportsmanship Award category with six points apiece. 

The 2007 season was the second time in recent years that the ICL presented individual awards.

Intercity League
Awards History

Year

 MVP Award  
2007 Dan Graham        (co-MVP) Blue Sox
2007 Josh Klimkiewicz (co-MVP) Cassell
2006 Zack Golden   
Year Outstanding Hitter  
2007  Josh Klimkiewicz Cassell
2006 Zack Golden Cassell 
Year Outstanding Pitcher  
2007 Bryan Lambert Cassell
2006  Bill Cooke Blue Sox
Year  Rookie of the Year   
2007 Bob McCarthy Cassell
2006 Mike Andre  Chiefs
Year Rookie Pitcher of the Year  
2007 Connor O'Sullivan-Pierce Gately
2006 Jeff Keefe Americans
Year Manager of the Year  
2007 Rick DeAngelis Blue Sox
2006 Bob Nasson Cassell
Year Playoff MVP  
2007 Mike Kotarski Blue Sox
2006 Tim Dempsey Cassell
Year Sportsmanship Award  
2007 Luke Begley Reds
2006 Steve Coffey Merchants

 

 



Red Sox Promote Matt Cooney to Single A Greenville

Greenville, SC- Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney was promoted to Single A Greenville of the South Atlantic League late Saturday.
Cooney was hitting .148 with a homer and seven RBI's in 20 games with the Rookie League Gulf Coast Red Sox.
Cooney had caught the first 15 games of the 2007 for the Chiefs before signing a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox on June 30.
Chiefs fans can follow Cooney through the Greenville Drive website at www.greenvilledrive.com.



2007 Oldtime Baseball Classic Photos & Game Story-More Soon
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Mike Andre & Matt Nuzzo smirk at 2006 Chief P Mike DiCato's fielding.

14th Annual Old-Time Classic Report
Home Team Prevails, 4-3; Serino hurls scoreless frame,
Chiefs Mike Andre shines at the plate
By Stephen Freker-Editor Malden Evening News and Medford Daily Mercury
Cambridge, MA- Yeah, they did keep score and despite what you might assume about games of this ilk...yeah, they did care who won.
For the record, the "home team" took care of business with a 4-3 win over the "road team" Wednesday night at the 14th Annual Old-Time Baseball Classic at jam packed St. Peter's Field in Cambridge.

But the old adage held true, everyone really WAS a winner on this night.

Every possible place to stand or sit in the park and around it was shoehorned in with baseball fans, young and old, men and women.

The only thing that gave it away that this was not back in some heyday of the past was that nearly every single person present was banging out pictures from their digital cameras.

There was plenty of local flavor in this one. Standouts included a solid, scoreless fram from UMass Amherst bound lefty Nick Serino, a 2007 Malden Catholic All-Scholastic, who set his three batters down in order in the fifth.

Another impression-maker was Medford High product and Merrimack College junior-to-be Mike Andre, who hit an absolute missile to deep right field in the third inning for a standup double. As fate would have it, his best buddy, former Medford High teammate Matt Anderson was on base, but Anderson was thrown out at the plate trying to score from first base.

Other locals who donned the the old-time duds and played some vintage ball were former Everett High All-Scholastic Matt Nuzzo, a second team All-Ivy selectee at Brown University this past fall; UMass-Amherst righthanders and former Malden Catholic All-Scholastics Mike DiCato and Jared Freni; former Malden Catholic All-Star Steve Durant, who led the Lancers to a 2003 State Baseball Championship.

Medford Americans first baseman-pitcher Dan Nugent made his fifth appearnce in the game.

And who could forget two of the game's elder statesmen? Johnny Pesky, 89 years young and Lennie Merullo who is either 89 or 90, were both on hand as well, not to mention many members of the 1967 Red Sox Impossible Deam team, who collectively threw out the first ball.

We don't know how game organizer Steve Buckley, the well known Herald columnist and Boston radio and television celebrity pulls it off every year, but it was a gem once again.

They're already looking forward to the 15th Annual in 2008.



Wednesday, August 15
Forbes Gets No Decision in Can-Am League Start

Sussex, NJ- Chiefs righty Keith Forbes got the starting nod in the Sussex Skyhawks 4-3 Can-Am League win over the New Jersey Jackals in front of a crowd of 1,885 on Tuesday night at Skylands Stadium.

Forbes, working on a maximum 60 pitch count, went the first 3.2 innings without a decision, allowing a run on three hits while striking out two batters.

He is expected to make his next start for the Skyhawks on Sunday when Sussex visits the Brockton Rox at Campenelli Stadium at 5:05 PM.



Wednesday, August 15
Chiefs Mike Andre, Six Other ICL Players in Steve Buckley's Oldtime Baseball Classic Tonight

Cambridge, MA- Mike Andre of the Chiefs along with six other Intercity League players will be participating in the fourteenth annual Old Time Baseball Classic tonight at St. Peters Field in Cambridge. The festivities begin at 7:00 PM.

Other current Intercity League players invited to suit up tonight include Jarrod Marchesi and Matt Nuzzo of the Wakefield Merchants, Dan Nugent and Jeff Keefe of the Medford Americans, James Likis of the Cassell Club and Joe Curran of Mooney Dental Tanners.

Former/future Chiefs in the game include Matt Anderson, Mike DiCato and Jarred Freni.

 



Tuesday, August 14
Keith Forbes Signs Can-Am League Contract
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Forbes Expected to Start Tuesday at Skylands Stadium

Sussex, NJ- Chiefs ace righthander Keith Forbes signed a professional baseball contract over the weekend and will play the remainder of the 2007 season with the Sussex Skyhawks of the Can-Am League. He is the second Chiefs player to sign a pro contract in the last six weeks following batterymate Matt Cooney who signed with the Boston Red Sox in early July.

Forbes was 3-1-2 with the Chiefs this past season, recording 79 strikeouts in just 44 innings of work. The hard throwing righthander had an ERA of 1.75 and walked just 14 batters. He had a no-hitter against Wakefield on June 13 and a one hitter against the Medford Americans on July 1. Forbes only allowed 24 hits all season long while compiling some of the best pitching numbers in Chiefs history.

Forbes has been added to the Skyhawks pitching staff for the stretch run of the Can Am League season which concludes in early September. He was expected to draw the starting assignment for Sussex on Tuesday night against the New Jersey Jackals at Skylands Stadium.

Intercity League fans could have a couple of opportunities to see Forbes pitch in New England before the Skyhawks season is over. He is penciled in to make his second start on Sunday when Sussex visits the Brockton Rox. The Skyhawks are then scheduled to make a seven game New England road trip starting on Tuesday, August 28 when they play the Worcester Tornados in a four game series at Fitton Field. On September 1-3 the Skyhawks will be at Fraser Field in Lynn to take on the North Shore Spirit.

Forbes 31,  formerly pitched in the San Diego Padres system after an impressive career at Troy State.

The Chiefs website (www.andrechiefs.com) will publish frequent updates.

 

 



Wednesday, August 8
A's Knock Chiefs Out of Playoff Hunt, 6-0
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Matt Boleksi had Chiefs only hit

Melrose, MA-Trinity College righty Connor-O’Sullivan-Pierce threw six shutout innings of one hit baseball as the Gately A’s knocked off the Chiefs 6-0 on Tuesday night on the artificial surface of Pine Banks Field. With the loss, the Chiefs were eliminated from ICL post season play for the second straight season after having qualified for the playoffs for 43 years. 

A Matt Boleski fifth inning single was all the noise that the Chiefs could make against O’Sullivan-Pierce. 

Dylan Ellis (2-3) worked the first three innings for the Chiefs allowing four runs. Rookie righty Jake Halloran worked the fourth and fifth innings in his ICL debut, allowing a couple of runs on three hits. Southpaw Connor Bishop worked a scoreless sixth for the Chiefs. Dave Valdez had three RBI’s for the A’s. 

The Chiefs are back in action tonight (Wednesday) when they square off against the Watertown Reds at Victory Field starting at 6:00 PM.

 



Tuesday, August 7
Oldtime Baseball Game Set for Wednesday, August 15
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Chiefs 3B Mike Andre will wear 1952 Braves Uniform
Former major-league infielders Johnny Pesky and Lennie Merullo will be back in uniform at the 14th Annual Abbot Financial Management Oldtime Baseball Game, to be played Wednesday, August 15 at 7 p.m. at St. Peter’s Field on Sherman Street in North Cambridge.
The Oldtime Baseball Game is a celebration of our national pastime, featuring college and high school players participating a modern-day baseball game while wearing dazzling old-style uniforms.
 
This year’s game is being played as a benefit for the C2 Mission, which was created to benefit children and families affected by cerebral palsy and cystic fibrosis. The C2 Mission will earmark funds from the Oldtime Baseball Game to its Pick Me Up Program, which provides financial assistance for families in need affected by these diseases.
Johnny Pesky, who turns 88 in September, is well-known to Red Sox fans, having served the club in a variety of capacities, from player to manager to broadcaster, for more than 60 years. He played shortstop for the Red Sox in the 1946 World Series. Lennie Merullo, a native of East Boston, played seven seasons in the big leagues, all with the Chicago Cubs. He was the Cubs’ shortstop in the 1945 World Series. Merullo, who recently celebrated his 90th birthday, will be honored in a special pre-game ceremony.
What makes the Oldtime Baseball Game so special is its glittering array of oldtime uniforms, used just once a year for the game. The old-style flannel uniforms represent just about every era in baseball history, from the 1901 Baltimore Orioles to the 1969 Seattle Pilots. Such long-ago teams as the Boston Braves, St. Louis Browns and Brooklyn Dodgers are represented.
 
The old Negro Leagues are also included, with uniforms from the Homestead Grays, Kansas City Monarchs and Baltimore Elite Giants. Such long ago minor-league teams as the San Francisco Seals, Oakland Oaks and Roswell Rockets are represented. The game features uniforms from Alaska (Alaska Goldpanners) to Cuba (Cienfuegos Elephantes).
 
The Oldtime Baseball Game even features the uniform of a team that never actually existed: The York Knights, for whom Robert Redford’s Roy Hobbs character played in “The Natural.”
Prior to this year’s game, a banner will be unveiled in memory of former Red Sox infielder and Boston College baseball coach Eddie Pellagrini, who passed away last October. Eddie coached in the Oldtime Baseball Game from 2000 to 2002.
Admission to the Oldtime Baseball Game is free. Fans are asked to bring a beach blanket or chair and camp out along the foul lines, as it is the crowd that makes the evening so electric.
The rain date for the Oldtime Baseball game is Monday, August 20, also at 7 p.m.
For more information about the Oldtime Baseball Game, visit our web site at oldtimebaseball.com or email us at Goinyard@aol.com. 
DIRECTIONS TO ST. PETER’S FIELD
St. Peter’s Field is located on Sherman Street in North Cambridge, not far from the Fresh Pond Traffic Circle. From Route 128, take Exit 29A, picking up Route 2 East. Continue on Route 2 about 6.3 miles, to Route 16 East, being sure to bear left at the fork for Route 16. Follow to Massachusetts Avenue and turn right. Follow to Rindge Avenue and turn right. Follow to Sherman Street and turn left. Follow to St. Peter’s Field, which is on the right.
From Harvard Square, follow Massachusetts Avenue north about one-quarter of a mile, turning left on Linnaean Street. At the end of Linnaean Street, turn right onto Garden Street. Bear right at the firehouse onto Sherman Street and follow to St. Peter’s Field, which is on the left.


Thursday, August 2
Forbes, Fuller Mirror Each Other in Chiefs 0-0 Tie with First Place Cassell Club
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..Keith Forbes, 79 K's in 44 IP..
Medford, MA-Two of the Intercity's best pitchers hooked up in a classic duel on Tuesday night at Tufts University as the Chiefs and the first place Cassell Club battled to a 0-0 draw.

Cassell lefty Jim Fuller and Chiefs ace righty Keith Forbes numbers mirrored each other. Each allowed just one hit each to the outfield. Both gave up an infield single. They each struck out nine opposing batters. And both walked just two batters!

Baserunners were scarce on the night. The Chiefs had five baserunners and Cassell had four. For Cassell, a Jason Alexander infield single to second base in the third, a Josh Klimkiewicz walk in the fourth and a Bobby McCarthy clean single to left and a base on balls to Chip Malt in the fifth was all Cassell could muster against Forbes. The Chiefs batters fared no better against Fuller. Nate Leva's first inning infield dribbler, Justin Criasfulli being hit by a pitch in the fourth, a walk to rookie Anthony Vadala, a Jeff Bercume ground double just inside the first base bag and an intentional walk to Crisafulli in the seventh accounted for the Chiefs offense.

There were a couple of fine defensive plays thrown in. Criasfulli made a nice running catch of a Tim Dempsey fly ball to leftcenter in the fourth inning and rightfielder Phil Costello went to the top of the fence to reel in an Aaron Santos shot in the fifth.

It is easy to see why Tuesday's contest ended in a scoreless tie. Forbes now has struck out 79 batters in just 44 innings of work for a SOIP rate of 1.80. His ERA is 1.75 and his season record is 3-1-2.
Fuller has struck out 32 in just 26 innings for a SOIP rate of 1.20. Fuller's ERA is 2.36 and his overall record is 3-0-1.




Monday, July 30
Chiefs Bats Stay Hot in 17- 5 Win Over Woburn
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..Mike Andre went 3-4 with 2 Doubles and 5 RBI's..
Woburn, MA- The Chiefs had their loudest offensive explosion of the season on Sunday night and kept their playoff hopes alive as they defeated the Woburn Mooney Dental Tanners 17-5 under the lights at Ferullo Field.

The Chiefs knocked out 17 hits off five Woburn hurlers. Mike Andre led the hit parade going 3 for 4 with two doubles and five RBI's. Torrid Phil Costello, followed his four for four performance against Lexington, with a three for four evening with a double and three more RBI's. Jeff Bercume, went two for four with four RBI's, including a double and the first home run of his Intercity League career, a two run shot to rightfield in the third inning.

Brian Macrina returned to the lineup after a leg injury and went two for five with a RBI. Doug Heald had two singles and a RBI, Kevin Allen had two hits as well, including a sixth inning RBI double. Rick Sotiropoulos (1-5), Justin Crisafulli (1-3, RBI), and Matt Boleski (1-5) also hit safely as each Chief starter collected at least one hit.

Dave Marsters (2-2-1) picked up the win with a complete game performance. He allowed a season high nine hits but also chalked up a season high ten strikeouts. Marsters did not walk a batter.
 
The Chiefs are back in action (weather permitting) on Monday evening when they host the Wakefield Merchants at Tufts University starting at 6:00 PM.

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..Jeff Bercume hit first ICL home run..

Sunday, July 22
Costello Goes 4 for 4 as Chiefs Battle Back to Tie Blue Sox, 6-6
Medford,MA- Phil Costello went four for four and knocked in three runs, including a clutch seventh inning two out single, as the Chiefs battled back to tie the Lexington Blue Sox 6-6 on Friday evening at Tufts University.

The Chiefs found themselves trailing 6-5 with nobody on with two outs in the seventh. Justin Crisafulli doubled off Lexington's Bill Cooke before Costello delivered his fourth hit of the night to centerfield scoring Crisafulli with the tying run.

Kevin Allen (1 for 3) had two RBI's on a single and a sacrifice fly. Mike Andre was 2 for 4 with an RBI to pace the Chiefs 13 hit attack.

Chiefs starter Keith Forbes had to leave the game after finishing the second inning allowing a run on two hits including a Dan Graham RBI triple. Lefty Dylan Ellis worked the final five innings for the Chiefs allowing seven hits.

Wednesday, July 18
MARSTERS COMPLETE GAME FOUR HITTER GETS CHIEFS BY AMERICANS, 5-2
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............Dave Marsters............
Medford, MA-  "Marsterful", simply "Marsterful"!

Veteran righty Dave Marsters surpassed a few more milestones on Tuesday night at Tufts University, none the least was a four hit, 61 pitch complete game win over the Medford Americans.

Most of the marks that Marsters now sets for the Chiefs can be safely tucked away in the "can't ever be broken file". When he threw his first pitch he officially recorded his 200th Chiefs career pitching appearance. When he took the mound to start the sixth it was his 1,000th inning pitched for the Chiefs. When he recorded the second of his two K's on the night in the fourth, it was the 752nd of his Chiefs career. And when Matt Boleski camped under a fly ball to end the game, Marsters had notched his 98th win in a Chiefs uniform and the 119th of his illustrious ICL career.

Marsters had pretty much of a rocking chair ride after the Chiefs jumped out to 4-0 lead in the first inning. There were just two glitches along the way, a couple of solo homers in the second and sixth innings. In between the homers, in innings two through six, Marsters faced the minimum 16 batters, allowing a lead off single in the sixth inning but promptly threw a doubleplay ball.

After Marsters set down the Americans side in order in the top of the first inning the Chiefs came up with four runs. Rick Sotiropoulos led things off with a single to left against southpaw Zack Rubin of Babson. Nate Leva popped up for the first out and Jeff Bercume and Justin Crisafulli followed with consecutive singles to load the bases. Boleski then hit a potential doubleplay grounder to third which was thrown into right field allowing both Sotiropoulos and Bercume to score. Phil Costello then drew a walk to reload the bases. Mike Andre then picked up an RBI when he was issued a four pitch walk that forced in Crisafulli for a 3-0 Chiefs lead. Kevin Allen then hit a soft liner to center for a single to score Boleski to make it 4-0. Rubin settled down and struck out Doug Heald and Sotiropoulos with the bases jammed to avoid further damage.

Mike Pagliarulo Jr. got one right back for the Americans when he led off the second inning with his fifth homer of the year to right.

The Chiefs made it a 5-1 game in the sixth inning when Leva walked and was forced at second on a Bercume groundout. Criasfulli then flew to left for the inning's second out. Boleski then singled to right with Bercume going to third. Matt Galvin replaced Rubin on the mound for the Americans and with Costello at the plate, Boleski and Bercume executed a perfect double steal with Bercume scoring on the throw to second.

Marsters took the 5-1 margin into the seventh. He got Charlie Pagliarulo to fly to center for the first out. Johnny Welch then deposited the first pitch he saw over the right centerfield fence for his fifth home of the year cutting the Chiefs lead to 5-2. Pagliarulo followed with a single to left and when Billy Smeglin was hit by a Marsters pitch, the tying run came to the plate in pinch hitter Matt Pisani. Pisani then lofted a fly ball to Boleski in shallow center to end the game.

The Chiefs game against the Watertown Reds scheduled for tonight (Wednesday) at Victory Field has been postponed due to rain. The Chiefs next play on Friday at 6:00 PM when they host the Lexington Blue Sox at Tufts University's Huskins Field.


Tuesday, July 17
Martin, Shapiro Lead Reds Past Chiefs
Medford, MA- Former Chiefs ace Dave Martin threw six innings of shutout baseball and ex Chiefs closer Brian Shapiro worked a scoreless seventh inning as the duo combined on a 7-0 win for the Watertown Reds on Monday night at Tufts University's Huskins Field.

Mike Chandler took the loss for the Chiefs working 5.2 innings allowing six runs (four earned) along with seven hits. Chandler struck out three Reds batters. Mark Blake went the final 1.2 innings giving up a run on two hits.

Luke Begley was 3-4 for the Reds with a double and a triple. Matt McEvoy went 2-3 on the night.

Nate Leva, Mike Andre & Brendan Shepard had the only hits for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs are back in action on Tuesday when the host the Medford Americans at Tufts University at 6:00 PM.

Saturday, July 14
Ellis, Shepard & Defense Keys as Chiefs Rally Past Woburn, 3-2
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..Phil Costello scored winning run in 6th...
Woburn, MA- Rookie lefthander Dylan Ellis allowed two first inning runs (one unearned) then slamed the door shut, giving the Chiefs the opportunity to rally for a 3-2 win over Woburn on Friday night at Ferullo Field.

The Chiefs played some sparkling defense to aid the cause, which allowed the Merrimack College sophomore to be to pick up his second straight decison.

The Chiefs threatened big time in the top of the first inning but could not score. Jeff Bercume reached on an error and Brian Macrina bounced into a fielders choice with Bercume forced at second. Mike Langston then blooped a single to center and Justin Crisafulli walked to load the bases. Tanner starter Scott Bouvier escaped the inning when he got both Mike Andre and Rick Sotiropoulos to both fly out.

Woburn picked up their only runs of the night in the first when Evan Gallante led off with a line single to left and Matt Stanzler walked. Matt Fiore then reached on an error by Langston at first to load the bases with nobody out. Mike Howard then drew a full count bases loaded walk to force in Gallante. Ellis bore down and struck out Keegan DeNapoli but a passed ball with Eric King at the plate allowed Stanzler to score the second run. King then grounded to Andre at third and Ellis struck out Joe Curran to avert further damage.

It stayed a 2-0 Tanner lead until the the Chiefs tied it up in the fifith. Brendan Shepard led off with a double and scored on a Bercume single that skipped past the rightfielder allowing Bercume to go all the way to third. After Matt Boleski popped up, Langston was HBP. Crisafulli then beat the relay to first on a potential double play ball with Bercume scoring the tying run.

Stanzler walked with one out in the fifth but the inning ended when Andre started a 5-4-3 double play.

The Chiefs got the winning run in the sixth when Phil Costello walked, stole second and scored on a Shepard RBI single to left.

Ellis took the 3-2 lead into the bottom of the seventh. Pinch hitter Mark Infurna walled to lead off the inning and he was sacrificed to second by Ryan Masse. Ari David then grounded to Bercume at second base for out number two with Infurna taking third. Andre then went to his left to snare a Gallante grounder and fired to Langston at first to get Gallante by two steps to end the game.

Ellis (2-2), retired 18 of the last 21 batters he faced while striking out six and walking four.

The Chiefs are right back in action on Saturday when they travel to East Boston Stadium to meet the Bombers in a 5:00 PM start. Righty Chris Foundas is expected to make his first start of the season.


Monday, July 16
INTERCITY LEAGUE OUTSLUGS PARK LEAGUE ALL-STARS, WINS 8-5
By Bruce Hack
Lexington Blue Sox
Director of Media Relations

Wellesley Hills, MA – What a difference a year makes!
In 2006 it was pitching and defense that carried the Intercity League All-Stars to a 4-1 win over the Boston Park League. This year offense was the name of the game at Babson College’s Norman and Terry Govoni Field.

The 2007 All-Star game between the two greater Boston baseball leagues was played in memory of Joe Driscoll a long-time umpire who passed away suddenly in April of this year. The two leagues agreed to name the game the Joe Driscoll Memorial All-Star Classic and will continue to play it each year in Joe’s memory.
        
After the first inning the teams had equaled last year’s final score as the visiting Intercity League scored four times in the opening inning. Dan Graham (Lexington/Central Connecticut) started it off with single. Josh Klimkiewicz (Cassell/Harvard) followed with a single and Tim Dempsey (Cassell/UMass-Lowell) walked to load the bases. John Welch (Medford/St. Anselm) brought in the first run with a fielders choice. Mike Pagliarulo (Medford/Dartmouth) singled to drive in the second run and Mickey Wiswall (Wakefield/Boston College) finished the scoring with a two-run double. The host Park League got a run back in the bottom half of the first on A. J. Turner’s (Mass Envelope/Eastern Nazarene) solo home run to right. Turner’s round tripper was the first of four on the day as players took advantage of a stiff breeze blowing out to right.

The Park League’s first four runs come on home runs and three of its first six hits were balls that traveled over the fence. A two-run shot by Julian Alvarez (Carlson Club/Western Oklahoma State) that bounced off the top of the centerfield fence made it 8-3 after four. Alvarez was 1-for-2 with a run and two RBI and earned MVP honors for the Boston Park League. J. P. Songin (Palmer Club/Georgia College) hit a solo home run to right to make it 8-4 after six. Songin had entered the game in the top of the sixth and replaced Alvarez in right field for the Park League.
        
The Park League made it interesting in the ninth scoring its final run, and the only one not scored with a home run. Cassell’s David Ahern (Babson) came in to close out the game pitching on his college field and struggled a bit before bringing the game to an end.

Tony Fantaroni (Mass Envelope/Northeastern) singled to start the ninth for the Park League. He went to third on a single by Mike Ross (Boston Padres/Maine) and scored on a sacrifice fly by Hal Carey (Stockyard/Harvard). Carey hit a ball down the right field line which was hauled in by Steve Tahmoush (Medford/Babson) on a great running catch in foul territory. Singles by Dan Zailskas (Stockyard/Harvard) and Dan Merzel (Towne Club/Johns Hopkins) loaded the bases and brought the winning run to the plate. Ahern bore down and struck out Don Ferbert (Towne Club/Mass Maritime) and retired Shu Sasaki (Cannon/Northeastern) on fly ball to center to seal the win.

Lexington’s Graham closed out the scoring for the Intercity League with a two-run home run to right in the fourth to give the visitors an 8-1 lead. It was Graham’s first home run of the season. The left-handed slugger, who came into the game hitting .537 with 13 RBI, shared ICL MVP honors. Graham was 2-for-3 with 2 runs, 2 RBI and a home run. He shared honors with Wakefield’s Wiswall, who had an RBI single in the third inning to finish the day 2-for-2 with a game-high 3 RBI.

After Graham’s blast, Park League pitchers Dave Williams (Towne Club/Wesleyan) and Jim Perry (Mass Envelope/Duke) combined for two hitless innings, and Williams had two strike outs, the only pitcher to do so. When Brendan O’Connor (Cannon Club/Lander) retired the first two batters in the seventh the Park League had set down eight straight Intercity League batters, the longest streak in the game.

The starting pitchers for both teams earned the decisions. The win went to Cassell’s Bryan Lambert (Brandeis) who is 5-0 in the ICL. Matt Boudrow (Palmer Club/Bentley) gave up the four runs in the first and took the loss for the Park League.

This year’s contest saw the teams combine for 13 runs, 22 hits, including three double and the four home runs. Both teams cleared the benches as every position player got into the game and 55 players in all were used.


Thursday, July 12
Forbes, Crisafulli Named to 2007 Intercity League All-Star Team
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......Justin Crisafulli.......
Somerville, MA- Chiefs picther Keith Forbes and outfielder Justin Crisafulli were named to the Intercity League all-star team that was chosen yesterday.

Forbes, who formerly played in the San Diego Padres system, is 3-1-1 so far this year. He leads the league with 68 strikeouts in just 35 innings of work.

For Crisafulli, who played in the Cleveland Indians organization, it will be his eighth all-star game appearance. He is the Chiefs all-time home run leader with 83. Although his average is down this season (.200), he has still managed to hit three home runs and has eight RBI's.

The ICL will meet the Boston Park League on Sunday at 2:00 PM at Babson College. The game has been named in honor of umpire Joe Driscoll who passed away suddenly this past spring.
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...........Keith Forbes........

Tuesday, July 10
Forbes (15 More K's), Shepard, Shine in 2-2 Tie with Blue Sox
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Brenden Shepard 2 Doubles, 2 RBI's
Lexington, MA- Righty Keith Forbes continued on his record setting strikeout pace and rookie shortstop Brendan Shepard had the best night of his ICL career as the Chiefs and Blue Sox played to a 2-2 standoff at Lexington High School on Monday night.

Make no mistake about it, Forbes and former New York Yankee Triple A lefty Mike Kotarski hooked up in one of the best billed ICL matchups in years. Both were impressive and both went the distance in the gaining the split decision.

The Chiefs landed the first blow of the night against Kotarski in the second inning. Phil Costello drew a walk and Rick Sotiropoulos was called out on strikes. Shepard then came to the plate and delivered a bomb double to the left center field fence that allowed Costello to score all the way from first and give the Chiefs a 1-0 lead.

The Sox came back to tie the game at 1-1 in bottom of the second when former St. John's Prep and Harvard star Brian Lentz deposited a Forbes changeup over the left field fence.

The Chiefs used almost a carbon copy of the second inning to take a 2-1 lead in the fourth. Sotiropoulos reached with two outs on a chopper to the right of the mound and Shepard went the "instant replay route" when he hit his second double of the night, again to the fence in left center with Sotiropoulos scoring from first.

Forbes took that 2-1 lead into the sixth but singles from Tom Frates, Dan Graham and Eric Poling produced Lexington's second run.

Kotarski and Forbes retired the respective sides in the seventh to preserve the tie.

Kotarski (1-0-1), who prior to being drafted by the Yankees pitched at Duke, gave up six hits while striking out five.

Forbes (3-1-1) allowed five hits while striking out 15. The former San Diego Padre now has 68 strikeouts in just 35 innings of work. He is on a pace to shatter all Chiefs strikeout records including most in season (83) held by Jon Drew in 1993.

Forbes is averaging an amazing 1.94 K's per inning. The only other Andre Chief to record more than a strikeout an inning over the course of a season was in 1995 when former Red Sox hurler Mike Carista struck out 74 batters in 60 innings, an average of 1.23 per inning. That year the Chiefs finished the regular season at 28-2 and swept to another ICL playoff championship with an overall record of 35-6. Carista finished the 1995 campaign with a 10-1 mark.



Saturday, July 7
Matt Cooney Gets First Pro Hit for Red Sox
Fort Myers, FL- Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney recorded his first professional hit on Friday when he led off the seventh inning with a line drive single to left field in the Gulf Coast Red Sox 5-2 win over the Pirates.

Cooney started for the Sox behind the plate and went 1 for 3 on the day. He grounded into a double play in his first at bat in the second inning. In the fifth inning he grounded to second base before notching his first hit.

Cooney batted eighth in the Sox lineup and was seeing his first action of the season.

Friday, July 6
Ellis Gets First ICL Win, Crisfaulli & Boleski Homer in 4-1 Win Over East Boston
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Dylan Ellis notched his First ICL Win
Medford, MA- Rookie lefthander Dylan Ellis spun a complete game six hitter to pick the first win of his ICL career and veteran Justin Crisafulli and Matt Boleski provided all of the offense with a couple of home runs as the Chiefs knocked off the East Boston Bombers 4-1 on Friday night at steamy Huskins Field.

Ellis, who is from Merrimack College and Gloucester, MA, was in in control all night long, with the exception of the third inning where he escaped a major league jam, needed just 93 pitches to pick up the victory.

After Ellis set the Eastie side down in order in the top of the first inning the Chiefs bats showed some signs of life in the bottom of the inning. Leadoff man Nate Leva lined to center but Jeff Bercume singled to right center and Brian Macrina legged out an infield single to put two runners on with no outs. Criasfulli followed with his third homer of the season off starter Dan Delea, just to the left of the 410' foot sign in center field for a quick 3-0 Chiefs lead.

It stayed that way until the top of the third when a two out single by Pete John, a walk to Ricky Myette and singles from Mike Navarro and Mike Adessa cut the Chiefs lead to 3-1. Ellis escaped further damage when he struck out former Chief Tony Ramos with the bases loaded to end the frame.

Both the Chiefs and the Bombers hit the ball fairly hard throughout the evening and neither team had anything to show for it until Matt Boleski led off the bottom of the fifth with his first home run of the season that upped the Chiefs lead to 4-1.

Ellis, now 1-2 on the season, struck out six and issued just one base on balls.
Delea, allowed just four hits and struck out just one.

The Chiefs are off on Saturday and travel to Pine Banks Field on the Malden/Melrose line to meet the Gately A's on Sunday night at 8:00 PM.

The Chiefs are expected to send ace righthander Keith Forbes (3-1) to the mound.
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Matt Boleski hit 5th inning solo HR

Friday, July 6
Chiefs Offense Abandons Lozeau in 1-0 Loss to Coffey, Wakefield
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Danny Lozeau sharp in 1-0 loss
Medford, MA- The Chiefs pitching staff is in the market for a good lawyer.
Rumor has it that they are about to bring charges against the offense for non-support.
And it would be a slam dunk case!
For the umpteenth time during this first half of the season, the pitching staff did their job only to see the bats falter again. This time Danny Lozeau was the victim in a 1-0 loss to ex-Chicago Cub veteran Steve Coffey and his Wakefield Merchants on Thursday night at Huskins Field.

Lozeau and Coffey hooked up in a classic pitchers duel with the later coming out on top courtesy of a Matty Nuzzo triple and a Dana Dagostino infield hit in the sixth inning.

After a 1-2-3 first inning for Lozeau, the Chiefs squandered their first scoring opportunity of the evening when they put two men on base via a Jeff Bercume infield single and a walk to Justin Crisafulli. Coffey erased the threat when he got Kevin Allen striking out swinging to end the inning.

Wakefield got the first two men on base in the top of the second as Dagostino walked and ex-minor leaguer Steve Langone singled to left. Lozeau pitched out of the jam by striking out Mike Sorrentino and Taylor von Kriegenberg and getting Jon Davison to fly to Brian Macrina in centerfield.

The Chiefs stranded another runner in scoring position in the third. Bercume led off with a single to center and went to second on a Macrina ground out. Macrina, who was making his first appearance of the season after recovering from a leg injury, went to second on a passed ball with one out. Mike Andre then lined out to Nuzzo at short and Coffey got Crisafulli swinging to end the inning.

Nuzzo, who just returned from the Cape Cod League, led off the the Merchants fourth with a double just inside the thirdbase bag. Lozeau got Dagostino to pop to short and Langone was intentionally walked. Sorrentino flew to right for out number two and Nuzzo was left stranded when von Kriegenberg struck out swinging.

Coffey retired the Chiefs in the bottom of the fourth and Lozeau sat the Merchants down in order in the top of the fifth.

The Chiefs got another man in scoring position in the bottom of the fifth but could not capitalize. Doug Heald singled to right center and stole second. Bercume grounded out to first sending Heald to third. With the Merchants infield drawn in, Coffey got Macrina to ground out to Langone at second with Heald forced to hold at third. Andre then hit another line drive, this time right at Langone at second base as another Chiefs threat went by the boards.

The Merchants finally broke the scoring drought in the sixth when Nuzzo led off the inning with a triple to the right center field gap. With the Chiefs infield drawn in, Dagostino followed with a RBI single off the glove of shortstop Nate Leva, who had pinch hit for Brendan Shepard in the fourth, to score Nuzzo with the only run of the evening.

Coffey got the Chiefs in order in the sixth (Crisafulli fly out, Allen ground out, Chad Conner strikeout) before Lozeau escaped a jam in the top of the seventh. With one out T.J. Sheedy reached on an error by Leva and Mickey Wiswall grounded out for the second out. Nuzzo was then issued an "unintentional" intentional walk and Lozeau kept it a 1-0 game when he struck out Dagostino to end the inning.

Coffey got Matt Boleski swinging to start to seventh and Leva gave the Chiefs a little life when he singled to right. But it was not to be, as Coffey struck out Heald and got Bercume to ground to Dagostino at first to end the game.

Lozeau, now 2-3 with an ERA of 2.69, allowed six hits while also striking out six. 
Coffey, who allowed just three hits and struck out five, raised his record to 2-3 with the complete game win.

The Chiefs will try and find the key to the offense tonight (Friday) when they host East Boston at Huskins Field starting at 6:00 PM. Southpaw Dylan Ellis (0-2, 2.25 ERA) will be the Chiefs starter.



Sunday, July 1
Forbes (1 Hitter, 16 K's), Dominant in Chiefs 2-1 Win Over Americans
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..Keith Forbes, 1 hitter, 16 K's..
Medford, MA- Former San Diego Padres righty Keith Forbes (16 K's) came within one out of his second no-hitter of the season and then saw both the no-hit and the shutout bid go south, courtesy of 20 ICL veteran Steve Napier, before the Chiefs rallied for a 2-1 win over the Medford Americans on Sunday at Huskins Field.

Americans southpaw Orazio Azzarello was nearly as good, as he and Forbes matched zeros until the Chiefs broke through in the bottom of the fifth. Shortstop Brendan Shepard delivered Jeff Bercume, who had reached on a fielder's choice and stole second, with a two out RBI single to left.

Forbes hit Charlie Pagliarulo with a pitch to start the seventh and he went to second on a wild pitch. Forbes got Johnny Welch swinging for the first out as Pagliarulo got a great jump and stole third. Mike Pagliarulo Jr. then struck out for out number two. Napier then drilled the first pitch he saw down the right field line to break up the no hit and shutout bid with one swing. Forbes got Chris Panza for his 16th strikeout of the night to end the inning.

Bercume led off the seventh with a gap triple to right center. Justin Crisafulli and Mike Andre both were intentionally walked to load the bases. Azzarello got just what the doctor ordered when he got Shepard to foul out to Welch at first. Kevin Allen then put an end to the evening when he lined a 1-2 Azzarello pitch to right which scored Bercume and gave the Chiefs the win..

Forbes raised his record to 3-1 and leads the ICL with 53 strikeouts in just 28 innings of work.

The Chiefs enjoy a three day Fourth of July break before returning home on Thursday to host the Wakefield Merchants at 6:00 PM. Dan Lozeau (2-2) will get the start for the Chiefs.

Saturday, June 30
Chiefs Catcher Matt Cooney Signs with Boston Red Sox
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..Matt Cooney Signs with Sox..
Medford, MA- The Andre Chiefs of the Intercity League are pleased to announce that catcher Matt Cooney of Arlington, MA, signed a free agent contract with the Boston Red Sox late Friday afternoon.

Cooney, who started all 13 games for the Chiefs this season, was hitting .310 with a homer and 5 RBI's.

He graduated from Eastern Connecticut State in May where he completed a four year career there with three trips to the Division 3 College World Series.

"I am thrilled for Matt", said Chiefs manager Chuck Andre. "He is the latest in the long list of Chiefs that have had the opportunity to sign a professional contract and although we will miss him, we wish him nothing but the best and hope he climbs through the minor league ranks and makes it to Fenway", he added.

Cooney is the 102nd player in Chiefs history to sign a professional contract.

He flew out of Boston on Saturday morning and will report to the Red Sox in Ft. Myers on Sunday.

Monday, June 25
Forbes, Lozeau Combine on 3-Hitter as Chiefs Beat East Boston, 3-1
Medford- Righthanders Keith Forbes and Danny Lozeau limited East Boston to just three hits as the Chiefs rallied back from a 1-0 first inning defecit to beat the Bombers 3-1, to kick off the Chiefs Alumni Day.

The Chiefs rallied to tie the game in the third inning when Brenden Shepard scored on a wild pitch. In the fifth, the Chiefs scored what proved to be the winning runs when Matt Boleski scored on a Jeff Bercume fly ball to left that was misplayed for an error and a Justin Crisafulli RBI single.

Forbes worked the first four innings, allowiing three hits while striking out seven. Lozeau (2-2) picked up the win with three scoreless and hitless innings of work, striking out two.

East Boston starter and loser Dan Gomez of Western Oklahoma was almost as good, allowing just three hits himself and one earned run. Gomez struck out seven but issued six walks.

The Chiefs are off on Monday and return home to host the Cassell Club at Huskins Field on the campus of Tufts University on Tuesday at 6:00 PM.

O'Donnell Era Chiefs (1968-1981) Alumni Day Planned for June 24 at Playstead Park
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.....Joe O'Donnell......
Medford, MA- The semi-professional stars of yesteryear will be shining as the legendary Chiefs of the Joe O' Donnell era from 1968-1981 will gather at Playstead Park on Sunday, June 24, for a reunion and alumni game. Playing under the Hosmer Chiefs name and sponsored by John Hosmer of Hosmer Pontiac during those years, over forty ex-Chief greats are expected to attend.

Success was synonymous with O' Donnell and his Chiefs as he guided the franchise to eight of its 17 Intercity League Championship banners during his fifteen years at the helm. The Chiefs never failed to qualify for the playoffs during his tenure as player-manager and played close to .700% baseball over than span.

O' Donnell leads the list of former Chiefs who will be in attendance. Today he is considered one of Greater Boston’s most successful businessmen and is the CEO of The Boston Culinary Group, as well as several other prominent businesses. Last spring O'Donnell was named as the most powerful person in the Boston business world by a local magazine, having built a billion dollar business practically from scratch. A 1967 graduate of Harvard University, where the baseball field is named in his honor, he has been instrumental in funding baseball facilities and assisting youth sports in the area, including Malden Catholic and Phillips Exeter Academy, where he is an alumnus of both schools. He is also the founder of The Joey Fund, which was established in November 1986 in memory of his son Joey O' Donnell, a courageous fighter and victim of cystic fibrosis. Through the years The Joey Fund has raised over $25,000,000 for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.

A native of Everett, MA, O' Donnell began his ICL career as player-manager of the McKinnon Club and took over the Chiefs in 1968, succeeding the late and colorful Lenny Dempsey as Chiefs field boss. An outstanding right handed hitter, O’Donnell caught and played first base as the Chiefs long time cleanup man.

Joining O' Donnell at the alumni game will be former Chiefs catcher and current Bentley College AD and baseball coach Bob DeFelice. DeFelice played for the Chiefs from 1973-1984 and has been the only coach in Bentley baseball history as he just concluded his 39th season. The baseball field at Bentley College is named in his honor. In 1965, he began a three-year playing career in the Boston Red Sox minor league organization. In 1967, he was a player-coach with the Pittsfield Red Sox. Amazingly, DeFelice has been inducted into seven Halls of Fame, including Boston College, where he graduated from in 1963, Bentley College, Winthrop High, the National Italian American Sports Hall of Fame, the Massachusetts High School Football Coaches Hall of Fame, the Boston Park League Hall of Fame and the Union Printers International Baseball League Hall of Fame.

Also expected is legendary sidearmer Fred Knox, who was one of the original Chiefs in 1958, and pitched 16 seasons for the club until 1973, chalking up 108 wins and 10 championship rings and along the way.

Other former Chiefs stars expected to attend include ex-professional players Mike Pagliarulo, who played many years as the third baseman for the New York Yankees and won a World Series as a member of the 1991 Minnesota Twins, Jeff Williamson (Baltimore Orioles), Ronnie Corbett (Oakland A's), Dave Polcari (St. Louis Cardinals), Ron Luongo (New York Yankees), Frank Nuzzo (St. Louis Cardinals), Ricky Shannon (Montreal Expos), Pancho Webb (Boston Red Sox), Jackie Mountain (Boston Red Sox), Vin Martelli (Cleveland Indians), Rob Alevizos (Chicago Cubs), Steve DiCarlo (Oakland A's), Billy Kelly (St. Louis Cardinals) and Eddie Rideout (New England Patriots).

Also returning to wear the Chiefs colors will be former stars Billy Dunn, John Emery, Steve Howe, Neil Hurley, Garry Keil, Terry McGann, Jimmy Melzar, Mark Santini, Bob Spinney, John Veneziano, Joe Armstrong, Chico Chicarello, Dave Tallent, Dave Katz,  Mike Lush, Toby Harvey, assistant coach Jack Trischitta and present Chiefs manager Chuck Andre, who played for the club from 1973-1980 and has piloted the team to 395 wins, seven more pennants, four ICL championships and most importantly has maintained the O’Donnell-Dempsey eras of Chiefs tradition playing close to .700% baseball since taking the reins in 1989.

All present and former Chiefs fans and Intercity League followers are invited to the alumni day festivities which will kick off at 1:00 PM when the 2007 Chiefs take on East Boston in a regular season Intercity League contest. Following the game, the Chiefs alumni will head onto the Playstead Park turf for some baseball action which will include some special guests, surprise presentations and photo opportunities. The ex-Chiefs will then attend an evening function for team members.

The Chiefs long and storied franchise began in 1957. To read the entire history of the team go to the Chiefs website at www.andrechiefs.com and click onto the “Chiefs History” tab.

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Joe O'Donnell and John Hosmer accept the Chiefs hardware after beating the Boston Typos in the 1970 ICL Championship Series.


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Joe and Hos pick up the 1974 Championship Trophy after knocking off the Malden City Club


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The 1969 Chiefs pose for a faded picture after defeating the Wakefield Merchants in the ICL Championship.


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Vinny Martelli, Steve DiCarlo, Bob DeFelice and Dennis Works look prepared to beat the Augustine A's in the 1979 Finals.


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Current Manager Chuck Andre was just a rookie pitcher in 1973.


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Former Chief Mike Pagliarulo lifts the World Series trophy as a member of 1991 World Champion Minnesota Twins.
Pags played eleven major league seasons.


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.....Mike Pagliarulo....

Thursday, June 21
Cassell Defense, Four Run First Inning, Enough to Beat Chiefs, 4-1
Somerville, MA- The defending champion Cassell Club used a four run first inning, then played some spectacular defense which included a triple play, to knock off the Chiefs, 4-1 last night at Trum Field.

The Chiefs biggest threat of the night came in the top of the first inning. Jeff Bercume and Rick Sotiropoulos led the game off with singles. Mike Langston came to the plate and hit a liner back to the box, where former 6'8 Washington Nationals righty Bryan Lambert snagged it, fired to second to get Bercume and the relay to first was in plenty of time to get Sotiropoulos to complete the triple play.

The Chiefs only run of the evening came in the sixth on a Bercume single and a long Langtson RBI double.

Ellis (0-2) pitched well, allowing eight hits, two earned runs and striking out five.

The Chiefs are back in action tonight (Thursday) when they travel to Ferullo Field in Woburn to meet the Tanners in an 8:00 PM start. Veteran righty Dave Marsters has drawn the starting assignment.





Tuesday, June 19
Blue Sox Turn Back Chiefs Rally, 8-4
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..Nate Leva had PH RBI single..
Lexington, MA- They came all the way back then watched it slip away.

Such was the saga of the Chiefs on Monday night as they rallied from a 4-0 deficit to tie the game up before the Blue Sox scored four runs in the bottom of the sixth inning off a quartet of pitchers to take a 8-4 win and remain the ICL's only defeated team at 6-0-2.

The Sox took a 4-0 lead in the second inning on singles from Dan Hughes and Pete Frates, a hit batsman and a Sean McElroy double.

The Chiefs cut the margin in half in the top of the third when DH Mike Chandler delivered a two out , two RBI single off Lexington lefthanded starter Matt Costello.

Keith Forbes kept the Sox in check in the third and fourth innings and the Chiefs made it a 4-3 game in the top of the fifth on two consecutive Lexington errors. 

Forbes retired the Blue Sox without scoring in the bottom of the fifth and the Chiefs knotted it up in the sixth. After two groundouts, Phil Costello singled to center, went to second on a wild pitch and scored the tying run when Bridgeport's Nate Leva, pinch hitting for Doug Heald, singled to left.

The wheels fell of the Chiefs wagon in the bottom of the sixth. Forbes issued a walk to Erik Thomas and pinch hitter Brian Lentz, formerly of Harvard, drilled single to left. Lefty Paul Koslowski replaced Forbes on the mound and Dan Hughes greeted him with a long double down the right field line scoring both Thomas and Lentz to make it 6-4. Koslowski then got Frates to ground out for the innings first out. Chris Foundas came on to face McElroy who delivered Hughes with a single that ran the score to 7-4. Dan Graham then followed with another single and a walk to Eric Poling loaded the bases. Lefty Connor Bishop replaced Foundas and hit Tim Hughes to force in a run and make it 8-4 before settling down and striking out Ryan Duff and Thomas to avoid further damage.

The ICL's top pitcher of 2006, Billy Cooke, came on in relief of Costello to pick his third win of the season and he set the Chiefs side down in order in the seventh.

Forbes (2-1), suffered his first loss of the year. The righty, who had a no-hitter at Wakefield last week, was brilliant at times, striking out nine in five innings. He now has 30 K's in just 17 innings of work so far this season.

The Chiefs are off on Tuesday and the four game road trip does not get any easier when they arrive at Trum Field in Somerville to meet the defending champion Cassell Club on Wednesday evening at 7:00 PM.
Rookie lefthander Dylan Ellis has drawn the starting assignment for the Chiefs.

Saturday, June 16
Lozeau Chalks Up First ICL Win as Chiefs Beat Woburn, 6-2
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..Danny Lozeau Gets First Win...
Medford, MA- Righthander Dan Lozeau picked up the first win of his Intercity League career on Friday night as the Chiefs knocked off the Woburn Mooney Tanners 6-2 at Huskins Field.

Lozeau was 6-1 this spring for Division II Northeast Regional finalist Bryant University. The Pelham, New Hampshire, native worked the first six innings to pick up the victory before giving way to Bryant teammate Chris Foundas, who escaped some anxious moments in the seventh prior to settling down and sealing the win.

Lozeau retired the first six batters he faced and the Chiefs responded by jumping on Tanners starter and loser Rob Palladino for three runs in the home half of the second. Palladino hit Justin Crisafulli with a pitch and Mike Andre followed with a line single to right center. Former 2006 Merrimack College's all-New England selection Rick Sotiropoulos, who was seeing his first action for the Chiefs this season, was also hit by a pitch which loaded the bases with no outs. Stonehill shortstop Brenden Shepard followed with a line single to left scoring Crisafulli for a 1-0 lead. Kevin Allen then bounced into a fielder's choice scoring Andre with the second run with Shepard taking third on a throw to first that got away. Palladino's control problems continued when he uncorked a wild pitch allowing Shepard to score the Chiefs third run of the inning. Palladino escaped further damage when he struck out Doug Heald swinging and got leadoff man Jeff Bercume to ground out to second.

Woburn cut the margin to 3-1 in the third on singles by John Deangelo and Ari David and a fielders choice. The Chiefs went quietly in the bottom of the third and Lozeau got the Tanners 1-2-3 in the top of fourth.

After Sotiropoulos fouled out to start the fourth, Shepard drove a long triple to the left field corner and Allen delivered him with an RBI single to center to make it 4-1.

Lozeau was in complete control and set the Woburn side down in order for the fourth time in five innings in the top of the fifth. Back to back doubles by veterans Mike Langston and Crisafulli and an Allen RBI single increased the Chiefs margin to 6-1 bottom of the inning.

Woburn got one back in the top of the sixth when centerfielder Joe Smith singled and came around to score when first baseman Keegan DeNapoli unleashed a bomb double to the 410' sign in dead centerfield. 

The Chiefs threatened but could not score off Tanner reliever Scott Bouvier in the bottom of the sixth, setting the stage for some semi-dramatics in the Woburn seventh.

Foundas came on to pitch for the Chiefs and got Andrew Worden to hit a soft ground ball to second base which Heald misplayed allowing him to reach first. Foundas then walked Deangelo and David in succession to load the bases with no outs and bring the tying run to plate in pinch hitter Alex Stotik. The big 6' 4 righty settled down and got Stokik swinging at a 90 MPH fastball for the first out. Smith then popped out to Langston at first and Foudas completed the escape job and sealed the win when he got Ken Alexander to ground out to Heald to end the game.

Lozeau (1-2), went six full innings to record the win, allowing just four hits while striking out four and not issuing a walk.

The Chiefs have a rare two days off and will return to action on Monday night at 8:00 PM when they travel to Lexington to meet the Blue Sox, who were 6-1 winners last night over the Americans.

In the other ICL game on Friday night, the Cassell Club rallied from a 4-3 sixth inning deficit to beat Watertown 6-4 at Trum Field.

Thursday, June 14
Delea Ices Chiefs, 3-0
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...Dave Marsters...
East Boston, MA- The only thing colder than the frigid wind blowing in from Logan Airport and Boston Harbor on Thursday night were the Chiefs bats.

Righty Dan Delea of Suffolk University ceratinly did his part to keep the bats on ice as he scattered five hits, struck out ten and walked just one, as the Bombers sent the Chiefs through the "departure terminal" and back to Medford with a 3-0 loss.

On a night when offense was scarce, Chiefs veteran righty Dave Marsters was almost as good as he surrended just two earned runs on six hits. The big blow of the evening came off the bat of Mike Nazzaro, who hit a inside the park two run homer in the third when Chiefs left fielder Justin Crisafulli went down on a slab of concrete on the outskirts of the not yet fully completed EB Stadium turf.

The Chiefs will look to find some offensive spark when they return home on Friday night to face the Woburn Tanners at Tufts University starting at 6:00 PM.
Righty Dan Lozeau (Bryant University, Pelham, NH) will start for the Chiefs.


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Keith Forbes-1st Chiefs no hitter since 1995
Wednesday, June 13
NO-NO for KEITH FORBES
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..Mike Andre, 2 for 3, key RBI
Wakefield, MA- Chiefs fans knew that they had something special when the team announced the signing of  Keith Forbes last December.

On Wednesday evening the former San Diego Padre proved just "how special" when he threw the first Chiefs no-no since 1995 as the Chiefs squirmed past the Wakefield Merchants 2-0 at exceptionally cold Walsh Field.

The fireballing righty was in control from start to finish, striking out 12 Merchant batters with an overpowering fastball. Forbes ran his season record to 2-0 as he beat Gately last Tuesday night 3-2.

The Chiefs did not make things easy for Forbes against Bentley star Jerrod Marchesi as they squandered several scoring opportunities early on. It looked as if the Chiefs were going to stake Forbes to a lead before he took the mound. In the top of the first, leadoff man Jeff Bercume lined softly to shortstop. DH Mike Chandler followed with a long double to left center. Matt Cooney stayed hot with a line single to center with Chandler stopping at third but Marchesi got Justin Crisafulli to bounce into a 6-4-3 double play.

Forbes set the Merchants down in order in the bottom of the inning and Marchesi turned the trick on the Chiefs in top of the second. Forbes got the first two outs on the second before he hit former Boston College star Steve Langone with a pitch before recording his third strikeout of the night, getting John Davison swinging to end the inning. Marchesi again set the Chiefs down in order in the third and a Rich Gallugi walk was all the Merchants could do against Forbes in their half of the inning.

The Chiefs picked up the first run of the night in the top of the fourth but let an opportunity pass to give Forbes some extra breathing room. Chandler hit a little dribbler in front of the plate that was mishandled by Sorrentino allowing him to reach first. Cooney then delivered an infield hit off the glove of Marchesi to put runners on first and second with nobody out. Crisfaulli hit a soft liner that was gloved on a hop by Langone at second base but he lost the handle on the throw for inning's second error which loaded the bases. The  ICL's 2006 Rookie of the Year, Mike Andre then drilled a line single to right scoring Chandler. Marchesi got tough and then struck out Brenden Shepard, Kevin Allen and Matt Boleski in succession to end the threat and keep the Merchants in the game.

The Chiefs threatened again in the sixth as Andre clubbed a Marchesi offering to right for his second hit, went to second on a Shepard ground out, to third on a fielder's choice but was stranded when Marchesi got Boleski to ground back to the box.

The Chiefs gave Forbes a two run cushion in the top of the seventh. Doug Heald bounced out to third and Bercume singled to center. A Chandler ground out moved Bercume, who was running on a 3-2 pitch, to second and Cooney plated him with a bloop single to right.

Forbes got the side in order in the Wakefield seventh as he struck out Taylor Von Kreikenberg, got Langone to fly to center and preserved his no-hitter when he struck out Davison swinging for the third consecutive time.

Forbes (2-0), now has recorded 21 strikeouts in just 12 innings of work and has an ERA of just 1.17.

The last Chiefs no-hitter was throw by Mike Carista on July 14, 1995, at Morelli Field in Melrose, in a 4-0 win over the then Cremone A's. Prior to joining the Chiefs, Carista was a former pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and pitched as high as Triple A with Pawtucket.

Below is an Inning by Inning Account of Keith Forbes' No-Hitter
FIRST INNING-Gallugi struck out looking, Sorrentino flew to 1B, Wiswall grounded to 3B.
SECOND INNING-Dagostino grounded to SS, Von Kreikenberg struck out swinging, Langone was HBP, Davison struck out swinging.
THIRD INNING-Johnson struck out swinging, Russo grounded out to P, Gallugi walked, Sorrentino flew to RF.
FOURTH INNING-Wiswall flew to right, Dagostino was HBP,Von Kreikenberg struck out swinging, Langone popped to short.
FIFTH INNING-Davison struck out swinging, Johnson struck out looking, Russo struck out swinging.
SIXTH INNING-Gallugi struck out swinging, Sorrention flew to RF, Wiswall walked, Dagostino struck out swinging.
SEVENTH INNING-Von Kreikenberg struck out swinging, Langone flew to CF, Davison struck out swinging

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..Matt Cooney, 7th inning RBI..

Monday, June 11
Soto, Gately A's Turn Back Stagnant Chiefs Bats, 7-2
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....Dylan Ellis suffers first loss...
Medford, MA- Lefty Jamie Soto threw 5 2/3 innings of four hit ball to pick up the win as the A's knocked off the Chiefs 7-2 on Monday night at Huskins Field on the campus of Tufts University.

Soto, was in control all night long, striking out five, before giving way to Connor-O'Sullivan Pierce who worked the final 1 1/3 inning.

Chiefs starter and loser Dylan Ellis (Merrimack, Gloucester, MA) was victimized by four unearned runs in the third inning. Ellis, (0-1) worked five innings, allowing six runs (two earned) and gave up seven hits while striking out five and walking two. Righty Mark Blake (UMass, Medford, MA)  relieved Ellis in the sixth and allowed a run on two walks and a single. Southpaw Connor Bishop (Bridgewater St, Arlington, MA) worked a scoreless seventh for the Chiefs.

The Chiefs picked up their only runs of the night in the fifth when a walk to Phil Costello, a wild pitch, a Matt Boleski single and a rarely seen two consecutive balks led to the runs.

Catcher Matt Cooney had two of the Chiefs four hits.

The Chiefs are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Walsh Field in Wakefield to face the veteran laden and always tough Wakefield Merchants at 6:00 PM.

Friday, June 8
Lozeau Gets Start When Chiefs Host Watertown Friday Night at 6:00 PM
Medford, MA- The Chiefs will send righty Dan Lozeau (Bryant Uinversity, Pelham, NH) to the mound tonight (Friday) in search of his first ICL career victory when they host the Watertown Reds at Huskins Field on the campus of Tufts University starting at 6:00 PM.

Thursday, June 7
Like "Kissing Your Sister " as Woburn Ties Up Marsters & Chiefs, 2-2
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..Brendan Shepard led off 6th with single...
Medford, MA- A fact of life in semi-professional and amateur baseball in the Northeast is that sometimes you get the win, sometimes you get handed the loss and once in a while you walk away from the yard with the dreaded tie.

When you get the "W" you know that you are leaving the yard happy. When you take the "L" you know to leave the yard upset. It is the baseball tie that leaves you wondering "was that good or bad ".  Most of the time you're just not quite sure how to react.
Baseball it seems, just wasn't meant for tie games.

Such was the case in the Chiefs home opener at Tufts University on Thursday night as the Chiefs and Woburn see-sawed to a 2-2 draw under overcast skies.

Now those who came to see Chiefs veteran Dave Marsters make his return to the house in which his ICL legend was built, were certainly not disappointed. The crafty veteran held the Tanners to just five hits and actually took a 2-1 lead into the seventh before an unearned run knotted the game at two apiece.

Marsters set Woburn down in order in the top of the first and the Chiefs wasted a scoring opportunity in their first at bat that would come back to eventually haunt them. Leadoff man Jeff Bercume walked and promptly stole second. Woburn starter Booby Whalen got shortstop Brendan Shepard to pop to second. Bercume then got a good jump and also stole third. Mike Andre then drew a four pitch walk to put runners on the corners with one out. Cleanup man Justin Crisafulli, who has been red hot , hit a sharp one hopper to Andrew Worden at short to start a 6-4-3 inning ending doubleplay. 

Marsters and Whalen matched blanks until the top of the fourth when the Tanners picked up the game's first run on a Keegan DiNapoli single and a Ken Alexander two out gap double to left center.

The Chiefs came back to tie it up in the bottom of the fourth on a Kevin Allen RBI single that scored catcher Matt Cooney, who had reached on a fielder's choice and then stole second.

Marsters, who gave up just six hits and finished with 4K's and 0 walks, was aided by some fine infield defense in the fifth and sixth innings and the Chiefs took the lead in the home half of the sixth. Shepard led off with a line single to center and Phil Costello's attempted sacrifice bunt went for naught when Whelan fired to second to get the force out on the sliding Shepard. The Chiefs then caught a break when Whelan uncorked a wild pitch allowing Costello to take second. Crisafulli then flew out to the warning track in deep left for out number two. Cooney then delivered a flare RBI single to right center scoring Costello for a 2-1 lead.

Dan Georgette led off the seventh and reached on a rare error by Chiefs veteran first baseman Mike Langston. After two unsuccessful sacrifice bunt attempts, Marsters got Matt Stanzler swinging for the first out. He then hit Worden with a  1-2 pitch to put runners at first and second with one out. Lefty Kevin Vona then lined a clean single to right scoring Georgette and tying the game at 2-2 and sending Worden to third. Ryan Doyle ended the threat when he grounded into a 6-4-3 doubleplay.

Whalen got Bridgeport's Nate Leva, Matt Boleski and pinch hitter Mike Chandler, hitting for Doug Heald, to all ground out to end the game and preserve the tie.

The Chiefs are right back in action on Friday at 6:00 PM when they host the Watertown Reds at Tufts University. Bryant righty Danny Lozeau will draw the starting assignment for the Chiefs.

Thursday, June 7
"Master" Marsters Takes Ball in Home Opener vs. Woburn Tonight at 6:00 PM at Tufts Univ.
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..Dave Marsters shoots for win 118 tonight....
Medford, MA- Try these numbers on for size.
117 wins, 196 appearances, over 1,000 innings, 736 strikeouts and a career ERA of 2.86. Toss in four seventh game playoff wins, a couple of 9-0 seasons and a few 11-1 years and it becomes easy to see why Dave Marsters has been the most successful pitcher in the Intercity League since 1990.

Marsters holds virtually all Chiefs picthing records and most of the ICL marks. Tonight Marsters makes his first start of the 2007 season when he returns to the familar surroundings of Huskins Field on the campus of Tufts University when the Chiefs hook up with the Woburn Mooney Tanners at 6:00 PM.

Sunday, June 3
Blue Sox, Costello Knock Chiefs from Tournament, 6-1
Lexington, MA- Lefty Matt Costello threw a complete game six hitter as the host Lexington Blue Sox bounced the Chiefs from the second round of the Jerie DeAngelis Tournament of Champions, 6-1 on Sunday evening.

Tom Haugh was 3 for 3 for Lexington with 2 RBI. Mark Blake was the starter and loser for the Chiefs, working 3 innings plus. Connor Bishop went the final three frames for the Chiefs.

A Mike Andre first inning RBI single was all the scoring the Chiefs could muster.

Sunday, June 3
Nooooooooooo Offense!

Lexington, MA- For affectionados of baseball offense, Lexington was the wrong place to be on Saturday night.
Those who like great pitching and outstanding defense could not have been in a better place as the Chiefs and Gately A's battled through 11 long innings of scoreless baseball before the evening's curfew had the final say.
For the record, and because the game had to produce a winner to advance to Sunday's second round of the DeAngelis Tournament, the Chiefs won a coin flip and were awarded a "hypothetical" win.

For the Chiefs, starter Mike Chandler (7 innings, 1 hit, 5K's) and reliever Chris Foundas (4 innings, 2 hits, 1K) were superb. The problem was the A's Jamie Soto (8 innings, 5 hits, 6K's) and reliever Ryan McNeil (3 innings, 1 hit, 1K) were equally as impressive.

The game was not without both teams having a few scoring chances. The A's biggest threats came in the fifth and eleventh innings. The Chiefs in the ninth, tenth and eleventh innings.

In the Chiefs ninth, Rich Montecalvo walked and was pushed to second on a Doug Heald sacrifice bunt. Brendan Shepard then flew deep to left for the second out. Brian Macrina walked and Mike Andre singled to center with Montecalvo stopping at third to load the bases. Cleanup man Justin Criasfulli followed and McNeil got him to pop to short to end the inning.

In the tenth, Chiefs catcher Matt Cooney lead off and was hit by a McNeil pitch. Kevin Allen followed with a fielder's choce forcing Cooney at second. Phil Costello reached on an error but Matt Boleski hit into a tailor made 4-6-3 double play.

Another Chiefs threat and the game ended in the bootom of the eleventh when Shepard lined hard into a 6-3 doubleplay.



Tuesday, June 5
Forbes, Crisafulli & Cooney HRS Lift Chiefs By Gately A's, 3-2
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...Matt Cooney, hit game winning HR..

Melrose, MA- Former San Diego Padre Keith Forbes made the first start of his Chiefs career a winning one and solo homers from Justin Criasfulli and Matt Cooney paced the offense, as the tribe beat the Gately A's 3-2 on Tuesday night at Pine Banks Park.

Forbes, went the first five innings to pick up the win, striking out nine and allowing just two hits, one of which was second inning two run blast off the bat of lefty Dave Valdez.

A's starter Nick Conway and Forbes each started out hot with Conway recording 2K's in the top of the first inning and Forbes one upping him, when he struck out the Gately side in order in the bottom of the frame.

The Chiefs got to Conway for a run and a 1-0 lead in the top of the second. Criasfulli lined to second for the first out and veteran first baseman Mike Langston drew a 3-2 walk. A Cooney grounder to third forced Langston at second but he beat the relay to first to keep the inning alive. Kevin Allen followed with a gap shot RBI double to right center that Cooney came all the way around from first to score on. Doug Heald then walked, but Conway averted further trouble when he got Matt Boleski to ground out to firstbase.

The A's came right back to take a 2-1 lead in the bottom of the second. Former Arlington star Billy Manley singled and Valdez sent a Forbes offering over the centerfield fence. Following a walk to Mike Roberts, Forbes settled down and retired the next three A's in order, two via the strikeout route.

After Conway and Forbes matched zeros in the third, the Chiefs knotted the game at 2-2 when Crisafulli led off the fourth with a laser to straight away left for his second homer of the season and the 82nd of his career. Conway got the next three Chiefs in order to end the inning.

It stayed a 2-2 game until the top of the sixth when Cooney delivered, what proved to be the game winner, his first homerun in a Chiefs uniform to left. Southpaw Dylan Ellis came on in the sixth in relief of Forbes and retired the side, giving up a one out single to Roberts. 

The Chiefs threatened for more in the top of the seventh. A's reliever Bryan Curran got Brendan Shepard swinging for the first out and then Mike Andre drew a full count walk. Crisafulli grounded to short forcing Andre at second for out number two. Langston followed with a long double to left center but a couple of perfect relays from A's leftfielder Ari Glantz to shortstop Matt Delaney to catcher Billy Gannon nailed Richie Montecalvo, who was pinch running for Crisafulli, at the plate to end the inning.

Ellis struck out Gannon swinging to start the seventh and then got Curran to ground to first on nice defensive play by Langston. Ellis issued a two out walk to lefty Ricky Salvia and the Chiefs summoned righthander Chris Foundas from the bullpen to face the righthanded hitting Delaney. Foundas got Delaney to bounce back to the box on a 2-2 pitch to end the game and pick up his first save of the season.

The Chiefs are off on Wednesday and return to action with home games at Tufts University on Thursday vs. the Woburn Tanners and Friday vs. the Watertown Reds. Both games are scheduled to start at 6:00 PM. 

Veteran righty Dave Marsters has drawn the starting assignment on Thursday with Danny Lozeau expected to get the nod on Friday.

  


Foundas
..Chris Foundas get first save...

Monday, June 4
Forbes Makes Chiefs Debut on Pine Banks Turf vs. A's ,Tuesday at 8:00 PM
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..Keith Forbes Starts Tuesday..
Medford, MA- It could be a fitting homecoming when the Chiefs send Malden native and former San Diego Padres righthander Keith Forbes to the mound on Tuesday night when they travel to Pine Banks Field on the Malden/Melrose line to meet the Gately A's at 8:00 PM.

The A's and Chiefs battled to 0-0, 11 inning non league tie in the first round of the Jerie DeAngelis Tournament of Champions on Saturday night.

Forbes, played five seasons in the San Diego Padres organization and led all of minor league baseball in 2000 with 74 appearances with the Single A Rancho Cucamonga Padres. He also pitched Double AA ball for the Mobile Bay Bears. The Troy State University product was a 1998 draftee of the Padres after going 9-2 with a 3.28 ERA. This will be the Chiefs first visit to Pine Banks, a new facility with a field turf surface. The A's had previously played their home games at Morelli Field. Following Tuesday's game, the Chiefs have an off day Wednesday before hosting Woburn in their 2007 home opener at Tufts University's Huskins Field on Thursday at 6:00 PM. On Friday, the Chiefs host Watertown at Tufts in another 6:00 PM start.

Saturday, June 2
Jerie DeAngelis Tournament of Champions Scoreboard

Game 1: Saturday June 2  Cassell Club 4, Watertown Reds 0
Game 2: Saturday June 2  Medford Americans 7,  Wakefield Merchants 1
Game 3: Saturday June 2  Lexington 5, East Boston 3
Game 4: Saturday June 2  Andre Chiefs 0, Gately A's 0, (11 inn, suspended, coin flip)

Game 5: Sunday June 3 Cassell Club 2, Medford Americans 1
Game 6: Sunday June 3 Lexington 6, Andre Chiefs 1  
Game 7: Sunday June 3 Game 5 Winner vs Game 6 Winner  7:00 PM PPD RAIN



Saturday, June 2
Chandler Gets Start vs. A's in DeAngelis Tourney on Saturday at Lexington HS
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..Mike Chandler starts vs A's...
Lexington, MA- Righty Mike Chandler (Merrimack, Hamilton, MA) will take the ball for the Chiefs when they play the Gately A's in the first round of the Ninth Annual Jerie DeAngelis Tournament of Champions that takes place this weekend at Lexington High School.

The Chiefs will play the final game on Saturday estimated to begin between 5-5:30 PM.
The tourney gets underway at 10:00 AM with the Cassell Club-Watertown matchup. At 12:30 PM the Medford Americans will host the Wakefield Merchants and at 3:00 PM the Blue Sox will take on the East Boston Bombers.

If the Chiefs win on Saturday, they will advance to meet the winner of Saturday's East Boston-Lexington game on Sunday at 4:30 PM. The tournament championship game is sscheduled for 7:00 PM Sunday evening.

Friday, June 1
Cassell Outlasts Chiefs in Opener, 4-2
JCrisafulli
..Crisafulli hit his 81st career HR...
Somerville, MA- The defending champion Cassell Club used a trio of pitchers to knock off the Chiefs 4-2 on Friday night at Trum Field.

The Chiefs took a 1-0 lead on first inning singles by Jeff Bercume and Mike Andre and an RBI groundout off the bat of veteran Justin Crisafulli.

Cassell tied the game off Chiefs starter Dan Lozeau in the bottom of the second inning on a bad hop single to right by Tim Dempsey, which was bobbled by rightfielder Kevin Allen, allowing Dempsey to take second.  Jim Likis promptly delivered Dempsey with an RBI single to left. Lozeau escaped further trouble when the Chiefs turned an inning ending 5-4-3 doubleplay.

Cassell picked up a couple of more off Lozeau in the third, who was victimized by the Trum Field infield, on singles by Aaron Santos, Jeff Paquette and Matt Sheehan. The Cassell lead went to 4-1 in the fourth on a Sheehan RBI single.

Justin Crisafulli hit his 81st carrer homer for the Chiefs in the sixth to cut the margin to 4-2 but that is as close as the Chiefs would get.

Former Southern New Hampshire Univeristy southpaw Jim Fuller worked the first four innings to pick up the win. Drew Brzozowski worked innings five and six for Cassell before big 6'7 righty Bryan Lambert, who was recently released from the Washington Nationals, came on in the seventh to record his first save of the year.

Lozeau, pitched very well in the loss striking out four and walking just one.

The Chiefs take on the Gately A's on Saturday afternoon at 5:30 PM in the first round of the annual Gerie DeAngelis Memorial Tournament at Lexington High School. Righty Mike Chandler is the expected starter for the Chiefs.

Saturday, June 2
Jerie DeAngelis Tournament-Printed From www.lexingtonbluesox.com
The Lexington Blue Sox and the Tournament Committee welcome you to the 9th annual Jerie DeAngelis Tournament of Champions. Jerie was and will always remain a vital part of the Blue Sox organization. In recognition and honor of Jerie, the Tournament Committee has organized a top flight (8) team tournament featuring all the Intercity League teams.

On June 2nd & 3rd of 2007, you will see the best that amateur baseball has to offer. All of the teams are competitive and each wants to win bragging rights as the best of the best. The Tournament Committee will present the Tournament Champion with the Jerie DeAngelis Championship Trophy. The Committee also will select an All Tournament Team, the Tournament's Most Valuable Player and the Tournament's outstanding pitcher.

Jerie DeAngelis' imprint is evident, and her unconquerable spirit continues to exist and flourish, throughout the Blue Sox Baseball Program. The design of the uniforms, hats, sweatsuits, windbreakers, tee shirts, team bags, and other gear are Jerie's creation. The Blue Sox logos, for which there are many, were designed by Jerie with precision. The Blue Sox's 1998 Intercity league Championship Rings bear her unique imprint. Since the inception of the Blue Sox in 1995, Jerie produced the Blue Sox game programs for all home games.

More importantly, Jerie cared about and helped the Blue Sox players off the diamond. She assisted and advised players with their career decisions, she fed players at planned and impromptu dinners and hosted team parties. Friendships were formed between Jerie and players' wives, mothers and girl friends. Those bonds will never be broken.

In addition to her significant and meaningful work with the Blue Sox, Jerie had a passion for amateur athletics in Lexington. She was a Lexington High School Basketball and Baseball Booster and was instrumental in the Lexington Babe Ruth program. Jerie was also a Trustee of Curry College. She assisted numerous high school athletes with their college plans and financial aid decisions. In 1998 she was the recipient of the Lexington High School Basketball Boosters Award in recognition of her outstanding support of that program. Curry College also awarded Jerie an honorary Doctor of Education degree at its 1998 Commencement.

In 1995, we set out to put together an organization which would represent the Town of Lexington in a first class manner in the competitive Intercity League. That goal was achieved thanks in large part to Jerie's work and concern. Her graphic designs, advice and counsel evidence her commitment to the Town. Along with Dick Perry, Larry Kohler, Nick Santosuosso and Rick DeAngelis, Jerie was an important part of the efforts to improve the Center Field Baseball facility. Jerie was a key contributor to the Lexington Lights Project here at the center Field Diamond. Much work has already been completed but more improvements need to be made. Your donation to the Geraldine DeAngelis Athletic Fund will recognize Jerie's efforts to continually upgrade the Center Field Baseball Diamond and enable the work she truly loved to continue to be implemented.

We sincerely hope you enjoy the Tournament



Thursday, May 31
Chiefs Open ICL Season Tonight at Cassell Club, 6:00 PM
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....Dan Lozeau Starts Friday...
Medford, MA- The Chiefs scheduled home opener vs. the Wakefield Merchants was postponed on Thursday as the team announced that it will play its 2007 home games at Huskins Field on the campus of Tufts University in Medford. (see letter below).
The Chiefs will open their 2007 campaign on the road when they visit the ICL defending champion Cassell Club at Trum Field in Somerville on Friday night at 6:00 PM.

The Chiefs are expected to send righty Dan Lozeau to the mound to make his Chiefs debut. Lozeau, a native of  Pelham, NH, is fresh off a 6-1 season at Bryant University where he was instrumental in the leading the Bulldogs to a berth in NCAA Division 2 Northeast Regionals. In his last outing for Bryant on May 19, Lozeau worked eight plus innings in an eventual 3-2 10 inning win over Caldwell.

Following Friday's opener, the Chiefs are right back at it on Saturday at 5:30 PM when they play the Gately A's in a first round game of the annual Gerie DeAngelis Memorial Tournament at Lexington High School. Mike Chandler is expected to start for the Chiefs.

Thursday, May 31
Chiefs Letter to Medford Baseball Community Regarding Move to Tufts and Playstead Park

May 31, 2007

Dan Kreatz, President
Medford Baseball Council
Medford, MA 02155

Dear Dan, Members of the Medford Baseball Council and Medford Baseball Friends:

After much consideration, I want to regretfully inform you that the Andre Chiefs will not play its 2007 home games at Playstead Park. Late yesterday, I reluctantly agreed on terms with Tufts University to play 15 of our 16 scheduled home games at Huskins Field. I have made this decision, at this late date, at a substantial financial cost to the Chiefs. However, I feel that it is the best decision for the Medford Baseball Council, Playstead Park, the Chiefs, and all of us involved in Medford baseball at this time.

As we all are aware, Playstead is in need of an immediate and serious facelift. I want to preface my further remarks by saying that Playstead Park is very important to me and has been my “baseball home” for almost 40 years as a player and now a coach. I also want to make it very clear to all, that I have nothing but praise for Joe Nowak and his staff who have accommodated all of my requests over the years to do their best to ready the field for play. Quite frankly, they do not have the available resources to maintain the field the way they would like as it is most difficult to “put a shine on a sneaker.”

Despite the best efforts of Joe and the Medford Park Department, as well as those of us involved in Medford Baseball, the conditions at Playstead continue to worsen each year. After personally seeing ground balls take some dangerous hops into the faces of players this past weekend and then having the opportunity to speak to Medford High School Head Coach Paul Mattatall on Tuesday evening, the conditions at Playstead have now reached the point, in my opinion, where I now consider it a safety risk. Coach Mattatall informed me that throughout the recently completed high school season, the infield hops and the visibility at the field, in his opinion, had also reached dangerous levels. When factoring in the level of play and the speed of the Intercity League, with many college and former professional players, the safety issues increase. Add the fact that the formerly placed windscreens in both centerfield and behind the backstop are torn and can no longer be used and batters now are looking at 80-90 MPH fastballs with a backdrop of soccer players playing in the adjoining field wearing white shirts, it becomes almost an impossibility to play a high school level or above brand of baseball there.

By moving the Chiefs to Tufts University for our games this summer, it will represent 15 open dates that Joe and the Park Department may have the opportunity to perform some much needed short term work that may hopefully help the rest of the Medford teams get through this summer season. As a founding member of the Medford Baseball Council and someone who has been involved in Medford baseball for decades, it is my opinion that we all must seek an immediate long term solution for the park.

I remain committed to the City of Medford and the Medford Baseball Council, and to the long term improvements that we all want to see at Playstead. In fact, during the fall of 2006, along with Coach Mattatall and other dedicated Medford baseball guys like Charlie Pagliarulo, we met each Thursday afternoon at Playstead to outline both the short and long improvements we felt were needed. None of those suggested improvements, which included some very simple requests like leveling portions of the infield for safety reasons, hoses and a few rakes, so that those using the field could help maintain it after each use, were done.

I will continue with my efforts to do all possible to help find long term solutions to the conditions at Playstead Park, as well as all other Medford baseball fields like Morrison, Barry and Hickey, of which the conditions are even worse than that of Playstead. Being a lifelong Medford resident, a former Medford High School baseball captain and having a great deal of Medford pride, it brings me much sadness when I travel to surrounding cities like Malden, among others, and see the baseball facilities that they have for their communities that include turf fields and lights.

As most of you are aware, the Chiefs began play at Playstead Park in 1957 and were born from the vision of respected Medford people like Ernie Ardolino, Fred Knox, Al Frezza, John Hosmer and Tony Lucci. They have a long standing tradition in Medford and particularly at Playstead Park under both the Hosmer Chiefs and Andre Chiefs banners. In 1966 the Chiefs were named the top semi-professional team in North America. In fact, we will still play one game and host the Hosmer Chiefs reunion and alumni game at Playstead on Sunday, June 24, because as the center of Medford Baseball, Playstead Park is where those festivities should be!! I invite each of you to check out our Chiefs website at www.andrechiefs.com and pay particular attention to the “Chiefs History” section and the number of great Medford people that have been involved with this team for over 50 years.

It is my intention to return the Chiefs to Playstead Park in the coming years and as soon as we can find a suitable answer that will help baseball prosper in the City of Medford. I ask you all to join me in our continuing effort to improve these facilities and make baseball once again important in the City of Medford. If we are successful, we can take pride in the fact that the future athletes of Medford will benefit for many years to come.
Best always,
Chuck Andre

Wednesday, April 25
Chiefs Notes-Updated April 25, 2007
Medford, MA- April 25, 2007
The East Boston Bombers have been awarded the ninth Intercity League franchise and will play their home games at the newly constructed turf field adjacent to Logan Airport in 2007. They are certainly not an expansion team, having joined the Yawkey League in 2005 and last season finished first in the Tarpley Conference with a 21-10 record. East Boston will be managed by Ron Jordan......Newly acquired Chiefs righty Dan Lozeau took a no-hitter into the ninth inning in Bryant's win over Merrimack College on Tuesday. Lozeau, now 5-1, settled for a two hit shutout, allowing a couple of ninth inning hits to Brendan Pyburn and future Chief mate Mike Chandler.....Merrimack was on a hot streak before running into Lozeau, winning five of their last six games to pull to .500 in the Northeast 10 Conference........With the college season winding down, here are a few updates on some other college players who will most likely be wearing a Chiefs uniform this summer: Bryant righthander Chris Foundas has made 13 relief appearances for the Bulldogs and has an ERA of just over 4.00..... Merrimack's 3B Mike Andre and SS Doug Heald have both started all 30 games that the Warriors have played so far this spring......Lefty Dylan Ellis is now 3-0 and sports a 1.59 ERA for Merrimack, striking out 29 and walking just seven in 34 innings of work. Ellis is the expected starter on Wednesday (4/25) when the Warriors host St. A's at 3:30 PM...... Leftfielder Jeff Bercume continues on a torrid hitting pace at .391 (45 for 115) with 29 RBI's. Bercume who is hitting .395 and Andre .316 with men in scoring position, have been two of Merrimack's leading clutch hitters .....2006 ICL all-star selection Mike Lanciani picked up his first win of the season in Albany, NY on Saturday throwing five strong scoreless innings for Merrimack. Lanciani appears on the road to recovery following arm problems that have plagued him since the end of last summer......Down at Eastern Connecticut State, Matt Cooney has 16 RBI's in 25 games for the 19-7 ECS Warriors....At the University of Bridgeport, Nate Leva is the starting shortstop and leadoff hitter for the 13-6 Purple Knights....Phil Costello is hitting .265 for the 10-16 Wentworth Leopards.....On the Junior College circuit, LHP-OF Matt Boleski  is having a good year for Mass Bay CC....Elsewhere, catcher Sean O'Brien is playing at St. Joseph's of Maine, Southpaw Connor Bishop has made three relief appearances for the 11-16 Bridgewater State Bears and Ryan Sheehan is on the roster of Eastern Connecticut State....Chiefs veterans Mike Langston, Justin Crisafulli, Paul Koslowski, Brian Macrina, Keith Forbes and Dave Marsters will begin their pre-season workouts next week at Extra Innings in Woburn, MA where Forbes is the General Manager and lead instructor.....2006 Chiefs Mike DiCato and Jared Freni will be playing for the Pittsfield Dukes this summer with many of their UMass Amherst teammates. Both are product's of Head Coach Steve Frecker's outstanding Malden Catholic baseball program who took home the state championship in 2003.....Former Chief infielder Rob Zeytoonian continues to make an impression in the wooden bat business with his Rhode Island based Zorian line that he established in 2003. Those seeking information or ordering information can contact Rob at (401) 709-4675 or by checking out the Zorian website at www.zorianbats.com. ...Chiefs firstbase coach Anthony Durkee will be taking classes at Salem State this coming fall.....The 9th annual Jerie DeAngelis Memorial Tournament is scheduled for June 2 & 3 at Lexington with all ICL teams expected to participate.....The Chiefs are in the process of scheduling non league tilts in mid May against the Lunenburg Phillies and the Central Mass Expos of the CNEBA.....The Intercity League regular season schedule will begin the week of May 29th.....

Monday, April 16
More to Joe Driscoll's Life Than Umpiring-By Steve Buckley
By Steve Buckley/ Appreciation
Boston Herald General Sports Columnist

Monday, April 16, 2007 - Updated: 05:29 AM EST
It was a playoff game between Reading and Tewksbury and the schedule-maker assigned two guys named Driscoll as the umpires. The base umpire, Joe Driscoll, seemingly had been around baseball forever, a veteran arbiter whom everybody trusted. The plate umpire was Joe's son, Todd. He was young, inexperienced. There were fears he'd make a bad call and blow the game.

So then a kid attempted a steal of second base, and, well, "Dad kicked the call",Todd Driscoll said yesterday. He blew it. When the inning ended, he came up to me and said, "Everyone said you were going to screw up, so I decided to take care of it for you."

That was classic Joe Driscoll. For while this bear of a man always took his umpiring seriously, he also never failed to display a delicious sense of humor and a barbed wit. Just last Friday, when Joe was working first base at the Tufts-Bowdoin game, the first base coach for Bowdoin squawked about a call. And Joe replied, as he often did in these situations, "I don't talk with caddies."

The next morning as he was preparing to return to Medford to umpire a Tufts-Bowdoin doubleheader, Driscoll suffered a massive heart attack at home in Billerica and later died at Lahey Clinic in Burlington He was 64.

It's going to take a while for the Greater Boston baseball community to get over this one. Driscoll wasn't just a local baseball umpire; he was an amassador of amateur baseball, a man whose walk and talk and demeanor was a billboard for the game he was working. Somehow, just seeing Joe Driscoll behind the plate made that game more important, more noteworthy. And if you're not exactly sure what I mean by that, it's only because you never had the privilege of seeing this man in action.

He also officiated basketball and football, and operated the clock at Boston College home football games. And let's not forget his nearly 40 years with the United States Postal Service.

But first and foremost, he was an ump. The Park League, the Intercity League, college and high school. He knew just about every ballfield in New England and beyond.

Raised in Arlington, educated at St. Mary's High in Waltham, Driscoll came from a family of nine kids. Alas, he was the one without much athletic talent. A self-professed "ham-and-egger" he still managed to make the game-winning shot as St. Mary's upset Braintree in a Tech Tourney game at the old Garden.

Following a couple of uneventful seasons in the Intercity League, Driscoll proudly followed the athletic exploits of his younger brothers. One of them, Jim Driscoll, played two seasons in the big leagues with the A's and Rangers. Another brother, Mark Driscoll, played baseball and football at the University of Arizona and later logged a few years of minor league ball.

"When we played in the College World Series in 1970, Joe and my other brothers came out to Omaha to watch me", Mark Driscoll said. "We got bounced in two straight", and Joe said, "OK, you're done. We're going to watch Jimmy play." Jimmy was playing for the A's Triple-A club in Des Moines.

The brothers drove to Des Moines, only to discover that Jim Driscoll had been called up by the A's. No problem: They got on a plane and were in Detroit for Jim's first major league at-bat.

Years later, Joe Driscoll returned to Omaha, this time as an umpire. He was behind the plate when Texas right-hander Roger Clemens pitched his last collegiate game.

Driscoll is survived by his wife, Cindy, and their three children, Todd, Kimberly and Matthew.



Thursday, April 19
Veteran Koslowski Slated for 2007 Return
Medford, MA-  You can now add another big name veteran to the Chiefs lineup and pitching staff. Kos is back! That is the buzz of the day around the Chiefs camp this morning as they make final preparations for the 2007 season.  The team announced on Wednesday that veteran Paul Koslowski will once again don his familiar #37 Chiefs uniform this season.

Koslowski was a major factor in the Chiefs success for three seasons (2001-2003) and was one of the most versatile players in the team's history with the ability to pitch, play firstbase and all three outfield positions.

Kos first came onboard with the Chiefs in 2001 as a highly regarded star out of Winchester High School, where he played for former major leaguer and former Chief Mike Pagliarulo. He then headed south to play his college ball for Minnesota Twins star Randy Bush at the University of New Orleans. After a couple of seasons in New Orleans, Koslowski transferred closer to home and immediately became an impact player for Neil McPhee at Northeastern University in 2003 and 2004. The lanky lefty took over as the cleanup hitter for the Huskies and immediately became a footnote in Boston baseball history when he was the first player to get a hit off of Curt Schilling in a Red Sox uniform in the annual exhibition game in Fort Myers, FL in March of 2004.

Koslowski had his best year hitting wise as a Chief in 2002 when he hit .318 while playing most of the outfield positions as well as some firstbase. The southpaw had become the Chiefs go to guy on the mound, especially in 2002 & 2003, when he compiled a 2.54 ERA and 88 strikeouts in 107.2 innings of work making 25 appearances.

Koslowski has not been inactive since 2003 having played first for the A's in the ICL and later in the Boston Park League. He also still does some major league scouting for Pagliarulo.

Wednesday, April 18
Bryant Righthanders Lozeau and Foundas Solidify Chiefs Staff
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..........Righty Dan Lozeau.........
Smithfield, RI- Bryant University starting pitcher Dan Lozeau and reliever Chris Foundas were signed by the Chiefs earlier this week and are expected to join the team in time for the start of the 2007 Intercity League season in late May.

Lozeau is currently 3-0 in the Northeast 10 with an ERA of 0.78 and 4-0 overall for Coach Jamie Pinzino's 22-12 squad. He has been in Pinzino's starting rotation for two years and remarkably has only issued 17 walks in his last 115 innings of work. In 2006 Lozeau posted an ERA of 2.23 in 68.2 innings, which was the fourth best in Bryant history. Earlier this season Dan was named Northeast 10 pitcher of the week. The former Central Catholic star and native of Pelham, NH, was a two time all Merrimack Valley Conference all legaue selection was named as an all scholastic by both the Lawrence Eagle Tribuune and the Lowell Sun during his high school career.

Foundas is a big 6'4, 215 lb righty who currently leads Bryant in appearnces with 12, primarily out of the bullpen. He has a 4.00 ERA in 22.2 innings of work and has struck out 14 while walking only six. In 2006, the former Needham, MA star posted an impressive 2.53 ERA for Bryant.
Foundas
.....Reliever Chris Foundas....

Saturday, April 14
Southpaw Dylan Ellis Added to Picthing Staff
Dylan Ellis
..........Lefty Dylan Ellis...........
Medford, MA- The Chiefs added another left handed arm this week when they announced that Merrimack College southpaw Dylan Ellis has been added to the pitching staff. Ellis has been extremely effective for the Warriors so far this spring with a 2-0 record. He owns a complete game win over the always tough Rollins College Tars in Winter Park, FL. In his most recent outing he threw a complete game four hitter while beating Southern New Hampshire 2-1 on Wednesday, April 11.

Ellis, a product of Gloucester, Massachusetts,has a team leading 2.00 ERA in five appearances and has averaged almost a strikeout an inning in his 27 innings of work.

Saturday, August 12
Andre, Crisafulli, Freni Among ICL Final League Leaders
2006 FINAL INTERCITY LEAGUE LEADERS
HITTING
Top Ten Batting Average
(Minimum 56 PA)

Player

AB

H

AVG

Zack Golden, Cas

84

43

.512

J.Klimkiewicz, Cas

63

28

.444

Dan Powers,Lex

58

24

.413

Mike Andre, Chiefs

77

31

.403

Ted O'Reilly, Cas

62

25

.403

Jeff Paquette, Cas

62

24

.387

Jake Dillard, Lex

84

31

.369

Brian Shapiro, Wat

83

29

.349

Matt McEvoy, Wat

83

29

.349

Sean McElroy, Lex

63

22

.349


Top Ten RBI
Zach Golden, Cas 34
J.Klimkiewicz, Cas 23
Matt McEvoy, Wat 18
Mike Sorrentino, Wak 18
Dan Hughes, Lex 16
Dan Neczypor, Cas 15
Mike Andre, Chiefs 14
Brian Shapiro, Wat 14
Steve Tahmoush, Med 14
Dana D'Agostino, Wak 14

Home Runs
John Welch, Med 4
J.Klimkiewicz, Cas 4
Justin Crisafulli, Chiefs 3
Jeff Paquette, Cas 3
Tim Dempsey, Cas 2
Sam Shaughnessy, Med 2
Dan Neczypor, Cas 1
Mike Andre, Chiefs 1
Jeff DeCarlo, Chiefs 1
Kevin Donahue, Cas 1
Dan Chaisson, Wat 1
Dan Hughes, Lex 1
Ryan Maguire, Med 1
Jamie Gath, Gat 1
Keegan DiNapoli, Wob 1
Billy Manley, Gat 1

Hits
Zack Golden, Cas 43
Mike Andre, Chiefs 31
Jake Dillard, Lex 31
Brain Shapiro, Wat 29
Matt McEvoy, Wat 29
Mike Sorrentino, Wak 29
J.Klimkiewicz, Cas 28
Luke Begley, Wat 27
Ted O'Reilly, Cas 25
Dan Powers, Lex 24

PITCHING W-L Percentage
(Minimum 2 decisions)
Bill Cooke, Lex 6-0

.1000

Mike Rigazio, Cas 6-0

.1000

Mike Parissi, Cas 4-0

.1000

Jon Igoe, Lex 3-0

.1000

Matt Bishop, Cas 2-0

.1000

Mike McCarthy, Med 2-0

.1000

Jared Freni, Chiefs 2-0

.1000

Dan Orme, Gat 2-0

.1000

Jared Marchesi, Wak 2-0

.1000

Dave Martin, Wat 5-1

.833

Tim Dunphy, Cas 5-1

.833

Aram Manoukian,Wat 4-1

.800

Lee Jamison, Wat 4-1

.800

Ben Simon, Lex 4-1

.800





Tuesday, July 11
Justin Crisafulli Records 400th Chiefs Hit
JCrisafulli
.........Justin Crisafulli.......

Medford- His first hit came in 1994 on a rainy night at Alumni Stadium in Lowell when he was a shy 18 year old rookie a few days removed from his Medford High graduation.

His 400th came in the second inning of last Thursday's game at Woburn's Ferullo Field.

In his almost eleven Chiefs seasons in between, Justin Crisafulli has established himself as one the greatest and most feared Chiefs hitters of all time.

Crisafulli reached the lofty ICL 400 hit plateau with a two RBI single down the left field line and now trails only Mike Langston (530) on the Chiefs all time hit list. Along the way, Justin has ripped 78 home runs and knocked in 324 runs. Add to those impressive totals the fact that he has a career .369 batting average, it becomes obvious to see why he is considered among one of the Intercity League's all time best. And for Chiefs fans the good news is that he is still going strong and will be an odds on bet to break every ICL batting record before he hangs up the spikes.

Crisafulli emerged as a star at Medford High School in the early 1990's. His baseball ability was not limited to the plate as he was considered one of the state's top high school pitchers of that era. In fact, he was actually selected by the Boston Red Sox as a pitcher in the 17th round of the 1995 major league draft. He opted to attend Western Arizona Junior College instead. That decison rewarded him with a trip to the JUCO World Series. Following his career in Arizona, Crisafulli accepted a baseball scholarship to Divison II powerhouse Central Missouri State and once again found himself playing for post season honors, this time in the D-2 World Series.

After one of the the most incredible individual ICL season's of all time, when he hit a remarkable .515 (70 for 136) with 13 homers and 57 RBI's, leading the Chiefs to a 36-6 record and another championship, Justin signed with the Cleveland Indians on the day after the 1997 season ended.

At 30, Justin still puts fear into ICL pitchers. Although his home runs totals have decreased, along with the rest of the ICL, since the league's wood bat era began in 2002, he still is always among the home run leaders.

A "True Chief" in every sense of the term, Crisafulli has now become the elder statesman of the Chiefs franchise. When his playing days are over, hopefully not for many more years, he will be remembered as not only one of the greatest hitter's in ICL history but also one of the most classiest guys to ever to wear the Chiefs uniform.
Justin Crisafulli's Road to 400 Chiefs Hits

YEAR

AB

R

H

HR

RBI

AVG

2006

44

9

11

2

5

.250

2003

79

7

21

1

13

.266

2002

110

13

39

3

27

.355

2001

106

35

43

6

34

.406

2000

109

36

44

13

41

.404

1999

114

34

44

13

32

.386

1998

105

24

32

9

40

.305

1997

136

50

70

13

57

.515

1996

110

24

38

9

33

.345

1995

129

36

47

8

35

.364

1994

50

10

14

1

7

.280

Totals

1,092

278

403

78

324

.369






Monday, November 27
Intercity League Names 2006 Award Winners
Story Courtesy of IntercityLeagueBaseball.com
Wakefield, MA- The manager’s ballots have been tabulated and as expected the Cassell Club’s Zach Golden was the overwhelming choice as the Intercity League’s Most Valuable Player for 2006. The ICL office announced that Golden gathered 29 out of a possible 40 points when they released their 2006 award winners on November 27. Votes were tabulated on a five points for first, three for second and one for third basis. Golden had one of the best regular seasons in the annals of the ICL hitting a lofty and league leading .512. The slick fielding shortstop led the circuit in four other offensive categories including RBI’s (43), hits (43), doubles (7) and on base percentage (.564). He also finished second in both runs scored with 21 and slugging percentage (.595) and had 17 multiple hit games. The Milton native led the Cassell Club to a 28-4-1 overall record. Golden is a two time University Athletic Association (UAA) all-conference selection at Brandeis University and is expected to return to the Judges’ in the spring of 2007 for his final year of collegiate eligibility. He hit .406 at Brandeis and was a third team selection on the NEIAA squad. Lexington centerfielder Jake Dillard (Weatherford, OK/Southwestern Oklahoma) finished second in the MVP balloting with 14 points. Dillard, who was the all-star game MVP, hit .369 during the year (9th overall) and led the league in both stolen bases with 30 and runs scored with 22. Golden’s teammates Josh Klimkiewicz (9 points) and pitcher Tim Dunphy (7 points) finished third and fourth. Watertown Reds outfielder Matt McEvoy (5 points) rounded out the top five MVP vote getters. All of the top MVP choices were members of the 2006 ICL all-star team that beat the Boston Park League back on July 23.

MVP Voting

Pts

Zach Golden, Cas

29

Jake Dillard, Lex

14

Josh Klimkiewicz,Cas

9

Tim Dunphy,Cas

7

Matt McEvoy, Wat

5

Tim Dempsey,Cas

3

Brian Shapiro,Wat

3

Mike Sorrentino,Wak

1

Bill Cooke,Lex

1

Golden also took home the ICL’s Outstanding Hitter honor garnering 33 points edging out Klimkiewicz, formerly of Harvard, who finished second with 22 points. Klimkiewicz, hit .444 with four home runs and 23 RBI’s. Lexington’s Dan Powers (Holy Cross/Massapequa,NY) finished third with 7 points with McEvoy (Holy Cross/Belmont, MA) and Dillard completing the top five.
Outstanding Hitter Pts
Zach Golden, Cas

33

Josh Klimkiewicz,Cas

22

Dan Powers,Lex

7

Matt McEvoy,Wat

5

Jake Dillard, Lex

4

L.J. DeMaino, Wak

1

John Welch, Med

1

Veteran Bill Cooke of Lexington nipped fellow southpaw Tim Dunphy of Cassell and was named the ICL’s Outstanding Pitcher of 2006. Cooke, who concluded his collegiate career at UMass-Amherst in 1999 and still holds the school’s record for wins with 26, was outstanding from start to finish for the Blue Sox posting a 6-0 regular season record. The Haworth, New Jersey, product posted a 0.67 ERA with 43 strikeouts in 52 innings of work. He was the starting pitcher for the Intercity League squad in its all-star game win over the Boston Park League. Cooke rounded up 32 points to corral the award. Dunphy (Brandeis/Cambridge, MA) made it a tight two man race picking up 26 points in the balloting. The Cassell star went 5-1 with an ERA of 1.22 and had 50 K’s in 51.2 innings pitched. Former Tufts University and Arlington star Dave Martin of the Watertown Reds, Kevin Tidmarsh (Trinity/Meriden CT) of the Wakefield Merchants and veteran Mike Parissi (Brandeis/Leicester, MA) of Cassell finished third, fourth and fifth respectively.
Outstanding Pitcher Pts
Bill Cooke, Lex

32

Tim Dunphy, Cas

22

Dave Martin, Wat

6

Kevin Tidmarsh, Wak

3

Mike Parissi, Cas

1

Mike Rigazio, Cas

1

Aram Manoukian,Wat

1

Mike Andre of the Chiefs was selected as the 2006 ICL Rookie of the Year picking up 27 out of a possible 40 points. Andre, who recently began his sophomore year at Merrimack College, hit .403 for the Chiefs finishing in a tie for fifth place in the ICL batting race. He was second to Golden in hits league wide with 31 and concluded his first year with one home run and 14 RBI’s to go along with and OBP% of .446. The Medford product played both third and first base for the Chiefs and was selected to the ICL’s 2006 all-star team. Cassell Club catcher Jeff Paquette (.387, 3 HRS, 10 RBI) of Billerica who will play his senior year at Fitchburg State in 2007, finished second in the voting with 16 points. Nichols College sophomore to be Jesse Bruinsma also of Billerica and the Gately Athletics wound up third with six points. He was followed by Watertown Reds shortstop Will Bissonnette (Wheaton/Roslindale, MA), Rob Pappenhouse (Brown/Hillsboro, CA) of the Wakefield Merchants and Keegan DeNapoli (Bridgewater St/Woburn, MA) of Mooney Dental who all finished tied for fourth place with five points each. Paquette, Bruinsma, Bissonnette and Pappenhouse joined Andre as 2006 ICL all-star team selections.
Rookie of the Year Pts
Mike Andre, Chiefs

27

Jeff Paquette, Cas

16

Jesse Bruinsma, Gat

6

Will Bissonnette, Wat

5

Rob Pappenhouse,Wak

5

Keegan DeNapoli, Wob

5

Brian Abraham, Lex

3

Luis Valdez, Wob

3

Jake Christman, Med

1

Blank Ballots

1

Medford American lefthander Jeff Keefe (St. Anselm/Arlington, MA) was named the ICL’s Rookie Pitcher of the Year chalking up 23 points. The big 6’6 southpaw concluded his initial ICL season with a deceptive 3-2 record despite posting a miniscule 0.90 ERA that placed him fifth in that category. The highlight of his year came on June 2 when he fired a seven strikeout no-hitter against the Gately A’s. The former Arlington Catholic standout allowed just 30 hits in his 39 innings of work while striking out 30 batters. Look for Keefe and fellow ICL rookie honoree Mike Andre to hook up in some Northeast 10 Conference battles next spring as he is expected to be the ace of the St. Anselm Hawks pitching staff. Derek Cotoni (3-4, 2.89 ERA) of the Gately Athletics finished second to Keefe with 14 points. Cotoni (Chelmsford, MA/Bridgeport) was followed closely by Chiefs righty Mike DiCato (UMass-Amherst/Winthrop, MA), who made 12 appearances and recorded a 3.32 ERA, with 10 points. Brian Donahue (3-1, 0.91 ERA) of the Cassell Club, who had his season cut short by injury was fourth with nine points. The former Lincoln Sudbury star is now in his senior year at Amherst College. Matt Boylan (Phillips-Andover/Danvers, MA), who had a 0.88 ERA in limited action for Mooney Dental, wrapped up the top five vote getters with five points. Keefe, Cotoni, DiCato and Donahue were named to the 2006 ICL all-star team back in July.
Rookie Pitcher of the Year Pts
Jeff Keefe, Med

23

Derek Cotoni, Gat

14

Mike DiCato, Chiefs

10

Brian Donahue, Cas

9

Matt Boylan, Wob

5

Joe White, Wat

4

Bob Whelan, Wob

3

Dan Orme, Gat

3

Josh Sohn, Gat

1

Cassell Club skipper Bob Nasson was selected as the winner of the ICL’s Tom Cassell Manager of the Year Award. Nasson, a graduate of Boston University, won the honor by amassing 33 out of a possible 40 points. He won out over Watertown Reds player/manager Joe Chiodo who finished second. Nasson led his team to both the regular season pennant and the ICL’s playoff championship in his fourth season at the helm. He completed the season with an overall record of 28-4-1 including a perfect 6-0 in the playoffs as he directed his club to series sweeps over Wakefield and Watertown. Nasson took over the managerial duties of the team in 2003 following the passing of legendary manager and founder Tom Cassell following a stint as a member of Cassell’s coaching staff. Since he assumed the reins he has piloted the Cassell Club to four straight winning seasons and four consecutive playoff appearances. This annual award has been named in memory of Cassell who also served on the ICL’s Board of Directors for over four decades. Chiodo, who led the Reds to a 16-6-6 third place finish in the regular season, finished second in the balloting with 19 points. The veteran manager of nine seasons guided his team to a five game semi-final series win over the Lexington Blue Sox that sent his Reds to their first ever championship series appearance. He doubles as the coach of Watertown High School in the spring and played his college ball at Framingham State. Chiodo also made seven appearances on the mound for the Reds during the season throwing a total of 27.2 innings and posting a 2-2 record with an impressive 1.77 ERA. Longtime Lexington manager Rick DeAngelis, who has won four ICL championships since his first in 1998, checked in third in the balloting with 13 points.
Manager of the Year
The Tom Cassell Memorial Award Pts
Bob Nasson, Cas

33

Joe Chiodo, Wat

19

Rick DeAngelis, Lex

13

Chuck Andre, Chiefs

3

Dave Ellegood, Wak

2

Kevin Burgoyne, Med

1

Blank Ballots

1

It was all Cassell in the Playoff MVP category as Tim Dempsey (UMass-Lowell, Lexington, MA) was the overwhelming choice of the managers for the award with 22 points. Dempsey sparked Cassell with his clutch hitting and equally superb defensive play in centerfield to six straight playoff wins and an ICL championship. He hit .444 during the post season with one home run and nine RBI’s. Dempsey had a solid senior year for the 37-14 UMass-Lowell Riverhawks in the spring of 2006 while starting 50 games. He is the nephew of former ICL great Lenny Dempsey. Finishing tied for second in the balloting were his Cassell teammates Jeff Paquette and Mike Parissi with 11 points each. 
Playoff MVP Pts
Tim Dempsey, Cas

22

Jeff Paquette, Cas

11

Mike Parissi, Cas

11

Luke Begley, Wat

6

Matt McEvoy, Wat

5

Jake Dillard, Lex

4

Mike Rigazio, Cas

3

L.J. DeMaino, Wak

1

Blank Ballots

9

Veteran Wakefield Merchant pitcher Steve Coffey has been named as the recipient of the first annual Les DeMarco Sportsmanship Award. The award has been named in honor of DeMarco who has been involved with the Intercity League since 1950 and still serves as the league’s president. Coffey, of Winthrop, has been an ICL fixture since the early 1990’s and over the years has excelled at both third base and on the mound for the Merchants. He holds many records at UMass-Boston where he graduated from in 1989. He later was drafted by the Chicago Cubs and played several seasons for that organization. A class act and a quality person, the league is honored to present such an award to him. Veterans Luke Begley (Bentley/Arlington, MA) of the Watertown Reds, Geoff Eriksen (Salem State/Wakefield, MA) of Wakefield Merchants and Justin Crisafulli (Southwest Missouri/Medford, MA) of the Andre Chiefs were the other top vote getters behind Coffey.
President Les DeMarco
Sportsmanship Award Pts
Steve Coffey, Wak

11

Luke Begley, Wat

7

Justin Crisafulli, Chiefs

7

Geoff Eriksen, Wak

6

Dan Hughes, Lex

5

John Welch, Med

5

Mooney Dental Tanners

5

Bryan Smith, Gat

5

Matt McEvoy, Wat

3

Jake Dillard, Lex

3

Mark Piantedosi, Gat

3

T.J. Sheedy, Wak

3

Orazio Azzarello, Med

1

Keegan DeNapoli, Wob

1

Blank Ballots

5

All positional award winners were required to have at least 56 at bats and pitchers at least 17 innings pitched.

Friday, December 22
Chiefs Acquire Former Padres Pitcher Keith Forbes
keith22
......Keith Forbes.....
Medford-Christmas came a few days early for the Chiefs this year when the team announced that they have acquired former San Diego Padres pitcher Keith Forbes.
Forbes figures to be the first of several key off season acquisitions for the Chiefs as they look to rebound from a disappointing 2006 campaign and return the club to ICL prominence. Forbes played five seasons in the Padres organization and led all of minor league baseball in 2000 with 74 appearances with the Single A Rancho Cucamonga Padres and the Double AA Mobile Bay Bears. The Troy State University product was a 1998 draftee of the Padres organization after going 9-2 with a 3.28 ERA. He began his professional career in Idaho Falls of the Pioneer League in 1998. Originally from Malden, MA, the hard throwing righthander is expected to fill a major spot atop the Chiefs pitching rotation.
Forbes is well on the road to recovery following labrum surgery in April. He has been throwing daily at Extra Innings Indoor Baseball Facility in Woburn, MA where he is now considered one of the leading baseball instructors in the New England area. Keith, 29, is the son of the late Rodney Forbes who was an outstanding local athlete in the mid 1960's and who was inducted into the UMass-Boston Athletic Hall of Fame earlier this year for basketball.


Keith Forbes Career Record with Padres

APP

W

L

SV

IP

H

K

ERA

158

14

10

6

202.2

172

 209

4.94



Thursday, December 28
Chiefs Add Arlington's Matt Cooney to 2007 Roster
Cooney
..........Matt Cooney..........
Medford-The Chiefs announced a second possible major acquisition today in former Arlington star Matt Cooney. Cooney is potential selection in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft. "We are excited about the possibility of having Matt Cooney becoming a Chief", said manager Chuck Andre earlier today. "Of course we are all hoping that he will he will sign a professional contract but if that does not work out he will  have a place in the Chiefs family for many years to come", he added.
Cooney was all-everything during his career at Arlington leading the Spy Ponders to the GBL title. He has been a mainstay at Eastern Connecticut State since his freshman year and last spring, as a junior, led the Warriors to a 36-20 overall record and a berth in the 2006 D-3 College World Series hitting .289 with 2 homers and 31 RBI's. Cooney will graduate from ECS in the spring of 2007.
Last summer Cooney played for the Manchester Silkworms of the NECBL where the first baseman-catcher hit .317.

Friday, December 29
Healthy Return of Marsters, Macrina Expected to Give 2007 Chiefs Veteran Leadership
macrina
.............Brian Macrina...........
Medford-Aside from home run king Justin Crisafulli, one of the things that the Chiefs 2006 edition was lacking was veteran leadership. The Chiefs should have part of that problem solved when the 2007 season rolls around as they are expecting the healthy return of two of their all time career leaders, righthander Dave Marsters and centerfielder Brian Macrina.
Marsters, did not throw a pitch for the Chiefs last summer, plagued with nagging shoulder problems. The 38 year old veteran is both the Chiefs and ICL leader in virtually every career pitching category including wins (117), innings pitched (1,175) and appearances (243). Marsters has five championship rings to his credit and throughout his career has been a "big game money on the line" pitcher having posted a perfect 6-0 record in series deciding playoff games including complete game championship wins in 1995 & 1997. While the Chiefs were on the sideline in 2004 & 2005, Marsters was first acquired by the Wakefield Merchants and later by the Malden A's who he pitched for in the later half of 2004 and 2005.
Dave Marsters Career Intercity League Record

Team

Year

AP

W

L

IP

ER

H

BB

K

ERA

Chiefs

2006

0

0

0

0.0

0

23

0

0

0.00

Malden

2005

3

0

2

14.0

10

23

3

7

5.00

Malden

2004

7

4

3

41.0

14

42

8

22

2.39

Chiefs

2003

8

4

2

43.0

10

43

5

27

1.63

Chiefs

2002

12

4

1

63.0

12

42

10

46

1.33

Chiefs

2001

13

7

5

80.2

34

85

10

56

2.95

Chiefs

2000

14

8

4

77.2

35

92

18

77

3.15

Chiefs

1999

12

6

4

61.2

22

58

12

56

2.49

Chiefs

1998

13

7

3

66.2

18

57

13

57

1.89

Chiefs

1997

15

11

1

78.2

31

71

12

55

2.76

Chiefs

1996

17

8

5

90.0

41

97

18

67

3.19

Chiefs

1995

12

9

0

64.2

8

50

7

58

0.87

Chiefs

1994

8

2

2

27.0

11

30

9

19

2.85

Chiefs

1993

13

8

3

72.0

41

84

40

48

3.99

Chiefs

1992

14

4

2

31.0

15

28

20

28

3.39

Chiefs

1991

18

5

3

60.2

31

61

18

45

3.58

Chiefs

1990

15

6

4

91.0

50

99

46

54

3.85

Melrose

1989

13

9

0

54.2

7

55

6

44

0.90

A.Realty

1988

12

8

2

65.2

38

80

24

43

3.62

Medford

1987

13

7

5

70.0

35

82

20

45

3.50

ICL Totals

N/A

233

117

52

1,175

463

 1,175

300

860

2.82

Macrina first appeared in a Chiefs uniform in 1999 after graduating from D-2 Merrimack College where he shattered virtually every batting record. He has a career .386 average for the Chiefs and has long been considered the best defensive centerfielder on the ICL circuit. The five time all-star was limited to just 23 at bats in eight games last season suffering from ongoing wrist tendonitis of which he has now made a full recovery.
Brian Macrina's Chiefs Career Statistics

Team

Year

AB

R

H

HR

RBI

AVG

Chiefs

2006

23

3

8

0

1

.304

Chiefs

2003

96

18

30

0

3

.313

Chiefs

2001

133

39

54

2

20

.406

Chiefs

2000

122

32

50

3

21

.410

Chiefs

1999

124

26

50

3

23

.403

Totals

N/A

498

 118

192

3

68

.386





Tuesday, February 6
Veteran Mike Langston to Return to Chiefs Lineup in 2007
Medford- As the Chiefs look to add more of a veteran presence in 2007, how does 14 all-star seasons, 1,600 at bats, 530 hits, 43 homers and 355 career RBI's grab you? Add to those impressive numbers a career .338 average and four Intercity Championships and those are the numbers the Chiefs will have back in their lineup this summer as Mike Langston and the club made official last night what many observers have speculated since the end of last season, the veteran first baseman will return to the Chiefs lineup this summer.

"I can't tell you how pleased I am that Michael will be back with us in 2007", said Chiefs manager Chuck Andre. "He had been the face of the Chiefs since 1990 and has been part of everything this franchise has accomplished for 17 years. Adding Mike to the middle of lineup to go along with Brian Macrina and Justin Crisafulli will give us a nice veteran presence", added Andre. "He started with us 17 years ago as an outstanding prospect out of Malden High and he was only 18 at the time so people think that he is much older than 35 years old, which he is. He has a lot of baseball still ahead of him."

Langston has been out of the ICL since the end of the 2003 season while the Chiefs took a two year sabbatical. The club returned with a youthful edition in 2006 but Langston remained active playing in MBL and for the touring Boston Typos. The former Chicago Cub farmhand played at Northeastern University before joining the Chiefs in 1990 where he started every game for the tribe from 1990-2003.

To go along with Langston, the Chiefs also solidified their pitching rotation in December when they acquired another Malden native and former San Diego Padre Keith Forbes. To complete the veteran Malden trifecta, the Chiefs are expecting their all time winningest pitcher Dave Marsters to also return in 2007.

"We just needed an infusion of experience after last year and these guys are proven winners with great track records, added Andre. "We also have guys like Matt Cooney (Arlington, Eastern Connecticut) expected to be with us so the prospects of the summer are starting to get exciting and we are far from done with our recruiting efforts", Andre added.

Langston is the Chiefs all time career leader in games played (578), hits (530) and RBI's (355) and trails only Crisafulli's 80 career homers with 43.
Mike Langston Chiefs Career Statistics

Years

G

AB

R

H

RBI

HR

AVG

1990-2003 578 1,566 328 530

355

43

 .338

Wednesday, April 4
Chiefs Add Former Cambridge Star Nate Leva of The Univeristy of Bridgeport
Cambridge, MA- The Chiefs have added former Cambridge Rindge and Latin all-star Nate Leva to thier 2007 roster. Leva was a two time GBL all legaue selection and has been the starting shortstop and leadoff man for Head Coach John Anquillare's University of Bridgeport's Purple Knights for the past two seasons. Bridgeport plays in the Division II East Coast Baseball Conference with teams such as New Haven, Dowling, Adelphi and  C.W. Post.

Leva hit .301 (31-103) for Bridgeport in 2006, appearing in 33 games. He had a fielding percentage of .911 and had an on base percentage of just under. 400. The Cambridge native led the Knights last spring with three triples. The fleet footed infielder played his high school ball for the legendary George Alexander. He formerly appeared in the Bay State Games during his high school days.
Chiefs fans can follow Leva during the rest of his college season at www.bridgeport.edu.


Wednesday, April 11
Merrimack's Jeff Bercume Joins Chiefs
Bercume
North Andover,MA- The Chiefs announced this morning that they have picked up Merrimack College's leading hitter outfielder Jeff Bercume. Bercume has been a force in Head Coach Joe Sarno's outfield since the start of last season. The left hand hitter is currently batting .397 (29-73) with 20 RBI's and six doubles. Those numbers place him among all offensive categories leaders in the Division 2 Northeast 10. Bercume played his high school baseball at St. John's of Shrewsbury.


 
 
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