Chiefs Rally for 5-1 Win at Watertown Tuesday

Hal Landers, pictured at left, had the game-winning double in 7th. Courtesy photo.

Ellis Wins 5th, Landers Delivers Game Winner in Chiefs’ Road Victory

The first place Andre Chiefs rallied for four runs in the top of the seventh inning, with two outs and nobody on base, to break a 1-1 tie and send them home from Watertown with a 5-1 win in Intercity League action on Tuesday night.

Brandeis star Tony Deshler got things going in the seventh when he blooped a two-out single to right off Reds starter Charlie DeFrancesco. Deshler went to second on a wild pitch and Wheaton College’s Hal Landers delivered him with the go-ahead run when he doubled to left-center, just out of the reach of the diving Josh Chasse. Catcher Bob McCarthy followed and lined a single to right that scored Landers to give the Chiefs a 3-1 lead. Brendan Casey replaced DeFrancesco and Mike Baillargeon greeted him with his fifth homer of the year, a two-run shot over the left field wall, making it 5-1.

On the other side of the ledger, Dylan Ellis was outstanding once again on the mound and raised his record to 5-0 on the season. The former Merrimack College southpaw allowed only a second inning unearned run and scattered three hits on the night. He struck out a season high ten batters, and retired the last ten men he faced in row.

Watertown took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second inning when veteran Steve Busby drilled a one-out double to right. Bryan Evans followed with a chopper to Baillargeon at shortstop, which he charged and threw low to first, allowing Busby to score.

The Chiefs tied the game in the top of the third when Brian Macrina led off with a gap shot double to left-center. Deshler bunted Macrina to third and a Landers RBI groundout to second scored him with the equalizer.

Former UMass captain Jared Freni (1-1) will get the start when the 10-3-1 Chiefs host the Reading Bulldogs on Wednesday night at 6:00PM at Tufts University. The Chiefs remain at home on Thursday when Arlington visits Tufts in another 6:00PM start.

Information from www.andrechiefs.com and www.intercityleaguebaseball.com