Chiefs Remain in 1st Place with Win Over Bulldogs

Andre, Crisafulli Power First Place Chiefs Past Reading, 9-4

Jared Freni struck out ten in six innings of work, Mike Andre hit a three-run homer and had four RBI’s, and veteran Justin Crisafulli added a solo home run to power the Andre Chiefs past the Reading Bulldogs 9-4 in Intercity League action at Tufts University on Wednesday.

Freni, who previously starred at UMass-Amherst, allowed just four hits and raised his record to 2-1 on the season.

Andre, who captained Merrimack College in 2009, went two for four, including his sixth inning homer over the right field wall. For Crisafulli, it was the 87th homer of his long ICL career. The former Cleveland Indians slugger now has 499 hits in a Chiefs uniform.

With the win, the first place Chiefs raised their record to 11-3-1 heading into Thursday’s game against the Arlington Trojans at Tufts University at 6:00PM. Right-hander Mike DiCato (2-0) is expected to draw the starting pitching assignment.

Pictured: Justin Crisafulli (left) and Mike Andre (right). Courtesy photos.

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