Announcement
RAIN WASHES OUT TWO GAMES HEADING INTO FOURTH OF JULY BREAK
Malden, MA- Rain has postponed two Chiefs’ games heading into the ICL’s annual Fourth of July Break.
Wednesday’s game vs. Reading and Thursday’s game at Alibrandis were both postponed. Make -up dates will be announced soon.
Chiefs’ Manager Jim McConville (pictured) has the club at 4-4 heading into the six day hiatus. The Chiefs will resume play on Wednesday, July 7 when they travel to Morelli Field to meet the Melrose Americans at 7:30 PM. On Thursday they will stay on the road and visit the Blue Sox in Lexington at 8:00 PM.
Mitch Schroeder and Nick Valdario have been the Chiefs’ leading hitters over the first eight games of the season. Schroeder is currently batting .444 with a homer and four extra base hits. Valdario checks in at .367 (11-30) with four RBI’s and four stolen bases.
In the pitching department, Graham Seed (2-0) and Silas Reed (2-0) own the teams wins. Seed has posted an ERA of 0.54 and has struck out 26 batters in 13 innings. Reed boasts an ERA of 0.88 with 19 K’s in just eight innings of work. Pitching Coach Dave Caiazzo has his staff averaging 1.68 strikeouts per inning.
The Chiefs will face a busy last three weeks of July with 16 games scheduled in 24 days.
