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Chiefs Pre-Season Gets Underway

Posted by Chiefs Baseball at May 10, 2008 5:00PM PDT ( 0 Comments )

Medford, MA- Pre-season began for the Chiefs on Sunday when the Chiefs hooked up with the Medford Americans at Playstead Park. From an original field of 77 hopefuls, 40 players are still in the running for one of the 26 final roster spots.

Below is a tenative schedule of the Chiefs pre-season and non league contests leading up to the Intercity League opener on Tuesday, May 27. The final three games of the pre-season, a doubleheader against Lunenberg and a single game against the Americans, will be uniformed non league games.

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Medford, MA (April 29) The Chiefs continued the upgrade of their 2008 pitching staff with the recent addition of pro journeyman lefthander David Garcia.

Garcia was originally a product of Colorado Rockies system in the late 1990's. Following a stint in the Netherlands, where he pitched a couple of seasons in the Dutch Major League, Garcia returned to his native Domincan Republic where he continued his professional career in Dominican Winter League. In 2003 his career took him north of the border where he pitched for Saskatoon of the Canadian League before returning to the Domincan League for the last few seasons.

Despite his long pro resume, the imposing 6' 5 southpaw is just 27 years old.

 

Medford, MA (April 24) The Chiefs have announced that former Princeton University star and ex minor leaguer Andrew Hanson of Cumberland, Maine, has joined the Chiefs for the upcoming season. The OF-1B finished his record breaking career at Princeton University in 2001.  He helped lead the Tigers to four consecutive Gehrig Division Championships, two Ivy League Championships and NCAA Division 1 tournament appearances in 2000 and 2001.
  
Hanson, who hits left-handed, earned All-Ivy league honors for four consecutive years. By the time he graduated he re-wrote the Princeton record book which has a rich history of over 100 years of baseball. Andrew ranked 4th in most games played in a career (161), 1st in games played in a season (48), 4th in career at bats (570), 3rd in at bats in a season (186), 12th in runs scored in a season (35),  5th in career hits (184), 5th in career runs scored(111), 3rd in hits in a season (63),  1st in hits in a game (6), 10th in career doubles (31), 8th in doubles in a season (12), 5th in career homeruns, 6th in homeruns in a season (8), 5th in career extra base hits (56), 7th in extra base hits in a season (20), 1st in extra base hits in a game (5), 1st in total bases in a season (118), 1st in total bases in a game (16), 9th in career slugging percentage (.498), 5th in career RBIs (118), 3rd in RBI in a season (47), 1st in RBI in a game (7), 1st in career put-outs (811), 1st and 2nd in most put-outs in a season (376, 369), 2nd in put-outs in a game (19) and 1st in put-outs in a 7 inning game (17). 

A former Princeton captain, he was the recipient of the prestigious Kafer Trophy. He was drafted sixth overall by the Evansville Otters of the Frontier League. In the spring of 2003, Andrew was signed by San Angelo Colts of the Central league and later traded to the Sioux Falls Canaries of the Northern League in 2004.  As a professional, Andrew played in 137 games, batted .248 with 77 runs scored, 46 RBI, 23 doubles, 5 triples and 4 homeruns.

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Intercity League Names 2006 Award Winners

Posted by Chiefs Baseball at Nov 26, 2006 4:00PM PST ( 0 Comments )
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

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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.