The 4th place Alibrandis managed a 4-3 victory over Malden last week, bolstering their resolve to seize a playoff berth. - Photo by Harry Kane

By Harry Kane

The Somerville Alibrandis won last Wednesday evening against the Malden Bulldogs in a 4-3 victory. Manager Cam Lynch of the Alibrandis spoke about the night’s success. “This was a big win for us,” Lynch commented. Somerville is currently in 4th place out of 15 Yawkey League teams.  “With just a few games out of first we’ve now got the momentum to keep this up. There are 11 games left in the season and we’re trying to get our groove going for a play off run,” Lynch said.

In the third inning Dave Scioli, the shortstop of the Alibrandis, lined a double into left field driving in two runs and making the score 2-1 in favor of Somerville. In the top of the fifth inning the Bulldogs fought back with two runs to make it 3-2 in favor of Malden. But in the bottom of the fifth the Alibrandis rallied hard with several back to back hits. Mike Maguire, CF, chased a few pitches and was down in the count when he singled one into left field, starting the rally. Maguire stole 2nd base and then 3rd base with little trouble. Currently Maguire has 14 stolen bases on the season with .347 AVG., and 20 runs. Bernie Driscoll blasted the ball into left bringing in Maguire and making the score 3-3. Moments later Teddy Dzuiba, the first baseman, doubled and brought in Driscoll to make it the final score of 4-3.

The pitcher, Chris Foundas, had four strikeouts and has a pitching record of 6-2 with a 2.29 ERA. “The game started out slow, but in the 3rd inning we settled in, kept our composure, and challenged them. We made some mistakes in the field but we took it to them hitting wise and we didn’t give up,” Foundas said.

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