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An 8-1 win over Bedford clinches Regular Season title for Malden Senior BRL team; Coggswell, Stead, Curcio lead way at the plate
Special to The Advocate
Righthander Jake Simpson dominated from start to finish with a complete-game 1-hitter with 12 strikeouts to lead the Malden Bambinos to an 8-1 win over the Bedford Buccaneers to clinch first-place for the regular season in the Middlesex League in a game played at Bedford High School on July 25. Leading the way at the plate for Malden were Simpson (double, 2 RBIs), Ryan Coggswell (2 hits), Bo Stead (2-run double) and Justin Curcio (2 hits, 2 RBIs). The victory lifted Malden to 9-3 on the season and into the Middlesex Playoff Tournament as the top seed.
On Wednesday, Malden opened the playoff double-elimination tournament with a 10-6 win over visiting Lexington at Howard Park/Rotondi Field. Leading the way in that win was the pitching of Curcio (3 innings, 4 hits, 2 earned runs) and Ryan McMahon (3 innings, 2 hits, 1 run). Simpson, McMahon, Ryan Coggswell, Curcio, David Ruane and Brayan Jose all had RBI hits in that win.
Malden was scheduled to take on Bedford, a 6-1 winner over Peabody on Wednesday, in a second-round playoff game last night (Thursday [after press deadline]) at Howard Park. If Malden won last night, the Bambinos would advance to the Middlesex League Championship Game Monday night at 6:00 at Rotondi Field at Howard Park.
