THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 1, 2025 Page 15 The Malden Babe Ruth Chiefs team and coaches: Chris Kosuk (left) and Clifton Noelsaint and Art Sewell (right); the Chiefs include (not in order): Marc Colleameno, Joshua Dionne, Christopher Ferreria, Davante Layne, Nico LoConte, Jayden McGuffie, Matthew Murphy, Kendrick Noelsaint, Jamie O’Neil, Levi Perez, Jaelyn Santos, Nathan Schonton and Arthur Sewell. inning for the Flames. Malden Babe Ruth Playoff Series Recap —In the playoff opener, the Devin Milonopoulos did it all in leading the Flames to a championship game win over the Chiefs with his pitching and fielding. real team effort.” One of the biggest hits of the night was an infield single by Rebeth Calazarte, who knocked in a run to make it 3-1 in the third inning, his only hit of the playoff tournament. Tommy Cronin’s bases loaded, line drive triple into the right center gap broke the game wide open in the fifth Flames got three hits and six RBIs from Joe Hatch and three hits and three RBIs from Nick D’Anna in a 13-7 win over the thirdplace Pilots. —The Chiefs, who won the regular season pennant with a 13-1 overall record, were led by Arthur Sewell and Davante Layne in an 8-2 win over the fourth-place Knights. —Jaylen Fuentes Rivera struck out 14 in a “stay alive” game for the Pilots, 4-3, over the Knights. —Righthander Nick D’Anna struck out 12 in a 7-5 win over the Chiefs in the semifinals. Milonopoulos and Jacob Gisetto had Wrapping it up after the game is manager Chris Kosuk with the Chiefs. big hits for the Flames in the win. Davante Layne scored three runs and had a pair of hits. The Championship-winning Flames, managed by Deano Summers, include Rebeth Calazarte, Tommy Cronin, Nicholas D’Anna, Jacob Gisetto, Daniel Harr, Jason Harr, Joseph Hatch, Myles Martino, Devin Milonopoulos, Kevin Moura, Kyle Nickerson, Brendan Skerry and Justin Spadafora-Hurley. The Chiefs, whose manager is Chris Kosuk, include Marc Colleameno, Joshua Dionne, Christopher Ferreria, Davante Layne, Nico LoConte, Jayden McGuffie, Matthew Murphy, Kendrick Noelsaint, Jamie O’Neil, Levi Perez, Jaelyn Santos, Nathan Schonton and Arthur Sewell. *** PILOTS: Manager, Nolan BagFlames winners who are also Malden High School varsity players: From left to right: Devin Milonopoulos, Nick D’Anna, Kyle Nickerson and Tommy Cronin. ley; Team: Antoine Alce, Ryan Brett, Coby Cook, Matthew Da Costa, Charlie Govostes, MJ Guida, Artemijs Jumutcs, Sean Between the lines, it’s a battle, but when the game is over, everyone is friends again, including these Malden High School Varsity teammates; from left: Jaylen Fuentes Rivera (Pilots), Devin Milonopoulos (Flames), Kendrick Noelsaint (Chiefs), Davante Layne (Chiefs) and Nick D’Anna (Flames). McAuliffe, Johnny Mei, Jaylen Rivera-Fuentes, Thai Spencer and Ryan Tienken. *** KNIGHTS: Managers, Tylor West and Shawn Nice; Team: Jackson Bell, Mason Campos, Chase Clough, Max Fernandes, Dennis Liu, Jax Marinko, Brayden McDougall, Leandro Ortiz, Eudy Paulino, Colin Rogers, Jackson Spignese-Smolinsky, Cole Turner, Kevin Turner, John Van Campen.
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