BATTLE of the BEACHES
CONEY ISLAND
vs.
JERSEY SHORE
FROM
It Doesn't Matter
No Staten Island Yankees? No problem, now we take out our frustrations on the BlueClaws! At least at Coney Island, our seagulls have respect for us and our families. Seagulls along the Jersey Shore are just despicable and flat-out dangerous.
The rivalry is on ... Fugheddaboudit!
GAME ONE
Cyclones 11
FINAL
CYCLONES HIT FOUR HOME RUNS; SNAP FOUR-GAME SKID
Brooklyn jumps out to a three-run lead before Jersey gets on the board with a pair in the home second. The Cyclones then erupt for three more runs in the fifth.
Coney Island wastes no time. Brett Baty opens the scoring with his first home run this season. Luke Ritter trots home when Joe Genord connects on his fifth home run. Starter Jose Butto surrenders a two-run home run to designated hitter Vito Friscia in the bottom half of the frame. Shortstop Ronny Mauricio triples home two runs in the fifth, and Brett Baty drives home Mauricio extending Brooklyn's lead by four. That is until Vito Friscia connects on his second home run of the game in the sixth, reducing the Cyclones' lead by half. Jersey essentially gives the Cyclones a run in the seventh; Zach Ashford scored. Brett Baty drives in his third run of the night with a double in the eighth; it's his 20th run batted in this season. Next up, touted catcher Francisco Alvarez goes deep to center field, giving the Cyclones a commanding 10-4 lead. Jersey picked up a run in the eighth, but Brooklyn center fielder Adrian Hernandez canceled it out with a home run in the top of the ninth for Brooklyn's eleventh and final run. Jose Butto allows three runs on three hits and one walk with five strikeouts through 5.1 innings pitched for the win.
And, yes, I'm still paying attention: the Cyclones struck out 13 times!
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