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Friday, June 17, 2022

Brooklyn Cyclones Even Series at Wilmington

From the desk: THE CONEY ISLAND NINE

I - WIL 6; BKN 5
II - BKN 4; WIL 2
III - WIL 9; BKN 5
IV - BKN 3; WIL 2

Brooklyn Knots Series with Wilmington at Two Apiece

After falling behind in the first inning, the Cyclones posted three runs in the third.  Afterwhich, it was a matter of holding on, and the pitching was up to the task.

Making his fourth start for Brooklyn, right-hander Mike Vasil has had better days.  He faced 19 batters and threw 86 pitches with 48 (55.8)% going for strikes.  Vasil allowed two earned runs on three hits and five walks with five strikeouts before being removed with two outs in the fourth. 

Also making his fourth appearance, southpaw Nathan Lavender was stellar, yielding no runs on just one hit and two walks with four strikeouts in four innings pitched for the win.  Right-hander Sammy Tavares pitched the final 1.1 innings, allowing only a walk with two strikeouts for his fourth save.

All told, the Cyclones limited the Blue Rocks to only four hits and struck out eleven.

Second baseman Justin HerreraShervyen Newton, and Matt Rudick drove in a run each.

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