Nick Zwack Hurls Gem in Brooklyn Cyclones Victory Over Aberdeen Ironbirds

From the desk: THE SURF AVENUE SLUGGERS

Aberdeen vs. Coney Island

I - ABD 3; BKN 1

II - BKN 4; ABD 2

Nick Zwack Fans Ten of Twenty-One Batters Faced

Brooklyn did their scoring early, while Aberdeen tallied their runs late.  But the visitors fell short as the Cyclones evened their series with the Ironbirds at one apiece.

Southpaw Nick Zwack hurled a gem, limiting the Ironbirds to a mere two hits and one walk with ten strikeouts in six innings for the win.  He faced 21 batters, throwing 80 pitches with a highly efficient 59 (73.7%) going for strikes.  Zwack improved to 3-1 with a minuscule 1.37 ERA and 0.848 WHiP.

The Ironbirds injected some intrigue into the game during the final two frames.  But right-hander Daison Acosta held it together, allowing two runs on two hits and two walks with three strikeouts for a nine-out save.

Leading off the home half of the first inning, left fielder Matt Rudick connected on his second home run of the season, and recently promoted Stanley Consuegra doubled home a pair, giving the Cyclones a prompt 3-0 lead.  Catcher Nic Gaddis then homered leading off the third inning.  Boxscore