Zanon Helps Power Sweep Of Aberdeen

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Aberdeen Iron Birds

July 13, 2016

Gabriel Llanes @ Travis Seabrooke

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brooklyn	2	0	0	2	1	0	1	0	0		6	11	0
Aberdeen	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0		2	8	2

W:Llanes (1-3, 3.44 ERA); L: Seabrooke (1-3, 4.94 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Gabriel Llanes (W, 1-3, 3.44 ERA) – 7 IP, 7 H, 2 R (2 ER), 1 2B, 8 TB, 7 K (6 K/Sw), 1 GIDP, 13 GB: 3 FB: 1 LD, 93 Pitches (62 Strikes), 20 Swinging, 16 Called, 21.5% SwStr, 43.5% Whiff/Swing, 13.3 Pitches/IP, 25 BF

Austin McGeorge (0.00 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 16 Pitches (11 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 1 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 16 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Gary Cornish (1.80 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 1 FB: 1 PU, 15 Pitches (11 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 3 Called, 6.7% SwStr, 12.5% Whiff/Swing, 15 Pitches/IP, 3 BF

Batters

SS - Michael Paez - 2-4, 2 R, 1 BB, 5.6% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA

2B - Nick Sergakis - 1-5, 1 GIDP, 1 CS, 1.8 Pitches/PA

CF - Jacob Zanon - 2-3, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 HR, 2 RBI, 1 BB, 1 GIDP, 2 SB, 5 Pitches/PA

1B - Peter Alonso - 2-4, 1 R, 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4.75 Pitches/PA

C - Ali Sanchez - 1-4, 1 R, 1 2B, 4.25 Pitches/PA

3B - Blake Tiberi - 1-3, 1 BB, 2 K, 13.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

LF - Jay Jabs - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 K, 4.5% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 5.5 Pitches/PA

DH - Darryl Knight - 1-4, 9.1% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 2.75 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Cyclones brought their brooms with them to the park Wednesday and then swept up the Iron Birds before heading back home. It was a familiar recipe for Brooklyn: great pitching and a big performance from one or two guys to drive the offense. This time Gabriel Llanes shouldered most of the load for the Cyclones pitchers, while Peter Alonso and Jacob Zanon drove the offense with big flies and their legs.

            Brooklyn jumped ahead 2-0 in the 1^st when Alonso went deep for the first time as a pro. Power is his game, and he made some loud contact during this series against Aberdeen. That lead held up until the 3^rd, when Aberdeen managed their only rally of the game. Stuart Levy and Ronarsy Ledesma started the frame with singles, but the Iron Birds had to trade an out for both of their runs, which limited its length.

Harol Gonzalez Shines In Win Over State College

Brooklyn Cyclones @ State College Spikes

June 28, 2016

Harol Gonzalez @ Carson Cross

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		R	H	E
Brooklyn	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0		6	12	0
State College	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1		2	5	2

W: Gonzalez (1-1, 2.55 ERA); L: Cross (1-1, 4.86 ERA)

Boxscore

Brooklyn starter Harol Gonzalez on the mound with Darryl Knight in the background

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Harol Gonzalez (W, 1-1, 2.55 ERA) – 6 IP, 3 H, 1 R (1 ER), 3 TB, 1 BB, 10 K (8 K/Sw), 1 GIDP, 8 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 84 Pitches (56 Strikes), 17 Swinging, 12 Called, 20.2% SwStr, 38.6% Whiff/Swing, 14 Pitches/IP, 21 BF

Taylor Henry (H, 1, 0.00 ERA) – 2 IP, 1 H, 1 TB, 2 GB: 2 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 16 Pitches (12 Strikes), 2 Swinging, 2 Called, 12.5% SwStr, 20% Whiff/Swing, 8 Pitches/IP, 7 BF

Alejandro Castro (4.05 ERA) – 1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 TB, 1 BB, 2 GB: 1 FB: 1 LD, 19 Pitches (7 Strikes), 19 Pitches/IP, 6 BF

Batters

LF - Gene Cone - 1-4, 1 RBI, 1 BB, 4 Pitches/PA

2B - Nick Sergakis - 1-5, 1 R, 1 K, 1 SB, 6.2% SwStr, 16.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.2 Pitches/PA

CF - Jacob Zanon - 1-5, 1 K, 4.6 Pitches/PA

3B - Blake Tiberi - 1-5, 1 RBI, 11.1% SwStr, 14.3% Whiff/Swing, 1.8 Pitches/PA

1B - Darryl Knight - 1-5, 1 R, 2 K, 13.3% SwStr, 25% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 2-5, 2 R, 1 2B, 1 K, 16.7% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.6 Pitches/PA

C - Brandon Brosher - 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 2 K, 1 CS, 14.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 3.5 Pitches/PA

SS - Dale Burdick - 3-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 SB, 2.75 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The Brooklyn Cyclones started their road trip on a high note Tuesday against State College, taking a 6-2 win behind starter Harol Gonzalez. The Cyclones third straight win pulled them back to .500 for the first time since opening day, as they now sit at 6-6, good for 2^nd place in their division.

Harol Gonzalez was absolutely filthy on the mound, allowing few balls out of the infield while finishing with 10 strikeouts over his 6 innings. Nothing was hit hard off him all game and he faced just four batters from the stretch. I don’t have a full velocity report, but the State College announcers were calling him from 90-95 with the heat, and he mixed in his changeup and curveball. They also had the following conversation about him after he finished the 3^rd inning:

1: “This guy is pretty good.”
2: “Yeah. Again, you gotta somehow deal some baserunners against this guy. I mean his control was completely different just to [Tommy] Edman.” (He issued a two out walk in the frame and was pitching from the stretch for the first time when he faced Edman)

1: “Yeah.”

2: “I’ll tell you what’s really good, his changeup is really good. Really good.”

1: “Yeah.”

2: “His Fastball topped out at 95. His changeup topped out at 87.”

1: “That’s pretty good, a distinctive gear down.”

2: “Yeah, but he threw also an 84, 85, 86 [changeup]…”

Cyclones No-Hit In Extra Inning Walkoff Loss

Brooklyn Cyclones @ Staten Island

June 18, 2016

Harol Gonzalez @ Drew Finley

Teams	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		R	H	E
Brooklyn	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	1
Staten Island	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1		2	6	0

W: Roeder (1-0, 0.00 ERA); L: Almeida (0-1, 6.75 ERA)

Boxscore

The Highlights:

Pitchers

Harol Gonzalez (1.80 ERA) – 5 IP, 5 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 2B, 6 TB, 2 BB, 6 K (6 K/Sw), 4 GB: 6 FB: 2 LD: 2 PU, 82 Pitches (54 Strikes), 16 Swinging, 8 Called, 19.5% SwStr, 34.8% Whiff/Swing, 16.4 Pitches/IP, 23 BF

Bryce Beeler (0.00 ERA) – 4 IP, 1 BB, 3 K (3 K/Sw), 4 GB: 2 FB: 2 LD: 1 PU, 41 Pitches (28 Strikes), 11 Swinging, 4 Called, 26.8% SwStr, 45.8% Whiff/Swing, 10.2 Pitches/IP, 13 BF

Adrian Almeida (L, 0-1, 6.75 ERA) – 0.1 IP, 1 H, 1 R (1 ER), 1 TB, 1 BB, 1 K (0 K/Sw), 1 GB, 14 Pitches (6 Strikes), 1 Swinging, 3 Called, 7.1% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 42 Pitches/IP, 4 BF

Batters

CF - Enmanuel Zabala - 0-3, 1 R, 1 HBP, 2 K, 16.7% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 3 Pitches/PA

SS - Dale Burdick - 0-3, 1 BB, 1 K, 15.8% SwStr, 42.9% Whiff/Swing, 4.75 Pitches/PA

DH - Darryl Knight - 0-4, 2.75 Pitches/PA

C - Brandon Brosher - 0-4, 3 K, 26.7% SwStr, 66.7% Whiff/Swing, 3.75 Pitches/PA

RF - Arnaldo Berrios - 0-4, 1 K, 20% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 2.5 Pitches/PA

2B - Nick Sergakis - 0-3, 1 HBP, 3 K, 1 SB, 17.6% SwStr, 37.5% Whiff/Swing, 4.25 Pitches/PA

LF - Vicente Lupo - 0-3, 1 K, 4 Pitches/PA

1B - Dionis Paulino - 0-3, 2 K, 8.3% SwStr, 33.3% Whiff/Swing, 4 Pitches/PA

3B - Franklin Correa - 0-3, 2 K, 14.3% SwStr, 40% Whiff/Swing, 4.67 Pitches/PA

Recapish

            The 2016 Brooklyn Cyclones have picked up exactly where the 2015 Cyclones left off, with great pitching and no hitting. They really had no hitting to speak of in this game, as two Yankees pitchers combined to make quick work of this Cyclones lineup. Brooklyn scored a run and had 3 batters reach over the first inning-plus, but the final 27 Cyclones batters were retired in a row.

            For the second straight game, Brooklyn took a 1-0 lead in the 1^st thanks to a run for Enmanuel Zabala. He reached on a HBP, eventually came around to score on a wild pitch, and that was it for the offense.

            The pitching was the big story of the game for both sides, although I’ll be mostly focusing on the two main Cyclones pitchers. However, one note of interest from the Yankees side is that Josh Roeder came in and struck out 8 straight after entering and finished with 10 total.