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Renegades Close in on First Place

July 26, 2012 – 4:48 pm

After the Cyclones took an early season lead in the New York Penn League’s McNamara Division, the Hudson Valley Renegades have been on a tear to close the gap to tie Brooklyn for first place with an identical record of 21-13.
Although Hudson Valley has traditionally played the spoiler role for the Cyclones, this season’s Staten Island Yankees are quickly becoming a spoiler as well. Despite their third-place standing at 14-20, Staten Island has three top batters who have punished the Cyclones — Saxon Butler, hitting .309 and leading the league with 8 home runs; Matt Snyder at .316; and Taylor Dugas at .310. read more »

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Beach Bum of the Week: Arielle Ortiz

July 21, 2012 – 1:28 pm

Arielle Ortiz. Photo by George Napolitano

This summer job of dancing at MCU Park fits into Arielle Ortiz’s plans to one day become a professional dancer.
Born in the Bronx and a graduate of LaGuardia School of Performing Arts, the 20-year-old is currently living in Yonkers and attending LIU on a dance scholarship. read more »

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Pitching Keeps Cyclones in First as Renegades Close in

July 21, 2012 – 1:02 pm

After being swept at home by the last-place Jamestown Jammers in a three-game series, the first-place Cyclones left for their first long road trip of the season. The trip featured two three-game sets with the Connecticut Tigers and the State College Spikes.
During this road trip, Brooklyn’s pitching has kept the team in first as the second-place Hudson Valley Renegades have gradually gained ground in the McNamara Division standings. read more »

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League Honors Two Cyclones

July 12, 2012 – 5:04 pm

The Cyclones concluded a six-game winning streak on July 4 when they capped off a 9-5 comeback win over the Williamsport Crosscutters. Coming back with a surge of power in a five-run fifth inning, Brooklyn slugger Stefan Sabol cracked his first home run and Brandon Nimmo hit his second homer of the season to give the Cyclones a first place record of 13-4.
So far, this year’s team has actually surprised Manager Rich Donnelly, who stated prior to the season that this team looked like one that would have to manufacture runs with speed, steals and hit-and-run plays. As it turns out, instead of manufacturing runs, the team is producing runs with the long ball behind solid starting pitching. read more »

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