BKLYN Claws Back on Jersey Shore for 4-1 Win

CONEY ISLAND, NY (April 15, 2022) – On Jackie Robinson Day in baseball, the Brooklyn Cyclones, the High-A affiliate of the New York Mets, earned a come-from-behind 4-1 victory over the Jersey Shore BlueClaws Friday night at Maimonides Park in the third game of a six-game set.

Win: Vargas (1-0) | Loss: Russell (0-2) | Save: Courtney (2)

Box Score

KEY PLAYS

• Nic Gaddis drilled a two-run double to left-center field in the bottom of the fifth to reverse a 2-1 deficit and give the Cyclones a 2-1 advantage.
• Leading 2-1 into the bottom of the eighth, the Cyclones tacked on two insurance runs, with Wilmer Reyes and JT Schwartz scoring on errors to make it 4-1.
• Jersey Shore took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth when Nick Matera drove in DJ Stewart on an RBI single against reliever Evy Ruibal.

KEY CYCLONES PERFORMERS

• Nic Gaddis: 1-3, double, two RBIs
• Brandon McIlwain: 2-4, hit by pitch, stolen base
• Warren Saunders: 1-3, walk, run
• Justin Courtney: SV, 2 IP, 3 K, 0 H, 0 ER

NEWS AND NOTES

• The Brooklyn bullpen added 5 1/3 scoreless innings to their tally and have now tossed 25.1 straight scoreless innings.
• Warren Saunders and Tanner Murphy each made their 2022 debuts.
• Nic Gaddis, who left eight men on base on Wednesday night, collected his first hit of the season with the two-run double in the fifth.

WHAT’S NEXT

• Brooklyn vs. Jersey Shore, Saturday, April 16 at 12 p.m. – Maimonides Park (Single-admission doubleheader)
  G1: RHP Jose Chacin (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Ben Brown (0-0, 4.50 ERA)
  G2: RHP Oscar Rojas (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Mick Abel (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
  Video: MiLB.TV
  Audio: BrooklynCyclones.com