Connecticut 4
Cyclones 1
Aug. 6 at MCU Park
Connecticut scored all four runs in the third inning full of Cyclones mistakes and Brooklyn could not find the offensive rhythm that accompanied them all last week.
Cyclones starting pitcher Dario Alvarez walked Tyler Gibson and Curt Powell to start the third. Alvarez attempted a pick-off at first base, but Matt “Bright Eyes” Oberste couldn’t handle the throw and the runners advanced. Austin Schotts loaded the bases with an infield single before Dominic Ficociello’s single scored two.
Another throwing error by Clones’ catcher Colton Plaia allowed Schotts to come home and Kasey Coffman knocked in the final run of the inning with a single.
The lousy play angered Cyclones manager Rich Donnelly, who said his team lacked energy.
“Everything was slow, we played bad in the field and we didn’t flow at a good pace the whole night long,” he said.
The only Cyclones’ run came from designated hitter Jonathan Clark, who scored from second base on an single by Juan Gamboa, but the Cyclones never threatened the rest of the way.
The Clones will play the Tigers again today at 11 am — a rare day game.
Brooklyn Cyclones at MCU Park (Surf Avenue and W. 16th Street in Coney Island, www.brooklyncyclones.com) Aug. 7 at 11 am.
Follow the Cyclones all season long at brooklynpaper.com/sections/sports/cyclones/
