Suozzi shows power in triumphant return
It may have been a 3-1 Brooklyn loss to the Hudson Valley Renegades, but it was a “coming out” game for Cyclones outfielder Joe Suozzi, the son of U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi.
Coming off the team’s development list, which is a designation for players needing more hitting instruction, Suozzi had a breakout night after being off for a week and a half. The Boston College graduate scored the Cyclones’ lone run with a long homer and made two “highlight reel” catches in the fourth and sixth innings to rob the Renegades of two possible triples in the right-field corner.
Facing Renegades pitcher Matt Sauer, who struck out nine over seven innings, Suozzi crushed his second home run of the season over the left-field fence to put the Cyclones on the board, 2-1, in the sixth.