Cyclones set new team runs record
Last week the Cyclones made the first leg of a two-week road trip to western Kentucky to play the Bowling Green Hot Rods after a successful Brooklyn home stand. In the fourth game of that series, the Cyclones put “the pedal to the metal” against the Tampa Bay High-A affiliate, scoring 10 runs in the sixth inning for a 20-6 win.
After two losses in three games to open in Bowling Green, the record-breaking win eclipsed the 2011 record of 16 runs over Hudson Valley. Additionally, the game was just one home run shy of tying the Cyclones record of six in one game.
The home runs came early as Joe Suozzi hit one in the first inning, followed by Rowdy Jordan in the second and Jaylen Palmer in the fourth. Matt O’Neill hit his first homer of the season while Brandon McIllwain hit his third round-tripper.