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IronBirds Sweep Division Leading Renegades, 9-2

July 3, 2013 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Aberdeen IronBirds News Release


Wappingers Falls, NY- The Aberdeen IronBirds beat up on the Hudson Valley Renegades tonight, 9-2, thanks in large part to two Conor Bierfeldt home runs. The IronBirds hit four home runs in the series, and swept the Renegades for the first time since July of 2006.

The IronBirds got off to a terrific start. With one out, Jeff Kemp and Trey Mancini hit back to back singles. Two batters later, Manny Hernandez roped a triple down the right field line, scoring Kemp and Mancini easily. Hector Veloz scored Hernandez on a broken bat RBI single and it was 3-0 Aberdeen after one.

Hudson Valley scored one in the fourth courtesy of two Aberdeen errors. Ty Young scored after stealing third base and a throwing error from IronBirds' catcher Austin Wynns.

Conor Bierfeldt had himself a night. In the fifth inning, after Trey Mancini hit an RBI single scoring Jeff Kemp, Bierfeldt homered to left, extending the IronBirds' lead to 6-1.

Hudson Valley scored a run in th ebottom of the fifth. After a leadoff triple for Granden Goetzman, John Alexander hit an RBI groundout and it was 6-2 Aberdeen.

Bierfeldt then hit his second home run of the game, with Kris Richards aboard, and it was 8-2 Aberdeen in the top of the eighth.

Mancini tripled in the 9th and would come in to score on a Hector Veloz RBI single. Mancini was 5-5 tonight, tying an IronBirds' record with five hits in a game. He is the fifth IronBirds player to do so.

Alex Santana pitched the eighth and ninth to close out the win.

Harry Marino got the win and improved to 2-0. Chris Kirsch took the loss, falling to 1-1.

The IronBirds will head home and welcome the Brooklyn Cyclones to town tomorrow night for the first game of a three game series. LHP Mitch Horacek (0-1, 13.50) will get the ball for Aberdeen, while the Cyclones will counter with RHP Seth Lugo (1-0, 5.00). First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

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