Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - Saturday, May 9 (DH) - at Bowling Green (5:05 PM ET)
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Brooklyn Cyclones Game Notes - Saturday, May 9 (DH) - at Bowling Green (5:05 PM ET)

Published on May 9, 2026 under South Atlantic League (SAL)
Brooklyn Cyclones News Release


The Brooklyn Cyclones (8-21, 8-21) continue their six-game series against the Bowling Green Hot Rods (19-11, 19-11) - the High-A affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays - with a doubleheader on Saturday evening at 5:05 p.m. ET from Bowling Green Ballpark in Bowling Green, Ky.

RHP Noah Hall (0-3, 5.19) is expected to make the start for the Cyclones in the opener. RHP Danis Correa (1-0, 4.50) is scheduled to take the ball in the finale.

The Hot Rods are slated to counter with LHP Garrett Gainey (2-1, 4.63) in the lid-lifter. RHP Jacob Kisting (1-0, 1.80) projects to make the start in the nightcap.

Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network, Bally Sports Live, and MiLB.tv will begin at 4:50 p.m. ET.

LAST TIME OUT: The Cyclones got back in the win column on Friday night with a 7-2 win over Bowling Green...2B Mitch Voit tallied a pair of hits and drove in a career-high 4 runs...The 'Clones hit three home runs, including back-to-back shots from LF John Bay and 1B Trace Willhoite in the 2nd...3B Colin Houck added his second home run in as many days in the 4th...The Brooklyn staff racked up 18 strikeouts on the night for the third time this season...RHP Channing Austin struck out a career-high 10 batters over 4.1 innings...LHP Gregori Louis, RHP Bryce Jenkins, and RHP Cristofer Gomez combined for eight strikeouts over 4.2 scoreless and hitless innings...Cyclones relievers retired the final 10 batters of the game in order...The seven runs were the most Brooklyn had scored in a single game since they tallied eight in an 8-3 win vs. Greensboro on April 18.

25th ANNIVERSARY: The Cyclones celebrate their 25th anniversary season in 2026...Since the inaugural 2001 campaign, Brooklyn has captured 3 league titles...The Cyclones shared the New York-Penn League crown with the Williamsport Crosscutters in their first season before taking home the final NYPL title in 2019...Brooklyn captured its first full-season championship in 2025, going 4-0 in the postseason against Greensboro and Hub City...Entering play on Saturday, the Cyclones hold a record of 1,126-976 (.536) in the regular season...Wednesday marked the 2,100th game in franchise history.

LET'S PLAY TWO!: The Cyclones will play their second doubleheader of the season on Saturday at Bowling Green...Brooklyn played their first twinbill of the season on April 26, splitting the two games at Hudson Valley...The Cyclones picked up the win in Game 1, 6-2, before dropping Game 2, 7-2...During their championship season in 2025, Brooklyn played five doubleheaders, going 1-1-3 while holding a 5-5 overall record...Despite the 5-5 record, the Cyclones outscored their opponents 42-32 over the 10 games...Brooklyn and Hudson Valley will play another doubleheader on Thursday, May 21, on Coney Island to make up for a rainout on Sunday, April 5.

AUSTIN POWERS: RHP Channing Austin is off to a marvelous start to 2026...The right-hander struck out 10 over 4.1 innings on Friday night, setting a new career-high...Austin's performance marked the first time a Brooklyn pitcher struck out 10 or more hitters in a game since RHP Jack Wenninger accomplished the feat on September 6, 2024, vs. Wilmington...The Prospect Lefferts Garden native had not allowed a run in any of his last three appearances prior to Friday (15.0 IP)...Over the four-start stretch, Austin has struck out 28 batters (34.6 K%) to nine walks (11.1 BB%) with a 0.93 ERA (2 ER in 19.1 IP)...Austin enters Saturday ranked fourth in the South Atlantic League in ERA (1.69) and batting average against (.168), and 10th in WHIP (1.28)...Austin is also tied for third in strikeouts (35), trailing only Bowling Green's RHP Anderson Brito (36) and Frederick's RHP Yeiber Cartaya (36)...Austin is the only Brooklyn starter this year to record an out in the 6th inning.

GRAB SOME PINE: Brooklyn pitchers struck out 18 hitters in Friday's win in Bowling Green, already the third time this year the staff has accomplished the feat and the second time doing so in a 9-inning game...RHP Channing Austin (10), LHP Gregori Louis (2), RHP Bryce Jenkins (1), and RHP Cristofer Gomez (5) were dominant, striking out 18 while Austin allowed just two early runs...The last time Brooklyn arms whiffed 18 over 9.0 innings was in a 3-2 loss to Greensboro on April 17...The franchise record for punchouts is 22, set in a 20-inning contest on June 17, 2016, vs. Staten Island.

HALL OF FAME: RHP Noah Hall continued to climb the Cyclones' all-time pitching leaderboard in his start last Sunday afternoon vs. Frederick...The 25-year-old has 154 Ks in his Brooklyn career, having passed RHP Garrison Bryant (135) and LHP Felipe De La Cruz (133) for second and third, respectively, on the all-time list in early April at Jersey Shore...The Charlotte, N.C. native now trails only RHP Jaison Vilera (173) on Brooklyn's career strikeout list...Hall is also second on the all-time starts list by Brooklyn pitchers with 31 and innings pitched with 150.2, having just passed Bryant (143.1)...In 2025, Hall ranked second in the South Atlantic League in ERA (2.72) and batting average against (.200)...He also finished fifth in strikeouts (115), tied for fifth in double plays induced (9), sixth in innings (112.2), ninth in WHIP (1.27), and tied for 10th in starts (21)...Hall became the first player in franchise history to start multiple Opening Days in 2025 and started his third-straight Opening Day in 2026.

I'M JUST A TRAVELLER: The Cyclones embark on their longest road trip of the 2026 season over the next two weeks...Brooklyn opens a six-game series at Bowling Green on Tuesday before concluding the 12-game road swing with six games at Rome...The two six-game sets will mark the Cyclones' first visit to both ballparks since May 2024...Brooklyn is slated to travel 2,014 miles between Coney Island, Bowling Green, Rome, and back...The Cyclones will endure just one more two-week road trip in 2026...Brooklyn will play six games in Asheville from August 18-23 before heading back north to conclude the road schedule at Hudson Valley from August 25-30.

MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME: 1B Trace Willhoite hit his first home run of the season during a homecoming of sorts on Friday in Bowling Green...The 25-year-old calls Georgetown, Ky., home and attended Scott County High School in Georgetown...Willhoite's high school is located approximately 159 miles and a two and a half hour drive northeast of Bowling Green...Additionally, the Kentucky native attended Lipscomb University in Nashville, Tenn...Willhoite's alma mater is roughly 73 miles and an 80-minute drive southwest of Bowling Green Ballpark...The second-year pro is expected to have friends and family from both his hometown and university at the ballpark throughout the week.

MONEY MITCH: INF Mitch Voit has found his stride at the plate...The 21-year-old went 2-for-4 with a double, a hit-by-pitch, a stolen base and a career-high four RBI in Friday's win in Bowling Green...Since April 11, Voit is slashing .262/.368/.462/.830...During that time, the first-rounder has whacked three home runs, scored 10 runs, and added 10 steals...This season, Voit is 11-for-12 on stolen-base attempts...Voit stole 20 bases in just 22 games with Single-A St. Lucie down the stretch of last season.

BAY WATCH: OF John Bay has been on a tear to start the year...The Austin Peay State product launched his 3rd home run of the year in Friday's win over Bowling Green...Bay has an .807 OPS through his first 26 games...Bay's wRC+ of 126 ranks fifth amongst all New York Mets' full-season minor leaguers...Bay also tied a South Atlantic League single-game record, getting plunked by three pitches, on April 9 at Jersey Shore...The 24-year-old is the first SAL player to be drilled three times in one game since Bay was hit 3 times on September 7, 2025, at Jersey Shore...In 213 career plate appearances, the Shattuck, Okla., native has been hit 16 times (7.51%).

COLIN CALIENTE: INF Colin Houck connected on his first two home runs of the season in back-to-back games on Thursday and Friday in Bowling Green...The 2023 first-round pick has caught fire in the month of May...Houck is slashing .286/.286/.571/.857 in five May games, hitting safely in each...Houck hit two home runs in 54 games with the Cyclones after his promotion from Single-A St. Lucie in 2025...He added his first career postseason home run in Game 1 of the North Division Finals against Greensboro.

BALL MAGNETS: The Cyclones have worn their fair share of pitches to start the 2026 season...Entering play on Saturday, Brooklyn has been hit by 30 pitches this season, which is fourth in the South Atlantic League...The 30 hit-by-pitches are tied for seventh in Minor League Baseball...OF John Bay (8) and C Daiverson Gutiérrez (8) are tied for second in the SAL in HBPs, behind only Hudson Valley C Eric Genther (11)...Bay and Gutiérrez are tied for third in MiLB for hit-by-pitches.

ROCKIN' RONNY: C Ronald Hernandez picked up a pair of base hits on Wednesday in Bowling Green... The Venezuela native has been consistent at the plate recently for Brooklyn...He clobbered a go-ahead home run to break a scoreless tie in Saturday's win over Frederick...Hernandez also drew three walks in last Wednesday's loss to Frederick...For the year, Hernandez is tied for eighth in the league with 21 free passes drawn - seven more than anyone else on Brooklyn's roster...The switch-hitter has also reached base safely in 20 of 24 games he's played in 2026 and has as many walks as strikeouts (21).

COREY KEEPS CRUSHING: 1B Corey Collins launched his second home run of last week in Game 2 on Sunday against Hudson Valley...Collins had his best game of the young season last Thursday night, facing six-time All-Star RHP Gerrit Cole...The Suwanee, Ga. native slugged his first home run of the season and picked up his third double of the season in his two at-bats against the Yankees' star, finishing 2-for-4 on the night...Over his last 13 games, Collins is 10-for-41 (.244) at the plate with a .244/.407/.463/.870 slashline...The 24-year-old has added seven runs scored, three doubles, two home runs, four RBI, and 10 walks to 12 strikeouts in that stretch.

TIME TO MAKE THE DONUTS: The Cyclones collected their first shutout of the season in last Saturday's 2-0 victory vs. Frederick...RHPs Channing Austin (5.2 IP), Juan Arnaud (1.1), Hoss Brewer (1.0), and Hunter Hodges (1.0) combined on a one-hitter in Brooklyn's triumph...The shutout was the first for the Cyclones since a 3-0 victory at Aberdeen on August 22, 2025...RHPs Joel Díaz (7.0 IP, 1 H) and Josh Blum (2.0, 0) united on a one-hitter against the IronBirds...The shutout was Brooklyn's first at Maimonides Park since a 3-0 triumph vs. Hub City on August 12, 2025...RHP Will Watson (4.0 IP, 3 H), RHP Austin Troesser (1.0, 0), LHP Gregori Louis (2.0, 1), and RHP Hunter Hodges (2.0, 0) twirled a four-hit blanking of the Spartanburgers, combining to strike out 15...The one-hitter marked the first time Brooklyn had allowed one or fewer hits in a game on Coney Island since four arms united on the first nine-inning no-hitter in franchise history during a 3-0 victory vs. Aberdeen on June 4, 2024...RHPs Dakota Hawkins (5.0 IP), Joey Lancellotti (1.0), and Joshua Cornielly (3.0) faced just three batters over the minimum, walking three and hitting one batter, in the no-no.

2025 IN REVIEW: A memorable 2025 saw the Cyclones capture their first-ever South Atlantic League Championship...Brooklyn swept their way through the postseason, compiling a perfect 4-0 record with two-game sweeps over Greensboro in the North Division Finals and Hub City in the South Atlantic League Championship Series...It was just the second time Brooklyn inked a playoff spot as a full-season affiliate, joining the 2022 squad...The Cyclones' first-half record of 46-20 was good enough to earn them the first-half crown...Brooklyn was 26-39 in the 2nd half before running the table in the postseason.

PUT IT IN THE (HISTORY) BOOKS!: Last year's Cyclones squad set a new single-season franchise record for wins with 72...The 2022 club (70-54) is the only other team in Brooklyn history to register 70 or more wins...The Cyclones' 72 wins and .550 winning percentage were the franchise's best at the full-season level...The inaugural 2001 team holds the organizational high-water mark for winning percentage (.684).

NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN: Eduardo Núñez grabs the reins as Brooklyn's manager for 2026, serving as the 16th skipper in franchise history...Núñez takes over after serving as Brooklyn's hitting coach in 2024 and bench coach for the 2025 championship-winning squad...The 40-year-old replaces Gilbert Gómez, who joined the Mets coaching staff as New York's first base and outfield coach for 2026...Núñez joined the Mets organization before the 2021 campaign, and previously held positions in the organization with St. Lucie and in both the Florida Complex League and Dominican Summer League...He also worked on Team Puerto Rico's staff in the 2023 and 2026 World Baseball Classic.

BROOKLYN TO THE BIGS: After 14 former Cyclones made their Major League debuts in 2025, 3 alumni have already accomplished the feat early in 2026...RHP Cameron Foster made his debut for the Baltimore Orioles on April 16 at Cleveland...A member of the 2023 squad, Foster worked 1.2 scoreless frames out of Baltimore's bullpen...OF Carson Benge, who started last season with Brooklyn, started for the Mets in right field on Opening Day in Queens just 12 months later...Benge was a force to be reckoned with during his time in High-A, logging a near .900 OPS across his 60 games in the South Atlantic League, earning SAL Post-Season All-Star honors...Additionally, from last year's team, RHP Anthony Nunez, who was traded for OF Cedric Mullins at last year's deadline, made his debut with the Orioles on March 28 after making Baltimore's Opening Day roster...In Brooklyn last season, Nunez pitched to a sub-1.00 ERA (0.63) across 10 games out of the bullpen...Last year's 14 debuts in a single season set a new single-season franchise record.

AMAZIN' STARTS HERE: According to MLB Pipeline, the Cyclones hold 4 of the Mets' Top 30 prospects...Those are INF Mitch Voit (7), and INF Antonio Jimenez (16), and C Daiverson Gutiérrez (25)...All 3 are also considered Top 30 prospects according to Baseball America and SNY...BA has Voit at 8, Jimenez at 19, and Gutiérrez at 23, while SNY lists Voit at 10, Jimenez at 20, and Gutiérrez at 27...Baseball America also ranked INF Colin Houck as the organization's No. 35 farmhand entering 2026.

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