NYPL Norwich Sea Unicorns

Tigers Win Opening Night, 7-5

Published on June 22, 2016 under New York-Penn League (NYPL)
Norwich Sea Unicorns News Release


NORWICH, CT- The Connecticut Tigers (4-2) opened play at Dodd Stadium with a 7-2 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones (2-4), affiliate of the New York Mets.

After a quiet night at the plate yesterday, the Tigers exploded in front of the home faithful in the first three innings. Blaise Salter (2-3, HR, 3RBI) )opened the scoring in the first, hitting a two-run dinger, his first of the year, to push the Tigers ahead by a pair.

After another tally in the second, the Tigers added three more in the third. Cole Bauml (3-4, 2B, and 1RBI) slapped an RBI-double to left center field to make it 4-0 Tigers. Mario Sanjur (2-4, 2B, 2RBI) quickly followed suit, doubling down the left field line, driving in two more runs.

Ryan Castellanos (1-0) had a strong home debut, picking up his first win of 2016. Castellanos logged six innings of work, allowing just two hits, two runs (one earned) and struck out a couple Cyclones hitters.

Taylor Hicks and Adenson Verastegui were exceptional out of the bullpen. Both bullpen arms pitched 1-2-3 frames and kept the lead at 7-2 for Connecticut.

The Cyclones battled back in the top of the ninth, scoring three runs on four hits and a Tigers error. Yordy Cabrera managed to get Nick Sergakis to ground back to the mound to end the ballgame, 7-5.

The Tigers go for their second straight series-win tomorrow at 7:05 p.m. against the Cyclones. Alfred Gutierrez gets the ball for the Tigers, seeking his first win for the Tigers.

The Connecticut Tigers are the New York-Penn League affiliate of the Detroit Tigers and play a 76 game schedule that runs from mid-June through early September. 2016 season tickets, group tickets, mini plans, individual game tickets, and team merchandise are now on sale! The front office and ticket office is open daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and can be accessed in person or by calling 860-887-7962.

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