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Yankees Score Three in Ninth, Steal One from \'Birds, 6-5

June 25, 2011 - New York-Penn League (NYPL)
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Aberdeen, MD - The IronBirds took a 5-3 lead into the top of the ninth, but it was not enough as the Staten Island Yankees scored three runs off of two walks and two singles and won the game 6-5.

Staten Island got on the board right away in the top of the first off of Aberdeen starter David Baker. Cito Culver walked, advanced to second on a balk, went to third on a wild pitch and then scored on an Angelo Gumbs groundout, giving the Yankees a quick 1-0 lead.

Aberdeen would strike in the second, when Jeremy Nowak hit a homerun off of the Maintenance shed beyond the IronBird bullpen in right field to tie the game at one. Wynston Sawyer followed with a single and then came around to score on Dudley Leonora's RBI double, giving Aberdeen a 2-1 lead.

The IronBirds would score again in the bottom of the third. After Mychal Givens and Joe Velleggia both struck out looking, Connor Narron walked. Nowak then came up and hit another homerun, this time to left field, giving the IronBirds a 4-1 lead. Sawyer then came up and made it back-to-back homeruns for the home team after putting a ball over the left-center field wall, making it 5-1 IronBirds.

The Yankees got on the board with a run in the fourth. Culver led off with a single and then was walked home after Baker walked three of the next four Yankee batters, moving the score to 5-2 IronBirds.

Staten Island also got a single run in the sixth. Zach Wilson hit a ground rule double. The next Yankee at the plate, Casey Stevenson, batted him home with an RBI single, making it 5-3 Aberdeen.

All was quiet on the scoreboard until the top of the ninth. Shane Brown singled, Mason Williams walked, and Culver reached on a fielder's choice. All three would eventually come around to score as the Staten Island ninth consisted of two walks, two hit batsmen, and an infield single. With the three runs, Staten Island went ahead 6-5.

Aberdeen's Dudley Leonora singled with two outs, but Austin Knight struck out to end the game. For Aberdeen, it is their seventh straight loss, falling to 1-7. Staten Island improves to 5-2.

Enrico Jimenez took the loss for the IronBirds, falling to 0-1. Fred Lewis gets credit for the win for the Yankees, moving to 1-0 and Mark Montgomery picked up his first save.

Aberdeen looks to avoid a second consecutive sweep when they send Matt Drummond (0-1, 4.50) to the hill. Staten Island will give Wilton Rodriguez (0-1, 13.50) the start. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m.

The Aberdeen IronBirds sold out season tickets for the 10thstraight season. Group packages and single-game tickets, however, are still available for the 2011 season. For ticket information, contact our box office at (410) 297-9292 or visit us online at www.IronBirdsbaseball.com.

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