2012 Brooklyn Cyclones Single-A Affiliate &of the New York Mets MCU ParkNews • 1904 Surf Avenue • Brooklyn, NY 11224 •Notes P: (718)-37-BKLYN • F: (718)-449-6368 BROOKLYN CYCLONES (1-0) at STATEN ISLAND YANKEES (0-1) RHP Luis Mateo (0-0, -. - - ERA) vs. RHP Gabriel Encinas (0-0, -. - - ERA) Richmond County Bank Ballpark | Tuesday, June 19, 2012 | 7:00 P.M. (EST) Game #2 | Road Game # 1 OPENING DAY: The Cyclones improved to 10-2 SHUTOUTS: Last night’s 2-0 win for the Cyclones 2012 Schedule & Results all-time on Opening Day, as well as 10-2 all-time in was the first Opening Day shutout in franchise his- home openers...The Cyclones have not lost an Opening tory...Brooklyn had seven shutouts last season. JUNE 7/28 @MHV 7:05 pm 6/18 SI W, 2-0 7/29 @MHV 5:05 pm Day game since 2006 when they fell to to the Staten Is- 6/19 @SI 7:00 pm 7/30 @MHV 7:05 pm land Yankees 18-0...The Cyclones have opened the sea- FIRST THINGS FIRST: Nimmo and 6/20 @SI 7:00 pm 7/31 son against Staten Island nine times with Brooklyn going Kevin Plawecki (35th overall in 2012) become the 6/21 SI 7:00 pm AUGUST 8-1 in these games...Brooklyn defeated the Yankees 5-3 eighth and ninth first round selection to play for the 6/22 @ABD 7:05 pm 8/1 CT 7:00 pm Cyclones...It marks the second time in franchise his- in Staten Island on Opening Day in 2011, but lost their 6/23 @ABD 7:05 pm 8/2 CT 7:00 pm tory that more than one first round pick has been on home opener the following day by the score of 3-2. 6/24 @ABD 5:35 pm 8/3 CT 7:00 pm the roster at the same time...In 2008, Ike Davis, Reese 6/25 HV 7:00 pm 8/4 AUB 6:00 pm VS. STATEN ISLAND: Brooklyn holds the all- Havens and Brad Holt were all teammates after being 6/26 @HV 7:05 pm 8/5 AUB 5:00 pm time series advantage over the Staten Island Yankees, selected in the first 33 picks of that years draft. 6/27 HV 7:00 pm 8/6 AUB 11:00 am going 74-67 since 2001...Last season, Brooklyn went 9-5 6/28 ABD 7:00 pm 8/7 @LOW 7:05 pm against the Baby Bombers during the regular season. THE KIDS ARE ALRIGHT: The Cyclones 6/29 ABD 7:00 pm 8/8 @LOW 7:05 pm Opening Day roster features a record eight teenagers 6/30 ABD 6:00 pm 8/9 @LOW 7:05 pm GABRIEL YNOA: Made the Opening Day start for on the squad...During the entire 2011 season, there JULY 8/10 VER 7:00 pm the Cyclones at only 19 years and 23 days old...He was were only three players in their teens who suited up 7/1 @HV 5:05 pm 8/11 VER 6:00 pm the youngest Opening Day starter in franchise history. for the Cyclones. 7/2 HV 7:00 pm 8/12 VER 5:00 pm 7/3 @HV 7:05 pm 8/13 WELCOME BACK RICH: For just the sec- FEELING A DRAFT: There are 11 players on the 7/4 WPT 6:00 pm 8/14 NYPL All-Star ond time in franchise history, the Cyclones will Cyclones roster who were selected in the 2012 MLB 7/5 WPT 7:00 pm 8/15 @TRI 7:00 pm have the same manager for consecutive seasons... Draft...Only four of these players are currently active 7/6 WPT 7:00 pm 8/16 @TRI 7:00 pm, Donnelly guided Brooklyn to a 45-39 record however (Plawecki, Rodriguez, Vanderheiden, Sabol). 7/7 JAM 6:00 pm 8/17 @TRI 7:00 pm and a Wild Card appearance in the playoffs last 7/8 JAM 5:00 pm 8/18 @VER 6:05 pm season...Edgar Alfonzo is the only other manager to be ALL-STAR ALUMNI: The SAL will hold their 7/9 JAM 7:00 pm 8/19 @VER 6:05 pm at the helm for back-to-back seasons in 2007 and 2008. All-Star game this evening in Charleston, SC...INF T.J. 7/10 8/20 @VER 7:05 pm Rivera, OF Travis Taijeron, and LHP T.J. Chism from the 7/11 @CT 7:05 pm 8/21 TRI 7:00 pm 7/12 @CT 7:05 pm 8/22 TRI 7:00 pm SWEETHEART GOODBYE: On June 10th, long- 2011 Brooklyn Cyclones, will all play in the game. 7/13 @CT 7:05 pm 8/23 TRI 7:00 pm time Voice of the Cyclones, Warner Fusselle, passed 7/14 @SC 7:05 pm 8/24 @SI 7:00 pm away....The Cyclones will be honoring Fusselle all sea- CALL HIM MAYBE: Cyclones infielder and for- 7/15 @SC 6:05 pm 8/25 SI 6:00 pm son long by wearing a WF patch on the right sleeve of mer star of the Harvord Crimson baseball team Jeff 7/16 @SC 7:05 pm 8/26 @SI 4:00 pm Reynolds, was part of the viral video sensation involv- their home jerseys, with the initials separated by his 7/17 HV 7:00 pm 8/27 @ABD 7:05 pm ing the Harvard baseball team dancing to the hit song trademark multi-color umbrella. 7/18 @HV 7:05 pm 8/28 @ABD 7:05 pm “Call Me Maybe”...At last count, the YouTube sensation 7/19 @SI 7:00 pm 8/29 @HV 6:35 pm FINDING NIMMO: Brandon Nimmo, the Mets had nearly 13 million views. 7/20 SI 7:00 pm 8/30 HV 7:00 pm first round selection in the 2011 MLB Draft, is the 7/21 @ SI 7:00 pm 8/31 SI 7:00 pm highest drafted player (13th overall) to play for the BACK IN THE NY GROOVE: Cyclones reliever 7/22 SI 5:00 pm SEPTEMBER Cyclones...Cliff Floyd, who played with Brooklyn as and Melville, NY native, John Mincone was originally 7/23 ABD 7:00 pm 9/1 @SI 7:00 pm part of a rehab assignment in 2006, was selected selected by the Chicago Cubs in the 11th round of the 7/24 ABD 11:00 am 9/2 SI 5:00 pm 14th overall by the Montreal Expos in1991 and Scott 2009 MLB Draft out of Suffolk County Community 7/25 @BAT 7:05 pm 9/3 LOW 6:00 pm Kazmir was the 15th overall selection in the 2002 MLB College, before signing as a minor league free agent 7/26 @BAT 7:05 pm 9/4 LOW 6:00 pm Draft. this off season. 7/27 @BAT 7:05 pm 9/5 LOW 6:00 pm Upcoming Schedule & Probables Wednesday, June 20th at Staten Island RHP Luis Cessa (0-0, -. - - ) at LHP Evan Rutckyj (0-0, -. - -) 7:00 pm Thursday, June 21st vs. Staten Island RHP Hansel Robles (0-0, -. - - ) vs.TBA 7:00 pm Friday, June 22nd at Aberdeen RHP Julian Hilario (0-0, -.- -) at RHP Juan Guzman (0-0, -.- -) 7:05 pm Saturday, June 23rd at Aberdeen RHP Rainy Lara (0-0, -. - -) at LHP Cameron Coffey (0-0, -.- -) 7:05 pm Sunday, June 24th at Aberdeen RHP Gabriel Ynoa (0-0, 0.00) at RHP Sebastian Vader (0-1, 6.75) Page 2 Cyclones Pitchers 6.19.12 at SI BROOKLYN STARTER : RHP # 34 Luis Mateo (0-0, - . - - ERA) • Tonight will be his first start in the United States after spending the 2011 campaign 2011 Game-by-Game (DSL Mets) with the Mets affiliate in the Dominican Summer League. Date Opp. Dec. IP H R ER HR BB K 6/6 NYY 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 5 • Was ranked fourth in the DSL in strikeouts with 80. 6/10 BLJ 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 4 • Ranked second in the DSL, striking out 11.43 batters per nine innings...Also ranked 6/17 RGR 4.0 5 2 1 0 0 5 second in WHIP (0.78) and allowed just 7.00 base runners per nine innings. 6/23 CUB 5.2 5 2 1 0 1 4 • Allowed one run or less in 10 of his 13 starts. 6/29 MRL2 L 4.2 5 3 3 1 0 5 • Struck out a career-high 11 batters on July 18th vs. the DSL Cubs 2 7/6 NAT W 5.0 1 0 0 0 0 6 • Had more wild pitches (9) than walks (5) over his 63.0 innings of work. 7/12 RGR W 6.0 3 1 1 0 0 8 • Overall, held the opposition to a .194 (44-227) batting average...Allowed only two 7/18 CUB2 W 8.0 3 2 1 0 0 11 7/25 FLA W 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 7 extra base hits to lefthanders during the entire 2011 season, limting them to a .157 7/30 GSI W 5.0 2 0 0 0 1 6 (11-70) average. 8/9 NAT 2.2 5 4 4 0 1 4 • Allowed only one earned run in the first two innings of any of his starts...Pitched 8/14 CUB2 6.0 6 2 2 0 1 7 to a 0.35 ERA in the first and second inning overall.