Aug 06 2012 05:57 AM
Re: Cyclones of 2012
Santana pitched three scoreless innings for the Cyclones last night, although he gave up a single and a walk in one inning. He looked to me like he was walking very slowly to and from the dugout but had his way with the Auburn Doubledays, the Nationals' NYP team.
They faced a wild lefty who hit Nimmo in the back to lead off the home first. Phillip Evans walked, and after a Jayce Boyd grounder got them to 2nd and 3rd, Kevin Pawlecki singled for two runs. Stefan Sabol then doubled him home so it was 3-0 after 1.
Doubledays made, I think, 5 errors which helped the Cyclones add another 3 runs in the 2nd. Evans, who was a high school SS they Mets' overslotted for and signed in last year's draft, is a really short guy: Listed 5-10 but that's generous. He's also kind of stocky and strong. Here he is smashing a 2-run homer in the 2nd:
Getting congrats at the plate from Dimas Ponce (11) and my boy Jayce Boyd.
Other observations: Sabol in LF made a very nice diving catch, as did Nimmo in CF. Nimmo went 0-4 with the HBP, but faced lefties each time I think. Sabol is a RH hitter with a habit of shooting his ass backwards when he swings. My adoptee Jayce Boyd didn't do much offensively but looked natural at first base, made a nice leaping catch and sweeptag to save an inf error.
Sabol.
Pawlecki collected the Schaefer with 3 hits including a double. He was DHing, Nelfi Zapata caught, had 2 hits but made a really bad snap-throw. A Mexican I'd never heard of, Juan Gamboa, played second. 
Here's RFer Eudy Pina, whose name is pronounced ELdee Pina.
Righhander Julian Hilario relieved Santana after 3 and pitched scoreless through the 8th when a tornado and crazy rain canceled the conclusion, 8-0 is your Cyclones final.