Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
The Brooklyn Cyclones (7-3) will try and stretch their win streak to a season-high-tying four against the Aberdeen IronBirds (5-5) — the High-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles — on Wednesday at 7:05 p.m. from Ripken Stadium in Aberdeen, Md.
RHP Noah Hall (1-0, 0.93) is expected to take the hill for the Cyclones. The IronBirds are projected to counter with RHP Braxton Bragg (1-0, 0.00).
Live coverage on the Cyclones Radio Network will begin at 6:50 p.m.
LAST TIME OUT: Brooklyn captured its third-straight victory with an 8-7 win at Aberdeen on Tuesday night...The Cyclones jumped out to a 7-0 lead in the 3rd and an 8-1 advantage in the 4th, but stranded the tying run at third base in the bottom of the 9th...C Chris Suero ignited the offense with a pair of 2-run home runs in the 2nd and 3rd innings...CF Carson Benge collected a season-high 3 hits, including a pair of doubles and a RBI...3B Jacob Reimer tallied a double, a triple, and a run batted in, reaching base 3 times with a walk...LHP Jonathan Santucci struck out 6 over 3.2 innings, allowing 2 runs (1 earned) on 3 hits...Just 1 of the 3 hits allowed left the infield...RHP Jace Beck struck out 3 over 1.1 innings to earn the win...RHP Justin Lawson entered with the bases loaded and 1 out in the 9th and registered the final 2 outs for his 1st save.
THIS DATE IN CYCLONES HISTORY: On April 16, 2022, the Cyclones swept a doubleheader from Jersey Shore, taking Game 1, 4-3, and Game 2, 6-1...In the lid-lifter, Brooklyn took the lead for good on LF Rowdey Jordan's 2-run triple in the bottom of the 6th...In the finale, RF Joe Suozzi powered a 3-run home run in the 4th inning, driving in 4 runs in the contest.
SUPER SUERO: C Chris Suero has picked up where he left off in Brooklyn so far in 2025...On Tuesday, the 21-year-old recorded the 2nd multi-home run game of his career in an 8-7 win at Aberdeen...Suero powered a 2-run blast in the 2nd and added another 2-run shot in the 3rd...The Bronx native homered in 3-straight at-bats dating back to his solo shot in the 6th inning on Sunday vs. Hudson Valley...Entering play on Wednesday, the Suero leads the South Atlantic League in home runs (5), RBI (13), slugging percentage (.941), extra-base hits (10), and total bases (32)...He is also tied for the league lead in doubles (5), 2nd in OPS (1.346), and 7th in batting average (.353)...The 2022 international signee has a hit in 8-of-9 games played and reached base safely in all 9 contests...Suero was recognized on MiLB's "Prospect Team of the Week" on Monday after going 10-for-29 (.345) with 5 doubles, 3 home runs, and 9 RBI over his first 8 games.
RAKIN' IN THE BENGE-AMINS: OF Carson Benge has quietly had a strong start to his first full professional season...The 19th-overall pick in the 2024 draft posted his first multi-hit game of the season on Sunday vs. Hudson Valley and followed it up with a season-high 3 hit effort on Tuesday at Aberdeen...Benge has reached base safely in all 7 games with the Cyclones and enters Wednesday ranked 3rd in the South Atlantic League in on-base percentage (.500), 8th in batting average (.348), and tied for 9th in OPS (.978).
REIM TIME: It's difficult to get out to much of a hotter start than Cyclones INF Jacob Reimer...Through 10 games, the California native is an impressive 13-for-40 (.325) at the plate with 9 RBI and 6 extra-base hits...Reimer recorded more RBI (8) in the first 2 games of 2025 than he had in 25 outings (7) in an injury-plagued 2024...The Yucaipa, Calif. native is tied for the South Atlantic League lead in triples (2)...Reimer is also tied for 3rd in hits (13), doubles (4), and runs scored (9), tied for 4th in extra-base hits (6), and tied for 6th in RBI (9) and total bases (21).
ROTATION IS ROLLING: Brooklyn's starters have been exquisite over the season's first 10 games...Cyclones starting pitchers possess a microscopic 1.51 ERA (7 ER in 41.2 IP)...Under the leadership of first-year pitching coach Jordan Kraus, the starters hold an impressive 53:13 strikeout-to-walk ratio...The 1.51 ERA is the lowest among starting pitching staffs in the South Atlantic League by over a full run (Aberdeen, 2.56)...It is also 2nd among all High-A franchises...Only Cincinnati's High-A Dayton (1.31) has tallied a lower ERA...Overall, Brooklyn's pitching staff has an SAL low 3.03 ERA (29 ER in 86.0 IP), which is good for third-lowest at High-A behind San Diego's High-A Fort Wayne (2.48) and Kansas City's High-A Quad Cities (2.90).
NOAH'S ARC: After an injury-shortened 2024, RHP Noah Hall has returned to form in 2025...Over his first 2 starts, the 2023 draftee is 1-0 with a 0.93 ERA (1 ER in 9.2 IP), 11 strikeouts and only 4 hits allowed...Hall is tied for 6th in the South Atlantic League in innings pitched (9.2) and batting average against (.129)...The right-hander tossed 4.2 innings of 1-run ball, taking a no-decision, in Thursday's loss vs. Hudson Valley...The righty punched out a career-high 8 batters, and gave up only 1 hit...All this came after Hall spun arguably his best career pro outing on Opening Day for Brooklyn, picking up the win, thanks to 5.0 innings of 1-run ball...Hall surrendered only 3 hits, and gave up just 1 run...The University of South Carolina product became not only the 1st player in franchise history to start on consecutive Opening Days, but the first player in franchise history to start multiple Opening Days.
VETERAN PRESENCE: OF Rafael Ortega remains with the Cyclones on a minor league rehab assignment from Triple-A Syracuse...Through 3 games, the 33-year-old is 1-for-12 at the plate with a RBI and stolen base...This is Ortega's second stint in the New York Mets organization after spending most of the 2023 season with the club...The El Tigre, Venezuela native played 30 games at Triple-A Syracuse and another 47 with the Mets, hitting .219/.341/.272 with a home run and 8 RBI for the Big League club...Ortega has appeared in 425 MLB games with the Colorado Rockies, Los Angeles Angels, Miami Marlins, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Chicago White Sox, and Mets, slashing .245/.322/.349/.671 with 22 home runs and 110 RBI...Ortega also played for Single-A Asheville in the South Atlantic League in 2011, hitting .294/.335/.438 with 9 homers and 66 RBI in 113 games.
THOR'S HAMMER: LHP Zach Thornton picked up right where he left off in 2024...After 5.0 more shutout frames last Saturday, the Grand Canyon product is now 2-0, has yet to allow an earned run, and holds a 14:2 strikeout-to-walk ratio...Thornton is 1 of only 3 arms at the High-A level to toss 10.0 or more innings without allowing an earned run (Great Lakes' RHP Brooks Auger & Vancouver's RHP Grant Rogers)...Thornton is the only one not to allow a run at all...He is also 1 of 9 arms to not allow a run over 10.0+ frames in 2025...His 14 strikeouts are tied for 4th in the SAL, while his outstanding 0.60 WHIP is 2nd amongst those qualified...Thornton also sits tied for 4th in innings pitched (10.0) and 5th in batting average against (.121).
YOU GET A HIT, YOU GET A HIT, YOU GET A HIT...YOU GET THE POINT: In a lopsided victory over Wilmington on April 5, Brooklyn put up some gaudy numbers that haven't been seen on the boardwalk in quite some time...The 15 runs scored are the most scored in a single game by the Cyclones since Brooklyn scored 18 times in an 18-1 victory at Jersey Shore on August 28, 2022...The Cyclones’ offensive output was their best at Maimonides Park since June 24, 2010, vs. Hudson Valley, in a 16-5 win... Additionally, Brooklyn's 20 hits collected on Saturday were the most hits the 'Clones in any game since a 20-hit effort in a 13-0 triumph vs. Aberdeen on July 21, 2011...The contest was just the second game since 2005 where Brooklyn accumulated 15+ runs and 20+ hits in the same contest...The Cyclones first accomplished the feat with 16 runs and 22 hits in a 16-7 win at Tri-City on July 13, 2007.
BROOKLYN TO THE BIGS: After four former Cyclones made their Major League debuts in 2024, three alumni had already accomplished the feat before the end of March in 2025...C Hayden Senger ('18, '21) came off the bench and became the 103rd former Cyclone to play in the Majors and the 68th to debut with the New York Mets on Opening Day, March 27 at Houston...Three days later, on March 30, OF Jake Mangum ('19, '21) batted second and played right field for the Tampa Bay Rays and went 0-for-3 with a walk...RHP Mike Vasil debuted for the Chicago White Sox a day later, tossing 2.0 innings of two-hit shutout relief, whiffing 1B Ty France for his first Major League strikeout...The franchise record for debuts in a single season is nine in 2015 and 2017.
GOMEZ GEARED UP FOR ROUND TWO IN BK: Cyclones manager Gilbert Gómez embarks on his second season at the helm after serving as the youngest manager in franchise history in 2024…The 33-year-old becomes the first Cyclones skipper to begin a 2nd consecutive season as manager since Edgardo Alfonzo (2017-2019)…Gómez led Brooklyn to a 65-67 record during his inaugural season at the controls… Gómez spent the winter as the head man for Tigers del Licey in the Dominican Winter League...The Dominican native will serve as Albert Pujols' assistant manager for Team Dominican Republic in the upcoming 2026 World Baseball Classic.
FAMILIAR FACES: 21 players on the Cyclones’ break camp roster had previous playing experience in Brooklyn…Notables include: INF Boston Baro, who played in 11 games with Brooklyn towards the end of last season…INF Jacob Reimer, who suited up in 39 games for the ‘Clones over the last two years…RHP Dakota Hawkins had a hand in the first nine-inning no-hitter in franchise history last year…RHP Ben Simon logged 22 appearances, the most amongst any returning pitcher outside of Hawkins.
NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK: 7 members of the Mets' 2024 draft class began the 2025 campaign with the Cyclones...RHP Ryan Lambert was the lone '24 draftee that returned to the Brooklyn roster, while 1st-round selection OF Carson Benge, 2nd-round pick LHP Jonathan Santucci, and 4th-rounder OF Eli Serrano III all made their High-A debuts...RHP Brendan Girton, RHP R.J. Gordon & INF Nick Roselli round out the class.
AMAZIN' STARTS HERE: Brooklyn’s roster features no shortage of talent…According to MLB Pipeline, the Cyclones boast 8 of the Mets Top 30 prospects…Those include OF Carson Benge (3), INF Jesús Báez, LHP Jonathan Santucci (13), INF Boston Baro (14), INF Jacob Reimer (21), C Chris Suero (22), OF Eli Serrano III (23) and C Ronald Hernández (27)…Of those 8, 5 have previous experience playing in Brooklyn...The Cyclones also possess 6 of the Mets' Top 30 farmhands per Baseball America...The list features Báez (3), Benge (7), Baro (15), Santucci (16), Suero (20), and Reimer (21).
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