Here are the Brooklyn Cyclone Game Notes for today's game.
LAST TIME OUT: Despite their outstanding track record on Opening Day, the Cyclones were topped by the Renegades, 3-1, to open up the 2026 season on Friday night...Brooklyn batters struck out 17 times, while the lineup was 0-for-8 with runners in scoring...OF John Bay provided Brooklyn with its only run of the night - a solo shot to left field in the 3rd inning...RHP Noah Hall was solid in his 3rd-straight Opening Day start for the Cyclones...The 2023 draftee tossed 4.2 innings of 2-run ball...LHP Pico Kahn excelled in his professional debut for Hudson Valley, firing 5.2 innings, allowing just 1 run on 3 hits while striking out 8...The defeat drops Brooklyn to 16-9 all-time on Opening Day.
2025 IN REVIEW: A memorable 2025 saw the Cyclones capture their first-ever South Atlantic League Championship...Brooklyn swept their way through the postseason, compiling a perfect 4-0 record with two-game sweeps over Greensboro in the North Division Finals and Hub City in the South Atlantic League Championship Series...It was just the second time Brooklyn inked a playoff spot as a full-season affiliate, joining the 2022 squad...The Cyclones' first-half record of 46-20 was good enough to earn them the first-half crown...Brooklyn was 26-39 in the 2nd half before running the table in the postseason.
AY J-BAY, AY J-BAY: OF John Bay clobbered his first home run of the 2026 season on Opening Night, taking LHP Pico Kohn deep in the 3rd inning...The 24-year-old was responsible for half of Brooklyn's hits on Friday, finished 2-for-3 at the dish with a solo shot...Bay played 10 games for Brooklyn down the stretch of last season and launched 1 home run while driving in four RBI and scoring five runs...Bay also caught the final out of Game 2 of the SAL Championship Series to clinch the title for Brooklyn...The Shattuck, Okla. native has always possessed some pop...A non-drafted free agent signee by the Mets after last summer's draft, Bay hammered 46 home runs during his final two collegiate years at Austin Peay.
HALL-MARK SEASON: Although he took a tough luck defeat to open the 2026 season, RHP Noah Hall looked sharp in his 2026 season debut...The former South Carolina Gamecock held Hudson Valley to just 2 runs over 4.2 frames of work...Over the last two Opening Day starts, Hall has combined to throw 9.2 innings, allowing just 6 hits, 3 runs, and 8 strikeouts...After being limited to just 13.0 innings in his first professional season in 2024, Hall had a major bounce back in 2025...With 7 strikeouts over 6.1 innings of 1-hit shutout ball on August 8 at Hudson Valley, Hall reached 100 K's for the season, becoming the 7th pitcher in franchise history to reach the plateau...In 2025, the Charlotte, N.C. native finished 2nd in the South Atlantic League in ERA (2.72) and batting average against (.200)...Hall ranked 5th in strikeouts (115), tied for 5th in double plays induced (9), 6th in innings pitched (112.2), 9th in WHIP (1.27), and tied for 10th in games started (21)...Hall is 4th on the Cyclones' all-time strikeout list (132) and is 1 behind LHP Felipe De La Cruz (133) for 3rd...His 115 K's in 2025 were the 3rd most in a single-season in franchise history and 1 behind De La Cruz (116) for 3rd...Hall is also 3rd all-time in games started (26)...His 112.2 innings last season were the 2nd most in a single campaign in Cyclones history...RHP Junior Santos (116.2) is 1st
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