After a heavy rain storm washed out Wednesday night’s ending and scattered showers peppered the Aberdeen area during the day on Thursday, the floodgates finally opened Thursday night as the Jamestown Jammers broke down the dam and throttled the Aberdeen IronBirds 11-1. “We got beat up pretty good. The starting pitching and the bullpen really […]
IronBirds Sink in the Rain to Jamestown, 3-2
The 40-minute rain delay before the bottom of the ninth was just delaying the inevitable on Wednesday night as the Aberdeen IronBirds fell to the Jamestown Jammers 3-2 at Ripken Stadium. The game was called prior to the bottom of the ninth as the rain started to let up, but the lightning did not. “The […]
IronBirds Finish Off Yankee Sweep, 5-3
The Aberdeen IronBirds fell behind early Tuesday night against Staten Island, but the team battled its way to back to take a hard-fought 5-3 victory and two-game series sweep against the Yankees. IronBirds starter Justin Moore, making his first start since July 15 because of an oblique injury, got off to a rough start, surrendering […]
Flacco’s Call-Up Opens Door for Anderson
With first basemen Michael Flacco called up to Delmarva and Tyler Kolodny’s season ended by a wrist injury, Aberdeen’s first baseman position becomes David Anderson’s. Anderson, who is currently batting .284 in 33 games, is in his first year with the IronBirds after spending 2009 with the Gulf Coast League Orioles, where he batted .271. […]
Adleman’s Strong Performance Ends IronBirds Losing Streak
Aberdeen IronBirds starter Tim Adleman carried a perfect game into the seventh inning and pitched seven no-hit innings, and the Aberdeen offense took advantage of key miscues in breaking a five-game losing streak and beating the Staten Island Yankees 6-0 Monday night at Ripken Stadium. Adleman pitched perfectly for six innings before walking Staten Island […]
Cyclones Rout IronBirds 11-3, Complete Sweep
The Brooklyn Cyclones used a strong pitching performance from Yohan Almonte and power hitting to break out the brooms and finish off a three-game sweep of the Aberdeen IronBirds Friday night with a final score of 11-3. Almonte pitched 6.1 innings of shutout ball, while the Brooklyn offense slammed three home runs in the rout. […]
Cyclones Take Second Straight From IronBirds
In a year filled with late-inning heroics for Aberdeen, Brooklyn offered up some of its own Thursday night, scoring two runs in the top of the ninth of T.R. Keating to take the second straight game from the IronBirds 4-2. First baseman Joe Bonfe, third baseman Brian Harrison, and designated hitter Jeff Flagg strung together […]
Cyclones Shut Down IronBirds, 7-2
Aberdeen could not keep its momentum from a three-game winning streak going on Wednesday as Brooklyn defeated the IronBirds 7-2 behind strong pitching and good hitting. “They just outplayed us,” manager Gary Kendall said. “We got to play better against a team like that if we’re going to compete for the division.” Brooklyn jumped on […]