Aberdeen saved its best fireworks for the Fifth of July, as an offensive explosion sent the team on a 9-6 victory over Lowell on Monday night. Centerfielder Trent Mummey’s bunt single in the fifth inning was the IronBirds’ 14th hit of the evening, tying the team’s season-high and designated hitter Kipp Schutz’s RBI single two […]
Spinners Outpitch IronBirds, 3-1
The pitching on Sunday night kept any fireworks to a minimum in Lowell’s 3-1 victory over Aberdeen. The lone spark came in the fifth inning when Sean Killeen drilled a pitch from Tim Adleman over the left field wall to break a 0-0 tie. Adleman (0-1, 2.51) had his longest outing as a pro in […]
Yankees Take Rubber Game 4-2
On NASCAR Night at Ripken Stadium, Aberdeen looked more like midget cars compared to Staten Island’s stock cars as the Yankees never looked back in a 4-2 victory over the IronBirds. The IronBirds attempted another late inning comeback, scoring runs in the sixth and seventh, but it was not enough as the Yankees took the […]
Yankees Outslug IronBirds, Win 10-8
Baltimore Orioles closer Mike Gonzalez allowed two runners he inherited from Jason Gurka (0-1, 5.68) to score and Staten Island to take a 7-5 lead in the bottom of the sixth en route to a 10-8 Yankees (5-6) victory over Aberdeen (5-7) Tuesday night at Ripken Stadium. Gonzalez came on with one out and runners […]
Cyclones Overwhelm IronBirds, Win 6-3
The Brooklyn Cyclones used a bevy of extra-base hits to kill any momentum the Aberdeen IronBirds were hoping to carry over from Saturday night’s come-from-behind victory to dispatch the IronBirds 6-3 Sunday night at Ripken Stadium. Brooklyn (6-4) jumped out to an early lead on lefthander Mike Gonzalez (0-1, 18.00), who was making a rehab […]
IronBirds Score Two in the Eighth, Beat Brooklyn 3-2
Aberdeen returned home from a 1-4 road trip to face first-place Brooklyn, a team that beat the IronBirds twice during the road trip, and exacted a small amount of revenge by coming from behind for a 3-2 victory. The rally for the IronBirds (4-5) started in the bottom of the eighth inning when leftfielder Kipp […]