On the Firebirds side of things, Ryan Carpenter (Gonzaga) threw 6 strong innings despite picking up the loss. Carpenter's two big mistakes came in the second inning when he game up back-to-back solo home runs to Daniel Palka (Georgia Tech) and Johnny Field (Arizona). Carpenter allowed 5 hits and 2 runs through 6 innings while striking out 7 Gatemen.
A strong bullpen combination of Pat Butler (UConn), Kyle Hunter (Dartmouth), and Tyler Gebler (Rutgers) finished off the game for Orleans.
The Firebirds only hit through the first 8 and 2/3 innings came in the first inning off the bat of Matt Duffy (Long Beach State). With two outs in the ninth, Jayce Boyd (Florida State) tried to rally the 'Birds with a double but it was just too little too late.
The Firebirds now sit in third place in the East Division with a record of 11-11-3 and 25 points. Harwich and Brewster sit at the top of the East with 32 and 29 points respectively. Y-D is in fourth place with 23 points followed by Chatham's 13.
Ben Waldrip's (Jacksonville State) 5 home runs have him tied for the league lead with Victor Roache (Georgia Southern) of Cotuit. There is the possibility we may see him in the Home Run Derby at Fenway Park before the Cape League All-Star Game on July 29.
Matt Duffy and Matt Koch (Loyola Marymount) are tied for the team's high batting average at .294. Andrew Aplin (Arizona State) follows them with a .290 average; Steve Selsky (Arizona) trails with his .253 average.
Ryan Carpenter leads the Orleans pitching staff with 20 strikeouts. Closer, Trevor Gott's (Kentucky) 6 saves seem to be going unnoticed. Gott has a 0.77 ERA with 14 strikeouts.
The Firebirds try to end their two-game losing skid tomorrow night against the Y-D Red Sox at 5:00pm.
Can you please answer this question if you can: Since Orleans released Nyisztor, is it possible for him to be signed by another team and if he already is...in like a different league or whatever...do you know where?
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know, Nyisztor hasn't signed with any other team yet. I'm not sure of the exact reason for his release. I am pretty sure he has not signed with anyone else but I'm not positive. I do, however, know that once he is released he is free to sign with any team, even within the Cape League. I was surprised when I saw he was released because he's the projected 15th overall pick in 2012.
ReplyDeleteSource:
http://www.draftsite.com/mlb/player/steve-nyisztor/17438
Follow the Cape League transaction page here:
http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/transactions.html?leagueid=166&seasonid=532
Nyisztor's page:
http://www.pointstreak.com/baseball/player.html?playerid=142796