Firebirds Kick Off Season With 2-0 Win Over Harwich!

On Friday night, the Orleans Firebirds kicked off what will hopefully be a solid 2011 summer season with a 2-0 win over the Harwich Mariners. In front of an Eldridge Park crowd of about 1,100, Tyler Johnson (Stony Brook) threw 6 solid innings, allowed 3 hits, and struck out 2.

In the first inning, the Firebirds loaded the bases on singles by Will Piwnica-Worms (Duke) and Maxx Tissenbaum (Stony Brook) followed by a walk to Steve Nyisztor (Rutgers). Ben Waldrip (Jacksonville State) then hit a sacrifice fly to left that drove home Pwinica-Worms and put Orleans on the board. Then, in the bottom of the fourth, third-baseman Steve Nyisztor, hit a home run over the left field wall to put Orleans up 2-0.

John Brebbia (Elon) tossed two scoreless innings; he struck out two and allowed two hits. Trevor Gott (Kentucky) worked a 1-2-3 ninth inning to record his first save of the season.

The Firebirds are rained out for tonight against Bourne. Next, they travel to McKeon Field on Sunday for a double-header against the Hyannis Harbor Hawks. Tune in at 4:00pm to the Firebirds broadcast (new link on helpful link page) for full coverage of the double-header.

Adam Wilk Called Up To The Show!

Former Orleans Cardinals pitcher Adam Wilk (Long Beach State) was called up to the Detroit Tigers today. Wilk pitched for the Cardinals in 2008 and was named to the Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star team. Wilk pitched in 21 games and threw 32 innings for the Cards in 2008. He finished the season with a record of 2-1 and an ERA of 1.69.

Wilk joins former Cardinals pitcher Ryan Perry (Arizona) in the Detroit Tigers bullpen. Perry pitched on the Cape in the summer of 2007. Wilk was drafted in the 11th round of the 2009 MLB Draft.

New Season, New Website!

The Orleans Firebirds official team website is brand new! It now features a navigation bar at the top of the page and includes some awesome new features and pages on the side bar. Be sure to visit the team Facebook page and let them know how you like it!