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Craig Heyer improved to 2-0 on the season with four innings of shutout relief.  He gave up two hits and a walk with two strikeouts in the 4-2 win.

Braedyn Pruitt went two for four with a two run homer.  Justin Snyder went three for four with a double.

Staten Island blew a 1-0 lead in the top of the eighth only to come back and win it in the bottom half of the frame with two runs to make it a 3-2 final.  The game winning run was a two RBI single by Jose Gil.  Ryan Wehrle was the only Yankee hitter with two hits and he was also the only one to rack up an extra base hit with a double.

Jonathan Ortiz improved to 1-1 with 1 1/3 innings of shutout relief.  He walked one and struck out four while Ryan Pope threw four shutout innings and struck out six in his start.

Staten Island lost a tough one to Tri-City in a 10-5 blowout.  What’s funny is, Nicholas Chigges was the most effective of the three pitchers thrown out there, unfortunately, the one run he gave up gave Tri-City the lead so he fell to 2-4 with the loss.  He gave up the one run on four hits with four strikeouts in 3 1/3 innings.

Taylor Holiday went three for five with a double, a homerun and two runs scored.  Damon Sublett went two for four with two RBIs and a run.

Staten Island took care of Tri-City 3-2 and the pitching effort was a team one as four pitchers combined to hold Tri-City to two runs on six hits.  John Axford was a notch above the rest and he picked up the win to improve to 1-1.  He gave up just one hit with three strikeouts in three shutout innings of relief.

Damon Sublett went three for five with a double and two RBIs.  Justin Snyder went three for five with two doubles, an RBI and two runs.

Zachary McAllister improved to 3-2 on the season with a nice start in Staten Island’s 2-0 rain shortened win over Tri-City.  He gave up just five hits and two walks and he struck out six in five shutout innings.

Taylor Holiday was a perfect two for two with a run. Justin Snyder went two for three with a double and a run.

Staten Island lost 5-3 but Jose Gil had a fantastic individual performance in the win.  He drove in a run and scored a run.

Jason Kiley fell to 2-2 on the season with the loss.  He gave up two runs on three hits and with two strikeouts in three innings of work.

Damon Sublett led the way at the plate for Staten Island in their 9-5 win over Oneonta.  He doubled twice, scored two runs and drove in two.  Braedyn Pruitt went three for five with a solo homerun.

Jason Stephens picked up the win with five innings of impressive relief.  He gave up just one run on two hits with three strikeouts.

Staten Island outhit Oneonta 5-2 but three errors cost them as they lost to the Tigers 3-1.  All three runs scored against them were unearned and it was Adam Olbrychowski who gave up all three.  He fell to 0-2 and he gave up two hits and four walks with six strikeouts in four innings of work.

Donald Hollingsworth was the hitting star in the loss.  He went two for three and he stole a base.

Staten Island took a 4-0 lead and saw it State College pick at it one run and one inning at a time.  Fortunately, the come back fell short and the closest that State College came was a run back in the 4-3 win. 

David Williams had the big hit of the game with a bases loaded clearing double to rack up three RBIs.  Ryan Zink picked up the win with six nice shutout innings.

Staten Island had a tough time at the plate in their 7-1 loss to State College.  The team managed only four hits and Luis Nunez was the only Yankee hitter to reach base twice.  He went one for two with a walk and he scored the only run.

A decent start by Zachary McAllister went to waste.  He gave up two runs on four hits and two walks with five strikeouts in six innings and the loss dropped him to 2-2 on the season.

Staten Island lost to Mahoning Valley 7-5 but Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the loss. He went three for four with a solo homerun and he scored two runs in the win. Braedyn Pruitt went one for one with two walks, a walk and an RBI.

Jason Kiley took the loss and he fell to 2-1 on the season. He gave up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.

Staten Island blew a four run lead in the ninth inning but then turned around in the bottom half of the inning and won it when Braedyn Pruitt drew a bases loaded walk off walk.  Pruitt finished the game two for four with a double, two RBIs and a run.  Justin Snyder, who scored on the bases loaded walk, went three for four with a double and two RBIs.

Jason Kiley picked up the win despite giving up two of the tying runs in the ninth.  To his credit, they both happened after a costly error.  Kiley improved to 2-0 on the season.

Staten Island couldn’t pick up the win and they lost to Vermont 7-2. Dellin Betances took the loss and he dropped to 1-2 on the season. He gave up two runs on three hits and two walks with three strikeouts in.

Justin Snyder went two for four with a double, an RBI and a walk. David Williams went one for three with a walk and a run.

Staten Island took care of Vermont 4-2 and Nicholas Chigges picked up the win.  He gave up two runs on six hits and one walk with three strikeouts in four innings of relief.  The win pushed his record to 2-3 on the season.

Austin Krum went two for three with a walk and a run.  Luis Nunez went one for four with a double, a run and an RBI.

While the five unearned runs may have just made a blowout closer, it was disconcerting none the less.  Adam Olbrychowski took the loss and he fell to 0-1 on the season.  He gave up three runs on five hits and two walks with six strikeouts in six innings of work.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the 11-3 loss.  He went two for five with a solo homerun and two runs scored.

Jeff Karstens continued his rehab assignment and while he gave up his first earned run in three starts for three different teams, it was good enough for another win.  He gave up one run on four hits with eight strikeouts in five innings.

Taylor Holliday singled twice, scored two runs and drove in two.  Justin Snyder went three for five with two RBIs and a run.

Zachary McAllister threw six shutout innings and he picked up the win, but after he left the game, he almost saw the pen blow the game.  With a 4-0 lead going into the eighth, Auburn came back and scored two in the eighth and one in the ninth to make it a one run game.  Fortunately, that’s as close as they’d get.

Justin Snyder was the hitting star in the game.  He went two for three with a walk, a double, two RBIs and a run.

Staten Island took care of Hudson Valley 7-5 and it was Ryan Zink who threw of the bulk of the innings for the team.  He gave up two runs (one earned) on five hits with four strikeouts in five innings.

Taylor Holiday singled and drove in two runs.  Damon Sublett belted a two run homer in the fifth inning which was his second homer of the season.