ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
04/07/2026
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ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 12926 - TUESDAY, APRIL 7TH , 2026 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mt. Vernon Cyclones (1-0) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 6 11 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (0-1) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3
Cyclones Top Fighting Knights, 6-0, Behind Burleson
Opening day festivities have begun throughout the league. Fans of the Niskayuna Fighting Knights were eager to watch Mike Winchester square off against Russ Burleson of the visiting Mt. Vernon Cyclones. In the end, the Cyclones won the game, 6-0, with Russ Burleson leading the way.

Burleson, who dominated for Mt. Vernon, earned the victory to move to 1-0. He was in control the whole game, scattering 2 hits over 8 innings, while striking out 4. Niskayuna batters could never bunch up enough hits to produce a rally.

"I just trusted my stuff," said Burleson.
MT. VERNON BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Carballo 3B 5 1 1 0 0 1 4 .200 0 0
R. Sanabria 1B 4 1 1 0 1 1 0 .250 0 0
J. Harris CF 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000 0 0
M. Jackson LF 5 1 1 1 0 1 0 .200 0 1
G. Shroyer DH 4 1 1 1 1 1 0 .250 0 1
E. Callender RF 4 1 3 2 1 1 0 .750 1 2
L. Ning 2B 5 0 1 0 0 3 6 .200 0 0
Y. Abe C 3 0 0 0 1 1 2 .000 0 0
L. Torres SS 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 .500 0 0
   a-K. Sverdloff PH 2 1 2 2 0 0 0 1.000 1 2
   b-J. Salazar SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
Totals 39 6 11 6 4 9 15      
a - K. Sverdloff pinch hit for L. Torres in the 8th
b - J. Salazar substituted for K. Sverdloff in the 8th

BATTING
Doubles: M. Jackson (1, 8th Inning off O. Garcia, 2 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: E. Callender (1, 2nd Inning off M. Winchester, 0 on, 2 outs) , K. Sverdloff (1, 8th Inning off O. Garcia, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: L. Carballo , R. Sanabria , M. Jackson 2 , G. Shroyer , E. Callender 6 , L. Ning , L. Torres , K. Sverdloff 5
2-out RBI: E. Callender , K. Sverdloff
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: L. Carballo , L. Ning
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 2 (Torres-Ning-Sanabria, Torres-Ning-Sanabria)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Chadwick CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
P. Gonzalez 1B, 2B 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 1.000 0 0
K. Beck 3B 4 0 0 0 0 2 4 .000 0 0
M. Lint DH 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 .000 0 0
D. Puskas C 4 0 0 0 0 1 4 .000 0 0
D. Solis 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-B. Hernandez PH, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   c-N. Dougherty PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
T. Tepper LF 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 .333 0 0
R. Campbell RF 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000 0 0
R. Poole SS 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   a-P. Rodriguez PR, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0
Totals 27 0 3 0 2 5 15      
a - P. Rodriguez pinch ran for R. Poole in the 3rd
b - B. Hernandez pinch hit for D. Solis in the 7th
c - N. Dougherty pinch hit for B. Hernandez in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Tepper (1, 5th Inning off R. Burleson, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: P. Gonzalez 2 , T. Tepper 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Chadwick , K. Beck , D. Puskas , N. Dougherty
GIDP: K. Beck , T. Tepper
Sac Bunt: P. Gonzalez
Hit by Pitch: P. Gonzalez , B. Hernandez , R. Poole
Team LOB: 5

FIELDING
Errors: K. Beck (1) , B. Hernandez (1) , R. Campbell (1)
MT. VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
R. Burleson W (1-0) 8.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 88 0.00   
T. Bourassa 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 25 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: R. Burleson 81
Batters Faced: R. Burleson 28, T. Bourassa 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: R. Burleson 8-10, T. Bourassa 1-1
Pitches - Strikes: R. Burleson 88-58, T. Bourassa 25-13
Hit Batsmen: R. Burleson 3
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
M. Winchester L (0-1) 6.1 3 1 1 1 4 1 85 1.42   
O. Garcia 1.0 6 5 5 0 2 1 27 45.00   
J. Gastelo 1.2 2 0 0 3 3 0 49 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: M. Winchester 66
Batters Faced: M. Winchester 23, O. Garcia 9, J. Gastelo 11
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: M. Winchester 10-5, O. Garcia 0-1, J. Gastelo 2-0
Pitches - Strikes: M. Winchester 85-56, O. Garcia 27-20, J. Gastelo 49-28
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Gastelo 2-2
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Russ Burleson
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Rain (52 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 7:35 PM ET
Time: 3:11
Attendance: 13545
Special Notes: SS Ronald Poole was injured being hit by a pitch.
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