ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
04/26/2025
 
ABA CLASS A-
MT. VERNON CYCLONES AT NISKAYUNA FIGHTING KNIGHTS
GAME ID: 13015 - SATURDAY, APRIL 26TH , 2025 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Mt. Vernon Cyclones (10-8) 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 5 0
Niskayuna Fighting Knights (10-8) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 1
Cyclones Victorious at Niskayuna, 2-0
Right-hander Adam Noland mesmerized the Niskayuna Fighting Knights while leading the Mt. Vernon Cyclones to a 2-0 victory. The triumph makes Mt. Vernon 10-8, as the team begins another long trek toward the playoffs in 2025.

The Fighting Knights had been locked in a 0-0 tie with the Cyclones going into the top of the fourth inning. That changed quickly when the 20-year old third baseman Li-ren Ning came to the plate. Ning hit a 2-run home run on a first pitch slider from Niskayuna hurler Bill Castro. It was Ning's 1st home run of the year.

"Adam made some big pitches when he needed to," said Cyclones manager Tom Whiting.
MT. VERNON BATTING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
L. Carballo 2B 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 .164 1 4
J. Dawson 1B 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 .343 1 6
J. Mora LF 3 0 0 0 2 1 3 .343 5 14
J. Guerra RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 7 .338 7 15
B. Reynolds SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 1 6
E. Bertetto CF 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .311 2 10
A. Schwark DH 2 1 0 0 2 1 2 .429 0 3
L. Ning 3B 4 1 1 2 0 0 4 .243 1 4
J. Unknown C 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .000 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2 8 3 18      
BATTING
Home Runs: L. Ning (1, 4th Inning off B. Castro, 1 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: L. Carballo , J. Dawson , B. Reynolds , E. Bertetto , L. Ning 4
2-out RBI: L. Ning
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Guerra , J. Unknown
GIDP: J. Guerra , L. Ning
Team LOB: 10

FIELDING
Double Plays: 1 (Reynolds-Carballo-Dawson)
OF assists: 1 (Guerra(Malabranca at 2nd base))
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Castillo RF 5 0 0 0 0 1 2 .353 3 11
C. Malabranca CF 5 0 3 0 0 1 0 .278 0 0
A. Garcia SS 2 0 2 0 2 0 0 .329 6 14
K. Beck 3B 5 0 1 0 0 2 6 .329 3 15
A. Marquez 2B 4 0 2 0 0 0 4 .427 5 21
J. Chadwick LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 .314 3 4
B. Borch 1B 3 0 2 0 1 0 1 .385 0 2
N. Watkins C 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 .322 3 7
R. Campbell DH 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 .283 3 6
   a-S. Bright DH 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0
Totals 36 0 11 0 3 6 24      
a - S. Bright inserted as DH in the 6th

BATTING
Doubles: C. Malabranca (4, 1st Inning off A. Noland, 0 on, 1 out) , A. Marquez (7, 6th Inning off A. Noland, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: C. Malabranca 4 , A. Garcia 2 , K. Beck , A. Marquez 3 , B. Borch 2 , N. Watkins
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: F. Castillo , K. Beck , A. Marquez , N. Watkins , S. Bright
GIDP: A. Marquez
Hit by Pitch: A. Garcia
Team LOB: 13

FIELDING
Errors: B. Borch (1)
Double Plays: 2 (Garcia-Marquez-Borch, Marquez-Garcia-Borch)
MT. VERNON PITCHING LINESCORE NISKAYUNA PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
A. Noland W (1-0) 5.1 7 0 0 2 6 0 83 0.00   
R. Lopez H (1) 2.2 3 0 0 0 0 0 30 7.88   
C. Hobbs SV (5) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: A. Noland 58
Batters Faced: A. Noland 25, R. Lopez 10, C. Hobbs 5
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: A. Noland 3-6, R. Lopez 5-2, C. Hobbs 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: A. Noland 83-56, R. Lopez 30-21, C. Hobbs 15-7
Inherited Runners - Scored: R. Lopez 2-0
Hit Batsmen: A. Noland
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI ERA   
O. Garcia 2.0 1 0 0 3 2 0 36 5.11   
B. Castro L (0-2) 5.0 4 2 2 4 0 1 82 6.10   
J. Bravo 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 10.80   
J. Esquibel 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 8 0.00   
PITCHING
Game Score: O. Garcia 49
Batters Faced: O. Garcia 9, B. Castro 24, J. Bravo 2, J. Esquibel 4
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: O. Garcia 1-2, B. Castro 6-9, J. Bravo 1-0, J. Esquibel 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: O. Garcia 36-20, B. Castro 82-46, J. Bravo 5-5, J. Esquibel 8-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: J. Bravo 2-0
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Adam Noland
Ballpark: Fighting Knights Field
Weather: Clear skies (57 degrees), wind blowing in from left at 10 mph
Start Time: 1:35 PM ET
Time: 3:09
Attendance: 8970
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