8/30/10

PRESS RELEASE: - Connecticut 6, Brooklyn 3

The Connecticut Tigers (34-34) scored six runs on nine hits to earn a 6-3 win over the Brooklyn Cyclones (44-22) before 1,776 fans at Dodd Stadium on Sunday afternoon.



The Tigers scored two runs in the first inning against Brooklyn LHP Angel Cuan (5-1). LF Ryan Enos (1-4) and C Julio Rodriguez (2-4) each singled. 3B Josh Ashenbrenner (2-3) followed with a two-run double to make it 2-0 Connecticut.



The Tigers tacked on runs in the second and third innings. In the second inning, 1B Matt Perry (2-4) led off the inning with a double and scored when RF Londell Taylor (0-3) reached base on an error by Brooklyn SS Wilfredo Tovar. In the third inning, Rodriguez tripled and scored on a sacrifice fly by Ashenbrenner.



The Cyclones scored three runs in the fourth inning on a three-run home run from CF Cory Vaughn (1-3) to get within one run at 4-3.



Connecticut added two insurance runs in the sixth inning to get a 6-3 lead. Ashenbrenner singled and DH Brett Anderson (2-3) doubled. Perry singled home Ashenbrenner to make it 5-3 with Anderson moving to third base. SS Ryan Soares lifted a sacrifice fly to center field to score Ashenbrenner and advance the score to 6-3.

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