BROOKLYN, NY - The Brooklyn Cyclones playoff run came up about 20 feet too short on Friday, after a 5-3 extra-inning nail-biting loss to the Aberdeen Ironbirds. With Kirk Nieuwenhuis, their best hitter all season at the plate in the bottom of the tenth, an absolute bomb off the third round pick's bat was torn from the sky courtesy of Hurricane Hanna-inspired winds, right into Aberdeen outfielder Jacob Julius's glove in right center field. Seconds later, the last Fireworks show of the summer at Coney Island started, symbolizing a beautiful season that in the end, just wasn't meant to be. A half inning afterwards, an error from closer Yury Santana opened the door for a two-run Aberdeen 11th, effectively euthanizing the Cyclones 2008 playoff hopes.

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BROOKLYN, NY - Winning 12 of their last 15 games and finding themselves a half game ahead of Jamestown for the New York-Penn League Wild Card Spot before Thursday night's game with the Hudson Valley Renegades, the Brooklyn Cyclones were riding higher than Steppenwolf in their quest to make their third consecutive playoff appearance. With three RBI on the night, the Jordan Abruzzo-powered Clones kept their magical playoff carpet ride alive for another night, defeating Hudson Valley 5-3. “We're in good shape right now,” said Abruzzo. “We're confident and everything is coming together right now. You can see it coming.” Hudson Valley got on the board in the top of the first after a Jacob Jefferies RBI single off Brooklyn starter Chris Schwinden that scored lead-off hitter Robi Estrada and gave the Renegades an early 1-0 lead. Not looking like the same pitcher that made the NY-Penn League All-Star team a weeks ago early on, Schwinden knew he had to make a few adjustments.

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