STATEN ISLAND, NY- With his team trailing by a run, Staten Island Yankee left fielder Dan Brewer knew he put a good swing on a Tyler Cloyd one out offering. His solo home run to dead center sparked teammates as they went on to bat around scoring six runs in the fourth en route to a 10-7 series opener win before 5,404 at Richmond County Bank Ball Park Saturday night in St. George.“I thought I hit it well,” he noted of his second homer with both coming before the home crowd. “I was just working on trying to put the ball in play. I put the barrel on the ball. I had a good swing and got a good pitch and it went out for me.”“It felt good. We did well as a team tonight. We battled as a team. Guys put good swings on the ball and we had a big inning. We were able to come up with two out hits.”

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STATEN ISLAND, NY- One of the characteristics Staten Island Yankee manager Pat McMahon likes most about his team is their never say die attitude.Once again, that was on display in a thrilling come from behind 5-4 walkoff win over the Verrazano rival Cyclones before a third consecutive sellout (7,171) at a loud Richmond County Bank Ball Park by the Ferry Terminal Saturday night. It was the second straight win in their final at bat bolstering Staten Island’s (20-11) McNamara Division lead to seven games over the last place Cyclones (13-18), who looked poised to take their third of four in the season series.A night earlier, it was Jack Rye who delivered a walkoff bases loaded hit defeating Batavia. This time, the heroics were provided by left fielder Melky Mesa, who drilled a one out three-run home run to left giving his team an exciting victory.

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