Tigers slip in extras

Stewart hit a third-inning grand slam and an RBI triple in the top of the 11th to lead the Cyclones to a 10-9 victory and a three-game sweep of the O-Tigers in front of 624 fans at Damaschke Field.

Stewart’s triple capped a 3-for-6 night that included five RBIs. He fell a single shy of hitting for the cycle.

"You’re going to run into these days once in a while where you see the ball pretty good," Stewart said. &#[an error occurred while processing this directive]quot;I just saw some good pitches to hit."

Stewart’s triple came two innings after Oneonta scored five times in the ninth to send the game into extra innings.

"These guys are battling their tails off," said Oneonta manager Tom Brookens, whose team was swept for the first time this season. "It was a heck of a comeback. Scoring five in the ninth shows the character of this team. We’ve had three great games and come up empty, but that’s baseball."

Oneonta (18-9) remained in first place in the New York-Penn League’s Stedler Division. The Tigers play host to the Williamsport Crosscutters (18-12) at 7 tonight to begin a three-game set.

Brooklyn’s Joe Holden led off the 11th with a bloop single to left field off losing pitcher Jose Fragoso (4-1). Kyle Brown popped up a bunt attempt to Fragoso for the first out, bringing up Stewart.

Facing a full-count, Stewart lined a shot into the right-center gap for a standup triple as Holden scored the go-ahead run.

"(Fragoso) kept challenging me," Stewart said. "He went away, away, away, but then he missed with one and left it over the plate."

Travis Hope, who blew a save chance in the ninth, put the Tigers down in order in the 11th. Jorge Patino and William Rhymes each grounded out to Hope, and Brandon Timm struck out swinging to end the game.

It was an anti-climactic ending for the O-Tigers, who rallied from a 9-4 deficit against Brooklyn reliever Kevin Tomasiewicz in the ninth.

After Michael Hollimon led off with a strike out, Matt Joyce, Cory Middleton and Justin Justice walked to load the bases. Ryan Roberson singled up the middle, scoring Joyce and Middleton and prompting Brooklyn manager Mookie Wilson to call for Hope with a 9-6 lead.

Brookens sent Mark Haske in to pinch hit for Schuyler Williamson. On a 1-1 count, Haske pulled a fastball from Hope over the left-field fence, tying the score at 9.

"He gave me a good pitch to hit," said Haske, who hit his first professional homer. "I saw a pitch I liked and gave it a good swing and helping us get back into the game."

Said Brookens: "I’m sure he’ll remember that the rest of his career. Just to step in there and hit a pinch-hit, three-run homer is quite a feat."

Brooklyn trailed, 1-0, entering the third. With two out, Drew Butera and Holden had singles, and Brown walked to load the bases against Oneonta starter Matt O’Brien.

Stewart hit the first pitch he saw over the left-field wall for a 4-1 lead.

"I was sitting in the on-deck circle, just hoping Brown would give me a chance with the bases loaded," Stewart said. "In my first at-bat, I saw the guy well. He gave me a first-pitch fastball and I just jumped all over it."

After falling behind, 8-2, Oneonta scored two in the seventh. Hollimon had an RBI single and Joyce had a sacrifice fly.

The Cyclones added one in the ninth on an run-scoring double from Nick Evans.

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P.J. Harmer can be reached at pharmer@thedailystar.com or 607-432-1000, ext. 229.

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ONEONTA TIGERS STATISTICS

THROUGH JULY 19
HITTING
Player G AB R H RBI AVG

Williamson 9 18 3 7 4 .389

Thomas 15 57 17 22 11 .386

Haske 16 59 10 21 9 .356

Timm 20 75 14 26 12 .347

Grullon 12 49 11 16 13 .327

Rhymes 17 69 13 21 11 .304

Roa 16 51 12 15 9 .294

Justice 4 17 1 5 2 .294

Joyce 19 73 15 21 9 .288

Torres 7 21 3 6 2 .286

Middleton 24 88 20 25 19 .284

Hollimon 23 86 21 24 17 .279

Roberson 19 73 10 19 19 .260

Mendez 16 55 11 13 11 .236

Patino 11 34 9 4 2 .176

Laster 14 46 6 8 7 .174

Konecny 1 0 1 1 1 .000

PITCHING
Pitcher W L ERA IP BB SO

Hahn 3 0 0.00 10.1 1 9

Claggett 0 0 0.00 8.0 4 7

Fragoso 4 0 1.00 18.0 12 27

Fraser 2 0 1.15 15.2 2 15

Robertson 0 0 1.93 14.0 5 8

O’Brien 2 0 2.63 24.0 8 16

Whelan 1 1 3.00 9.0 6 13

Badenhop 2 1 4.09 22.0 12 14

Moscoso 1 1 4.29 21.0 4 18

Baxter 1 2 4.40 14.1 5 14

Norfleet 0 1 4.91 11.0 5 8

Vasquez 1 0 5.60 17.2 11 16

Konecny 1 0 6.04 22.1 9 14

Sborz 0 1 7.36 7.1 9 7

Mahoney 0 0 8.74 11.1 9 11

NY-PENN LEAGUE STANDINGS

McNamara Division

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Staten Island (Yanks) Ø19ØØØ9ØØ.679ØØØ—Ð

Williamsprt (Pirates) Ø18ØØ12ØØ.600ÐØØ2Ð

Brooklyn (Mets) Ø17ØØ12ØØ.586ÐØØ2½

Hudson Vlly (D Rays) Ø13ØØ15ØØ.464ÐØØ6Ð

New Jersey (Cards) Ø13ØØ17ØØ.433ÐØØ7Ð

Aberdeen (Orioles) Ø11ØØ18ØØ.379ÐØØ8½

Pinckney Division

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Auburn (Blue Jays) Ø16ØØ13ØØ.552ØØØ—Ð

Mhnng Vlly (Indians) Ø16ØØ14ØØ.533ÐØØØ½

Jmestwn (Marlins) Ø14ØØ16ØØ.467ÐØØ2½

Batavia (Phillies) Ø11ØØ17ØØ.393ÐØØ4½

Stedler Division

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Oneonta (Tigers) Ø18ØØØ9ØØ.667ØØØ—Ð

Lowell (Red Sox) Ø17ØØ13ØØ.567ÐØØ2½

Tri-City (Astros) Ø12ØØ16ØØ.429ÐØØ6½

Vermont (Nationals) ØØ8ØØ22ØØ.267ÐØ11½

Thursday’s Games

Aberdeen 7, Vermont 4

Batavia 7, Lowell 6

Brooklyn 10, Oneonta 9, 11 innings

Staten Island 8, Jamestown 3

Mahoning Valley 3, Hudson Valley 1

Auburn 6, New Jersey 4

Williamsport 2, Tri-City 0

Friday’s Games

Auburn at Tri-City

Batavia at Hudson Valley

Jamestown at Brooklyn

Mahoning Valley at Aberdeen

New Jersey at Vermont

Staten Island at Lowell

Williamsport at Oneonta

Saturday’s Games

Auburn at Tri-City

Batavia at Hudson Valley

Jamestown at Brooklyn

Mahoning Valley at Aberdeen

New Jersey at Vermont

Staten Island at Lowell

Williamsport at Oneonta

Sunday’s Games

Auburn at Tri-City

Batavia at Hudson Valley

Jamestown at Brooklyn

Mahoning Valley at Aberdeen

New Jersey at Vermont

Staten Island at Lowell

Williamsport at Oneonta

NY-PENN INDIVIDUAL LEADERS

THROUGH JULY 19
HITTING

AVERAGE

Sellers, T-C, .402; Sutil, T-C, .391; Thomas, One., .386; Patterson, Aub., .384; Howell, Ver., .368; Timm, One., .347; Ori, T-C, .337; Harris, Bat., .337; Reimold, Abe., .330; Petersen, Bro., .330.

HITS
Patterson, Aub., 43; Sellers, T-C, 41; Sutil, T-C, 34; Parraz, T-C, 33; Petersen, Bro., 33; Poterson, Sta., 32; Howell, Ver., 32; Harris, Bat., 32; Harvey, Jam., 31; Burns, Jam., 31.

DOUBLES
Poterson, Sta., 11; Metropoulas, Aub., 10; Patterson, Aub., 10; Middleton, One., 10; Yarbrough, NJ, 10; Sellers, T-C, 9; Reimold, Abe., 9; Several tied with 8.

TRIPLES
Nunez, Sta., 4; Casillas, MV, 3; Ramos, Low., 3; Constanza, MV, 3; Several tied with 2.

HOME RUNS

Patton, Aub., 7; Head, MV, 6; Poterson, Sta., 6; Patterson, Aub., 6; Reimold, Abe., 5; Several tied with 4.

RUNS BATTED IN
Poterson, Sta., 25; Nunez, Sta., 22; Patterson, Aub., 22; Larsen, Sta., 21; Sellers, T-C, 20; Peterson, MV, 20; Middleton, One., 19; Roberson, One., 19; Johnson, Low., 19; Several tied with 18.

STOLEN BASES
Constanza, MV, 9; Thomas, One., 9; Burns, Jam., 8; Sutil, T-C, 7; Pacheco, Bro., 7; Greene, NJ, 7; Contreras, Ver., 7; Lillibridge, Wpt., 7; Several tied with 5.

RUNS
Ramos, Low., 24; Burns, Jam., 22; Hollimon, One., 21; Guerrero, Jam., 21; Sutil, T-C, 20; Middleton, One., 20; Cunningham, T-C, 19; Thomas, One., 19; Several tied with 18.

PITCHING

ERA

Seccombe, Sta., 1.04; Liz, Abe., 1.16; Redmond, Wpt., 1.47; Deters, MV, 1.50; Phillips, Low., 1.55; Davis, HV, 1.84; Mateo, Bro., 1.90; Yost, Ver., 1.93; Antelo, Wpt., 2.08; Brauer, Jam., 2.28.

VICTORIES

Melendez, T-C, 5; Munoz, Wpt., 4; Fragoso, One, 4; Pena, Low., 4; Antelo, Wpt., 4; Conroy, Sta., 4; Several tied with 3.

SAVES

Trent, NJ, 6; Feldkamp, HV, 6; Guanchez, Low., 5; Schmidt, Sta., 4; Owen, Abe., 4; Several tied with 3.

INNINGS PITCHED

Kendrick, Bat., 38.0; Pena, Low., 34.0; Landing, Bro., 32.0; Liz, Abe., 31.0; Redmond, Wpt., 30.2; Antelo, Wpt., 30.1; Stammen, 30.1; Munoz, Wpt., 30.1; Schwabe, Abe., 29.1; Davis, HV, 29.1.

STRIKEOUTS

Liz, Abe., 45; McGee, HV, 38; Dicken, Aub., 36; Bell, Aub., 34; Kendrick, Bat., 32; Schwabe, Abe., 29; Phillips, Low., 29; Davis, HV, 28; Fragoso, One., 27; Redmond, Wpt., 27.