The Cyclones have a odd tradition of getting into very close games, and then winning on a walk off homer. Gaspard Garay may be the clutchest of all, as he has hit 4 walk-offs as a Cyclone.
Garay walking it off vs. the Hollywood Hollies on Nov. 13th, in front of a 46,412 attendance.
Fabian Carnes, flamethrower, curve-meister and strikeout machine was lucky to fall to the Cyclones in the season 89 draft. The Columbus Storm, drafting 2 picks back of Seattle, thought that they were going to get Carnes. Fabian struggled in his first season, going 1-3 with a 5.75 ERA in 36 IP. He was expected to be the #2 starter, after Trevon McReynolds. He started off his season against the Storm, and pitched 6 innings of 3-hit ball en route to a 5-0 Cyclones win. Carnes finished the season 7-2, with a 3.08 ERA in 79 IP. The Cyclones deemed he was ready to take on the #1 role, and traded McReynolds (who was 24-20 with a 4.55 ERA as a Cyclone) to the Storm for Darien Tierney and Alan Lowe.
The Cyclones opened up their season 90 with 9-11 start, but later in the season, they were 25-17. What caused them to go on this 16-6 run? A domination of the New York Mets. The Cyclones put up 4 in the first inning, and it went from there, to a 33-11 win. The other time was against the YANKEES on Nov. 8th. Fabian Carnes and the bullpen gave up 11 runs, but the Cyclones scored 32, including 3 Sterling Dasilva homers.
Deshawn Palumbo was named to the FB All-Star team, finishing with a 6-2 record, as well as a 2.77 ERA