They wouldn’t be swept by their nemesis. Last night, the Staten Island Yankees got solid pitching and timely hitting defeating the Brooklyn Cyclones 7-2 to salvage the final game of the 2008 opening three-game series at Keyspan Park in Coney Island.

The Baby Bombers got four solid innings from starter Brandon Braboy (4 IP, 1 ER, 3 H, BB, 2 K’s) before winning pitcher Josua Selenes came on to toss two perfect frames fanning a pair.

A night removed from using six pitchers, four Staten Island hurlers combined to limit Brooklyn to two runs on five hits while walking just one and hitting one. Seven baserunners total for those keeping score. In one inning during an inauspicious home opener, the Cyclones exceeded that number batting around for five runs.

Trailing by a run on a Braboy wild pitch, the Baby Bombers responded with a two-run fifth off Brooklyn losing starter Manuel Olivares. Third baseman Mike Lyon delivered a clutch two out two-run double to put them ahead 2-1.

A couple of innings later, a four-run Bomber seventh put the game out of reach sending seven batters to the plate. Staten Island shortstop Addison Maruszak doubled home catcher Mitch Abeita making it a two-run lead. Following Ray Kruml getting plunked, Ryan Wilkes’ sacrifice fly plated Maruszak for the second run of the big inning.

The biggest hit belonged to DH Taylor Grote, who drove home a pair with a two out single to right. The 19 year-old from Texas was tossed out going for second to finally conclude the big Staten Island seventh which suddenly had them ahead by five runs.

Each area local traded a run in the eighth setting the stage for the ambidextrous Pat Venditte to finally make his pro debut. The reliever who can throw with both arms got to two outs when Cyclone switch hitter Ralph Henriquez came up as his team’s last hope with a runner on first.

That’s when the real fun began. Everytime Henriquez tried to bat from the opposite side, Venditte switched hands to match him. So entertaining was this six-minute escapade that it even made NBC Sports during the 11 PM news with Len Berman who got a good chuckle out of it.

Eventually, Venditte faced Henriquez pitching righty to righty getting him swinging to conclude the first win of the season under new skipper Pat McMahon.

Notes: As opposed to Wednesday, the game took a more manageable two hours, 48-minutes. … Both Lyon and Abeita each finished with three hits. In fact, Abeita reached base all four times going a perfect three-for-three with a walk and two runs scored. … Maruszak was two-for-four with a run and two knocked in. … Brooklyn third baseman Zach Lutz had two of his team’s five hits in a losing effort and is hit .500 (5-for-10, 4 RBI’s) during the series. … Olivares went the first five permitting two runs (1 ER) on seven hits while walking two and fanning three to fall to 0-1. … Bombers (1-2) host Hudson Valley later tonight in a three-game set with the middle game on the road while returning to St. George Sunday for the finale at 2 PM.