Aberdeen's pitching staff registered another fine showing on Wednesday night, as three IronBird hurlers combined to hold host Vermont to four hits and one run in a 5-1 victory.
Reliever Jimmy Yacabonis (1-0) picked up his first win of the season in high style, tossing two perfect innings, and striking out four of the six hitters he faced.
IronBird starter Jorge Rivera tossed four innings in a no decision, striking out four, walking one, and allowing one earned run on one hit.
Austin Urban earned his first save of the year, striking out two, walking one and scattering three hits over three shutout innings.
Leading the Aberdeen offense was Mike Yastrzemski, who went 2-for-3 with a double, two RBIs and one run. Conor Bierfeldt was 1-for-3 with two runs and one RBI, while Trey Mancini went 2-for-4 with a double and two runs. Hector Veloz was 1-for-3 with one RBI.
With the win, Aberdeen improved to 16-12 for the season.
Through Wednesday's game, the IronBirds still trailed first-place Hudson Valley (18-2) in the New York-Penn League's McNamara Division by a single game, with both teams even in the loss column. Staten Island is third place, one game in back of the IronBirds. Brooklyn is at the bottom of the division, 4.5 games out of first.