BRIDGEWATER, NJ – The Somerset Patriots (18-14, 62-39) scored six unanswered runs, highlighted by Brandon Lockridge's go-ahead three-run homer in the eighth, to rally past the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 8-6 on Sunday night at TD Bank Ballpark. Somerset won the final two games of the series after Binghamton won the first four.
Down by two runs in the ninth, the Rumble Ponies put together a furious two-out rally, as Johneshwy Fargas doubled and Brett Baty walked to bring Ronny Mauricio to the plate as the go-ahead run. Mauricio drove an 0-1 pitch to right field, but it was caught in front of the wall by Jeisson Rosario to end the game.
Binghamton (11-21, 39-62) got off to a hot start as Mauricio belted a three-run homer over the center field wall to put the Ponies up 3-0. It's Mauricio's 21st home run of the year giving him 68 RBI, and his third three-run shot of the series.
After a two-run homer by Jesus Bastidas in the second cut the lead to 3-2, Brett Baty promptly answered with a two-run homer well over the left center field wall to make it 5-2. It's Baty's third home run of the series and 19th of the year. Baty added an RBI single in the fourth to put the Ponies up 6-2. Baty finished 2-3 with two runs scored, three RBI, and two walks.
Somerset would score three runs in the fourth to make it a 6-5 game and it would remain that way entering bottom of the eighth. Hunter Parsons (0-1) hit Austin Wells with a pitch to begin the frame and walked the next batter Andres Chaparro. That set up Lockridge's go-ahead three-run homer.
Kaleb Cowart (1-0) got the win in relief for Somerset and Carson Coleman picked up his ninth save of the year closing out the ninth.
The Rumble Ponies are back on the field on Tuesday night as they open up a six-game homestand against the Altoona Curve, the Double-A Affiliate of the Pittsburgh Pirates, with first pitch at 6:35 PM. Coverage gets underway on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM at 6:20 PM.
Postgame Notes: Baty has three multi-hit games over his last four contests and now has 59 RBI on the year…Mauricio finished with 10 RBI for the series.
"It's another longball from Ronny Mauricio."
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 7, 2022
The third-ranked @Mets prospect launches his 21st home run to open scoring for the @RumblePoniesBB: pic.twitter.com/WOyngblRDY
No. 2 @Mets prospect Brett Baty goes deep for his 19th homer for the @RumblePoniesBB: pic.twitter.com/IB104nVII4
— MLB Pipeline (@MLBPipeline) August 7, 2022
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