For Immediate Release
BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-4) came from behind three separate times on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium against the Somerset Patriots and sealed the 8-7 victory by turning a wild game-ending double play. Binghamton has taken two of the first three games of the series.
Binghamton led by one run in the ninth inning when Somerset (3-3) had Carlos Narvaez reach base on a walk. As the go-ahead run at the plate, and pinch-runner Delvin Perez on first base, Brandon Lockridge ripped a line drive off the wall in left center field. Ponies' center fielder Brandon McIlwain played the ball off the wall and threw a dart to cutoff man Wyatt Young, then Young threw a perfect strike to Matt O'Neill to tag Perez out at the plate. O'Neill immediately threw down to third base, as Lockridge tried to stretch his double into a triple, and Mateo Gil tagged him out to end the game.
After the Patriots raced out to an early 5-0 lead, the Rumble Ponies found their stride offensively in the fourth inning. The frame was highlighted by four-straight singles from JT Schwartz, Brandon McIlwain, Agustin Ruiz, and Dariel Gomez. McIlwain, Ruiz, and Gomez each drove in a run in the inning. Matt Rudick stayed red-hot at the plate and came through with a two-run double to tie the game at 5-5.
The Patriots took the lead back in the fifth, before Binghamton tied the game again on an RBI double from Gil to make it 6-6 in the bottom of the inning.
Somerset retook the lead, at 7-6, with a run in the eighth inning, but Binghamton rallied back for the third time in the game. Young led the inning off with a walk and Rudick followed with his second double of the night. Schwartz drove in Young on an RBI groundout to tie the game at 7-7, which also allowed Rudick to advance to third base. On the next pitch, Rudick scored on a wild pitch and Binghamton took its first lead of the night, 8-7.
The Rumble Ponies are back in action on Friday night in the fourth game of the series against the Somerset Patriots. First pitch is at 6:05 PM with pregame coverage getting underway at 5:50 PM on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.
Postgame Notes: Binghamton turned three separate double plays defensively…Hunter Parsons dealt two scoreless and hitless innings out of the bullpen with five strikeouts…Schwartz has recorded an RBI in four-straight games…Rudick now has six hits in his past three games…Gil, Gomez, McIlwain, Luke Ritter, and Rudick all tallied multi-hit games…The two teams combined for 23 hits (Binghamton 13, Somerset 10).
Matt Rudick with a bases loaded double to drive in two as Binghamton scored 5 in the 4th to tie the game. He is now hitting .375 with a 1.349 OPS so far. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness pic.twitter.com/WZXLm2zsNM
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 13, 2023
Down 7-6 in the 8th the @RumblePoniesBB score 2 to take the 8-7 lead over Somerset. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness pic.twitter.com/gwt8LDQa62
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 14, 2023
The @RumblePoniesBB hold on for the win with great throws by Wyatt Young and Matt O'Neill - 8-7 win over Somerset#Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness pic.twitter.com/sAK4SIlJLm
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) April 14, 2023
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