For Immediate Release
Date: July 5, 2023 by Matt Levine
PORTLAND, ME – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (3-4, 38-38) pummeled the Portland Sea Dogs 7-1 at Hadlock Field on Wednesday night, behind one of the best starts of Dom Hamel’s career and potent offense.
The
Ponies brought all nine hitters to the plate and put up a four-spot in the
first inning. Brandon McIlwain hit an RBI single, Hayden Senger drove in a run
on a hit by pitch, and Jose Mena drilled a two-out two-run single, which made
it 4-0.
Hamel
pitched with a lead for his entire outing. He set down the first 11 batters
that he faced, tossing 3.2 perfect frames. Hamel struck out a career-high 11
batters over a season-high-tying six innings of work. He allowed just one run
on three hits and one walk.
Binghamton
added another run in the second inning on an RBI fielder’s choice from Agustin Ruiz, which made it 5-0. Hamel then struck out the side in the second inning.
The
Rumble Ponies kept on adding to their lead and made it 6-0 in the fourth inning
on an RBI single from Ruiz.
Portland
(6-2, 41-36) had back-to-back hits against Hamel with two outs in the fourth,
highlighted by an RBI double from Niko Kavadas that made Binghamton’s lead 6-1.
Binghamton
tacked on one more run in the fifth inning with an RBI double from Tanner Murphy to make it 7-1. Tyler Thomas, Trey McLoughlin, and William Woods each
tossed a scoreless inning in relief and combined for four strikeouts.
The
Rumble Ponies will continue their series with the Sea Dogs on Thursday night.
First pitch is set for 6:00 PM and pregame coverage gets underway at 5:45 PM on
the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.
Postgame
Notes: The Ponies totaled 14 hits…Five Ponies had multi-hit
games…Wyatt Young and Branden Fryman each had three hits…Rowdey Jordan, Ruiz,
and Mena each had two hits…Ruiz and Mena each had two RBIs…Binghamton’s four
pitchers combined to allow just one run on four hits and one walk with 15
strikeouts.
After reaching base 5x last night Rowdey Jordan stays hot with a 1st inning double - @binghamton goes on to score 4 in 1st as Brandon McIlwain singles in one and Jose Mena singles in two #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules pic.twitter.com/lkdnVQl7qv
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) July 5, 2023
6th ranked @mets prospect Dom Hamel with a career high 11 Ks leads the @RumblePoniesBB to a 7-1 win. 6 innings, 1 run - earned, 3 hits, 1 walk. #Mets #LGM #MetsTwitter @ernestdove @MiLBMetsMadness @bkfan09 @WexlerRules pic.twitter.com/DPSPbKA31n
— Mets News and Links (@JohnFromAlbany) July 6, 2023
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