For Immediate Release
Binghamton, NY – Luke Ritter’s bases clearing double into the right centerfield gap capped off a wild 10-9 victory in 11 innings for the Binghamton Rumble Ponies over the Hartford Yard Goats (32-33, 75-59) on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium. The Ponies also snapped a seven-game losing streak.
Zach Ashford got the rally started with a single bringing designated runner Jeremy Vasquez to third. Wyatt Young walked to load the bases which set up Ronny Mauricio’s single to right and cut the deficit to 9-7. Ritter then took the
first pitch he saw from Boby Johnson (0-1) into the right centerfield gap to
bring home Ashford, Young and Mauricio and complete the comeback.
The
two sides went into extras tied 5-5 and traded runs in the tenth. Hartford
added three runs in the top of the 11th to take a 9-6 lead. Zac Veen
and Kyle Datres each recorded RBI hits in the 11th. Datres finished
2-5 with two RBI.
After
falling behind 5-0 after Hartford’s five-run second, Binghamton (23-40, 52-81)
cut into the lead in the third. Ashford reached with a two out single and Young
worked a walk and brought Carlos Cortes to the plate. Cortes belted his 11th
homer of the season, a three-run shot, which made it a 5-3 game.
Jeremy
Vasquez made the Hartford lead 5-4 with an RBI groundout in the fourth bringing
home Hayden Senger. In the sixth, Brandon McIlwain scored on a passed ball and
the game was tied 5-5.
The
Ponies will continue their series against Hartford. Friday’s game is scheduled
for 7:05 PM with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 PM on the WNBF Rumble
Ponies Radio Network.
POSTGAME
NOTES: The Ponies pitchers set a franchise record for most
strikeouts in a game of more than nine innings with 21. The previous record was
20 on April 20, 2006 against Erie…They also tied the franchise record 18
strikeouts in a nine inning game which was set on April 10, 1995 against New
Haven… Mauricio, Rowdey Jordan and Ashford each had multi-hit games… Ashford
also reached base four times.
Down 9-6 in the 11th, the @RumblePoniesBB come back to win 10-9 on a single from Ronny Mauricio and Luke Ritter's bases loaded double. #Mets #LGM @Mets
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