Game Recap and Highlights: Ponies Fall to Hartford in Extra Innings, Despite Pitching Masterclass From Vasil

Mike Vasil, Binghamton Rumble Ponies

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BINGHAMTON, N.Y. – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (13-16) fell to the Hartford Yard Goats 4-3 in 11 innings on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium, despite a dominant start on the mound from Mike Vasil.

Vasil tossed a career-high eight innings with seven strikeouts, and he allowed just one run on four hits with zero walks. The 23-year-old right-hander retired the first 11 batters of the game, before issuing his first hit and first run.

Vasil extended his outing with two six-pitch innings in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. He exited after 93 pitches and eight innings of one-run baseball with a 3-1 lead.

Binghamton scored just two batters into the game with an RBI groundout from Jose Peroza that drove in Wyatt Young to make it 1-0. Hartford (15-14) tied the game in the fourth when Hunter Goodman belted a solo home run. Goodman’s homer was the Yard Goats’ first base runner of the game.

The Rumble Ponies added another run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly from Peroza to make it 2-1. In the sixth inning, Agustin Ruiz clobbered his second homer of the season to give Binghamton a 3-1 lead.

Hartford climbed back in the ninth, as Zac Veen scored on a wild pitch and Drew Romo drove in Goodman on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-3. In extra innings, Veen drove in Bret Boswell with a sacrifice fly to give the Yard Goats their first lead of the game at 4-3.

The Ponies got the tying run to third base in the bottom of the 11^th but did not score.

The Rumble Ponies will continue their series with the Yard Goats on Friday night. First pitch is set for 6:35 PM. The game will be broadcast on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.

Postgame Notes: Vasil struck out seven batters for the fourth-straight start…Young had a multi-hit game and reached base three times…Tanner Murphy walked twice…Peroza now has eight RBIs in the series.

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