EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

B-Mets Drop Series in 10-8 Slugfest

Published on May 11, 2011 under Eastern League (EL1)
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BINGHAMTON, NY - A late rally was the not enough as Binghamton dropped the rubber match to the New Britain Rock Cats by a 10-8 score tonight at NYSEG Stadium. The three-hour, twenty-five minute affair saw nine pitchers combine to allow 31 hits.

The Rock Cats jumped out to any early lead off B-Mets starter Brandon Moore with a six-run second inning. The first three batters of the inning got aboard and came around to score against the Binghamton right-hander.

With a runner at third and two outs, Michael Hollimon roped a sharp ground ball to first base that went under the glove of Eric Campbell and skipped into right field for an error. New Britain capitalized on the misplay as Chris Herrmann promptly tripled to right to bring home Hollimon and Joe Benson stroked a two-run home run to left field.

After a B-Mets run in the bottom of the second, New Britain pounded out three more tallies in the third off Moore. For the second straight inning, the first three batters reached safely.

With two runners aboard and one out, Wally Backman brought in Roy Merritt to stop the bleeding. The left-hander struck out Michael Hollimon, but allowed a two-run double to Herrmann, giving the Rock Cats a commanding 9-1 lead.

The B-Mets would not go down without a fight, though. In the third, Binghamton used three walks by starter Liam Hendricks and a double by Josh Stain to produce two runs and trim the deficit to six.

Binghamton waited until the seventh inning to provide a rebuttal after New Britain extended their lead with a run in the fourth.

Trailing 10-3, Carlos Guzman doubled off Santos Arias to kick off a one-out rally as six straight reached safely against two Rock Cats relievers. Raul Reyes and Jean Luc Blaquiere both followed with singles to centerfield, with Blaquiere's base hit brining Guzman home with the first run of the inning.

Stepping to the plate with two runners on and a new reliever on the mound in Michael Tarsi, Jordany Valdespin grounded a ball to second that Yangervis Solarte fielded cleanly and made an accurate throw to second. Shortstop Michael Hollimon was there in time, but never held on to the ball as Blaquiere slid in safely on the error. The B-Mets cashed in on the miscue as Mike Fisher and Josh Satin contributed with back-to-back run-scoring singles.

With the bases loaded and the deficit at four, first baseman Eric Campbell made up for his earlier error by stroking a ground ball inside the bag at third base and down the left field line. The hit, Campbell's fourth of the night, brought home two runs and cut the lead to 10-8 in New Britain's favor.

That would be all the offense the B-Mets could muster as Tyler Robertson entered in the eighth and worked around a one-out single to post a scoreless eighth. The tall left-hander walked Mike Fisher to lead off the ninth, but bounced back to retire the next three B-Mets and nail down his fifth save of the year.

Liam Hendriks labored through five innings in his third win of the year. The right-hander allowed three runs on seven hits and four walks. Brandon Moore took the loss, his first of the season.

The B-Mets (12-18) start a four-game series against the Trenton Thunder (17-16) tomorrow night in New Jersey with first pitch set for 7:05pm. LHP Mark Cohoon (1-2, 2.70) will face off against RHP Craig Heyer (3-2, 3.03).

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