EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

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Published on May 8, 2006 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


The Latest

Carlos Gomez homered and drove in three runs, helping the Binghamton Mets to a 5-4 victory over the New Hampshire Fisher Cats yesterday at NYSEG Stadium...in addition to his homer, Gomez also hit a game-tying, two-run double in the seventh...Jonathan Slack followed Gomez's double with a sacrifice fly that brought home Corey Ragsdale with what proved to be the winning run, as Binghamton came back from a 4-2 deficit...Jay Caligiuri also homered for Binghamton...the B-Mets swept the three-game series from the Fisher Cats after being swept in four games at Akron last week.

About Binghamton

Binghamton swept a series for the first time since taking three in a row 4/10-12 vs. REA...the three wins over the Fisher Cats were all by one run, the first one-run contests for the B-Mets since they lost 4-3 in 11 innings 4/19 @ NH...after hitting .176 (9 for 51) with men in scoring position over their previous six contests, the B-Mets went 2 for 4 in such scenarios yesterday, with both hits - Ragsdale's bases-loading single and Gomez's two-run double - coming in back-to-back at-bats in the decisive seventh inning... ...LHP Evan MacLane was promoted to AAA Norfolk after yesterday's game. He will get a spot start for the Tides Monday, replacing Jose Lima, who started for the Mets yesterday in place of the injured Brian Bannister. RHP Will Vazquez was called up today from High-A St. Lucie to take MacLane's place...RHP Vincent Cordova, who was a candidate to start today, is no longer with the team.

About Connecticut

The Defenders come to NYSEG Stadium ½ game behind first-place Portland in the EL North after taking three in a row from Trenton at Dodd Stadium, giving them wins in six of their last nine games...Connecticut's 2.82 ERA is second in the EL, with two of their hurlers placing in the EL's top four in ERA...those pitchers are coached by Bob Stanley, who served as Binghamton's pitching coach in 1999 and again from 2001-2002...the Defenders were previously known as the Norwich Navigators.

This 'N That

B-Mets manager Juan Samuel, struck in the face by a foul ball off the bat of Akron's Pat Osborn 4/24, underwent surgery to repair his nose and cheekbone Monday in New York and returned to the dugout Saturday. Mets Coordinator of Field Instruction Kevin Morgan went 3-6 as the interim skipper...1B Michel Abreu turned in his first hitless game in a B-Mets uniform yesterday. He hit safely in his first eight games with Binghamton since being called up from St. Lucie, going 15 for 33 (.455) with six multi-hit games over that stretch.

Today's Starting Pitcher

Will Vazquez, RHP (St. Lucie/Norfolk: 0-0, 0.95)

Last Outing

Tue. vs. Rochester (ND, relief): 2 1/3 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 0 BB, K (L 2-1) Only appearance with Norfolk...relieved starter Tim Lavigne to start the fifth with the game tied at one...pitched a 1-2-3 fifth inning...allowed back-to-back, one-out singles in the sixth before getting a double play to end the inning...gave up back-to-back singles leading off the seventh and was replaced by Anderson Garcia after both runners were bunted into scoring position.

This Season

Making first start since 2001 ...called up to Binghamton today...with AAA Norfolk May 2nd-4th before being sent back to High-A St. Lucie...0-0, 1.08 in eight relief appearances with St. Lucie. In 16 2/3 innings, allowed 11 hits, four walks and struck out 15...held opponents to a .193 average, including a .154 mark (2 for 13) with men in scoring position...didn't allow a run in seven of his eight appearances with St. Lucie, yielding two runs overall...didn't walk more than one in any outing.

vs. Connecticut

First career appearance vs. Defenders.

Background

From Guayama, PR...Didn't pitch in the US in 2005 after being released by Colorado, but finished the year with /the Manati Athenians of the Puerto Rican Winter League, going 4-0, 2.49 in 19 relief outings, picking up a save. Walked 10 and struck out 8 in 25 1/3 innings...spent '04, his last season in the Rockies organization spent with High-A Asheville, where he was 0-2, 5.59 in 10 relief appearances, giving up 19 hits and 12 walks to go along with 15 strikeouts...didn't make first appearance until May 14th and made last appearance of the year on June 26th...0-0, 0.00 in three relief appearances with Asheville in 2003, walking one and striking out two in 5 2/3 innings...all three outings came in May...2-2, 4.21 in 48 relief appearances with Asheville in 2002, walking 16 and striking out 65 in 62 innings...split 2001 between Asheville (4-7, 5.67, 16 G, 14 GS, 85 1/3 IP, 35 BB, 64 K) and SS-A Tri-City (0-5, 7.89, 8 G, 4 GS, 21 2/3 IP, 17 BB, 15 K)...3-3, 4.13 in 13 games, including 11 starts, with the Rookie Arizona League Rockies in 2000, walking 21 and striking out 38 in 52 1/3 innings...fourth in the Arizona League in games started...13th-round draft pick of Colorado in 2000 out of Indian Hills (IA) Community College, which is also the alma mater of current B-Mets reliever Ivan Maldonado and former B-Mets hurler Orlando Roman.

Repertoire

Fastball (88-91 m.p.h.), curveball, changeup, slider

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