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Four Binghamton Mets Selected For EL All-Star Game

Published on July 2, 2008 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


The Eastern League announced today that Binghamton Mets position players Mike Carp and Nick Evans and pitchers Salvador Aguilar and Bobby Parnell have been chosen to represent the Northern Division in the Eastern League All Star Game. The game will be played Wednesday, July 16th at Merchantsauto.com Stadium, home of the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Carp returned to Binghamton this season after an injury-shortened 2007 and has been an anchor in the middle of the B-Mets' order. The 22-year-old is 10th in the EL with a .320 average and his 90 hits put him in a tie for third. Carp is also second on the club in both homers (10) and RBIs (47). The first-baseman/leftfielder had a 14-game hit streak in April and has also put together three four-hit games. A Double-A rookie, Evans has been with the B-Mets all season, save for a two-week stint with the New York Mets. Evans, 22, made headlines when he hit three doubles in his Major League debut May 24th at Colorado and he has dazzled fans in Binghamton with his steady play. The first-baseman/leftfielder is third in the EL in slugging (.558), tied for second in triples (7) and tied for fifth in homers (13), all while maintaining a .309 batting average. After beginning the season in the bullpen, Aguilar was moved into the rotation after a month, where he has been nothing short of spectacular. The righthander has won eight of his 10 starts, and his nine wins put him in a tie for the EL lead. Aguilar has just one loss and a 2.82 ERA, which is good for sixth in the circuit and nearly three runs lower than his ERA with the B-Mets in '07. After a rough April, in which he didn't win a game and posted a 7.15 ERA, Parnell has gotten better as the weather has warmed. The righthander has a 3.04 ERA since the calendar turned to May, giving him a 4.04 mark for the season. Parnell has won his last three starts, pushing his record to 8-4 and putting him in a tie for third in victories among EL hurlers. The 23-year-old Parnell returned to Binghamton this season after making 17 starts for the B-Mets in 2007. Tonight, the Binghamton Mets play the third game of a four-game series at Altoona. Binghamton returns to NYSEG Stadium Friday, where they will open a four-game series against the Akron Aeros at 7:05 p.m.

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