EL1 Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Niesen's Walks Hurt B-Mets in 3-2 Loss

Published on June 30, 2009 under Eastern League (EL1)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


After an hour and 55 minute rain delay the Binghamton Mets dropped the opening game of a four-game set with New Hampshire 3-2 Tuesday night at NYSEG Stadium as Eric Niesen walked four men in the third inning. Josh Thole, the B-Mets leading hitter, left the game in the top of the third with an injury after a passed ball.

New Hampshire scored first by plating three in the third off the erratic Niesen. In the frame, he walked four and allowed two hits. David Cooper delivered a two-RBI single and Brad Emaus was walked with the bases loaded to make it 3-0. Jake Ruckle got the B-Mets out of the inning by striking out Nick Gorneault and then went four more innings of no-hit ball to keep the B-Mets close.

Binghamton (29-47) cut the lead to 3-2 in the fifth off Fisher Cats starter Marty McLeary. D.J. Wabick and Shawn Bowman led off the inning with singles and were sacrificed ahead by Ruben Tejada. Jose Coronado, who went 2-3, then lined a pitch into centerfield to bring home Wabick and Bowman.

Niesen worked a season low 2.2 innings allowing three runs on two hits with four walks.

McLeary went a season-best 5.1 innings for New Hampshire (33-44), giving up two runs on seven hits for his first win of the year. Danny Farquhar picked up his second save of the season by working a perfect ninth.

Binghamton will play the second game of their seven-game home stand Wednesday night. The B-Mets will throw RHP Eric Brown (4-7, 5.54) and the Fisher Cats will send RHP Brandon Magee (4-5, 5.06) to the mound. The first pitch is slated for 7:05 and the radio broadcast on Newsradio 1290 WNBF begins at 6:50 with the Horizons Federal Credit Union Pre-Game Show.

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