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Owen Sets Season Highs, Thole Strikes Winning Blow in 1-0 Extra-Inning Win

June 29, 2009 - Eastern League (EL1)
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Dylan Owen threw 7.2 innings scoreless, his best outing of the year, and Josh Thole drove in the winning run in the top of the tenth inning pushing the B-Mets to a series split with Akron 1-0 at Canal Park Monday night. After losing the first two games of the four-game set, Binghamton came back to win the next two 6-4 and 1-0 in 10 innings. The B-Mets had not won back-to-back games since May 27 when they beat Connecticut 6-5 in 11 innings at NYSEG Stadium.

After nine innings of offensive futility for both teams, Binghamton (29-46) finally broke through in the tenth. Ruben Tejada started off the inning with a clean single down the right-field line off Aeros' closer Vinnie Pestano. Then with two strikes against him, Mike Nickeas laid down a sacrifice bunt that moved Tejada into scoring position. Emmanuel Garcia followed with a groundout to second that moved Tejada within 90 feet of scoring. It was then that Thole grounded a ball just inside the line at third scoring Tejada to give the B-Mets their 1-0 margin.

Akron (50-25) made things interesting in the bottom of the tenth against Jim Ed Warden. Jared Goedert led off the frame with his first hit of the contest, a single into center. Jose Constanza sacrificed him up to scoring position with a well-placed bunt. Warden then hit Jerad Head putting the winning run on base. Connor Robertson was summoned from the pen to finish the job. He induced a weak groundball from Nick Weglarz to second on which Head was forced out on at second. Then, Robertson got Carlos Santana to groundout to first to end the game, notching his first save and securing the shutout.

Owen set season highs with 7.2 innings scoreless and seven strikeouts. He allowed just four hits and walked a season-low one batter.

Akron starter Jeanmar Gomez output his fifth scoreless start of the season as he went six innings allowing just five hits with three walks.

Roy Merritt evened his record at 4-4 with the win in relief. He threw the final 1.1 innings of regulation.

Pestano was hung with his third loss by allowing Tejada's run in the tenth.

Binghamton returns home for a seven-game homestand beginning Tuesday night with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. LHP Eric Niesen (0-3, 7.20) will go for the B-Mets and the Fisher Cats will counter with veteran RHP Marty McLeary (0-0, 3.68). The first pitch is set 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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