EL Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Ponies Drop Slugfest to Fisher Cats, Combine for 25 Runs and 28 Hits

Published on July 28, 2022 under Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-17, 34-58) fell 17-8 to the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (11-13, 42-51) on Thursday evening at Mirabito Stadium as the two teams paired up for 25 runs and 28 hits.

Orelvis Martinez put New Hampshire ahead 1-0 in the second with a solo shot and he hit a three-run home run in the third. Martinez also had a sacrifice fly in the fifth and had five RBI. The five-run inning was capped off by a Chris Bec two-run double and the Fisher Cats had a 6-2 lead.

The Ponies scored two in the second on a Ronny Mauricio solo home run and Luke Ritter coming around on an error.

New Hampshire plated two in the fourth and fifth to take a 10-2 lead. Binghamton began to knife into the deficit scoring three in the fifth as Brett Baty's two-run home run scored James McCann and Mauricio went back-to-back with his second homer of the night.

The Fisher Cats tacked on four in the sixth as Addison Barger hit an opposite field three-run home run to left and New Hampshire increased the lead to 14-5. They scored three more in the seventh on Rafael Lantigua's three run home run, his second home run in as many nights to hold a 17-5 advantage.

Wyatt Young's RBI double and Brett Baty's two-run double in the eighth cut the New Hampshire lead to 17-8 and that score would hold. Four New Hampshire players had three hits.

The Ponies will continue their series with the Fisher Cats on Friday evening. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 PM with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 PM on NewsRadio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM.

POSTGAME NOTES: Baty extended his hit-streak to 11 games and finished 2-5 with four RBI... Mauricio went 2-4 with two home runs. Jeremy Vasquez reached base four times.

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