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EL Binghamton Rumble Ponies

Ponies Fall to Hartford in Extra Innings, Despite Pitching Masterclass from Vasil

May 11, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


BINGHAMTON, N.Y. - The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (13-16) fell to the Hartford Yard Goats 4-3 in 11 innings on Thursday night at Mirabito Stadium, despite a dominant start on the mound from Mike Vasil.

Vasil tossed a career-high eight innings with seven strikeouts, and he allowed just one run on four hits with zero walks. The 23-year-old right-hander retired the first 11 batters of the game, before issuing his first hit and first run.

Vasil extended his outing with two six-pitch innings in the seventh and eighth innings, respectively. He exited after 93 pitches and eight innings of one-run baseball with a 3-1 lead.

Binghamton scored just two batters into the game with an RBI groundout from Jose Peroza that drove in Wyatt Young to make it 1-0. Hartford (15-14) tied the game in the fourth when Hunter Goodman belted a solo home run. Goodman's homer was the Yard Goats' first base runner of the game.

The Rumble Ponies added another run in the fifth with a sacrifice fly from Peroza to make it 2-1. In the sixth inning, Agustin Ruiz clobbered his second homer of the season to give Binghamton a 3-1 lead.

Hartford climbed back in the ninth, as Zac Veen scored on a wild pitch and Drew Romo drove in Goodman on a sacrifice fly to make it 3-3. In extra innings, Veen drove in Bret Boswell with a sacrifice fly to give the Yard Goats their first lead of the game at 4-3.

The Ponies got the tying run to third base in the bottom of the 11th but did not score.

The Rumble Ponies will continue their series with the Yard Goats on Friday night. First pitch is set for 6:35 PM. The game will be broadcast on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.

Postgame Notes: Vasil struck out seven batters for the fourth-straight start...Young had a multi-hit game and reached base three times...Tanner Murphy walked twice...Peroza now has eight RBIs in the series.

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