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Ponies Fall to Sea Dogs in Series Finale in Portland

April 8, 2023 - Eastern League (EL)
Binghamton Rumble Ponies News Release


PORTLAND, ME - The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (0-3) fell to the Portland Sea Dogs 13-3 at Hadlock Field on Saturday afternoon. Portland was propelled by a nine-run sixth inning and took all three games in the season-opening series.

Binghamton took their first lead of the series in the first inning against Sea Dogs starter CJ Liu on a JT Schwartz RBI double. Down 4-1 in the fifth, Binghamton center fielder Matt Rudick belted a two-run homer over the right-centerfield wall that cut the deficit to 4-3.

Portland broke the game open in the sixth. The big inning was highlighted by two-run doubles from Corey Rosier, Matthew Lugo, and Christian Koss. Tyler Dearden tacked on a two-run single to cap off the scoring in the frame and give Portland a 10-run lead.

Binghamton starter Junior Santos (0-1) allowed four runs on six hits over four innings with three walks and five strikeouts in his first start of the season.

Rudick finished 3-5 with two RBI and is hitting .364 with two homers and six runs batted in over the first three games. Luke Ritter reached base four times and Dariel Gomez finished 2-4 with a walk.

The Rumble Ponies will play next on Tuesday night in their home opener as they face the Somerset Patriots. First pitch is at 6:35 PM with pregame coverage getting underway at 6:20 PM on the WNBF Rumble Ponies Radio Network.

Postgame Notes: Wyatt Young was 2-4 with two runs scored and a walk...Ritter now has a 1.329 OPS... Dearden was 3-4 with 3 RBI for Portland.

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