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Rumble Ponies Game Notes: Games #11 & #12 - Rumble Ponies (5-4) at SeaWolves (7-4) - 1:35 PM

April 20, 2019 - Eastern League (EL1)
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"I don't think a manager should be judged by whether he wins the pennant, but by whether he gets the most out of the twenty-five men he's been given." -Chuck Tanner

Binghamton Rumble Ponies

(5-4), 2nd Eastern Division, 2.5 GB

(New York Mets)

Erie SeaWolves

(7-4), 2nd Western Division, 4.0 GB

(Detroit Tigers)

Saturday - 1:35 PM

UPMC Park - Erie, PA

RHP Mike Gibbons (1-1, 2.45) vs. RHP Spenser Watkins (1-0, 6.75)

RHP Ryder Ryan (0-0, 2.70) vs. RHP Logan Shore (1-1, 3.27)

PREVIEW: On the heels of their seventh weather-affected day of the season, the Rumble Ponies wrap up their visit to Erie with a doubleheader, their first twin bill of the season.

BINGHAMTON STARTERS: RHP Mike Gibbons takes the mound in the opener for his third start of the season. Gibbons earned his first win of the season in his last start, matching a career-high with eight strikeouts against the Fisher Cats. RHP Ryder Ryan comes out of the bullpen to make his first spot-start of the season for the nightcap.

RYAN READY TO GO: Ryder Ryan fills the vacancy left by starter Chris Mazza's one-start promotion to Syracuse on Wednesday. In four professional seasons, Ryan has made 101 appearances. Today marks his first career start.

NEW TO PITCHING: Ryan spent two seasons at the University of North Carolina as a reserve infielder. He appeared as a pitcher in just one game in his collegiate career, pitching against Pittsburgh on March 11, 2016. He allowed all four batters he faced to reach on three walks and one hit.

BASEBALL GENES: Ryder Ryan's father, Sean, was a Phillies draft pick in 1990 out of Rutgers and played five professional seasons, primarily serving as a first baseman. Ryan's uncle, Jason, enjoyed a ten-year professional career as a pitcher that included 24 games in the Majors with the Twins during the 1999 and 2000 seasons.

GETTING PICKED: Despite his limited time on the mound in college, Ryan was selected by the Cleveland Indians as a draft-eligible sophomore in the 30th round of the 2016 draft. The Indians had originally picked Ryan in the 40th round in 2014 out of North Mecklenburg HS (NC), but he chose to attend UNC.

LEAVING 'EM ON: The Rumble Ponies matched a season-high by stranding 12 runners on Thursday night. Binghamton has left ten or more runners on in four straight games for the first time since July 2016. Binghamton has stranded 46 runners during that span, the highest four-game total since they left 47 on in July 2018.

PLENTY OF WHIFFS: Binghamton struck out a season-high 15 times on Thursday night. It was the most team strikeouts in a nine-inning game since they fanned 15 times on May 12, 2017 against the Akron RubberDucks.

ALL-TIME IN ERIE: The Ponies went 5-1 at UPMC Park last season and have compiled a winning record in Erie in each of the last three years. Since 1999, Binghamton has gone 64-49 on the road against Erie. Binghamton's season-high in victories in Erie came in 2014 when they won seven times.

TAKING THEIR TIME: The Rumble Ponies average time of game has checked in at 2:56 in their first nine games of the season. Binghamton's average time of game last year was 2:36.

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