Erie 4 - Binghamton 2

SeaWolves Nip B-Mets in Resumed Game, 4-2

ERIE, PA – Tyler Collins drove in three runs to lead the Erie SeaWolves past the Binghamton Mets, 4-2, on Friday evening at Jerry Uht Park in the completion of a suspended game from April 10. The B-Mets mustered just one hit after play resumed against SeaWolves pitcher Matt Crouse.

The Binghamton Mets kicked off the resumed game with a 1-0 lead. Before play was halted on April 10, Alonzo Harris punched a run-scoring, two-out single up the middle against Erie starter Patrick Cooper in the top of fourth inning. Cory Mazzoni allowed two to reach in the bottom of the fourth before rain suspended play in the middle of Collins’ at-bat.

After waiting 121 days between pitches, Collins stroked a 2-2 pitch from Greg Peavey back up the middle, plating Jamie Johnson from second to tie the game. Ramon Cabrera gave Erie the lead later in the frame with a sac fly to center.

Binghamton took advantage of a few breaks to take Mazzoni off the hook in the sixth. Rhyne Hughes chopped a grounder to second that caught the lip and bounced over Marcus Lemon’s hit for a single. Cory Vaughn followed by grounding a potential double-play ball back to the mound. Matt Crouse fired high to second allowing both runners to advance one bag. Danny Muno cashed in and tied the game with a sac fly into foul territory down the right-field line.

Peavey posted three shutout innings before running into trouble in the eighth. A bunt single by Marcus Lemon and a pair of walks loaded the bases for Collins. With two outs, the SeaWolves left fielder stroked a two-run single into center, giving Erie a 4-2 lead.

Given a two-run advantage, Crouse (8-9) returned for the ninth and worked around a one-out walk to Darrell Ceciliani to cap his eighth victory of the season. The southpaw allowed one unearned run on one hit over 5-1/3 innings. Peavey (1-1) surrendered two runs on five hits over five innings in his first loss of the year with Binghamton.

The B-Mets (73-45) continue their four-game series against the Erie SeaWolves at 7:05 PM on Friday with a seven-inning contest. RHP Logan Verrett takes the mound against RHP Kelvin Perez. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show can be heard on Newsradio 1290 WNBF. Fans can also listen to live coverage of B-Mets baseball via the “Binghamton Mets Baseball Network” station using the TuneIn app on their mobile devices.

POSTGAME NOTES: Binghamton has now completed all three suspended games they have encountered in 2013…six of Binghamton’s seven hits were collected on April 10…the loss was the B-Mets sixth in a rubber match

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