BINGHAMTON, NY – Jeremy Vasquez’s big afternoon was capped off by a two-run double in the eighth gave that gave the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (6-14) a three-run lead en-route to a 6-3 win over Erie (12-9) on Sunday afternoon at Mirabito Stadium.
Vasquez went 3-4 with a single and two doubles while knocking in Jake Mangum and Hayden Senger in the eighth, which added to a 4-3 lead.
The Ponies got off to a hot start with four hits in the second off Erie RHP AJ Ladwig (0-1) as Jake Mangum and Antoine Duplantis each knocked in a run, giving Binghamton a 2-0 lead.
Ponies starter Nate Fisher pitched three perfect innings while striking out three in his second start of the year. He threw 32 pitches, with 25 of them strikes.
Ronny Mauricio doubled the Binghamton lead in the fourth with a two-run blast that wrapped around the right field foul pole making it 4-0. It was Mauricio’s third homer of the season as he finished 2-4 on the day.
Quincy Nieporte sliced into the Ponies lead with a two-run blast to left field off Brian Metoyer in fifth, making it 4-2.
The 4-2 Ponies lead became 4-3 in the seventh as Dillon Dingler’s single scored Nieporte. Dingler finished the series with five RBI.
Trey Cobb (1-1) pitched two and a third scoreless innings giving up one hit, walking none and striking out two. Bryce Montes de Oca picked up his second save of the season, retiring the side in order in the ninth.
The Rumble Ponies begin a 12-game road trip Tuesday night against the Hartford Yard Goats. First pitch is at 7:05 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and 92.1 FM with pregame coverage beginning at 6:50 PM.
POSTGAME NOTES: Jake Mangum finished 2-2 with two runs scored and a stolen base.
Good to see Jeremy hitting. Road to Queens is still very steep for the 28th rounder, but he has a decent bat. He just needs to turn it somehow into a Conforto or Dom Smith bat.
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Also nice to see Mangum hitting - he got off to a tough start. The Ponies need him on base with his speed.
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