BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies split a doubleheader with the New Hampshire Fisher Cats and lowered their magic number to clinch a postseason berth to two on Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium. The Ponies grabbed the opener, 2-1, in ten innings on a walk-off single by Kevin Kaczmarski before the Fisher Cats claimed the nightcap in a 3-2 final.

 

Game One – Binghamton 2, New Hampshire 1

With the game knotted at one in the tenth, Luis Guillorme and Matt Oberste singled to open the inning. Tomas Nido followed by rolling into a double play which nearly crippled the rally. With first base open, the Fisher Cats walked David Thompson intentionally, setting the table for Kevin Kaczmarski. The Rumble Pony outfielder floated a 1-2 pitch into left to plate Guillorme with the winning run.

Kaczmarski’s walk-off, his third of the season, came after the Ponies and Fisher Cats traded only one run in the first nine innings. David Thompson put the Ponies on the board with a homer off New Hampshire starter Thomas Pannone in the second. Tim Lopes tied the game with an RBI single in the fourth against Binghamton starter Ricky Knapp.

Cory Burns (1-2) earned the win in relief with two scoreless innings of relief. Knapp allowed eleven hits, but surrendered only one run over eight innings in the no-decision. Fernandez (1-2) was slapped with his first loss.