Fisher Cats’ power stops Rumble Ponies
BINGHAMTON, NY – New Hampshire found the power in a big way on Sunday afternoon at Binghamton, blasting four homers for the second time in the series. The Fisher Cats (13-14, 44-52) locked up a series win over the Binghamton Rumble Ponies (New York Mets, 7-19, 35-60) with a 9-6 victory.
In the six-game set, New Hampshire hit a total of 17 home runs. They’ve homered in 10 straight games and had multiple long balls in eight straight games.
Davis Schneider set the tone with a big fly to start the top of the first, the fifth leadoff homer for New Hampshire this season.
Left fielder Cam Eden and first baseman Trevor Schwecke broke a 3-3 tie with home runs in the sixth inning. Eden finished the Binghamton series 6 for 23 with a double, homer and four RBIs. He delivered the game-winning RBI in the ninth inning last night.
Schwecke’s big fly was crushed to right-center field for his second homer with the Fisher Cats this season. He had multiple hits in back-to-back games, going 2 for 4 on Sunday.
Zac Cook added a three-run homer in the seventh inning, his 13th of the season. Cook finished 1 for 2 with a walk and two hit-by-pitches. He’s second on the team in home runs, trailing only Orelvis Martinez (24). Cook has also been hit by 25 pitches this season, the third-most in recorded Eastern League history.
In the eighth, Cook made a spectacular diving catch in center field to add to his big day. He robbed New York Mets catcher James McCann of a hit in his third rehab start with Binghamton this week. Eden showed off the leather with a full extension grab in the fourth, too.
Andrew Moore ate up four innings, allowing three earned runs, all on homers, with one walk and two strikeouts. Andrew Bash (W, 7-3) picked up his team-leading seventh win with 3-2/3 innings of relief. He has wins in four of his last six outings.
Gabriel Ponce earned his first Double-A save with 1-1/3 shutout innings in his return from the injured list. Ponce struck out McCann with runners on first and second to end a three-run bottom of the eighth.
New Hampshire returns to Delta Dental Stadium for a home series against the Richmond Flying Squirrels (San Francisco Giants) on Tuesday.


