Marabell drives in a pair as Ducks edge out Ponies, 3-2

July 12, 2018

RubberDucks Game RecapRubberDucks 3 Rumble Ponies 2WP: Cole Sulser (1-0) LP: Mickey Jannis (6-3) Save: Henry Martinez (10)SummaryAkron's Connor Marabell stroked a two-run double, and Matt Whitehouse tossed four shutout innings in a spot-start, as the RubberDucks defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 3-2, Thursday night at Canal Park in Akron,

RubberDucks Game Recap
RubberDucks 3 Rumble Ponies 2
WP: Cole Sulser (1-0) LP: Mickey Jannis (6-3) Save: Henry Martinez (10)
Summary
Akron's Connor Marabell stroked a two-run double, and Matt Whitehouse tossed four shutout innings in a spot-start, as the RubberDucks defeated the Binghamton Rumble Ponies, 3-2, Thursday night at Canal Park in Akron, Ohio.

Turning Point
The RubberDucks (52-38) scored three times on four hits in the first inning against Mickey Jannis (6-3). Mark Mathias and Bobby Bradley singled ahead of Marabell's two-run double. Willie Castro followed with a single to drive in Marabell to give Akron a 3-0 lead.
Mound Presence
Whitehouse twirled four shutout innings, tossing 36 strikes among his 48 total pitches. Although he didn't qualify for the win, he threw 36 of his 48 total pitches for strikes and lowered his ERA to 1.53. David Speer tossed a scoreless fifth, and right-hander Cole Sulser (1-0) fired two shutout innings to pick up the relief win in his first game with the Ducks.
Duck Tales
After the first, Akron managed just two more hits off Jannis and right-hander Matt Blackham. The Rumble Ponies (43-45) avoided the shutout when they notched a run in the eighth on an RBI single by Joey Terdoslovich off Nick Pasquale. Akron closer Henry Martinez gave up a lead-off triple by John Mora in the ninth but retired the next three hitters to close out a 3-2 win and secure his 10 save in 10 tries.
Notebook
Marabell now has a team-high 53 RBI…The Ponies had runners at second and third with one out in the third, but ran themselves into a double play when Kevin Taylor grounded to short and Levi Michael ended up caught in a rundown between third and home…The RubberDucks improved to 6-1 against Binghamton…The Ponies' Tim Tebow was 1-4…Time of game: 2:20 … Attendance: 5,076.
On the Pond
The RubberDucks and Rumble Ponies will continue the series on Friday night at 7:05. The game will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1350 AM, the WARF iHeart channel, and the TuneIn Radio App.