Ponies Battle Back But Fall to Bowie 

BINGHAMTON, NY – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies (2-3) rallied back from a 3-0 deficit, but Gunnar Henderson’s go-ahead RBI single in the top of the seventh made the difference in the Bowie Baysox 4-3 win Wednesday night at Mirabito Stadium

After being down 3-0 courtesy of a three-run home run from Jordan Westburg off Ponies starter Mitch Ragan, the Ponies clawed back to cut the Bowie lead to 3-2 in the bottom of the third with back-to-back RBI doubles from Brett Baty and Ronny Mauricio.

In the bottom of the fifth, Jake Mangum hit a one-out triple to right center field. The next batter, Francisco Alvarez hit a deep drive to left center field but CF Zach Watson made a leaping catch as he neared the wall to rob him of a hit. The sacrifice fly drove home Mangum and tied the game at three.

The @BowieBaysox get the best of the Ponies in Game #2 of the series by a score of 4-3 despite a 3-4 performance from @baty_brett!

Join us tomorrow as the series continues on Thirsty Thursday presented by @981thehawk & @labattusa. First pitch at 6:35 PM.#LetsRumble pic.twitter.com/QYp7sZQxax

— Binghamton Rumble Ponies (@RumblePoniesBB) April 14, 2022

Both sides remained scoreless in the sixth before the single from Henderson in the top of the seventh off of Kevin Gadea (0-1) gave Bowie a lead they wouldn’t relinquish.

Bowie Reliever Ryan Watson (1-0) was stellar with four perfect frames, striking out seven. The Baysox (2-3) outfield shined again in the eighth, as left fielder Toby Welk made a diving catch on a Ronny Mauricio fly ball to left to end the inning.

Brett Baty notched his second straight three hit game and Jake Mangum was 2-4.

The two teams have split the first two games of the six-game series, with Thursday night’s game starting at 6:35 PM. Pregame coverage begins on Newsradio 1290 WNBF at 6:20 PM.

POSTGAME NOTES: Baty is hitting .478 on the season and over his last two games is 6-9 with three doubles, and three runs scored.