2018 GAME NOTES Binghamton Rumble Ponies Media Relations NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY 13901 • (607) 722-FUNN BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES New Hampshire Fisher Cats (6-8), 4th Eastern Division, 4.5 GB (11-4), 1st Eastern Division, 2.5 GA (New York Mets) (Toronto Blue Jays) Sunday, April 22, 2018 • 2:05 PM NYSEG Stadium • Binghamton, NY RHP Joseph Shaw (0-2, 5.40) vs. RHP Francisco Rios (0-1, 4.38) Broadcast: NewsRadio 1290 AM WNBF, MiLB.TV ERIE AVOIDS BINGHAMTON BROOMS: The Sea- DOUBLE TROUBLE: The Ponies collected a season- Ponies at a Glance Wolves scored five times in the third inning en best four doubles on Sunday, generated from four route to their 7-3 win over the Rumble Ponies on Overall Record: 6-8 different players. In the sixth inning, Peter Alonso, Sunday afternoon. Michael Gibbons lasted 2.1 Home Record: 5-4 Kevin Taylor, and Nick Sergakis each collected innings in his first start of the season before giving Road Record: 1-4 doubles, earning Binghamton a pair of runs. way to four Rumble Pony relievers. Binghamton Current Streak: L1 continues its weeklong homestand by welcoming LOOSE LEATHER: Binghamton has committed 10 Day Games: 3-3 in the New Hampshire Fisher Cats for a three- errors over the last five games and a league-worst game series. Night Games: 3-5 16 this season. INF Jeff McNeil committed both of Sunday’s blunders in Erie’s five-run third inning. Vs. Eastern Division: 4-4 BINGHAMTON STARTER: RHP Joseph Shaw makes Vs. Western Division: 2-4 his third start of 2018 and second straight against NOT JOSHIN’ AROUND: RHP Josh Torres pitched New Hampshire. On April 18 at Northeast Delta Vs. NL Affiliates 0-0 for the third time this season in Sudnay’s 7-3 loss. Dental Stadium, the 24-year-old went 5.2 innings Vs. AL Affiliates: 6-8 The Puerto Rican tossed two shutout frames, ex- of three-run baseball in a 5-4 Binghamton loss. tending his scoreless innings streak to 4.0 innings April Record: 6-8 Shaw ranks third in the Eastern League with a 0.77 pitched. The 23-year-old has eight strikeouts to May Record: 0-0 BB/IP ratio. one walk. June Record: 0-0 July Record: 0-0 LATE BLOOMERS: Binghamton took two of three SCOUTING THE FISHER CATS: Already with 11 August Record: 0-0 from Erie despite the SeaWolves scoring first in all wins, New Hampshire leads the Eastern Division September Record: 0-0 three games. The Rumble Ponies are 3-0 when and is tied for the best mark in the League. The Sunday Record: 1-1 they’re on the board first, but haven't done so Fisher Cats have won four of the last five, includ- since April 17 at New Hampshire. Monday Record: 0-1 ing back-to-back victories at Reading. The current Tuesday Record: 1-1 Fisher Cats roster features three sons of former HIT PARADE: On Sunday, the Rumble Ponies had Wednesday Record: 0-2 Major Leaguers (Vlad Guerrero Jr., Cavan Biggio, & double digit hits for the third time this season. Thursday Record: 1-1 Bo Bichette), and former big-league reliever Craig Even so, Binghamton allowed a season-worst 15 Friday Record: 1-1 Breslow. hits, with 8 of the 9 SeaWolves starters collecting a Saturday Record: 2-1 hit. The 25 combined hits is a season-high. UP NEXT: The Rumble Ponies continue their week- Ponies Score First: 3-0 long homestand Tuesday evening at NYSEG Stadi- OPP Score First: 3-8 NEW YORK NICK: INF Nick Sergakis made his sea- um. Binghamton sends RHP Andrew Church to Out-hit OPP 3-0 son debut Sunday afternoon, finishing 1-for-4 with the mound to face RHP Jordan Romano. First pitch Equal in Hits 2-0 an RBI double is scheduled for 6:35 PM. Out-hit by OPP 1-7 Lead after 7th: 5-0 Tied after 7th: 1-0 Eastern league standings th Trail after 7 : 0-8 Eastern Division W L GB Stk L10 Western Division W L GB Stk L10 Lead after 8th: 6-0 Tied after 8th: 0-0 New Hampshire 11 4 --- W2 6-4 Richmond 12 5 --- W1 8-2 Trail after 8th: 0-8 Trenton 9 7 2.5 W2 6-4 Bowie 9 7 2.5 L1 5-5 Walk-Offs (W-L): 0-0 Hartford 7 9 4.5 W3 7-3 Altoona 8 7 3.0 L1 4-6 Rubber Games: 0-1 Binghamton 6 8 4.5 L1 3-7 Akron 8 8 3.5 W1 5-5 Extra Inning Games: 0-0 Shutout Record: 1-1 Portland 6 9 5.0 L2 5-5 Harrisburg 6 9 5.0 L3 4-6 1-Run Games: 2-1 Reading 6 11 6.0 L2 3-7 Erie 6 10 5.5 W1 3-7 2-Run Games: 2-1 3-Run Games: 1-3 4+ Run Games: 1-2 Upcoming Games and Probable Starters Doubleheaders (W-L-S): 0-0-0 Tues, April 24 New Hampshire 6:35 PM RHP Andrew Church vs. RHP Jordan Romano Series Openers: 3-2 Wed, April 25 New Hampshire 6:35 PM RHP Nabil Crismatt vs. RHP Nick Tepesch Series Finales: 1-4 Fri, April 27 @ Erie 6:05 PM TBA vs. TBA Series Record (W-L-S): 2-3-0 Sat, April 28 @ Erie 6:05 PM TBA vs. TBA 2018 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES GAME NOTES 1 Binghamton rumble ponies Starting Pitcher JOSEPH SHAW 28 Age: 24 Birthdate: December 20, 1993 HT 6-5 Birthplace: Ennis, TX Resides: Ennis, TX th nd WT 225 Pro Experience: 4 season BIN (AA) Experience: 2 season Acquired: 12th round, June 2015 Draft College: Dallas Baptist University B/T R/R LAST TIME OUT: Chased in the sixth inning by YR CLUB W-L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER HR BB SO Avg the Fisher Cats on April 18...walked none, struck out three...second straight loss...one out from a 15 Kingsport (R) 1-1 3.29 9 0 3 13.2 12 5 5 1 3 17 .231 quality start 16 Columbia (Low-A) 8-9 4.46 23 23 0 135.1 150 82 67 11 37 134 .279 SHAWESOME JOSEPH: The first-year Rumble Pony spent all of 2017 with St. Lucie (High- Binghamton (AA) 0-1 3.29 1 1 0 5.0 6 3 3 1 3 6 .316 A)...all 18 appearances were starts...finished the season on the disabled list 17 St. Lucie (High-A) 7-5 4.97 18 18 0 99.2 113 59 55 9 35 83 .290 MiLB Career 16-16 4.61 51 42 3 253.2 281 149 130 22 78 240 .282 STRONG FINISH: Wrapped up the 2017 cam- paign with four consecutive winning out- ings...threw at least 6.0 innings in each start, 2018 Game-by-Game Results including a season-high 8.0 inning in his final start on 7/23 DATE OPP D IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA RESULT 4/10 AKR L 6.0 5 4 4 1 2 0 6.00 L, 5-1 COMPLETE EFFORT: Twirled first career com- 4/18 @NH L 5.2 7 4 3 0 3 0 5.40 L, 5-4 plete game shutout (7.0 IP), 7/13/17 against Daytona (CIN: High-A) EASTERN LEAGUE EXPERINCE: Shaw was pro- moted from Columbia (Low-A) to Binghamton (AA) in August 2016 to make a spot start for the B-Mets. Shaw allowed three earned runs over five innings in a loss at Altoona HOWS THE WEATHER UP THERE? At 6-foot-5, the 24-year-old is the tallest player on Bing- hamton’s roster with RHP Eric Hanhold. No position player is taller than 6-foot-3, while INF Nick Sergakis, at 5-foot-8, is the shortest Rumble Pony PONY CONNECTION: In the 2012 First-Year Player Draft, Shaw was selected by the Astros with the first pick of the 40th round. The final pick of the round - and of the draft - was current Rumble Pony RHP Eric Hanhold. Shaw also played with current Rumble Pony RHP Drew Smith at Dallas Baptist University 2017 TRANSACTIONS: Assigned to St. Lucie (High-A), 4/5...placed on the disabled list, 7/25...activated from disabled list, 9/7 BACKGROUND: Selected in the 12th round of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft...pitched three seasons at Dallas Baptist University….Second Team All-Missouri Valley Conference, 2015...played with Hyannis Harbor Hawks in Cape Cod League, 2014... Ponies Record in Starts: 0-2 Run Support in Starts: 2.5 Runs/gm Underline: Season High RUMBLE PONIES Starting Rotation & Bullpen W L CG SV SVO IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Starters 4 8 0 --- --- 67.2 72 34 29 17 56 3 3.86 Bullpen 2 0 --- 5 5 54.1 44 17 17 19 71 2 2.82 2018 BINGHAMTON RUMBLE PONIES GAME NOTES 2 Binghamton rumble ponies Position Player Notes ALONSO, PETER B/T: R/R Ht: 6-3 Wt: 245 Age: 23 16 Acquired: • Two-run HR on first at-bat of the season, 4/5 v POR Career Notes: 2017: Started season with St. Lucie (High-A)...FSL 2nd round, 2016 draft • Non-roster invitee to Major League Spring Training Postseason All Star...MiLB.com FSL Player of the Month, July...2x FSL College: • Transactions: Ponies Opening Day roster Player of the Week...MiLB.com Organizational All Star...Baseball America High-A All Star...launched 16 HR in 82 games (2nd in University of Florida FSL)...hit both Double-A HR in same game......2016: NYPL Mid- Pro Experience (AA): Season All-Star with Brooklyn (SS-A) 3rd season (2nd) Notes: Third player selected by Mets in 2016 draft (#64 over- Born: all)...played three seasons at Florida...Dick Howser Trophy semifinal- ist, NCBWA First-Team All-America, 2016 Tampa, FL MAZEIKA, PATRICK B/T: L/R Ht: 6-3 Wt: 215 Age: 24 11 Acquired: • Rumble Ponies first three-hit game (3-for-4, HR), 4/20 v ERI Career Notes: 2017: Mid-Season & Postseason All Star with St.