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Binghamton Rumble Ponies Capture Eastern League Crown With 8-2 Game 3 Win in Erie

The triumph is the club’s first championship since 2014, ending Erie’s pursuit of a three-peat.

Overview

  • Binghamton clinched the best-of-three series with an 8-2 victory over the SeaWolves on Sept. 24 at UPMC Park.
  • Jacob Reimer’s sixth-inning solo homer broke a 2-2 tie before Chris Suero added a two-run shot, and Suero finished with four RBIs.
  • Starter Jack Wenninger struck out 11 over five innings while allowing two runs, and the bullpen (Joander Suarez, TJ Shook, Carlos Guzman) closed it out.
  • The Rumble Ponies’ offense tallied 14 hits, highlighted by D’Andre Smith’s 3-for-5 night with two runs and three RBIs.
  • The series swung after Erie’s 14-5 Game 1 win as Binghamton answered with a 5-4 Game 2 comeback, then secured the franchise’s fourth title and first as the Rumble Ponies.