home, Binghamton knocked off Erie 5-4 in Game Two on the road and 8-2 in the winner-take-all Game 3 on the road at UPMC Park.
ELCS Game Three : Right-hander Jack Wenninger earned his second win of the postsea- son, after recording 11 strikeouts over 5.0 innings in the start. With the game tied 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning, third baseman Jacob Reimer hit a go-ahead opposite-field solo home run on the first pitch of the frame. Later in the inning, Suero crushed a two- run home run, his second home run of the postseason, that extended Binghamton’s lead to 5-2. Right fielder D’Andre Smith recorded three hits and three runs batted in. Right- hander Carlos Guzman recorded three strikeouts over 2.0 scoreless innings and recorded the save, as Binghamton claimed its fourth-ever Eastern League title. The postseason was highlighted by performances by Wenninger (2-0, 1.64 ERA, 11.0 IP, 4 H, 2 ER, 3 BB, 20 K, .105 BAA, 0.64 WHIP), Suero (5 G, .316 AVG, .996 OPS, 6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R), Young (5 G, .533 AVG, 1.299 OPS, 8 H, 2 2B, 3 RBI, 4 R, 4 BB), Ewing (5 G, .292 AVG, 7 H, 3 RBI, 3 R), Smith (5 G, .274 AVG, 6 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 4 R), Simon (2 G, 1-0, 1 SV, 4.1 IP, 0 H, 0 R, 0 BB, 1 K), and Guzman (3 G, 0.00 ERA, 1 SV, 4.0 IP, 3 H, 0 BB, 4 K). REGULAR SEASON Binghamton stormed through the regular season with a franchise-record 90 wins, finish- ing 90-46 and posting the best record in Double-A. Binghamton was one of two teams in Minor League Baseball to win 90 games in 2025, along with Detroit’s High-A West Michigan. Binghamton became the fifth Double-A team since 1950 to reach 90 wins in a season and just the second team this century. Fourth-year manager Reid Brignac led Binghamton to the first and second-half Northeast Division titles. The Rumble Ponies went 45-22 in the first half and 45-24 in the second half. Including both halves, Binghamton finished the regular season 18 games up in the Northeast Division. Fourth-year bench coach Mariano Duncan played a pivotal role in the team’s success. Binghamton, led by hitting coach Nate Irving and assistant hitting coach Aaron Bray, finished the regular season top five in the Eastern League in almost all major offensive statistical categories: 213 SB (1 st ), .249 AVG (2 nd ), .725 OPS (2 nd ), .336 SLG (2 nd ), 612 R (3 rd ), 534 BB (3 rd ), and 109 HR (4 th ). Additionally, Binghamton’s pitching staff led Double-A with a 2.96 ERA, 1,435 strikeouts, a 1.11 WHIP, and a .207 BAA. Binghamton’s pitching staff, led by pitching coach Dan McKinney who has since been ele- vated to the New York Mets assistant pitching coach, recorded 15 shutouts in theregular season. The Rumble Ponies were no stranger to late-game magic with 12 walkoff victo
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