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Girls Lax: Vestal and Horseheads PPD, Corning wins Class A

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:31 EDT

Section IV Playoff Scores - Girls Lacrosse Class B Championship, Thursday, May 23, 2013 (3) Horseheads 3 PPD (1) Vestal 3 *will resume Wednesday, May 29, 5:30 PM at Ty Cobb Stadium Class A Championship, Thursday, May 23, 2013 (2) Ithaca 11 F (1) Corning 13

Maine-Endwell wins Class C Girls Lax Title

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:15:44 EDT

Section IV Playoff Scores - Girls Lacrosse Class C Championship, Thursday, May 23, 2013 (2) Maine-Endwell 14 F (1) Owego Free Academy 13 Alexis Garbarino (ME) 4 goals, including game winner

Binghamton Drops Pitchers Duel in Finale, 1-0

Thu, 23 May 2013 14:38:33 EDT

NEW BRITAIN, CT The Binghamton Mets came up on the short end of a pitchers duel and fell to the New Britain Rock Cats, 1-0, on Thursday afternoon at New Britain Stadium. The B-Mets were limited to six hits in the series finale and settled for the four-game split. After waiting through a 70-minute rain delay to start the contest, the B-Mets threatened, but failed to break through over the first five innings against New Britain starter Logan Darnell. Binghamton put seven on base on five hits, a walk and a hit batsman, but went 0-for-5 with runners in scoring position and stranded six in the process. Binghamton Mets starter Mark Cohoon breezed through his first four innings. The southpaw needed just 37 pitches and allowed two singles through four scoreless frames. His cruise was halted in the fifth when Danny Ortiz ripped a homer to right to lead off the inning. Darnell took the one-run advantage and ran with it. The lefty worked around an error in a scoreless sixth and put up a perfect seventh. His biggest challenge came in the eighth, his final inning. Cesar Puello singled with one out and stole second, but was left stranded when Cory Vaughn popped out to end the threat. Ortizs round-tripper proved to be the only blemish for Cohoon. The lefty capped his day with three shutout innings, securing Binghamtons first complete game of the season. Michael Tonkin took over for Darnell in the ninth and hit Joe Bonfe with a 1-2 pitch, putting the tying run on base. The righty survived the scare by inducing Xorge Carrillo to bounce into a fielders choice and Wilfredo Tovar to ground out to end the game. Darnell (4-3) struck out nine over eight shutout innings to collect his team-leading fourth win. Cohoon (3-2) allowed just one run on six hits and struck out seven over eight frames in the hard-luck loss. Tonkin secured his sixth save. The B-Mets (26-21) return to the Southern Tier and celebrate Memorial Day Weekend with a four-game series against the Portland Sea Dogs. The set starts on Friday night at 7:05 PM. RHP Cory Mazzoni gets the ball in the opener against RHP Anthony Ranaudo. POSTGAME NOTES: The B-Mets suffered their fourth shutout loss of the year and lost by a 1-0 final for the second time in 2013Allan Dykstra went 0-for-4, snapping his nine-game hitting streakXorge Carrillo collected his first Double-A hit with a single in the fourth inning (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)

Boys Lax Semis: Johnson City, ME advance to Class C Final

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:55:45 EDT

Section IV Playoff Scores - Boys Lacrosse Class C Semifinal, Thursday, May 23, 2013 (4) Whitney Point 8 F (1) Johnson City 12 Class C Semifinal, Thursday, May 23, 2013 (3) Maine-Endwell 11 F (2) Chenango Forks 1 Class C Championship game is Wednesday, May 29 at Binghamton Alumni Stadium. Time TBD.

B-Mets Ride Four-Run Fourth to 8-3 Win

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:31:56 EDT

NEW BRITAIN, CT The Binghamton Mets scored four runs in the fourth inning to defeat the New Britain Rock Cats, 8-3, Wednesday night at New Britain Stadium. Josh Rodriguez drove in two runs and led Binghamtons 11-hit attack with two RBI singles and a double. For the first time during the roadtrip, the B-Mets were beaten to the scoreboard. The Rock Cats sent seven men to the plate in the second inning against starter Erik Goeddel and plated two runs. The righty surrendered three hits, including an RBI single by Danny Santana, and issued a bases-loaded walk. New Britain starter Alex Meyer held the B-Mets offense at bay through three, but faltered in the fourth. After Allan Dykstra started the inning with a walk, Binghamton loaded the bases on singles by Cory Vaughn and Darrell Ceciliani. Blake Forsythe put the B-Mets on the board with a sac fly to center. Richard Lucas followed by rolling a potential inning-ending double play to short. Danny Santana fielded cleanly, but double-clutched and added fuel to the fire by firing an errant throw to second. Cory Vaughn scored on the misplay, tying the game at two. Binghamton further cashed in on the error as Wilfredo Tovar and Rodriguez each provided RBI singles. Goeddel settled in comfortably after his bumpy second inning. The righty posted three scoreless innings and retired ten of eleven Rock Cats before walking Josmil Pinto with one out in the sixth. Danny Ortiz turned up the heat and reached on a single to left. With the tying run aboard, Goeddel capped his night by inducing Jordan Parraz to fly out to right. John Church inherited two runners and defused the situation by inducing Reynaldo Rodriguez to fly out to right to end the inning. Binghamton put the game our reach with four insurance runs over the final three innings. Dykstra provided an RBI single against reliever Jose Gonzalez in the seventh and Danny Muno chased the lefty from the game with a run-scoring single in the eighth. Bobby Lanigan took over and surrendered an RBI single to Rodriguez and gave up another run on a bases-loaded walk in the ninth. Church returned for the seventh inning and gave up one run, just the second he has allowed in eight appearances during the month of May. Jack Leathersich closed the door and struck out three over the final two scoreless innings. Goeddel (4-2) allowed two runs on five hits over 5-2/3 innings to collect his third win in May. Meyer (2-2) gave up five runs (three earned) six hits and three walks, but struck out seven in the losing effort. The B-Mets (26-20) conclude their roadtrip and end their series with the Rock Cats (21-25) Thursday morning at 10:35 AM. LHP Mark Cohoon gets the nod for Binghamton against LHP Logan Darnell. POSTGAME NOTES: Binghamton reached the 10-hit mark in their fourth straight game and the eighth time in their last ten conteststhe B-Mets have collected 68 hits in the first six games of the roadtrip, an average of more than 11 per gameAllan Dykstra extended his hitting streak to nine games with a single in the seventh. (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)

BU prepares for AE Tournament vs. Albany

Wed, 22 May 2013 18:45:50 EDT

VESTAL -- The America East Baseball Tournament gets underway Wednesday night with the Bearcats holding their first-ever two seed. The high seeding is no surprise for BU, with nine players receiving All-Conference honors. One of those, on the second team, is Wednesday's starting pitcher Jake Lambert. The team confident sending its righty to the mound against Albany. Head Coach Tim Sinicki offered, "Jake's a two-year conference starter for us. He has shown the ability to beat any team in the conference over the last two seasons. He's pitched well against Albany." The man himself, Jake Lambert, added, "I feel good with my fastball. I'm locating my fastball. My slider is good. I can throw it in any count. I got a change up too that I can sneak in there." First pitch for BU and Albany is 8 PM.

Horseheads Girls Lacrosse advances

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:22 EDT

Sect. IV Class B Semifinals, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Horseheads 14 F Union-Endicott 11

Forks, M-E advance in Class C Boys Lacrosse

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:54:36 EDT

Sect. IV Class C Scores, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Quarterfinals Dryden 8 F Maine-Endwell 15 Seton Cath. Central 5 F Chenango Forks 12

Class C and D Baseball First Round Playoff Scores

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:13:30 EDT

Section IV Baseball Scores, Tuesday, May 21, 2013 CLASS C (13) Oxford 0 F (4) Thomas Edison 6 (11) Harpursville 1 F (6) Tioga 11 (9) Spencer-Van Etten 1 F (8) Bainbridge-Guilford 2 CLASS D (16) Worcester 1 F (1) Elmira ND 12 (15) Gilboa-Conesville 1 F (2) Hancock 15 (11) Morris 1 F (6) Edmeston 12 (10) Jefferson 10 F (7) Deposit 8 (9) Downsville 6 F (8) Windham-Ashland 7

B-Mets Strand Baker's Dozen in 9-3 Loss

Tue, 21 May 2013 22:34:00 EDT

NEW BRITAIN, CT The Binghamton Mets pounded out 13 hits and walked eight times, but mustered just three runs in a 9-3 loss to the New Britain Rock Cats on Tuesday night at New Britain Stadium. The B-Mets bounced into three double plays, had two runners nabbed on the bases and stranded a season-high 13 runners. Binghamtons first inning proved to be the lone highlight Their red-hot offense continued its attack against New Britain starter Trevor May in the first. After an infield single by Josh Rodriguez, Cesar Puello blistered an 0-2 pitch to center field for his team-leading sixth home run of the season. The B-Mets threatened to add to their lead, but failed to deliver the knock-out blow. May allowed six more hits and walked five after Puellos home run but kept the B-Mets off the board. The righty stranded eight runners during his five frames. The Rock Cats took their shot in the third against B-Met starter Jacob deGrom. New Britain grabbed the lead by plating three runs on five hits. James Beresford provided an RBI single, Josmil Pinto tied the game with a single to right and Daniel Ortiz bounced a go-ahead run-scoring double off the right-field wall. New Britain stretched their lead to five with a two-out rally in the fifth. deGrom got the first two outs, but walked Deibinson Romero and surrendered a double to Pinto. An intentional walk to load the bases came back to bite the righty when he issued back-to-back free passes, forcing in two runs. Shawn Teufel took over and immediately surrendered a two-run double to Dan Rohlfing. Romero continued the offensive attack with a two-run homer in the sixth, his second blast of the series. May (3-2) exited after five innings. The righty allowed eight hits and walked a season-high five batters, but surrendered just two runs in the winning effort. deGrom (1-5) was tagged for seven runs on eight hits and four walks over 4-2/3 innings of work in the losing effort. Blake Martin posted two scoreless innings of relief after taking over from May and Bruce Pugh allowed one run on an RBI single by Rodriguez in his two frames of work. The B-Mets (25-20) continue their series against the Rock Cats (21-24) Wednesday night at 6:35 PM. RHP Erik Goeddel takes the hill against RHP Alex Meyer. POSTGAME NOTES: Binghamton collected at least 10 hits for the third straight gameAllan Dykstra reached safely four times on two walks and two hits and raised his team-leading on-base percentage to .436there were no perfect innings for either team. (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)

Pair of BHS Seniors to play at Lemoyne

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:10:26 EDT

BINGHAMTON -- A pair of Patriot seniors signed their letters of intent to play collegiate athletics at Lemoyne College on Monday. Caity Kuhnen, who scored over 1000 points in her BHS career, will join the Dolphins Women's Basketball Team. Chase Westbrook will play lacrosse at Lemoyne. Both students discussed what led them to make their decisions. For Kuhnen, it was a sense of familiarity. "Once I met Coach Gina, she's actually a new coach, she was just awesome and she reminded me a lot of Coach Lemon, my high school coach. And the team. The girls are just so nice and I'm so excited to play there," she said. Westbrook, who also considered Division I programs like Hobart, said it was more about location, "The area. I've always liked Syracuse. I've gone up to the games around there ever since I was little. That was really the big thing. The city, and the school life around there." Both Kuhnen and Westbrook also said they are grateful to have a fellow classmate attending Lemoyne.

Plays of the Week

Mon, 20 May 2013 22:41:18 EDT

Horseheads wins STAC Softball Title

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:09:30 EDT

STAC Softball Championship, Monday, May 20, 2013 Horseheads 12 F Windsor 4

B-Mets Bust Out Lumber in Hardware City, 6-3

Mon, 20 May 2013 21:55:48 EDT

NEW BRITAIN, CT The Binghamton Mets racked up eleven hits, including five for extra-bases, and starter Logan Verrett matched a career-high with ten strikeouts in a 6-3 win over the New Britain Rock Cats on Monday night at New Britain Stadium. The B-Mets earned their seventh win in eight games and moved into a tie for first in the Eastern Division. Binghamton wasted little time jumping on New Britain starter Pat Dean. After Josh Rodriguez singled with one out in the first, Cesar Puello put Binghamton on the board by smoking an RBI double to the right-field alley. Allan Dykstra followed by blasting a 2-1 pitch to right for his third homer of the season. The offense spilled into the second for the B-Mets. Danny Muno stroked a two-out single to center and Rodriguez gave Binghamton a four-run lead by zipping a run-scoring double to right-center field. Dean settled down and retired eight straight before the B-Mets burned him with a pair of extra-base hits in the fifth. Rodriguez started the push with a walk and Puello set the table with a two-bagger to right center. Dykstra brought them both home and capped his four-RBI day with a double to left. Logan Verrett made the lead stand over his six innings of work. The righty surrendered two hits in the first, but got help from his defense to post a scoreless frame. With two aboard, shortstop Danny Muno made a leaping grab on a hard-hit line drive to steal a run-scoring hit from Josmil Pinto. Verrett struck out nine through five innings and allowed only one run on a solo homer by Deibinson Romero. Verrett stumbled in the sixth and allowed two runs on four hits, but battled to finish the inning. He capped his night by striking out Curt Smith, stranding two runners. Adam Kolarek posted two scoreless innings of relief and Jeff Walters added a shutout ninth to earn his league-leading 12th save of the season. Verrett (6-1) allowed three runs on nine hits and issued no walks to become the first Eastern League pitcher to win six games in 2013. Dean (1-5) was tagged for six runs on eight hits over five frames in the losing effort. (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)

Seton Alum Slavik shines in OT Semi-Final loss

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:37:44 EDT

CORTLAND, N.Y. Sophomore Allister Warren (Toronto, ON/Malvern) scored two minutes, five seconds into overtime as the nationally third-ranked RIT men's lacrosse team advanced to its first-ever NCAA Div. III national title game with a 10-9 win versus top-ranked Cortland Sunday afternoon at the Stadium Complex. The Tigers, who dropped a 12-11 double-overtime game at Cortland earlier in the season, improved to 19-2 on the season and will play the winner of Salisbury at Stevenson in the national championship game next Sunday. The Red Dragons finished their season 19-1 after completing their second consecutive unbeaten regular season. Junior Joe Slavik (Binghamton/Seton Catholic) led Cortland with three goals. Freshman Zach Hopps (Akwesasne/Massena) tallied a pair of goals, and junior Mike Cummings (Syracuse/East Syracuse Minoa), sophomores Patrick Brown (Camillus/West Genesee) and Billy Davis (Manhasset) and freshman James Stavrakis (Hillsborough, NJ) each netted a goal. Junior Cody Consul (Webster/Webster Schroeder) recorded three assists, while sophomore Mike Cantelli (Holmdel, NJ) and freshman Pat Baldwin (Alpharetta, GA) chipped in with one assist apiece. Senior goalie Mike Kaminski (Sayville) stopped 10 shots and collected five ground balls for the Red Dragons. Baldwin registered four ground balls and junior Brian Winterfeldt (Merrick/Calhoun) caused two turnovers. Seven different players scored at least a goal for the Tigers. Junior Jack Krzyston (Bedford, NH/Bishop Guertin) and sophomore Eddie Kiesa (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) led the offense with two goals and one assist each, and sophomore Kyle Aquin (Hamilton, ON/St. Jean De Brebeuf) also scored twice. Warren finished with one goal and one assist, while junior Tyler Brooks-Lambert (Seneca Castle/Midlakes) and freshmen Braden Wallace (Oakville, ON/Abbey Park) and Matt Hossack (Port Perry, ON) netted one goal apiece. Junior Taylor Wisman (Seattle, WA/Inglemoor) contributed three assists. Sophomore goalie Pat Johnston (Norwell, MA) registered 10 saves and recorded an assist for RIT. Brooks-Lambert won 15 of 21 faceoffs and collected a game-high eight ground balls. Hossack forced three turnovers, and senior Elliott Cowburn (Oakville, ON/Holy Trinity) scooped up five ground balls. The Tigers jumped out to a quick 2-0 lead as Krzyston and Aquin scored at 14:26 and 13:43, respectively, in the opening quarter. Davis put Cortland on the scoreboard off a Consul feed at 6:56 and RIT led, 2-1, after the opening quarter. The teams went scoreless for more than nine minutes in the second quarter before RIT netted goals 30 seconds apart off the sticks of Wallace and Brooks-Lambert. The Tigers added to their lead with a score from Krzyston just eight seconds before the half for a 5-1 advantage. Aquin and Hossack sandwiched goals around Slavik's first score of the game in the first five minutes of the third quarter and the Tigers held what seemed like a comfortable 7-2 lead. The Red Dragons, however, began to chip away at the lead. Slavik netted his second of the game at 6:26 of the quarter. Hopps followed with a goal at the 2:39 mark, and Stavrakis bounced in a shot at 1:23 to pull Cortland to within 7-5 at the end of three quarters. Kiesa briefly gave the Tigers an 8-5 lead at 11:02 of the fourth quarter when he scored off an assist from Johnston, who had cleared the ball himself and fed a pass out from behind Cortland's cage. The Red Dragons then went on a three-goal binge, one each from Cummings, Brown and Slavik, in a span of 2:10 to even the score at 8-8 with 7:28 remaining. Kiesa stopped the run with his second of the game at 4:09, but Hopps scored the equalizer when he finished off a fast break at the 2:33 mark. The teams traded turnovers in the closing minutes until Cortland had possession in RIT's defensive zone with just over a minute remaining. After the Tigers were whistled for an offside penalty, the Red Dragons had two shots at netting the game-winner but Stavrakis and Slavik each missed wide left and the game went to overtime tied at 9-all. Cortland opened the four-minute extra session with possession but missed the cage twice. After a Red Dragon timeout, Cummings' shot was blocked by an RIT defender and the ball caromed high and toward the sideline, where possession was awarded to the Tigers. After a successful clear, Warren missed high with a shot but RIT kept the ball. Moments later, Wisman flipped a pass to Warren who delivered a low shot from 15 yards out that eluded Kaminski and sent the Tigers to the title game. RIT 10, Cortland 9 (OT) GAME SUMMARY: Team 1-2-3-4-O Final RIT (19-2) 2-3-2-2-1 10 Cortland (19-1) 1-0-4-4-0 9 Scoring (Goals-Assists): RIT: Eddie Kiesa 2-1, Jack Krzyston 2-1, Kyle Aquin 2-0, Allister Warren 1-1, Tyler Brooks-Lambert 1-0, Braden Wallace 1-0, Matt Hossack 1-0, Taylor Wisman 0-3, Pat Johnston 0-1, Mac Keehfus 0-1 1-0 Cortland: Joe Slavik 3-0, Zach Hopps 2-0, Mike Cummings 1-0, Patrick Brown 1-0, Pat Baldwin 1-0, James Stavrakis 1-0, Cody Consul 0-3, Mike Cantelli 0-1, Pat Baldwin 0-1 Goalkeepers: RIT: Pat Johnston, 10 saves (9 GA in 62:05) Cortland: Mike Kaminski, 10 saves (10 GA in 62:05) Shots: Cortland 50, RIT 34 Ground Balls: RIT 39, Cortland 26 Turnovers: RIT 19, Cortland 13 Caused Turnovers: RIT 10, Cortland 8 Clears: Cortland 21-of-23, RIT 14-of-18 Faceoffs Won: RIT 15, Cortland 6 Penalties: RIT 4-3:00, Cortland 1-1:00 Extra-Man Offense: Cortland 0-4, RIT 0-1 (Courtesy: SUNY Cortland Athletics)

Bonfe red hot in series win over Portland

Sun, 19 May 2013 17:17:16 EDT

PORTLAND, ME Joe Bonfe pounded out four hits, including a go-ahead two-run single in the sixth inning, to lead the Binghamton Mets past the Portland Sea Dogs, 8-5, on Sunday afternoon at Hadlock Field. The B-Mets matched a season-high with 14 hits and secured their second-straight series victory with the rubber match win. For the third straight game, Binghamton hung up a run in the first inning. Cory Vaughn got the scoring started and plated Cesar Puello with a single to center off Portland starter Drake Britton. In second, Bonfe added with an RBI single and Danny Muno stretched the advantage to three with a run-scoring double to right. The Sea Dogs erased the deficit with three runs in the third off B-Mets starter Cory Mazzoni. Heiker Meneses led off with a single and scored when Peter Hissey doubled to left field and Darrell Ceciliani fired a throw to second with no B-Met covering the base. Xander Bogaerts followed with an RBI single and scored later in the frame on a sac fly from Michael Almanzar. Peter Hissey helped Portland grab the lead in the fifth. The Sea Dogs leadoff hitter pulled a triple down the line, his second in as many games, and scored the go-ahead run when Mazzoni bounced a wild pitch with Bogaerts at the plate. After Britton held the B-Mets in check for three frames, the southpaw opened the door in the sixth by walking Richard Lucas and hitting Ceciliani. Bonfe did not let him off the hook and threaded a go-ahead, two-run single past Bogaerts at short. Josh Rodriguez added an insurance run with an RBI single off reliever Will Latimer to cap the inning. Mazzoni preserved the lead with a scoreless sixth, but faltered in the seventh. After a single by Meneses, Bogaerts blasted an RBI double to left to cut Binghamtons lead to one and end Mazzonis day. John Church entered with the potential game-tying run on base and shut the door. The righty struck out Tony Thomas and Travis Shaw to end the inning and returned to post a perfect eighth. The B-Mets tacked on two insurance runs in the ninth against Pete Ruiz before handing off to Jack Leathersich. The southpaw worked a shutout ninth and earned his second save of the year. Mazzoni (2-1) allowed five runs on ten hits to collect his second straight win. Britton (3-4) surrendered six runs on seven hits of 5-2/3 innings in his second consecutive loss. The B-Mets (24-19) continue their week-long roadtrip and start a four-game series against the New Britain Rock Cats on Monday night at 6:35 PM at New Britain Stadium. RHP Logan Verrett takes the ball against LHP Pat Dean. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show begins at 6:20 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF. POSTGAME NOTES: Joe Bonfe compiled his fourth career four-hit game (first as a B-Met)Binghamton has collected 10 hits or more in five of their last seven gamesBinghamton scored seven runs with two outs. Individual tickets for all Binghamton Mets 2013 home games are on sale now. Visit the NYSEG Stadium box office during regular operating hours, purchase them online at www.bmets.com or call the office at (607) 723-METS. Be sure to follow the B-Mets on Facebook, Twitter and at the teams official website (www.bmets.com) for more team information. Fans can also stay up to date with all the action on the field by visiting B-Mets Buzz with Tim Heiman at bmets.mlblogs.com. (Courtesy: Binghamton Mets)

Budjno scores, Stenta saves

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:48:26 EDT

BINGHAMTON -- When a second year club hosts the reigning national championship, it's usually a sure thing that the reigning champ takes the W. But that was not the case when Greater Binghamton FC hosted reigning champ FC Sonic. Armin Budnjo scored twice in the second half to propel GBFC over FC Sonic. Jason Stenta was just as stellar in net, keeping the clean sheet and making 5 saves in the winning effort. GBFC, in just its sophomore season, has yet to allow a goal this year in any regular season or exhibition match.

B-Mets get Grand Slammed in 9th

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:41:37 EDT

PORTLAND, ME - Portland Sea Dogs catcher Matt Spring blasted a walk-off grand slam in the ninth inning to hand the Binghamton Mets a heartbreaking 10-7 loss at Hadlock Field on Saturday afternoon. Closer Jeff Walters suffered his first blown save of the season and Binghamton watched their season-long five game winning streak come to an end. Related Content Game Box Score Audio Highlights After a back-and-forth battle for eight innings, the B-Mets marched into the bottom of the ninth owning a 7-6 lead. Bidding for his twelfth save, Walters fell into trouble immediately, surrendering consecutive singles to Xander Bogaerts and Tony Thomas. The righty bounced back with two strikeouts, but walked Shannon Wilkerson on a border-line pitch to load the bases. Having homered in the fourth inning, Spring took a 1-0 offering from Walters and went deep again, banging the walk-off round-tripper off the Citgo sign above the Maine Monster in left field. In a game that saw 22 combined hits, the offense started early. Danny Muno led off the contest with his team-leading 27th walk of the season, stole second and scored when Cory Vaughn punched a two-out single to right. Blake Forysthe followed in Muno's footsteps in the second. The B-Mets catcher walked to start the frame, stole second, took third on a passed ball and came home on Wilfredo Tovar's bloop single to left. Portland countered with four straight runs off B-Met starter Mark Cohoon. Heiker Meneses put the Sea Dogs on the board in the second with a two-out RBI triple and came home when Cohoon uncorked his first wild pitch of the season. Spring launched a two-run homer over the Maine Monster in the fourth to give Portland a 4-2 advantage. Binghamton fought back and converted two singles, a pair of stolen bases, a walk and a throwing error into two runs to tie the game in the fifth. Josh Rodriguez cut the deficit to one with an RBI single and scored later in the frame on a throwing error by Spring on an attempted steal. Portland re-took the lead in the sixth against reliever Chase Huchingson. The southpaw paid for hitting Derrik Gibson with an 0-2 pitch immediately as Peter Hissey ripped a go-ahead triple to right. Tony Thomas added to the lead with a solo homer in the seventh. Trailing by two, Binghamton came to life in the eighth against Brock Huntzinger. The visitors started the inning with three consecutive singles and scored a run on a wild pitch. Huntzinger bounced back to get two outs and nearly escaped the jam. With runners at second and third, Tovar sent a roller to short. Gibson booted the grounder, allowing the tying and go-ahead runs to score. Shawn Teufel preserved the lead with a scoreless eighth, but Walters (0-1) could not keep a lid on it in the ninth. Huntzinger (3-0) suffered his first blown save, but collected the victory after Spring's late magic. The B-Mets (23-19) complete their series in Portland in the rubber match on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 PM. RHP Cory Mazzoni takes the hill against LHP Drake Britton. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show begins at 12:45 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF. POSTGAME NOTES: Binghamton's last walk-off loss on a homer came against the Sea Dogs on July 20, 2011 (Mitch Dening off John Lujan)Binghamton stole a season-high five basesBoth of Binghamton's walk-off losses in 2013 have occurred at Hadlock Field Individual tickets for all Binghamton Mets 2013 home games are on sale now. Visit the NYSEG Stadium box office during regular operating hours, purchase them online at www.bmets.com or call the office at (607) 723-METS. Be sure to follow the B-Mets on Facebook, Twitter and at the team's official website (www.bmets.com) for more team information. Fans can also stay up to date with all the action on the field by visiting "B-Mets Buzz with Tim Heiman" at bmets.mlblogs.com. (Courtesy: Binghamton Mets)

Horseheads takes home STAC crown

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:58:44 EDT

BINGHAMTON -- While the B-Mets are on the road, the Blue Raiders made themselves quite at home at NYSEG Stadium as they beat Vestal 10-1 to take home the STAC Baseball Championship. Brett Wieland went 3-3 with 5 RBIs including two RBI doubles, both off the wall to help aid the Horseheads efforts in the final. On the mound Kevin Boulas pitched a complete game only giving up the one run in the 7th inning, and limited the Golden Bears to just 4 hits. The Blue Raiders bats were equally as hot in the semi-finals beating Seton Catholic Central 13-7. The score stood at 13-1 heading into the bottom of the 6th when the Saints plated two. Then, with two outs, Seton rallied to score 4 more but Brian Hartrick hit a chopper to the shortstop and Finals hero Boulas. The runner-up Golden Bears beat Chenango Valley 6-3 in the 10:00 am semi-final. With bases loaded in the 6th, Troy Wilson hit a hard grounder past the shortstop to score two runs easily. A throwing error on the play not only allowed the third run to score, but moved Wilson to third where he was later stranded. But the three run inning was enough to give Vestal the lead for good. But the Blue Raiders were just too strong for the Golden Bears in the finals as they claim their first STAC title since 2010. After the game head coach Jeff Limoncelli praised the team's resurgence at the plate as they tallied 14 hits in each game. "We faced good pitching so we took the right approach and didn't try to overswing," he said. "We have not been hitting as of late, but the kids have worked real hard and put a lot of time in and they picked a really good day to get hot." The STAC Champs will have 10 days off before starting their run at a Section IV Title.

Thomas leads Bearcats into no. 2 seed.

Sat, 18 May 2013 22:48:12 EDT

ALBANY, N.Y.Sophomore left fielder Jake Thomas punctuated his incredible regular season with a pair of two-run home runs to lift visiting Binghamton (27-22, 16-13 AE) to a 10-3 win over Albany (23-23-1, 16-14 AE) in the regular-season finale for both teams Saturday afternoon. With the win, BU claimed regular-season runnerup honors and will carry the No. 2 seed into the America East tournament. Thomas, the leading hitter in the America East, was walked twice but still went 3-for-3 with four RBI to pace a 13-hit BU attack. Thomas will carry a .524 on-base percentage (No. 3 in nation) into the postseason and leads the conference with his .374 average. With the winner of the rubber game earning the No. 2 seed, the Bearcats got on the board immediately courtesy of Thomas. With one out in the first, freshman infielder David Schanz singled and Thomas followed with a two-run shot over the right field fence. The Great Danes got one run back in the bottom of the frame after a hit batter, sacrifice and single. But Thomas struck again in the third, following a Schanz one-out walk with another two-run blast - his team-high fifth of the season. His RBI count rose to a team-high 36 with the big day at the plate. Ahead 4-1, BU added two more runs in the fifth inning. Junior center fielder Billy Bereszniewicz and sophomore right fielder Zach Blanden hit back-to-back singles and after a Schanz bunt moved them 90 feet up, Bereszniewicz scored on a wild pitch to push the Bearcats lead to 5-1. After Thomas was intentionally walked, junior third baseman Brian Ruby scored Blanden with an RBI groundout. Binghamton put it away with four runs in the eighth inning on four hits. Thomas walked to open the inning and stole second. Ruby then hit an RBI double down the right field line, making it 7-1. Senior first baseman Jordon Smucker added a one-out RBI single and Bereszniewicz joined the barrage with a two-out, two-run double. Albany put up two runs on three hits in the bottom of the eighth to finish the scoring. Senior Jay Lynch (W, 6-4) worked four innings and allowed five hits and one run. He lowered his ERA against conference opponents to 2.28. Freshman reliever Jake Cryts tossed three scoreless innings in relief, giving up just one hit in a strong showing. Two other BU relievers finished out the game. Ruby went 2-for-5 with two RBI to continue his hot streak. He has seven RBI in his last 12 games. Bereszniewicz went 2-for-4 with an RBI and Blanden also collected two hits. Thomas finished up league play with some big numbers: In 29 league games, he hit .416 and had a .546 on-base percentage with 18 RBI. NOTES Binghamton and Albany will play for the fourth time in five days when they meet in Wednesday nights opening-round 8 p.m. matchup at LeLacheur Park in Lowell. It will be a rematch of last years first-round game which saw the third-seeded Bearcats post a 2-1 win over the second-seeded Great Danes. Top-seeded Maine will face defending champion Stony Brook in the 4 p.m. game. The tournament is a double-elimination format with the winner earning the conferences automatic berth into the NCAA tournament. The Bearcats captured the America East title in 2009 and are the only AE team to finish in the regular season top-3 in each of the last seven years. (Courtesy: BU Athletics) (Video Courtesy: WTEN Albany)

B-Mets win fifth straight and beat 1st place Portland

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:01 EDT

PORTLAND, ME - The Binghamton Mets cashed in on three Portland errors and caught a few fortuitous breaks in a three-run ninth inning en route to a 6-3 win over the Sea Dogs Friday night at Hadlock Field. The B-Mets stretched their season-best winning streak to five games and moved within one game of the first-place Portland Sea Dogs in the Eastern Division. Portland's defensive woes started early in the ninth. Richard Lucas led off the inning against reliever Keith Couch with a slow roller to third. Michael Almanzar barehanded the grounder and fired an errant throw to first, allowing Lucas to move to second. With Lucas representing the go-ahead run, Alonzo Harris pushed a bunt to the mound. Travis Shaw charged from first and fielded cleanly, but fell to the ground before getting a throw off. Danny Muno followed with a chopper to third. Alamanzar attempted to nab Lucas at the plate, but lost his grip in the process and the B-Mets took the lead for good. Darrell Ceciliani added with an RBI single to left and Muno scored the final run of the inning by scampering home after a throwing error by Xander Bogaerts at short. Owning a three-run lead, Jeff Walters struck out three in a scoreless ninth to collect his league-leading eleventh save. For the first time in the four games, the B-Mets struck first. Muno led off the game by pulling a double down the first base line against Portland starter Matt Barnes. Ceciliani pushed Muno to third with a sac bunt and Cesar Puello brought him home with a bloop single to center. Portland erased the lead in the third against B-Mets starter Erik Goeddel. Peter Hissey's chopper up the middle glanced off Goeddel's glove and rolled into right field for a single. The Sea Dogs cashed in on the lucky bounce when Tony Thomas sent a two-out, RBI double down the left field line. After fighting off a B-Mets threat in the second, Barnes settled down and retired 11 consecutive B-Mets. His streak came to a halt in the sixth when he walked Ceciliani. Puello made him pay and helped the B-Mets retake the lead, by bouncing an RBI double off the centerfield wall. Allan Dykstra added to the advantage by pulling a run-scoring double down the rightfield line. Binghamton's two-run lead did not last long. After Travis Shaw beat out a bunt single, Michael Almanzar blasted Goeddel's 1-0 offering over the left-centerfield wall to tie the game at three. Goeddel settled for the no-decision after allowing three runs on six hits over six innings of work. Barnes also did not factor into the decision after six innings on the hill. B-Mets reliever John Church (2-3) took the reins in the seventh and posted two scoreless innings of relief. The righty earned his second victory of the season after Binghamton's three-run ninth inning. Couch (1-1) took the loss in relief. (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)

Baseball Splits Twinbill With Albany, Locks Up Top-3 Spot

Fri, 17 May 2013 19:44:39 EDT

VESTAL, N.Y.Binghamton baseball (26-22, 15-13 AE) split a doubleheader with host Albany (23-22-1, 16-13 AE) Friday afternoon with the Bearcats taking the opener in extra innings, 3-2 (9) and the Great Danes earning the split with a 5-4 win in the seven-inning nightcap. The split, combined with a split in the Hartford-Stony Brook games, means that BU and Albany are assured the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds for the upcoming America East tournament, with the winner in Saturdays rubber game taking the No. 2 spot. Regardless, the teams will now square off in the first game of the tournament next Wednesday in Lowell, Mass. It will be the second straight year the Bearcats and Great Danes will meet in the opening round. In the opener, junior center fielder Bill Bereszniewicz led off the ninth inning with a single, stole second, went to third on a sacrifice bunt and scampered home with the deciding run on a two-out wild pitch. Sophomore reliever Greg Ostner (W, 2-1), worked around a single in the bottom of the ninth to secure the win. Ostner pitched 5.0 scoreless innings in a brilliant relief effort. He kept the Bearcats alive by inducing a 6-4-3 inning-ending double play in the eighth frame and scattered five hits in the longest outing of his career. The Bearcats trailed 2-0 before scoring single runs in the fifth and sixth innings of the scheduled seven-inning game. Once the game extended to the ninth inning, Game 2 was re-set for seven innings. Albany scored two unearned runs on just one hit in the first inning against senior starter Jake Lambert (4.0 IP, 3 hits, 0 ER), whose single and hit batter were compounded by an infield throwing error. But Lambert allowed nothing further before being removed in the fifth to keep fresh for the upcoming conference tournament. After leaving four runners stranded in the first four innings, BU got on the board in the fifth. With two out, sophomore right fielder Zach Blanden and freshman third baseman David Schanz hit back-to-back singles and sophomore left fielder Jake Thomas plated Blanden with an RBI single up the middle. One inning later, the Bearcats evened the score with another two-out rally. Junior first baseman Brian Ruby singled with one out and went to second on a walk. With two outs, Bereszniewicz delivered an RBI single to left field, scoring Ruby. Schanz led off the seventh with a single but was stuck on the bases - BU left 11 stranded in the game and 19 for the day. In the eighth, Ostner allowed a leadoff single and the Great Danes had the winning run at second after a sacrifice bunt. But BUs strategy of intentionally walking the next batter worked to perfection as Ostner got the ensuing double play to get out of the inning and set up the deciding run in BUs next at-bat. Bereszniewicz went 2-for-3 with an RBI and Blanden, Schanz and Ruby each went 2-for-4. In Game 2, Albany snapped a 4-4 tie with the game-winning run in the bottom of the sixth inning - thanks to a leadoff walk, balk and RBI single. The game featured four lead changes. Binghamton took a 1-0 lead on a Ruby RBI single in the third before Albany scored three runs (two unearned) on three hits in the bottom of the inning. The Bearcats got one back in the fourth on a sacrifice fly from senior catcher Mike Danaher, who was making his first appearance since March 30 after an injury sidelined him for 24 games. Then BU took a 4-3 lead with two runs in the fifth inning. Ruby ripped an RBI double down the left field line and later scored on an infield throwing error. But Albany countered with a run in the bottom of the fifth to tie it at 4 and won it an inning later. Ruby went 2-for-4 with two RBI and senior first baseman Jordon Smucker went 2-for-3 with a run scored. Junior starter Jack Rogalla scattered seven hits and two earned runs in 5.0 innings. He struck out four and walked none in a no-decision. Sophomore reliever Mike Urbanski (L, 2-1) was saddled with his first loss of the season after working the sixth inning. (Courtesy Binghamton Athletics, video courtesy WXXA)

Harvey notches 5th win as Mets beat Cubs

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:41:13 EDT

CHICAGO -- The Mets and Cubs opened up a series Friday afternoon at Wrigley Field, with the Mets winning 3-2. Matt Harvey took the mound for New York and notched his fifth win of the season. It was a long time coming for the righty, who had not registered a decision in any of his previous four starts. Harvey is now 5-0 in 2013. David Wright and Daniel Murphy homered for the Mets and Matt Harvey drove in what proved to be the game-winning run in the seventh inning.

Kuroda shuts out Blue Jays

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:38:42 EDT

MLB American League Scores, Friday, May 17, 2013 Toronto 0 F Yankees 5 Kuroda (WP) 8.0 IP, 2 H, 0 R, 5 K

Pettitte placed on DL

Fri, 17 May 2013 18:40:56 EDT

NEW YORK -- According to reports, Andy Pettitte was placed on the disabled list on Friday. Vidal Nuno has been called up to take his place. Pettitte left Thursday night's game against the Mariners in the fifth inning with tightness in his upper left shoulder and neck, and that is the injury that has sidelined him.

Chenango Valley Softball downs Seton

Thu, 16 May 2013 23:08:36 EDT

STAC Softball Scores, Thursday, May 16, 2013 Chenango Valley 5 F Seton 4

B-Mets win streak comes at perfect time

Thu, 16 May 2013 19:00:09 EDT

BINGHAMTON -- The B-Mets completed their first sweep of the season last night and have a 2013-best four game win streak going into this weekend's series at Portland. It could not have come at a better time for Binghamton, who has a losing record this year against the Sea Dogs. Manager Pedro Lopez says the accomplishment is a great morale booster. "It's not only the sweep. It's trying to get on a roll here, trying to win a couple ball games. That's just really important. We are going over to Portland and they're playing well. They've got a pretty good team and it's extremely important to just win a couple games in a row," said the skipper. Binghamton and Portland open their series at 6:00 Friday.

BU Softball's Cadogan earns Second-Team NFCA All-Mid Atlantic Region honors

Thu, 16 May 2013 15:25:53 EDT

VESTAL, N.Y. Freshman first baseman Lisa Cadogan has been named second-team All-Mid Atlantic Region by the NFCA. She is the third Binghamton softball player in the past four seasons to have earned all-region honors. Cadogan was named the America East Rookie of the Year as the Bearcats starting first baseman. She was also named first-team all-conference and was member of the America East All-Rookie Team. A two-time conference Rookie of the Week selection (March 11 and 25), Cadogan was also named the America East Player of the Week on March 18. For the 2013 season, Cadogan ranked sixth in the conference with a .333 batting average, tied for fourth with eight home runs and tied for first with 38 RBI. In addition, she was fourth in the America East with a .580 slugging percentage as well as 87 total bases and tied for first with six sacrifice flies. Prior to Cadogan, senior outfielder Jessica Phillips was named first-team All-Mid Atlantic Region in both 2010 and 2011. Deannie Plemon was named to the second team in 2010. Binghamton finished the 2013 campaign with a 30-17 record. The Bearcats went 14-4 in the America East and were the host school for the conference tournament May 9-11. (Courtesy Binghamton Athletics)

B-Mets sweep Aeros behind Vaughn grand slam

Wed, 15 May 2013 23:03:54 EDT

BINGHAMTON, NY - Cory Vaughn highlighted a six-run fifth inning with a grand slam as the B-Mets came from behind to beat the Akron Aeros, 9-4 Wednesday night at NYSEG Stadium. The win gave Binghamton the series sweep, and their fourth consecutive victory overall. For the third straight night, the Akron offense struck first against Binghamton pitching. In the fourth, Carlos Moncrief doubled down the right field line to score Chun Chen, and Bo Greenwell blooped a two-run single into centerfield to put the Aeros up 3-0 against Jacob deGrom. Akron starter Jordan Cooper held the B-Met offense down through 4.2 innings, but suddenly the offense clicked. After the first two batters in the inning had been retired, Wilfredo Tovar got the rally started with a seeing-eye single up the middle. Danny Muno followed with a single, and Josh Rodriguez plated the first B-Met run of the game with an RBI single into right-centerfield. On the very next pitch Cesar Puello hit the fourth consecutive single, grounding a ball into right field which made it a 3-2 Akron lead. Allan Dykstra then walked, and that brought up Vaughn with the bases loaded. With one swing of the bat, he put Binghamton up 6-3 as he sailed a line drive over the left field wall for the first B-Met grand slam of the season. Binghamton batted around in the fifth inning, and they kept their foot on the pedal in the sixth. Against Bryce Stowell the B-Mets tacked on three more runs, including a two-run double by Cesar Puello to bust the game open. Meanwhile, deGrom enjoyed the six-run cushion. The nine runs scored was the most support he had received all season. deGrom's night ended after 7.0 innings; the righty allowed four runs on eight hits while striking out six. Adam Kolarek and John Church each threw a scoreless inning in relief, as they helped seal deGrom's first career Double-A victory. The B-Mets (22-18) will enjoy their second off day of the season on Thursday. They hit the road on Friday to start a three-game series against the Portland SeaDogs (22-15). RHP Erik Goeddel gets the ball for Binghamton against Portland's RHP Matt Barnes. (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)

BCC's Mead wins Coach of Year, Four players with All-Conference honors

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:45:08 EDT

TOWN OF DICKINSON -- The Mid-State Athletic Conference handed out its awards and BCC is heavily represented on the list. Kelsey Gannett, Catherine Caricchio, Laura Knight and Martee Kolpakas received All-Conference honors after their 25-7 season. and Chuck Mead has been named the MSAC Coach of the Year. Mead let the ladies know that they made the list and shared his thoughts on their accomplishments. "They were the ones that really carried the team for us this year. The seniors, with the exception of Cat Caricchio who did a great job in the outfield. It's the dream team. It really is, after 24 years of coaching," said Mead.

Knicks lose, face elimination Thursday

Tue, 14 May 2013 22:34:35 EDT

NBA Scores, Monday, May 14, 2013 New York 82 F Indiana 93 Pacers lead series 3-1

M-E bests U-E on baseball, softball field

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:12:52 EDT

STAC Scores, Tuesday, May 14, 2013 Baseball Maine-Endwell 5 F Union-Endicott 3 Softball Maine-Endwell 5 F/10 Union-Endicott 3

B-Mets win third in a row

Tue, 14 May 2013 23:13:10 EDT

BINGHAMTON, NY - The Binghamton Mets batted around and scored four runs in the eighth inning, as they defeated the Akron Aeros 7-3 Tuesday night at NYSEG Stadium. The inning consisted of three hits, four walks, and two Akron wild pitches, as Binghamton broke a 3-3 tie. After Wilfredo Tovar was thrown out at second base trying to stretch a leadoff single into a double, Trey Haley struggled to find the strike zone. Haley walked the next three batters he faced, setting up a bases-loaded situation with only one out. Allan Dykstra then hit a groundball to first baseman Chun Chen. After Chen hesitated to throw the ball home, it was too late to retire Dykstra, and everybody was safe. Cory Vaughn then followed with a broken-bat infield hit to give Binghamton a 5-3 lead. Two more wild pitches from the Akron bullpen pushed the lead to four, and the damage was done. For the second consecutive night, the Akron offense got off to a hot start. Against B-Met starter Logan Verrett, Chen hit a two-run single to give the Aeros an early 2-0 lead. After getting out of a bases-loaded jam in the second inning however, Verrett settled down nicely. He retired 16 of his final 18 batters, and threw seven innings in a no-decision. The only other damage against the righty came in the fifth, when Kyle Bellows hit a solo home run to left field to put Akron on top, 3-0. The Binghamton offense took a while to get rolling against Paolo Espino, but got the momentum in the bottom of the fifth. With two men on base, Tovar singled home Cory Vaughn for the first B-Met run of the game. Danny Muno then tied the game by driving a two-run double to straightaway centerfield. The scoring came to a halt for both teams until the B-Met four-run eighth. Jack Leathersich (1-0) earned his first Double-A victory. The lefty threw two scoreless innings to end the game after relieving Verrett. Haley was tagged with the loss, recording only one out in the midst of the troublesome eighth inning. (Courtesy Binghamton Mets)