B-METS BULLPEN GIVE 6-5 LOSS

B-Mets Bullpen Tumbles Off Tightrope, 6-5

ERIE, PA – Corey Jones belted a walk-off, three-run double off the right-field wall with two outs in the ninth to hand the Binghamton Mets a stunning 6-5 loss against the Erie SeaWolves on Thursday afternoon at Jerry Uht Park. Alberto Baldonado surrendered the game-sealing hit after inheriting the bases loaded from Akeel Morris. Binghamton suffered their second walk-off loss of the season and missed out on securing their second series sweep.
Owning a two-run lead, Morris allowed the first two to reach in the ninth on a walk and an infield single. The righty bounced back with consecutive strikeouts before walking Dean Green.
The lefty Baldonado took over bidding for his first save as a B-Met. Jones greeted the southpaw by ripping a 1-2 pitch over Stefan Sabol’s head in right. Pinch-runner Dominic Ficociello scored the game-winning run from first base, narrowly beating LJ Mazzilli’s relay throw to the plate.
Jones’ hit was the culmination of a sustained push from the SeaWolves. Trailing by as many as four runs, Erie put the potential tying run on base in the seventh and eighth before breaking through in the ninth.
Binghamton jumped out to an early lead with a four-run second inning. Following an RBI single by Colton Plaia, Mazzilli blasted a three-run homer over the wall in left-center field, his first career long ball.
Phillip Evans kept up his hot pace with his fourth consecutive multiple-hit game. The shortstop capped a three-hit game by lacing an RBI single into left that extended Binghamton’s lead in the seventh inning.
Mickey Jannis took a no-decision after pitching into the seventh inning. The righty allowed three runs on eight hits over 6-2/3 innings. The righty retired 12 straight SeaWolves in one stretch.
Morris (2-2) walked a season-high three and was charged with all three runs in the ninth in the loss. Baldonado suffered his first blown save.
Joe Jimenez (1-0) tossed a blank ninth to earn his first career Double-A win.
The B-Mets (21-31) open a three-game series in Altoona against the Curve on Friday night at 7:00 PM. RHP Tyler Pill takes the mound against LHP Brandon Waddell. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show can be heard starting at 6:45 PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and the Binghamton Mets channel on TuneIn.
POSTGAME NOTES: Four B-Mets relievers combined to issue five walks over two innings…the loss was Binghamton’s third when leading after eighth innings this season…Phillip Evans is hitting .404 (23-for-57) in his last 18 games
Season tickets and mini packs are on sale now and may be purchased in person at NYSEG Stadium or by visiting www.bmets.com or calling (607) 723-METS.
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DUKE OVERCOMES BUMP IN THE ROAD

Duke Overcomes Bump in the Road to Earn

Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open Top Qualifier Honors

Defending champion Pete Weber continues his march to record fourth consecutive win

qualifying fourth heading into Thursday’s match play

LAS VEGAS (June 1, 2016) – After cruising through the first 15 games of qualifying as the tournament leader, Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Norm Duke of Clermont, Fla., survived his lowest game of the tournament Wednesday to handily earn top qualifier honors for the Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Open presented by 900 Global at the Suncoast Bowling Center.

Duke, who led after the first two rounds, bowled a 178 game in Wednesday’s third six-game round after bowling games of 246, 237 and 258, but then rebounded with 215 and 254 to finish with a 4,264 18-game overall qualifying pinfall (236.9 average).

“It’s a good thing it’s only a 10-frame game or it could have been worse,” said Duke of his 178 game. “Actually, I’m surprised it didn’t happen sooner. You’re in an environment where there’s a lot of change from day to day and lane to lane.

“If you keep it in perspective, it won’t hurt you mentally,” the 2014 Senior U.S. Open champion added. “You just learn from it and move on. I’m still making tweaks to my game and will continue do so until the end.”

Duke, who felt comfortable playing a variety of shots and angles on the ever-changing Senior U.S. Open conditions over three days of qualifying, led 40 players who advanced to Thursday’s match play rounds.

Defending champion, Hall of Famer Pete Weber of St. Ann, Mo., who is trying for a record fourth consecutive PBA50 Tour title, moved into fourth with 4,069 thanks to a 1,404 six-game pinfall in the final qualifying round on games of 256, 249, 235, 194, 246 and 224.

“This was my best round but really I felt the same as I did the other two rounds,” Weber said. “In qualifying you’re just grinding it out and trying to knock down as many pins as possible. In match play the focus is on winning the match because of the bonus pins, so it’s going to get a little more intense from here on out.”

Duke, who finished third in the 2015 Senior U.S. Open, holds an 87-pin lead over three-time PBA50 Tour winner Harry Sullins of Chesterfield Twp., Mich., in second with 4,177, and non-member Mike Klosin of Windham, N.H., bowling in his first Senior U.S. Open, in third with 4,126.

Duke and Weber are the only players to win U.S. Open titles on the PBA Tour and PBA50 Tour. Weber has won the U.S. Open on the regular tour a record five times while Duke has won the PBA Tour’s U.S. Open twice.

Trying to become the first Senior U.S. Open three-time winner, Hall of Famers Amleto Monacelli of Venezuela and Tom Baker of King, N.C., both qualified in the top 20. Monacelli, who won in 2012 and 2013, finished tied for 13th in qualifying with a 3,938 pinfall and Baker, who won back-to-back in 2005 and 2006, finished qualifying in 17th with a 3,909 pinfall.

After two six-game match play rounds Thursday, the top half of the field will bowl two more six-game match play rounds Friday, with the top four players after 42 games advancing to the stepladder finals at 7:15 ET (4:15 p.m. PT).

All rounds of the Senior U.S. Open are being covered live on PBA’s Xtra Frame online video streaming service. Live scoring also is available on PBA’s official website, pba.com.

SUNCOAST PBA SENIOR U.S. OPEN

Presented by 900 Global

Suncoast Bowling Center, Las Vegas, Wednesday

THIRD ROUND STANDINGS (after 18 games. Top 40 players advance to match play)

1, Norm Duke, Clermont, Fla., 4,264.
2, Harry Sullins, Chesterfield Twp., Mich., 4,177.
3, n-Mike Klosin, Windham, N.H., 4,126.
4, Pete Weber, St. Ann, Mo., 4,069.
5, Ron Mohr, Las Vegas, 4,002.
6, Eddie Graham, Centerville, Ohio, 3,989.
7, Bob Learn Jr., Erie, Pa., 3,956.
8, (tie) Brian Voss, Centennial, Colo., and Rick Steelsmith, Wichita, Kan., 3,951.
10, Mike Edwards, Tulsa, Okla., 3,941.
11, Eric Forkel, Henderson, Nev., 3,940.
12, Walter Ray Williams Jr., Oxford, Fla., 3,939.
13, (tie) Bryan Goebel, Shawnee, Kan., and Amleto Monacelli, Venezuela, 3,938.
15, Mike Scroggins, Amarillo, Texas, 3,920.
16, Brian Kretzer, Dayton, Ohio, 3,913.
17, Tom Baker, King, N.C., 3,909.
18, Andrew Frawley, Australia, 3,908.
19, n-Mike Taylor, Las Vegas, 3,899.
20, David Williams Jr., Omaha, Neb., 3,896.
21, n-Bill Oakes, Lawton, Okla., 3,892.
22, Robert Brown, Cody, Wyo., 3,884.
23, Christer Petersson, Sweden, 3,883.
24, Mark Williams, Beaumont, Texas, 3,877.
25, Johnny Petraglia, Jackson, N.J., 3,866.
26, n-Paul Renteria, Henderson, Nev., 3,858.
27, John Burkett, Southlake, Texas, 3,850.
28, n-Alvin Lou, El Cajon, Calif., 3,846.
29, n-Warren Eales, Chandler, Ariz., 3,843.
30, n-Andrew Neuer, Lewisburg, Penn., 3,841.
31, Dave Arnold, Elk Grove, Calif., 3,834.
32, Jim Murtishaw, Menifee, Calif., 3,832.
33, Brian LeClair, Delmar, N.Y., 3,829.
34, Don Blatchford, Santa Monica, Calif., 3,827.
35, Hugh Miller, Mercer Island, Wash., 3,821.
36, Parker Bohn III, Jackson, N.J., 3,820.
37, John Dudak, Orland Park, Ill., 3,812.
38, Jack Jurek, Lackawanna, N.Y., 3,811.
39, Mike Kanada, Camarillo, Calif., 3,806.
40, Jerry Brunette Jr., Rochester, N.Y., 3,804.

Did not advance:
41, (tie)Joe Goldstein Sr., San Bruno, Calif., and Stoney Baker, Canton, Ga., 3,801, $1,000.
43, Kent Wagner, Bradenton, Fla., 3,789, $1,000.
44, n-Michael Karch, Edgewood, Wash., 3,786.
45, Terry Metzner, Kentwood, Mich., 3,780.
46, (tie) Lennie Boresch Jr., Kenosha, Wis., and Sammy Ventura, Syracuse, N.Y., 3,779.
48, ss-Steven Jansson, Barnes, Wis., 3,761, $1,000.
49, Dennis Horan Jr., Oakley, Calif., 3,756.
50, ss-Kerry Painter, Henderson, Nev., 3,753, $1,000.
51, (tie) Robert Lawrence, Austin, Texas,and  ss-Ron Winger, Las Vegas, 3,746, $1,000.
53, Joel Carlson, Omaha, Neb., 3,745.
54, n-Barry Zimmerman, Grand Forks, N.D., 3,741.
55, (tie) n-Rick Benard, Clovis, N.M., and Tommy Martin, Olive Branch, Miss., 3,740.
57, Ricky Schissler, Brighton, Colo., 3,735.
58, (tie) ss-James Knoblauch, Waukesha, Wis., $1,000, and ss-Kevin Croucher, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,729, $1,000.
60, ss-Jeff Jamison, Boulder City, Nev., 3,723, $1,000.
61, n-David Cirigliano, Phoenix, Ariz., 3,720.
62, Derek Gregory, Chowchilla, Calif., 3,712.
63, ss-Sal Bongiorno, Las Vegas, 3,706, $1,000.
64, Mike Dias, Lafayette, Colo., 3,680.
65, ss-Gregory Waldon, Sun City West, Ariz., 3,677, $1,000.
66, Warren Burr, Wilmington, Del., 3,672.
67, n-Robert Yadao, Las Vegas, 3,665.
68, (tie) ss-Darryl Bower, Middletown, Pa., 3,663, $1,000, and Chris Warren, Grants Pass, Ore., 3,663.
70, Olle Svenson, Sweden, 3,661, $1,000.
71, Doug O'Bryant, Ball Ground, Ga., 3,659.
72, (tie) Lee Brosius, Ashburn, Va., and Scott Greiner, Platte City, Mo., 3,657.
74, n-Russ Davies, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,652.
75, Tom Carter, Columbus, Ohio, 3,644.
76, n-Henry Dawson, Elma, Wash., 3,641.
77, n-Kelly Bonta, Wichita, Kan., 3,639.
78, Warren Nelson, Middleburg, Fla., 3,632.
79, Mike Hastings, Millsboro, Del., 3,624.
80, Marv Sargent, Temecula, Calif., 3,622.
81, (tie) Ron Boroff, Mansfield, Texas, and Edward Silva, Manteca, Calif., 3,618.
83, Rob Rice, Sunnyside, Wash., 3,614.
84, n-Darwin Wimer, Mesquite, Nev., 3,610.
85, Diz Francisco, Bakersfield, Calif., 3,606.
86, n-Nelson Sand, Maple Valley. Wash., 3,605.
87, n-Clint Frazer, Reseda, Calif., 3,600.
88, Jimmy Jean, Kathleen, Ga., 3,599.
89, Steve Stein, Staten Island, N.Y., 3,596.
90, Brian Cooper, Henderson, Nev., 3,589.
91, (tie) Bengt-Ake Bengtsson, Sweden, and n-Terry Leong, Las Vegas, 3,578.
93, Peter Knopp, Germany, 3,576.
94, n-Pete Toth, Simi Valley, Calif., 3,575.
95, n-Dave Washburn, Las Vegas, 3,569.
96, (tie) n-Daniel Winter, Rockford, Ill., and Tracy Teeters, Eugene, Ore., 3,565.
98, (tie) Mike Keough, Stockton, Calif., and Bob Spaulding, Colorado Springs, Colo., 3,558.
100, Rick Francis, Linden, Calif., 3,552.
101, n-John Riozzi Jr, Catskill, N.Y., 3,545.
102, ss-Russ Simmons, Fontana, Calif., 3,542.
103, Kenneth Bland Jr., Cibilo, Texas, 3,539.
104, Steve Davis, Manteca, Calif., 3,537.
105, Brian Miller, Springfield, Ohio, 3,530.
106, Daniel Miyamoto, Mililani, Hawaii, 3,524.
107, Christopher Keane, Cape Coral, Fla., 3,523.
108, Todd Kjell, Roscoe, Ill., 3,518.
109, n-Stephen Putnam, Warner Robins, Ga., 3,516.
110, Chuck Richardson, The Villages, Fla., 3,501.
111, Dale Traber, Cedarburg, Wis., 3,490.
112, (tie) Thomas Ream, Tampa, Fla., and Joe Salvemini, Nevada City, Calif., 3,489.
114, Timothy Bell, Sacramento, Calif., 3,487.
115, n-Harry Mickelson, Yakima, Wash., 3,483.
116, John Austin Jr., League City, Texas, 3,480.
117, David Allen, Las Vegas, 3,479.
118, Gerald Calvin, Thousand Oaks, Calif., 3,478.
119, Bill Hewlett, Las Vegas, Nev., 3,459.
120, n-Joe Tusa, South Hackensack, N.J., 3,456.
121, (tie) Tim Shirlock, Las Vegas, and n-Dean Hebner, Vancouver, Wash., 3,455.
123, Ken Gibson, Greenville, S.C., 3,454.
124, Tomas Karlsson, Sweden, 3,447.
125, Kevin Foley, Reno, Nev., 3,444.
126, Glenn Morgan, Carson City, Nev., 3,442.
127, n-Robert Godden, Las Vegas, 3,438.
128, Scott Schimming, Tacoma, Wash., 3,429.
129, (tie) Lew Elting, Carlsbad, Calif., and John Younger, Winston-Salem, N.C., 3,428.
131, n-John Shreve Sr., Sheffield Village, Ohio, 3,425.
132, Ray Cobb, Highland, Calif., 3,415.
133, Don Herrington, Ballston Lake, N.Y., 3,412.
134, Jim Gordin, Modesto, Calif., 3,411.
135, (tie) n-Keith Yamakawa, Porter Ranch, Calif., and n-Paul Appling, Camarillo, Calif., 3,407.
137, Paul McCordic, Sugar Land, Texas, 3,406.
138, (tie) Kerry Fulford, Ft. Worth, Texas, and n-David Chew, Brentwood, Calif., 3,395.
140, n-Howie Loosbroock, Henderson, Nev., 3,392.
141, Jim Montgomery, Byron, Ill., 3,384.
142, Steve Kenyon, Dade City, Fla., 3,375.
143, Garry Blanton, Owensboro, Ky., 3,372.
144, Paul LeMond, Jasper, Ind., 3,358.
145, (tie) n-David Graber, Las Vegas, and n-Forrest Cole, Riverton, Wyo., 3,353.
147, Paul Mielens, Menomonie, Wis., 3,323.
148, Mike Schmid, St. Paul, Minn., 3,321.
149, Bob Amoruso, Glenview, Ill, 3,317.
150, n-Jay Gneiting, Aberdeen, Idaho, 3,311.
151, Galen Keas, Alda, Neb., 3,298.
152, John Parry, Oak Park, Calif., 3,280.
153, Joe Beck, Montgomery, Ala., 3,275.
154, Eric Altenburg, Albuquerque, N.M., 3,273.
155, Don Lane, San Francisco, 3,268.
156, Tim Pierce, Portland, Ore., 3,247.
157, n-Kevin Sweetman, Henderson, Colo., 3,231.
158, Thomas Andres Sr., Highland, Calif., 3,224.
159, n-Gabriel Luchetta, Golden, Colo., 3,161.
160, n-John Smith, Lebanon, Vir., 3,159.
161, David Blades, East Wenatchee, Wash., 3,148.
162, Mark Fennell, Seattle, 3,118.
163, Robert Walters, North Las Vegas, Nev., 3,092.
164, n-Mark Goldstein, Northridge, Calif., 3,080.
165, Dean Bruinsma, Clear Lake, S.D., 3,064.
166, n-Fred Edick III, Glendora, Calif., 3,050.
167, n-Charles Allen Jr., Pell City, Ala., 3,041.
168, n-Dennis Ferguson, Bellingham, Wash., 2,889.
169, Vincent Oliva, Orland Park, Ill., 2,864.
170, Roger Koplin Jr., Carson City, Nev., 1,955.

300 games (1) – Mike Keough

n-denotes non-member

ss-denotes PBA60 player out of the regular prize list also cashing for $1,000

SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC UNDERWAY

2015 champion back to defend

This week, Anna Nordqvist returns to the site of her fifth career LPGA Tour victory and looks to defend her title on the Bay Course at Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club.  Nordqvist has experienced an immense amount of success in front of the crowd in Galloway, as her tournament resume includes three additional top-5 finishes to go along with her 2015 win. She has not finished worse than T13 in her six career starts here.

“It’s always great to be back,” said Nordqvist. “Obviously I have a lot of great memories from last year. I’ve been playing pretty good here over the years, so it’s just one of those places where I really enjoy coming back. I like the New Jersey crowd, and it seems to have a lot of things in play for me this week.

The No. 19 ranked player in the Rolex Rankings fired three consecutive rounds in the 60s to finish at 8-under (205), edging out runner-up Christel Boeljon by a single stroke for the victory. Nordqvist, who ranks seventh in driving accuracy and third in greens in regulation on Tour in 2016, knows the challenges presented by the Donald Ross design the players will face this week.

“You have to give yourself a lot of chances, and you’re not going to make a ton of putts,” Nordqvist explained. “Playing smart, staying out of the rough, which is pretty thick this year. It’s a little softer than in the past, but I think it’s actually going to make it play a little tougher. You’re not going to get as much roll in the fairways.”

ANNA NORDQVIST - RECORD AT THE SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC

Year                             Scores                                                                                         Finish

2015                        67-69-69=205 (-8)                                                      Win

2014                        69-65-70=204 (-9)                                                      3rd

2013                        72-68-76=216 (+3)                                                    T13

2012                        69-67-71=207 (-6)                                                      T5

2011                        71-68-66=205 (-8)                                                      T5

2010                        70-68-67=205 (-8)                                                      T12

Her victory on the Jersey Shore was her last win and she said that her putting has been the part of her game that has maybe held her back this year. She has two top-10s with her best finish coming in the season opener, a tie for second, at the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic.

“I think my game has been really solid all year,” said Nordqvist. “I didn’t really make a lot of putts this first half of the year, but I had a great turnaround in Kingsmill a couple weeks ago and had last week off, so I’m excited, and I feel like my game is right there where I need it to be.”

stacy lewis part of elite company

In 2014, Stacy Lewis won by a six-stroke margin and finished one shy of the tournament record set by Annika Sorenstam in 1998 and 2005 (-17) to capture her 10th career victory, and her second at the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Understandably, Lewis is excited to return to Galloway this week.

“I love this golf course and I love coming back,” Lewis said. “Having success here, that’s obviously why I’m back. Just looking for a place where I know I play well. I don’t know what it is about this golf course, but I just seem to play well on it, and that’s why I’m back.”

The No. 6 player in the Rolex Rankings is seeking to join Sorenstam and Betsy King as the only players to win the tournament three times.

“That would be pretty cool,” said Lewis of the feat. “I mean, I think the only other people to win it two times are Hall-of-Famers, so it’s a pretty good list to be on. I’d love to win this event again. I really love this event, and I think it’s done so much for this town and this area, and to come back here and support it, it means a lot to me.”

PLAYERS WITH MULTIPLE WINS AT SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC

Player                                               Years

Juli Inkster                            1986, 1988

Betsy King                            1987, 1995, 2001

Annika Sorenstam             1998, 2002, 2005

Stacy Lewis                           2012, 2014

With four top-10s already this season, Lewis is entering a summer stretch in which she is slated to compete in the UL International Crown and the Olympics on top of the regular Tour events on her scheulde. Additionally, Lewis is planning her wedding that will take place in August.

“I’ve waited for this for a long time and I’ve wanted this for a long time, and just because of some golf tournaments I’m not going to put my life on hold. I’ve done that enough, and it’s time to do something for myself that I’ve wanted, and that’s what we’re going to do.”

nordqvist MAKING A DIFFERENCE BACK HOME

Anna Nordqvist took last week off after finishing tied for eighth in the Kingsmill Championship Presented by JTBC and returned home to Sweden for the first time since Christmas. During the weekend, Nordqvist spent time with the Swedish Golf Team and 90 girls ages 12 to 18 at a junior golf clinic hosted by the Swedish Golf Federation.

“I know how much it meant having role models growing up, and I try to be one,” said Nordqvist.  “I am in the U.S. most times out of the year, but I can go back and I can give back in any way, I’m happy to do so. I’ve been the top-ranked Swede for a couple years now, and I think it is important that I -- it just kind of comes with the role to give back and kind of influence them, and if I can help in any way, I’ll be happy to do so.”

The Arizona State University grad will be joined by two-time champion Stacy Lewis and Lizette Salas in the 1:10 p.m. tee time off of the first tee on Friday.

MAJOR PREP WORK

Stacy Lewis will use this week as a major tune up for the season’s second major championship, the KPMG Women’s PGA Championship. The event will be held at Sahalee Country Club which is known for its narrow tree-lined fairways. Lewis said she will use the Bay Course as a good test to get her prepared.

Both courses seem to suit the 31-year old’s game. She currently ranks fourth in both greens in regulation (75.63%) and driving accuracy (81.05%).

“I’ve got my coach here this week, Joe (Hallett), and we’re definitely kind of gearing a lot of what we’re working on towards next week, and it’s going to help on this golf course, too.”

“You have to drive it straight here,” Lewis added. “You have to be able to control it in the wind. Next week the premium is going to be on driving it straight. We’re kind of working on some things this week that are going to lead into next week, and I like playing a week before a major. I don’t like taking a week off. I think it’s good to work on some things at the beginning of this week which helps with the three-day week.”

TV Times this week for SHOPRITE LPGA CLASSIC PRESENTED BY ACER

Golf Channel

June 3                    12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

June 4                    3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

June 5                    2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.  

All times listed are Eastern

NUMBERS TO KNOW

20.85 - Average age of winners in 2016

28.33 - Average age of winners at the ShopRite LPGA Classic since 2010

51 - Combined number of major championships won by winners of the ShopRite LPGA Classic

4 - Number of players who have won this event multiple times (Stacy Lewis, Juli Inkster, Annika Sorenstam, Betsy King)

2 - Number of players who have won this event three times (Sorenstam, King)

-17 - Tournament record score to par (Sorenstam, 1998 & 2005)

B-METS WIN 6-1

Delgado & Gibson Tame SeaWolves, 6-1

ERIE, PA – Casey Delgado fired eight innings of one-run ball and the Binghamton Mets backed him with 13 hits in a 6-1 win over the Erie SeaWolves on Wednesday night at Jerry Uht Park. Derrik Gibson compiled his second straight four-hit game, finished a homer shy of the cycle and drove in three runs to guide the B-Mets to consecutive victories for the first time in two weeks.
Delgado opened his fifth career Double-A starter by sailing through a perfect first inning. The righty used a pair of double plays to erase leadoff walks in the second and third.
The twin-killing in the third started an extended cruise for Delgado. The righty put down 13 of the next 14 batters he faced, carrying the game into the seventh inning. Corey Jones snapped the stretch with a solo homer, but Delgado bounced back with two strikeouts in the eighth to cap his night.
For the second straight night, Gibson led the offensive charge from the leadoff spot. The third baseman started the game with a double and came home when Phillip Evans pelted the left-field wall with a double. Gibson struck again in Binghamton’s three-run fourth inning by slicing a two-run triple into the right-field corner.
Dominic Smith provided the only hit from the heart of the B-Mets batting order by doubling in the seventh. The B-Met first baseman collected his team-leading 34^th RBI on a run-producing fielder’s choice in the ninth.
Delgado (3-2) struck out seven and allowed one run on three hits in his second win in as many starts. He never faced more than four batters in any inning and only let two SeaWolves get past first base. Tim Peterson closed Binghamton’s pitching tab with a perfect ninth.
SeaWolves starter Cory Riordan (3-4) was touched for five runs on ten hits over 5-1/3 innings.
The B-Mets (21-30) conclude their final series in Erie in 2016 on Thursday at 11:05 AM. RHP Mickey Jannis gets the nod against RHP Myles Jaye. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show can be heard starting at 10:50 AM on ESPN 1360 WYOS and the Binghamton Mets channel on TuneIn.
POSTGAME NOTES: The victory secures Binghamton’s first series win since May 3-5…Binghamton’s 31 hits in their last two games are the most in a two-game span since they collected 35 on September 2 & 3, 2015…Phillip Evans registered his third straight multiple-hit game with a three-hit performance
Season tickets and mini packs are on sale now and may be purchased in person at NYSEG Stadium or by visiting www.bmets.com or calling (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

    

BULLS CLAIM RUBBER MATCH

Bulls Claim Rubber Match

Diaz Drives in Three, RailRiders Post Winning Road Trip

Durham, N.C. – The SWB RailRiders (Triple-A/New York Yankees) never knew a lead as the Durham Bulls (Tampa Bay Rays) took their rubber match on Wednesday afternoon, 4-3. The RailRiders (30-23) went 3-2 on their rain-shortened road trip while the Bulls (22-32) won a series for the first time since taking two of three from last-place Norfolk May 6-8. All three of those Norfolk games required extra innings. The Bulls had lost six straight sets.

Jaff Decker’s two-out single scored Nick Franklin for a 1-0 Durham lead in the opening inning. Jonathan Diaz tied it with a bases-loaded walk in the second before a picket fence gave the Bulls the lead for good.

Johnny Field’s two-out single drove Jake Goebbert home for a 2-1 edge in the fifth. An inning later, Decker connected on a sac fly to plate Franklin for a 3-1 margin. J.P. Arencibia greeted reliever Mark Montgomery with a leadoff homer in the seventh to make it 4-1.

SWB made it interesting with four straight hits off closer Dylan Floro in the ninth, the last of which was a two-run Diaz single drilled of the glove of third baseman Juniel Querecuto.  However, Floro rebounded by retiring Ben Gamel on a fly to left and Aaron Judge on a swinging strikeout to record his fourth save.

The RailRiders’ Chad Green (4-4) took the loss despite a sixth straight quality start. He had won each of his prior four nods. Durham starter Jaime Schultz (4-2) earned the win, overcoming a season-high five walks.

The RailRiders return home for an eight-game homestand on Thursday, June 2. It starts with the first of four against the Columbus Clippers (Cleveland Indians) at 6:35 p.m. The Thirsty Thursday presented by Budweiser features $1 Bud Lights and Pepsi products. For tickets or more information, please call 570-969-BALL (2255) or visit swbrailriders.com.

OFF THE RAILS:

Kyle Higashioka went 2-for-4 with a pair of runs scored.  The RailRiders lost for the first time with Higashioka behind the plate. Each of his first three starts with SWB this season had been shutout victories.

Jonathan Diaz drove in three runs and went 1-for-3 with a walk. He played his college baseball at N.C. State, just a 30-minute drive from the Bulls’ stadium.

Durham’s Jaff Decker had one RBI over a dozen games entering the series. He drove in three scores in two games played on the set and snapped an 0-for-15 slide with his run-scoring single on Wednesday.

50 YEARS OF WORK IN EDUCATION

LIVINGSTON MANOR--Taking the time to reach out and help a senior who seemed troubled and discouraged about going to a beauty school for her college selection and then reading in the paper the next morning about  the girls death in a car accident is the one particular incident that Mrs. Sandy Johnson has never forgotten through her 50-years of dedicated work in education.
  Mrs. Johnson is currently the Pre-K through 12 principal at Livingston Manor Central School and received a big surprise during the afternoon of May 19 as staff,  teachers and the entire student body honored her for 50 years of work in education.
  Tears of joy, surprise and thankfulness flowed from her eyes as she was seated  in her special seat of honor.
  The incident Mrs. Johnson talked about when asked what one incident stands out in her long educational career, "took place when I had retired and was subbing as a guidance counselor and involved a young lady from BOCES who came in to see me on a Friday afternoon and I was very very tired and was anxious to go home and the young lady said she really wanted to talk to me about going on to college."
  Mrs. Johnson explained that "I didn't know her very well and I almost asked her if she would  come back to see me Monday but I said to myself no this girl wants to see me now so I'm going to sit down and listen to her. The girls explained to me that she was a senior and she had been discouraged about going to a beauty school in California."
  'I listened to her and we looked up the college and I even called the school to see if she could still enroll and I asked her to come back and see me Monday and we would talk about the financial aid form," Mrs. Johnson said.
  "I think we talked 45-minutes and she explained to me that she just didn't have too much success with other people helping her along these lines."
  "The next morning I read in the paper where she was killed in a car accident and I said to myself that I don't know if I made a difference in that girls life but I do know for one of the last hours she was in school I listed to her and it reminded me how very important it is to listen to children, to listen to young adults when they needed to talk to you, and that you have to forget sometimes your own schedule and forget who you are and where you need to go and you need to just focus on them," Mrs. Johnson concluded.
  The Mrs. Johnson day was held in the new school gym with grades K through 6 sitting in long lines on the gym floor and high school students sitting on the bleachers.
  The day's program included welcoming remarks by teachers Shirlee Davis and Dan Smith, presentation of cards by elementary students, presentation of flowers, a poem read by second grade students, a dance by high school students, songs sang by the third, fourth and first grades, an award by Barb Smith, gifts presented by Jessica Mall and a banner presentation by Mrs. Liz Cook.
  Mrs. Johnson began her career in education as a business teacher back in 1962 working in the Corning-Painted Post School District teaching typing, short-hand, bookkeeping and business classes until 1981.
  After that she moved into the area of guidance counseling at Horseheads High School until 1984. Her work focused on career and college counseling and the continuation of helping students with their futures after high school.
  Mrs. Johnson over the next several years served as assistant principal and principal in several districts arriving in Livingston Manor in 2006.
  During her 10 years at Livingston Manor she has served as both Elementary and High School principal.
  Speakers at this 50-year honoring ceremony noted strongly that Mrs. Johnson, "is a huge and integral part of our successful small school,"  and "most importantly she has shown true dedication, tirelessness availability and support to her staff, her students and devotion to the Livingston Manor school district and township."
  Over her years Mrs. Johnson has enjoyed exercise classes, magicians, ventriloquists, the circus, trout parades, Halloween outfits, fixing parents pants, make the weight loss group fun, picking up Pierre Beat at the airport, roller skating, throwing fish at her staff, bringing outfits from Ghana, baking contests, dressing up as Officer Ionta and she even kissed a pig.
  Her educational background includes a Certificate of Advanced Study in Administration and Supervision from SUNY Cortland, Master of Science in Education-Guidance and Counseling from Alfred University and a Bachelor of Science in Education-General Business Major from Bloomsburg State College, Pa.
   Mrs. Johnson is also the recent recipient of the Golden Anniversary in Teaching Award and Superintendent Deborah L. Fox noted in a letter to Mrs. Lynne Cruger of the Mid-Hudson School Study Council that Mrs. Johnson " made no secret that she was celebrating her 75th birthday, but that I had to politely tell her that we couldn't take her birthday as a holiday on the school calendar."
  Also in the letter to Ms. Cruger Superintendent Fox  pointed out that Mrs. Johnson "is a role model for not only our students from pre-kindergarten through seniors, but individuals of any age," and "her tireless energy, optimistic attitude, persistent passion and enthusiasm for teaching and learning are unmatched."
  Mrs. Johnson is married to her husband Ryann, they have three children, Molly, Libby and Billy and grandchildren Jacob, Anna, Kyle and Camden.
  She gave strong indications that she is making plans to retire following the 2016-17 school year.


PHOTOS FROM THIS ASSEMBLY HONORING MS. JOHNSON


                                            

                                                              

                                                                                           

                                                                           

                                                                              

                                                                            

                                                                            

                                                                                 

                                                                                 

                                                                           

                                                                               

HALL OF FAMER PASSES

Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Ted Hoffman Dies

DUBLIN, Calif. (May 31, 2016) - Professional Bowlers Association Hall of Famer Ted Hoffman Jr., who served the PBA in a number of capacities for more than 50 years, died Monday following a lengthy illness. He was 76.

The son of a bowling proprietor, Hoffman was a star bowler in suburban Philadelphia in his teens. In 1964 he was selected as Pennsylvania "Bowler-of-the-Year" by the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association and was a winner of the famed Newsday Long Island Open Tournament. It was then that he decided to test the waters of the PBA National Tour where he qualified for the match play finals in his first national PBA tournament.

During a competition career that included more than 100 PBA Tour events (including four second place finishes and two regional titles), Hoffman managed a group of players sponsored by Smallcomb Enterprises, and his organizational and leadership skills led to his election to the PBA Executive Board and Investment Advisory Committee. He also served a brief tenure as PBA’s Assistant Tournament Director.

In 1968, Hoffman organized the PBA West Region and served as the West Region’s Director until 2000. In 1984, he and the late Hall of Famer Earl Anthony purchased the bowling center in Dublin that bears Anthony’s name. Over the ensuing years, Earl Anthony’s Dublin Bowl has hosted numerous national and regional tournaments including the Earl Anthony Memorial PBA Regional tournament which Hoffman ran as a tribute to his late partner beginning in 2002.

The 1972, he won the PBA West Region’s first Pat Patterson Award for outstanding contributions to the PBA Regional Program. His active involvement with the Bowling Proprietor’s Association of America, both the local and national level, included a term as president of the Northern California Bowling Proprietors.

Hoffman was inducted into the PBA Hall of Fame for meritorious service in 1985, one of eight halls of fame to honor him. He was named recipient of BPAA’s 2010 Victor Lerner Memorial Medal, BPAA's highest honor and honored for his years of industry activity by Kegel with its 2003 John Davis Award.

Hoffman is survived by his wife, Marilyn. Details regarding services were not immediately available.