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SCRANTON/WILKES-BARRE RAILRIDERS GAME REPORT

Lehigh Valley  10  -  Scranton/Wilkes-Barre  7

IronPigs break tie in the bottom of the 7^th inning with four runs

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ALLENTOWN, PA (June 30, 2019) – Logan Morrison delivered another big swing for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Sunday afternoon, but it was a decisive four-run bottom of the seventh inning for the Lehigh Valley IronPigs that was the difference in a 10-7 win for the ‘Pigs.
The RailRiders plated a run in the first inning but saw Lehigh Valley tie it with a solo home run by Nick Williams in the second inning, and the game was 1-1 entering the fourth inning.
The fourth featured an RBI infield single from a speedy version of Mike Ford who beat the throw from second baseman Ali Castillo in shallow right-centerfield. The hustle allowed Erik Kratz to blaze his way home from second base before the defense could react to throw out the blur at the plate. Following a hit by pitch to Breyvic Valera, Tyler Wade singled home both Ford and Valera for a 4-1 lead.
Lehigh Valley immediately jumped ahead by plating four runs in the bottom of the inning, and with a run in the fifth it was a 6-4 IronPigs lead. The score remained the same entering the seventh to set up Morrison’s heroics, but that swing was quickly overshadowed by the resilient ‘Pigs offense in the bottom of the inning to open up a 10-6 lead en route to a 10-7 victory.
The RailRiders pile on the bus and head north to the Ocean State to take on the Pawtucket Red Sox beginning Monday night with a 6:05 p.m. first pitch. LHP Daniel Camarena (2-3, 6.71) is expected to take on RHP Erasmo Ramirez (2-4, 4.85) in the first of three games in the Yankees-Red Sox Triple-A rivalry. The RailRiders return to PNC Field Thursday, July 4 for the annual Independence Day game with incredible postgame fireworks. For tickets and more information, call (570) 969-BALL or slide to www.swbrailriders.com/tickets

Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders Record:

46-35

SYRACUSE BEATS BUFFALO 10-4

Buffalo, NY (June 30, 2019) - René Rivera hit three home runs as the Syracuse Mets erupted on offense for a 10-4 win against the Buffalo Bisons on Sunday afternoon at Sahlen Field. The Mets tied a season high with five home runs in the game.

Syracuse (40-42) jumped out to the lead with a five-run first inning. Luis Guillorme and Rubén Tejada each singled with one out. Then after a fly out, Danny Espinosa lined a two-run double to left-center field to score Guillorme and Tejada for a 2-0 lead. Rivera followed with a two-run home run, his second day in a row with a home run, giving the Mets a 4-0 advantage. Travis Taijeron then hit a home run of his own to left field to push the lead to 5-0.

The home runs continued over the next two innings. In the second, Guillorme added a sixth run with a solo homer on a line drive over the left-field fence. Then in the third, Rivera added his second long ball of the day to left-center to extend the lead to 7-0.

Buffalo (42-39) finally got on the scoreboard in the bottom of the fourth. Jordan Patterson was hit by a pitch, and Andy Burns reached on a throwing error by Tejada at third. Michael De La Cruz followed with an infield single that scored Patterson to make it a 7-1 ballgame.

The Herd posted a three-spot in the fifth. Roemon Fields and Bo Bichette both singled to begin the inning, putting runners on first and third. Socrates Brito then grounded out to the right side, scoring Fields to trim the Syracuse lead to five, 7-2. Two batters later, Billy McKinney hit a two-run home run to bring the Bisons within three, 7-4. 

The Mets got one run back in the sixth. Tim Tebow doubled for his third extra base hit in his last four games. Then after a Colton Plaia double and Gregor Blanco walk loaded the bases, Luis Guillorme hit a sacrifice fly to make the score 8-4.

Syracuse added a run in the eighth. With the bases loaded and one out, Espinosa hit a sacrifice fly to right field that scored Guillorme from third to give Syracuse a 9-4 edge.

The Mets put the exclamation point on the game in the ninth. Rivera led off the frame with his third home run of the day, putting Syracuse up by six, 10-4.

Syracuse continues its six-day road trip with the first game of a three-game series against the Rochester Red Wings on Monday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.

Ponies Comeback Falls Short against Curve in Series Finale

Altoona, PA – The Binghamton Rumble Ponies fell to the Altoona Curve 8-5 in the rubber game of a five-game series Sunday night at Peoples Natural Gas Field. Altoona’s six-run fourth inning highlighted by a grand slam from Curve left fielder Chris Sharpe proved to be too much for the Ponies to overcome.

The Rumble Ponies made a valiant comeback with a Jason Krizan 3-run double in the eighth that pulled them to within 7-5. Down 8-5 in the ninth, they brought the tying run to the plate before Quinn Brodey grounded into a force out to end the game.

Altoona had three homers on the evening including a solo homer from Jared Oliva in the third, Sharpe’s 2-out grand slam in the fourth, and a solo homer from Arden Pabst to lead off the eighth. Austin McGeorge (0-3) was charged with six runs, only one earned, over three and two thirds as he took the loss in his second start of the season.

The Rumble Ponies got on the board first in every game of the series. Sunday night it was Barrett Barnes who had a long two-run homer in the first to left that put Binghamton up 2-0 against Altoona all-star starter James Marvel. Barnes for the series hit .333 (6-18) with three homers and seven RBI.

Marvel (9-5) though held the Ponies in check after Barnes went yard. He allowed just three hits and two runs over seven innings for his Eastern League best ninth win of the year.

The Rumble Ponies continue their eight-game road trip Monday night against the Erie SeaWolves. First pitch is at 7:05PM on Newsradio 1290 WNBF and on the Binghamton Rumble Ponies channel on TuneIn. The Horizons Federal Credit Union Pregame Show begins at 6:50PM.

POSTGAME NOTES: Altoona wins this five-game series over four days 3-2 and the season series 6-4…Barnes now has a team-leading nine homers along with 42 RBI (second on team) for the season.

DONALD ROSS CLASSIC PREVIEW

FRENCH LICK, Ind. — The 14th stop on the 2019 “Road to the LPGA” takes the Symetra Tour to the Donald Ross Course at French Lick Resort in the Hoosier State for the third annual Donald Ross Classic from July 11-13.

“A beautiful Donald Ross-designed track will provide a stern test for our players,” said Mike Nichols, the Chief Business Officer of the Symetra Tour. “French Lick Resort has been an outstanding host since they first welcomed us three years ago and we are grateful for their support of women’s professional golf, both the Donald Ross Classic and Senior LPGA Championship in October.”

Greeting the 144-player field in French Lick, Ind. is a total purse of $225,000. Individuals are set to compete in a 54-hole stroke play format with a cut to the low 60 players and ties after 36 holes. The winner’s share for the event is $33,750. 

“We are thrilled to feature the next wave of LPGA Tour stars in southern Indiana,” said Dave Harner, the Director of Golf for the Donald Ross Course and tournament director. “The staff and grounds crew have everything in top shape for the event. With the third largest purse on the Symetra Tour and great course conditions, it is sure to be a fantastic week in French Lick.”

Defending champion Stephanie Kono (Honolulu, Hawaii) is not among the competitors, as she finished tied for 39th at the inaugural LPGA Q-Series to earn Priority List Category 14 status for the 2019 LPGA Tour season. The victory was one of seven top-20 results for Kono last season.  

“Getting my first win as a professional at the Donald Ross Classic was so surreal and something I will never forget,” Kono said. “To add to the feeling was the outpouring of support from the French Lick community, which really made it extra special. I want to wish the field the best of luck and make sure to get your walking shoes on with those hills of the Donald Ross Course.”

Action gets underway at 7:30 a.m. ET all three days with play starting off No. 1 and No. 10 tees in the first and second round. Meanwhile, all groups will head off No. 1 tee in twosomes for the final round with a trophy presentation to follow on No. 18 green.

ABOUT SYMETRA TOUR

The Symetra Tour is the official qualifying tour of the LPGA Tour and enters its 39th competitive season in 2019. With the support of its entitlement partner Symetra, the Tour’s mission is to prepare the world’s best young women professional golfers for a successful career on the LPGA Tour. Since Symetra’s inaugural sponsorship year in 2012, the Symetra Tour has grown from 16 tournaments and $1.7 million in prize money to $4.0 million in prize money awarded over the course of 24 events. With more than 600 alumnae moving on to the LPGA, former Symetra Tour players have won a total of 437 LPGA titles. Follow the Symetra Tour on the web at www.SymetraTour.com, Facebook.com/Road2LPGA, Twitter.com/Road2LPGA, and YouTube.com/Road2LPGA.

ABOUT SYMETRA 

Symetra Life Insurance Company is a subsidiary of Symetra Financial Corporation, a diversified financial services company based in Bellevue, Washington. In business since 1957, Symetra provides employee benefits, annuities and life insurance through a national network of benefit consultants, financial institutions and independent agents and advisors. Symetra began its partnership with the Road to the LPGA in 2010 as the title sponsor of the Symetra Classic. It secured naming rights for the Symetra Tour in November 2011. In addition to its title sponsorship of the Tour, which runs through 2021, Symetra sponsors two events on the tournament schedule—the Symetra Classic and the season-ending Symetra Tour Championship. For more information about Symetra, visit www.symetra.com.

BUFFALO 9-SYRACUSE 3

Buffalo, NY (June 29, 2019) - The Syracuse Mets lost to the Buffalo Bisons, 9-3, on Saturday night at Sahlen Field. The Mets left seven runners on base and went 1-for-10 with runners in scoring position.

Buffalo (42-38) started the scoring with a four spot in the bottom of the second inning. Patrick Kivlehan walked, and two batters later, Richard Ureña doubled to score the game’s first run. From there, Reese McGuire and Andy Burns hit back-to-back home runs to score three more runs and give the Herd a 4-0 lead. 

Syracuse (39-42) scored it’s first run in the top of the fourth. Dilson Herrera doubled with one out, and René Rivera singled him home with two outs to make the score 4-1. 

The Bisons added three more runs in the sixth. Burns got a hold of his second home run of the day and eighth of the season to push the lead to 5-1. Alen Hanson and Bo Bichette both followed with walks, placing runners at first and second base for Socrates Brito who tripled, scoring both runners for a six-run advantage, 7-1.

Buffalo extended its lead in the seventh. Kivlehan led off with a triple and scored on a Jordan Patterson single to make it an 8-1 ballgame. Patterson advanced to second on a wild pitch, moved to third on a fly out to center field, and scored on a McGuire sacrifice fly to put the Bisons up 9-1. 

The Mets scored a run in the eighth and one in the ninth thanks to home runs. Grégor Blanco led off the eighth inning with a homer over the right-field wall to trim the deficit to 9-2. Then, Rivera crushed a ball over the center-field wall to lead off the ninth inning to bring the final margin to six, 9-3.

Syracuse and Buffalo conclude their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. RHP Walker Lockett will be on the mound for the Mets opposite RHP Conor Fisk for the Bisons. First pitch is scheduled for 1:05 p.m.

Zeke Bayt Leads After First Round in PBA Lubbock Sports Shootout

Five players among top 10 vying for first Go Bowling! PBA tour title

LUBBOCK, Texas (June 29, 2019) – Zeke Bayt, a 27-year-old right-hander from Westerville, Ohio, averaged 244.38 Saturday to lead the opening qualifying round in the PBA Lubbock Sports Shootout presented by Ebonite at South Plains Lanes.

Bayt, a semi-regular PBA touring player for the past four years, was one of five players among the top 10 after eight games who are trying for their first PBA Tour titles. Bayt’s best previous finish was third with partner Dick Allen in the 2017 Mark Roth-Marshall Holman PBA Doubles Championship. He overtook Brad Miller of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, in the final game to take the lead.

The Lubbock Sports Shootout is the opening event of the 2019 Go Bowling! PBA Summer Tour and the USBC Cup points competition. All 10 events in the summer series will be livestreamed exclusively by PBA’s online streaming partner, FloBowling.

Bayt rolled games of 226, 203, 258, 300, 212, 192, 278 and 286 for a first-round total of 1,955 pins, 43 ahead of Miller. Miller also is trying for his first PBA Tour title. Tom Daugherty of Riverview, Florida, was in third place with 1,872 pins followed by non-titlist AJ Chapman of Manchester, Iowa, at 1,870 and Dom Barrett of England with a 1,861 total.

Anthony Lavery-Spahr of Pasadena, Texas, and AJ Johnson of Oswego, Illinois, in seventh and ninth places, respectively are the other non-title winners among the top 10.

Competition continues Sunday when the top 39 qualifiers will advance to a six-game cashers round at 8:30 a.m. The top 16 after 14 games will bowl an eight-game match play round at 12:15 p.m. with the top four players advancing to the stepladder finals at 4:15 p.m. All times are Central.

Fans can catch all the live streaming action on FloBowling.com.  Visit www.flobowling.com for subscription and schedule information.

PBA LUBBOCK SPORTS SHOOTOUT

presented by Ebonite

South Plains Lanes, Lubbock Texas, Saturday

FIRST ROUND STANDINGS (after 8 games)

1, Zeke Bayt, Westerville, Ohio, 1,955.
2, Brad Miller, Lees Summit, Mo., 1,912.
3, Tom Daugherty, Riverview, Fla., 1,872.
4, AJ Chapman, Manchester, Iowa, 1,870.
5, Dom Barrett, England, 1,861.
6, Francois Lavoie, Canada, 1,836.
7, Anthony Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,806.
8, Jake Peters, Henderson, Nev., 1,805.
9, AJ Johnson, Oswego, Ill., 1,804.
10, Chris Barnes, Double Oak, Texas, 1,779.
11, Josh Montgomery, Flower Mound, Texas, 1,778.
12, Kyle Troup, Taylorsville, N.C., 1,769.
13, Shawn Maldonado, Houston, 1,758.
14, Bill O'Neill, Langhorne, Pa., 1,757.
15, Richie Teece, England, 1,753.
16, Darren Tang, Las Vegas, 1,751.
17, Jeremy McElliott, Phoenix, 1,745.
18, Jakob Butturff, Tempe, Ariz., 1,741.
19, Stuart Williams, England, 1,735.
20, Dylan Burns, Garden City, Kan., 1,734.
21, Patrick Hanrahan, Wichita, Kan., 1,728.
22, Greg Young, Viera, Fla., 1,719.
23, EJ Tackett, Bluffton, Ind., 1,717.
24, Josh Blanchard, Mesa, Ariz., 1,716.
25, Jason Belmonte, Australia, 1,713.
26, n-Joseph Grondin, San Pedro, Calif., 1,710.
27, Tommy Jones, Simpsonville, S.C., 1,707.
28, DJ Archer, Spring, Texas, 1,705.
28, James Watson, Austin, Texas, 1,705.
30, Nick Pate, Inver Grove Heights, Minn., 1,704.
31, n-Cody Meiers, Lubbock, Texas, 1,698.
32, Sean Rash, Montgomery, Ill., 1,697.
33, Sean Lavery-Spahr, Pasadena, Texas, 1,691.
34, Devin Bidwell, Wichita, Kan., 1,689.
35, Dick Allen, Lexington, S.C., 1,686.
36, n-Rick Benard, Clovis, N.M., 1,681.
37, David Maycock, Bermuda, 1,678.
38, Kamron Doyle, Brentwood, Tenn., 1,667.
39, Chris Via, Springfield, Ohio, 1,659.

Failed to advance:
40 (tie), n-Dylan Macon, Ennis, Texas, and Michael Austin, Conroe, Texas, 1,658.
42, Marshall Kent, Yakima, Wash., 1,654.
43, Mykel Holliman, Collierville, Tenn., 1,647.
44, Wes Malott, Pflugerville, Texas, 1,642.
45, Andrew Anderson, Holly, Mich., 1,633.
46, Juan Garza, Lubbock, Texas, 1,630.
47, Kris Koeltzow, Wheat Ridge, Colo., 1,621.
48 (tie), n-Rameses Chambers, Kansas City, Mo., and n-David McKay, Artesia, New Mexico, 1,618.
50, Thomas Rash, Spencer, Okla., 1,616.
51, Trey Ford III, Bartlesville, Okla., 1,611.
52, s-Harley Deckert, Odessa, Texas, 1,605.
53, Mitch Hupe, Canada, 1,592.
54, Tristan Butler, Fort Wayne, Ind., 1,589.
55, Nathan Bohr, Austin, Texas, 1,588.
56, n-Stefan Wood, Lubbock, Texas, 1,587.
57, Michael Tang, Johnstown, Ohio, 1,578.
58 (tie), Andrew Cain, Phoenix, and Tim Cagle II, Hercules, Calif., 1,575.
60 (tie), Martin Bedford, Gasport, N.Y., and Kenneth Bland Jr., San Antonio, Texas, 1,574.
62, Nate Garcia, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 1,573.
63, David Wilson, Amarillo, Texas, 1,568.
64, n-Blayne Hurst, Amarillo, Texas, 1,560.
65, n-Zach Wojciechowski, Lubbock, Texas, 1,557.
66, Scott McCleery, Lubbock, Texas, 1,556.
67, Donald Davis Jr., W. Tawakoni, Texas, 1,554.
68, Terry Ward, San Angelo, Texas, 1,550.
69, Lee White, Odessa, Texas, 1,548.
69, Zac Tackett, Huntington, Ind., 1,548.
71, Gabriel Yanes, Shertz, Texas, 1,547.
72, n-David Landbeck, Lubbock, Texas, 1,542.
73, n-Ramsey Basurto, Lancaster, Calif., 1,538.
74, Cody Copeland, Abilene, Texas, 1,532.
75, Toby Sambueno, Henderson, Nev., 1,528.
76, Athol Packer, Jr., Little Elm, Texas, 1,526.
77 (tie), Tyler Albracht, Amarillo, Texas, and Levi Fintel, Lubbock, Texas, 1,521.
79 (tie), Scotty Pope Jr., Midland, Texas, and Paul Brewbaker, Midwest City, Okla., 1,517.
81 (tie), n-Clinton Watkins, Andrews, Texas, and n-Myron Fleming, Grand Prairie, Texas, 1,511.
83, Mark Waters, Plainview, Texas, 1,501.
84 (tie), Mike Bailey, Irving, Texas, and n-Jason Tidwell, Odessa, Texas, 1,497.
86, n-Deo Benard, Rio Rancho, N.M., 1,495.
87, Todd Sigeti, Lititz, Pa., 1,487.
88, n-Kyle Gilbert, Phelan, Calif., 1,486.
89, n- Will Davis, Aretesia, N.M., 1,484.
90, Travis Tribolet, San Angelo, Texas, 1,482.
91, Keven Williams, Springfield, Mo.,, 1,479.
92, n-Frank Rose Jr, Bellaire, Texas, 1,478.
93, Randy Hawks, Balch Springs, Texas, 1,476.
94 (tie), Andy Patterson, Tyler, Texas, and Mason Edmondson, Amarillo, Texas, 1,474.
96, Michael Steele, Abilene, Texas, 1,472.
97, Joshua Garrard, Mustang, Okla., 1,462.
98, n-Bradley Harvey, Albuquerque, NM, 1,455.
99, n-Zachary Harvey, Albuquerque, N.M., 1,453.
100, Allan Smith, Killeen, Texas, 1,449.
101, n-Tyler Bryant, Colorado Spr., Colo., 1,447.
102, Jeremy Fowler, Odessa, Texas, 1,445.
103, n-Alan Berger, Lubbock, Texas, 1,439.
104, Charles Ramay, Lubbock, Texas, 1,436.
105, George Duke, Vidor, Texas, 1,431.
106, n-Jeromy Tidwell, Midland, Texas, 1,430.
107, David Scardaville, Houston, Texas, 1,429.
108, Billy Crider, Austin, Texas, 1,424.
109, Randy Turner, Shallowater, Texas, 1,419.
110, n-John Luke Green, Amarillo, Texas, 1,418.
111, James Grago, Hampstead, N.C., 1,414.
112, Mark Payne Sr., Amarillo, Texas, 1,396.
113, n-Joshua Mabry, Tucson, Ariz., 1,391.
114, James Cantere, Norman, Okla., 1,372.
115, n-Dustan Mahan, Washington, Okla., 1,364.
116, Francis Russo, Richmond, Texas, 1,342.
117, Jonathan Lawson, Canyon, Texas, 1,320.
118, Gerry Smith, Rio Rancho, N.M., 1,277.

300 games: DJ Archer, AJ Chapman, Zeke Bayt