Schmidt Dominates, Bats Stay Hot As Patriots Hold Off Ponies' Late Surge
The Somerset Patriots downed the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6-5 on Monday night in game one of a seven game series at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, NY. Over their last two games combined, the Patriots are 25-for-71 (.352) as a team with 4 HR and 11 XBH. Patriots’ pitchers have struck
The Somerset Patriots downed the Binghamton Rumble Ponies 6-5 on Monday night in game one of a seven game series at Mirabito Stadium in Binghamton, NY. Over their last two games combined, the Patriots are 25-for-71 (.352) as a team with 4 HR and 11 XBH. Patriots’ pitchers have struck out double-digit batters in eight of their last nine nine-inning games. The Patriots have won 13 of their last 18 and sit two games behind Portland in the Northeast Division standings.
RHP Clarke Schmidt (4.2 IP, 2 R, 3 H, 0 BB, 7 K) fired 4.2 IP with 7 K in his third total start on MLB rehab assignment. Over his first four innings, Schmidt had allowed no runs and one baserunner with 6 K. Over Schmidt’s three rehab starts, including two with Somerset, he’s posted a 3.18 ERA in 11.1 IP with 18 K and 2 BB.
Clarke Schmidt was DEALING in his third MLB rehab start😎#RepBX
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 3, 2024
4.2 IP | 3 H | 2 ER | 0 BB | 7 K | 70 pitches pic.twitter.com/9Wxahc8DDD
RHP Cam Schlittler (4.1 IP, 3 R, 4 H, 4 BB, 7 K) picked up his first Double-A win, firing 4.1 IP in a piggyback role. Schlittler left two runners in scoring position in the 8th inning and stranded the game-tying run on base in the 9th In three career games pitching out of the bullpen, Schlittler has allowed only 4 ER in 11 IP with 17 K. Schlittler leads the Yankees farm system with 136 K this season.
CF Spencer Jones (2-for-4, R, 2B, 3B) recorded a pair of extra base hits in his team leading 32nd multi-hit game of the season. Jones extended his hit streak to nine games and on-base streak to ten games. Over his nine-game hit streak, Jones is 15-for-36 (.417) with 1 HR, 10 RBI, and 9 XBH. Over his last 28 games, the Yankees No. 2 prospect is hitting .339 with 4 HR, 24 RBI, and 17 XBH. Jones has an XBH in six of his last seven games. Jones’ 5 3B are T-4th most in the Eastern League. Jones ranks 2nd in the Eastern League with 73 RBI, 46 XBH and 195 TB.
Spencer Jones ropes a leadoff triple to extend his season-long hit streak to nine games! pic.twitter.com/xO8PQNP4On
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 2, 2024
SS Alexander Vargas (3-for-4, 2 RBI, 2B, R) roped a two-run double in the 4th inning to extend Somerset’s lead to 4-0. Vargas notched his second straight multi-hit game and 12th multi-hit performance of the season. Vargas has hit safely in four of his last five contests.
1B Tyler Hardman (1-for-4, HR, 2 RBI, R) got the scoring started with a two-run homer in the 1st Hardman’s opposite field blast left the bat at 105 MPH and traveled 405 ft. Over his last two games Hardman is 4-for-8 with 1 HR, 3 RBI, 4 R, 2 2B, 1 BB, and 2 SB.
THE HARDMAN GOES YARD, MAN💣
— Somerset Patriots (@SOMPatriots) September 2, 2024
Tyler Hardman blasts an opposite field two-run homer in the 1st inning to open the scoring in Binghamton! pic.twitter.com/EVe7KKDN8l
DH Grant Richardson (2-for-4, R) recorded his 29th multi-hit performance, second most on the team. Richardson has more multi-hit games (29) than single hit games (25) this season.