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NEW YORK -- Shortly after Oneonta beat Brooklyn 6-1 in 26 innings Thursday, Mark Wright could hardly believe he had played in the longest game in New York-Penn League history.
"It kind of gets to the point where you get in a rhythm and it seems like it will never end," said Wright, a reserve outfielder who ended up pitching and taking the loss when the Cyclones ran out of pitchers. "I think it's hard, it gets into your mind a little bit."
Deik Scram's one-out run-scoring single in the 26th put the Class A Tigers in front and Randor Bierd pitched two scoreless innings to get the win in one of the longest games in the history of professional baseball.
The Pawtucket Red Sox beat the Rochester Red Wings 3-2 in 33 innings in a Triple-A game in 1981 for the longest pro game. In 1920, the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers tied 1-1 in 26 innings in the longest major league game by innings.
Oneonta, a Detroit affiliate, and Brooklyn, a Mets farm team, combined for 34 hits, seven errors and 15 pitchers in the game that took 6 hours, 40 minutes to complete. Danny Cummins doubled in a run in the first for Brooklyn, but Ryan Strieby's RBI groundout in the fourth inning tied it.
And on it went.
"Everybody in the dugout was still upbeat and positive," said Cyclones starter Eric Brown, who pitched seven innings. "I guess it was sort of a good time because everybody was getting frustrated but they were laughing about it."
Wright, 22, was the last position player left on the Cyclones' bench when he was called on to pitch by hitting coach Scott Hunter, who took over when manager George Greer was ejected in the first inning. Wright volunteered late in the game to take the mound if he was needed.
He went over the signs in the bullpen and pitched a scoreless inning before the Tigers got to him in the 26th.
"I was pretty much going out there winging it," said Wright, who last pitched when he was a junior in high school in Germantown, Tenn., in 2001.
NEW YORK -- Shortly after Oneonta beat Brooklyn 6-1 in 26 innings Thursday, Mark Wright could hardly believe he had played in the longest game in New York-Penn League history.
"It kind of gets to the point where you get in a rhythm and it seems like it will never end," said Wright, a reserve outfielder who ended up pitching and taking the loss when the Cyclones ran out of pitchers. "I think it's hard, it gets into your mind a little bit."
Deik Scram's one-out run-scoring single in the 26th put the Class A Tigers in front and Randor Bierd pitched two scoreless innings to get the win in one of the longest games in the history of professional baseball.
The Pawtucket Red Sox beat the Rochester Red Wings 3-2 in 33 innings in a Triple-A game in 1981 for the longest pro game. In 1920, the Boston Braves and Brooklyn Dodgers tied 1-1 in 26 innings in the longest major league game by innings.
Oneonta, a Detroit affiliate, and Brooklyn, a Mets farm team, combined for 34 hits, seven errors and 15 pitchers in the game that took 6 hours, 40 minutes to complete. Danny Cummins doubled in a run in the first for Brooklyn, but Ryan Strieby's RBI groundout in the fourth inning tied it.
And on it went.
"Everybody in the dugout was still upbeat and positive," said Cyclones starter Eric Brown, who pitched seven innings. "I guess it was sort of a good time because everybody was getting frustrated but they were laughing about it."
Wright, 22, was the last position player left on the Cyclones' bench when he was called on to pitch by hitting coach Scott Hunter, who took over when manager George Greer was ejected in the first inning. Wright volunteered late in the game to take the mound if he was needed.
He went over the signs in the bullpen and pitched a scoreless inning before the Tigers got to him in the 26th.
"I was pretty much going out there winging it," said Wright, who last pitched when he was a junior in high school in Germantown, Tenn., in 2001.