(Central Islip, N.Y., May 21, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 8-1 on Monday night in the first game of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME VIDEO: The Ducks turn a 6-4-3 double play, and Ray Navarrete connects for a RBI single

POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Navarrete and Dan Lyons talk about the game

Lancaster jumped out to a 5-0 lead with single runs in each inning from the second through the sixth off Ducks starter Bob Zimmermann. A sac fly from Blake Gailen and a run scoring error, along with a pair of RBI singles and a solo homer by Fehlandt Lentini, did the damage. Ray Navarrete got the Ducks on the board with a RBI single to center in the sixth off Lancaster starter Mark Brackman.

The Stormers answered back with a run in the seventh on an infield single from Gailen and two more in the eighth to round out the scoring. Brackman (1-1) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing just one run on six hits while striking out three. Zimmermann (2-1) suffered the loss, yielding six runs (five earned) on 11 hits in six and one-third innings.

Navarrete led the Ducks with three hits, while Matt Esquivel added two for the Flock.

The Ducks and Barnstormers continue their series on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. Lefty Randy Keisler takes the mound for Long Island against Lancaster southpaw John Halama. It’s “Pet Supplies Plus Tuesdays” at the ballpark. Keep an eye out for Ducks staff members, who will be handing out coupons for discounts at Pet Supplies Plus to fans.

Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or visiting www.liducks.com. Fans unable to attend the game can follow the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage. Streaming video and audio will be available courtesy of iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.

Duck Tales: The loss snapped the Ducks’ nine-game winning streak at home this season. Dating back to the 2011 regular season, the Ducks had won 11 consecutive games at Bethpage Ballpark. The most consecutive home victories in franchise history was 12, accomplished July 5-20, 2006…With a single in the third, Kraig Binick extended his on-base streak to 15 games. Ryan Garko has the longest on-base streak by a Duck this year at 16 games. The Hicksville native put together a team long 28-game on-base streak last season… With three hits, Ray Navarrete has now reached base safely in his last seven games. The seven-year Ducks has collected hits in six of those seven games…Matt Esquivel picked up multiple hits again for the Ducks. He has now had a multi-hit game in two of the four games he has started since returning to Long Island and has hits in each of the four games.

 GAME DATE: 05/21/2012 Lancaster Barnstormers 8 AT Long Island Ducks 1 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG A.Godwin CF 5 2 4 0 .423 K.Binick CF 4 0 1 0 .265 F.Lentini RF 4 2 3 3 .429 B.Nelson 3B 5 0 0 0 .228 T.Tiffee 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 B.Sing DH 4 0 0 0 .200 T.Everidge DH 5 2 3 1 .202 M.Esquivel RF 3 1 2 0 .438 J.Merchan 3B 4 1 1 0 .485 R.Navarrete 2B 4 0 3 1 .270 B.Gailen LF 3 0 2 2 .282 J.McOwen LF 4 0 0 0 .288 B.Boyer 2B 5 0 0 0 .301 S.Williams 1B 3 0 0 0 .413 J.Pedroza SS 5 0 1 0 .278 J.Johnson C 4 0 1 0 .228 E.Frostad C 4 1 0 0 .352 D.Lyons SS 4 0 1 0 .306 39 8 15 6 35 1 8 1 Lancaster 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 0 - 8 15 2 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 8 2 2B--A.Godwin (6), T.Everidge 2 (3). HR--F.Lentini (4). RBI--F.Lentini 3 (15), T.Everidge (8), B.Gailen 2 (14), R.Navarrete (14). HP--F.Lentini (2), T.Tiffee (2). SF--B.Gailen (2). SH--J.Merchan (0). SB--A.Godwin (7), M.Esquivel (1). E--T.Tiffee (4), B.Boyer (5), R.Navarrete (1), J.Johnson (2). LOB--Lancaster 10, L Island 10. DP--B. Boyer(2B) - J. Pedroza(SS) - T. Tiffee(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - S. Williams(1B), B. Boyer(2B) - J. Pedroza(SS) - T. Tiffee(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - S. Williams(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster M.Brackman (W,1-1) 6.0 6 1 1 1 3 0 5.18 B.Vaughan 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1.17 D.Pollok 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 2.70 M.Johnston 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.42 9 8 1 1 3 5 0 L Island B.Zimmermann (L,2-1) 6.1 11 6 5 2 3 1 2.87 E.Niesen 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 4.22 W.Pelzer 2.0 2 2 2 0 2 0 17.05 9 15 8 7 2 5 1 WP--M.Brackman (2), W.Pelzer (1). HB--B.Zimmermann (4), W.Pelzer (6). SO--J.Merchan, J.Pedroza 2, E.Frostad 2, K.Binick, B.Sing 2, J.McOwen, S.Williams. BB--B.Gailen, E.Frostad, K.Binick, M.Esquivel, S.Williams. BF--M.Brackman 25 (111), B.Vaughan 4 (32), D.Pollok 5 (43), M.Johnston 4 (24), B.Zimmermann 32 (135), E.Niesen 4 (48), W.Pelzer 9 (38). P-S--M.Brackman 94-61, B.Vaughan 15-8, D.Pollok 18-12, M.Johnston 16-7, B.Zimmermann 94-64, E.Niesen 19-12, W.Pelzer 34-18. T--2:52. A--4517 Umpires: Plate Ump - James Pattison, Field Ump #1 - Ronnie Whitting, Field Ump #2 - Mark Facto