(Central Islip, N.Y., Oct. 5, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 12-5 on Friday night in Game Three of the Atlantic League Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark. The Barnstormers now lead the best-of-five series two to one.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Kraig Binick talk about the tough loss
Long Island jumped out to a 3-0 lead with two runs in the first and one in the second off Barnstormers starter J.D. Durbin. A bases-loaded walk to Bryant Nelson, a RBI fielder’s choice by Lee Cruz and a run-scoring ground out by Joash Brodin did the damage. Lancaster responded with a six-run fourth inning to take a 6-3 lead. A two-run single by Travis Denker and a two-run triple by Bridger Hunt highlighted the frame.
The offense continued for the ‘Stormers in the fifth, as they added three runs to extend their advantage to six. Long Island scored single runs in the fifth and seventh but could not inch closer.
Durbin (2-0) got the win, tossing six innings, allowing five runs on seven hits while striking out four. Zimmermann (0-1) suffered the loss, surrendering six runs on six hits with six strikeouts in three and one-third innings.
Kraig Binick led the Ducks with three hits.
The series continues on Saturday night with Game Four between the Ducks and Barnstormers. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05 p.m. Following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza.
Tickets for the game and all Ducks home playoff games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or visiting www.liducks.com. Fans unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the radio at MyCountry 96.1 FM and online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
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Duck Tales: Kraig Binick picked up three hits in the contest and has earned at least one hit in each of the three games during the Championship Series. Dating back to the regular season, Binick has now hit safely in 17 of his last 18 games started, batting .371 (26-for-70) in that span…Mitch Canham also continued his hot hitting in the Championship Series with two hits and a walk. He is now 5-for-7 with one RBI and one run in the series.
GAME DATE: 10/05/2012 Lancaster Barnstormers 12 AT Long Island Ducks 5 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG G.Mejia 2B 6 0 1 1 .296 K.Binick CF 4 2 3 0 .345 A.Godwin CF 5 0 1 0 .280 J.Brodin RF 4 1 2 2 .281 B.Gailen LF 3 2 2 0 .368 R.Navarrete DH 3 1 0 1 .185 T.Everidge 1B 3 2 2 0 .286 B.Sing 1B 3 0 1 0 .367 F.Lentini RF 4 1 1 2 .381 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 1 .156 R.Harvey DH 5 3 3 0 .320 L.Cruz LF 4 0 0 1 .143 T.Denker 3B 5 1 3 4 .520 S.Williams 2B 4 0 0 0 .217 B.Hunt SS 1 1 1 3 1.000 M.Canham C 3 0 2 0 .467 K.Haines PH,SS 2 1 1 0 .250 D.Lyons SS 4 1 0 0 .250 F.Hernandez C 5 1 1 2 .200 39 12 16 12 33 5 8 5 Lancaster 0 0 0 6 3 0 1 0 2 - 12 16 0 L Island 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 5 8 1 2B--B.Gailen (2), T.Denker (3), J.Brodin (4). 3B--B.Hunt (1), K.Binick (1). HR--F.Hernandez (1). RBI--G.Mejia (2), F.Lentini 2 (4), T.Denker 4 (11), B.Hunt 3 (5), F.Hernandez 2 (2), J.Brodin 2 (5), R.Navarrete (3), B.Nelson (3), L.Cruz (1). HP--B.Hunt (1), K.Binick (1). SF--F.Lentini (1), B.Hunt (1), R.Navarrete (1). SB--G.Mejia (5), B.Gailen (4). E--M.Canham (1). LOB--Lancaster 7, L Island 9. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - S. Williams(2B) - B. Sing(1B), K. Haines(SS) - G. Mejia(2B) - T. Everidge(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster J.Durbin (W,2-0) 6.0 7 5 5 4 4 0 9.82 J.Bateman 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 R.Morales 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 B.Vaughan 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 21.60 9 8 5 5 6 5 0 L Island B.Zimmermann (L,0-1) 3.1 6 6 6 1 6 0 7.56 C.Hayes 1.2 5 3 3 0 1 0 8.10 C.Graham 2.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.00 J.Lansford 1.0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0.00 N.DeBarr 1.0 2 2 2 0 2 1 27.01 9 16 12 12 4 11 1 WP--J.Durbin (2). PB--F.Hernandez. HB--B.Vaughan (1), B.Zimmermann (2). SO--G.Mejia 2, A.Godwin 2, B.Gailen, R.Harvey 2, T.Denker, F.Hernandez 3, K.Binick, B.Sing, S.Williams, D.Lyons 2. BB--B.Gailen 2, T.Everidge 2, J.Brodin, R.Navarrete, B.Sing 2, B.Nelson, M.Canham. BF--J.Durbin 29 (55), J.Bateman 2 (10), R.Morales 5 (17), B.Vaughan 5 (16), B.Zimmermann 17 (42), C.Hayes 10 (16), C.Graham 8 (11), J.Lansford 6 (8), N.DeBarr 5 (9). P-S--J.Durbin 122-71, J.Bateman 11-6, R.Morales 17-13, B.Vaughan 19-10, B.Zimmermann 78-52, C.Hayes 37-23, C.Graham 26-18, J.Lansford 23-9, N.DeBarr 15-10. T--3:48. A--4004 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #1 - Matt Hensel, Field Ump #2 - Mark Facto, Field Ump #3 - Hank Himmanen