(Waldorf, Md., Aug. 2, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 8-7 in 13 innings on Thursday night in the final game of a four-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.

The Ducks exploded for a four-run first inning off Blue Crabs starter Deinys Suarez. A RBI double by Ray Navarrete, a two-run single by Bryant Nelson and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Timo Perez highlighted the scoring. Southern Maryland tied the game with single runs in the second and third and two in the fourth off Ducks starter Adam Rowe. RBI singles for Sergio Pedroza, Jesse Gutierrez and Jeremy Owens along with a solo homer from Christian Lopez did the damage.

After the Blue Crabs took a 5-4 lead in the fifth, Brandon Sing launched a solo homer, his third of the series, to tie the game at five in the sixth. Then, after Southern Maryland scored two runs in the bottom of the sixth to jump back in front, Timo Perez launched a two-run homer to right in the eighth, his first as a Duck, to tie the game at seven.

Both teams exchanged zeroes until the bottom of the 13th inning when an infield single by Mike Daniel brought home Matt Padgett with the winning run.

Rowe gave up four runs (three earned) in four innings of work, while Suarez yielded five runs in six innings, but neither factored into the decision. Charlie Manning (4-3) got the win, tossing two scoreless innings of relief, and Jared Lansford (0-2) suffered the loss, surrendering a run in one and two-thirds innings.

The Ducks return home on Friday to open a nine-game homestand, as they battle the cross-sound rival Bridgeport Bluefish. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The Ducks will be running their Friday Night Pizza Hut K-Man promotion. If the Pizza Hut K-Man strikes out in the game, fans can redeem their game ticket for free breadsticks at a participating Pizza Hut location. Right-hander Chris Flinn gets the start for Long Island against Bridgeport southpaw Paul Oseguera.

Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or going online to 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 www.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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 GAME DATE: 08/02/2012 Long Island Ducks 7 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 8 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG R.Gorecki CF 4 1 2 0 .275 J.Owens CF 6 1 3 1 .239 J.Brodin RF 6 1 1 0 .188 P.Figueroa 2B,SS 6 2 3 1 .274 R.Navarrete 2B 6 1 2 1 .311 B.Barton DH 4 0 0 0 .330 B.Sing 1B 4 2 2 1 .280 C.Benjamin 1B,2B 5 0 0 0 .270 B.Nelson 3B 6 1 2 2 .273 T.Garcia 3B 5 0 1 1 .190 T.Perez DH 6 1 1 3 .240 J.Gutierrez 1B 4 2 3 1 .750 K.Binick LF 5 0 1 0 .256 R.Giannotti PR 0 0 0 0 .192 M.Canham C 4 0 1 0 .240 K.Rios SS 0 0 0 0 .233 D.Lyons SS 5 0 0 0 .268 M.Padgett 1B,PH 1 1 0 0 .255 C.Lopez C 6 1 3 1 .222 S.Pedroza LF 7 1 3 1 .200 M.Daniel RF 5 0 3 2 .268 46 7 12 7 49 8 19 8 L Island 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 2 S Maryland 0 1 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 8 19 3 2B--R.Navarrete (35), P.Figueroa (13), J.Gutierrez 2 (2). 3B--J.Owens (4). HR--B.Sing (16), T.Perez (1), C.Lopez (3). RBI--R.Navarrete (61), B.Sing (52), B.Nelson 2 (57), T.Perez 3 (5), J.Owens (43), P.Figueroa (27), T.Garcia (17), J.Gutierrez (1), C.Lopez (18), S.Pedroza (7), M.Daniel 2 (29). HP--J.Owens (4). SF--T.Garcia (2). SH--B.Barton (0), C.Lopez (0), M.Daniel (0). SB--J.Owens (12). CS--R.Gorecki 2 (6). E--B.Sing (5), D.Lyons (11), P.Figueroa 2 (12), K.Hart (1). LOB--L Island 5, S Maryland 17. DP--C. Benjamin(2B) - P. Figueroa(SS) - M. Padgett(1B), P. Figueroa(SS) - J. Gutierrez(1B), M. Padgett(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B), C. Benjamin(2B) - P. Figueroa(SS) - J. Gutierrez(1B), B. Sing(1B) - B. Nelson(3B), C. Benjamin(2B) - P. Figueroa(SS) - J. Gutierrez(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island A.Rowe 4.0 8 4 3 4 2 1 6.75 J.Lansford 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 7.24 C.Graham 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 3.54 E.Niesen 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.11 A.Benitez 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 8.10 J.Hill 3.0 2 0 0 3 3 0 3.15 J.Hunton 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.57 J.Lansford (L,0-2) 1.2 3 1 1 0 3 0 3.55 12.2 19 8 7 9 13 1 S Maryland D.Suarez 6.0 8 5 5 2 0 1 4.80 K.Hart 2.0 4 2 1 0 1 1 4.50 C.Mobley 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.05 J.Warden 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 7.25 C.Manning (W,4-3) 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.06 13 12 7 6 5 3 2 WP--C.Graham (4), J.Warden (8). HB--J.Hill (4). SO--R.Gorecki 2, B.Sing, J.Owens 3, P.Figueroa, B.Barton, C.Benjamin 3, T.Garcia, C.Lopez, S.Pedroza 3. BB--R.Gorecki 2, B.Sing 2, M.Canham, P.Figueroa, B.Barton 2, C.Benjamin 2, T.Garcia, J.Gutierrez, M.Padgett, M.Daniel. BF--A.Rowe 22 (22), J.Lansford 5 (67), C.Graham 6 (183), E.Niesen 4 (202), A.Benitez 4 (82), J.Hill 14 (191), J.Lansford 8 (147), D.Suarez 27 (375), K.Hart 8 (8), C.Mobley 3 (124), J.Warden 7 (174), C.Manning 6 (189). P-S--A.Rowe 97-58, J.Lansford 17-10, C.Graham 17-9, E.Niesen 21-13, A.Benitez 12-9, J.Hill 48-25, J.Hunton 4-2, J.Lansford 29-18, D.Suarez 103-64, K.Hart 22-12, C.Mobley 12-8, J.Warden 25-15, C.Manning 28-14. T--4:38. A--2749 Umpires: Plate Ump - Marty Bauer, Field Ump #1 - David Mills, Field Ump #2 - Ronnie Whiting