(Waldorf, Md., July 31, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5-4 in 10 innings on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
Long Island scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly to center by Ray Navarrete in the first inning off Blue Crabs starter Daryl Thompson. Southern Maryland tied it in the bottom of the frame on a RBI single by Casey Benjamin off Ducks starter Chris Hayes.
The Ducks grabbed the lead right back in the second on an opposite field two-run homer by Shawn Williams, his sixth of the year. Long Island would add another in the ninth to take a 4-1 lead, but a three-run bottom of the ninth inning for the Blue Crabs tied the game at four.
Southern Maryland loaded the bases with two out in the 10th, and a walk to Jeremy Owens brought home the winning run.
Both starters pitched well, but neither factored into the decision. Hayes fired six innings of five-hit, one-run baseball with five strikeouts, and Thompson threw six innings, allowing three runs on five hits with six strikeouts. Charlie Manning (3-3) got the win despite allowing a run on two hits in two innings of relief, while Jared Lansford (0-1) suffered the loss, yielding the winning run on a hit and three walks in two-thirds of an inning.
The Ducks and Blue Crabs play the third game of their four-game set on Wednesday morning. Game time is slated for 11:05 a.m. from Regency Furniture Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Righty Mike Loree takes the mound for the Ducks against Blue Crabs right-hander Nick Green.
Long Island returns home on Friday, August 3 to kick-off a nine-game homestand against the Bluefish. First pitch 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. 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.
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GAME DATE: 07/31/2012 Long Island Ducks 4 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG R.Gorecki CF 4 1 1 0 .271 J.Owens CF 5 1 1 2 .230 J.Brodin 1B 4 1 1 0 .182 M.Daniel RF 5 1 3 0 .263 R.Navarrete 2B 3 0 0 1 .314 B.Barton DH 4 0 3 1 .339 B.Sing DH 5 0 0 0 .273 C.Benjamin 1B 5 0 2 1 .280 B.Nelson 3B 5 0 2 1 .269 T.Garcia 3B 5 0 0 0 .186 T.Perez RF 4 1 3 0 .246 S.Pedroza LF 4 0 0 0 .157 K.Binick PR,RF 0 0 0 0 .257 R.Mercado C 4 1 1 0 .252 S.Williams LF 5 1 1 2 .291 C.Lopez PR 0 1 0 0 .217 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .275 P.Figueroa 2B 4 1 1 1 .268 M.Canham C 2 0 1 0 .239 K.Rios SS 5 0 1 0 .239 M.Fleishman PH 1 0 0 0 .273 J.Johnson C 0 0 0 0 .192 36 4 9 4 41 5 12 5 L Island 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 4 9 1 S Maryland 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 - 5 12 0 2B--R.Gorecki (13), T.Perez 2 (3), M.Daniel (17), C.Benjamin (15), P.Figueroa (12). HR--S.Williams (6). RBI--R.Navarrete (60), B.Nelson (54), S.Williams 2 (40), J.Owens 2 (41), B.Barton (37), C.Benjamin (56), P.Figueroa (26). HP--J.Brodin (1), R.Navarrete (7), M.Canham (1), S.Pedroza (3). SF--R.Navarrete (7). SB--J.Brodin (1), B.Nelson (6), T.Perez (1), M.Canham (2), M.Daniel (12), B.Barton (16), C.Benjamin (2). E--J.Brodin (1). LOB--L Island 13, S Maryland 12. DP--P. Figueroa(2B) - C. Benjamin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island C.Hayes 6.0 5 1 1 1 5 0 7.43 A.Benitez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8.62 E.Niesen 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.23 J.Hill 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.38 J.Hunton 1.0 5 3 2 0 2 0 5.57 J.Lansford (L,0-1) 0.2 1 1 1 3 1 0 3.45 9.2 12 5 4 4 10 0 S Maryland D.Thompson 6.0 5 3 3 3 6 1 4.50 B.Dumesnil 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.72 J.Warden 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.68 C.Manning (W,3-3) 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 0 2.16 10 9 4 4 7 8 1 WP--E.Niesen 2 (2), J.Hunton (2), J.Warden (7), C.Manning (8). HB--C.Hayes (1), B.Dumesnil (4), J.Warden (3), C.Manning (3). SO--R.Gorecki, R.Navarrete, B.Sing 4, D.Lyons, M.Fleishman, J.Owens, M.Daniel, C.Benjamin 3, T.Garcia 2, K.Rios 3. BB--R.Gorecki 2, J.Brodin, T.Perez, D.Lyons 2, M.Canham, J.Owens, B.Barton, R.Mercado, P.Figueroa. BF--C.Hayes 25 (25), A.Benitez 3 (78), E.Niesen 3 (197), J.Hill (177), J.Hunton 8 (95), J.Lansford 6 (139), D.Thompson 26 (26), B.Dumesnil 4 (174), J.Warden 7 (167), C.Manning 10 (183). P-S--C.Hayes 83-54, A.Benitez 11-7, E.Niesen 12-8, J.Hill 6-3, J.Hunton 27-20, J.Lansford 33-17, D.Thompson 101-51, B.Dumesnil 12-7, J.Warden 25-12, C.Manning 56-31. T--3:40. A--3461 Umpires: Plate Ump - David Mills, Field Ump #1 - Ronnie Whiting, Field Ump #2 - Marty Bauer