(Bridgeport, CT, May 2, 2012) – The Bridgeport Bluefish defeated the Long Island Ducks 3-2 in 15 innings on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard.

GAME AUDIO: Brandon Sing hits an inside-the-park two-run homer

Long Island plated two in the opening inning off Bluefish starter Tobi Stoner, as Bryant Nelson tripled down the right field line, and Brandon Sing followed with a two-run inside-the-park home run. Bridgeport cut the lead in half on a RBI single by Eddie Rogers in the fourth off Ducks starter Dan Meyer.

Bridgeport tied the game in the sixth on Joey Gathright’s RBI double to left. Both teams would then exchange zeroes until the bottom of the 15th inning when Gathright scored the winning run on a throwing error by Jeff Lyman.

Neither starter factored into the decision. Meyer pitched five innings, allowing one run on eight hits while striking out five, and Stoner threw seven innings, yielding two runs on five hits with four punch-outs. Joe Bateman (1-0) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief, striking out two, while Lyman (1-2) took the loss after allowing the winning run to score. The teams combined to use 13 pitchers in the game.

Nelson, Lew Ford and Josh Johnson each had two hits in the game for Long Island.

The cross-sound rivals wrap up their three-game set on Thursday night. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m. from The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Fans can follow all the action live online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the home page, with Chris King calling the play-by-play. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Fans can also keep track of the game pitch-by-pitch via Pointstreak’s GameLive application by visiting www.atlanticleague.com.

The Ducks return home on Friday, May 4 for Opening Night against the Camden Riversharks. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive a “Whistle Guy” Bobblehead, courtesy of P.C. Richard & Son. 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.

 GAME DATE: 05/02/2012 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Bridgeport Bluefish 3 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG K.Binick LF 6 0 0 0 .179 J.Gathright CF 5 1 3 1 .259 B.Nelson 3B 7 1 2 0 .179 K.Jones LF 7 0 3 0 .481 B.Sing 1B 4 1 1 2 .200 P.Redman RF 5 0 0 0 .273 R.Garko DH 5 0 1 0 .360 L.Lopez 3B 7 0 1 0 .250 W.Ortiz PR 1 0 0 0 .200 R.Vazquez DH 6 1 2 0 .350 R.Navarrete 2B 6 0 1 0 .360 D.Jones 1B 4 0 0 0 .125 L.Ford CF 6 0 2 0 .320 C.DeLome PH 1 0 0 0 .000 J.McOwen RF 6 0 0 0 .300 B.Peterson 1B 0 0 0 0 .063 J.Johnson C 5 0 2 0 .316 L.Rodriguez C 7 0 2 0 .250 D.Lyons SS 5 0 0 0 .222 P.Lopez 2B 2 1 1 0 .333 E.Rogers SS 4 0 1 1 .200 51 2 9 2 48 3 13 2 L Island 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 9 2 Bridgeport 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 13 1 2B--J.Johnson (2), J.Gathright (1), L.Rodriguez (1). 3B--B.Nelson (1). HR--B.Sing (2). RBI--B.Sing 2 (7), J.Gathright (4), E.Rogers (1). HP--K.Binick (1). SH--D.Lyons (0), K.Jones (0), B.Peterson (0), P.Lopez (0), E.Rogers 2 (0). SB--R.Vazquez (1). CS--K.Jones (4). E--B.Sing (1), J.Lyman (1), K.Zaleski (1). LOB--L Island 9, Bridgeport 20. DP--E. Rogers(SS) - P. Lopez(2B) - D. Jones(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - B. Nelson(3B) - B. Sing(1B), E. Rogers(SS) - P. Lopez(2B) - D. Jones(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island D.Meyer 5.0 8 1 1 3 5 0 1.80 J.Monti 2.1 3 1 1 2 2 0 2.84 E.Niesen 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 6.75 J.Hill 1.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15.00 J.Meloan 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.25 C.Graham 3.0 0 0 0 3 1 0 13.50 J.Lyman (L,1-2) 1.0 0 1 1 3 1 0 6.35 14 13 3 3 12 11 0 Bridgeport T.Stoner 7.0 5 2 2 1 4 1 1.50 K.Zaleski 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1.59 J.English 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 D.Stange 2.0 1 0 0 2 3 0 3.00 R.Lewis 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.25 J.Bateman (W,1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.75 15 9 2 2 3 14 1 WP--D.Meyer 2 (3), J.Monti 2 (2), D.Stange (1). HB--K.Zaleski (1). SO--K.Binick 2, B.Nelson, R.Garko 2, R.Navarrete 2, L.Ford, J.McOwen, J.Johnson 2, D.Lyons 3, K.Jones 2, P.Redman, L.Lopez 2, D.Jones 3, L.Rodriguez 2, P.Lopez. BB--B.Sing 2, J.Johnson, J.Gathright 3, P.Redman 2, R.Vazquez, D.Jones, P.Lopez 4, E.Rogers. BF--D.Meyer 25 (47), J.Monti 11 (24), E.Niesen 2 (13), J.Hill 4 (16), J.Meloan 5 (18), C.Graham 11 (26), J.Lyman 7 (26), T.Stoner 25 (47), K.Zaleski 9 (22), J.English 4 (13), D.Stange 9 (15), R.Lewis 6 (18), J.Bateman 3 (18). P-S--D.Meyer 98-57, J.Monti 35-21, E.Niesen 12-8, J.Hill 20-13, J.Meloan 22-11, C.Graham 40-21, J.Lyman 29-13, T.Stoner 86-54, K.Zaleski 35-23, J.English 12-7, D.Stange 35-20, R.Lewis 22-15, J.Bateman 14-11. T--4:40. A--1028 Umpires: Plate Ump - Chase Edmonson, Field Ump #1 - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #3 - Matt Hensel