Right-hander tosses seven scoreless innings to collect win

(York, Penn., April 24, 2015) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 5-2 on Friday night in the opening game of the 2015 season at Santander Stadium.

GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the Opening Night victory

The Ducks struck for the season’s first run in the opening inning on Lew Ford’s RBI groundout to second base off Revolution starter Shawn Hill. Jon Griffin extended the lead to three in the fourth with an opposite-field two-run home run to right off York reliever Matt Neil.

It stayed 3-0 until the sixth inning when Cody Puckett launched a solo homer to left-center. Lew Ford tacked on a fifth run in the seventh with a sacrifice fly to right. The Revolution plated two runs in the eighth inning on a RBI infield single from Brandon Boggs and a throwing error, but that was as close as they would come.

Ducks starter John Brownell (1-0) earned the win, tossing seven innings of two-hit shutout baseball, allowing just one walk while striking out four. Hill (0-1) took the loss, giving up one run on two hits and a walk with four strikeouts in three innings. Ryan Kussmaul earned his first save of the year with a scoreless ninth.

Blake Davis led the Flock with two hits while Ford and Griffin each picked up two RBI.

Long Island and York continue their series with the middle game of a three-game set on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. at Santander Stadium. Right-hander Mark Rogers takes the mound for the Ducks against Revolution righty Anthony Lerew. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. The game can also be heard online by CLICKING HERE.

The Ducks will return home for the 2015 Home Opener on Friday, May 1 when they face the Sugar Land Skeeters. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive a Lew Ford Bronze Figurine, courtesy of P.C. Richard & Son. Tickets to the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.

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 Game Date: 04/24/2015 Long Island Ducks 5 AT York Revolution 2 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG B.Sabatella RF 4 2 1 0 .250 B.Boggs CF 4 0 1 1 .250 E.Komatsu LF 4 0 0 0 .000 W.Valdez SS 4 0 1 0 .250 L.Ford CF 3 0 0 2 .000 E.Patterson 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 J.Morales C 5 0 0 0 .000 A.Perez 1B 3 0 0 0 .000 C.Puckett 3B 4 2 1 1 .250 J.Limonta DH 4 0 0 0 .000 J.Griffin 1B 4 1 1 2 .250 B.Pounds 3B 2 1 0 0 .000 B.Davis 2B 4 0 2 0 .500 B.Jones LF 3 1 1 0 .333 E.Crawford DH 4 0 1 0 .250 S.Paniagua C 3 0 0 0 .000 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 0 .333 D.Henry RF 3 0 1 0 .333 35 5 7 5 29 2 4 1 L Island 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 - 5 7 1 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 4 1 HR--C.Puckett (1), J.Griffin (1). RBI--L.Ford 2 (2), C.Puckett (1), J.Griffin 2 (2), B.Boggs (1). SF--L.Ford (1). SB--B.Sabatella (1), D.Henry (1). E--B.Davis (1), E.Patterson (1). LOB--L Island 8, York 3. DP--B. Davis(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Griffin(1B), J. Brownell(P) - D. Lyons(SS). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Brownell (W,1-0) 7.0 2 0 0 1 4 0 0.00 A.Diaz 1.0 2 2 1 1 2 0 9.00 R.Kussmaul (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 9 4 2 1 3 6 0 York S.Hill (L,0-1) 3.0 2 1 1 1 4 0 3.00 M.Neil 4.0 4 4 4 2 6 2 9.00 S.Teufel 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 J.Harris 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 9 7 5 5 4 11 2 WP--A.Diaz (1), S.Hill (1), M.Neil (1). PB--J.Morales. SO--B.Sabatella, E.Komatsu 3, J.Morales, C.Puckett 2, J.Griffin 2, B.Davis 2, B.Boggs, W.Valdez, E.Patterson, B.Pounds, S.Paniagua, D.Henry. BB--B.Sabatella, E.Komatsu, L.Ford, D.Lyons, E.Patterson, A.Perez, B.Pounds. BF--J.Brownell 23 (23), A.Diaz 6 (6), R.Kussmaul 3 (3), S.Hill 12 (12), M.Neil 20 (20), S.Teufel 5 (5), J.Harris 3 (3). P-S--J.Brownell 92-57, A.Diaz 27-17, R.Kussmaul 11-6, S.Hill 61-39, M.Neil 65-42, S.Teufel 16-9, J.Harris 10-8. T--2:51. A--4951 Weather: 57 degrees, chilly Plate Umpire - Bill Worthington, Field Umpire #1 - Tim Sargent, Field Umpire #3 - Dave Sherk