Ducks rally from seven-run deficit to earn third consecutive win

(York, Penn., May 20, 2015) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 11-9 on Wednesday night in the middle game of a three-game series at Santander Stadium.

GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the tremendous comeback

Long Island took the early lead on Jon Griffin’s two-out RBI double to left field in the first inning off of York starter Anthony Lerew. The Revolution responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame on a two-run homer to right by Eric Patterson and a solo home run to left by Andres Perez off of Ducks starter Mark Rogers.

Two more runs in the second and three in the third extended York’s advantage to 8-1. Two-run homers by Patterson and Johan Limonta, along with a run-scoring double play ball, did the damage. However, Long Island answered back with a nine-run fourth inning to jump ahead 10-8. RBI singles by Reegie Corona, Cody Puckett, Griffin, Prentice Redman, and Erik Komatsu, along with a two-run base hit by Lew Ford and a two-run triple from Dan Lyons, highlighted the scoring.

Following a RBI single by Luis De La Cruz in the fourth, Griffin plated another run on a groundout to second in the fifth. From there on, the Ducks bullpen kept the Revs off the scoreboard, yielding just four hits and a walk over the final five innings.

Neither started factored into the decision. Rogers lasted just one inning, surrendering three runs on two hits and three walks with one strikeout. Lerew pitched three and one-third innings, giving up six runs on seven hits and four walks while striking out four. Tommy Organ (1-0) collected the win with one inning of relief, allowing a run on two hits and a walk with two strikeouts. Beau Vaughn (1-1) suffered the loss, yielding four runs on five hits in two-thirds of an inning. Ryan Kussmaul earned his seventh save with a scoreless ninth.

Puckett and Jose Morales each had three hits to lead the Flock. Griffin, Corona and Bryan Sabatella each added two.

Long Island and York wrap up their three-game set on Thursday morning. Game time is slated for 11:00 a.m. from Santander Stadium. Right-hander Billy Buckner will make his debut for the Ducks against Revolution righty Matt Neil. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel. Streaming audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE.

The Ducks return home on Friday, May 22 to begin a four-game set against the Camden Riversharks. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Orange Thundersticks. In addition, it will be Fowl Pole, Pizza Hut K-Man and Air Trampoline Sports Friday at the Duck Pond! 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: 05/20/2015 Long Island Ducks 11 AT York Revolution 9 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG B.Sabatella RF 6 1 2 0 .240 M.Reynolds 2B 5 0 1 0 .349 R.Corona 2B 5 2 2 1 .378 W.Valdez SS 4 2 2 0 .242 L.Ford CF 2 0 1 2 .367 E.Patterson LF 4 2 2 4 .235 D.Cleary Jr CF,PR 1 2 0 0 .133 A.Perez 1B 5 1 1 1 .264 C.Puckett 3B 6 1 3 1 .278 B.Boggs CF 3 2 0 0 .227 J.Griffin 1B 6 0 2 3 .258 J.Limonta RF 4 1 2 2 .267 P.Redman DH 4 1 1 1 .231 B.Pounds 3B 3 1 1 0 .256 J.Morales C 5 2 3 0 .206 L.De La Cruz C 5 0 3 1 .356 E.Komatsu LF 2 2 1 1 .184 W.Cabrera PR 0 0 0 0 .220 D.Lyons SS 4 0 1 2 .286 S.Proscia DH 5 0 0 0 .000 41 11 16 11 38 9 12 8 L Island 1 0 0 9 1 0 0 0 0 - 11 16 0 York 3 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 9 12 1 2B--J.Griffin (4), J.Limonta (6), B.Pounds (6). 3B--D.Lyons (1). HR--E.Patterson 2 (4), A.Perez (1), J.Limonta (4). RBI--R.Corona (11), L.Ford 2 (29), C.Puckett (13), J.Griffin 3 (15), P.Redman (6), E.Komatsu (4), D.Lyons 2 (12), E.Patterson 4 (13), A.Perez (12), J.Limonta 2 (8), L.De La Cruz (11). HP--P.Redman (1). SB--B.Sabatella (10), R.Corona (3), J.Morales (1). E--B.Boggs (4). LOB--L Island 12, York 11. DP--W. Valdez(SS) - A. Perez(1B), R. Corona(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Griffin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island M.Rogers 1.0 2 3 3 3 1 2 5.95 M.Soren 1.2 4 5 5 4 1 2 7.00 T.Organ (W,1-0) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 5.91 F.DeJiulio Jr. 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 P.Crider 1.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.75 B.Kern 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 C.Giardina 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.00 N.Struck 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.50 A.Diaz 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.08 R.Kussmaul (S,7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 9 12 9 9 9 8 4 York A.Lerew 3.1 7 6 6 4 4 0 4.07 B.Vaughan (L,1-1) 0.2 5 4 4 0 0 0 7.15 L.Septimo 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 4.50 J.Harris 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 4.05 J.DePaula 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.86 S.Penney 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.93 J.Judy 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1.00 9 16 11 11 8 7 0 PB--L.De La Cruz 2. HB--L.Septimo (1). SO--R.Corona, L.Ford, C.Puckett, J.Griffin 3, P.Redman, M.Reynolds 2, W.Valdez, A.Perez 2, J.Limonta, B.Pounds, S.Proscia. BB--R.Corona, L.Ford, D.Cleary Jr. 2, E.Komatsu 3, D.Lyons, M.Reynolds, W.Valdez 2, E.Patterson, B.Boggs 2, J.Limonta, B.Pounds 2. BF--M.Rogers 8 (87), M.Soren 12 (45), T.Organ 6 (57), F.DeJiulio Jr. (38), P.Crider 7 (52), B.Kern 4 (50), C.Giardina (45), N.Struck (17), A.Diaz 3 (53), R.Kussmaul 4 (52), A.Lerew 21 (109), B.Vaughan 7 (52), L.Septimo 6 (50), J.Harris 4 (52), J.DePaula 4 (39), S.Penney 4 (41), J.Judy 4 (36). P-S--M.Rogers 8-5, M.Soren 12-8, T.Organ 24-15, F.DeJiulio Jr. 2-1, P.Crider 26-17, B.Kern 12-10, C.Giardina 6-2, N.Struck 4-3, A.Diaz 8-7, R.Kussmaul 12-9, A.Lerew 33-24, B.Vaughan 28-18, L.Septimo 28-17, J.Harris 22-12, J.DePaula 18-11, S.Penney 14-9, J.Judy 14-7. T--3:52. A--2774 Weather: 66 degrees, cool Plate Umpire - Derek Moccia, Field Umpire #1 - Bill Worthington, Field Umpire #3 - Nate Caldwell