Former Duck tosses first no-hitter in Barnstormers history

(Lancaster, Penn., May 8, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 9-0 on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series at Clipper Magazine Stadium.

Barnstormers starter and former Duck Lenny DiNardo (2-2) tossed the first no-hitter in Lancaster Barnstormers history, limiting the Ducks to just two walks in the game while striking out eight. He faced just one batter over the minimum and threw a total of 115 pitches, 77 of them for strikes.

Lancaster was led offensively by Kody Kirkland who hit a pair of home runs, drove in three runs and scored twice. Olmo Rosario also added a home run, two RBI and two runs scored. Duck starter Nick DeBarr (0-3) suffered the loss, yielding seven runs (six earned) on eight hits in three and two-thirds innings of work.

The Ducks and Barnstormers wrap up their four-game series on Thursday night. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Clipper Magazine Stadium. Southpaw Bill Murphy takes the mound for the Ducks against Barnstormer right-hander Alan Johnson. Fans can follow all the action live online, with streaming audio available on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.

Long Island returns home on Friday, May 10 to open a three-game set against the Patriots. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Former Major Leaguer Frank Catalanotto will be signing copies of his book on the concourse at the ballpark throughout the contest. Tickets for the game and all Ducks regular season home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.

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 GAME DATE: 05/08/2013 Long Island Ducks 0 AT Lancaster Barnstormers 9 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Lancaster AB R H BI AVG D.Perales CF 4 0 0 0 .267 J.Owens CF 4 1 2 0 .328 J.Barfield 2B 3 0 0 0 .263 O.Rosario SS 4 2 2 2 .296 R.Castro DH 3 0 0 0 .245 T.Denker 2B 4 1 2 1 .229 A.Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 .222 B.Gailen LF 3 0 0 0 .194 R.Navarrete 1B 2 0 0 0 .206 R.Harvey RF 3 0 0 1 .232 J.Brodin RF 3 0 0 0 .242 D.Ward 1B 4 2 2 1 .235 R.Henriquez C 3 0 0 0 .108 K.Kirkland 3B 4 2 2 3 .184 G.Suarez 3B 2 0 0 0 .244 G.Molina C 4 1 1 0 .286 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .150 C.Neil DH 2 0 0 0 .222 26 0 0 0 32 9 11 8 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 2 Lancaster 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 - 9 11 0 2B--T.Denker 2 (7). HR--O.Rosario (1), D.Ward (2), K.Kirkland 2 (3). RBI--O.Rosario 2 (8), T.Denker (10), R.Harvey (8), D.Ward (6), K.Kirkland 3 (6). SF--R.Harvey (1). SH--C.Neil (0). SB--O.Rosario (4). CS--J.Owens (3). E--N.DeBarr 2 (2). LOB--L Island 1, Lancaster 4. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - J. Barfield(2B) - R. Navarrete(1B), T. Denker(2B) - D. Ward(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island N.DeBarr (L,0-3) 3.2 8 7 6 2 3 2 7.78 C.Graham 2.1 1 1 1 0 2 1 5.59 T.Hose 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.76 R.Jones 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 1 2.84 8 11 9 8 3 6 4 Lancaster L.DiNardo (W,2-2) 9.0 0 0 0 2 8 0 4.03 9 0 0 0 2 8 0 WP--N.DeBarr 2 (3). SO--D.Perales, J.Barfield, R.Castro, A.Bailey, J.Brodin, R.Henriquez 2, G.Suarez, D.Ward, K.Kirkland 2, G.Molina 3. BB--R.Navarrete, G.Suarez, J.Owens, B.Gailen, C.Neil. BF--N.DeBarr 20 (90), C.Graham 8 (44), T.Hose 4 (27), R.Jones 5 (30), L.DiNardo 28 (93). P-S--N.DeBarr 74-48, C.Graham 37-24, T.Hose 13-9, R.Jones 17-10, L.DiNardo 115-77. T--2:24. A--2423 Umpires: Plate Ump - Tim McCaffrey, Field Ump #1 - Allan Reyes, Field Ump #3 - Tino Takori