Ducks win second straight
(Bridgeport, Conn., June 25, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish 2-1 in 10 innings on Saturday night in the third game of a four-game set at the Ballpark at Harbor Yard.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the victory
The Ducks opened the scoring in the top of the fifth inning on a Bluefish error. Delta Cleary Jr. hit a ground ball under the glove of Bluefish third baseman Josh Vitters, scoring Lew Ford. Bridgeport evened the score at one on Adron Chambers’ RBI fielder’s choice in the sixth.
Mike Dowd’s RBI single to right field in the tenth gave the Ducks a 2-1 lead. Amalio Diaz nailed down his second save in the tenth inning, stranding the tying run at third.
Neither starter factored in the decision. Long Island left-hander Jack Snodgrass allowed one run on four hits with six strikeouts and two walks over six innings. Bridgeport starter Mike Antonini allowed one unearned run on five hits with five strikeouts and four walks over five innings. Patrick Crider (3-0) earned the win, pitching one-third of an inning with one strikeout. Paul Demny (2-1) took the loss, allowing one run on two hits and three walks in one and one-third innings.
Anthony Vega led the Ducks with three hits, while Cleary Jr. added two hits and scored a run.
The Ducks and Bluefish wrap up their four-game set on Sunday afternoon. Game time is slated for 1:12 p.m. from the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Fans can follow all of the action live online via the Ducks’ official YouTube channel. Streaming audio will be available by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Mark Blackmar (4-2, 2.75) takes the hill for Long Island against Bridgeport right-hander Blake Beavan (3-1, 4.83).
Long Island returns home on Monday, June 27 to open a four-game set against the Revolution. 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). It’s the 10th Annual Health Night at the ballpark, presented by Northwell Health, and the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive Commemorative T-Shirts. In addition, it’s the first LaVida Massage Monday of the season! Free massages will be available on the concourse, and one lucky fan will go home with a special massage package, courtesy of LaVida Massage of Smithtown, the official massage therapy and skin care center of the Ducks. 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.
The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.
About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)
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Game Date: 06/25/2016 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Bridgeport Bluefish 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG Vega, A LF 3 0 3 0 .286 Hernandez, L SS 5 0 0 0 .260 Lentini, F RF 5 0 1 0 .332 Nunez, L 2B 4 0 0 0 .257 Ford, L DH 4 1 0 0 .338 Dotel, W RF 4 0 0 0 .340 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 1 0 .267 Cuevas, J DH 3 1 0 0 .313 Cleary Jr., D CF 5 1 2 0 .294 Galvez, J 1B 4 0 3 0 .354 Gotay, R 2B 3 0 0 0 .285 Vitters, J 3B 3 0 0 0 .230 Dowd, M C 4 0 1 1 .278 Chambers, A CF 4 0 0 1 .111 Blanke, M 1B 2 0 0 0 .233 Gil, J C 4 0 2 0 .500 Johnson, D 1B,PH 1 0 0 0 .212 Giansanti, A LF 2 0 0 0 .222 Wessinger, M SS 3 0 0 0 .207 Nina, A LF,PH 1 0 0 0 .000 Tekotte, B PH 0 0 0 0 .222 Hughes, C SS 1 0 0 0 .125 35 2 8 1 34 1 5 1 L Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 8 2 Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 2B--Cleary Jr., D CF (6), Gil, J C (1). RBI--Dowd, M C (18), TOTALS (0), Chambers, A CF (3), TOTALS (0). SH--Tekotte, B PH (0), Nina, A LF,PH (0). SB--Vega, A LF (13), Lentini, F RF (20), Galvez, J 1B (4), Chambers, A CF (2). E--Dowd, M C (4), Johnson, D 1B,PH (3), Vitters, J 3B (5). LOB--L Island 13, Bridgeport 7. DP--L. Nunez(2B) - J. Galvez(1B), J. Vitters(3B) - J. Galvez(1B), L. Nunez(2B) - L. Hernandez(SS) - J. Galvez(1B), R. Gotay(2B) - M. Wessinger(SS) - M. Blanke(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Snodgrass, J 6.0 4 1 1 2 6 0 3.46 DeJiulio Jr., F 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Richardson, D 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 De La Rosa, E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.93 Struck, N 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.29 Crider, P (W,3-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.00 Diaz, A (S,2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.92 10 5 1 1 3 9 0 Bridgeport Antonini, M 5.0 5 1 0 4 5 0 2.66 Kuzia, J 2.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.49 Shuman, S 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.78 Demny, P (L,2-1) 1.1 2 1 1 3 0 0 1.74 Niesen, E 0.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.44 10 8 2 1 9 7 0 WP--Snodgrass, J (2), Struck, N (3). SO--Lentini, F, Puckett, C, Gotay, R, Blanke, M, Johnson, D, Wessinger, M, Hughes, C, Hernandez, L, Dotel, W 2, Galvez, J, Vitters, J, Chambers, A 2, Giansanti, A, Nina, A. BB--Vega, A 2, Ford, L, Puckett, C, Gotay, R 2, Dowd, M, Blanke, M, Johnson, D, Nunez, L, Cuevas, J, Vitters, J. BF--Snodgrass, J 23 (307), DeJiulio Jr., F (50), Richardson, D 2 (12), De La Rosa, E 3 (98), Struck, N 4 (77), Crider, P (69), Diaz, A 4 (96), Antonini, M 24 (302), Kuzia, J 6 (122), Shuman, S 4 (102), Demny, P 9 (49), Niesen, E 2 (116). P-S--Snodgrass, J 88-56, DeJiulio Jr., F 3-2, Richardson, D 5-3, De La Rosa, E 17-9, Struck, N 18-9, Crider, P 7-4, Diaz, A 12-8, Antonini, M 103-57, Kuzia, J 24-14, Shuman, S 15-9, Demny, P 39-18, Niesen, E 10-6. T--3:37. A--3347 Weather: Nice Summer Night Plate Umpire - Karl Best, Field Umpire #1 - John Libone, Field Umpire #3 - Richard Katz