(Photo courtesy of Joe Doll)

(York, Pa., May 31, 2025) – The Long Island Ducks and the York Revolution split a pair of games on Saturday evening at WellSpan Park, with the Ducks taking the opener 13-4 before the Revs countered with a 6-1 win.

In the resumption of Friday’s suspended game, York took a 2-0 lead in the third inning on a wild pitch that scored Michael Berglund and a sac fly off the bat of Marty Costes. Chris Roller tied the game in the fifth with an opposite-field two-run home run to right-center.

A nine-run sixth inning put the Ducks in front 11-2. River Town’s RBI double, RBI singles by Ed Johnson, Kole Kaler and JC Encarnacion, a bases loaded walk by Cody Thomas and a grand slam by Troy Viola did the damage. Viola launched a two-run blast over the Arch Nemesis in left field in the eighth, making it an 11-run ballgame.

Brandon Lewis picked up an RBI single to center in the eighth for York. William Simoneit’s solo homer to right in the ninth rounded out the scoring.

Neither starter factored into the decision. David Griffin pitched two scoreless innings for the Ducks, working around two hits and two walks. Danny Denz tossed three scoreless innings for the Revs, yielding a hit and two walks while striking out three. Brad Case (2-0) picked up the win with a 1-2-3 fifth inning, striking out one. Ian Churchill (1-2) took the loss, giving up eight runs on five hits and three walks in two-thirds of an inning.

Viola led the Ducks offense with three hits, six RBIs and two runs. Roller also had three hits and a walk, driving in two runs while scoring three.

Both teams traded zeroes in Saturday’s regularly-scheduled game until the bottom of the fifth when Frankie Tostado’s two-out grand slam to right-center field off Ducks starter Mitchell Senger gave York a 4-0 lead. Thomas lifted a solo homer over the Arch Nemesis in the sixth to close the gap to 4-1. However, a bases loaded walk by Jalen Miller and a bases loaded hit by pitch of Costes in the bottom of the frame pushed the gap to five.

Revolution starter Tyler Palm (3-0) earned the win, tossing five scoreless innings, allowing three hits while striking out five. Senger (0-2) suffered the loss, surrendering four runs on four hits and three walks in five innings with three strikeouts.

Thomas led the Ducks offense with two hits, an RBI and a run. Johnson added two hits and a walk.

The Ducks and Revolution wrap up their three-game series on Sunday afternoon. First pitch is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. at WellSpan Park. Fans can follow all the action live on FloBaseball. Sign up today by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Ryan Sandberg (1-0, 0.00) toes the rubber for the Ducks against Revolution righty Foster Pace (2-1, 5.27).

Long Island returns home on Tuesday, June 3, to open a three-game set with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Fairfield Properties Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). It’s a Pat’s Marketplace Tuesday, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons for $5 off a purchase of $50 or more at Pat’s Marketplace as fans exit the ballpark. It’s also a Triple Play Tuesday, and if the Ducks turn a triple play during the game, one lucky fan will be a grand prize winner of $25,000. Tickets to the game and all Ducks games are now available and can be purchased by visiting the ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.

The Long Island Ducks are in their 25th Anniversary season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Fairfield Properties Ballpark in Central Islip, N.Y. They are the all-time leader in wins and attendance in Atlantic League history, have led all MLB Partner Leagues in total attendance for four consecutive seasons, and have sold out a record 713 games all-time. For further information, visit LIDucks.com or call 631-940-DUCK (3825).

About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)

Celebrating its third decade, the Atlantic League is Major League Baseball’s first Professional Partner League, a player gateway to the Major Leagues, and a leader in baseball innovation. Over its 26-year history, the ALPB has sent over 1,400 players to MLB organizations while drawing over 47 million fans to its 10 family-friendly ballparks that stretch from New York to North Carolina. Please visit www.AtlanticLeague.com.

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