Five pitchers combine for three-hitter

(Bridgeport, Conn., June 5, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Bridgeport Bluefish 5-0 on Wednesday morning in the middle game of a three-game series at The Ballpark at Harbor Yard.

GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the shutout victory

The Ducks grabbed the game’s first run on Dan Lyons’ two-out RBI single to left in the second inning off Bluefish starter Michael Colla. A two-out single to center by Ralph Henriquez in the third scored Joash Brodin to extend the lead to two.

Long Island tacked on another run in the seventh and two more in the eighth to put the game out of reach. A RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Brodin, a RBI single to left by P.J. Phillips and a run-scoring groundout by Danny Perales did the damage.

James Houser (2-0) started and earned the win for the Ducks, tossing five scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out five. Colla (2-4) suffered the loss, surrendering two runs (one earned) on seven hits with seven strikeouts in six innings.

Henriquez led the Flock with four hits on the day while Adam Bailey extended his on-base streak to 23 games and his hitting streak to 16, both the longest by a Duck this year. The pitching staff combined to allow just three hits and three walks while striking out eight in their third shutout of the season.

The Ducks and Bluefish wrap up their three-game set on Thursday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from The Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Right-hander John Brownell gets the start for the Ducks against Bluefish southpaw Hunter Jones. Fans can follow all the action live online, with streaming audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.

Long Island returns home on Friday, June 7 to open a four-game weekend set against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive 2012 Atlantic League Champions T-Shirts, courtesy of LIU Brentwood/Riverhead. 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: 06/05/2013 Long Island Ducks 5 AT Bridgeport Bluefish 0 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG D.Perales CF 5 1 2 1 .262 D.Mayora 2B 4 0 0 0 .278 A.Bailey RF 4 0 1 0 .270 A.Krum CF 3 0 1 0 .323 B.Broussard 1B 4 0 2 0 .377 P.Redman LF 3 0 0 0 .233 J.Brodin LF 4 1 0 1 .311 A.Gomez DH 4 0 0 0 .317 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .236 L.Lopez 1B 4 0 0 0 .299 R.Henriquez C 5 2 4 1 .211 L.Rodriguez C 4 0 1 0 .262 M.Watts DH 5 1 2 0 .254 R.Mitchell 3B 2 0 1 0 .163 P.Phillips 2B 4 0 1 1 .267 S.Smith RF 3 0 0 0 .323 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 1 .216 I.Suarez SS 3 0 0 0 .211 38 5 13 5 30 0 3 0 L Island 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 - 5 13 0 Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 2B--D.Perales (10), R.Henriquez 2 (5). RBI--D.Perales (27), J.Brodin (18), R.Henriquez (9), P.Phillips (9), D.Lyons (13). SH--D.Lyons (0). SB--A.Krum (5). E--D.Mayora (10). LOB--L Island 11, Bridgeport 6. DP--M. Colla(P) - I. Suarez(SS) - L. Lopez(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Houser (W,2-0) 5.0 3 0 0 2 5 0 4.01 E.Niesen 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.22 I.Snell 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 6.14 J.Lansford 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.89 J.Lansford 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.87 9 3 0 0 3 8 0 Bridgeport M.Colla (L,2-4) 6.0 7 2 1 2 7 0 3.83 K.Texeira 1.0 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.38 T.Minix 0.0 2 2 2 0 0 0 6.75 M.Jannis 2.0 3 0 0 0 0 0 7.56 9 13 5 4 4 7 0 SO--D.Perales, A.Bailey, J.Brodin, M.Watts, P.Phillips 3, D.Mayora, A.Krum, P.Redman, A.Gomez, L.Lopez, L.Rodriguez 2, R.Mitchell. BB--A.Bailey, B.Broussard, J.Brodin, B.Nelson, A.Krum, P.Redman, R.Mitchell. BF--J.Houser 20 (112), E.Niesen 3 (92), I.Snell 3 (64), J.Lansford 4 (71), J.Lansford 3 (72), M.Colla 26 (227), K.Texeira 6 (85), T.Minix 2 (86), M.Jannis 9 (85). P-S--J.Houser 73-47, E.Niesen 10-6, I.Snell 15-9, J.Lansford 14-8, J.Lansford 13-9, M.Colla 94-58, K.Texeira 25-11, T.Minix 6-3, M.Jannis 28-17. T--2:54. A--4452 Umpires: Plate Ump - Hank Himmanen, Field Ump #1 - Matt Hensel, Field Ump #3 - Alan Reyes