(Camden, N.J., June 20, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Camden Riversharks 6-2 on Wednesday night in the second game of a three-game series at Campbell’s Field.

GAME AUDIO: James McOwen’s solo homer in the sixth, his third of the year

GAME AUDIO: McOwen’s RBI single to center in the seventh

Camden took an early lead on a first inning solo homer to right from Brian Burgamy and a RBI double by Jake Eigsti in the second off Ducks starter Dan Meyer. Single runs in the fourth and fifth on sac fly to right by Eigsti and a RBI fielder’s choice of the bat of Pedro Feliz stretched the lead to four.

James McOwen cut the deficit in half with a solo homer to right in the sixth off Riversharks starter Bryan Corey and a RBI single to center in the seventh. However, two more runs for Camden in the eighth put the game away.

Corey (4-4) got the win, tossing five and two-thirds innings, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out two. Meyer (1-4) took the loss, yielding three runs (two earned) on four hits and four walks in four innings of work.

McOwen and Dan Lyons led the Ducks with two hits apiece.

The Ducks and Riversharks close out their three-game set on Thursday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from Campbell’s Field. Fans can follow the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be available courtesy of iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Left-hander Gustavo Chacin toes the rubber for the Ducks against Camden southpaw Keith Weiser.

Long Island returns home on Thursday, June 28 as they host the Sugar Land Skeeters for the very first time. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Quackers, courtesy of Newsday. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or visiting www.liducks.com.

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 GAME DATE: 06/16/2012 Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 1 AT Long Island Ducks 2 YTD YTD S Maryland AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG P.Figueroa SS 4 0 0 0 .280 K.Binick CF 4 0 1 0 .282 C.Hu DH 4 0 0 0 .331 R.Gorecki RF 4 0 0 0 .271 C.Benjamin LF 4 0 1 0 .304 R.Navarrete 2B 4 1 2 0 .339 J.Gutierrez 1B 4 0 0 0 .250 J.McOwen PR 0 1 0 0 .243 M.Padgett 3B 3 1 1 0 .256 M.Esquivel DH 4 0 2 0 .351 M.Daniel RF 3 0 1 0 .262 B.Sing 1B 4 0 2 0 .231 D.Espinosa 2B 3 0 1 1 .225 B.Nelson 3B 3 0 0 1 .224 R.Mercado C 2 0 0 0 .213 S.Williams LF 3 0 0 0 .315 C.Lopez C,PH 1 0 0 0 .265 M.Canham C 3 0 0 0 .167 J.Owens CF 1 0 1 0 .248 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .280 29 1 5 1 32 2 7 1 S Maryland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 - 2 7 1 2B--B.Sing (11). 3B--D.Espinosa (2). RBI--D.Espinosa (12), B.Nelson (33). HP--D.Espinosa (1). SF--B.Nelson (4). SH--R.Mercado (0). SB--K.Binick (13). E--M.Padgett (6), D.Lyons (5). LOB--S Maryland 7, L Island 5. DP--P. Figueroa(SS) - D. Espinosa(2B), D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA S Maryland V.Vasquez 6.0 5 1 0 0 1 0 4.50 R.Barrett 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.40 C.Mobley (L,0-1) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.82 C.Manning 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.85 8.2 7 2 1 0 2 0 L Island B.Zimmermann 8.0 5 1 1 4 3 0 3.82 J.Meloan (W,4-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.03 9 5 1 1 4 3 0 WP--C.Manning (4). HB--B.Zimmermann (7). SO--J.Gutierrez, M.Padgett, M.Daniel, S.Williams, M.Canham. BB--M.Padgett, M.Daniel, J.Owens 2. BF--V.Vasquez 23 (293), R.Barrett 3 (61), C.Mobley 6 (45), C.Manning (106), B.Zimmermann 32 (287), J.Meloan 3 (110). P-S--V.Vasquez 76-49, R.Barrett 8-5, C.Mobley 21-15, C.Manning 4-1, B.Zimmermann 106-61, J.Meloan 13-9. T--2:34. A--6579 Umpires: Plate Ump - Frank Leparik, Field Ump #1 - Marty Bauer, Field Ump #2 - David Mills