Bats blast Camden in series opener
(Camden, N.J., June 17, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Camden Riversharks 9-2 on Monday night in the opening game of a four-game series at Campbell’s Field.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the victory
The Ducks unloaded for seven runs in the second inning to open the scoring. Ramon Castro and Rian Kiniry each had RBI singles, Danny Perales hit a three-run home run to right field and Ben Broussard blasted a two-run homer to right as well. Delwyn Young put the Riversharks on the board with a run-scoring groundout in the fourth inning.
Salomon Manriquez plated another run for Camden in the seventh inning with a RBI double. However, Castro knocked a solo home run, and Perales added a RBI double in the ninth to wrap up the scoring.
Starter James Houser (4-0) picked up the win for the Ducks, tossing six innings of one-run baseball, giving up three hits with four strikeouts. Camden starter Brian Bass (2-8) suffered the loss, allowing seven runs on eight hits in seven innings.
Perales led the Ducks with four hits while Kiniry and Castro each added two. Perales drove in four runs for Long Island, and Castro and Broussard each plated two runs as well.
The Ducks continue their four-game series against the Camden Riversharks on Tuesday night. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m. from Campbell’s Field. Righthander John Brownell takes the mound for the Ducks against Camden righty Jake Hale. Fans can follow all the action live online, with streaming audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel, http://www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.
The Ducks return to Bethpage Ballpark on Friday, June 21 to open a three-game weekend set with the Sugar Land Skeeters. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Property of LI Ducks T-Shirts will go out to the first 1,500 fans, courtesy of Petro. 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: 06/17/2013 Long Island Ducks 9 AT Camden Riversharks 2 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Camden AB R H BI AVG D.Perales CF 5 1 4 4 .288 C.Walker CF 4 0 1 0 .238 J.Barfield 2B 4 1 1 0 .330 W.Valdez SS 3 1 0 0 .229 B.Broussard 1B 4 1 1 2 .337 D.Jimenez 2B 4 0 1 0 .240 B.Hall SS 5 0 1 0 .211 D.Young 1B 4 0 0 1 .247 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .253 R.Padron DH 3 0 0 0 .304 J.Brodin RF 3 1 0 0 .310 D.Cesar LF 4 1 2 0 .300 A.Bailey DH 3 1 0 0 .261 J.Martinez 3B 3 0 1 0 .256 R.Castro C 4 2 2 2 .252 S.Manriquez C 4 0 1 1 .262 R.Kiniry LF 4 2 2 1 .227 B.Reynolds RF 2 0 0 0 .214 36 9 11 9 31 2 6 2 L Island 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 - 9 11 0 Camden 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 6 0 2B--D.Perales (14), D.Cesar (2), S.Manriquez (9). HR--D.Perales (11), B.Broussard (6), R.Castro (4). RBI--D.Perales 4 (41), B.Broussard 2 (17), R.Castro 2 (12), R.Kiniry (5), D.Young (27), S.Manriquez (12). SB--W.Valdez (9), D.Jimenez (1). LOB--L Island 4, Camden 6. DP--D. Jimenez(2B) - D. Young(1B), D. Young(1B) - W. Valdez(SS) - B. Bass(P). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Houser (W,4-0) 6.0 3 1 1 2 4 0 3.22 I.Snell 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.66 E.Niesen 1.2 2 1 1 1 2 0 3.95 J.Lansford 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.35 9 6 2 2 4 7 0 Camden B.Bass (L,2-8) 7.0 8 7 7 4 4 2 5.54 J.Ellis 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.06 A.Johnston 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 2.19 9 11 9 9 4 7 3 PB--R.Castro. SO--B.Hall 2, B.Nelson, A.Bailey 2, R.Kiniry 2, C.Walker, W.Valdez, D.Young, R.Padron, J.Martinez 2, B.Reynolds. BB--J.Barfield, B.Broussard, J.Brodin, A.Bailey, W.Valdez, R.Padron, J.Martinez, B.Reynolds. BF--J.Houser 22 (155), I.Snell (79), E.Niesen 8 (121), J.Lansford 4 (90), B.Bass 31 (311), J.Ellis 3 (71), A.Johnston 6 (49). P-S--J.Houser 85-51, I.Snell 3-3, E.Niesen 31-18, J.Lansford 16-8, B.Bass 112-61, J.Ellis 8-8, A.Johnston 24-18. T--2:58. A--1855 Weather: Slightly overcast, warm, 78F Umpires: Plate Ump - John Hennington, Field Ump #1 - Allan Reyes, Field Ump #2 - Hank Hannenman