Perales’ single in 10th wins game
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 29, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Camden Riversharks 2-1 in 10 innings on Wednesday night in the opener of a two-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Danny Perales and Connor Graham talk about the dramatic victory
Camden took a 1-0 lead in the third on a RBI infield single from Paddy Matera off Ducks starter Bill Murphy. Bryant Nelson tied the game in the bottom of the fourth with a solo home run to right off Riversharks starter Brian Bass.
Both sides exchanged zeroes until the bottom of the 10th inning when the Ducks broke through. P.J. Phillips singled, went to second on a sacrifice bunt and scored on a RBI single by Danny Perales.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Murphy lasted three innings, allowing one run on four hits with one strikeout while Bass tossed seven innings, yielding one run on six hits while striking out six. Eric Niesen (2-0) got the win after tossing a scoreless inning of relief while Adrian Martin (1-2) took the loss, surrendering a run on three hits in one and one-third innings.
Joash Brodin and Ramon Castro each had two hits to lead the Flock.
The Ducks and Riversharks wrap up their brief two-game set on Thursday night. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at approximately 5:35. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive 600th Sellout Pins as the final part of the seven-part 2013 Collector’s Series. Right-hander Nick DeBarr will get the start for the Ducks against Riversharks righty Jeff Farnsworth.
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. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action live online, with streaming video and audio available on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.
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Duck Tales: Joash Brodin extended his on-base streak to 18 games with two hits in the contest, the longest streak by a Duck this season. During the streak, the switch-hitter is batting .424 (28-for-66) with six doubles, two homers, eight RBI, 20 runs and 12 walks. In that time, he has raised his on-base percentage from .309 to .422. Brodin has also now hit safely in 16 of his last 17 games…Adam Bailey extended his on-base streak to 16 consecutive games and his hitting streak to nine straight games with a single. During the on-base streak, he is batting .306 (19-for-62) with five doubles, four homers, 11 RBI and 12 runs scored…Bryant Nelson’s solo home run in the fourth inning was his fifth homer of the year and the team’s 33rd in 2013. Nelson clubbed 13 homers in 2012 with the Flock and now trails Danny Perales by one for the team lead…The waddle-off win was the Ducks’ first of the 2013 season. Long Island earned 10 walk-off victories during the 2012 regular season and added one in the playoffs (Game Five of the Atlantic League Championship Series). It was also the Ducks’ eighth come-from-behind win and first victory in extra innings this season.
GAME DATE: 05/29/2013 Camden Riversharks 1 AT Long Island Ducks 2 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD Camden AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG C.Walker CF 4 0 0 0 .242 D.Perales CF 5 0 1 1 .267 W.Valdez SS 4 0 2 0 .444 J.Brodin LF 4 0 2 0 .336 P.Matera 2B 4 0 2 1 .314 R.Navarrete DH 4 0 1 0 .260 D.Young 1B 5 0 0 0 .289 R.Kiniry DH,PR 0 0 0 0 .236 R.Padron DH 2 0 0 0 .298 B.Nelson 3B 4 1 1 1 .239 S.Manriquez C 4 0 1 0 .255 A.Bailey RF 4 0 1 0 .261 J.Martinez 3B 3 0 0 0 .255 R.Castro C 4 0 2 0 .242 B.Reynolds RF 3 0 0 0 .205 M.Watts 1B 4 0 1 0 .250 J.Drennen PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .225 P.Phillips 2B 3 1 1 0 .233 Y.Gomez LF 3 1 0 0 .260 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .226 B.Rice LF 0 0 0 0 .059 33 1 5 1 35 2 10 2 Camden 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 0 L Island 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 2 10 1 2B--J.Brodin (8). HR--B.Nelson (5). RBI--P.Matera (17), D.Perales (24), B.Nelson (16). HP--C.Walker (1), R.Padron (2). SH--W.Valdez (0), D.Lyons (0). SB--C.Walker (12). CS--C.Walker (1), A.Bailey (2). E--B.Nelson (4). LOB--Camden 9, L Island 7. DP--S. Manriquez(C) - P. Matera(2B), P. Matera(2B) - J. Martinez(3B) - D. Young(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Camden B.Bass 7.0 6 1 1 1 6 1 5.44 J.Ellis 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.46 A.Martin (L,1-2) 1.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 1.72 9.1 10 2 2 1 6 1 L Island B.Murphy 3.0 4 1 1 2 1 0 8.31 C.Graham 4.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5.27 J.Lansford 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 L.Rosales 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.20 E.Niesen (W,2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.67 10 5 1 1 4 5 0 WP--B.Bass (3). HB--B.Murphy (1), C.Graham (4). SO--W.Valdez, R.Padron, S.Manriquez, B.Reynolds, Y.Gomez, J.Brodin, R.Navarrete, B.Nelson, R.Castro, P.Phillips, D.Lyons. BB--P.Matera, R.Padron, J.Martinez, Y.Gomez, P.Phillips. BF--B.Bass 26 (203), J.Ellis 4 (53), A.Martin 7 (62), B.Murphy 15 (128), C.Graham 15 (122), J.Lansford 3 (57), L.Rosales 3 (64), E.Niesen 4 (76). P-S--B.Bass 102-64, J.Ellis 14-10, A.Martin 23-17, B.Murphy 62-32, C.Graham 46-29, J.Lansford 7-6, L.Rosales 10-6, E.Niesen 18-11. T--3:01. A--4113 Umpires: Plate Ump - Chase Edmondson, Field Ump #1 - Manolo Alejandro, Field Ump #2 - Aaron Freeman