Four two-out runs lift Long Island in series opener
(Photo courtesy of Bert Hindman)
(Waldorf, Md., June 10, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 4-2 in 11 innings on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the dramatic extra inning victory
Southern Maryland opened the scoring in the second inning against Ducks starter Mark Blackmar with a solo home run to left field by Michael Snyder and an RBI fielder’s choice from D’Arby Myers. Long Island would tie the game in the seventh against Blue Crabs starter Gaby Hernandez. Cody Puckett drove in a run with a two-out single to center then scored on a double by Blake Tekotte coupled with a throwing error.
It stayed 2-2 until the top of the inning when the Ducks struck for two more two-out runs to take the lead for good. An RBI single by Mike Dowd and an RBI double by Matt Wessinger put Long Island on top 4-2.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Blackmar tossed seven innings of two-run ball, allowing four hits and one walk while striking out five. Hernandez also pitched seven innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on four hits and a walk with eight strikeouts. Frank DeJiulio Jr. (2-0) collected the win after recording the final out of the 10th, stranding the winning run in scoring position. Robert Carson (0-1) took the loss, yielding two runs on one hit and one walk in two-thirds of an inning. Eury De La Rosa earned his first save of the season with a scoreless 11th inning.
Dowd and Fehlandt Lentini led the Flock with two hits apiece.
The Ducks and Blue Crabs continue their three-game series on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m. from Regency Furniture Stadium. Fans can follow all of the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News radio. Streaming audio will also be available online by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander John Brownell takes the mound for the Ducks against Blue Crabs righty Tim Sexton.
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, June 14 to begin a three-game series the New Britain Bees. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). It’s a Two-Fer Tuesday at the ballpark, and fans purchasing tickets to the game online or via the Ducks mobile app can receive a buy one, get one free offer by entering the promo code “BOGO” at checkout (max four total tickets per transaction). It’s also a Humana Senior Discount Tuesday, and senior citizens (65 or older with valid ID) will receive a 25{f7b134541f126dcd33819b5eec9a91dff238b58155023223dba97c27371a7fb5} discount and a special gift package, courtesy of Humana, when purchasing a ticket to the game at the Bethpage Ballpark box office (limited to the first 50 tickets purchased). Tickets to the game, and all Ducks home games, are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.
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Game Date: 06/10/2016 Long Island Ducks 4 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 2 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG Lentini, F RF 6 0 2 0 .328 Brown, G 2B 5 0 0 0 .213 Vega, A LF 3 0 0 0 .272 Nelson, B 3B 5 0 0 0 .295 Gotay, R 2B 4 1 1 0 .310 Wilson, Z DH 5 0 1 0 .277 Colvin, T 1B 5 1 1 0 .253 Snyder, M 1B 5 1 1 1 .300 Burroughs, S DH 4 0 1 0 .276 Walton, J RF 4 1 1 0 .282 Puckett, C 3B 4 2 1 1 .289 Lewis, F LF 4 0 2 0 .260 Tekotte, B CF 5 0 1 0 .239 Flores, A C 3 0 1 0 .230 Dowd, M C 5 0 2 1 .297 Garcia, E SS 3 0 0 0 .217 Wessinger, M SS 4 0 1 1 .187 Myers, D CF 4 0 0 1 .205 40 4 10 3 38 2 6 2 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 - 4 10 1 S Maryland 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 6 1 2B--Gotay, R 2B (6), Tekotte, B CF (13), Wessinger, M SS (5). HR--Snyder, M 1B (10). RBI--Puckett, C 3B (28), Dowd, M C (15), Wessinger, M SS (9), TOTALS 3 (0), Snyder, M 1B (21), Myers, D CF (13), TOTALS 2 (0). SH--Burroughs, S DH (0), Wessinger, M SS (0), Flores, A C (0). E--Puckett, C 3B (6), Walton, J RF (3). LOB--L Island 9, S Maryland 5. DP--C. Puckett(3B) - R. Gotay(2B), G. Brown(2B) - A. Flores(C). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Blackmar, M 7.0 4 2 2 1 5 1 2.03 Diaz, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.95 Coffey, T 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.57 Crider, P 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.29 DeJiulio Jr., F (W,2-0) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 De La Rosa, E (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.46 11 6 2 2 1 7 1 S Maryland Hernandez, G 7.0 4 2 1 1 8 0 4.09 Berg, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.95 Eppley, C 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.91 Moore, N 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 1.86 Maine, S 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5.73 Santos, O 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.95 Carson, R (L,0-1) 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 12.15 Grening, B 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.09 11 10 4 3 4 11 0 WP--Blackmar, M (3), Eppley, C (2). SO--Lentini, F, Vega, A, Gotay, R, Colvin, T 4, Tekotte, B 2, Wessinger, M 2, Nelson, B, Snyder, M 3, Walton, J, Lewis, F, Flores, A. BB--Vega, A 2, Gotay, R, Puckett, C, Garcia, E. BF--Blackmar, M 26 (214), Diaz, A 3 (70), Coffey, T 3 (55), Crider, P 3 (56), DeJiulio Jr., F (39), De La Rosa, E 4 (79), Hernandez, G 26 (215), Berg, J 3 (96), Eppley, C 5 (89), Moore, N 3 (86), Maine, S (59), Santos, O (55), Carson, R 4 (14), Grening, B 3 (108). P-S--Blackmar, M 89-68, Diaz, A 7-6, Coffey, T 9-7, Crider, P 10-9, DeJiulio Jr., F 4-2, De La Rosa, E 22-15, Hernandez, G 100-72, Berg, J 8-8, Eppley, C 20-12, Moore, N 3-3, Maine, S 6-2, Santos, O 4-2, Carson, R 14-11, Grening, B 3-3. T--3:25. A--4395 Plate Umpire - Kevin Sweeney, Field Umpire #1 - Derek Moccia, Field Umpire #2 - Nate Caldwell