Long Island to face Somerset in Liberty Division Championship Series
(York, Pa., Sept. 18, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 8-3 on Sunday afternoon in the final game of the 2016 regular season at PeoplesBank Park. The Ducks end the year with an overall record of 72-68, good for their third consecutive winning season and 13th in 17 season of play.
Fehlandt Lentini and Tyler Colvin led the Ducks offensively in the finale, collecting three hits apiece. Lentini finished with two doubles, two runs and a stolen base in the game. He ends the year with league-best totals in hits (179), runs scored (108), at bats (571) and doubles. Colvin smacked his fifth home run of the season, a solo blast to left-center field, and ended the year going 9-for-16 at the plate in the four-game set at York.
The Revolution were led by Travis Witherspoon, Jared Mitchell and Andres Perez, who each had three had three hits. Witherspoon collected two doubles, two RBI and two runs, while Mitchell drove in two runs and Perez scored twice while hitting his 14th home run of 2016. Keith Castillo also went deep for his fifth of the year.
Revolution starter Ty’Relle Harris did not factor into the decision, lasting four innings and allowing two runs on four hits and two walks while striking out four. Michael Click (7-3) collected the win despite allowing a run on one hit in one inning of relief. Jarret Leverett (6-9) suffered the loss, yielding four runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings with three strikeouts.
The Ducks will begin the 2016 Atlantic League playoffs on Wednesday night with Game One of the Liberty Division Championship Series against the Somerset Patriots. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from TD Bank Ballpark. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel. Streaming audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE. Pitching matchups have yet to be determined for the series.
After playing Games One and Two on the road, the best-of-five series will return to Long Island on Friday, September 23 for Game Three. 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). The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive Playoff Rally Towels, courtesy of News 12 Long Island. Tickets to the game and all Ducks home postseason 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.
About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)
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Game Date: 09/18/2016 Long Island Ducks 3 AT York Revolution 8 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG Lentini, F CF 5 2 3 0 .313 Witherspoon, T RF 4 2 3 2 .282 Gotay, R 2B 4 0 1 1 .275 Mitchell, J CF 5 1 3 2 .285 Ford, L LF 4 0 0 1 .305 Perez, A 2B 4 2 3 1 .289 Puckett, C DH 4 0 0 0 .272 Rivers, K 1B 4 0 1 2 .251 Colvin, T 1B 4 1 3 1 .218 Rockett, M LF 5 0 0 0 .295 Blanke, M C 4 0 1 0 .253 Guzman, J DH 3 0 0 0 .278 Wessinger, M 3B 2 0 0 0 .207 Castillo, K C 4 1 1 1 .251 Scura, C RF 3 0 0 0 .114 Pounds, B 3B 4 1 1 0 .250 Hughes, C SS 4 0 0 0 .145 Chaves, B SS 4 1 2 0 .226 34 3 8 3 37 8 14 8 L Island 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 - 3 8 0 York 0 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 x - 8 14 1 2B--Lentini, F CF 2 (42), Witherspoon, T RF 2 (13), Chaves, B SS (14). HR--Colvin, T 1B (5), Perez, A 2B (14), Castillo, K C (5). RBI--Gotay, R 2B (63), Ford, L LF (30), Colvin, T 1B (28), TOTALS 3 (0), Witherspoon, T RF 2 (47), Mitchell, J CF 2 (39), Perez, A 2B (63), Rivers, K 1B 2 (46), Castillo, K C (28), TOTALS 8 (0). SB--Lentini, F CF (51), Witherspoon, T RF (41), Mitchell, J CF (26), Perez, A 2B (2). E--Perez, A 2B (14). LOB--L Island 7, York 9. DP--A. Perez(2B) - B. Pounds(3B) - K. Rivers(1B), A. Perez(2B) - B. Chaves(SS) - K. Rivers(1B), M. Blanke(C) - M. Wessinger(3B) - T. Colvin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Leverett, J (L,6-9) 5.0 7 4 4 2 3 2 3.74 Cabrera, F 0.1 5 3 3 1 0 0 8.31 Perdomo, L 1.2 0 0 0 1 3 0 4.91 Hansen, K 1.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 8.44 8 14 8 8 4 8 2 York Harris, T 4.0 4 2 2 2 4 1 4.49 Click, M (W,7-3) 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 5.25 Corpas, M 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2.18 Rice, S 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.60 Arredondo, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.25 Reed, N 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1.64 9 8 3 3 3 10 1 SO--Lentini, F, Gotay, R, Puckett, C 2, Blanke, M, Wessinger, M, Scura, C, Hughes, C 3, Rivers, K, Rockett, M 2, Guzman, J, Castillo, K, Pounds, B, Chaves, B 2. BB--Wessinger, M 2, Scura, C, Witherspoon, T, Perez, A, Rivers, K, Guzman, J. BF--Leverett, J 24 (99), Cabrera, F 7 (50), Perdomo, L 5 (53), Hansen, K 5 (75), Harris, T 18 (523), Click, M 4 (262), Corpas, M 4 (137), Rice, S 4 (130), Arredondo, J 4 (152), Reed, N 3 (91). P-S--Leverett, J 93-58, Cabrera, F 19-10, Perdomo, L 26-15, Hansen, K 16-10, Harris, T 65-36, Click, M 16-11, Corpas, M 19-10, Rice, S 16-10, Arredondo, J 17-11, Reed, N 15-9. T--2:48. A--3479 4th Inning---York mound visit by coach 6th Inning---Long Island mound visit by coach Weather: 91 degrees, cloudy Plate Umpire - Nate Caldwell, Field Umpire #1 - David Speranza, Field Umpire #3 - Derek Moccia