Long Island to open Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark

(Sugar Land, Texas, Sept. 17, 2017) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Sugar Land Skeeters 6-2 on Sunday afternoon at Constellation Field in the final game of the 2017 regular season.

GAME VIDEO: Highlights from the regular season finale

The Skeeters took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Anthony Giansanti’s sacrifice fly to center field off Ducks starter Tyler Levine. A two-out RBI double by Wilfredo Rodriguez in the third extended the advantage to two.

Sugar Land doubled their lead to 4-0 in the seventh on a two-run home run to right by Caleb Ramsey. Long Island closed to within two in the eighth on an RBI double to left by Delta Cleary Jr. and an RBI single to right by Angelo Songco. However, the Skeeters got the runs back in the bottom of the inning on sac flies from Dickie Thon and Ramsey.

Skeeters starter Alberto Rodriguez (1-0) earned the win, tossing six scoreless innings, allowing three hits and two walks while striking out seven. Levine (3-3) took the loss, yielding two runs on eight hits and a walk over five innings with three strikeouts. Felipe Paulino picked up his 16th save by recording the game’s final four outs.

The Ducks begin the Atlantic League playoffs on Wednesday night when they open the Liberty Division Championship Series against the Somerset Patriots. Game One of the best-of-five series will begin at 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Good Times, Every Time Notebooks, courtesy of People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union.

Tickets to the game, and all Ducks postseason games, are available online now by CLICKING HERE. Fans can purchase tickets at the Bethpage Ballpark box office or by phone at (631) 940-TIXX beginning Monday, September 18 at 10:00 a.m. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action on the Long Island Ducks Broadcast Network. Live streaming HD video and audio will be available via BoxCast on the Ducks’ official Facebook page, YouTube channel and at LIDucks.com.

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)

The Atlantic League has been a leader in professional baseball and a gateway to Major League Baseball since 1998. Over 38 million fans have attended Atlantic League games and more than 800 players and 50 managers and coaches have joined MLB organizations directly from the ALPB. The Atlantic League emphasizes winning baseball games, showcasing the talent of top-caliber players and offering affordable family entertainment to metropolitan markets serving nearly 15{fe96d6e17d87505a1465284f96a4c69c9ad7d7051973bed0757ffc13536530ff} of the US population.

For more information, please visit www.atlanticleague.com.

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 Game Date: 09/17/2017 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 6 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG Alfonzo, G 2B 3 0 2 0 .309 Prince, J 2B 3 2 2 0 .263 Cleary Jr., D CF 4 1 1 1 .265 Ramsey, C 1B 4 2 3 3 .275 Songco, A 1B 4 0 1 1 .263 Gillespie, C CF 4 0 1 0 .302 Krauss, M DH 3 0 0 0 .282 Pounds, B 3B 4 0 1 0 .215 Gotay, R 3B 2 0 0 0 .261 Giansanti, A DH 3 0 1 1 .273 Pyles, D RF 4 0 1 0 .231 Rodriguez, W C 4 0 1 1 .330 Afenir, A C 4 0 1 0 .227 Benson, J RF 4 1 1 0 .254 Hinshaw, J LF 3 0 0 0 .313 Thon, D LF 3 0 1 1 .205 Lyons, D SS 3 1 0 0 .248 Hughes, C SS 3 1 0 0 .133 30 2 6 2 32 6 11 6 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 6 0 Sugar Land 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 x - 6 11 1 2B--Alfonzo, G 2B (17), Cleary Jr., D CF (15), Pounds, B 3B (19), Rodriguez, W C (14). 3B--Benson, J RF (6). HR--Ramsey, C 1B (3). RBI--Cleary Jr., D CF (46), Songco, A 1B (81), TOTALS 2 (0), Ramsey, C 1B 3 (27), Giansanti, A DH (52), Rodriguez, W C (28), Thon, D LF (7), TOTALS 6 (0). HP--Hinshaw, J LF (4). SF--Ramsey, C 1B (5), Giansanti, A DH (10), Thon, D LF (1). SB--Gotay, R 3B (3), Prince, J 2B 2 (55). E--Hughes, C SS (2). LOB--L Island 6, Sugar Land 9. DP--J. Prince(2B) - C. Hughes(SS) - C. Ramsey(1B), J. Prince(2B) - C. Hughes(SS) - C. Ramsey(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Levine, T (L,3-3) 5.0 8 2 2 1 3 0 5.85 Crider, P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.65 Velez, J 1.0 1 2 2 2 0 1 8.44 Wilson, T 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 0 5.47 8 11 6 6 4 3 1 Sugar Land Rodriguez, A (W,1-0) 6.0 3 0 0 2 7 0 1.69 Johnston, A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.79 DePaula, J 0.2 3 2 2 1 0 0 4.04 Paulino, F (S,16) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.20 9 6 2 2 4 10 0 WP--Levine, T (1), Wilson, T (4). HB--DePaula, J (5). SO--Alfonzo, G, Cleary Jr., D, Songco, A, Krauss, M 2, Gotay, R 2, Afenir, A 2, Lyons, D, Prince, J, Benson, J, Hughes, C. BB--Alfonzo, G, Krauss, M, Gotay, R 2, Prince, J 2, Gillespie, C, Hughes, C. BF--Levine, T 24 (271), Crider, P 3 (216), Velez, J 6 (28), Wilson, T 6 (110), Rodriguez, A 21 (67), Johnston, A 4 (206), DePaula, J 6 (173), Paulino, F 4 (159). P-S--Levine, T 85-57, Crider, P 10-6, Velez, J 32-15, Wilson, T 27-15, Rodriguez, A 83-51, Johnston, A 20-13, DePaula, J 28-15, Paulino, F 16-9. T--2:59. A--4738 Weather: Cloudy, 91, Wind SE 5 mph Plate Umpire - Mike Dorantes, Field Umpire #1 - 1B Joe Harris, Field Umpire #2 - 3B Matt Herrera