(York, Penn., Aug. 23, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 11-0 on Thursday night in the final game of a four-game series at Sovereign Bank Stadium.
The Revolution struck first on Johan Limonta’s two-run single to center in the first off Ducks starter Bubbie Buzachero. Two more runs came across for York on a two-run double to left by Scott Grimes in the second.
Travis Scott’s RBI single in the third stretched the lead to five. A four-spot in the seventh and two more in the eighth rounded out the scoring. A pair of two-run homers by Chris Nowak to left highlighted the offense.
Chris Waters (4-5) got the win, tossing seven scoreless innings, allowing five hits and three walks while striking out six. Buzachero (0-1) suffered the loss, surrendering five runs on seven hits in three innings of work.
The Ducks continue their seven-game road trip on Friday night with the opener of a three-game set against the Lancaster Barnstormers. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Clipper Magazine Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live on the radio at MyCountry 96.1 FM and online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage.
Long Island returns home on Monday, August 27 to open a three-game series against the Camden Riversharks. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. It’s an Unused Ticket Day at the ballpark! Fans that could not make it out to a ballgame during the 2012 season and are still in possession of their unused tickets may exchange them for tickets of equal or lesser value at the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, subject to availability. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or visiting www.liducks.com.
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GAME DATE: 08/23/2012 Long Island Ducks 0 AT York Revolution 11 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG D.Lyons SS 4 0 1 0 .264 J.Fiorentino LF 5 1 3 0 .295 S.Williams 3B 3 0 0 0 .275 R.Castro 3B 3 1 0 0 .275 R.Navarrete DH 4 0 0 0 .311 J.Thurston SS 5 1 1 0 .324 B.Sing 1B 3 0 0 0 .286 A.Perez 2B 5 1 1 0 .328 M.Esquivel RF 4 0 1 0 .309 J.Limonta DH 5 3 4 4 .348 J.Brodin LF 4 0 0 0 .258 C.Nowak 1B 5 2 3 4 .282 K.Binick CF 3 0 1 0 .255 M.Hernandez RF 3 1 1 0 .300 B.Pinckney 2B 4 0 1 0 .333 T.Scott C 4 1 2 1 .231 J.Johnson C 2 0 2 0 .209 S.Grimes CF 5 0 1 2 .253 31 0 6 0 40 11 16 11 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 York 2 2 1 0 0 0 4 2 x - 11 16 0 2B--D.Lyons (15), J.Fiorentino (8), J.Limonta (4), M.Hernandez (17), S.Grimes (18). HR--C.Nowak 2 (24). RBI--J.Limonta 4 (8), C.Nowak 4 (78), T.Scott (31), S.Grimes 2 (43). HP--S.Williams (9), M.Hernandez (3). SB--J.Fiorentino (3). LOB--L Island 8, York 10. DP--A. Perez(2B) - J. Thurston(SS) - C. Nowak(1B), R. Castro(3B) - A. Perez(2B) - C. Nowak(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Buzachero (L,0-1) 3.0 7 5 5 2 1 0 15.00 A.Rowe 3.0 6 4 4 0 4 1 10.13 J.Lansford 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 5.48 J.Lansford 1.0 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.30 8 16 11 11 4 7 2 York C.Waters (W,4-5) 7.0 5 0 0 3 6 0 4.20 A.Thomas 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.71 Y.Novoa 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5.19 9 6 0 0 3 7 0 WP--B.Buzachero (1), J.Lansford (5). PB--T.Scott. HB--J.Lansford (1), C.Waters (7). SO--D.Lyons 2, S.Williams, R.Navarrete, B.Sing, J.Brodin, B.Pinckney, R.Castro, J.Thurston, J.Limonta, M.Hernandez, T.Scott, S.Grimes 2. BB--B.Sing, K.Binick, J.Johnson, R.Castro 2, M.Hernandez, T.Scott. BF--B.Buzachero 18 (18), A.Rowe 15 (98), J.Lansford 6 (115), J.Lansford 6 (197), C.Waters 28 (275), A.Thomas 3 (217), Y.Novoa 4 (293). P-S--B.Buzachero 60-36, A.Rowe 49-33, J.Lansford 25-13, J.Lansford 19-9, C.Waters 95-59, A.Thomas 15-10, Y.Novoa 23-17. T--2:46. A--4405 Weather: 89 degrees, sunny Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Hensel, Field Ump #1 - Hank Himmanen, Field Ump #3 - Chase Edmondson