Marc Krauss and Alex Burg both connect on home runs in loss

(Bridgewater, N.J., June 14, 2017) – The Long Island Ducks fell to the Somerset Patriots 7-6 in a walk off Wednesday night at TD Bank Ballpark in the middle game of a three-game series.

GAME VIDEO: Highlights from Wednesday’s extra-inning thriller

The game remained scoreless until the bottom of the third, when the Patriots (32-20) sent nine batters to the plate and scored three runs against John Brownell. The big blow in the frame was a two-run home run by Somerset catcher Adam Donachie.

The Ducks (26-26) would get on the board against Patriots starter Dave Kubiak in the top of the fifth when Marc Krauss launched a solo home run to right field. The blast was Krauss’ fifth of the season and second in his last two games played.

In the bottom of the fifth, Somerset pulled back ahead by three when Greg Golson walked, stole second base, and scored on an Aharon Eggleston double. Brownell was done after the fifth, allowing four runs on seven hits, walking four and striking out three. He did not factor into the decision.

Long Island broke out the bats and took a 5-4 lead in the top of the seventh against four Somerset pitchers, with the highlight coming on an Alex Burg three-run, opposite-field home run. However, the Patriots answered back with two runs off Eury De La Rosa in the bottom of the frame to claim a 6-5 advantage.

Dan Lyons drove a double off the wall to lead off the top of the ninth against Jon Hunton, and he scored two batters later on an Anthony Vega sacrifice fly to tie the game at six.

With two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Carlos Guzman and Alfredo Rodriguez collected back-to-back singles against Patrick Crider, and pinch hitter Yovan Gonzalez won the game with another base hit to left, scoring Guzman.

Crider (0-3) was tagged with the loss for the Ducks, while Will Oliver (2-0) got the win after a scoreless inning of relief for the Patriots.

The Ducks finish their three-game series against the Somerset Patriots on Thursday. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. from TD Bank Ballpark. Fans 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. Right-hander Matt Larkins (1-5, 5.23) gets the start for the Ducks against Patriots righty Lucas Irvine (3-1, 4.88).

Long Island returns home on Monday, June 19 to open up a four-game set with the Patriots. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). It’s Health Night at the ballpark, presented by Northwell Health, and the first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive Commemorative Purple T-Shirts. It’s also a Military Monday, and as a thank you to the men and women of the armed forces who risk their lives to keep us safe, active military members (with valid military ID) will receive a special $7 ticket offer when purchasing tickets to Monday’s game at the Bethpage Ballpark box office (subject to availability). 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: 06/14/2017 Long Island Ducks 6 AT Somerset Patriots 7 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Somerset AB R H BI AVG Lentini, F RF 5 0 0 0 .210 Kelly, S 3B,SS 4 0 0 0 .266 Vega, A CF 4 0 1 1 .250 Pacchioli, J CF 5 1 1 0 .327 Ford, L LF 5 0 2 1 .231 Guzman, C 1B 6 1 2 0 .267 Songco, A DH 4 1 0 0 .281 Minicozzi, M 3B 3 1 2 1 .200 Gotay, R 3B 5 0 0 0 .091 Rodriguez, A SS 2 0 1 0 .172 Krauss, M 1B 3 2 1 1 .269 Roller, K DH 4 1 1 0 .296 Burg, A C 4 1 2 3 .252 Gonzalez, Y PH 1 0 1 1 .345 Alfonzo, G 2B 4 1 2 0 .317 Golson, G RF 4 1 2 2 .262 Lyons, D SS 3 1 2 0 .253 Eggleston, A LF 4 0 3 1 .302 Bortnick, T 2B 4 1 2 0 .308 Donachie, A C 5 1 2 2 .268 37 6 10 6 42 7 17 7 L Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 - 6 10 1 Somerset 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 - 7 17 0 2B--Alfonzo, G 2B (3), Lyons, D SS (10), Roller, K DH (3), Eggleston, A LF (7). HR--Krauss, M 1B (5), Burg, A C (6), Donachie, A C (2). RBI--Vega, A CF (7), Ford, L LF (8), Krauss, M 1B (28), Burg, A C 3 (19), TOTALS 6 (0), Minicozzi, M 3B (3), Gonzalez, Y PH (13), Golson, G RF 2 (12), Eggleston, A LF (21), Donachie, A C 2 (12), TOTALS 7 (0). SF--Vega, A CF (1). SH--Kelly, S 3B,SS (0). SB--Golson, G RF (1). CS--Kelly, S 3B,SS (5). E--Lyons, D SS (8). LOB--L Island 6, Somerset 14. DP--T. Bortnick(2B) - S. Kelly(SS) - C. Guzman(1B), G. Alfonzo(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - M. Krauss(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Brownell, J 5.0 7 4 4 4 3 1 3.15 Rogers, R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.96 De La Rosa, E 1.0 4 2 2 0 1 0 6.08 Diaz, A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.86 Tsao, C 1.0 2 0 0 1 1 0 1.59 Crider, P (L,0-3) 0.2 3 1 1 1 1 0 1.80 9.2 17 7 7 7 8 1 Somerset Kubiak, D 6.1 4 2 2 2 6 1 3.59 Wright, J 0.0 0 1 1 1 0 0 2.50 Newby, K 0.1 2 2 2 1 0 1 3.64 Darnell, L 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.49 Shaban, R 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.20 Hunton, J 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 4.50 Oliver, W (W,2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 10 10 6 6 4 9 2 WP--De La Rosa, E (2). SO--Lentini, F, Vega, A 2, Songco, A 2, Gotay, R 2, Krauss, M, Burg, A, Kelly, S, Pacchioli, J 2, Guzman, C, Roller, K 2, Bortnick, T, Donachie, A. BB--Songco, A, Krauss, M 2, Lyons, D, Kelly, S, Pacchioli, J, Minicozzi, M, Roller, K, Golson, G, Eggleston, A, Bortnick, T. BF--Brownell, J 26 (283), Rogers, R 4 (98), De La Rosa, E 6 (60), Diaz, A 3 (82), Tsao, C 6 (70), Crider, P 5 (76), Kubiak, D 23 (216), Wright, J (69), Newby, K 4 (70), Darnell, L 5 (123), Shaban, R 2 (62), Hunton, J 4 (38), Oliver, W 3 (74). P-S--Brownell, J 106-65, Rogers, R 12-9, De La Rosa, E 30-21, Diaz, A 12-7, Tsao, C 22-12, Crider, P 23-14, Kubiak, D 84-57, Wright, J 6-2, Newby, K 18-9, Darnell, L 22-12, Shaban, R 10-6, Hunton, J 18-12, Oliver, W 12-7. T--3:44. A--4888 LI, B5, PC mound visit; SOM, T7, PC mound visit; LI, B7, MGR mound visit; Weather: Scattered clouds, 80's Plate Umpire - JB Torres, Field Umpire #1 - Jorge Teran, Field Umpire #3 - Freddie DeJesus