Southern Maryland earns first win of the year against Long Island
(Waldorf, Md., June 7, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 3-2 in 11 innings Saturday night in the second game of a five-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the game
The Blue Crabs took an early 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning off Ducks starter John Brownell. Dave Sappelt hit a sacrifice fly with the bases loaded to give Southern Maryland its first lead of the series.
Southern Maryland remained in the lead until the top of the seventh inning. A two-out rally, capped off by an RBI double from Fehland Lentini off Blue Crabs starter Ian Marshall tied up the ballgame at one. The Blue Crabs regained the lead in the bottom of the inning on an RBI single from Angel Sanchez. Long Island evened up the game in the eighth on a RBI single from Randy Ruiz.
The score remained tied at two until the bottom of the 11th inning, when a two-out RBI single from Johermyn Chavez won the ballgame for Southern Maryland.
Neither starting pitcher factored into the decision. Brownell worked seven innings, allowing two runs on seven hits, three walks and five strikeouts. Marshall tossed seven innings as well, allowing one unearned run on seven hits, one walk and three strikeouts. Eduardo Morlan (2-0) earned the win after a scoreless inning of relief, while Jeremy Accardo (3-5) received the loss.
Keith Castillo, Lew Ford and Joash Brodin each had two hits to lead the Ducks.
Long Island takes on Southern Maryland Sunday for a single admission doubleheader. Bobby Blevins (3-1) will toe the rubber for the Ducks in game one against Blue Crabs starter Brian Burres (3-2). First pitch of game one is scheduled for 1:05 p.m., with game two beginning approximately 30 minutes after the completion of game one. The live broadcast can be heard on 103.9 FM, LI News Radio and online by CLICKING HERE.
Long Island returns home on Wednesday, June 11 as the Ferry Cup Series returns to Bethpage Ballpark when the Ducks take the on the Bridgeport Bluefish in a three-game series. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Baseball Banks, courtesy of Municipal Credit Union. Tickets for the game and every Ducks regular season home game are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.
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Game Date: 06/07/2014 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 3 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini RF 5 0 1 1 .302 J.Kaplan LF 4 1 1 0 .200 C.Puckett 2B 5 0 0 0 .301 A.Sanchez SS 4 0 3 1 .324 L.Ford CF 5 1 2 0 .392 C.Ziegler 1B 5 0 0 0 .268 J.Brodin 1B 5 0 2 0 .253 J.Opitz 3B 5 0 1 0 .256 R.Ruiz DH 5 0 1 1 .286 D.Sappelt CF 3 0 1 1 .287 A.Bailey LF 5 0 0 0 .267 A.Zazueta 2B 5 0 0 0 .265 S.Miranda 3B 5 0 1 0 .244 T.Delmonico DH 5 1 2 0 .280 K.Castillo C 4 1 2 0 .237 J.Chavez RF 5 0 1 1 .056 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 0 .263 A.de San Miguel C 4 1 2 0 .203 42 2 10 2 40 3 11 3 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 2 10 0 S Maryland 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 11 1 2B--F.Lentini (12), T.Delmonico (5). RBI--F.Lentini (21), R.Ruiz (13), A.Sanchez (3), D.Sappelt (9), J.Chavez (1). SF--D.Sappelt (2). SB--J.Kaplan (2). CS--D.Sappelt (4). E--J.Opitz (5). LOB--L Island 8, S Maryland 9. DP--S. Miranda(3B) - C. Puckett(2B) - J. Brodin(1B), I. Marshall(P) - A. Sanchez(SS) - C. Ziegler(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Brownell 7.0 7 2 2 3 5 0 4.12 B.Lorin 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 J.Accardo (L,3-5) 1.2 3 1 1 0 1 0 4.74 10.2 11 3 3 3 7 0 S Maryland I.Marshall 7.0 7 1 0 1 3 0 4.02 E.Hamren 0.1 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.84 C.Manning 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.80 E.Massingham 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.50 J.Warden 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.45 E.Morlan (W,2-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.05 11 10 2 1 1 5 0 SO--C.Puckett, R.Ruiz, A.Bailey 2, S.Miranda, J.Kaplan, J.Opitz, D.Sappelt, A.Zazueta, T.Delmonico 2, A.de San Miguel. BB--D.Lyons, J.Kaplan, A.Sanchez, D.Sappelt. BF--J.Brownell 30 (251), B.Lorin 6 (55), J.Accardo 8 (82), I.Marshall 28 (179), E.Hamren 4 (87), C.Manning 2 (72), E.Massingham 3 (75), J.Warden 3 (73), E.Morlan 3 (26). P-S--J.Brownell 116-68, B.Lorin 18-13, J.Accardo 24-16, I.Marshall 96-65, E.Hamren 15-10, C.Manning 8-5, E.Massingham 7-7, J.Warden 12-7, E.Morlan 7-6. T--3:09. A--6555 Weather: Plate Umpire - Dave Turko, Field Umpire #1 - Joseph DeCrescenzo, Field Umpire #2 - David Speranza