Flock drop second-to-last road game of first half
(York, Penn., June 28, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 7-1 Saturday night at Santander Stadium in the third game of a four-game series.
GAME AUDIO: Keith Castillo’s RBI groundout in the second inning
York took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning on a leadoff, solo home run from Justin Greene off Ducks starter John Brownell. Long Island evened the ballgame the next inning on a RBI groundout from Keith Castillo off Revolution starter Corey Thurman.
The Revolution regained the lead in the bottom of the fourth inning on a RBI groundout from Ofilio Castro and a RBI double from Travis Garcia. Johan Limonta extended the York lead to 4-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning with a solo home run.
The Revolution added three more runs in the bottom of the eighth inning on a RBI single from Chad Tracy and a two-run double from Salvador Paniagua to cap the scoring.
Brownell (7-4) received the loss, allowing seven runs on 11 hits, one walk and five strikeouts over seven and one-third innings. Thurman (3-1) earned the win for York, yielding one run on four hits, two walks and two strikeouts in five innings of work.
Joash Brodin paced the Ducks bats with two hits, while Castillo added the lone RBI of the evening for Long Island.
The Ducks and Revolution will conclude their series Sunday evening at Santander Stadium. Ducks starter Bobby Blevins will face-off against York southpaw Logan Williamson. The broadcast for tomorrow’s game can be heard on Long Island’s home for news, traffic and weather, 103.9 FM LI News Radio and online by CLICKING HERE. Coverage begins at 4:45 p.m., with first pitch set for 5:00 p.m. Marc Schwartz will call the play-by-play.
Long Island returns home on Monday, June 30 for a single admission doubleheader against the Bridgeport Bluefish. First pitch for game one is slated for 6:00 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. It’s Quacker Night at Bethpage Ballpark! The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Quackers, courtesy of Newsday. Game two will begin approximately 30 minutes after the completion of game one, and both games are slated for seven innings. 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: 06/28/2014 Long Island Ducks 1 AT York Revolution 7 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini RF 4 0 0 0 .327 J.Greene RF 4 1 1 1 .372 C.Puckett 2B 4 0 0 0 .290 W.Valdez SS 4 0 1 0 .289 L.Ford CF 2 0 0 0 .361 E.Patterson LF 3 1 1 0 .296 R.Ruiz DH 4 1 1 0 .279 C.Tracy DH 4 2 2 1 .264 B.Harris 3B 3 0 0 0 .270 J.Limonta 1B 4 2 2 1 .289 A.Bailey LF 3 0 0 0 .262 O.Castro 2B 4 1 1 1 .269 J.Brodin 1B 4 0 2 0 .252 T.Garcia 3B 4 0 1 1 .232 K.Castillo C 3 0 0 1 .248 S.Paniagua C 4 0 3 2 .217 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 0 .265 S.Smith CF 3 0 0 0 .236 30 1 4 1 34 7 12 7 L Island 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 York 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 x - 7 12 0 2B--R.Ruiz (9), D.Lyons (9), T.Garcia (9), S.Paniagua (6). 3B--E.Patterson (6). HR--J.Greene (2), J.Limonta (7). RBI--K.Castillo (17), J.Greene (10), C.Tracy (40), J.Limonta (42), O.Castro (28), T.Garcia (21), S.Paniagua 2 (20). SH--S.Smith (0). SB--L.Ford (4). LOB--L Island 6, York 5. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - J. Brodin(1B), W. Valdez(SS) - J. Limonta(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Brownell (L,7-4) 7.1 11 7 7 1 5 2 4.09 D.Kopp 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.17 8 12 7 7 1 6 2 York C.Thurman (W,3-1) 5.0 4 1 1 2 2 0 3.97 S.Gorgen 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 S.Penney 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.55 M.Hendrickson 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2.08 9 4 1 1 4 4 0 SO--C.Puckett, R.Ruiz, B.Harris, A.Bailey, C.Tracy, J.Limonta, T.Garcia, S.Smith 3. BB--L.Ford 2, B.Harris, A.Bailey, E.Patterson. BF--J.Brownell 33 (380), D.Kopp 3 (32), C.Thurman 21 (186), S.Gorgen 6 (6), S.Penney 4 (102), M.Hendrickson 3 (106). P-S--J.Brownell 115-69, D.Kopp 7-5, C.Thurman 82-49, S.Gorgen 26-14, S.Penney 14-7, M.Hendrickson 17-8. T--2:40. A--5879 Weather: sunny, 98 degrees Plate Umpire - Warren Nicholson, Field Umpire #1 - Derek Moccia, Field Umpire #3 - Alex Skandalis