Reyes and Ford collect two hits apiece in defeat

(Photo courtesy of the Skeeters)

(Sugar Land, Texas, June 28, 2017) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Sugar Land Skeeters 3-0 on Wednesday night in the sixth game of a seven-game series at Constellation Field.

Sugar Land took a 1-0 lead in the third inning against Ducks starter Rafael Perez. Following a two-out walk to Anthony Giansanti, Travis Scott delivered an RBI single to left-center field. It stayed that way until the bottom of the sixth when the Skeeters added two more runs on an RBI double from Hector Olivera and a run-scoring single off the bat of Derek Miller.

Skeeters starter Jake Hale (5-2) earned the win with six scoreless innings, yielding just four hits while striking out three. Perez (5-3) took the loss, giving up three runs on nine hits and two walks with two strikeouts in five and one-third innings. Mark Haynes collected his third save with a scoreless ninth inning.

Elmer Reyes and Lew Ford each had two hits for the Flock.

The Ducks and Skeeters wrap up their seven-game set on Thursday night. First pitch is scheduled for 7:05 p.m. CDT from Constellation Field. 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 John Brownell (5-1, 3.06) toes the rubber for the Ducks against Skeeters righty Bobby Blevins (4-4, 4.62).

Long Island returns home on Friday, June 30 to kick off a three-game series with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. 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 a Fowl Pole Friday at the ballpark, and if a select Ducks player hits a home run off of either foul pole, one lucky fan will win $50,000. The Ducks will also be running their Pizza Hut K-Man promotion. If the Blue Crabs player that is designated as the K-Man strikes out during the game, fans will receive a FREE 1-Topping Personal Pan Pizza at a participating Pizza Hut location. 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.

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 36 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.

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 Game Date: 06/28/2017 Long Island Ducks 0 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 3 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG Lyons, D SS 4 0 1 0 .243 Prince, J 2B 5 1 2 0 .250 Reyes, E 2B 4 0 2 0 .302 Ahrens, K SS 4 0 1 0 .279 Songco, A 1B 4 0 0 0 .271 Giansanti, A CF 3 0 0 0 .299 Ford, L DH 4 0 2 0 .269 Scott, T 1B 4 0 1 1 .240 Krauss, M LF 4 0 0 0 .263 Pounds, B 3B 4 0 1 0 .178 Burg, A C 3 0 0 0 .247 Rodriguez, W DH 4 1 3 0 .337 Alfonzo, G 3B 2 0 0 0 .318 Olivera, H LF 4 1 2 1 .303 Cleary Jr., D CF 3 0 0 0 .218 Cordero, A C 4 0 0 0 .268 Vega, A RF 2 0 0 0 .218 Miller, D RF 4 0 1 1 .233 Lentini, F PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .217 31 0 5 0 36 3 11 3 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 1 Sugar Land 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 x - 3 11 2 2B--Rodriguez, W DH (6), Olivera, H LF (4). RBI--Scott, T 1B (36), Olivera, H LF (8), Miller, D RF (22), TOTALS 3 (0). HP--Alfonzo, G 3B (3). SB--Prince, J 2B (17). CS--Reyes, E 2B (2). E--Alfonzo, G 3B (7), Scott, T 1B (3), Miller, D RF (2). LOB--L Island 5, Sugar Land 11. DP--E. Reyes(2B) - G. Alfonzo(3B) - A. Songco(1B), J. Prince(2B) - B. Pounds(3B) - T. Scott(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Perez, R (L,5-3) 5.1 9 3 3 2 2 0 3.57 Rogers, R 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.67 Lannan, J 1.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2.70 Aardsma, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.39 8 11 3 3 2 5 0 Sugar Land Hale, J (W,5-2) 6.0 4 0 0 0 3 0 2.88 Johnston, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4.79 Maine, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.72 Haynes, M (S,3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.88 9 5 0 0 0 8 0 WP--Perez, R (2). PB--Burg, A. HB--Hale, J (4). SO--Songco, A, Krauss, M 2, Burg, A, Alfonzo, G 2, Vega, A, Lentini, F, Prince, J, Giansanti, A, Scott, T, Cordero, A 2. BB--Ahrens, K, Giansanti, A. BF--Perez, R 27 (267), Rogers, R 3 (124), Lannan, J 5 (17), Aardsma, D 3 (52), Hale, J 22 (276), Johnston, A 3 (109), Maine, S 3 (41), Haynes, M 4 (113). P-S--Perez, R 87-57, Rogers, R 14-8, Lannan, J 28-18, Aardsma, D 11-7, Hale, J 70-49, Johnston, A 12-8, Maine, S 9-6, Haynes, M 17-10. T--2:54. A--3498 Weather: Cloudy, 83, W SE 11 mph Plate Umpire - Mike Dorantes, Field Umpire #1 - 1B Brian Page, Field Umpire #2 - 3B Greg Oros