Long Island’s 12 hits not enough
(Lancaster, Penn., July 11, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 10-4 on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from Friday’s contest
The Ducks struck first in the second inning on a two-out RBI double by Jon Myers off Barnstormers starter Chris Schwinden. Lancaster responded with three runs in the bottom of the frame on a RBI single by Dayton Buller and a two-run double by Grant Zawadzki.
Long Island pulled back within one in the third on a sac fly to left by Cody Puckett, but a Brock Kjeldgaard solo homer in the fourth pushed the lead back to two at 4-2. Lew Ford trimmed the deficit to one again with a two-out RBI single to left in the fifth.
Lancaster put the game out of reach with a four-run fifth. A RBI double by Cole Garner, a RBI single by Andrew Clark and a two-run double by Casey Frawley did the damage. A Puckett sac fly in the seventh and a two-run homer by Clark in the bottom of the inning rounded out the scoring.
Schwinden (9-1) got the win, tossing six innings, allowing three runs on 11 hits while striking out two. Garceau (8-2) took the loss, surrendering eight runs on 10 hits with three strikeouts in five innings.
Eight of nine Ducks batters had at least one hit, with Ford, Fehlandt Lentini, Brendan Harris and Dan Lyons each collecting two.
Long Island and Lancaster continue their series on Saturday night. First pitch at Clipper Magazine Stadium is set for 7:00 p.m. Right-hander Jared Lansford toes the rubber for the Ducks against Barnstormers southpaw Brandon Mann. Fans can follow all the action live on Long Island’s home for news, traffic and weather, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Live streaming audio of the game will also be available online by CLICKING HERE.
The Ducks return home on Friday, July 18 for a six-game homestand, beginning with a three-game series against the York Revolution. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Logo Baseballs, courtesy of Suffolk County AME. The Ducks will also be running their Friday Night Pizza Hut K-Man Promotion. If the K-Man strikes out during the game, fans can redeem their game ticket for an order of Free Breadsticks at a participating Pizza Hut location. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.
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Game Date: 07/11/2014 Long Island Ducks 4 AT Lancaster Barnstormers 10 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Lancaster AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini RF 4 1 2 0 .330 L.Zawadzki SS 5 1 1 0 .230 C.Puckett 2B 2 1 1 2 .284 B.Francisco LF 5 0 1 0 .206 L.Ford CF 4 0 2 1 .370 C.Garner CF 5 2 2 1 .338 A.Bailey LF 4 0 1 0 .268 A.Clark DH 4 2 2 3 .303 B.Harris 3B 4 1 2 0 .281 B.Carroll RF 4 0 0 0 .143 J.Brodin 1B 4 0 0 0 .248 B.Kjeldgaard 1B 4 3 3 1 .234 B.Bantz C 4 0 1 0 .375 C.Frawley 3B 3 1 2 2 .212 J.Myers DH 4 0 1 1 .230 D.Buller C 4 1 1 1 .063 D.Lyons SS 4 1 2 0 .268 G.Zawadski 2B 3 0 2 2 .222 34 4 12 4 37 10 14 10 L Island 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 4 12 0 Lancaster 0 3 0 1 4 0 2 0 x - 10 14 0 2B--F.Lentini (27), C.Puckett (8), L.Ford (19), J.Myers (9), D.Lyons (10), L.Zawadzki (7), B.Francisco (7), C.Garner 2 (21), C.Frawley 2 (11), G.Zawadski (2). HR--A.Clark (5), B.Kjeldgaard (13). RBI--C.Puckett 2 (40), L.Ford (59), J.Myers (12), C.Garner (55), A.Clark 3 (24), B.Kjeldgaard (30), C.Frawley 2 (31), D.Buller (1), G.Zawadski 2 (2). HP--C.Frawley (3). SF--C.Puckett 2 (5). SB--F.Lentini (31), L.Ford (5), L.Zawadzki (9), B.Kjeldgaard (4). LOB--L Island 5, Lancaster 5. DP--G. Zawadski(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - B. Kjeldgaard(1B), C. Puckett(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Brodin(1B), G. Zawadski(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - B. Kjeldgaard(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island S.Garceau (L,8-2) 5.0 10 8 8 0 3 1 5.10 M.Talbot 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 9.00 B.Lorin 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.67 8 14 10 10 1 5 2 Lancaster C.Schwinden (W,9-1) 6.0 11 3 3 0 2 0 2.80 P.Parise 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.05 R.Peeples 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.43 9 12 4 4 0 2 0 HB--S.Garceau (2). SO--B.Bantz, J.Myers, L.Zawadzki, B.Carroll 2, B.Kjeldgaard, G.Zawadski. BB--G.Zawadski. BF--S.Garceau 26 (412), M.Talbot 8 (12), B.Lorin 5 (129), C.Schwinden 26 (311), P.Parise 4 (90), R.Peeples 6 (120). P-S--S.Garceau 72-50, M.Talbot 34-21, B.Lorin 18-11, C.Schwinden 92-63, P.Parise 9-7, R.Peeples 21-14. T--2:24. A--4874 Plate Umpire - Derek Moccia, Field Umpire #1 - Chris Lozzi, Field Umpire #3 - Kris Green