Long Island and York split four-game set
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 30, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 8-7 on Thursday night in the finale of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the series finale
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Matt Wessinger and Anthony Vega talk about the game
York opened the scoring with three two-out runs in the first inning against Ducks starter Jack Snodgrass. A bases loaded walk to Kevin Rivers and a two-run single by Alfredo Marte did the damage. Long Island answered with a run in the bottom of the frame on Cody Puckett’s sacrifice fly to left field off Revolution starter Ty’Relle Harris.
Three more runs came across for the Revolution in the second on RBI singles from Joel Guzman and Andres Perez along with a passed ball. Josh Wilson’s solo homer to left-center in the third increased the lead to 7-1. The Ducks stormed back with four runs in the fourth inning to cut their deficit to 7-5. Ruben Gotay’s two-run double, a run-scoring groundout from Matt Wessinger and an RBI single by Anthony Vega highlighted the inning.
An RBI ground rule double by Michael Burgess in the sixth put York on top by three. Wessinger’s two-run homer to left in the bottom of the inning trimmed York’s advantage to 8-7, but the Ducks could not even the score.
Manny Corpas (1-0) collected the win after pitching one and one-third scoreless innings of relief. Snodgrass (5-6) suffered the loss, surrendering six runs (five earned) on six hits and three walks with three strikeouts in two innings. Ricardo Gomez earned his first save of the year with a scoreless ninth. Harris did not factor into the decision after lasting three and two-thirds innings, allowing five runs on five hits and three walks while striking out four.
Vega and Gotay led the Flock with two hits apiece, while Wessinger drove in three runs.
The Ducks begin their final series of the first half on Friday night when they open a three-game set with the Sugar Land Skeeters. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m. with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). Following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by New York State Nurses Association. It’s also a Fowl Pole Friday and an OK Petroleum Friday, and the Ducks will be running their Friday night Pizza Hut K-Man promotion. Right-hander Mark Blackmar (5-2, 2.49 ERA) gets the start for the Ducks against Skeeters righty Sean Gallagher (6-4, 3.40 ERA).
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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: 06/30/2016 York Revolution 8 AT Long Island Ducks 7 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Witherspoon, T CF 5 2 1 0 .287 Vega, A LF 5 0 2 1 .288 Rockett, M 2B 3 3 1 0 .274 Lentini, F RF 4 1 0 0 .325 Guzman, J 3B 5 2 2 1 .316 Cleary Jr., D CF 3 0 0 0 .288 Burgess, M DH 5 0 2 1 .274 Puckett, C 2B 3 1 1 1 .282 Perez, A 1B 4 0 2 1 .287 Lyons, D SS 3 1 0 0 .320 Rivers, K RF 4 0 0 1 .237 Gotay, R DH 4 1 2 2 .288 Marte, A LF 5 0 2 2 .241 Hughes, C PR 0 0 0 0 .105 Wilson, J SS 4 1 1 1 .268 Dowd, M C 4 1 2 0 .292 Castillo, K C 4 0 2 0 .299 Blanke, M 1B 4 1 1 0 .231 Wessinger, M 3B 4 1 1 3 .205 39 8 13 7 34 7 9 7 York 3 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 8 13 0 L Island 1 0 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 - 7 9 0 2B--Burgess, M DH (5), Gotay, R DH (9). HR--Wilson, J SS (6), Wessinger, M 3B (1). RBI--Guzman, J 3B (47), Burgess, M DH (17), Perez, A 1B (33), Rivers, K RF (10), Marte, A LF 2 (12), Wilson, J SS (18), TOTALS 7 (0), Vega, A LF (29), Puckett, C 2B (36), Gotay, R DH 2 (22), Wessinger, M 3B 3 (16), TOTALS 7 (0). SF--Puckett, C 2B (1). SB--Witherspoon, T CF (15), Lentini, F RF 2 (22), Cleary Jr., D CF (11). CS--Marte, A LF 2 (2), Hughes, C PR (1). LOB--York 8, L Island 4. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York Harris, T 3.2 5 5 5 3 4 0 4.62 Corpas, M (W,1-0) 1.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Arredondo, J 1.0 3 2 2 0 1 1 3.60 Rice, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.52 DePaula, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 Gomez, R (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.16 9 9 7 7 3 10 1 L Island Snodgrass, J (L,5-6) 2.0 6 6 5 3 3 0 3.98 Blevins, B 3.2 6 2 2 0 5 1 5.94 Richardson, D 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 DeJiulio Jr., F 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Struck, N 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.91 Crider, P 0.2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.95 Vance, K 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.38 9 13 8 7 4 11 1 WP--Arredondo, J (1), Blevins, B 2 (5). PB--Dowd, M. SO--Witherspoon, T, Guzman, J, Burgess, M 2, Perez, A, Rivers, K 2, Marte, A 2, Wilson, J 2, Vega, A, Lentini, F, Cleary Jr., D 3, Gotay, R, Blanke, M 3, Wessinger, M. BB--Rockett, M 2, Perez, A, Rivers, K, Lentini, F, Cleary Jr., D, Lyons, D. BF--Harris, T 19 (153), Corpas, M 4 (27), Arredondo, J 6 (22), Rice, S 3 (33), DePaula, J 3 (59), Gomez, R 3 (99), Snodgrass, J 15 (322), Blevins, B 17 (238), Richardson, D (15), DeJiulio Jr., F 3 (58), Struck, N 3 (81), Crider, P 3 (76), Vance, K (85). P-S--Harris, T 71-40, Corpas, M 20-12, Arredondo, J 21-11, Rice, S 21-13, DePaula, J 15-9, Gomez, R 11-9, Snodgrass, J 60-32, Blevins, B 59-40, Richardson, D 3-3, DeJiulio Jr., F 8-6, Struck, N 9-5, Crider, P 11-5, Vance, K 7-4. T--3:19. A--5314 Plate Umpire - Tom Magier, Field Umpire #1 - Nate Caldwell, Field Umpire #2 - David Speranza