(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 10, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 5-4 on Friday night in the first game of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Kraig Binick and Jeremy Hill talk about the comeback victory
York jumped out to an early lead with a two-run double by Chris Nowak off Ducks starter Nick Singleton in the top of the first. Long Island would cut the lead in half on a RBI double by Ray Navarrete off Revolution starter Derrick Gordon in the bottom of the frame.
A RBI single by Brandon Haveman in the top of the fourth pushed the lead back to two, but a RBI double by Bryant Nelson and a run-scoring sac fly off the bat of Navarrete tied the game at three in the fifth. Jeff Fiorentino hit a solo home run in the top of the seventh to give York a 4-3 lead. However, the Ducks would answer with two runs in the bottom of the eighth to take the lead for good. A sac fly to center by Joash Brodin and a RBI infield single by Kraig Binick gave the Flock the win.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Singleton pitched four and one-third innings, allowing three runs on eight hits and two walks, and Gordon surrendered three runs on four hits while striking out three in four and one-third innings. Jeremy Hill (4-3) picked up the win with a perfect inning, while R.J. Rodriguez (0-3) was saddled with the loss, surrendering two runs (one earned) in one inning of relief. Armando Benitez picked up his first save as a Duck with a scoreless ninth.
Navarrete and Binick led the Flock with two hits apiece at the plate.
The Ducks and Revolution continue their three-game set on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans will receive Water Bottles, courtesy of Goodwill Industries, and there will be a Coat Drive held as well at the Duck Pond. Ducks staff members will also be handing out coupons for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more at Dick’s Sporting Goods to fans. Right-hander Bob Zimmermann will get the start for the Ducks against Revolution righty Corey Thurman.
Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or visiting www.liducks.com. Fans unable to attend the game can follow the action live on the radio at MyCountry 96.1 FM and online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage. Streaming video and audio will be available courtesy of iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
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Duck Tales: With two doubles in tonight’s game, Ray Navarrete now has 41 doubles and 55 extra-base hits on the year. He is just one double shy of tying the franchise and Atlantic League record of 42, which he set in 2007. The seven year Duck is also now 11 extra-base hits shy of tying the franchise record of 66, which he set in 2009, and 14 shy of Tommy Everidge’s Atlantic League record of 69, which was set in 2011… Armando Benitez picked up his first save in a Ducks uniform with a scoreless ninth inning. Over his last 11 games Benitez has allowed just three runs in 11 innings, which equates to a 2.45 ERA, and has struck out eight batters…With a single in the third, Reid Gorecki extended his on-base streak to 12 consecutive games. In that span, he is batting .326 (14-for-43) with three doubles, nine runs and 16 walks…With two hits, Kraig Binick earned his 20th multi-hit games of the year. Navarrete leads the team after picking up his 34th multi-hit contest with a two-hit performance.
GAME DATE: 08/10/2012 York Revolution 4 AT Long Island Ducks 5 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG B.Haveman LF,RF 5 0 2 1 .289 R.Gorecki CF 3 1 1 0 .275 J.Thurston LF,SS 4 1 2 0 .339 B.Nelson 2B,3B 3 1 1 1 .270 R.Castro 3B 4 1 0 0 .287 R.Navarrete 2B 3 0 2 2 .316 A.Perez 2B 4 0 1 0 .332 M.Canham 3B,PR 0 1 0 0 .264 J.Fiorentino RF 3 1 1 1 .278 M.Esquivel RF 3 0 0 0 .342 L.Rodriguez SS 0 0 0 0 .322 S.Williams DH 3 1 0 0 .284 C.Nowak 1B 4 0 2 2 .276 J.Brodin 1B 3 0 0 1 .271 M.Hernandez DH 4 0 0 0 .292 K.Binick LF 4 0 2 1 .254 S.Manriquez C 4 1 1 0 .196 D.Lyons SS 2 1 0 0 .259 S.Grimes CF 4 0 1 0 .253 J.Johnson C 2 0 0 0 .200 36 4 10 4 26 5 6 5 York 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 4 10 1 L Island 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 x - 5 6 1 2B--J.Thurston (6), A.Perez (29), C.Nowak (21), B.Nelson (23), R.Navarrete 2 (41), K.Binick (12). HR--J.Fiorentino (3). RBI--B.Haveman (33), J.Fiorentino (8), C.Nowak 2 (62), B.Nelson (61), R.Navarrete 2 (72), J.Brodin (8), K.Binick (22). HP--R.Castro (7), J.Fiorentino (1), D.Lyons (10). SF--R.Navarrete (8), J.Brodin (2). SH--M.Esquivel (0), J.Johnson (0). SB--B.Haveman (12), S.Grimes (14), S.Williams (13), K.Binick (19). E--S.Manriquez (3), M.Esquivel (2). LOB--York 9, L Island 6. DP--R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Brodin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York D.Gordon 4.1 4 3 3 3 3 0 5.42 W.Korpi 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.26 S.Penney 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.17 K.Regas 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.31 R.Rodriguez (L,0-3) 1.0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2.30 8 6 5 4 4 6 0 L Island N.Singleton 4.1 8 3 3 2 1 0 4.78 C.Flinn 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 9.24 C.Graham 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 3.97 J.Hill (W,4-3) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.90 A.Benitez (S,1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 6.86 9 10 4 4 2 3 1 WP--N.Singleton (3). HB--S.Penney (3), N.Singleton 2 (3). SO--B.Haveman, A.Perez, M.Hernandez, B.Nelson, M.Esquivel, S.Williams 2, J.Brodin, D.Lyons. BB--J.Thurston, A.Perez, R.Gorecki, B.Nelson, S.Williams, D.Lyons. BF--D.Gordon 20 (113), W.Korpi 5 (84), S.Penney 3 (179), K.Regas (110), R.Rodriguez 6 (139), N.Singleton 24 (188), C.Flinn 5 (59), C.Graham 4 (206), J.Hill 3 (204), A.Benitez 4 (96). P-S--D.Gordon 79-46, W.Korpi 23-15, S.Penney 6-4, K.Regas 5-3, R.Rodriguez 27-14, N.Singleton 107-63, C.Flinn 19-13, C.Graham 15-9, J.Hill 10-7, A.Benitez 17-12. T--3:31. A--5327 Umpires: Plate Ump - Chase Edmondson, Field Ump #1 - Matt Hensel, Field Ump #2 - Hank Himmanen