Blevins tosses 12th consecutive quality start in victory
(Sugar Land, Texas, Sept. 3, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters 3-2 in 10 innings on Wednesday night in the second game of a seven-game series at Constellation Field.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from Long Island’s sixth consecutive win
Long Island took a 1-0 lead in the first on Brendan Harris’ RBI ground out off Sugar Land starter Clint Everts. It stayed that way until the sixth when Harris scored on an error by Michael Rockett off the bat of Cody Puckett, stretching the lead to two.
The Skeeters rallied to tie the game in the eighth on a two-run home run to left field by Delwyn Young. However, the Ducks answered back in the 10th to take the lead for good. With two outs, C.J. Retherford and Puckett singled, Brandon Bantz drew a walk, and Joash Brodin was hit by a pitch to force home the winning run.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Bobby Blevins tossed seven scoreless innings, allowing four hits and two walks while striking out four. Everts lasted six innings, giving up two runs (one earned) on five hits and three walks with three strikeouts. Brett Lorin (2-2) picked up the win after pitching a scoreless ninth inning. Brian Broderick (0-2) took the loss, yielding a run on two hits, a walk and a hit batter in one inning. David Kopp earned his sixth save with a scoreless 10th inning.
Retherford and Adam Bailey each had two hits to pace Long Island’s offense.
The Ducks and Skeeters continue their seven-game set on Thursday night with a single admission doubleheader. Game time for the opener is slated for 7:05 p.m. EDT at Constellation Field, with game two starting approximately 30 minutes after the completion of game one. Both games are scheduled for seven innings. Right-hander Shaun Garceau toes the rubber for Long Island in game one against Sugar Land righty Sean Gallagher. Right-hander Bob Zimmermann gets the start for the Ducks in game two against Skeeters southpaw Dan Meadows. Fans can follow all the action for both games of the twinbill online, with live streaming audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, September 9 to begin a three-game series against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. It will be the Ninth Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night at the ballpark, presented by PinkTie.org/1st Equity Title & Closing Services/Steiner Sports. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Commemorative T-Shirts, and Ducks staff members will also be handing out Commemorative Pamphlets. Following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Pyrotecnico Fireworks Extravaganza. 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: 09/03/2014 Long Island Ducks 3 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 2 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini CF 4 1 1 0 .307 A.Godwin CF 4 0 1 0 .252 B.Harris 3B 4 1 1 1 .301 T.Scott C 5 1 1 0 .222 L.Ford DH 5 0 0 0 .344 D.Young DH 5 1 2 2 .288 A.Bailey LF 4 0 2 0 .309 D.Almonte LF 4 0 1 0 .207 C.Retherford 1B 5 1 2 0 .444 C.Lambin 2B 4 0 0 0 .196 C.Puckett 2B 5 0 1 0 .288 R.Tosoni 1B 4 0 0 0 .000 B.Bantz C 4 0 1 0 .275 D.Ramos SS 3 0 3 0 .281 J.Brodin RF 4 0 1 1 .256 M.Rockett 3B 3 0 0 0 .218 D.Lyons SS 2 0 1 0 .256 B.Hunt RF 3 0 0 0 .282 37 3 10 2 35 2 8 2 L Island 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 3 10 0 Sugar Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 8 2 2B--T.Scott (13). HR--D.Young (20). RBI--B.Harris (44), J.Brodin (57), D.Young 2 (80). HP--J.Brodin (8), B.Hunt (1). SH--F.Lentini (0), D.Lyons (0), M.Rockett (0). SB--F.Lentini (45), D.Lyons (13). CS--D.Ramos (4). E--T.Scott (14), M.Rockett (5). LOB--L Island 12, Sugar Land 7. DP--C. Lambin(2B) - D. Ramos(SS) - R. Tosoni(1B), C. Puckett(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - C. Retherford(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Blevins 7.0 4 0 0 2 4 0 2.73 K.Regas 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 18.00 B.Lorin (W,2-2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.99 D.Kopp (S,6) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.46 10 8 2 2 2 6 1 Sugar Land C.Everts 6.0 5 2 1 3 3 0 5.72 R.Delgado 1.1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.11 B.Kozlowski 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 3.88 J.Wells 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.17 R.Corcoran 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.56 B.Broderick (L,0-2) 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 0 2.49 10 10 3 2 5 4 0 HB--B.Blevins (8), B.Broderick (1). SO--F.Lentini, L.Ford, J.Brodin 2, A.Godwin, D.Almonte 2, C.Lambin 2, B.Hunt. BB--B.Harris, A.Bailey, B.Bantz, D.Lyons 2, A.Godwin, D.Ramos. BF--B.Blevins 27 (688), K.Regas 5 (5), B.Lorin 3 (189), D.Kopp 4 (117), C.Everts 25 (487), R.Delgado 5 (232), B.Kozlowski 2 (230), J.Wells 2 (215), R.Corcoran 4 (222), B.Broderick 7 (216). P-S--B.Blevins 86-58, K.Regas 14-9, B.Lorin 13-8, D.Kopp 19-13, C.Everts 73-45, R.Delgado 16-10, B.Kozlowski 12-7, J.Wells 10-7, R.Corcoran 13-9, B.Broderick 20-12. T--3:00. A--4808 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 91 Degrees Plate Umpire - Ken Langford, Field Umpire #1 - 1B Reggie Ligons, Field Umpire #2 - 3B Rodney Galloway