Long Island wins series from Lancaster
(Lancaster, Penn., Aug. 8, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks topped the Lancaster Barnstormers 3-1 on Thursday night in the finale of a three-game series at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the victory
Travis Denker opened the scoring for the Barnstormers in the fourth inning with a RBI single off Ducks starter James Houser. Long Island quickly tied it up with Ramon Castro hitting a solo home run to right on the first pitch of the fifth inning off Lancaster starter Derrick Loop.
The Ducks took their first lead in the eighth inning, when Bill Hall drove in a run with a double to left, and Ramon Castro hit a sacrifice fly to right field, and that was all Long Island would need.
Neither starter factored in the decision. Houser threw six innings, giving up one unearned run on five hits, with no walks and eight strikeouts. Loop tossed seven innings of five hit, one run baseball. Ian Snell (2-2) picked up the win, throwing an inning and a third of relief, giving up one hit with two strikeouts. Jason Richardson (3-1) allowed two runs on three hits in one inning to take the loss. Jared Lansford pitched a scoreless ninth to pick up his ninth save.
The Ducks continue their nine game road trip on Friday with the opener of a six-game series against the Sugar Land Skeeters. Game time is slated for 8:05 p.m. EDT from Constellation Field. Fans can follow all the action live on the radio home of the Ducks, 103.9-FM WRCN or online by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Nick DeBarr starts for the Ducks against Skeeters righty Greg Aquino.
Long Island returns home on Thursday, August 15 when they battle the Revolution in the opener of a four-game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Tickets for the game and all Ducks regular season home games 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: 08/08/2013 Long Island Ducks 3 AT Lancaster Barnstormers 1 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Lancaster AB R H BI AVG J.Brodin LF 4 1 1 0 .321 J.Taylor 3B 4 0 0 0 .278 R.Navarrete DH 4 0 1 0 .244 O.Rosario 2B 4 0 1 0 .258 P.Phillips DH,PR 0 0 0 0 .229 B.Gailen CF 4 1 1 0 .285 B.Nelson 3B 3 1 1 0 .294 R.Harvey RF 4 0 0 0 .265 B.Hall 2B 4 0 2 1 .272 T.Denker 1B 4 0 2 1 .271 R.Castro C 3 1 1 2 .258 G.Molina C 4 0 1 0 .237 R.Strieby 1B 4 0 1 0 .323 K.Russell LF 4 0 2 0 .226 A.Bailey RF 4 0 0 0 .262 D.Buller DH 3 0 0 0 .308 K.Binick CF 4 0 1 0 .252 J.Owens PH 0 0 0 0 .339 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .207 K.Haines SS 3 0 0 0 .274 K.Howard PH 1 0 0 0 .230 33 3 8 3 35 1 7 1 L Island 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 - 3 8 2 Lancaster 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 7 1 2B--B.Hall (15), K.Russell (8). HR--R.Castro (7). RBI--B.Hall (49), R.Castro 2 (29), T.Denker (59). SF--R.Castro (1). E--B.Nelson 2 (22), B.Gailen (3). LOB--L Island 7, Lancaster 8. DP--B. Hall(2B), O. Rosario(2B) - K. Haines(SS) - T. Denker(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Houser 6.0 5 1 0 0 8 0 2.36 D.Herrera 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.68 I.Snell (W,2-2) 1.1 1 0 0 0 2 0 4.99 J.Lansford (S,9) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.40 9 7 1 0 1 11 0 Lancaster D.Loop 7.0 5 1 1 1 8 1 3.76 J.Richardson (L,3-2) 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 3.09 K.Regas 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 9 8 3 3 3 9 1 WP--D.Loop (4). SO--R.Navarrete 2, B.Nelson 2, R.Strieby 3, A.Bailey, D.Lyons, J.Taylor, O.Rosario, B.Gailen, R.Harvey 2, T.Denker, G.Molina, K.Russell, D.Buller 3. BB--J.Brodin, B.Nelson, D.Lyons, J.Owens. BF--J.Houser 24 (301), D.Herrera 3 (31), I.Snell 5 (188), J.Lansford 4 (179), D.Loop 27 (275), J.Richardson 6 (122), K.Regas 4 (13). P-S--J.Houser 89-62, D.Herrera 10-7, I.Snell 23-17, J.Lansford 10-5, D.Loop 107-68, J.Richardson 19-10, K.Regas 10-5. T--3:00. A--3913 32 minute rain delay Weather: Umpires: Plate Ump - Allan Reyes, Field Ump #1 - Hank Himmanen, Field Ump #3 - Matt Hensel