Long Island rallies in opener; Blue Crabs take game two

(Central Islip, N.Y., May 26, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks split a day/night doubleheader with the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Sunday, winning game one 3-2 before dropping game two 9-2 at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME ONE AUDIO: Ray Navarrete’s two-run double, Murray Watts’ sacrifice fly and the final out

GAME TWO AUDIO: Joash Brodin’s solo homer and RBI single

POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Ray Navarrete talk about the twinbill split

Long Island lit the scoreboard in the third inning of game one on Ray Navarrete’s two-run double to left field off Blue Crabs starter Wade Korpi. Southern Maryland battled back to tie the score in the fifth against Ducks starter John Brownell on a solo homer by Cyle Hankerd and a run-scoring error.

It stayed that way until the sixth when the Ducks re-took the lead for good. Adam Bailey doubled to right-center and came home on a sacrifice fly two batters later by Murray Watts.

Brownell (3-3) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on six hits while striking out six. Logan Williamson (1-1) suffered the loss after allowing a run on three hits in two and one-third innings of relief. Korpi lasted just three innings, allowing two runs on four hits. Jared Lansford earned his first save, striking out the side in a perfect ninth.

In game two, the Blue Crabs struck first with two runs in the second inning, scoring on a RBI groundout and a sacrifice fly. They added three more in the fifth inning, with two scoring on an error and the other on a RBI single by Ryan Mulhern.

Joash Brodin hit a solo home run to right field in the sixth inning to put the Ducks on the board, but Southern Maryland scored single runs in the seventh and eighth innings and two more in the ninth inning to put the game out of reach.

Blue Crabs starter Daryl Thompson (3-3) earned the win, giving up one run on four hits in seven innings of work. Long Island starter Matt Way (2-3) took the loss, surrendering six runs (two earned) on six hits with six strikeouts in seven innings.

The Ducks return to action on Wednesday when they open up a two-game set against the Camden Riversharks. Game time is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive 5 Millionth Fan Pins as part six of seven in the 2013 Collector’s Series. Southpaw Bill Murphy takes the mound for the Ducks against Riversharks righty Jeff Farnsworth.

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. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action live online, with streaming video and audio available on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.

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Duck Tales (Game One): Joash Brodin extended his on-base streak to 16 games with a walk in the third…Ray Navarrete earned his team-high fourth three-hit game of the year and his fourth two-RBI game. With two hits, Murray Watts collected his third two-hit game of 2013…Brownell earned his second win in as many starts in the ballgame. In his last 15 innings, the right-hander has allowed just one earned run (0.60 ERA) on 10 hits and three walks while striking out 13.

Duck Tales (Game Two): Joash Brodin extended his on-base streak to 17 games with a walk in the first, the longest streak by a Duck this season. During the streak, the switch-hitter is batting .419 (26-for-62) with five doubles, two homers, eight RBI, 19 runs and 12 walks. In that time, he has raised his on-base percentage from .309 to .420. He also recorded his team-leading 11th two-hit game of the season and posted his second two-RBI game of the year…The past-capacity crowd of 6,010 was the Ducks’ first sold out crowd of the 2013 season. Long Island welcomed 14 past-capacity crowds in 2012 and holds an Atlantic League record with 616 all-time sellouts.

 GAME DATE: 05/26/2013 (GAME ONE) Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 2 AT Long Island Ducks 3 YTD YTD S Maryland AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG R.Osuna SS 2 0 0 0 .295 D.Perales CF 4 0 0 0 .270 B.Barton DH 3 0 1 0 .309 J.Brodin LF 2 1 0 0 .322 J.Julio-Ruiz LF 3 0 0 0 .319 R.Navarrete DH 3 0 3 2 .268 R.Mulhern 1B 3 0 1 0 .316 B.Nelson 3B 2 0 0 0 .250 J.Salas C 3 0 0 0 .315 R.Castro C 3 0 1 0 .230 C.Hankerd RF 3 1 1 1 .274 A.Bailey RF 3 1 1 0 .262 C.Nicolas 3B 2 0 1 0 .196 P.Phillips 2B 3 0 1 0 .225 M.Richard PR 0 1 0 0 .250 M.Watts 1B 2 1 2 1 .243 B.Jones 3B 1 0 0 0 .229 D.Lyons SS 2 0 0 0 .236 S.Smith CF 3 0 1 0 .212 W.Sutil 2B 3 0 1 0 .263 26 2 6 1 24 3 8 3 S Maryland 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 6 0 L Island 0 0 2 0 0 1 x - 3 8 1 2B--R.Mulhern (5), R.Navarrete (9), A.Bailey (7), M.Watts (3). HR--C.Hankerd (5). RBI--C.Hankerd (20), R.Navarrete 2 (17), M.Watts (3). SF--M.Watts (1). CS--S.Smith (1). E--D.Lyons (4). LOB--S Maryland 4, L Island 7. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - M. Watts(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA S Maryland W.Korpi 3.0 4 2 2 2 2 0 6.00 L.Williamson (L,1-1) 2.1 3 1 1 0 1 0 2.53 G.Hernandez 0.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 7.25 6 8 3 3 3 3 0 L Island J.Brownell (W,3-3) 6.0 6 2 1 1 6 1 3.72 J.Lansford (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.95 7 6 2 1 1 9 1 PB--J.Salas. SO--R.Osuna, J.Julio-Ruiz, J.Salas, C.Hankerd, B.Jones, S.Smith 2, W.Sutil 2, A.Bailey 2, P.Phillips. BB--R.Osuna, J.Brodin, B.Nelson, D.Lyons. BF--W.Korpi 14 (14), L.Williamson 10 (85), G.Hernandez 4 (180), J.Brownell 24 (200), J.Lansford 3 (54). P-S--W.Korpi 59-32, L.Williamson 29-20, G.Hernandez 14-7, J.Brownell 101-66, J.Lansford 12-9. T--1:59. A--4613 Umpires: Plate Ump - Alex Trujillo, Field Ump #1 - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #2 - Allen Barnfield GAME DATE: 05/26/2013 (GAME TWO) Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 9 AT Long Island Ducks 2 YTD YTD S Maryland AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG R.Osuna SS 5 1 1 0 .292 A.Bailey RF 4 0 1 0 .262 M.Richard 2B 3 2 1 1 .286 J.Brodin LF 3 1 2 2 .331 B.Barton LF 4 2 0 1 .299 R.Navarrete DH 4 0 0 0 .260 R.Mulhern DH 4 2 2 1 .322 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .239 C.Hankerd RF 3 1 2 0 .283 M.Watts 1B 3 0 1 0 .250 J.Julio-Ruiz 1B 5 0 2 3 .322 R.Henriquez C 4 0 0 0 .169 C.Nicolas 3B 4 0 1 1 .198 R.Kiniry CF 2 0 0 0 .236 A.Colina C 4 0 1 0 .255 G.Suarez 2B 3 0 1 0 .229 J.Owens CF 4 1 1 0 .167 D.Lyons SS 2 1 0 0 .232 36 9 11 7 29 2 5 2 S Maryland 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 - 9 11 0 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 5 3 2B--R.Mulhern (6), C.Hankerd (13), A.Colina (2), A.Bailey (8). HR--J.Brodin (4). RBI--M.Richard (1), B.Barton (16), R.Mulhern (18), J.Julio-Ruiz 3 (14), C.Nicolas (14), J.Brodin 2 (15). HP--C.Hankerd (8). SF--M.Richard (1), C.Nicolas (3). SB--M.Richard (2). CS--G.Suarez (1). E--G.Suarez 2 (8), M.Way (1). LOB--S Maryland 7, L Island 4. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - G. Suarez(2B) - M. Watts(1B), D. Thompson(P) - M. Richard(2B) - R. Osuna(SS) - J. Julio-Ruiz(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA S Maryland D.Thompson (W,3-3) 7.0 4 1 1 3 3 1 3.89 J.Stevens 1.0 1 1 1 1 1 0 2.41 J.Warden 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.59 9 5 2 2 4 5 1 L Island M.Way (L,2-3) 7.0 6 6 2 2 6 0 4.39 R.Ring 1.0 4 1 1 0 1 0 9.00 J.Houser 1.0 1 2 2 2 2 0 4.02 9 11 9 5 4 9 0 WP--M.Way (5). HB--J.Houser (3). SO--R.Osuna 2, M.Richard, B.Barton, R.Mulhern 2, J.Julio-Ruiz, C.Nicolas, J.Owens, J.Brodin, R.Henriquez 2, G.Suarez, D.Lyons. BB--M.Richard, B.Barton, R.Mulhern, C.Hankerd, J.Brodin, M.Watts, R.Kiniry, D.Lyons. BF--D.Thompson 25 (193), J.Stevens 5 (76), J.Warden 3 (58), M.Way 30 (186), R.Ring 6 (6), J.Houser 7 (71). P-S--D.Thompson 102-58, J.Stevens 19-9, J.Warden 8-7, M.Way 101-65, R.Ring 24-17, J.Houser 31-18. T--2:47. A--6010 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #1 - Allen Barnfield, Field Ump #2 - Alex Trujillo