(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 16, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 4-1 on Thursday night in the first game of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Dan Lyons talk about the game
Lancaster jumped in front on Fehlandt Lentini’s RBI single to left off Ducks starter Bob Zimmermann. Two more runs in the fourth on a RBI double by Kyle Haines and a run-scoring single off the bat of Adam Godwin pushed the lead to three.
After Lancaster scored a run in the sixth, Dan Lyons would cut the deficit back to three on a RBI single in the bottom of the ninth. However, the Flock could not inch closer.
Pollok (11-1) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing just three hits and two walks while striking out two. Zimmermann (5-7) suffered the loss, yielding four runs (two earned) on six hits with four strikeouts in seven innings. Tim Hamulack earned his 25th save with a scoreless ninth.
The Ducks and Barnstormers continue their four-game set on Friday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. It’s the Sixth Annual Irish Heritage Night at the ballpark, and the first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Sports Bottles, courtesy of The Nutty Irishman. Righty Chris Hayes takes the mound for the Ducks against Barnstormers right-hander Alan Johnson.
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 make the game can follow all 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 via iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
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Duck Tales: Kraig Binick and Timo Perez both picked up a hit in the game. Binick has now earned at least one hit in nine of his last 12 games, while Perez has a hit in ten of his last 13 contests…Lyons continued his hot hitting against Lancaster this season with two hits on the night. The Minnesota native is hitting .316 (12-for-38) this season with four RBI and five runs scored against the Barnstormers.
GAME DATE: 08/16/2012 Lancaster Barnstormers 4 AT Long Island Ducks 1 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG G.Mejia 2B 4 0 1 0 .386 K.Binick CF 5 0 1 0 .254 A.Godwin CF 5 0 1 1 .350 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .265 B.Gailen LF 4 0 2 1 .333 R.Navarrete 2B 4 0 0 0 .309 F.Lentini RF 5 0 1 1 .333 B.Sing 1B 2 1 0 0 .278 T.Denker 1B 4 0 0 0 .326 M.Esquivel RF 4 0 1 0 .319 R.Harvey DH 4 0 1 0 .292 T.Perez DH 4 0 1 0 .253 E.Frostad C 3 0 0 0 .296 J.Brodin LF 4 0 1 0 .293 K.Kirkland 3B 4 1 1 0 .274 M.Canham C 3 0 1 0 .267 K.Haines SS 3 3 2 1 .196 D.Lyons SS 4 0 2 1 .260 36 4 9 4 34 1 7 1 Lancaster 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 9 2 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 7 3 2B--K.Kirkland (19), K.Haines (1). RBI--A.Godwin (30), B.Gailen (61), F.Lentini (65), K.Haines (1), D.Lyons (51). HP--E.Frostad (3), B.Sing (3). SB--A.Godwin 2 (31), T.Denker (1). CS--G.Mejia (2), M.Canham (1). E--E.Frostad (5), K.Haines (4), B.Sing (8), D.Lyons 2 (15). LOB--Lancaster 10, L Island 9. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster D.Pollok (W,11-1) 6.0 3 0 0 2 2 0 1.80 R.Peeples 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 C.Lo 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 0 3.56 T.Hamulack (S,25) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.00 9 7 1 1 2 3 0 L Island B.Zimmermann (L,5-7) 7.0 7 4 2 4 4 0 4.44 C.Graham 2.0 2 0 0 0 2 0 3.80 9 9 4 2 4 6 0 WP--B.Zimmermann (7). HB--C.Lo (5), B.Zimmermann (14). SO--G.Mejia, F.Lentini, T.Denker 2, R.Harvey, E.Frostad, B.Sing, T.Perez, M.Canham. BB--G.Mejia, B.Gailen, T.Denker, K.Haines, B.Sing, M.Canham. BF--D.Pollok 23 (402), R.Peeples 4 (101), C.Lo 5 (123), T.Hamulack 5 (148), B.Zimmermann 34 (620), C.Graham 7 (213). P-S--D.Pollok 89-60, R.Peeples 13-9, C.Lo 11-7, T.Hamulack 13-12, B.Zimmermann 127-78, C.Graham 31-19. T--3:00. A--5676 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #1 - Frank Leparik, Field Ump #2 - Jeff Dugmore