(Central Islip, N.Y., May 10, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 4-2 on Thursday evening in Game One of a doubleheader at Bethpage Ballpark.

Ryan Garko got the Ducks started with a two-run homer to right in the first off York starter Chris Cody. Dan Lyons added a RBI single to left in the second to score Reid Gorecki and increase the lead to three.

Both teams traded runs in the fourth, as Chris Nowak hit a sac fly to center off Bob Zimmermann and Lew Ford scurried home on a passed ball. A RBI single by Andres Perez in the sixth cut the deficit back to two, but it that was all the Revs could muster.

Zimmermann (2-0) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing two runs (one earned) on five hits with five strikeouts. Cody (0-3) took the loss, yielding four runs (three earned) on five hits and three walks.

Eight of the nine Ducks batters picked up hits. Garko’s two RBI led the way.

The Ducks and Revolution play the second game of their doubleheader tonight beginning approximately 30 minutes game one’s completion. Jason Monti gets the start for Long Island against York’s Omar Javier. Fans can follow the action live online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.

DUCK TALES: With a homer, Ryan Garko extended his team-leading hitting streak to 11 games. He’s also reached base safely in all 12 games this year. The former Major Leaguer entered the game tied for second in the Atlantic League in batting (.444 AVG) and hits (20) and ranked third in on-base percentage (.490)…Zimmermann continued his dominance this season, picking up his second win and his third straight start with two earned runs or less allowed. He is now 2-0 with a 1.90 ERA and 16 strikeouts this season…With the win, the Ducks are now 5-0 at Bethpage Ballpark this season, which ties a franchise record for most consecutive wins at home to begin a season. The Flock also won five straight at the Duck Pond to begin the 2002 campaign

 GAME DATE: 05/10/2012 York Revolution 2 AT Long Island Ducks 4 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG S.Douglas CF 4 0 0 0 .217 K.Binick LF 4 0 1 0 .222 L.Rodriguez 2B 4 2 2 0 .300 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .234 M.Hernandez RF 3 0 1 0 .277 B.Sing 1B 2 1 1 0 .217 C.Nowak 1B 2 0 0 1 .238 R.Garko DH 2 1 1 2 .447 A.Perez DH 2 0 1 1 .302 R.Navarrete 2B 3 0 1 0 .261 J.Shanks LF 3 0 0 0 .167 L.Ford CF 3 1 1 0 .375 R.Castro 3B 3 0 1 0 .122 R.Gorecki RF 3 1 1 0 .111 D.Gonzalez SS 2 0 0 0 .138 J.Johnson C 1 0 1 0 .286 T.Scott C 3 0 1 0 .278 D.Lyons SS 2 0 1 1 .286 26 2 6 2 24 4 8 3 York 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 L Island 2 1 0 1 0 0 x - 4 8 1 2B--M.Hernandez (3), B.Sing (3), L.Ford (4), R.Gorecki (1). HR--R.Garko (2). RBI--C.Nowak (6), A.Perez (6), R.Garko 2 (9), D.Lyons (7). SF--C.Nowak (1). SB--L.Ford (2). E--B.Nelson (2). LOB--York 6, L Island 7. DP--D. Gonzalez(SS) - L. Rodriguez(2B) - C. Nowak(1B), J. Shanks(LF) - L. Rodriguez(2B), D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B) - B. Zimmermann(P). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York C.Cody (L,0-3) 4.0 5 4 3 3 5 1 10.95 J.Sanchez 1.1 3 0 0 2 2 0 4.91 S.Penney 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.60 6 8 4 3 5 7 1 L Island B.Zimmermann (W,2-0) 6.0 5 2 1 2 5 0 1.90 J.Meloan (S,4) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.13 7 6 2 1 2 6 0 WP--C.Cody (1). PB--T.Scott, J.Johnson. SO--S.Douglas 2, L.Rodriguez, C.Nowak, R.Castro, T.Scott, B.Nelson, R.Navarrete 2, L.Ford 2, R.Gorecki, D.Lyons. BB--A.Perez, D.Gonzalez, B.Sing, R.Garko, J.Johnson 2, D.Lyons. BF--C.Cody 19 (60), J.Sanchez 9 (37), S.Penney (24), B.Zimmermann 25 (78), J.Meloan 4 (34). P-S--C.Cody 81-47, J.Sanchez 39-22, S.Penney 3-2, B.Zimmermann 81-56, J.Meloan 17-11. T--2:10. First game of single-admission doubleheader Umpires: Plate Ump - Ronnie Whitting, Field Ump #1 - Mark Facto, Field Ump #2 - James Pattison