Long Island pounds out 13 hits in Sunday slugfest
(New Britain, Conn., Aug. 27, 2017) – The Long Island Ducks fell to the New Britain Bees 8-7 on Sunday afternoon at New Britain Stadium in the finale of a three-game series.
GAME VIDEO: Highlights from Sunday’s series finale with the Bees
Delta Cleary Jr. created havoc on the basepaths in the top of the first which led to a Long Island (30-20; 66-54) run. On an attempted steal of second base, catcher Ivan Villaescusa’s throw sailed into centerfield, and Cleary Jr. raced to third. Centerfielder Michael Crouse’s throw to third bounded into the Ducks dugout, allowing a run to score, giving Long Island a 1-0 lead.
The Ducks tacked on another tally against Jonathan Pettibone in the top of the second on an Audie Afenir RBI double, and Marc Krauss clobbered a two-run home run in the third to put the club ahead 4-0. The round-tripper was Krauss’ 19th of the season, the second most on the team.
New Britain (21-27; 47-71) responded with five runs in the bottom of the fourth against Rafael Perez, highlighted by a grand slam by Jon Griffin to take a 5-4 lead. However, the Ducks regained a 6-5 advantage by plating a pair of runs off Pettibone in the top of the fifth.
The Bees got back-to-back RBI singles from Crouse and Jovan Rosa in the bottom of the fifth to take a 7-6 lead, but a wild pitch from Brandon Fry scored Jordan Hinshaw in the top of the sixth to even the score at seven all.
In the bottom of the eighth, Rob Rogers allowed a leadoff double to Rosa, who was pinch-ran for by Jake McGuiggan. A sacrifice bunt and a wild pitch brought McGuiggan in to score and gave the Bees an 8-7 advantage.
Brandon League (2-2) got the win in relief for the Bees, while Rogers (4-1) took the loss for the Ducks. Shawn Gilblair set Long Island down in the ninth to earn his 16th save of the season. Five Ducks batters finished with two hits, while Krauss paced the Ducks with two RBIs.
Long Island returns home on Monday to begin a four-game series against the York Revolution. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). Live streaming HD video and audio will be available via BoxCast on the Ducks’ official Facebook page, YouTube channel and at LIDucks.com. Right-hander Matt Larkins (7-6, 3.65 ERA) takes the mound for the Ducks, while the Revolution have not announced a starter.
Monday is the 12th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Night at the ballpark, and following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Fireworks Spectacular. Various breast cancer awareness organizations and coalitions from around Long Island will have tables set up on the main concourse behind home plate, and the Ducks will be wearing special pink jerseys that will be auctioned off from the time the gates open through the top of the seventh inning. Fans will be able to place their bids on the jerseys by visiting the auction tables located outside the Waddle In Shop. Tickets to the game, and all Ducks home games, are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.
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Game Date: 08/27/2017 Long Island Ducks 7 AT New Britain Bees 8 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG N Britain AB R H BI AVG Hinshaw, J RF 5 1 2 0 .326 Kajimoto, Y 2B 3 2 1 0 .264 Cleary Jr., D CF 3 2 2 0 .268 Crouse, M CF 4 2 2 1 .270 Krauss, M DH 4 1 1 2 .294 Rosa, J 3B 4 1 2 1 .310 Songco, A 1B 5 1 1 0 .257 McGuiggan, PR,SS 0 1 0 0 .178 Gotay, R 3B 4 1 2 0 .270 Maddox, C DH 3 1 2 1 .260 Alfonzo, G PR 0 0 0 0 .295 Griffin, J 1B 4 1 1 4 .260 Reyes, E SS 4 1 2 1 .292 Walton, J RF 4 0 0 0 .290 Burg, A 2B 5 0 0 0 .223 Bierfeldt, C LF 1 0 1 0 .238 Pyles, D LF 4 0 1 1 .237 Baca, M 3B,SS 3 0 0 0 .196 Afenir, A C 4 0 2 1 .241 Villaescusa, I C 3 0 0 0 .194 38 7 13 5 29 8 9 7 L Island 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 - 7 13 1 N Britain 0 0 0 5 2 0 0 1 x - 8 9 2 2B--Hinshaw, J RF (11), Reyes, E SS (26), Afenir, A C (4), Kajimoto, Y 2B (12), Rosa, J 3B (37). HR--Krauss, M DH (19), Griffin, J 1B (8). RBI--Krauss, M DH 2 (78), Reyes, E SS (49), Pyles, D LF (4), Afenir, A C (1), TOTALS 5 (0), Crouse, M CF (59), Rosa, J 3B (64), Maddox, C DH (60), Griffin, J 1B 4 (47), TOTALS 7 (0). SH--Cleary Jr., D CF (0), Maddox, C DH (0). SB--Cleary Jr., D CF (23), Crouse, M CF (37). E--Burg, A 2B (12), Crouse, M CF (4), Villaescusa, I C (2). LOB--L Island 9, N Britain 1. DP--E. Reyes(SS) - A. Songco(1B), A. Burg(2B) - R. Gotay(3B) - A. Songco(1B), A. Burg(2B) - R. Gotay(3B) - A. Songco(1B), E. Reyes(SS) - A. Songco(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Perez, R 5.0 8 7 7 2 2 1 4.72 OGrady, D 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.42 Marsh, M 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Rogers, R (L,4-1) 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 0 4.32 8 9 8 8 3 5 1 N Britain Pettibone, J 4.1 9 6 5 3 3 1 4.77 Roe, N 0.2 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.43 Fry, B 1.1 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.93 League, B (W,2-2) 1.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.82 Gilblair, S (S,16) 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.61 9 13 7 6 4 10 1 WP--Rogers, R (5), Fry, B 2 (12), League, B 2 (12). SO--Hinshaw, J, Krauss, M, Songco, A 2, Gotay, R, Reyes, E, Burg, A 3, Afenir, A, Crouse, M 2, Griffin, J 2, Walton, J. BB--Cleary Jr., D, Krauss, M, Gotay, R, Reyes, E, Kajimoto, Y, Bierfeldt, C 2. BF--Perez, R 23 (469), OGrady, D 3 (425), Marsh, M 3 (15), Rogers, R 4 (243), Pettibone, J 24 (403), Roe, N 3 (268), Fry, B 6 (228), League, B 6 (175), Gilblair, S 4 (133). P-S--Perez, R 82-56, OGrady, D 15-9, Marsh, M 15-9, Rogers, R 20-14, Pettibone, J 100-59, Roe, N 9-8, Fry, B 25-15, League, B 17-10, Gilblair, S 20-12. T--3:02. A--3289 Weather: Sunny- 75 Degrees Plate Umpire - Matt Hensel, Field Umpire #1 - Matt Kane, Field Umpire #3 - Jorge Teran