Long Island claims pitcher’s duel in opener, rout in game two
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 5, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks swept a doubleheader from the Lancaster Barnstormers on Thursday night at Bethpage Ballpark, winning game one 1-0 in walk-off fashion and taking game two 13-5.
GAME ONE AUDIO: Mike Blanke’s waddle-off bases loaded walk
GAME TWO AUDIO: Mike Dowd’s RBI single caps a four-run second inning
POSTGAME VIDEO: Mike Blanke, Bobby Blevins and Fehlandt Lentini talk about the perfect homestand
Neither side plated a run in the first six innings game one. That changed in the bottom of the seventh when Sean Burroughs walked, Dan Lyons reach on a bunt single and Cody Puckett walked. That set the stage for Mike Blanke, who drew a bases loaded walk to plate the winning run.
Ducks reliever Todd Coffey (1-0) picked up the win after tossing a scoreless seventh inning. Barnstormers starter Bryan Evans (1-1) suffered the loss, yielding a run on two hits and three walks while striking out six over six innings. Ducks starter Bobby Blevins did not factor into the decision but pitched six scoreless innings, allowing just four hits with four strikeouts.
Long Island struck first in game two on a first inning sacrifice fly to center field by Delta Cleary Jr. off of Lancaster starter Brandon Bixler. Four more runs in the second ballooned the advantage to 5-0. Puckett’s RBI double, Mike Dowd’s RBI single and sacrifice flies from Matt Wessinger and Fehlandt Lentini did the damage.
The offense continued in the third with five more runs crossing home plate. RBI singles from Dowd and Cleary Jr. highlighted the frame. After the Ducks scored a run in the fifth, Lancaster plated three in the sixth on a three-run double by Kevin Ahrens off of Ducks starter Jack Snodgrass. However, a two-run double by Lentini in the bottom of the frame pushed the lead to 13-3.
Snodgrass (2-1) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing three runs on seven hits and two walks while striking out seven. Bixler (0-2) took the loss, giving up five runs (four earned) on five hits in just one and one-third innings.
Puckett and Cleary Jr. each had three hits in the game. Lentini finished with three RBI and three runs, while Puckett and Dowd each scored three times.
The Ducks hit the road on Friday night to open a three-game series against the cross-sound rival Bridgeport Bluefish. Game time is slated for 7:12 p.m. from the Ballpark at Harbor Yard. Fans can follow all of the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Streaming audio will also be available online by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Mark Blackmar gets the start for the Ducks against Bluefish righty David Anderson.
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, May 10 to begin a three-game set against the Somerset Patriots. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). The first 1,000 fans in attendance will receive Dan Lyons 2015 Gold Glove Award Pins as part one of six in the 2016 collectors’ series. It’s also a Two-Fer Tuesday and Humana Senior Discount Tuesday at the ballpark. 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: 05/05/2016 (GAME ONE) Lancaster Barnstormers 0 AT Long Island Ducks 1 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Kobernus, J 2B 3 0 0 0 .281 Lentini, F DH 3 0 0 0 .286 Crouse, M LF 3 0 1 0 .300 Cleary Jr., D LF 3 0 0 0 .256 Gindl, C RF 3 0 0 0 .346 Ford, L CF 3 0 1 0 .317 McDade, M 1B 3 0 0 0 .236 Freiman, N 1B 3 0 1 0 .273 Bell, J 3B 3 0 1 0 .188 Burroughs, S 3B 1 0 0 0 .267 Whitaker, J DH 3 0 1 0 .400 Tekotte, B PR 0 1 0 0 .205 Ahrens, K SS 2 0 2 0 .271 Lyons, D SS 2 0 1 0 .195 Cutler, C C 3 0 0 0 .306 Puckett, C 2B 1 0 0 0 .205 Witherspoon, T CF 2 0 0 0 .281 Blanke, M C 2 0 0 1 .269 Vega, A RF 2 0 0 0 .167 25 0 5 0 20 1 3 1 Lancaster 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 0 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 1 3 0 2B--Freiman, N 1B (1). RBI--Blanke, M C (3), TOTALS (0). SH--Burroughs, S 3B (0). SB--Crouse, M LF (5). LOB--Lancaster 5, L Island 7. DP--C. Puckett(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - N. Freiman(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster Evans, B (L,1-1) 6.0 2 1 1 3 6 0 4.20 Gracey, S 0.0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 6 3 1 1 5 6 0 L Island Blevins, B 6.0 4 0 0 0 4 0 2.40 Coffey, T (W,1-0) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2.25 7 5 0 0 1 5 0 WP--Gracey, S (2). SO--Gindl, C 3, McDade, M, Cutler, C, Lentini, F, Ford, L, Freiman, N, Lyons, D, Blanke, M, Vega, A. BB--Ahrens, K, Burroughs, S, Lyons, D, Puckett, C 2, Blanke, M. BF--Evans, B 23 (61), Gracey, S 3 (24), Blevins, B 21 (63), Coffey, T 5 (19). P-S--Evans, B 88-56, Gracey, S 11-3, Blevins, B 63-47, Coffey, T 17-9. T--1:56. Plate Umpire - Fred DeJesus, Field Umpire #1 - JB Torres, Field Umpire #2 - Matt Criss Game Date: 05/05/2016 (GAME TWO) Lancaster Barnstormers 5 AT Long Island Ducks 13 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Kobernus, J 2B 2 0 2 0 .305 Lentini, F RF 4 3 2 3 .302 David, S 2B,PH 1 1 0 0 .143 Cleary Jr., D LF 4 0 3 2 .298 Crouse, M CF 4 1 1 1 .295 Ford, L DH 3 0 0 0 .295 Gindl, C RF 3 1 1 1 .345 Vega, A DH,PH 2 0 0 1 .143 McDade, M 1B 4 0 0 0 .220 Freiman, N 1B 2 1 0 0 .231 Bell, J DH 3 1 0 0 .176 Lyons, D SS 3 1 1 0 .205 Whitaker, J LF 3 1 1 0 .395 Puckett, C 2B 3 3 3 1 .262 Ahrens, K 3B 2 0 2 3 .300 Tekotte, B CF 4 2 2 0 .233 Patterson, C C 3 0 1 0 .417 Dowd, M C 3 3 2 2 .294 Jackson, J SS 3 0 0 0 .000 Wessinger, M 3B 2 0 1 1 .083 28 5 8 5 30 13 14 10 Lancaster 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 - 5 8 3 L Island 1 4 5 0 1 2 x - 13 14 1 2B--Gindl, C RF (7), Ahrens, K 3B (2), Cleary Jr., D LF (4), Puckett, C 2B 2 (3). 3B--Crouse, M CF (1). RBI--Crouse, M CF (2), Gindl, C RF (11), Ahrens, K 3B 3 (10), TOTALS 5 (0), Lentini, F RF 3 (10), Cleary Jr., D LF 2 (4), Vega, A DH,PH (2), Puckett, C 2B (7), Dowd, M C 2 (5), Wessinger, M 3B (1), TOTALS 10 (0). HP--Freiman, N 1B (1). SF--Gindl, C RF (2), Lentini, F RF (1), Cleary Jr., D LF (1), Wessinger, M 3B (1). SB--Lentini, F RF 2 (5), Tekotte, B CF (1), Dowd, M C (1). E--Whitaker, J LF (1), Patterson, C C (1), Jackson, J SS (1), Lentini, F RF (1). LOB--Lancaster 6, L Island 8. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster Bixler, B (L,0-2) 1.1 5 5 4 0 1 0 17.18 Lamm, M 0.2 1 0 0 0 0 0 13.50 Lee, M 1.0 3 5 2 1 1 0 11.05 Stevenson, J 2.0 2 1 1 3 3 0 5.06 Yevoli, A 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 18.56 6 14 13 9 5 6 0 L Island Snodgrass, J (W,2-1) 6.0 7 3 3 2 7 0 4.50 Lomangino, J 1.0 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.15 7 8 5 5 3 8 0 PB--Patterson, C. HB--Lee, M (1). SO--Gindl, C, McDade, M 4, Whitaker, J, Jackson, J 2, Freiman, N, Lyons, D 2, Tekotte, B 2, Dowd, M. BB--David, S, Bell, J, Ahrens, K, Freiman, N, Lyons, D, Puckett, C, Dowd, M, Wessinger, M. BF--Bixler, B 9 (21), Lamm, M 3 (26), Lee, M 9 (39), Stevenson, J 11 (30), Yevoli, A 7 (32), Snodgrass, J 27 (73), Lomangino, J 5 (22). P-S--Bixler, B 43-27, Lamm, M 13-7, Lee, M 37-23, Stevenson, J 51-29, Yevoli, A 22-13, Snodgrass, J 105-71, Lomangino, J 16-10. T--2:38. A--4362 Plate Umpire - JB Torres, Field Umpire #1 - Matt Criss, Field Umpire #2 - Fred DeJesus