Bluefish swim by in game one, while Ducks soar to victory in game two
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 7, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks split a single admission doubleheader with the Bridgeport Bluefish on Wednesday night, dropping game one 3-2 before taking game two 2-0.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from game one
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from game two
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Jarret Leverett and Delta Cleary Jr. talk about the doubleheader
The Ducks opened the scoring in the fourth inning on Fehlandt Lentini’s RBI single to left-center field off Bluefish starter David Kubiak. Bridgeport responded with three runs in the fifth off Ducks starter Bobby Blevins to take a 3-1 lead. RBI doubles by Welington Dotel and Jose Cuevas, along with an RBI single by Gerardo Valentin, did the damage.
Long Island closed to within a run in the bottom of the sixth on Lew Ford’s two-out RBI double down the left field line. However, the Ducks were unable to pull even.
Kubiak (7-4) earned the win with six innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits while striking out eight. Blevins (2-11) took the loss, yielding three runs on eight hits and two walks over six innings with one strikeout. David Carpenter collected his fifth save of the season with a scoreless seventh inning.
Delta Cleary Jr. led the Flock with two hits.
Game two saw the Ducks take the first lead again with two runs in the second inning against Bluefish starter Matthew Spann. Mike Blanke’s RBI single and Tyler Colvin’s RBI double highlighted the scoring.
That was more than enough for Ducks starter Jarret Leverett (5-8) to earn the win. The southpaw tossed five scoreless innings, giving up just two hits and three walks while striking out five. Spann (2-1) suffered the loss, surrendering two runs on seven hits and two walks over five innings with three strikeouts. Amalio Diaz picked up his third save with a scoreless seventh, striking out two.
Cleary Jr. had two more hits to pace the offense, while Tyler Colvin added two as well.
The Ducks and Bluefish wrap up their four-game set on Thursday night. 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). It’s Irish Heritage Night at the ballpark, presented by Shandon Court. Fans will get to enjoy Irish-themed music and promotions throughout the ballgame. In addition, former WWE/ECW and current House of Hardcore wrestler Tommy Dreamer will also be making an appearance at the ballpark to throw out a ceremonial first pitch and sign autographs during the game. Left-hander Daniel Herrera gets the ball for the Ducks against Bluefish righty Jonathan Albaladejo.
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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: 09/07/2016 (GAME ONE) Bridgeport Bluefish 3 AT Long Island Ducks 2 YTD YTD Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Hernandez, L SS 3 1 0 0 .280 Vega, A LF 3 1 1 0 .245 Chavez, E CF 3 0 1 0 .341 Lentini, F RF 3 0 1 1 .313 Dotel, W RF 4 1 3 1 .325 Cleary Jr., D CF 3 1 2 0 .319 Burroughs, S 1B 4 0 0 0 .326 Ford, L DH 3 0 1 1 .323 Cuevas, J 3B 3 1 2 1 .274 Puckett, C 3B 3 0 1 0 .277 Valentin, G LF 3 0 1 1 .333 Lyons, D SS 3 0 0 0 .280 Galvez, J DH 3 0 0 0 .285 Gotay, R 2B 2 0 0 0 .274 Rodriguez, L 2B 3 0 1 0 .249 Hughes, C PR 0 0 0 0 .140 Marquez, A C 2 0 0 0 .157 Colvin, T 1B 3 0 0 0 .191 Dowd, M C 3 0 0 0 .293 28 3 8 3 26 2 6 2 Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 - 3 8 1 L Island 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 - 2 6 0 2B--Dotel, W RF (20), Cuevas, J 3B (28), Ford, L DH (13). RBI--Dotel, W RF (41), Cuevas, J 3B (58), Valentin, G LF (1), TOTALS 3 (0), Lentini, F RF (68), Ford, L DH (27), TOTALS 2 (0). SH--Chavez, E CF (0). SB--Lentini, F RF (45), Cleary Jr., D CF (29). E--Kubiak, D P (3). LOB--Bridgeport 7, L Island 4. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bridgeport Kubiak, D (W,7-4) 6.0 6 2 2 0 8 0 3.43 Carpenter, D (S,5) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3.41 7 6 2 2 1 8 0 L Island Blevins, B (L,2-11) 6.0 8 3 3 2 1 0 5.61 Crider, P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.13 7 8 3 3 2 1 0 SO--Marquez, A, Vega, A 2, Lentini, F, Cleary Jr., D, Puckett, C, Gotay, R, Dowd, M 2. BB--Hernandez, L, Marquez, A, Gotay, R. BF--Kubiak, D 23 (368), Carpenter, D 4 (138), Blevins, B 28 (530), Crider, P 3 (164). P-S--Kubiak, D 92-65, Carpenter, D 14-8, Blevins, B 82-52, Crider, P 8-7. T--1:55. Plate Umpire - Fred DeJesus, Field Umpire #1 - Warren Nicholson, Field Umpire #2 - JB Torres Game Date: 09/07/2016 (GAME TWO) Bridgeport Bluefish 0 AT Long Island Ducks 2 YTD YTD Bridgeport AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Hernandez, L SS 3 0 0 0 .279 Vega, A LF 3 0 1 0 .246 Cuevas, J 3B 3 0 0 0 .273 Lentini, F RF 2 0 0 0 .312 Galvez, J 1B 2 0 0 0 .283 Cleary Jr., D CF 3 0 2 0 .322 Valentin, G LF 3 0 2 0 .500 Puckett, C 3B 3 0 1 0 .278 Nina, A RF 3 0 1 0 .280 Lyons, D SS 2 1 1 0 .281 Nunez, L 2B 3 0 0 0 .233 Gotay, R DH 3 0 0 0 .271 Vitters, J DH 3 0 0 0 .228 Blanke, M C 2 1 1 1 .247 Marquez, A C 3 0 1 0 .167 Colvin, T 1B 2 0 2 1 .198 Giansanti, A CF 3 0 1 0 .247 Wessinger, M 2B 1 0 0 0 .203 26 0 5 0 21 2 8 2 Bridgeport 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 L Island 0 2 0 0 0 0 x - 2 8 1 2B--Puckett, C 3B (17), Colvin, T 1B (11). RBI--Blanke, M C (49), Colvin, T 1B (24), TOTALS 2 (0). SB--Nina, A RF (8), Giansanti, A CF (8). E--Nina, A RF (7), Marquez, A C (1), Blanke, M C (9). LOB--Bridgeport 8, L Island 4. DP--L. Nunez(2B) - J. Cuevas(3B) - J. Galvez(1B), L. Nunez(2B) - L. Hernandez(SS) - J. Galvez(1B), L. Hernandez(SS) - J. Galvez(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Bridgeport Spann, M (L,2-1) 5.0 7 2 2 2 3 0 4.42 Santos, O 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 6 8 2 2 3 3 0 L Island Leverett, J (W,5-8) 5.0 2 0 0 3 5 0 3.73 Perdomo, L 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.01 Diaz, A (S,3) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.12 7 5 0 0 3 7 0 SO--Hernandez, L 2, Cuevas, J, Galvez, J, Nina, A, Nunez, L 2, Vega, A, Puckett, C, Gotay, R. BB--Hernandez, L, Cuevas, J, Galvez, J, Lentini, F, Lyons, D, Wessinger, M. BF--Spann, M 20 (90), Santos, O 4 (11), Leverett, J 21 (46), Perdomo, L 4 (37), Diaz, A 4 (179). P-S--Spann, M 81-49, Santos, O 15-10, Leverett, J 99-61, Perdomo, L 19-11, Diaz, A 11-9. T--2:08. A--4229 Jesse Litsch ejected in top of third inning by Fred DeJesus for arguing balls and strikes Plate Umpire - Warren Nicholson, Field Umpire #1 - JB Torres, Field Umpire #2 - Fred DeJesus