Long Island rallies back after Somerset ties game in ninth
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 6-5 in 12 innings on Tuesday night in the second game of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the waddle-off victory
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Fehlandt Lentini and Nick Struck talk about the dramatic win
Somerset took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Kyle Roller’s two-out, two-run single off Ducks starter Nick Struck. Long Island answered with a run in the bottom of the frame on Delta Cleary Jr.’s RBI single up the middle off Patriots starter Shaun Garceau.
Brian Van Kirk got the run back immediately in the second with a leadoff solo home run to left-center field, putting the Patriots ahead 3-1. It remained that way until the sixth when the Ducks struck for three runs to jump in front 4-3. Another RBI single by Cleary Jr., who later scored on Dan Lyons’ single, and a sacrifice fly to left by Ruben Gotay highlighted the inning. An RBI single by Gotay in the eighth extended the advantage to two.
The Patriots rallied to tie the score in the ninth on an RBI single by Roller and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Carlos Guzman. It stayed that way until the 12th inning. After Chris McCoy worked out of a first-and-third, no-out jam, Fehlandt Lentini delivered an RBI single to center which scored Mike Blanke with the winning run.
Neither starter factored into the decision. Struck pitched five innings, yielding three runs on five hits and a walk while striking out four. Garceau lasted six innings, allowing four runs (three earned) on eight hits and two walks with three strikeouts. McCoy (1-0) earned the win with two scoreless innings of relief, giving up three hits while striking out two. Mickey Storey (1-7) suffered the loss, surrendering the winning run on two hits in one and one-third innings.
Lentini and Cleary Jr. each had three hits and two runs scored to lead Flock.
The Ducks and Patriots continue their four-game set on Wednesday 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 “The Great Plesser’s Giveaway” Night at the ballpark! Every inning, the Ducks will select a lucky seat throughout the ballpark. The fan holding the ticket for that seat will be going home with a special appliance/electronics prize, courtesy of Plesser’s. It’s also a Winning Inning Wednesday! The Ducks will designate a specific occurrence in each inning, and if the event takes place, one lucky fan will win $10,000. Simply sign up at the Ducks Ticket Kiosk prior to first pitch to be eligible to win. Left-hander Eury De La Rosa toes the rubber for the Ducks against Patriots southpaw Rudy Owens.
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. It’s the “Ducks Game of the Week,” and those unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Streaming video and audio will also be available online via the Ducks’ official YouTube channel by 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: 08/09/2016 Somerset Patriots 5 AT Long Island Ducks 6 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD Somerset AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Zarrillo, V CF 5 0 0 0 .264 Vega, A LF 5 0 1 0 .268 Eggleston, A LF 6 1 3 0 .307 Lentini, F RF 5 2 3 1 .325 Farris, E 2B 6 1 2 0 .293 Cleary Jr., D CF 5 2 3 2 .317 Vidal, D C 5 1 1 0 .343 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 2 0 .282 LaHair, B 1B 4 1 1 0 .276 Lyons, D SS 5 1 1 0 .297 Roller, K DH 5 0 2 3 .270 Gotay, R 2B 4 0 1 2 .295 Guzman, C 3B 5 0 0 1 .257 Colvin, T DH 5 0 0 0 .191 Van Kirk, B RF 5 1 1 1 .207 Dowd, M C 4 0 1 0 .291 Kelly, S SS 5 0 1 0 .250 Blanke, M 1B 5 1 2 0 .251 46 5 11 5 42 6 14 5 Somerset 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 - 5 11 1 L Island 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 - 6 14 2 2B--Vidal, D C (11), LaHair, B 1B (21), Kelly, S SS (11), Vega, A LF (15), Lentini, F RF (28). 3B--Lentini, F RF (5). HR--Van Kirk, B RF (1). RBI--Roller, K DH 3 (7), Guzman, C 3B (41), Van Kirk, B RF (8), TOTALS 5 (0), Lentini, F RF (53), Cleary Jr., D CF 2 (35), Gotay, R 2B 2 (40), TOTALS 5 (0). SF--Gotay, R 2B (4). SH--Vega, A LF (0). CS--Cleary Jr., D CF 2 (6), Blanke, M 1B (1). E--Zarrillo, V CF (2), Lyons, D SS (9), McCoy, C P (1). LOB--Somerset 9, L Island 7. DP--E. Farris(2B) - S. Kelly(SS) - B. LaHair(1B), R. Gotay(2B) - C. Puckett(3B) - M. Blanke(1B), E. Farris(2B) - S. Kelly(SS) - B. LaHair(1B), R. Gotay(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - M. Blanke(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Somerset Garceau, S 6.0 8 4 3 2 3 0 4.17 Sisk, B 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.18 Thomas, M 1.0 3 1 1 0 0 0 2.61 Newby, K 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.48 Miller, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Storey, M (L,1-7) 1.1 2 1 1 0 0 0 6.04 11.1 14 6 5 3 7 0 L Island Struck, N 5.0 5 3 3 1 4 1 4.59 Lomangino, J 2.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.95 Crider, P 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.89 Burawa, D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.86 Coffey, T 1.0 2 2 2 2 1 0 3.38 Hansen, K 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.25 McCoy, C (W,1-0) 2.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 0.00 12 11 5 5 4 12 1 SO--Eggleston, A, Farris, E 2, Vidal, D, LaHair, B, Roller, K 2, Guzman, C, Van Kirk, B 2, Kelly, S 2, Vega, A 3, Colvin, T, Dowd, M, Blanke, M 2. BB--Zarrillo, V, Vidal, D, LaHair, B 2, Lentini, F, Puckett, C, Dowd, M. BF--Garceau, S 25 (305), Sisk, B 4 (172), Thomas, M 5 (169), Newby, K 3 (143), Miller, J 4 (31), Storey, M 6 (326), Struck, N 21 (141), Lomangino, J 6 (94), Crider, P 2 (125), Burawa, D (35), Coffey, T 8 (151), Hansen, K 4 (30), McCoy, C 8 (8). P-S--Garceau, S 86-52, Sisk, B 18-10, Thomas, M 14-10, Newby, K 13-10, Miller, J 15-12, Storey, M 14-10, Struck, N 82-53, Lomangino, J 28-16, Crider, P 9-5, Burawa, D 4-2, Coffey, T 27-14, Hansen, K 15-10, McCoy, C 24-19. T--3:51. A--4847 Plate Umpire - Tom Magier, Field Umpire #1 - JB Torres, Field Umpire #2 - Fred DeJesus