Marc Krauss hits ninth home run of season for Flock

(Central Islip, N.Y., July 18, 2017) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the New Britain Bees 8-2 on Tuesday night in the middle game of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME VIDEO: Marc Krauss goes deep in the bottom of the eighth

POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Marc Krauss talk about Tuesday’s game

New Britain took a 2-0 lead with single runs in the first and second inning off Ducks starter Henderson Alvarez. An RBI double by Craig Maddox and a run-scoring groundout off the bat of Yusuke Kajimoto did the damage.

Three unearned runs in the third on a two-out, three-run double from Jamar Walton extended the lead to five. The Bees rounded out their scoring with single runs in the fifth, seventh and eighth. A pair of solo homers by Conor Bierfeldt highlighted the scoring.

Long Island cracked the scoreboard in the bottom of the eighth when Marc Krauss launched a mammoth two-run home run to right field.

Bees starter Jonathan Pettibone did not factor into the decision but pitched four scoreless innings, yielding two hits and three walks with four strikeouts. Mike Hepple (2-0) collected the win, pitching a scoreless inning and two-thirds. Alvarez (0-1) suffered the loss, surrendering two runs (one earned) on three hits and three walks in two innings.

Angelo Songco had two hits to pace the Flock.

The Ducks and Bees wrap up their three-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). The first 1,500 fans through the gates will take home Ducks Golf Towels, courtesy of Cobham. It’s also another Waddle In Wednesday, and a special item in the Waddle In Shop will be available at a 20{fe96d6e17d87505a1465284f96a4c69c9ad7d7051973bed0757ffc13536530ff} discount all game long. The selected item will be announced on LIDucks.com the morning of the game and at the ballpark throughout the game. Right-hander Matt Larkins (3-6, 3.94) toes the rubber for the Ducks against Bees righty Brian Dupra (3-6, 5.42).

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. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action on the Long Island Ducks Broadcast Network. Live streaming HD video and audio will be available via BoxCast on the Ducks’ official Facebook page, YouTube channel and at LIDucks.com.

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.

About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)

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 Game Date: 07/18/2017 New Britain Bees 8 AT Long Island Ducks 2 YTD YTD N Britain AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Kajimoto, Y 2B 5 0 0 1 .283 Berry, Q RF 4 0 0 0 .194 Skelton, J C 4 1 0 0 .239 Cleary Jr., D CF 4 0 1 0 .226 Rosa, J 3B 3 0 1 0 .283 Ford, L DH 3 0 0 0 .284 Baca, M 3B 0 0 0 0 .178 Songco, A 1B 4 1 2 0 .265 Maddox, C 1B 5 1 2 1 .245 Krauss, M LF 3 1 1 2 .258 Bierfeldt, C LF 3 3 2 2 .273 Reyes, E 2B 3 0 1 0 .296 Hinshaw, J RF 5 1 0 0 .353 Burg, A C 2 0 0 0 .213 Crouse, M CF 5 2 2 0 .269 Alfonzo, G 3B 4 0 0 0 .323 Walton, J DH 3 0 1 3 .281 Lyons, D SS 3 0 0 0 .246 McGuiggan, J SS 3 0 1 1 .205 36 8 9 8 30 2 5 2 N Britain 1 1 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 - 8 9 0 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 2 5 3 2B--Rosa, J 3B (23), Maddox, C 1B (20), Walton, J DH (13). HR--Bierfeldt, C LF 2 (15), Krauss, M LF (9). RBI--Kajimoto, Y 2B (13), Maddox, C 1B (37), Bierfeldt, C LF 2 (42), Walton, J DH 3 (27), McGuiggan, J SS (11), TOTALS 8 (0), Krauss, M LF 2 (37), TOTALS 2 (0). HP--Reyes, E 2B (3), Lyons, D SS (6). SB--Crouse, M CF (22), Berry, Q RF 3 (7), Cleary Jr., D CF (16), Lyons, D SS (4). E--Simon, A P 2 (3), Alvarez, H P (1). LOB--N Britain 8, L Island 8. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - E. Reyes(2B), E. Reyes(2B) - G. Alfonzo(3B) - A. Songco(1B), Y. Kajimoto(2B) - M. Baca(3B) - C. Maddox(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA N Britain Pettibone, J 4.0 2 0 0 3 4 0 4.42 Shimo, B 0.2 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.32 Fry, B 0.2 0 0 0 2 1 0 3.99 Hepple, M (W, 2-0) 1.2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.97 Roe, N 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 1 3.48 Gilblair, S 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.44 9 5 2 2 5 8 1 L Island Alvarez, H (L,0-1) 2.0 3 2 1 3 0 0 4.50 Simon, A 3.0 3 4 1 2 3 1 6.75 Dunning, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Treece, Z 1.0 1 1 1 0 1 1 5.01 Crider, P 1.0 2 1 1 2 3 0 3.07 Diaz, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.91 9 9 8 4 7 9 2 WP--Pettibone, J (5), Hepple, M (10), Crider, P (5). HB--Shimo, B (1), Roe, N (4). SO--Kajimoto, Y, Skelton, J 2, Maddox, C 2, Crouse, M 2, Walton, J, McGuiggan, J, Berry, Q, Cleary Jr., D 2, Ford, L 2, Krauss, M, Reyes, E, Alfonzo, G. BB--Skelton, J, Rosa, J 2, Bierfeldt, C 2, Walton, J, McGuiggan, J, Berry, Q, Ford, L, Krauss, M, Burg, A 2. BF--Pettibone, J 17 (233), Shimo, B 4 (163), Fry, B 4 (158), Hepple, M 4 (147), Roe, N 5 (180), Gilblair, S 3 (83), Alvarez, H 11 (11), Simon, A 15 (107), Dunning, J 3 (3), Treece, Z 4 (147), Crider, P 7 (125), Diaz, A 3 (135). P-S--Pettibone, J 74-42, Shimo, B 22-15, Fry, B 20-7, Hepple, M 20-12, Roe, N 18-11, Gilblair, S 10-7, Alvarez, H 41-21, Simon, A 47-30, Dunning, J 10-6, Treece, Z 15-9, Crider, P 28-16, Diaz, A 12-10. T--3:13. A--4564 Plate Umpire - Fred DeJesus, Field Umpire #1 - Raul Morale, Field Umpire #2 - Matt Kane