Long Island clinches series win
(Waldorf, Md., Sept. 4, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 5-3 on Wednesday night in the middle game of a three-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the victory
Southern Maryland opened the scoring with a Jose Julio-Ruiz sacrifice fly in the first inning off Ducks starter Bob Zimmermann. Long Island answered right back in the second on a Dan Lyons two-run single off Blue Crabs starter Ian Marshall.
The Ducks added to their lead with a Ralph Henriquez RBI double to right and a Kraig Binick RBI single to left in the third. Long Island tacked another run on with an Adam Bailey sacrifice fly in the fourth. The Blue Crabs scored two in the seventh, with one run scoring on an error, and the other on a double play groundout, but the Ducks bullpen would not allow Southern Maryland to get any closer.
Zimmerman (4-3) picked up the win in six innings, giving up three runs (one earned) on two hits. Marshall (11-8) took the loss, allowing five runs on seven hits in five innings. Erick Threets recorded his first save of the season with a perfect ninth inning.
The Ducks wrap up their six-game road trip on Thursday with the finale of a three-game series against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from Regency Furniture Stadium. Right-hander John Brownell toes the rubber for the Ducks, while lefty Wade Korpi starts for the Blue Crabs. Fans can follow all the action live online on the Ducks official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.
Long Island returns home on Friday, September 6 to open up a four-game series against the Sugar Land Skeeters. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance at Friday’s game will receive Water Bottles, courtesy of Quest Diagnostics. Tickets for the game and all Ducks regular season home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.
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GAME DATE: 09/04/2013 Long Island Ducks 5 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 3 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG L.Ford CF 5 1 2 0 .379 D.Webb CF,LF 3 1 1 0 .333 A.Bailey RF 4 0 2 1 .257 R.Osuna SS 3 1 0 0 .291 B.Nelson 3B 3 1 1 0 .285 J.Julio-Ruiz 1B,LF 3 1 1 1 .278 B.Hall 2B 5 0 0 0 .251 J.Opitz 2B 4 0 0 1 .284 R.Strieby 1B 5 0 0 0 .258 J.Salas C 3 0 0 0 .274 R.Henriquez C 5 1 1 1 .244 N.Schwaner 3B 4 0 0 0 .125 R.Navarrete DH 2 1 0 0 .239 B.Barton DH 3 0 0 0 .263 K.Binick LF 4 1 2 1 .275 C.Nicolas 1B 3 0 1 0 .229 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 2 .208 J.Owens CF,PR 0 0 0 0 .215 S.Smith RF 2 0 0 0 .235 36 5 9 5 28 3 3 2 L Island 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 9 2 S Maryland 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 3 2 2B--R.Henriquez (13). 3B--L.Ford (1). RBI--A.Bailey (54), R.Henriquez (26), K.Binick (17), D.Lyons 2 (25), J.Julio-Ruiz (51), J.Opitz (20). SF--A.Bailey (4), J.Julio-Ruiz (3). SH--D.Lyons (0), D.Webb (0). SB--B.Nelson 2 (10), R.Osuna (29). E--B.Hall (8), D.Lyons (16), R.Osuna 2 (24). LOB--L Island 10, S Maryland 3. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - R. Strieby(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Zimmermann (W,4-3) 6.0 2 3 1 2 4 0 4.43 E.Ramos 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.00 D.Herrera 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.94 E.Threets (S,1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6.50 9 3 3 1 3 4 0 S Maryland I.Marshall (L,11-8) 5.0 7 5 5 3 5 0 4.07 N.Sarianides 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 18.00 T.Redding 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3.00 K.Mertins 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.90 C.Manning 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 2.36 9 9 5 5 4 9 0 WP--I.Marshall 2 (14), N.Sarianides (2), C.Manning (3). SO--B.Nelson, B.Hall, R.Strieby 4, R.Henriquez, R.Navarrete, D.Lyons, D.Webb 2, N.Schwaner, C.Nicolas. BB--B.Nelson 2, R.Navarrete 2, R.Osuna, J.Salas, S.Smith. BF--B.Zimmermann 23 (375), E.Ramos 6 (24), D.Herrera (81), E.Threets 3 (85), I.Marshall 26 (667), N.Sarianides 5 (13), T.Redding 3 (50), K.Mertins 4 (260), C.Manning 4 (232). P-S--B.Zimmermann 96-61, E.Ramos 28-20, D.Herrera 3-2, E.Threets 12-9, I.Marshall 101-66, N.Sarianides 20-12, T.Redding 11-8, K.Mertins 15-12, C.Manning 27-18. T--3:07. A--1555 Weather: Umpires: Plate Ump - Marty Bauer, Field Ump #1 - Allen Barnfield, Field Ump #2 - Andrew Steinberg