Ducks drop series opener despite Ford’s four hits
(Lancaster, Penn., May 15, 2015) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 6-2 on Friday night in the opener of a four-game series at Clipper Magazine Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the series opener in Lancaster
The Barnstormers took a 3-0 lead in the first inning on a three-run home run to right-center field by Blake Gailen off of Ducks starter Mark Rogers. Two more runs in the third on a wild pitch from Rogers and a sacrifice fly to left off the bat of Juan Apodaca extended the advantage to five.
Long Island plated its first run of the game in the fourth on a RBI single to center by Jon Griffin off of Lancaster starter Dan Osterbrock. However, a RBI double by Apodaca in the fifth pushed the lead back to five at 6-1. Lew Ford punched a two-out RBI single to center in the seventh, but that was as close as the Ducks would come.
Osterbrock (2-1) earned the win, tossing six innings, allowing one run on seven hits and two walks with one strikeout. Rogers (1-2) suffered the loss, giving up six runs on six hits and five walks while striking out four in five innings.
Ford led the Flock with his second four-hit game of the week, while Griffin added two for his second consecutive multi-hit game.
Long Island and Lancaster continue their four-game set on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m. from Clipper Magazine Stadium. Right-hander Mickey Jannis takes the mound for the Ducks against Barnstormers righty Marcus Walden. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Live streaming audio will also be available online by CLICKING HERE.
The Ducks return home on Friday, May 22 to begin a four-game set against the Camden Riversharks. 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 Ducks Orange Thundersticks. In addition, it will be Fowl Pole, Pizza Hut K-Man and Air Trampoline Sports Friday at the Duck Pond! 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.
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Game Date: 05/15/2015 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Lancaster Barnstormers 6 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Lancaster AB R H BI AVG B.Sabatella RF 5 1 1 0 .250 Y.Kajimoto 2B 4 1 1 0 .190 R.Corona 2B 4 0 1 0 .344 C.Clarke CF 2 1 1 0 .200 L.Ford CF 4 1 4 1 .357 B.Gailen 1B 5 1 1 3 .247 C.Puckett 3B 4 0 0 0 .277 B.Cavazos-Galve RF 2 2 2 0 .296 P.Redman DH 3 0 1 0 .222 L.Zawadzki SS 4 1 0 0 .266 J.Griffin 1B 4 0 2 1 .240 K.Castillo DH 5 0 0 0 .170 J.Morales C 3 0 0 0 .200 J.Apodaca C 3 0 3 1 .300 E.Komatsu LF 3 0 0 0 .167 T.Bortnick 3B 4 0 1 0 .233 D.Cleary Jr. PH 1 0 0 0 .000 M.Fukae LF 4 0 1 0 .200 D.Lyons SS 4 0 1 0 .288 35 2 10 2 33 6 10 4 L Island 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 - 2 10 0 Lancaster 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 6 10 0 2B--B.Sabatella (5), L.Ford 2 (9), C.Clarke (1), B.Cavazos-Galvez (3), J.Apodaca (1). HR--B.Gailen (3). RBI--L.Ford (19), J.Griffin (12), B.Gailen 3 (13), J.Apodaca (1). HP--C.Clarke (1). SF--J.Apodaca (1). SB--Y.Kajimoto (4), C.Clarke 2 (2), B.Cavazos-Galvez 2 (6), L.Zawadzki (3). LOB--L Island 8, Lancaster 12. DP--Y. Kajimoto(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - B. Gailen(1B), Y. Kajimoto(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - B. Gailen(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island M.Rogers (L,1-2) 5.0 6 6 6 5 4 1 4.82 T.Organ 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.79 F.DeJiulio Jr. 1.0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3.86 C.Giardina 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 6.23 8 10 6 6 7 6 1 Lancaster D.Osterbrock (W,2-1) 6.0 7 1 1 2 1 0 3.42 S.Patterson 1.0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2.70 C.Eppley 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.16 Z.Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.84 9 10 2 2 2 4 0 WP--M.Rogers (3), D.Osterbrock (2). HB--C.Giardina (1). SO--B.Sabatella, C.Puckett 2, P.Redman, C.Clarke, B.Gailen, L.Zawadzki 2, K.Castillo 2. BB--P.Redman, J.Morales, Y.Kajimoto, C.Clarke 2, B.Cavazos-Galvez 3, L.Zawadzki. BF--M.Rogers 26 (79), T.Organ 6 (49), F.DeJiulio Jr. 5 (36), C.Giardina 5 (43), D.Osterbrock 26 (107), S.Patterson 5 (26), C.Eppley 3 (36), Z.Jackson 3 (30). P-S--M.Rogers 91-52, T.Organ 15-10, F.DeJiulio Jr. 11-8, C.Giardina 22-12, D.Osterbrock 92-56, S.Patterson 21-14, C.Eppley 13-8, Z.Jackson 9-8. T--2:53. A--5985 Plate Umpire - Tim McCaffrey, Field Umpire #1 - Drew Hoagland, Field Umpire #3 - Kris Kiersarsky