Righty twirls complete game shutout to win third consecutive start

(Sugar Land, Texas, May 25, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks shut out the Sugar Land Skeeters 5-0 on Sunday afternoon in the third game of a four-game series at Constellation Field.

GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the shutout victory

The Ducks jumped on the scoreboard for two runs in the first inning. A wild pitch by Skeeters starter Steve Hammond scored Fehlandt Lentini, and a fielding error by Brandon Wood scored Cody Puckett. The lead was doubled to four in the third inning when Lew Ford and Joash Brodin scored on another error by Wood. Ford added a solo homer to left-center in the ninth, tying him with Adam Bailey for the team-lead with five, to cap the scoring.

That was plenty of offense for Shaun Garceau, who went the distance for a complete game shutout. The righty allowed just five hits and three walks while striking out six and threw 131 pitches, 88 of which were for strikes. Hammond (1-4) took the loss, surrendering four runs (three earned) on five hits and five walks in five innings.

Lentini and Puckett led the Flock with two hits apiece.

The Ducks and Skeeters close out their four-game set on Monday afternoon. Game time is slated for 3:05 p.m. EDT at Constellation Field. Right-hander Fernando Hernandez gets the start for the Ducks against Skeeters righty David Pauley. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks official YouTube channel, with live streaming audio available by CLICKING HERE. Live streaming video will also be available on ESPN 3 by CLICKING HERE.

Long Island returns home on Friday, May 30 when they begin a three-game series against the Somerset Patriots. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The Ducks are scheduled to welcome their 6 millionth fan through the gates on May 30, so be sure to arrive early and have your chance at being the lucky number 6 million. Tickets for the game and every Ducks regular season home game 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: 05/25/2014 Long Island Ducks 5 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 0 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini RF 5 1 2 0 .289 A.Godwin CF 4 0 0 0 .238 C.Puckett 2B 5 1 2 0 .295 R.Langerhans LF 3 0 0 0 .224 L.Ford CF 3 2 1 1 .383 C.Lambin 2B 3 0 0 0 .196 J.Brodin DH 3 1 0 0 .245 T.Scott C 4 0 2 0 .307 R.Ruiz 1B 3 0 1 1 .280 D.Young DH 4 0 1 0 .245 J.Myers LF 5 0 0 1 .170 N.Stavinoha 1B 4 0 1 0 .195 S.Miranda SS 4 0 1 0 .226 D.Ramos SS 3 0 0 0 .321 J.Vazquez C 4 0 0 0 .125 B.Wood 3B 4 0 0 0 .110 C.McClendon 3B 3 0 0 0 .125 M.Rockett RF 3 0 1 0 .204 35 5 7 3 32 0 5 0 L Island 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 5 7 1 Sugar Land 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 2 2B--F.Lentini (8). HR--L.Ford (5). RBI--L.Ford (24), R.Ruiz (2), J.Myers (2). SB--F.Lentini (12), C.Puckett (3). E--C.Puckett (5), B.Wood 2 (4). LOB--L Island 10, Sugar Land 8. DP--S. Miranda(SS) - C. Puckett(2B) - R. Ruiz(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island S.Garceau (W,3-1) 9.0 5 0 0 3 6 0 6.11 9 5 0 0 3 6 0 Sugar Land S.Hammond (L,1-4) 5.0 5 4 3 5 2 0 4.91 B.Kozlowski 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2.19 R.Corcoran 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.48 J.Wells 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.54 R.Delgado 1.0 1 1 1 0 2 1 4.85 9 7 5 4 7 6 1 WP--S.Hammond (2), B.Kozlowski (2). SO--J.Brodin 2, J.Myers 3, C.McClendon, A.Godwin, R.Langerhans 2, C.Lambin, N.Stavinoha, B.Wood. BB--L.Ford 2, J.Brodin 2, R.Ruiz 2, C.McClendon, R.Langerhans, C.Lambin, D.Ramos. BF--S.Garceau 35 (157), S.Hammond 26 (142), B.Kozlowski 5 (52), R.Corcoran 4 (43), J.Wells 3 (50), R.Delgado 4 (54). P-S--S.Garceau 131-88, S.Hammond 86-52, B.Kozlowski 21-9, R.Corcoran 10-8, J.Wells 9-8, R.Delgado 19-15. T--2:50. A--6241 Weather: Cloudy, 86 Degrees Plate Umpire - Mike Carroll, Field Umpire #1 - 1B Roberto Agustin, Field Umpire #2 - 3B Reggie Ligons