(Camden, N.J., June 19, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Camden Riversharks 3-2 on Tuesday night in the first game of a three-game series at Campbell’s Field.

GAME AUDIO: Ray Navarrete’s solo homer in the first

GAME AUDIO: Kraig Binick’s game-winning RBI single

Ray Navarrete put the Ducks in front with a solo homer to left-center field in the first off Riversharks starter Ricky Brooks. Camden tied the game at one in the second on a sac fly to left by Steve Doetsch off Ducks starter Randy Keisler.

Dan Lyons put the Flock back in front in the fifth with a sac fly to center, which scored James McOwen, and Kraig Binick added an insurance run on a RBI infield single in the seventh. Doetsch connected for a RBI single in the eighth to cut the deficit to one, but that was all the ‘Sharks could muster.

Keisler (4-1) earned the win, tossing seven innings, allowing just two runs on six hits while tying a season-high with eight strikeouts. Brooks (3-1) suffered the loss, yielding three runs on eight hits in seven innings of work. Jon Meloan picked up his 11th save of the year with a perfect ninth, tying him for the league lead.

Binick paced the Ducks with a four-hit performance, while McOwen and Bryant Nelson each added two.

The Ducks and Riversharks continue their three-game set on Wednesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from Campbell’s Field. Fans can follow the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be available courtesy of iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Left-hander and South Jersey native Dan Meyer gets the start for the Ducks against Camden righty Bryan Corey.

Long Island returns home on Thursday, June 28 as they host the Sugar Land Skeeters for the very first time. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Quackers, courtesy of Newsday. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or visiting www.liducks.com.

 GAME DATE: 06/19/2012 Long Island Ducks 3 AT Camden Riversharks 2 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Camden AB R H BI AVG K.Binick LF 5 0 4 1 .291 C.Walker LF 4 0 1 0 .222 R.Gorecki CF 5 0 0 0 .252 L.Turner 2B 4 0 0 0 .273 R.Navarrete 2B 4 1 1 1 .340 B.Burgamy 1B 4 0 1 0 .324 B.Sing 1B 3 0 0 0 .234 A.Colina C 4 0 0 0 .125 B.Nelson 3B 3 0 2 0 .237 R.Padron DH 4 0 0 0 .273 S.Williams DH 4 0 0 0 .303 P.Feliz 3B 3 1 1 0 .333 J.McOwen RF 4 2 2 0 .250 D.Macias CF 3 1 2 0 .214 J.Johnson C 3 0 1 0 .237 S.Doetsch RF 2 0 2 2 .298 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 1 .274 J.Eigsti SS 3 0 0 0 .240 34 3 11 3 31 2 7 2 L Island 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 - 3 11 1 Camden 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 7 0 2B--J.McOwen (6), P.Feliz (1). 3B--D.Macias (3). HR--R.Navarrete (7). RBI--K.Binick (14), R.Navarrete (36), D.Lyons (30), S.Doetsch 2 (12). SF--D.Lyons (5), S.Doetsch (1). SH--J.Johnson (0). CS--S.Williams (1), C.Walker (3), S.Doetsch (2). E--J.Hill (1). LOB--L Island 8, Camden 3. DP--J. Johnson(C) - D. Lyons(SS), L. Turner(2B) - P. Feliz(3B) - B. Burgamy(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island R.Keisler (W,4-1) 7.0 6 2 2 0 8 0 2.73 J.Hill 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.89 J.Meloan (S,11) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.99 9 7 2 2 0 9 0 Camden R.Brooks (L,3-1) 7.0 8 3 3 2 2 1 2.48 Z.Hammes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.33 J.Lujan 1.0 3 0 0 0 1 0 4.07 9 11 3 3 2 3 1 SO--S.Williams 2, J.Johnson, C.Walker, L.Turner, B.Burgamy 2, A.Colina 2, R.Padron, D.Macias, J.Eigsti. BB--B.Sing, B.Nelson. BF--R.Keisler 25 (239), J.Hill 4 (115), J.Meloan 3 (113), R.Brooks 29 (135), Z.Hammes 3 (108), J.Lujan 6 (111). P-S--R.Keisler 96-64, J.Hill 17-11, J.Meloan 13-7, R.Brooks 90-59, Z.Hammes 6-5, J.Lujan 13-9. T--2:32. A--1883 Lights outage at 8:29 - 23 minute delay Weather: Overcast 82 dergrees Umpires: Plate Ump - Edmndson, Field Ump #1 - Hensel, Field Ump #2 - Beaver