Pair of Barnstormer homers prevent four-game sweep
 

(Central Islip, N.Y., May 10, 2015) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 4-3 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the series finale

POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Bryan Sabatella talk about the game

Both teams remained scoreless until Lancaster broke through in the fourth. A solo home run to left field from Brian Cavazos-Galvez off of Ducks starter Mickey Jannis did the damage. Cavazos-Galvez extended the lead to three with a two-run homer to left-center in the sixth.

Long Island would get their first run in the bottom of the sixth on a run-scoring double play ball from Lew Ford that plated Bryan Sabatella. The ‘Stormers re-took a three-run lead in the seventh on a RBI single by Yusuke Kajimoto.

The Ducks responded though with two runs to pull within one in the bottom of the inning. Dan Lyons’ groundout to short and Prentice Redman’s RBI double accounted for the runs. Long Island got the leadoff man on in the ninth thanks to a Lyons single, but Lancaster reliever Cody Eppley stranded him at first to secure the win.

Lancaster starter Dan Osterbrock (1-1) picked up the win, allowing one unearned run on three hits and four walks while striking out two. Jannis (1-2) was saddled with his second loss of the season, lasting six and one-third innings, surrendering four runs (three earned) on eight hits while walking and striking out two. Cody Eppley notched his first save of the season with the scoreless ninth.

Sabatella led the Flock with three hits and two runs, while Ford chipped in with two hits.

Following a day off on Monday, the Ferry Cup Series returns to Long Island on Tuesday when the Ducks host the cross-sound rival Bridgeport Bluefish in the opener of a three-game set. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). It’s our Second Annual Volunteer Firefighter and EMS Appreciation Night at the ballpark! The Ducks will be honoring local volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel in a special pre-game ceremony. It’s also Two-Fer Tuesday at the Duck Pond! Fans purchasing tickets to Tuesday’s game can receive a special buy one, get one free ticket offer by entering the promo code “BOGO” when buying tickets online (max four total tickets per transaction).

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 with live streaming video and audio on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE.
 

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Duck Tales: Reegie Corona extended his hitting streak to 10 consecutive games with a double in the seventh inning. That’s the longest by a Duck this season. During the streak, he is batting .432 (16-for-37) with three doubles, two triples, three RBI, seven runs and one walk. The former Yankees prospect also has 11 hits in his last 23 at-bats (.478 average)…Lew Ford picked up his sixth multi-hit game with two hits on Sunday. He is now tied with Corona for second on the team in multi-hit games, just one behind Cody Puckett’s seven. The Ducks’ all-time leader in batting average now has collected multiple hits in back-to-back games and in four of his last 10 contests…Bryan Sabatella became the first Duck this season to pick up multiple three-hit games with two singles and a triple on Sunday. He now has a total of five multi-hit games this year, including four in his last 10 games. The Long Island native also notched his first triple of the year and Long Island’s fourth overall. Sabatella has now totaled 27 triples in his career. In addition, he stole his seventh base of the season, which leads the Atlantic League. The 30-year-old led the American Association in 2014 with 40 stolen bases.

 Game Date: 05/10/2015 Lancaster Barnstormers 4 AT Long Island Ducks 3 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Y.Kajimoto 2B 5 0 2 1 .188 B.Sabatella RF 5 2 3 0 .257 T.Bortnick 3B 5 0 0 0 .213 P.Redman DH 3 0 1 1 .250 B.Gailen CF 4 1 0 0 .269 L.Ford CF 5 0 2 0 .269 B.Cavazos-Galve RF 4 2 3 3 .288 C.Puckett 3B 3 0 0 0 .294 D.Cooper 1B 3 0 1 0 .273 J.Griffin 1B 2 0 1 0 .180 K.Castillo C 3 0 0 0 .220 J.Morales C 4 0 0 0 .182 L.Zawadzki SS 4 1 2 0 .286 R.Corona 2B 3 1 1 0 .383 H.Wrigley DH 3 0 0 0 .196 E.Crawford LF 4 0 0 0 .190 K.Rivers LF 3 0 2 0 .196 D.Lyons SS 3 0 1 1 .260 34 4 10 4 32 3 9 2 Lancaster 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 - 4 10 1 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - 3 9 1 2B--J.Griffin (3), R.Corona (3). 3B--B.Sabatella (1). HR--B.Cavazos-Galvez 2 (4). RBI--Y.Kajimoto (5), B.Cavazos-Galvez 3 (14), P.Redman (4), D.Lyons (7). HP--R.Corona (1). SH--H.Wrigley (0). SB--B.Sabatella (7), D.Lyons (3). CS--L.Zawadzki (1), R.Corona (1). E--K.Castillo (4), D.Lyons (3). LOB--Lancaster 7, L Island 9. DP--Y. Kajimoto(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - D. Cooper(1B), R. Corona(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Griffin(1B), D. Osterbrock(P) - Y. Kajimoto(2B) - D. Cooper(1B), C. Puckett(3B) - J. Griffin(1B), Y. Kajimoto(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - D. Cooper(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster D.Osterbrock (W,1-1) 5.0 3 1 0 4 2 0 4.08 S.Gracey 1.2 2 2 2 2 1 0 4.50 P.Andrelczyk 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.77 Z.Jackson 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3.86 C.Eppley (S,1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.46 9 9 3 2 6 7 0 L Island M.Jannis (L,1-2) 6.1 8 4 3 2 2 2 2.76 P.Crider 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.87 T.Organ 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 6.75 A.Diaz 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.00 9 10 4 3 3 5 2 WP--S.Gracey (3), T.Organ (1). PB--K.Castillo, J.Morales. HB--D.Osterbrock (1). SO--T.Bortnick 2, K.Castillo, L.Zawadzki, K.Rivers, B.Sabatella 2, P.Redman, J.Griffin, R.Corona, E.Crawford 2. BB--D.Cooper, K.Castillo, K.Rivers, P.Redman 2, C.Puckett, J.Griffin 2, D.Lyons. BF--D.Osterbrock 20 (81), S.Gracey 8 (45), P.Andrelczyk 3 (45), Z.Jackson 4 (24), C.Eppley 4 (33), M.Jannis 28 (67), P.Crider 2 (34), T.Organ 5 (39), A.Diaz 3 (36). P-S--D.Osterbrock 70-35, S.Gracey 39-24, P.Andrelczyk 11-7, Z.Jackson 11-8, C.Eppley 21-16, M.Jannis 89-60, P.Crider 7-4, T.Organ 26-19, A.Diaz 11-9. T--2:50. A--3844 Plate Umpire - Frank Iurilli, Field Umpire #1 - Mario Rosas, Field Umpire #2 - Warren Nicholson