Ducks starter tosses seven strong innings for first victory with Long Island
(Photo courtesy of Joe Doll)
(York, Pa., Sept. 16, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the York Revolution 4-1 on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series at PeoplesBank Park.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from Long Island’s fifth win in six games
Long Island took an early 2-0 lead in the second inning on Fehlandt Lentini’s two-out, two-run triple to left-center field off Revolution starter Micah Owings. An RBI single to center by Ruben Gotay in the third, and a run-scoring fielder’s choice off the bat of Lentini in the sixth doubled the lead to 4-0.
York got on the scoreboard in the seventh when Andres Perez lifted a solo home run to left off Ducks starter Matt Larkins. Michael Burgess and Michael Rockett would follow with back-to-back singles, bringing the tying run to the plate. However, Bryan Pounds grounded into a 6-4-3 double play to end the threat and York’s comeback hopes.
Larkins (1-0) was dominant to earn the win, pitching seven innings of one-run ball, allowing seven hits and a walk while striking out four. Owings (7-6) took the loss, giving up four runs on 10 hits with two strikeouts in six innings of work. Todd Coffey collected his 26th save of the season with a scoreless ninth.
Gotay and Tyler Colvin each had three hits to pace the Flock, while Lentini drove in three runs.
The Ducks and Revolution continue their four-game set on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 6:30 p.m. from PeoplesBank Park. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Streaming audio will also be available online by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Nick Struck toes the rubber for the Ducks against Revolution southpaw Frank Gailey.
Following the road trip, the Ducks will begin the 2016 Atlantic League playoffs on Wednesday, September 21 against the Somerset Patriots. After playing Games One and Two on the road at TD Bank Ballpark, the best-of-five Liberty Division Championship Series will return to Long Island on Friday, September 23 for Game Three. 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 Playoff Rally Towels, courtesy of News 12 Long Island. Tickets to the game and all Ducks home postseason games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE.
The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.
About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)
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Game Date: 09/16/2016 Long Island Ducks 4 AT York Revolution 1 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG York AB R H BI AVG Lentini, F DH 5 0 1 3 .310 Witherspoon, T CF 3 0 0 0 .278 Lyons, D SS 4 0 1 0 .272 Mitchell, J RF 4 0 0 0 .269 Cleary Jr., D CF 5 1 1 0 .320 Tejeda, I C 4 0 1 0 .360 Ford, L LF 5 0 1 0 .313 Rivers, K 1B 4 0 1 0 .254 Puckett, C 3B 5 0 0 0 .275 Perez, A 2B 4 1 2 1 .285 Gotay, R 2B 4 2 3 1 .276 Burgess, M DH 4 0 1 0 .282 Colvin, T 1B 4 1 3 0 .205 Rockett, M LF 3 0 2 0 .299 Dowd, M C 4 0 0 0 .284 Pounds, B 3B 3 0 1 0 .252 Vega, A RF 3 0 1 0 .251 Wilson, J SS 3 0 0 0 .254 39 4 11 4 32 1 8 1 L Island 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 4 11 0 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 8 1 2B--Ford, L LF (15), Colvin, T 1B (12), Rivers, K 1B (25). 3B--Lentini, F DH (6). HR--Perez, A 2B (13). RBI--Lentini, F DH 3 (75), Gotay, R 2B (62), TOTALS 4 (0), Perez, A 2B (62), TOTALS (0). SB--Lentini, F DH (49), Cleary Jr., D CF 2 (32), Vega, A RF (23). CS--Pounds, B 3B (2). E--Pounds, B 3B (16). LOB--L Island 10, York 5. DP--R. Gotay(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - T. Colvin(1B), R. Gotay(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - T. Colvin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Larkins, M (W,1-0) 7.0 7 1 1 1 4 1 3.21 Perdomo, L 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.14 Coffey, T (S,26) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.09 9 8 1 1 1 6 1 York Owings, M (L,7-6) 6.0 10 4 4 0 2 0 4.30 DePaula, J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.74 Corpas, M 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 2.25 9 11 4 4 2 4 0 SO--Cleary Jr., D, Ford, L, Puckett, C, Vega, A, Witherspoon, T, Mitchell, J 4, Rivers, K. BB--Lyons, D, Vega, A, Witherspoon, T. BF--Larkins, M 26 (53), Perdomo, L 3 (48), Coffey, T 4 (189), Owings, M 29 (462), DePaula, J 8 (197), Corpas, M 4 (133). P-S--Larkins, M 84-56, Perdomo, L 12-8, Coffey, T 13-10, Owings, M 102-73, DePaula, J 26-17, Corpas, M 21-11. T--2:35. A--3997 6th Inning---York mound visit by coach 7th Inning---Long Island mound visit by manager 8th Inning---York mound visit by coach Weather: 77 degrees, cloudy Plate Umpire - David Speranza, Field Umpire #1 - Derek Moccia, Field Umpire #3 - Nate Caldwell