(Camden, N.J., May 28, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Camden Riversharks 8-0 on Monday night in the first game of a four-game series at Campbell’s Field.
GAME AUDIO: Ray Navarrete’s solo homer
GAME AUDIO: Dan Lyons drives in and scores on a run on a single
GAME AUDIO: Reid Gorecki’s first homer as a Duck
Matt Esquivel got the Ducks started with a RBI single to center field in the first off Camden starter Mike McGuire. Long Island increased the lead to 4-0 with three more runs in the fourth. Ray Navarrete hit a solo homer, his fourth of the year, while Dan Lyons collected a RBI single, moved to second on the throw home and scored on a pair of Riversharks errors.
The scoring would continue throughout, as the Ducks added single runs in the fifth and eighth along with two in the ninth. A sac fly and a RBI double from Navarrete, a solo homer by Reid Gorecki, and a sac fly off the bat of Shawn Williams did the damage.
That was more than enough for Mike Loree (2-0) to earn the win, tossing seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits while striking out five. McGuire (2-3) took the loss, yielding five runs (four earned) on nine hits in four and one-third innings.
Esquivel led the way with four hits, while Gorecki added three. Navarrete’s three RBI also set the pace.
Long Island and Camden continue their series on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. at Campbell’s Field. Fans can follow all the action live online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage, with Chris King calling the play-by-play. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Baldwin native Joe Esposito gets the start for the Flock against Camden righty Sean Jarrett.
The Ducks return home on Friday, June 1 to begin a seven-game homestand, as they host the York Revolution in the opener of a four-game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. 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: 05/28/2012 Long Island Ducks 8 AT Camden Riversharks 0 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Camden AB R H BI AVG K.Binick CF 3 1 0 0 .276 C.Walker LF 3 0 0 0 .181 B.Nelson 3B 5 1 1 0 .252 L.Turner DH 4 0 0 0 .298 B.Sing 1B 5 0 2 0 .241 M.Smith 2B,3B 4 0 2 0 .391 M.Esquivel RF 5 1 4 1 .395 B.Burgamy 1B 4 0 2 0 .321 R.Navarrete 2B 4 2 2 3 .304 J.Eigsti SS 4 0 0 0 .283 J.McOwen LF 4 0 0 0 .292 D.Macias CF 3 0 0 0 .178 S.Williams C 3 1 1 1 .369 S.Doetsch RF 4 0 1 0 .306 R.Gorecki DH 5 1 3 1 .353 P.Matera 2B 3 0 0 0 .333 D.Lyons SS 5 1 1 1 .273 E.Perez 3B 1 0 0 0 .181 S.Knazek C 3 0 0 0 .250 39 8 14 7 33 0 5 0 L Island 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 1 2 - 8 14 1 Camden 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 5 3 2B--M.Esquivel (2), R.Navarrete (11), B.Burgamy (9). 3B--M.Smith (1). HR--R.Navarrete (4), R.Gorecki (1). RBI--M.Esquivel (7), R.Navarrete 3 (22), S.Williams (13), R.Gorecki (6), D.Lyons (18). SF--R.Navarrete (1), S.Williams (1). SB--K.Binick (8), S.Williams (5). E--D.Lyons (5), D.Macias (1), S.Doetsch (2), S.Knazek (1). LOB--L Island 10, Camden 8. YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island M.Loree (W,2-0) 7.0 3 0 0 0 5 0 3.18 D.Meyer 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 3.00 C.Graham 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 5.30 9 5 0 0 2 7 0 Camden M.McGuire (L,2-3) 4.1 9 5 4 1 3 1 4.69 B.King 1.2 0 0 0 2 4 0 4.30 J.Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.97 M.Mehlich 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.75 J.Walter 1.0 3 2 2 1 1 0 18.00 9 14 8 7 4 10 2 WP--J.Walter (1). SO--B.Sing 3, R.Navarrete, J.McOwen, S.Williams 2, R.Gorecki 2, D.Lyons, L.Turner, M.Smith, B.Burgamy, J.Eigsti, D.Macias, S.Knazek 2. BB--K.Binick 2, J.McOwen, S.Williams, C.Walker, D.Macias. BF--M.Loree 25 (142), D.Meyer 4 (71), C.Graham 6 (89), M.McGuire 23 (181), B.King 7 (73), J.Farnsworth 4 (45), M.Mehlich 4 (69), J.Walter 7 (7). P-S--M.Loree 91-60, D.Meyer 23-11, C.Graham 21-14, M.McGuire 74-48, B.King 34-15, J.Farnsworth 11-9, M.Mehlich 11-7, J.Walter 30-16. T--2:56. A--2152 Weather: 89 degrees - Clear Umpires: Plate Ump - Diaz, Field Ump #1 - Terry, Field Ump #2 - McLaughlin