(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 19, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Lancaster Barnstormers 8-1 on Sunday evening in the final game of a four-game set at Bethpage Ballpark.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Ray Navarrete, Matt Esquivel and Chris McCoy talk about the victory
The Ducks batted around in the first inning and put up three runs against Barnstormers starter J.D. Durbin. Bases loaded walks to Timo Perez and Brandon Sing along with a RBI fielder’s choice from Bryant Nelson did the damage. The ‘Stormers got a run back in the second on Emerson Frostad’s RBI single to right off Ducks starter Chris McCoy.
Sing pushed the lead back to three with a mammoth solo home run to left in the third, and Matt Esquivel added a run-scoring single to left in the fourth. Esquivel struck again in the sixth with a three-run homer to left to balloon the advantage to 8-1.
McCoy (2-0) went the distance for the complete game victory, allowing just one run on four hits while striking out five. Durbin (9-9) also tossed a complete game but suffered the loss, surrendering eight runs on eight hits and eight walks in eight innings.
Sing and Esquivel led the Flock with two hits apiece.
Long Island hits the road to open a seven-game road trip on Monday night against the York Revolution. Game time for the opener of the four-game series is set for 6:30 p.m. Fans can follow all the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking on the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Left-hander Jino Gonzalez makes his Ducks debut on the mound against York southpaw Ryan Feierabend.
The Ducks return home on Monday, August 27 to open a three-game series against the Camden Riversharks. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. It’s an Unused Ticket Day at the ballpark! Fans that could not make it out to a ballgame during the 2012 season and are still in possession of their unused tickets may exchange them for tickets of equal or lesser value at the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, subject to availability. 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.
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Duck Tales: Ray Navarrete’s double in the second inning was his 43rd of the year, which breaks the franchise and Atlantic League record of 42 set by Navarrete in 2007. The Port Washington resident has a total of 217 doubles in his Ducks career, the most in franchise history. The seven-year Duck also now has a league-high 58 extra-base hits on the year. He’s just eight away from tying the franchise record of 66, which he set in 2009, and 11 away from the Atlantic League record of 69 set by Tommy Everidge in 2011…Brandon Sing’s solo homer in the third was his team-high 21st of the season. He is now tied with Bridgeport’s Brock Peterson for second in the league in home runs…Matt Esquivel’s three-run homer was his third of the year and second of the series. He also picked up his second four-RBI game in the last three contests. The Ducks have now hit 90 home runs this season and have gone deep 14 of their 18 games during the month of August…Chris McCoy’s complete game was his first in five seasons with the Long Island Ducks. His longest outing prior to tonight was on September 7, 2001 when he pitched eight and two-thirds innings against the Lehigh Valley Black Diamonds.
GAME DATE: 08/19/2012 Lancaster Barnstormers 1 AT Long Island Ducks 8 YTD YTD Lancaster AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG G.Mejia 2B 4 0 0 0 .351 D.Lyons SS 4 2 1 0 .264 A.Godwin CF 4 0 0 0 .353 M.Canham C 3 2 1 0 .284 B.Gailen LF 4 0 0 0 .325 R.Navarrete 2B 3 2 1 0 .313 F.Lentini DH 4 0 0 0 .333 M.Esquivel RF 5 1 2 4 .322 R.Harvey RF 4 0 0 0 .295 T.Perez DH 3 0 1 1 .277 T.Denker 1B 4 1 2 0 .328 B.Sing 1B 2 1 2 2 .285 E.Frostad C 2 0 2 1 .302 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 1 .264 K.Kirkland 3B 3 0 0 0 .276 J.Brodin LF 2 0 0 0 .275 K.Haines SS 3 0 0 0 .200 R.Gorecki CF 4 0 0 0 .271 32 1 4 1 30 8 8 8 Lancaster 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 4 0 L Island 3 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 x - 8 8 1 2B--T.Denker (7), E.Frostad (14), D.Lyons (13), R.Navarrete (43). HR--M.Esquivel (3), B.Sing (21). RBI--E.Frostad (29), M.Esquivel 4 (23), T.Perez (9), B.Sing 2 (65), B.Nelson (64). HP--R.Navarrete 2 (10). E--B.Nelson (11). LOB--Lancaster 5, L Island 8. DP--K. Haines(SS) - G. Mejia(2B) - T. Denker(1B), K. Haines(SS) - T. Denker(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Lancaster J.Durbin (L,9-9) 8.0 8 8 8 8 4 2 4.90 8 8 8 8 8 4 2 L Island C.McCoy (W,1-0) 9.0 4 1 1 1 5 0 1.00 9 4 1 1 1 5 0 HB--J.Durbin 2 (6). SO--A.Godwin, B.Gailen, R.Harvey 2, K.Kirkland, M.Canham, M.Esquivel, J.Brodin, R.Gorecki. BB--E.Frostad, D.Lyons, M.Canham 2, T.Perez, B.Sing 2, J.Brodin 2. BF--J.Durbin 40 (614), C.McCoy 33 (33). P-S--J.Durbin 150-82, C.McCoy 109-72. T--2:35. A--5643 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #1 - Frank Leparik, Field Ump #2 - Jeff Dugmore