Long Island leaves 13 on base in series-opening defeat
(New Britain, Conn., Aug. 15, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the New Britain Bees 4-2 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at New Britain Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the road trip opener
New Britain opened the scoring with four runs in the second inning against ducks starter Mike Jackson Jr. Following an error, Michael Crouse hit a three-run home run to left field, and James Skelton connected for an RBI double.
Long Island closed to within two in the seventh inning against Bees reliever Brandon Fry. Two-out RBI singles by Delta Cleary Jr. and Dan Lyons cut the deficit to 4-2. The Ducks put the tying runs on base in the seventh and eighth, and brought the tying run to the plate in the ninth, but they could not pull even.
Daniel Sattler (1-1) earned the win, tossing six shutout innings, allowing three hits and four walks while striking out six. Jackson Jr. (0-1) suffered the loss, yielding four runs (two earned) on six hits and a walk with three strikeouts in six innings. Shawn Gilblair collected his ninth save by recording the final four outs, giving up two hits.
Lyons and Mike Blanke each had two hits to pace the Flock.
The Ducks and Bees continue their four-game set on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m. at New Britain Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel. Streaming audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE. Right-hander Bobby Blevins takes the mound for the Ducks against Bees righty Nate Roe.
Long Island returns home on Tuesday, August 23 to open a three-game set against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. 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 2,000 fans in attendance will receive Good Times, Every Time Beach Balls, courtesy of Dunrite Pools. It’s also a Two-Fer Tuesday, and fans purchasing tickets to the game online at LIDucks.com or via the Ducks mobile app can receive a special buy one, get one free offer by entering the promo code “BOGO” at checkout (max four total tickets per transaction). It’s a Humana Senior Discount Tuesday as well, and senior citizens (65 or older with valid ID) will receive a 25{f7b134541f126dcd33819b5eec9a91dff238b58155023223dba97c27371a7fb5} discount and a special gift package, courtesy of Humana, when purchasing a ticket to the game at the Bethpage Ballpark box office (limited to the first 50 tickets purchased).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.
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: 08/15/2016 Long Island Ducks 2 AT New Britain Bees 4 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG N Britain AB R H BI AVG Vega, A LF 4 0 1 0 .260 Skelton, J C 4 0 1 1 .268 Lentini, F RF 5 0 1 0 .330 Golson, G LF 4 0 0 0 .285 Cleary Jr., D CF 4 1 1 1 .325 Rosa, J 3B 4 0 2 0 .299 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 1 0 .282 Maddox, C RF 4 1 1 0 .297 Lyons, D SS 5 0 2 1 .291 Garner, C DH 4 1 0 0 .200 Gotay, R 1B 3 0 0 0 .292 Crouse, M CF 3 1 2 3 .279 Colvin, T DH 4 0 1 0 .188 Roof, J SS 3 0 0 0 .244 Blanke, M C 4 0 2 0 .253 Griffin, J 1B 2 1 0 0 .273 Wessinger, M 2B 2 1 0 0 .198 Dziomba, J 2B 3 0 0 0 .000 35 2 9 2 31 4 6 4 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 2 9 2 N Britain 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 x - 4 6 0 2B--Lyons, D SS (23), Skelton, J C (17). HR--Crouse, M CF (6). RBI--Cleary Jr., D CF (38), Lyons, D SS (42), TOTALS 2 (0), Skelton, J C (31), Crouse, M CF 3 (49), TOTALS 4 (0). HP--Vega, A LF (8), Wessinger, M 2B (3). SB--Wessinger, M 2B (5). E--Puckett, C 3B (13), Lyons, D SS (10). LOB--L Island 13, N Britain 4. DP--M. Wessinger(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - R. Gotay(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Jackson Jr., M (L,0-1) 6.0 6 4 2 1 3 1 3.00 Crider, P 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.80 Diaz, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.38 8 6 4 2 1 5 1 N Britain Sattler, D (W,1-1) 6.0 3 0 0 4 6 0 2.57 Fry, B 0.2 1 2 2 1 1 0 4.99 Bryson, R 1.0 3 0 0 0 2 0 1.00 Gilblair, S (S,9) 1.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2.57 9 9 2 2 5 9 0 WP--Jackson Jr., M (1). HB--Sattler, D 2 (3). SO--Vega, A 2, Cleary Jr., D, Puckett, C, Gotay, R 2, Colvin, T, Wessinger, M 2, Rosa, J, Garner, C 2, Dziomba, J 2. BB--Cleary Jr., D, Puckett, C, Gotay, R 2, Wessinger, M, Griffin, J. BF--Jackson Jr., M 26 (26), Crider, P 3 (137), Diaz, A 3 (160), Sattler, D 26 (62), Fry, B 4 (181), Bryson, R 6 (36), Gilblair, S 6 (144). P-S--Jackson Jr., M 80-57, Crider, P 5-4, Diaz, A 12-9, Sattler, D 98-57, Fry, B 20-9, Bryson, R 27-19, Gilblair, S 12-10. T--2:37. A--3056 Plate Umpire - John Grasso, Field Umpire #1 - Carl Best, Field Umpire #2 - Don Gollar