(Waldorf, Md., July 30, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 10-7 in 10 innings on Monday night in the first game of a four-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
Southern Maryland jumped on the board with four runs in the opening inning against Ducks starter Bob Zimmermann. A RBI single by Travis Garcia and a three-run double by Richard Mercado did the damage. Long Island cut the lead in half on a solo homer by Brandon Sing and a sacrifice fly to center from Dan Lyons in the fourth off Blue Crabs starter Matthew Vasquez.
A three-spot in the fifth for the Ducks gave them a 5-4 lead, with Sing’s RBI double, a sac fly by Bryant Nelson and a RBI single from Timo Perez highlighting the inning. However, a two-run homer by Casey Benjamin and a solo shot from Mercado in the bottom of the fifth put the hosts back ahead.
Long Island would tie the game at seven on a RBI single by Joash Brodin in the sixth and a run-scoring base hit to right by Lyons in the ninth, sending the game to extra innings. A three-run 10th inning gave the Ducks the win, with a RBI fielder’s choice off the bat of Nelson and a two-run single for Shawn Williams providing the offense.
Jeremy Hill (3-3) got the win, tossing two innings of relief, allowing just one hit while striking out three. Jim Ed Warden (2-7) suffered the loss, surrendering four runs on five this in one and two-thirds innings of work. Jon Hunton earned his seventh save with a scoreless bottom of the 10th.
Navarrete and Nelson led the offensive attack with three hits, while five other players had two. Four Ducks drove in four runs, while Nelson’s three runs scored led the way. The Ducks bullpen also shined, pitching five and one-third innings of scoreless baseball, allowing just one hit while striking out seven.
The Ducks and Blue Crabs continue their four-game set on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from Regency Furniture Stadium. Fans can follow all the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Streaming audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network. Right-hander Chris Hayes will make his Ducks debut on the mound.
Long Island returns home on Friday, August 3 to kick-off a nine-game homestand against the Bluefish. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The Ducks will be running their Friday Night Pizza Hut K-Man promotion. If the Pizza Hut K-Man strikes out in the game, fans can redeem their game ticket for free breadsticks at a participating Pizza Hut location. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or going online to www.liducks.com.
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GAME DATE: 07/30/2012 Long Island Ducks 10 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 7 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG R.Gorecki CF 6 0 2 0 .271 J.Owens CF 4 0 0 0 .230 J.Brodin DH 6 2 2 1 .167 M.Daniel RF 5 1 1 0 .258 R.Navarrete 2B 6 2 3 0 .317 B.Barton LF 3 2 2 0 .333 B.Sing 1B 4 2 2 2 .278 P.Figueroa 2B 2 0 0 0 .268 B.Nelson 3B 5 3 3 2 .267 C.Benjamin 2B,LF 3 2 2 2 .278 T.Perez RF 3 0 2 1 .215 T.Garcia 3B 4 1 1 1 .196 K.Binick LF 3 0 0 0 .257 S.Pedroza DH 5 0 1 0 .170 S.Williams LF,PH 2 0 2 2 .293 R.Mercado C 4 1 3 4 .252 D.Lyons SS 5 0 1 2 .278 R.Giannotti 1B 3 0 0 0 .192 J.Johnson C 3 1 1 0 .192 K.Rios SS 4 0 2 0 .241 M.Canham C,PH 1 0 0 0 .232 44 10 18 10 37 7 12 7 L Island 0 0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 3 - 10 18 0 S Maryland 4 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 - 7 12 0 2B--R.Navarrete 2 (34), B.Sing (21), S.Pedroza (1), R.Mercado (5). HR--B.Sing (14), C.Benjamin (12), R.Mercado (4). RBI--J.Brodin (3), B.Sing 2 (49), B.Nelson 2 (53), T.Perez (2), S.Williams 2 (38), D.Lyons 2 (44), C.Benjamin 2 (55), T.Garcia (16), R.Mercado 4 (18). HP--R.Mercado (2). SF--B.Nelson (6), D.Lyons (7). SB--B.Nelson (5), S.Williams (11). CS--R.Gorecki (4). LOB--L Island 13, S Maryland 6. DP--T. Perez(RF) - B. Sing(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B), C. Benjamin(LF) - R. Mercado(C), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Zimmermann 4.2 11 7 7 2 4 2 4.59 C.Graham 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 3.18 E.Niesen 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 4.30 J.Hill (W,3-3) 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 0 3.40 J.Hunton (S,7) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.95 10 12 7 7 5 11 2 S Maryland M.Vasquez 5.0 11 6 6 3 4 1 5.13 C.Manning 2.0 1 0 0 2 2 0 2.04 C.Mobley 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.20 J.Warden (L,2-7) 1.2 5 4 4 1 0 0 8.07 B.Dumesnil 0.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3.76 10 18 10 10 7 7 1 HB--B.Zimmermann (12). SO--R.Gorecki, R.Navarrete, B.Sing, B.Nelson, K.Binick, D.Lyons, J.Johnson, J.Owens 2, M.Daniel, P.Figueroa, T.Garcia, S.Pedroza 2, R.Giannotti 3, K.Rios. BB--B.Sing 2, T.Perez 3, K.Binick, J.Johnson, J.Owens, C.Benjamin 2, T.Garcia, R.Giannotti. BF--B.Zimmermann 25 (529), C.Graham 5 (177), E.Niesen 3 (194), J.Hill 6 (176), J.Hunton 4 (87), M.Vasquez 29 (520), C.Manning 8 (173), C.Mobley 3 (118), J.Warden 10 (160), B.Dumesnil 3 (170). P-S--B.Zimmermann 100-60, C.Graham 25-15, E.Niesen 15-7, J.Hill 21-16, J.Hunton 20-10, M.Vasquez 105-71, C.Manning 39-26, C.Mobley 10-5, J.Warden 33-19, B.Dumesnil 20-11. T--3:55. A--2429 LI Mgr Kevin Baez ejected with 1 out in top of 9th Umpires: Plate Ump - Marty Bauer, Field Ump #1 - David Mills, Field Ump #2 - Ronnie Whiting