Garceau victorious in pitcher’s duel with Liriano
(Camden, N.J., June 19, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Camden Riversharks 2-1 on Thursday night in the third game of a four-game series at Campbell’s Field.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from Long Island's third consecutive victory
Both teams exchanged zeroes until the top of the fourth when Adam Bailey’s RBI double to left-center off Riversharks starter Pedro Liriano put the Ducks on top 1-0. It stayed that way until the bottom of the seventh when Camden tied the game on a RBI double to left by Brian Van Kirk off Ducks starter Shaun Garceau.
Long Island immediately re-took the lead in the eighth on Cody Puckett’s RBI single through the left side. Camden had runners at first and second with no outs in the eighth inning and a runner at first with no outs in the ninth, but Eric Niesen and Jon Meloan, respectively, kept the ‘Sharks off the scoreboard.
Garceau (7-1) earned his Atlantic League leading seventh win of the year, tossing seven innings, allowing one run on three hits and five walks while striking out four. Liriano did not factor into the decision but allowed just one run on three hits while striking out three in seven innings. Former Duck T.J. Hose (2-3) took the loss, yielding a run on two hits and a walk in one inning of relief. Meloan picked up his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.
The Ducks and Riversharks wrap up their four-game set on Friday night. First pitch is slated for 7:05 p.m. at Campbell’s Field. Right-hander Casey Barnes toes the rubber for the Ducks against Riversharks righty Jake Hale. Fans can follow all the action live on Long Island’s home for news, traffic and weather, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. The broadcast can also be heard online by CLICKING HERE.
Long Island returns home on Saturday, June 21 for a day/night doubleheader with the Sugar Land Skeeters. First pitch for game one is slated for 1:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 12:05. It’s peanut-free day at the ballpark! There will be no sale of peanuts during the game to allow those suffering from peanut allergies the chance to attend a baseball game. Game two is scheduled for 7:05 p.m., with the ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Pyrotecnico Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by NYCB. Tickets for the game and every Ducks regular season home game are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.
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Game Date: 06/19/2014
Long Island Ducks 2 AT Camden Riversharks 1
YTD YTD
L Island AB R H BI AVG Camden AB R H BI AVG
F.Lentini RF 4 0 1 0 .320 Z.MacPhee LF 5 0 0 0 .217
C.Puckett 2B 4 0 1 1 .293 P.Matera 2B 3 0 0 0 .241
L.Ford CF 4 1 1 0 .388 B.Nelson 3B 3 0 1 0 .244
R.Ruiz DH 4 0 0 0 .283 J.Julio-Ruiz 1B 4 0 1 0 .311
A.Bailey LF 4 0 1 1 .280 B.Pounds SS 4 0 0 0 .296
J.Brodin 1B 4 0 0 0 .248 A.Hudak CF 3 0 0 0 .301
S.Miranda 3B 4 0 1 0 .224 R.Strieby RF 2 1 1 0 .276
J.Vazquez C 4 0 0 0 .196 B.Van Kirk DH 3 0 1 1 .256
D.Lyons SS 1 1 1 0 .259 M.Albaladejo C 1 0 0 0 .261
Y.Gomez PH 1 0 1 0 .324
T.Brown PR 0 0 0 0 .000
33 2 6 2 29 1 5 1
L Island 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 - 2 6 1
Camden 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 5 1
2B--F.Lentini (17), A.Bailey (10), B.Nelson (8), B.Van Kirk (2).
RBI--C.Puckett (32), A.Bailey (33), B.Van Kirk (20). HP--D.Lyons (2).
SH--M.Albaladejo (0). SB--F.Lentini (22), L.Ford (2), D.Lyons (6).
E--D.Lyons (10), B.Pounds (7).
LOB--L Island 6, Camden 9. DP--C. Puckett(2B) - J. Brodin(1B), S.
Garceau(P) - J. Brodin(1B), C. Puckett(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - J. Brodin(1B),
D. Lyons(SS) - J. Brodin(1B).
YTD
IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
L Island
S.Garceau (W,7-1) 7.0 3 1 1 5 4 0 4.42
E.Niesen 1.0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2.55
J.Meloan (S,6) 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.75
9 5 1 1 7 6 0
Camden
P.Liriano 7.0 3 1 1 0 3 0 5.82
T.Hose (L,2-3) 1.0 2 1 1 1 2 0 1.11
S.Teufel 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3.86
9 6 2 2 1 5 0
WP--S.Garceau (2), P.Liriano (4). HB--P.Liriano (2). SO--L.Ford, R.Ruiz 3,
S.Miranda, Z.MacPhee 2, P.Matera, J.Julio-Ruiz, B.Pounds, A.Hudak.
BB--D.Lyons, P.Matera, B.Nelson, A.Hudak, R.Strieby 2, B.Van Kirk,
M.Albaladejo. BF--S.Garceau 28 (300), E.Niesen 5 (114), J.Meloan 4 (44),
P.Liriano 26 (141), T.Hose 5 (96), S.Teufel 4 (33). P-S--S.Garceau 122-72,
E.Niesen 17-7, J.Meloan 17-13, P.Liriano 116-70, T.Hose 21-13, S.Teufel
19-16.
T--3:09. A--1957
Weather: Partly Cloudy, 77 degrees
Plate Umpire - Harry Greer, Field Umpire #1 - Tony Senia, Field Umpire #2 - John Harrington 
