Ducks total 14 runs on 20 hits to take series in Southern Maryland
(Photo courtesy of Bert Hindman)
(Waldorf, Md., June 12, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 14-4 on Sunday afternoon in the finale of a three-game series at Regency Furniture Stadium.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from the offensive showcase
The Ducks jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Blue Crabs starter Scott Snodgress. Fehlandt Lentini homered to left-center on the first pitch of the game, and two more runs came across on an error and a wild pitch. Three more runs in the second on consecutive RBI singles from Delta Cleary Jr., Ruben Gotay and Cody Puckett doubled the lead to six.
Following an RBI double by Lentini in the third, the Blue Crabs scored twice in the bottom of the inning against Ducks starter Darin Downs. An RBI double by Bryant Nelson and an RBI single by Zach Wilson closed the gap to 7-2. However, an RBI single by Mike Blanke and a sacrifice fly off the bat of Matt Wessinger in the fourth pushed the advantage back up to seven at 9-2.
The offense continued in the fifth inning with four more runs against former Duck Ian Marshall. A two-run homer to right by Ruben Gotay, another sac fly by Wessinger and an RBI single by Lentini ballooned the lead to 13-2. A sac fly to right by Blanke in the eighth rounded out the scoring for the Ducks.
Downs (4-3) earned the win, tossing six innings of two-run ball, allowing six hits and a walk while striking out four. Snodgress (1-4) suffered the loss, surrendering seven runs (five earned) on eight hits and three walks in just three innings with three strikeouts.
Long Island tied a season high with 20 hits in the ballgame, as everyone reached base at least once. Lentini led the Flock with four hits, while Gotay, Puckett, Blanke and Anthony Vega each added three. Lentini drove in three runs and scored twice, while Gotay had three RBI and four runs scored.
The Ducks return home on Tuesday to begin a three-game series the New Britain Bees. 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). It’s a Two-Fer Tuesday at the ballpark, and fans purchasing tickets to the game online or via the Ducks mobile app can receive a buy one, get one free offer by entering the promo code “BOGO” at checkout (max four total tickets per transaction). It’s also a Humana Senior Discount Tuesday, 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).
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Game Date: 06/12/2016 Long Island Ducks 14 AT Southern Maryland Blue Crabs 4 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG S Maryland AB R H BI AVG Lentini, F RF 6 2 4 3 .336 Brown, G 2B,3B 4 0 0 0 .203 Cleary Jr., D DH 5 2 1 1 .290 Nelson, B 3B 2 1 1 1 .290 Gotay, R 2B 5 4 3 3 .312 Dziomba, J 2B,PH 2 1 1 0 .238 Puckett, C 3B 6 1 3 1 .299 Wilson, Z LF 4 0 1 1 .271 Blanke, M 1B 5 2 3 2 .258 Snyder, M 1B 4 1 3 2 .322 Dowd, M C 5 1 2 0 .294 Walton, J RF 4 0 1 0 .287 Tekotte, B CF 5 0 0 0 .228 Chen, K DH 4 0 0 0 .243 Wessinger, M SS 3 1 1 2 .185 Susini, N C 4 0 0 0 .000 Vega, A LF 5 1 3 0 .287 Garcia, E SS 3 0 1 0 .215 Myers, D CF 4 1 0 0 .194 45 14 20 12 35 4 8 4 L Island 3 3 1 2 4 0 0 1 0 - 14 20 1 S Maryland 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 - 4 8 2 2B--Lentini, F RF (14), Gotay, R 2B (7), Blanke, M 1B (5), Nelson, B 3B (11), Snyder, M 1B (4). HR--Lentini, F RF (4), Gotay, R 2B (2), Snyder, M 1B (11). RBI--Lentini, F RF 3 (29), Cleary Jr., D DH (7), Gotay, R 2B 3 (13), Puckett, C 3B (29), Blanke, M 1B 2 (20), Wessinger, M SS 2 (11), TOTALS 12 (0), Nelson, B 3B (15), Wilson, Z LF (21), Snyder, M 1B 2 (23), TOTALS 4 (0). HP--Dowd, M C (5). SF--Blanke, M 1B (3), Wessinger, M SS 2 (3). E--Gotay, R 2B 3 (5), Wilson, Z LF (2), Garcia, E SS (9). LOB--L Island 13, S Maryland 5. DP--G. Brown(2B) - M. Snyder(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Downs, D (W,4-3) 6.0 6 2 2 1 4 0 4.40 Casey, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.29 Vance, K 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 1 7.80 Blewett, D 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.36 9 8 4 4 1 6 1 S Maryland Snodgress, S (L,1-4) 3.0 8 7 5 3 3 1 5.68 Marshall, I 1.2 7 6 4 2 0 1 21.60 Maine, S 1.1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5.11 Grening, B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 4.88 Carson, R 1.0 1 1 0 0 1 0 10.57 Moore, N 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.77 9 20 14 9 5 5 2 WP--Downs, D (3), Snodgress, S 3 (7). PB--Susini, N. HB--Marshall, I (1). SO--Cleary Jr., D, Puckett, C, Tekotte, B 2, Vega, A, Walton, J 2, Chen, K 2, Susini, N 2. BB--Cleary Jr., D, Gotay, R, Tekotte, B, Wessinger, M, Vega, A, Garcia, E. BF--Downs, D 25 (249), Casey, J 3 (58), Vance, K 5 (73), Blewett, D 3 (70), Snodgress, S 20 (202), Marshall, I 16 (16), Maine, S 7 (66), Grening, B 4 (112), Carson, R 4 (18), Moore, N 3 (89). P-S--Downs, D 100-63, Casey, J 12-8, Vance, K 14-10, Blewett, D 11-8, Snodgress, S 73-40, Marshall, I 56-31, Maine, S 22-14, Grening, B 20-13, Carson, R 24-14, Moore, N 13-6. T--3:18. A--3395 Plate Umpire - Nate Caldwell, Field Umpire #1 - Kevin Sweeney, Field Umpire #2 - Derek Moccia