Brownell receives no-decision in quality start
(Bridgewater, N.J., August 28, 2014) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Somerset Patriots 4-3 on Thursday night in the finale of a three-game series at TD Bank Ballpark.
Somerset took a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning off Ducks starting pitcher John Brownell. RBI singles from Ty Wright and Luis Montanez, along with a RBI double from Corey Smith, did the damage. Long Island trimmed the deficit to 3-1 in the top of the fourth on a RBI groundout from Joash Brodin off Patriots starting pitcher Matt Zielinski.
The Ducks tied the ballgame at three in the top of the seventh inning on a Dan Lyons RBI double and a run-scoring wild pitch. However, the Patriots regained the lead in the bottom of the eighth on a Damaso Espino sacrifice fly.
Neither starting pitcher factored into the decision. Brownell went seven innings, yielding three runs on eight hits with one strikeout. Zielinski allowed one unearned run over six innings on six hits with three strikeouts. Jason Lowey (5-1) earned the win with a scoreless inning of relief. Sergio Perez (0-1) took the loss, allowing one run on one hit and two walks in one-third of an inning of relief. Jon Hunton earned his 42nd save of the year with a scoreless ninth inning.
Brendan Harris paced the Ducks with four hits, while Cody Puckett added two hits and a run scored.
The Ducks now return home to open up a four-game series against the Camden Riversharks on Friday night. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Water Bottles, courtesy of the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America. The Ducks will also be running their Friday night Pizza Hut K-Man promotion. If the K-Man strikes out during the game, fans will be able to redeem their game ticket for an order of free breadsticks at a participating Pizza Hut location. Right-hander Bobby Blevins takes the mound for the Ducks against Riversharks southpaw Ryan Kulik.
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. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action online, with live streaming audio and video available on the Ducks official YouTube channel by CLICKING HERE. The game can also be heard on Long Island’s home for news, traffic and weather, 103.9-FM LI News Radio.
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Game Date: 08/28/2014 Long Island Ducks 3 AT Somerset Patriots 4 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Somerset AB R H BI AVG F.Lentini CF 4 0 0 0 .310 J.Dominguez DH 4 1 2 0 .262 B.Harris 3B 4 0 4 0 .298 A.Eggleston LF 4 0 0 0 .272 L.Ford DH 5 0 0 0 .340 T.Wright RF 4 2 2 1 .269 A.Bailey LF 4 0 1 0 .303 C.Smith 3B 3 1 1 1 .305 C.Puckett 2B 4 1 2 0 .287 L.Montanez CF 3 0 2 1 .283 E.Crawford RF 3 0 1 0 .415 B.Barden 1B 3 0 0 0 .229 J.Brodin 1B 4 1 1 1 .259 K.Kotch C 3 0 1 0 .229 J.Vazquez C 3 0 0 0 .203 D.Espino C,PH 0 0 0 1 .247 D.Lyons SS 4 1 1 1 .263 E.Maysonet SS 4 0 0 0 .229 S.Kelly 2B 3 0 1 0 .190 35 3 10 2 31 4 9 4 L Island 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 10 1 Somerset 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 x - 4 9 1 2B--D.Lyons (14), C.Smith (30). 3B--K.Kotch (1). RBI--J.Brodin (56), D.Lyons (33), T.Wright (51), C.Smith (67), L.Montanez (64), D.Espino (18). SF--D.Espino (2). SH--E.Crawford (0), J.Vazquez (0), L.Montanez (0). SB--E.Crawford (7), J.Dominguez (11). E--D.Lyons (18), L.Montanez (3). LOB--L Island 9, Somerset 7. DP--C. Puckett(2B) - B. Harris(3B) - J. Brodin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Brownell 7.0 8 3 3 0 1 0 3.73 S.Perez (L,0-1) 0.1 1 1 1 2 0 0 3.60 E.Niesen 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.30 8 9 4 4 2 1 0 Somerset M.Zielinski 6.0 6 1 0 0 3 0 3.33 M.DeMark 1.0 2 2 1 2 2 0 3.89 J.Lowey (W,5-1) 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 1.96 J.Hunton (S,42) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2.02 9 10 3 1 2 8 0 WP--J.Brownell (3). PB--K.Kotch. SO--L.Ford, A.Bailey, C.Puckett, J.Brodin, J.Vazquez 2, D.Lyons 2, A.Eggleston. BB--F.Lentini, B.Harris, C.Smith, B.Barden. BF--J.Brownell 29 (727), S.Perez 4 (42), E.Niesen 2 (216), M.Zielinski 24 (554), M.DeMark 7 (158), J.Lowey 4 (180), J.Hunton 4 (196). P-S--J.Brownell 106-66, S.Perez 8-4, E.Niesen 7-4, M.Zielinski 101-67, M.DeMark 31-16, J.Lowey 18-12, J.Hunton 16-12. T--2:55. A--6693 1st LI TO, 1st, catcher mound visit; 1st SOM TO, 7th, PC mound visit; 2nd LI TO, 8th, Mgr. mound visit; Weather: Low 80's; clear, breezy Plate Umpire - Joe Cruz, Field Umpire #1 - Freddie DeJesus, Field Umpire #3 - Dave Sporanza