(Bridgewater N.J., June 25, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Somerset Patriots 3-2 in 13 innings on Monday night in the first game of a three-game series at TD Bank Ballpark.

GAME AUDIO: Ray Navarrete’s RBI single

GAME AUDIO: James McOwen’s solo homer

The Ducks opened the scoring in the first with a RBI single to left by Ray Navarrete off Patriots starter Doug Arguello. Somerset answered in the third with a two-run single to left by Jonny Tucker off Ducks starter Randy Keisler, but a solo home run from James McOwen in the fourth, his fourth of the year, tied the game at two.

Both teams would be held scoreless until the bottom of the 13th inning when Freddie Bynum hit a walk-off RBI double to right for Somerset.

Neither starter would factor into the decision. Keisler went eight innings, allowing just two runs on five hits while striking out three, and Arguello tossed seven innings, yielding two runs on six hits with two strikeouts. Josh Rupe (2-4) got the win, firing four scoreless innings of relief, and Jason Monti (5-3) suffered the loss, allowing a run in one and two-thirds innings of relief.

The Ducks and Patriots continue their three-game set on Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m. from TD Bank Ballpark. Fans can follow 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. Lefty Dan Meyer takes the mound for the Ducks against Patriots righty Mike MacDonald.

Long Island returns home on Thursday, June 28 as they host the Sugar Land Skeeters for the very first time. First pitch is set for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Quackers, courtesy of Newsday. Tickets for the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark Box Office, calling (631) 940-TIXX, or visiting www.liducks.com.

 GAME DATE: 06/25/2012 Long Island Ducks 2 AT Somerset Patriots 3 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Somerset AB R H BI AVG K.Binick RF 5 0 1 0 .281 J.Holden RF 5 0 0 0 .314 R.Gorecki CF 3 1 1 0 .252 J.Tucker CF 5 1 2 2 .249 R.Navarrete 2B 6 0 1 1 .332 F.Bynum 2B 6 0 2 1 .335 B.Sing 1B 5 0 1 0 .239 J.Nettles 3B 4 0 2 0 .255 B.Nelson 3B 5 0 0 0 .239 D.Hennigan PR,SS 0 0 0 0 .000 J.McOwen LF 5 1 1 1 .241 A.Mathews LF 5 0 0 0 .258 S.Williams DH 4 0 0 0 .269 Y.Sanchez DH 4 0 0 0 .180 J.Johnson C 5 0 0 0 .222 Y.Carter C 4 0 0 0 .254 D.Lyons SS 5 0 2 0 .290 A.Donachie 1B 4 1 1 0 .266 D.DeGeorge 3B,SS 5 1 1 0 .233 43 2 7 2 42 3 8 3 L Island 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 2 7 1 Somerset 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - 3 8 1 2B--B.Sing (15), F.Bynum (14). HR--J.McOwen (4). RBI--R.Navarrete (38), J.McOwen (22), J.Tucker 2 (20), F.Bynum (23). HP--R.Gorecki (1), J.Tucker (5), D.Hennigan (1). SH--R.Gorecki (0), Y.Sanchez (0). SB--R.Gorecki 3 (7), D.Hennigan (1). CS--J.McOwen (2), J.Tucker (7). E--B.Nelson (6), D.Hennigan (1). LOB--L Island 7, Somerset 8. DP--D. DeGeorge(SS) - F. Bynum(2B) - A. Donachie(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - B. Sing(1B), R. Keisler(P) - J. Johnson(C) - B. Sing(1B), F. Bynum(2B) - J. Nettles(3B) - A. Donachie(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island R.Keisler 8.0 5 2 2 3 3 0 2.67 J.Hill 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.61 E.Niesen 0.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.11 J.Monti (L,5-3) 1.2 2 1 1 0 0 0 4.20 12.1 8 3 3 3 6 0 Somerset D.Arguello 7.0 6 2 2 2 2 1 3.43 M.Solbach 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1.42 J.Rupe (W,2-4) 4.0 1 0 0 1 3 0 2.55 13 7 2 2 3 7 1 WP--M.Solbach (2). PB--Y.Carter. HB--E.Niesen (2), J.Monti (3), D.Arguello (3). SO--K.Binick, R.Gorecki, R.Navarrete, B.Sing, J.McOwen, S.Williams 2, J.Tucker, A.Mathews, Y.Carter, A.Donachie, D.DeGeorge 2. BB--K.Binick, R.Gorecki, S.Williams, J.Holden, Y.Carter, A.Donachie. BF--R.Keisler 30 (269), J.Hill 7 (126), E.Niesen 3 (116), J.Monti 8 (214), D.Arguello 27 (249), M.Solbach 6 (104), J.Rupe 15 (97). P-S--R.Keisler 102-61, J.Hill 26-18, E.Niesen 13-7, J.Monti 19-13, D.Arguello 96-54, M.Solbach 29-18, J.Rupe 45-31. T--3:42. A--4101 Weather: 75 degrees; pt. cloudy, breezy Umpires: Plate Ump - Tony Senia, Field Ump #1 - Marty Bauer, Field Ump #3 - David Mills