(Central Islip, N.Y., July 18, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 2-1 on Wednesday night in the third game of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
POSTGAME VIDEO: Nick Singleton, Binick, Williams and Fleishman talk about the exciting win
After a one hour and 16 minute rain delay, the Ducks jumped out in front with a RBI single by Shawn Williams in the second inning off Patriots starter Doug Arguello. Long Island added another in the fourth, as Matt Fleishman followed three consecutive singles with a RBI single of his own, increasing the Ducks lead to 2-0.
The Patriots cut the deficit in half in the fifth on a RBI sac fly by Jonny Tucker off Ducks starter Nick Singleton, but because of Kraig Binick’s incredible diving catch on the play, that was all the Pats could muster.
Singleton (2-2) was dominant in the win, tossing six inning of one-run baseball, allowing just six hits while striking out 11, including six in the first two innings. Arguello (5-4) took the loss, lasting seven innings, giving up two runs on 10 hits with four strikeouts. Jon Hunton earned his sixth save of the season with a perfect ninth, aided by a leaping grab at the left field wall by Binick.
Williams paced the Flock with three hits, while Fleishman, Brandon Sing and Josh Johnson each added two.
The Ducks wrap up their four-game set with the Patriots on Thursday night. Game time is slated for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Rally Towels, courtesy of The Salvation Army. In addition, Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons for discounts at Verace Authentic Italian Restaurant to fans. Right-hander Bob Zimmermann will get the start for the Ducks against Patriots righty Sean Green.
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. Fans unable to make the game can follow the action live online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
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Duck Tales: With 11 strikeouts on the night, Nick Singleton set a new season-high for Ducks pitchers in a single game. The previous high was eight, done most recently by Gustavo Chacin at Southern Maryland on June 22. Mike Loree holds the Ducks all-time record for strikeouts in a game with 14, which was done on September 15, 2011 at Southern Maryland…With two more hits in the game, Brandon Sing earned his 19th multi-hit game of the year, Josh Johnson collected his eighth and Matt Fleishman picked up his third. Sing now has multi-hit games in four of his last five games, while Fleishman has multiple hits in three of his seven games as a Duck… Shawn Williams had three hits on the night, giving him his third three-hit games on the season. Williams now has 17 multi-hit games on the season…With the win, the Ducks improved to 10-3 against the Patriots this season, their best mark against any team. Long Island has outscored Somerset 79-61 in the 12 games. Since the start of 2010 season, the Ducks are 33-18 against the Pats.
GAME DATE: 07/18/2012 Somerset Patriots 1 AT Long Island Ducks 2 YTD YTD Somerset AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG J.Holden RF 2 0 0 0 .270 R.Gorecki CF 5 0 0 0 .272 J.Tucker CF 3 0 0 1 .247 K.Binick LF 4 0 0 0 .269 F.Bynum 2B 4 0 1 0 .312 R.Navarrete DH 3 0 0 0 .307 J.Fox 1B 3 0 2 0 .455 B.Sing 1B 3 1 2 0 .285 J.Hoorelbeke DH 4 0 1 0 .322 B.Nelson 3B 4 1 1 0 .260 J.Nettles 3B 4 0 1 0 .244 S.Williams 2B 4 0 3 1 .290 Y.Sanchez SS 3 0 0 0 .196 D.Lyons SS 4 0 1 0 .278 A.Donachie C 4 1 1 0 .264 M.Fleishman RF 2 0 2 1 .333 R.Kiniry LF 4 0 0 0 .229 J.Johnson C 4 0 2 0 .197 31 1 6 1 33 2 11 2 Somerset 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 - 1 6 1 L Island 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 x - 2 11 0 2B--J.Nettles (13), A.Donachie (5), S.Williams (9). RBI--J.Tucker (26), S.Williams (34), M.Fleishman (2). HP--J.Fox (2). SF--J.Tucker (3). SB--J.Holden (13), S.Williams (10). CS--B.Sing (1). E--F.Bynum (5). LOB--Somerset 8, L Island 11. DP--F. Bynum(2B) - J. Fox(1B), K. Binick(LF) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Somerset D.Arguello (L,5-4) 7.0 10 2 2 3 4 0 3.30 A.Dobies 1.0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0.57 8 11 2 2 4 4 0 L Island N.Singleton (W,2-2) 6.0 6 1 1 2 11 0 4.22 J.Hill 2.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 3.82 J.Hunton (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.60 9 6 1 1 3 13 0 WP--N.Singleton (1). HB--N.Singleton (1). SO--J.Holden, J.Tucker, F.Bynum, J.Fox, J.Hoorelbeke 2, J.Nettles 2, Y.Sanchez, A.Donachie, R.Kiniry 3, R.Gorecki, K.Binick, D.Lyons, J.Johnson. BB--J.Holden 2, Y.Sanchez, R.Navarrete, B.Sing, M.Fleishman 2. BF--D.Arguello 32 (359), A.Dobies 5 (59), N.Singleton 27 (89), J.Hill 6 (158), J.Hunton 3 (71). P-S--D.Arguello 116-71, A.Dobies 19-14, N.Singleton 119-77, J.Hill 13-9, J.Hunton 12-7. T--3:00. A--5327 Umpires: Plate Ump - Jeff Dugmore, Field Ump #1 - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #2 - Mark Facto