(Central Islip N.Y., June 1, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 3-1 in 12 innings on Friday night in the first game of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME VIDEO: Matt Esquivel, Reid Gorecki and Josh Johnson flash the leather

POSTGAME VIDEO: Johnson and Esquivel talk about the extra inning defeat

Long Island struck first in the bottom of the second when Dan Lyons lifted a RBI sacrifice fly to center off York starter Jesus Sanchez. Both teams exchanged zeroes until the top of the eighth when Scott Grimes scored on a fielding error, tying the game at one.

It stayed that way until the top of the 12th when a pair of solo home runs by Ramon Castro and Chris Nowak gave the Revs a 3-1 lead.

Neither starter factored into the decision. Randy Keisler tossed seven shutout innings, allowing just three hits and four walks while striking out three. Sanchez tossed five and one-third innings, yielding one run on three hits and four walks. Adam Thomas (2-1) got the win, tossing a scoreless inning of relief, and Dan Meyer (1-2) suffered the loss, yielding two runs on three hits in one and two-thirds innings of relief. Stephen Penney earned his first save, recording the final two outs.

The Ducks and Revolution continue their series with a day/night doubleheader on Saturday. Game time for the opener is set for 1:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 12:05, while game two will begin at 7:05, with the gates opening at 6:05. The nightcap is NYIT Pride Night at the ballpark, and following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by NYIT. Jason Monti will start game one for the Ducks against York’s Yunior Novoa, and Mike Loree toes the rubber in game two for Long Island against Revs righty Shawn Hill.

Tickets for both games and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or visiting www.liducks.com. Fans unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the radio at MyCountry 96.1 FM and online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage. Streaming video and audio will be provided online by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.

 GAME DATE: 06/01/2012 York Revolution 3 AT Long Island Ducks 1 (EXTRA INNINGS) YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG B.Haveman RF 5 0 1 0 .260 K.Binick CF 4 0 0 0 .273 S.Grimes CF 6 1 2 0 .167 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 .236 R.Castro 3B 3 1 2 1 .277 B.Sing 1B 4 0 0 0 .245 C.Nowak 1B 5 1 2 1 .256 M.Esquivel LF 5 0 1 0 .377 A.Perez 2B 6 0 0 0 .307 R.Navarrete DH 3 0 1 0 .320 B.Kielty DH 5 0 0 0 .235 J.McOwen DH,PR 1 0 0 0 .269 J.Shanks LF 5 0 1 0 .229 R.Gorecki RF 3 1 0 0 .289 D.Gonzalez SS 4 0 1 0 .211 W.Ortiz 2B 5 0 0 0 .260 S.Paniagua C 5 0 0 0 .237 J.Johnson C 4 0 2 0 .253 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 1 .257 44 3 9 2 36 1 5 1 York 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 - 3 9 1 L Island 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 1 2B--M.Esquivel (4), R.Navarrete (15). HR--R.Castro (4), C.Nowak (6). RBI--R.Castro (20), C.Nowak (13), D.Lyons (19). HP--R.Castro (4), R.Navarrete (3). SF--D.Lyons (3). SH--D.Lyons (0). SB--R.Gorecki (3). CS--B.Haveman (5), R.Gorecki (2). E--A.Perez (4), K.Binick (3). LOB--York 11, L Island 8. DP--D. Gonzalez(SS) - A. Perez(2B) - C. Nowak(1B), D. Gonzalez(SS) - O. Javier(P) - C. Nowak(1B), D. Gonzalez(SS) - A. Perez(2B) - C. Nowak(1B), B. Nelson(3B) - W. Ortiz(2B) - B. Sing(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York J.Sanchez 5.2 3 1 1 4 0 0 4.01 O.Javier 4.1 2 0 0 2 2 0 6.08 A.Thomas (W,2-1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.67 J.Houser 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.11 S.Penney (S,1) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.80 12 5 1 1 6 3 0 L Island R.Keisler 7.0 3 0 0 4 3 0 2.25 J.Hill 0.1 1 1 0 0 0 0 3.72 J.Meloan 1.2 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.96 J.Lansford 1.0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3.00 D.Meyer (L,1-2) 1.2 3 2 2 0 1 2 3.78 C.Graham 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.95 12 9 3 2 5 7 2 WP--J.Sanchez (2). HB--O.Javier (4), J.Hill (2). SO--R.Castro, A.Perez, J.Shanks 2, D.Gonzalez 2, S.Paniagua, K.Binick, W.Ortiz, J.Johnson. BB--B.Haveman, R.Castro 2, C.Nowak, D.Gonzalez, K.Binick, B.Nelson, B.Sing, R.Gorecki 2, J.Johnson. BF--J.Sanchez 22 (118), O.Javier 17 (117), A.Thomas 3 (74), J.Houser (58), S.Penney 2 (63), R.Keisler 27 (155), J.Hill 3 (84), J.Meloan 6 (75), J.Lansford 5 (24), D.Meyer 8 (79), C.Graham (94). P-S--J.Sanchez 82-46, O.Javier 60-36, A.Thomas 7-6, J.Houser 3-3, S.Penney 8-5, R.Keisler 105-58, J.Hill 13-8, J.Meloan 26-19, J.Lansford 27-13, D.Meyer 27-17, C.Graham 3-3. T--4:04. A--5402 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #1 - Frank Leparik, Field Ump #2 - Chase Edmondson