York draws 11 walks to overcome early deficit
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 9, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the York Revolution 9-4 on Friday night before a past-capacity crowd of 6,802 at Bethpage Ballpark.
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Long Island opened the scored in the third on a throwing error that scored Mike Blanke and a double play ball that plated Anthony Vega. York responded with two in the fourth to tie the game on RBI singles by Michael Burgess and Josh Wilson off Ducks starter John Brownell.
Three more runs in the fifth gave the Revolution a 5-2 lead. Andres Perez’s RBI single and a two-out, two-run single by Bryan Pounds did the damage. The Ducks closed to within 5-4 in the fifth on Tyler Colvin’s solo homer to right and Delta Cleary Jr.’s RBI single off Revolution starter Ty’Relle Harris.
However, a three-run seventh pushed York’s lead to 8-4. Burgess’ RBI groundout, Pounds’ RBI double and a bases loaded walk to Jared Mitchell accounted for the scoring.
Harris (5-6) picked up the win with five innings of work, yielding four runs (three earned) on six hits and two walks while striking out four. Brownell (9-8) took the loss, giving up five runs on seven hits and four walks in four and two-thirds innings with five strikeouts.
Colvin and Ruben Gotay each had two hits to pace the Ducks.
The Ducks and Revolution continue their three-game set on Saturday night. Game time is slated for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). Following the game, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza, presented by Flushing Bank. In addition, Ducks staff members will be handing out a coupon for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more at Dick’s Sporting Goods to fans as they exit the ballpark following the fireworks show. Right-hander Matt Larkins makes his Ducks debut on the mound against Revolution righty Tony Pena.
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Game Date: 09/09/2016 York Revolution 9 AT Long Island Ducks 4 YTD YTD York AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Witherspoon, T CF 5 1 2 0 .291 Lentini, F RF 4 1 1 0 .311 Mitchell, J RF 2 1 0 1 .258 Lyons, D SS 4 0 0 0 .275 Tejeda, I C 6 2 2 0 .367 Cleary Jr., D CF 4 0 1 1 .323 Rivers, K LF 2 3 0 0 .258 Ford, L DH 4 0 0 0 .316 Perez, A 1B 4 1 3 1 .274 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 1 0 .275 Burgess, M DH 5 0 1 2 .280 Gotay, R 2B 4 0 2 0 .275 Pounds, B 3B 5 1 2 3 .246 Colvin, T 1B 4 1 2 1 .200 Wilson, J SS 5 0 1 1 .255 Blanke, M C 4 1 1 0 .247 Chaves, B 2B 4 0 0 0 .220 Vega, A LF 3 1 1 0 .244 38 9 11 8 35 4 9 2 York 0 0 0 2 3 0 3 0 1 - 9 11 1 L Island 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 4 9 1 2B--Tejeda, I C 2 (20), Pounds, B 3B (23), Lentini, F RF (37), Blanke, M C (17). HR--Colvin, T 1B (4). RBI--Mitchell, J RF (29), Perez, A 1B (58), Burgess, M DH 2 (30), Pounds, B 3B 3 (63), Wilson, J SS (38), TOTALS 8 (0), Cleary Jr., D CF (47), Colvin, T 1B (25), TOTALS 2 (0). SB--Witherspoon, T CF 2 (38), Mitchell, J RF (22), Lentini, F RF (47), Vega, A LF (22). E--Tejeda, I C (8), Puckett, C 3B (15). LOB--York 13, L Island 7. DP--R. Gotay(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - T. Colvin(1B), B. Chaves(2B) - B. Pounds(3B) - A. Perez(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA York Harris, T (W,5-6) 5.0 6 4 3 2 4 1 4.43 Arredondo, J 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.97 Reed, N 1.0 0 0 0 1 2 0 1.90 Corpas, M 1.0 2 0 0 0 1 0 2.28 Gomez, R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2.37 9 9 4 3 3 9 1 L Island Brownell, J (L,9-8) 4.2 7 5 5 4 5 0 3.44 Lomangino, J 1.1 0 0 0 1 3 0 2.90 Crider, P 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 0 1.79 Hansen, K 0.1 1 1 1 3 0 0 7.54 Burawa, D 1.1 1 0 0 1 1 0 4.80 Coffey, T 1.0 1 1 0 1 1 0 3.24 9 11 9 8 11 10 0 WP--Lomangino, J (4). SO--Witherspoon, T 2, Mitchell, J 2, Tejeda, I, Rivers, K, Burgess, M, Pounds, B, Wilson, J 2, Lentini, F 2, Lyons, D, Cleary Jr., D, Puckett, C 2, Gotay, R, Blanke, M, Vega, A. BB--Witherspoon, T, Mitchell, J 4, Rivers, K 4, Perez, A, Chaves, B, Lentini, F, Lyons, D, Vega, A. BF--Harris, T 22 (479), Arredondo, J 4 (136), Reed, N 4 (80), Corpas, M 5 (117), Gomez, R 3 (197), Brownell, J 25 (688), Lomangino, J 5 (137), Crider, P 3 (169), Hansen, K 5 (64), Burawa, D 5 (64), Coffey, T 6 (182). P-S--Harris, T 78-49, Arredondo, J 17-13, Reed, N 16-8, Corpas, M 21-15, Gomez, R 14-10, Brownell, J 109-59, Lomangino, J 26-16, Crider, P 7-3, Hansen, K 20-6, Burawa, D 19-12, Coffey, T 25-15. T--3:43. A--6802 Plate Umpire - Frank Iurilli, Field Umpire #1 - Don Gollar, Field Umpire #2 - Tom Gandolfo Jr.