(Camden, N.J., May 31, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Camden Riversharks 8-5 on Thursday night in the final game of a four-game series at Campbell’s Field.

GAME AUDIO: Brandon Sing’s team-leading eighth home run

GAME AUDIO: Josh Johnson’s two-run homer, his third of the year

GAME AUDIO: James McOwen robs a home run with a great catch in left

The Ducks jumped in front on Brandon Sing’s first inning RBI single off Camden starter Bryan Corey. The Riversharks responded with three runs in their half of the first, one in the second and two in the third against Ducks starter Bob Zimmermann to take a 6-1 lead. RBI singles from Marquez Smith and Chris Walker along with a two-run homer by Drew Macias highlighted the scoring.

Long Island stormed back with a four-run fourth to cut the deficit to one. A solo home run by Sing, a RBI double by Reid Gorecki and a two-run homer from Josh Johnson did the damage. However, a pair of RBI singles by Eduardo Perez and Steve Doetsch in the seventh put the game out of reach.

Blake King (1-1) earned the win with one and two-thirds scoreless innings in relief of Corey, who allowed five runs (four earned) on seven hits in four and one-third innings. Zimmermann (3-2) took the loss, surrendering six runs (four earned) on 10 hits in five innings. John Lujan earned his sixth save with a scoreless ninth.

Sing and Ray Navarrete each had two hits to lead the Ducks offensively.

The Ducks return home on Friday, June 1 to begin a seven-game homestand, as they host the York Revolution in the opener of a four-game series. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The Ducks will be running their Friday Night Pizza Hut K-Man promotion. If the Pizza Hut K-Man strikes out, all fans will be able to redeem their game ticket for free breadsticks at a participating Pizza Hut location. Southpaw Randy Keisler takes the mound for Long Island against York lefty Jesus Sanchez.

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. 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, with Michael Polak calling the play-by-play. Streaming video and audio will be provided online by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.

 GAME DATE: 05/31/2012 Long Island Ducks 5 AT Camden Riversharks 8 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Camden AB R H BI AVG K.Binick CF 4 1 1 0 .281 C.Walker LF 4 1 2 1 .183 J.McOwen LF 5 0 0 0 .272 L.Turner 2B 4 1 0 0 .286 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 0 0 .236 M.Smith 3B 4 2 2 1 .382 B.Sing DH 4 1 2 2 .255 B.Burgamy 1B 4 0 1 0 .313 R.Navarrete 2B 3 1 2 0 .320 J.Eigsti SS 4 0 1 0 .280 S.Williams 1B 4 0 0 0 .333 D.Macias CF 3 2 2 2 .179 R.Gorecki RF 4 1 1 1 .310 E.Perez DH 3 1 2 1 .202 J.Johnson C 4 1 1 2 .241 S.Doetsch RF 4 1 2 1 .318 D.Lyons SS 4 0 1 0 .264 S.Knazek C 4 0 2 0 .261 36 5 8 5 34 8 14 6 L Island 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 - 5 8 1 Camden 3 1 2 0 0 0 2 0 x - 8 14 3 2B--R.Navarrete 2 (14), R.Gorecki (2), J.Eigsti (11), D.Macias (4). HR--B.Sing (8), J.Johnson (3), D.Macias (5). RBI--B.Sing 2 (27), R.Gorecki (7), J.Johnson 2 (9), C.Walker (7), M.Smith (5), D.Macias 2 (19), E.Perez (14), S.Doetsch (8). HP--R.Navarrete (2), D.Macias (3). SH--C.Walker (0), L.Turner (0). SB--K.Binick (10). E--J.Johnson (4), L.Turner (3), J.Eigsti 2 (3). LOB--L Island 6, Camden 6. DP--L. Turner(2B) - M. Smith(3B) - B. Burgamy(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - S. Williams(1B), L. Turner(2B) - J. Eigsti(SS) - B. Burgamy(1B), D. Lyons(SS) - B. Zimmermann(P) - S. Williams(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Zimmermann (L,3-2) 5.0 10 6 4 1 4 1 4.10 C.Graham 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 5.03 J.Lansford 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 3.60 J.Hill 1.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 3.79 8 14 8 6 1 8 1 Camden B.Corey 4.1 7 5 4 0 3 2 6.34 B.King (W,1-1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 Z.Hammes 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.16 J.Farnsworth 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 6.57 J.Lujan (S,6) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4.15 9 8 5 4 1 6 2 WP--B.Zimmermann (2). HB--B.Zimmermann (6), B.Corey (2). SO--J.McOwen, B.Sing, S.Williams, R.Gorecki 2, J.Johnson, C.Walker, L.Turner 2, J.Eigsti, D.Macias, S.Doetsch, S.Knazek 2. BB--K.Binick, E.Perez. BF--B.Zimmermann 26 (188), C.Graham 4 (93), J.Lansford 5 (19), J.Hill 3 (81), B.Corey 23 (168), B.King 4 (77), Z.Hammes 3 (74), J.Farnsworth 4 (55), J.Lujan 4 (80). P-S--B.Zimmermann 83-53, C.Graham 10-7, J.Lansford 18-11, J.Hill 10-9, B.Corey 91-57, B.King 14-10, Z.Hammes 6-4, J.Farnsworth 15-10, J.Lujan 17-8. T--2:38. A--1962 Weather: Very nice Umpires: Plate Ump - Eric Diaz, Field Ump #1 - Mike Terry, Field Ump #2 - Pat McLaughlin