(Central Islip, N.Y., June 29, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters 7-4 on Friday night in the second game of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.

GAME VIDEO: Reid Gorecki’s RBI single, Brandon Sing’s two-run homer and Shawn Williams’ two-run homer

POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Sing and Mike Loree talk about the victory

The Ducks jumped out to an early 3-0 lead against Sugar Land starter Jason Lane on a RBI single by Shawn Williams in the second along with a RBI single by Reid Gorecki and a run-scoring wild pitch in the third. The Skeeters would answer back to tie it against Ducks starter Mike Loree with a solo homer by Josh Pressley in the fourth and two more runs in the fifth on a RBI double by Matt Hagen and a run-scoring single from Miguel Negron.

Long Island regained the lead for good in the bottom of the sixth on a mammoth two-run home run to left-center field by Brandon Sing. Williams would add some insurance in the bottom of the eighth with a two-run homer of his own to right field, putting the game out of reach.

Loree (4-3) would pick up the victory, tossing seven innings, allowing just three runs on five hits while striking out four batters. Lane (1-2) suffered the loss, allowing five runs (four earned) on six hits with five strikeouts in six innings of work.

Sing and Williams paced the Flock with two hits apiece. Sing drove in two runs and scored twice, while Williams collected three RBI.

The Ducks continue their series with the Skeeters on Saturday 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 Reusable Shopping Bags, courtesy of EverBank. Ducks staff members will also be handing out coupons for $10 off a purchase of $50 or more at Dick’s Sporting Goods to fans. Right-hander Jason Monti gets the start for the Flock against Skeeters righty Michael Nix.

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 the action live on the radio at MyCountry 96.1 FM and 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.

Duck Tales: Brandon Sing has homered in back-to-back games, increasing his team-leading home run count to 12, which is also good for second in the Atlantic League. Sing has hit safely in his last nine games and reached base safely in his last 13 games…With a RBI single, Reid Gorecki extends his hitting streak to seven games. Gorecki is now batting .391 (9-for-23) with 2 homers, seven RBI and nine runs in that span…Dan Lyons extended his on-base streak to 11 games with a single. He entered the game with a .350 on-base percentage…With seven more runs tonight, the Ducks have scored 30 runs in their last four games, an average of seven and a half per game. In the eight games prior to that, Long Island totaled just 21 runs, an average of less than three per game.

 GAME DATE: 06/29/2012 Sugar Land Skeeters 4 AT Long Island Ducks 7 YTD YTD Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG M.Negron LF 4 0 1 1 .333 K.Binick LF 2 0 0 0 .280 L.Figueroa 2B 4 0 0 0 .115 R.Gorecki CF 3 1 1 1 .270 O.Castro 3B 4 1 2 0 .315 R.Navarrete 2B 3 1 1 0 .333 J.Pressley DH 4 1 1 1 .254 B.Sing DH 3 2 2 2 .255 S.Moss RF 4 0 1 1 .184 B.Nelson 3B 3 1 0 0 .244 B.Bell CF 4 0 0 0 .288 S.Williams 1B 4 1 2 3 .286 O.Martinez C 3 1 1 0 .316 J.McOwen RF 3 0 0 0 .243 M.Hagen 1B 3 1 1 1 .247 J.Johnson C 4 0 0 0 .208 I.Suarez SS 3 0 0 0 .219 D.Lyons SS 4 1 1 0 .279 33 4 7 4 29 7 7 6 Sugar Land 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 - 4 7 1 L Island 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 2 x - 7 7 1 2B--O.Castro 2 (10), M.Hagen (8), R.Navarrete (24). HR--J.Pressley (7), B.Sing (12), S.Williams (5). RBI--M.Negron (5), J.Pressley (35), S.Moss (8), M.Hagen (9), R.Gorecki (24), B.Sing 2 (36), S.Williams 3 (29). HP--K.Binick (17), J.McOwen (3). SH--K.Binick (0), R.Gorecki (0). SB--R.Gorecki (10), J.McOwen (6). E--O.Castro (5), B.Nelson (7). LOB--Sugar Land 2, L Island 5. DP--R. Navarrete(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - S. Williams(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sugar Land J.Lane (L,1-2) 6.0 6 5 4 1 5 1 3.66 D.Gordon 0.2 0 0 0 1 0 0 6.46 E.Krebs 1.1 1 2 2 1 2 1 3.04 8 7 7 6 3 7 2 L Island M.Loree (W,4-3) 7.0 5 3 3 0 4 1 4.90 C.Graham 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 4.01 J.Hunton 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.18 9 7 4 4 0 5 1 WP--J.Lane (2). PB--J.Johnson. HB--J.Lane (1), D.Gordon (2). SO--M.Negron, O.Castro, S.Moss, B.Bell, I.Suarez, K.Binick, R.Gorecki, S.Williams, J.McOwen 2, J.Johnson 2. BB--R.Navarrete, B.Sing, B.Nelson. BF--J.Lane 26 (81), D.Gordon 4 (244), E.Krebs 6 (94), M.Loree 26 (292), C.Graham 3 (112), J.Hunton 4 (46). P-S--J.Lane 96-65, D.Gordon 12-7, E.Krebs 18-13, M.Loree 92-60, C.Graham 14-10, J.Hunton 15-9. T--2:30. A--5540 Umpires: Plate Ump - Mike Terry, Field Ump #1 - Pat McLaughlin, Field Ump #2 - Eric Diaz