Long Island held to three hits
(Sugar Land, Texas, Aug. 12, 2013) – The Long Island Ducks fell to the Sugar Land Skeeters 9-0 on Monday night in the fourth game of a six-game series at Constellation Field.
Sugar Land opened the scoring on a Jeff Dominguez RBI infield single in the third inning off Ducks starter Bill Murphy. The Skeeters scored two runs on an error in the fifth, and added two more in the sixth on an Aaron Bates home run to left field and a RBI single for Michael Rockett. Sugar Land added four more runs in the seventh to secure the win.
Sugar Land starter Ben Kozlowski (1-1) recorded the win allowing just one hit in five shutout innings. Murphy (2-13) suffered the loss, giving up five runs (three earned) on eight hits in five and two-thirds innings.
The Ducks continue their six-game series against the Sugar Land Skeeters Tuesday night. Game time is slated for 8:05 p.m. EDT from Constellation Field. Fans can follow all the action live on the Ducks official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball. Left-hander James Houser starts for the Ducks while Clint Everts toes the rubber for the Skeeters.
Long Island returns home on Thursday, August 15 when they battle the York Revolution in the opener of a four-game series. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Tickets for the game and all Ducks regular season home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE.
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GAME DATE: 08/12/2013 Long Island Ducks 0 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 9 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG J.Brodin LF 3 0 0 0 .310 A.Godwin CF 5 1 3 0 .278 R.Navarrete 1B 4 0 0 0 .239 J.Dominguez 2B 4 1 3 1 .252 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 .290 R.Gorecki RF 4 0 1 0 .224 R.Strieby DH 3 0 1 0 .299 A.Bates 1B 4 2 1 1 .319 R.Castro C 3 0 0 0 .254 K.Clemens C 4 1 0 1 .215 A.Bailey RF 3 0 0 0 .259 E.Perez DH 4 1 1 3 .232 K.Binick CF 3 0 0 0 .258 R.Mitchell 3B 3 1 1 0 .219 P.Phillips 2B 3 0 1 0 .232 K.Rios SS 4 2 2 0 .266 D.Lyons SS 3 0 0 0 .203 M.Rockett LF 4 0 2 1 .200 29 0 3 0 36 9 14 7 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 3 1 Sugar Land 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 0 x - 9 14 0 2B--P.Phillips (8), J.Dominguez (11), K.Rios (8). HR--A.Bates (5), E.Perez (7). RBI--J.Dominguez (33), A.Bates (41), K.Clemens (54), E.Perez 3 (36), M.Rockett (18). SB--A.Godwin (41). E--B.Nelson (23). LOB--L Island 3, Sugar Land 7. DP--D. Lyons(SS) - B. Murphy(P) - R. Navarrete(1B), K. Rios(SS) - A. Bates(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island B.Murphy (L,2-13) 5.2 8 5 3 2 1 1 6.00 T.Hose 0.1 2 0 0 0 0 0 5.21 E.Threets 0.1 2 4 4 2 0 1 7.72 N.DeBarr 1.2 2 0 0 0 2 0 6.83 8 14 9 7 4 3 2 Sugar Land B.Kozlowski (W,1-1) 5.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 2.55 J.Wells 1.0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5.50 J.Marshall 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1.60 R.Corcoran 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.74 A.Miller 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 5.17 9 3 0 0 1 7 0 WP--B.Murphy (6). PB--K.Clemens. SO--J.Brodin, R.Castro, A.Bailey, K.Binick, P.Phillips, D.Lyons 2, R.Gorecki, A.Bates, M.Rockett. BB--J.Brodin, J.Dominguez, R.Gorecki, A.Bates, R.Mitchell. BF--B.Murphy 26 (434), T.Hose 2 (168), E.Threets 5 (48), N.DeBarr 7 (401), B.Kozlowski 16 (68), J.Wells 4 (167), J.Marshall 3 (166), R.Corcoran 3 (199), A.Miller 4 (237). P-S--B.Murphy 93-53, T.Hose 10-4, E.Threets 16-7, N.DeBarr 23-18, B.Kozlowski 66-45, J.Wells 16-11, J.Marshall 9-6, R.Corcoran 14-9, A.Miller 17-8. T--2:50. A--4771 Weather: Partly Cloudy, 91 Degrees Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Beaver, Field Ump #1 - 1B Tim McCaffery, Field Ump #2 - 3B Dan Kiley