Magical Ducks season ends in Game Three of Championship Series
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 30, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Sugar Land Skeeters 5-3 on Friday night in Game Three of the Atlantic League Championship Series at Constellation Field. Sugar Land wins the best-of-five series three games to none and is the 2016 Atlantic League champion.
GAME AUDIO: Highlights from Game Three
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez, Dan Lyons, Lew Ford and Fehlandt Lentini talk about the game
Long Island grabbed a run in the first inning when Fehlandt Lentini stole home as part of a double steal with Dan Lyons. It stayed that way until the fourth when Lance Zawadzki’s two-run double to left off Ducks starter Nick Struck put the Skeeters on top 2-1.
The Ducks came right back in the fifth with a pair of runs off Skeeters starter Sean Gallagher. Lew Ford drove in a run with an RBI double and then scored on a throwing error following Cody Puckett’s infield single.
Sugar Land took the lead back though with three runs in the seventh inning. An RBI single by Juan Martinez and a two-run single by Josh Prince put the Skeeters ahead 5-3.
Gallagher (1-0) earned the win, pitching seven innings, allowing three runs (two earned) on seven hits and four walks while striking out six. Struck (1-1) suffered the loss, yielding five runs on 10 hits and one walk in six and two-thirds innings with five strikeouts. Derrick Loop collected his fourth save of the playoffs with a scoreless ninth.
Dan Lyons led the Flock with two hits.
The Ducks would like to thank their great fans for all of the support they showed this season, helping the Ducks to their fifth division title in franchise history. 2016 saw the Ducks win the First Half Liberty Division title with a 40-30 record to secure their 11th trip to the postseason in franchise history. In addition, the team became the first in Atlantic League history to welcome its 7 millionth fan through the gates on September 11. Long Island also led the league in average attendance this season at 5,265, the 14th time in 17 seasons that the Ducks ranked first.
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The Long Island Ducks are members of the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball and play their home games at Bethpage Ballpark. For further information, call (631) 940-DUCK or visit www.liducks.com.
About the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball (ALPB)
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Game Date: 09/30/2016 Sugar Land Skeeters 5 AT Long Island Ducks 3 YTD YTD Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Prince, J 2B 4 0 1 2 .250 Lentini, F RF 3 2 1 0 .281 Tosoni, R CF 4 0 1 0 .185 Lyons, D SS 3 0 2 0 .207 Barfield, J RF 4 1 2 0 .308 Cleary Jr., D CF 4 0 0 0 .161 Scott, T DH 4 1 1 0 .238 Ford, L DH 3 1 1 1 .207 Young, D 1B 4 0 1 0 .273 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 1 0 .233 Zawadzki, L SS 4 0 1 2 .261 Colvin, T 1B 4 0 1 0 .286 Rodriguez, W C 3 1 1 0 .300 Gotay, R 2B 4 0 0 0 .185 Dominguez, J LF 3 1 1 0 .429 Dowd, M C 4 0 1 0 .154 Martinez, J 3B 4 1 1 1 .333 Vega, A LF 2 0 0 0 .250 Blanke, M PH 1 0 0 0 .000 34 5 10 5 32 3 7 1 Sugar Land 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 - 5 10 1 L Island 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 - 3 7 1 2B--Zawadzki, L SS (1), Ford, L DH (2). 3B--Tosoni, R CF (1). RBI--Prince, J 2B 2 (9), Zawadzki, L SS 2 (4), Martinez, J 3B (5), TOTALS 5 (0), Ford, L DH (4), TOTALS (0). HP--Rodriguez, W C (2). SH--Lyons, D SS (0). SB--Lentini, F RF (2), Lyons, D SS (1). E--Martinez, J 3B (1), Lyons, D SS (1). LOB--Sugar Land 5, L Island 9. DP--J. Prince(2B) - L. Zawadzki(SS) - D. Young(1B), R. Gotay(2B) - D. Lyons(SS) - T. Colvin(1B), T. Colvin(1B) - D. Lyons(SS) - N. Struck(P), T. Colvin(1B) - D. Lyons(SS) - N. Struck(P). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Sugar Land Gallagher, S (W,1-0) 7.0 7 3 2 4 6 0 2.25 Johnston, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Loop, D (S,4) 1.0 0 0 0 2 2 0 3.86 9 7 3 2 6 8 0 L Island Struck, N (L,1-1) 6.2 10 5 5 1 5 0 3.95 Crider, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3.86 Treece, Z 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Diaz, A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0.00 9 10 5 5 2 8 0 PB--Rodriguez, W. HB--Diaz, A (1). SO--Tosoni, R, Scott, T 2, Young, D, Zawadzki, L, Rodriguez, W 2, Martinez, J, Cleary Jr., D, Ford, L 2, Gotay, R 2, Dowd, M, Vega, A, Blanke, M. BB--Prince, J, Dominguez, J, Lentini, F 2, Lyons, D, Cleary Jr., D, Ford, L, Vega, A. BF--Gallagher, S 31 (57), Johnston, A 3 (10), Loop, D 5 (22), Struck, N 28 (53), Crider, P (10), Treece, Z 3 (13), Diaz, A 5 (25). P-S--Gallagher, S 113-69, Johnston, A 10-6, Loop, D 24-14, Struck, N 98-67, Crider, P 5-3, Treece, Z 10-7, Diaz, A 26-18. T--2:37. A--3393 Plate Umpire - Tom Gandolfo Jr., Field Umpire #1 - Richard Katz, Field Umpire #2 - Fred DeJesus, Field Umpire #3 - John Grasso