Five-run fourth inning leads Sugar Land to win
(Photo courtesy of Joe Doll)
(Sugar Land, Texas, Aug. 21, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Sugar Land Skeeters 11-1 on Sunday night in the finale of a three-game series at Constellation Field.
GAME AUDIO: Ruben Gotay picks up his sixth RBI of the series
Long Island took a 1-0 lead in the first inning on Ruben Gotay’s two-out RBI single off Skeeters starter Michael Nix. Sugar Land tied the game in the bottom of the second on an RBI fielder’s choice from Wilfredo Rodriguez.
The Skeeters took the lead with five runs in the fourth inning, all scoring with two outs. A two-run triple by Johan Limonta, an RBI double from Alberto Cordero and a two-run home run to left field by Josh Prince did the damage. Three more runs in the sixth and two in the seventh rounded out the scoring. A two-single by Prince and an RBI double by Limonta highlighted the scoring.
Nix (1-0) earned the win with six innings of one-run ball, allowing five hits and one walk while striking out six. Jackson Jr. (0-2) took the loss, surrendering nine runs on 12 hits and a walk in five and one-third innings with five strikeouts.
Cody Puckett led the Flock with two hits.
The Ducks return home on Tuesday to open a three-game set against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs. 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). The first 2,000 fans in attendance will receive Good Times, Every Time Beach Balls, courtesy of Dunrite Pools. It’s also a Two-Fer Tuesday, and fans purchasing tickets to the game online at LIDucks.com or via the Ducks mobile app can receive a special buy one, get one free offer by entering the promo code “BOGO” at checkout (max four total tickets per transaction). It’s a Humana Senior Discount Tuesday as well, and senior citizens (65 or older with valid ID) will receive a 25{f7b134541f126dcd33819b5eec9a91dff238b58155023223dba97c27371a7fb5} discount and a special gift package, courtesy of Humana, when purchasing a ticket to the game at the Bethpage Ballpark box office (limited to the first 50 tickets purchased). Right-hander Bobby Blevins gets the start for the Ducks against Blue Crabs righty Tim Sexton.
Tickets to the game and all Ducks home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE. Those unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the Ducks’ official YouTube channel. Streaming video and audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE.
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: 08/21/2016 Long Island Ducks 1 AT Sugar Land Skeeters 11 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Sugar Land AB R H BI AVG Vega, A CF,LF 4 0 0 0 .260 Prince, J SS 5 1 2 4 .253 Lentini, F RF 3 0 0 0 .322 Dominguez, J 2B 5 0 1 0 .255 Kourie, J PH,RF 1 0 0 0 .000 Tosoni, R CF 4 0 0 0 .286 Cleary Jr., D CF 2 1 0 0 .319 Barfield, J RF 4 1 1 0 .301 Scura, C LF,PH 1 0 0 0 .118 Scott, T 1B 4 2 2 0 .265 Puckett, C 3B 4 0 2 0 .279 Zawadzki, L 3B 4 2 2 0 .252 Gotay, R 2B 4 0 1 1 .296 Rodriguez, W DH 4 1 1 1 .280 Dowd, M C 4 0 0 0 .301 Limonta, J LF 4 2 3 3 .249 Colvin, T 1B 4 0 1 0 .194 Cordero, A C 4 2 3 2 .244 Blanke, M DH,P 2 0 0 0 .254 Wessinger, M SS 3 0 1 0 .190 32 1 5 1 38 11 15 10 L Island 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 1 5 2 Sugar Land 0 1 0 5 0 3 2 0 x - 11 15 1 2B--Scott, T 1B (13), Limonta, J LF (7), Cordero, A C 2 (6). 3B--Limonta, J LF (2). HR--Prince, J SS (4). RBI--Gotay, R 2B (53), TOTALS (0), Prince, J SS 4 (18), Rodriguez, W DH (24), Limonta, J LF 3 (17), Cordero, A C 2 (7), TOTALS 10 (0). HP--Blanke, M DH,P (4). E--Vega, A CF,LF (3), Wessinger, M SS (10), Prince, J SS (11). LOB--L Island 6, Sugar Land 7. DP--R. Gotay(2B) - M. Wessinger(SS) - T. Colvin(1B), T. Scott(1B) - J. Prince(SS) - M. Nix(P), M. Wessinger(SS) - T. Colvin(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island Jackson Jr., M (L,0-2) 5.1 12 9 9 1 5 1 8.74 Mincone, J 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 0 18.69 Garcia, E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 4.05 Blanke, M 1.0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0.00 8 15 11 11 4 5 1 Sugar Land Nix, M (W,1-0) 6.0 5 1 1 1 6 0 1.50 Johnston, A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1.81 Velasquez, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 5.21 Weinhardt, R 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2.57 9 5 1 1 1 10 0 HB--Johnston, A (1). SO--Vega, A, Lentini, F 2, Scura, C, Puckett, C, Gotay, R, Dowd, M, Colvin, T 2, Wessinger, M, Dominguez, J 2, Scott, T, Zawadzki, L, Rodriguez, W. BB--Cleary Jr., D, Tosoni, R, Barfield, J, Scott, T, Zawadzki, L. BF--Jackson Jr., M 28 (54), Mincone, J 7 (26), Garcia, E 2 (29), Blanke, M 5 (5), Nix, M 24 (24), Johnston, A 4 (196), Velasquez, J 3 (213), Weinhardt, R 3 (208). P-S--Jackson Jr., M 96-63, Mincone, J 16-9, Garcia, E 7-4, Blanke, M 16-5, Nix, M 93-62, Johnston, A 14-10, Velasquez, J 16-9, Weinhardt, R 18-12. T--2:50. A--3017 Weather: Cloudy, 85 Degrees Plate Umpire - Eric Thompson, Field Umpire #1 - 1B Ryan Morehead, Field Umpire #2 - 3B Greg Oros