(Lancaster, Penn., July 5, 2012) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Lancaster Barnstormers 3-0 on Thursday night in the first game of a four-game series.

Lancaster struck for the game’s first run in the opening inning on a sacrifice fly to center from Terry Tiffee off Ducks starter Jason Monti. Another run in the second on Emerson Frostad’s RBI double extended the lead to two.

Both teams traded scoreless innings until the sixth when Jamie Pedroza connected for a run-scoring single to round out the scoring.

Barnstormers starter J.D. Durbin (4-6) earned the win, going the distance for a complete game shutout. The righty allowed just six hits and two walks while striking out five. Monti (5-4) was the hard-luck loser, yielding three runs on eight hits with six strikeouts in six innings.

Dan Lyons and James McOwen led the Flock with two hits apiece.

The Ducks and Barnstormers continue their four-game set on Friday night. Game time is slated for 7:00 p.m., at Clipper Magazine Stadium. Fans can follow the action live on the radio at MyCountry 96.1 FM and online at LIDucks.com by clicking the Listen Live icon on the homepage. Left-hander Dan Meyer gets the start for the Ducks against Lancaster righty Dwayne Pollok.

Long Island returns home on Thursday, July 16 as they host the Somerset Patriots in the opener of a four-game set. First pitch is set for 7:05 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Foam Fingers, courtesy of People’s Alliance Federal Credit Union. 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.

 GAME DATE: 07/05/2012 Long Island Ducks 0 AT Lancaster Barnstormers 3 YTD YTD L Island AB R H BI AVG Lancaster AB R H BI AVG K.Binick CF 3 0 0 0 .276 B.Gailen LF 3 1 1 0 .320 J.McOwen RF 3 0 2 0 .245 F.Lentini CF 4 0 1 0 .321 R.Navarrete 2B 4 0 0 0 .319 T.Tiffee 3B 3 1 2 1 .294 B.Nelson 3B 4 0 1 0 .263 T.Everidge 1B 4 0 1 0 .230 S.Williams 1B 4 0 1 0 .271 J.Pedroza SS 4 1 3 1 .316 R.Gorecki DH 4 0 0 0 .253 R.Harvey RF 4 0 0 0 .282 M.Canham C 3 0 0 0 .200 E.Frostad C 2 0 1 1 .316 D.Lyons SS 3 0 2 0 .288 B.Boyer 2B 3 0 0 0 .233 M.Fleishman LF 3 0 0 0 .300 J.Durbin P 3 0 0 0 .000 31 0 6 0 30 3 9 3 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 6 0 Lancaster 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 - 3 9 1 2B--D.Lyons (6), T.Everidge (11), J.Pedroza 2 (14), E.Frostad (10). RBI--T.Tiffee (44), J.Pedroza (46), E.Frostad (20). SF--T.Tiffee (2). CS--B.Gailen (4). E--J.Pedroza (14). LOB--L Island 6, Lancaster 6. DP--B. Boyer(2B) - J. Pedroza(SS) - T. Everidge(1B), R. Navarrete(2B) - S. Williams(1B), B. Boyer(2B) - J. Pedroza(SS) - T. Everidge(1B), B. Boyer(2B) - J. Pedroza(SS) - T. Everidge(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA L Island J.Monti (L,5-4) 6.0 8 3 3 2 6 0 4.04 J.Lansford 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 7.15 J.Lansford 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3.66 8 9 3 3 2 8 0 Lancaster J.Durbin (W,4-6) 9.0 6 0 0 2 5 0 4.47 9 6 0 0 2 5 0 SO--J.McOwen, B.Nelson, S.Williams 2, R.Gorecki, F.Lentini, T.Everidge, J.Pedroza, R.Harvey 2, B.Boyer 2, J.Durbin. BB--K.Binick, J.McOwen, B.Gailen, E.Frostad. BF--J.Monti 26 (265), J.Lansford 3 (55), J.Lansford 4 (84), J.Durbin 33 (371). P-S--J.Monti 107-65, J.Lansford 8-6, J.Lansford 14-8, J.Durbin 113-69. T--2:23. A--3131 Umpires: Plate Ump - Matt Hensel, Field Ump #1 - Chase Edmonson, Field Ump #3 - Matt Beaver