Somerset denies Ducks 10th consecutive victory
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 10, 2016) – The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Somerset Patriots 4-1 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
GAME AUDIO: Mike Blanke’s solo home run in the seventh inning
POSTGAME VIDEO: Kevin Baez and Mike Blanke talk about the series opener
Somerset struck first in the third inning on a two-run double to left-center field by Scott Kelly off of Ducks starter Bobby Blevins. RBI singles by Vinny Zarrillo in the fifth and Eric Farris in the sixth extended the lead to 4-0.
Mike Blanke closed the gap to 4-1 in the seventh with a solo home run to left. Long Island put the tying runs on base in the eighth, but they could not pull even.
Patriots starter Jeremy Horst (2-0) earned the win, pitching six scoreless innings, allowing just three hits and a walk while striking out three. Blevins (1-1) took the loss, giving up four runs on seven hits and two walks with four strikeouts in five and two-thirds innings. Former Duck Jon Hunton picked up his seventh save with a scoreless ninth and became the Atlantic League’s all-time saves leader with 135.
The Ducks and Patriots continue their three-game set on Wednesday night. 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 1,000 fans in attendance will receive John Brownell 2015 Pitcher of the Year Award Pins as part two of six in the 2016 Collectors’ Series. It’s also a Winning Inning Wednesday at the ballpark. The Ducks will designate a specific occurrence each inning, and if the event takes place, one lucky fan will win $10,000.
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 of 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: 05/10/2016 Somerset Patriots 4 AT Long Island Ducks 1 YTD YTD Somerset AB R H BI AVG L Island AB R H BI AVG Robinson, T CF 1 0 0 0 .275 Lentini, F RF 4 0 0 0 .282 Zarrillo, V CF 3 0 1 1 .333 Cleary Jr., D LF 2 0 1 0 .297 Eggleston, A LF 4 0 0 0 .295 Vega, A LF 1 0 0 0 .278 LaHair, B 1B 4 1 1 0 .200 Ford, L DH 4 0 1 0 .281 Fields, M DH 4 0 0 0 .269 Burroughs, S 1B 4 0 1 0 .295 Guzman, C RF 4 0 0 0 .217 Puckett, C 2B 3 0 0 0 .259 Vidal, D 3B 4 0 1 0 .353 Tekotte, B CF 4 0 1 0 .232 Farris, E 2B 3 1 2 1 .304 Lyons, D SS 4 0 1 0 .230 Kral, R C 3 2 2 0 .311 Blanke, M C 4 1 1 1 .235 Kelly, S SS 4 0 1 2 .344 Wessinger, M 3B 4 0 1 0 .105 34 4 8 4 34 1 7 1 Somerset 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 - 4 8 1 L Island 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 - 1 7 0 2B--Kral, R C (5), Kelly, S SS (3). HR--Blanke, M C (1). RBI-- Zarrillo, V CF (5), Farris, E 2B (12), Kelly, S SS 2 (9), TOTALS 4 (0), Blanke, M C (4), TOTALS (0). HP--Cleary Jr., D LF (1), Puckett, C 2B (4). SB--Lentini, F RF (7), Cleary Jr., D LF (4), Tekotte, B CF (2). CS--Robinson, T CF (1). E--Kelly, S SS (4). LOB--Somerset 6, L Island 9. DP--E. Farris(2B) - D. Vidal(3B) - B. LaHair(1B). YTD IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA Somerset Horst, J (W,2-0) 6.0 3 0 0 1 3 0 1.57 Little, C 1.0 1 1 1 0 0 1 2.70 Meek, E 0.2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00 Thomas, M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.96 Hunton, J (S,7) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2.00 9 7 1 1 1 3 1 L Island Blevins, B (L,1-1) 5.2 7 4 4 2 4 0 3.48 Crider, P 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00 Casey, J 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2.08 Struck, N 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9.53 Blewett, D 1.0 1 0 0 1 2 0 3.38 9 8 4 4 3 7 0 WP--Crider, P (1). HB--Horst, J (1), Meek, E (1). SO--Zarrillo, V, Fields, M 3, Vidal, D, Kral, R, Kelly, S, Cleary Jr., D, Lyons, D, Wessinger, M. BB--Robinson, T, Farris, E, Kral, R, Lentini, F. BF--Horst, J 23 (91), Little, C 4 (38), Meek, E 5 (9), Thomas, M (39), Hunton, J 4 (37), Blevins, B 25 (88), Crider, P (22), Casey, J 3 (17), Struck, N 3 (30), Blewett, D 5 (34). P-S--Horst, J 88-55, Little, C 17-11, Meek, E 23-14, Thomas, M 2-2, Hunton, J 10-8, Blevins, B 104-64, Crider, P 4-3, Casey, J 13-7, Struck, N 11-5, Blewett, D 23-13. T--2:58. A--4561 Plate Umpire - Silvio Martinez Jr., Field Umpire #1 - Carl Villanueva, Field Umpire #2 - Chris Carroll