Somerset takes series from Long Island
June 26, 2005 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 26, 2005) - Long Island was shutout by the Somerset Patriots 7-0 (Box Score) on Sunday afternoon. Brian Tollberg picked up his eighth win of the season after holding the Ducks scoreless through seven innings of work to take a share of the Atlantic League wins lead with the Ducks' Paxton Crawford.
Somerset got on board first with a run in the top of the second when Ray Navarrete hit a solo home run off Brian Bowles and never looked back. The Patriots extended their lead in the third when on an RBI single by Todd Betts to make it 2-0. Somerset tacked on two more in the in the top of the sixth on a Kevin Nicholson two-run homer. They added one run in the seventh and two in the ninth to round out their scoring. Long Island will host the Camden Riversharks on Monday evening in 7:05 p.m. contest. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive QuackerJack bobbleheads courtesy of Commerce Bank. Lance Davis (1-4) will take the hill against Camden's Brett Laxton (3-2). Tickets for this and all Ducks home games remain available by calling 1-888-332-5600, by visiting the Citibank Park box office or by logging onto www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon.
Duck Tales... Despite the lopsided loss, give some credit to the Ducks defense and starter Brian Bowles. Three times on the day Patriot batters loaded the bases against Bowles, and all three times the Ducks escaped without allowing any runs across... Kevin Nicholson now has seven home runs on the season after his two-run shot in the sixth inning this afternoon, making it three home runs for the Somerset short stop this series, and his fourth against the Ducks in 2005... Patrick Lennon may have lost his 14-game hitting streak, and the same for Justin Davies and his six-gamer, but Pete Rose, Jr., Juan Lorenzo, Chris Latham, and Henry Rodriguez all kept theirs going... It has now been 50 days (21 games) since Pete Jr. has not reached base in a game at Citibank Park...This afternoon's crowd of 6,179, the nineteenth sellout of the season, raises the total to 2,367,720 fans who have enjoyed baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000.
The Long Island Ducks, 2004 Atlantic League champions, play their home games at Citibank Park and are in their sixth season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. They have filled their ballpark to over 100 percent capacity in each of their first five seasons and are one of the most successful minor league franchises in the country. For further information, please contact the public relations department at 631-940-3825 or visit www.liducks.com.
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