Ducks Dominate to Sweep Doubleheader
Published on June 8, 2013 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks swept a day/night doubleheader against the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs on Saturday at Bethpage Ballpark, winning the opener 2-0 before taking the nightcap 9-2.
Bryant Nelson put the Ducks on top in the second inning of game one with a solo home run to right off Blue Crabs starter Daryl Thompson. Both teams would exchange scoreless innings until the sixth when Ben Broussard led off the frame with a solo homer to right.
Southern Maryland put the tying runs on with no outs in the seventh inning, but Leo Rosales struck out two and induced a ground out to end the game.
Dontrelle Willis (3-2) earned the win, tossing five shutout innings, allowing just four hits and four walks while striking out five. Thompson (4-4) took the loss, yielding two runs on six hits with four strikeouts in six innings. Rosales earned his 10th save with a scoreless seventh.
Both sides remained scoreless until the fourth inning of game two when Long Island put up a five-spot against Blue Crabs starter Michael Ballard. A grand slam to center field by Bill Hall and a RBI single to center by Danny Perales did the damage. Southern Maryland answered with a run in the fifth on Cyle Hankerd's solo homer to left off Ducks starter John Brownell.
The Ducks got the run back in the bottom of the frame on a wild pitch that scored Broussard from third and added three more in the sixth to open up an eight-run lead. Another run-scoring wild pitch and a two-run double to center by Hall highlighted the scoring.
Brownell (4-4) earned the win, allowing just two runs on seven hits with five strikeouts in seven innings of work. Ballard (3-3) suffered the loss, surrendering six runs on seven hits in just four innings.
The Ducks and Blue Crabs continue their four-game series with another day/night doubleheader on Sunday. Game time for the opener, which is slated for seven innings, is 1:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 12:35. It's Stranger Safety Awareness/Rose Brucia Educational Foundation Day, and the first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks logo baseballs. It's also a Sunday Family Funday! Prior the game, fans will be invited onto the field for an autograph session with the Ducks, and after the game, kids and kids at heart can take part in Kids Run the Bases, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union.
First pitch for the nightcap, which is scheduled for nine innings, is at 7:05 p.m., with the ballpark gates opening at 6:05. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive 2012 Atlantic League Champions T-shirts, courtesy of LIU Brentwood/Riverhead. The Ducks will also be running their Pizza Hut K-Man promotion, and Ducks staff members will be handing out coupons for $5 off a purchase of two lunch entrees at Outback Steakhouse to fans.
Tickets for both games and all Ducks regular season home games are now on sale. Fans can purchase their tickets by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling 631-940-TIXX or by CLICKING HERE . Fans unable to make the game can follow all the action live on the radio home for Ducks baseball, 103.9-FM WRCN and online, with streaming video and audio available on the Ducks official YouTube channel, www.youtube.com/ducksbaseball.
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