Late Surge Helps Ducks Even Series
September 24, 2015 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
Long Island Ducks Pitcher Darin Downs
(Long Island Ducks)
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 24, 2015) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the Somerset Patriots 5-4 on Thursday night in Game Two of the 2015 Liberty Division Championship Series at Bethpage Ballpark. The teams are now tied in the best-of-five series one game to one.
Long Island posted the game's first run in the second. Cody Puckett's sacrifice fly off Patriots starter Mickey Storey put the Ducks in front 1-0. In the fourth, a pair of runs extended the lead to 3-0. A sacrifice fly from Dan Lyons and a RBI single to left from Puckett padded the Ducks' lead.
Somerset took a late lead with four runs in the eighth. Robert Andino's RBI single off Ducks reliever Ricardo Gomez made it a 3-1 ballgame. Ducks first baseman Sean Burroughs then made a run-scoring error, before Matt Fields hit a two-run double to left to give the Patriots a 4-3 lead. The Ducks responded to tie the game in the bottom of the inning when Patriots reliever Daniel Sattler threw a run-scoring wild pitch. Burroughs' RBI single to right in the same frame helped the Ducks retake the lead 5-4. J.C. Romero completed the win in the ninth.
Romero (1-0) picked up the win, allowing one unearned run on one hit in one and two-thirds of an inning. He walked and struck out one. Sattler (0-1) suffered the loss. He surrendered one run without allowing a hit in one-third of an inning. He also walked and struck out one. Both starters took no decisions. Downs went seven innings and did not allow a run on two hits while walking two and striking out seven. Storey finished with seven and one-third innings pitched, giving up four runs on six hits with three walks and five strikeouts.
Burroughs had three hits to pace Long Island, including the game-winning RBI single. He also scored once. Randy Ruiz had a pair of hits and two runs scored in the win as well.
The Ducks now travel to New Jersey for the remainder of the best-of-five Liberty Division Championship Series, beginning with Game Three on Friday night. Game time from TD Bank Ballpark is slated for 7:05 p.m. Right-hander Bobby Blevins gets the start for Long Island against Somerset southpaw Matt Zielinski. Fans can follow all of the action live on the Ducks' flagship radio station, 103.9-FM LI News Radio. Live streaming audio will also be available online.
Should the Ducks advance, they would return home on Wednesday, September 30, for Game One of the Atlantic League Championship Series. First pitch is scheduled for 6:35 p.m., with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). Tickets to all potential Ducks home playoff games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX.
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