Matt Wessinger of the Long Island Ducks

Homers Hurt Ducks in Series Finale

(Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Somerset Patriots 8-1 on Thursday night in the finale of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark. Somerset took a 1-0 lead in the second inning on a solo home run to right field by Bryan LaHair off of Ducks starter Mark Blackmar. A two-out RBI single by Eric Farris in the third extended the lead to two. Long Island closed to within one in the bottom of t... Full Story