Mike Dowd of the Long Island Ducks

Dowd Delivers Ducks to Series-Opening Win

(Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the New Britain Bees 5-4 on Tuesday night in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark. New Britain opened up the scoring with two unearned runs in the first inning against Ducks starter Bruce Kern. A fielding error that scored Greg Golson and an RBI single by Michael Crouse did the damage. Long Island responded in the bottom of the frame with a solo home r... Full Story