Long Island Ducks pitcher Joe Iorio

Ducks Edge Skeeters in Series Opener

(Central Islip, N.Y.) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the Sugar Land Skeeters 4-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series at Bethpage Ballpark. The Ducks struck for two first-inning runs against Skeeters starter and former Duck Carlos Pimentel on an RBI double by Kirk Nieuwenhuis and an RBI single by Deibinson Romero. It stayed that way until the bottom of the fifth when Vladimir Frias launched a leadoff solo h... Full Story