Dan Lyons of the Long Island Ducks

Two-Out Runs Doom Ducks in See-Saw Affair

(Central Islip, NY) - The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the Somerset Patriots 7-5 on Friday night in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark. Somerset struck first with two runs in the opening inning against Ducks starter Ian Marshall. A RBI double by Michael Burgess and a RBI single by Mat Gamel, both with two outs, did the damage. Long Island responded in the bottom of the second on a two-out three-run... Full Story