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ALCS Game 1 Notes: vs. Long Island

Published on September 27, 2016 under Atlantic League (AtL)
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Atlantic League Championship Series - Game 1 Sugar Land Skeeters (3-0) vs. Long Island Ducks (3-2) RHP Jake Hale (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Bobby Blevins(0-0, 0.00 ERA) Tuesday, September 27, 2016 -Constellation Field- 7:05 p.m. CST - Broadcast: SugarLandSkeeters.com Playoff Game #4.........................3-0 SKEETERS REGULAR SEASON: First Half Record: ...................... 35-35 Second Half Record: ................. 39-31 Overall Record: ......................... 74-66 Home Record: ........................... 40-30 Away Record: ........................... 34-36 Current Streak: .............................W4 Last 5 Games: ............................... 4-1 Last 10 Games: ............................. 7-3 Season Series: ....................... 19-19-5 Sweeps: ........................................ 5-2 Shutouts: ...................................... 8-7 Day Game Record: ...................... 11-8 Night Game Record: ................. 63-58 Extra Inning Games: ..................... 5-5 When Scoring First: .................. 43-21 When Opp. Scores First: ........... 31-45 Come-From-Behind-Wins: ............. 33 When Hitting HR: ...................... 50-35 No HR: ...................................... 24-31 PROBABLE PITCHERS AT CONSTELLATION FIELD: Date Time (CST) Opponent

9/28 7:05 p.m.

Long Island RHP Michael Nix (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. RHP Matt Larkins (0-1, 22.50 ERA) 9/30 5:35 p.m.

Long Island RHP Sean Gallagher (0-0, 1.80 ERA) vs. RHP Nick Struck (1-0, 1.28 ERA) *10/1 5:35 p.m.

Long Island RHP Brett Marshall (0-0, 7.20 ERA) vs. TBA *10/2 4:05 p.m.

Long Island TBA vs. TBA *if necessary GAME 3 OF DIVISION SERIES: The Skeeters completed their series sweep of York after a 8-6 victory against the Revolution in Game 3 on Friday night. The Skeeters have now reached the Championship Series twice in the last three seasons.

Josh Prince carried the Skeeters, going 2-3 with 5 RBI, which included a grand slam that put the Skeeters up 6-2 in the 6th. The Skeeters took a 6-4 lead into the bottom of the 9th but the Revolution managed to tie it back up with two outs, giving Derrick Loop his 1st blown save of the series. The Skeeters bounced back by pushing two runs across in the 10th to secure the win.

PLAYOFF HISTORY: The Skeeters also appeared in the playoffs in 2013 and 2014 and currently hold a 6-8 postseason record. All six playoff wins have come against York Revolution to advance to the Atlantic League Championship Series in 2014 and 2016.

2013 DIVISION SERIES: 2014 DIVISION SERIES: Gm. 1 - Somerset at Sugar Land............. L 6-5 Gm. 1 - York at Sugar Land........... L 5-0 Gm. 2 - Somerset at Sugar Land............. L 3-2 Gm. 2 - York at Sugar Land........... W 2-9 Gm. 3 - Sugar Land at Somerset.............. L 4-5 Gm. 3 - Sugar Land at York........... L 2-3 (10) *Somerset wins series 3-0 Gm. 4 - Sugar Land at York............ W 1-0 (10) Gm. 5 - Sugar Land at York............ W 5-3 * Sugar Land wins series, 3-2 2014 CHAMPIONSHIP SERIES 2016 DIVISION SERIES Gm. 1 - Lancaster at Sugar Land............. L 10-6 Gm. 1- York at Sugar Land............. W 5-7 Gm. 2 - Lancaster at Sugar Land............. L 5-0 Gm. 2 - York at Sugar Land..............W 9-10 Gm. 3 - Sugar Land at Lancaster.............. L 7-8 (13) Gm. 3 Sugar Land at York................W 8-6 *Lancaster wins series, 3-0 *Sugar Land wins series 3-0 AGAINST LONG ISLAND: The Skeeters went 9-11 against the Ducks in 2016 (5-5 at Constellation Field, 4-6 at Bethpage Ballpark) and are 50-49 against the Long Island in the all-time series (31-19 at Constellation Field, 19-30 at Bethpage Ballpark).

-Jeremy Barfield has leads the Skeeters offense, batting .292 (21-72) with 4 HR, 15 RBI and 10 R in 20 G against the Ducks this season. Robbie Weinhardt has yet to allow an earned run in 6 G against the Ducks.

Stat Line: (0-0, 0.00 ERA, 5.1 IP, 3H, 1 R, 0 ER, 7 K, 3 BB) LAST TIME OUT FOR HALE: Jake Hale pitched six strong innings, only giving up a run on three hits with two strikeouts and three walks in a 4-1 victory over the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.

SKEETERS STREAKING: With their successful sweep of York Revolution in the Division Series, the Skeeters have won their last seven games which includes their four-game sweep of Southern Maryland to end the regular season.

STARS OF THE DIVISION SERIES: Jeff Dominguez: .455 (5-11), RBI, 3 R Wilfredo Rodriguez: .364 (4-11) HR, 4 RBI, 4 R Juan Martinez: .364 (4-11), HR, RBI, 4 R Delwyn Young: .364 (4-11), (2) 2B, RBI, 4 R Josh Prince: .273 (3-11) HR, 7 RBI, 2 R BACK FOR MORE: There are currently seven players on the active playoff roster who have previous postseason experience with the Skeeters. The list includes: Travis Scott (2013-2014), Jeff Dominguez (2013), Michael Nix (2013), Delwyn Young (2014), Rene Tosoni (2014), Sean Gallagher (2014) and Andrew Johnston (2014).

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