Bears out by the Beech
Published on September 15, 2005 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y. Sept. 15, 2005) - The Long Island Ducks downed the Newark Bears 5-2 in front of 5,913 fans at Citibank Park on Thursday evening. Ducks starter Matt Beech fanned eight batters in his first win of the season with the Flock. The win improves Long Island to 33-28 in the season's second half. The Flock is in first place in the North Division standings and leads the Nashua Pride by three games. The Ducks magic number to clinch the North Division's second half crown is seven. Any combination of seven Long Island wins or Nashua losses will secure a postseason berth.
The Ducks jumped on Bears starter Pat Daneker early, scoring two runs in the opening frame. Carlos Hernandez started the proceedings with a solo homer. Donny Leon hit a single to right and scored on an error by the shortstop Jack Santora. The Bears cut the lead to 3-1 in the top of the sixth, but saw their comeback hopes quashed in the bottom of the frame by Henry Rodriguez. With runners on second and third, the former Expo drilled a single to left that scored both Jimmy Goelz and Justin Davies to put Long Island ahead 5-1. Newark added a run in the eighth but had the doors slammed by Mike Crudale who tossed a scoreless ninth.
Beech (1-0) picked up the win after yielding only one run on four hits in six innings of work. Daneker (10-8) took the loss after giving up four runs (two earned) on five hits in a five inning outing. Mike Crudale struck one en route to his fourth save of the season. Shane Arthurs tossed a scoreless seventh, while Dave Shepard allowed one run in the eighth.
The Ducks and Bears will play game two of their four-game set on Friday evening. Southpaw Pedro Borbon, Jr. will throw the first pitch at 7:05 p.m. Newark will counter with Andy Zwirchitz. Chris King and Mike Graham will cal all the action live from Citibank Park at 6:50 p.m. on WLIE (540 AM) Radio. The game can also be heard via streaming Web cast on www.liducks.com by clicking on the radio icon. The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive CD holders courtesy of Huntington Honda. Tomorrow evening will also be Huntington Honda's Great Car Giveaway. Tickets for this and all Ducks home games remain available by calling 1-888-332-5600, by visiting the Citibank Park box office or by logging onto www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon.
Duck Tales... Tonight's game marked Matt Beech's first start at Citibank Park since Game 2 of the Atlantic League Championship Series versus Camden... Carlos Hernandez's home run in the first inning was his tenth of the season, doubling his previous career-high of five. Hernandez is the second Duck, along with Dominick Ambrosini, to have doubled their career-high in home runs this season, while Ryan Owen has tripled his career-high... Speaking of Hernandez and home runs, four of his 10 have come against Newark... In going 1-for-5 tonight, Ambrosini has reached base in 19 straight games, while his nine-game hitting streak is the third longest of his seven-year pro career... Manny Martinez made his Ducks debut as a pinch hitter in the eighth and then playing leftfield in the ninth... Tonight's crowd of 5,913 raises the total to 2,598,033 fans who have enjoyed baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000.
The Long Island Ducks, 2004 Atlantic League champions, play their home games at Citibank Park and are in their sixth season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. They have filled their ballpark to over 100 percent capacity in each of their first five seasons and are one of the most successful minor league franchises in the country. For further information, please contact the public relations department at 631-940-3825 or visit www.liducks.com.
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