Bears Wallop Ducks
Published on June 27, 2003 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., June 27, 2003) â The Long Island Ducks lost 8-3 to the Newark Bears before a crowd of 6,261 at Citibank Park tonight. With ten games remaining in the first half of the season, Long Island's record now stands at 25-28.
After a scoreless, hitless first three innings of play, both teams opened the scoring with single runs in the fourth inning. At the end of six, the Bears held a slim 4-3 margin and expanded their lead to 5-3 when an Elvis Pena error allowed Eddie Lara to score in the seventh. Newark's three ninth-inning runs ended any realistic hope of a Ducks comeback.
Ducks starter Denny Harriger (2-7) was charged with the loss after allowing four earned runs in six and one thirds innings. Reliever Oscar Henriquez allowed three earned runs without recording an out in the ninth inning. Offensively for Long Island, second baseman Rusty McNamara went 2-for-3 with two RBIs.
Saturday night, the Ducks play the rubber match with Newark. Game time is 7:05 p.m., with gates opening at 6:05 p.m. The game will be broadcast live by WLIE (540-AM) with Chris King and David Weiss describing the action from Central Islip. Fans can also log on to www.liducks.com for a live streaming broadcast of the game. The first 1,500 kids in attendance will receive lunch boxes courtesy of Nathan's Famous. For Long Island, RHP Bobby Rodgers (2-2) gets the starting nod, while the Bears will counter with LHP Alberto Castillo (3-1). Tickets are available by visiting the Citibank Park ticket office, logging on to www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon, or by calling 1-888-332-5600.
Duck Tales: OF Luis Saturria went 2-for-3 with a triple and a run scored and has now hit safely in the last four games...RHP Tim Burton made his home debut for the Ducks, pitching 1.2 innings of scoreless ball and striking out two Bears batters...home plate umpire Chad Buckalew had to leave the game with two outs in the top of the fourth inning after being hit with a wild pitch on the left arm. The game was delayed for approximately 15 minutes as third base umpire Joe Brown put on the gear to call balls and strikes...tonight's sellout crowd of 6,261 was the fifteenth this season at Citibank Park and puts the Ducks league-leading average attendance at 5,906 through 30 home games. A grand total of 1,493,882 fans have now enjoyed Ducks baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000.
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