Crabs down Ducks
Published on September 11, 2010 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
Central Islip, N.Y. - The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs defeated the Long Island Ducks 10-2 on Saturday night before a past-capacity crowd of 6,156 at Suffolk County Sports Park.
Southern Maryland cracked the scoreboard early with three runs in the top of the first inning off Ducks' starter Daryl Harang. Four hits and a RBI sacrifice fly off the bat of Travis Garcia highlighted the frame.
The Crabs tacked on four more in the second as David Espinosa's RBI double, a run-scoring wild pitch and a RBI single by Jeremy Owens did the damage.
Long Island broke through against Crabs' starter Connor Robertson in the bottom of the fourth when Matt Padgett blasted a two-run homer over the right-center field wall to cut into the deficit.
Crabs' reliever Chris Hayes (3-0) picked up the win, firing three shutout innings, with five strikeouts. Harang (4-4) was charged with the loss, surrendering seven runs (six earned) in his one and two-thirds innings of work.
Willis Otanez paced the Ducks with two hits and a run scored, while Padgett chipped in with his homer, two RBI, and a walk.
Long Island closes out their 2010 home schedule against the Blue Crabs on Sunday. Game time is set for 1:35 PM, with the Suffolk County Sports Park gates opening at 12:35. Celebrate Fan Appreciation Day at the Duck Pond, presented by Pepsi. Fans will be invited onto the field prior to game time to receive autographs from the 2010 Ducks, as well as after the game for Kids Run the Bases, presented by Bethpage Federal Credit Union. In addition, every inning, one lucky fan will win a brand new mountain bike in the Pepsi Great Mountain Bike Giveaway! Randy Leek gets the start for the Ducks against Southern Maryland's Dan Reichert. Fans can tune into all the action live via streaming webcast at www.liducks.com with Chris King calling the play-by-play.
Tickets to the game and all upcoming Ducks home games are available at the Suffolk County Sports Park Box Office, by calling (631) 940-TIXX, or by logging onto www.liducks.com and clicking on the tickets icon at the top of the page.
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