Ducks fall in 18
September 13, 2006 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., Sept. 13, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks and Camden Riversharks played an 18-inning contest that started on Tuesday and concluded with an 8-7 Riversharks win at 1:26 a.m. on Wednesday morning.
With the score knotted at seven in the top of the 18th, Luis Lopez hit the game-winning single off of Kevin Mannix.
Outfielder Jason Conti (1-0) picked up the win after tossing three scoreless innings of relief. Mannix (0-1) absorbed the loss after yielding a run on a hit and a walk in an inning of relief.
On Wednesday night, the Ducks and Riversharks will play game two of their three-game series at 7:05 p.m. Pat Mahomes (9-4) will take the hill against Camden's Jon McDonald (8-6). The first 1,500 fans will receive miniature Corvettes courtesy of Ramp Corvette. Tickets for this and all Ducks regular season and playoff home games can be purchased by stopping by the Citibank Park Box Office in person (M-F, 10-6; Saturdays 10-2), visiting www.liducks.com or by calling 631-940-TIXX today.
Duck Tales...Tonight's was the longest in team history in both innings (18) and elapsed time (6:20).
The Long Island Ducks are in their seventh season of play in the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. They have averaged over 100 percent attendance capacity of 6,002-seat Citibank Park in each of their first six seasons and are one of the most successful minor league sports franchises in the country. For further information, visit www.liducks.com or call 631-940-DUCK.
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