Ducks Rout Road Warriors In Historic Fashion
Published on July 31, 2011 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., July 31, 2011) - The Long Island Ducks defeated the Road Warriors 17-3 on Sunday night in the second game of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
Javier Colina put the Ducks in front with a two-run blast to left in the first inning against Road Warriors' starter Luke Massetti. The lead was pushed to 5-0 following a three-spot in the second. A RBI double by Erick Monzon, a sac fly from Kraig Binick, and a RBI single by Ray Navarrete highlighted the inning.
The Road Warriors closed the deficit to 5-1 on a sac fly to right by Danny Gonzalez in the third off Ducks' starter Mike Loree. However, two runs in the fourth and six in the fifth for Long Island put the game away. Binick's RBI single and Navarrete's RBI double in the fourth started the damage. A solo homer by John Rodriguez, a two-run blast from Matt Padgett, and a two-run shot by Navarrete helped increase the advantage to 13-1.
After two runs by the visitors in the sixth, the home run barrage continued for the Ducks as they plated a run in the sixth on J.R. House's solo blast to left and three more in the seventh on Rodriguez' second homer of the game, a three-run shot to right.
That was more than enough for Loree (13-2) to collect the win, tossing five and one-third innings, allowing three runs while striking out eight. Massetti (7-8) took the loss, surrendering 10 runs (seven earned) on 11 hits in four and one-third innings.
Eight of the nine Ducks batters each picked up at least one hit, one run batted in, and one run scored. Monzon led the way with four hits in the contest, while Navarrete and Rodriguez each paced Long Island with four RBI.
The Ducks wrap up their three-game series with the Road Warriors and their six-game homestand on Monday night. Game time is set for 7:05 PM, with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 6:05. Mark Diapoules gets the start for the Ducks against the Road Warriors' Miguel Martinez.
Tickets for the game and all home games are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, going online to www.liducks.com or calling 631-940-TIXX. Fans unable to attend the game can follow all the action online at www.liducks.com by clicking the Watch Live icon on the homepage, with Chris King calling the play-by-play. Streaming video and audio will be provided by iBN, the Internet Broadcast Network.
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Duck Tales: The Long Island Ducks set a franchise record by hitting six home runs in the game, surpassing their previous high of five, done multiple times including on June 4 this season. The Ducks increased their season total to 103, meeting the Chapey's Home Run Challenge once again. Ray Navarrete hit his team-leading 16th longball of the year, while J.R. House hit his 15th, Javier Colina hit his 14th, John Rodriguez clubbed his 11th and 12th, and Matt Padgett launched his ninthErick Monzon picked up four hits in the game, becoming the second Duck to have a four-hit game in 2011. Javier Colina also collected four hits on July 16 against the Road WarriorsMike Loree picked up his league-leading 13th win, as well as his fourth of the year against the Road Warriors. The win also tied the franchise record for victories in a season, accomplished by Troy Cate in 2009. With eight strikeouts, Loree tied York's Matt DeSalvo for the Atlantic League lead in strikeouts with 94With the victory, the Ducks improved to 13-1 against the Road Warriors in 2011 and have a 114-28 record against them all-time. The Ducks have won 10 consecutive games against the Road Warriors this season as well as 22 of the last 23 and 40 of the last 43 meetings overallLong Island also assured themselves of a series victory, extending their unbeaten streak in series play at Bethpage Ballpark to 11 (10-0-1). The Ducks haven't lost a series at home since dropping two of three to Lancaster from May 27 to 29.
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