Ducks Stung by Bees in Matinee Affair
July 26, 2016 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
Central Islip, N.Y.- The Long Island Ducks were defeated by the New Britain Bees 4-1 on Tuesday morning in the opener of a three-game series at Bethpage Ballpark.
New Britain took a 2-0 lead in the second inning on an RBI single by James McOwen and a sacrifice fly by Jake McGuiggan off Ducks starter Bobby Blevins. Single runs in the fourth and sixth extended the advantage to four. A pair of fielding errors scored McOwen and Greg Golson to account for the runs.
Long Island got on the scoreboard in the ninth courtesy of an RBI single to left field by Dan Lyons. However, they could not complete the comeback.
Bees starter Shawn Haviland (3-3) earned the win, tossing seven shutout innings, allowing six hits and one walk while striking out five. Blevins (1-5) took the loss, surrendering four runs (two earned) on 11 hits and one walk with four strikeouts in six innings.
Delta Cleary Jr. paced the Flock with three hits.
The Ducks and Bees wrap up their three-game set with a single admission doubleheader on Wednesday night.
Game time for the opener is set for 6:35 p.m. with the Bethpage Ballpark gates opening at 5:35 (5:20 for full season ticket holders). Game two will begin approximately 25 minutes after the completion of game one, and both games are scheduled for seven innings. Right-hander John Brownell takes the mound for the Ducks in game one against Bees righty Kyle Simon, while left-hander Darin Downs toes the rubber for Long Island in game two against New Britain southpaw Anthony Marzi.
The first 1,500 fans in attendance will receive Ducks Drawstring Backpacks, courtesy of BankUnited. Between the two games, all fans in attendance will be treated to a Grucci Fireworks Extravaganza. It's also a Winning Inning Wednesday at the ballpark! During game one of the doubleheader, the Ducks will designate a specific occurrence in each inning. If the event takes place, one lucky fan will win $10,000! Simply sign up at the Ducks Ticket Kiosk prior to first pitch of game one to be eligible to win.
Tickets to the twinbill, and all Ducks home games, are available by visiting the Bethpage Ballpark box office, calling (631) 940-TIXX or CLICKING HERE . Those unable to make the doubleheader can follow all the action for both games live on the Ducks' official YouTube channel. Streaming video and audio will be available online by CLICKING HERE .
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