Ducks sweep Warriors for third straight time
August 3, 2006 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 3, 2006) - The Ducks defeated the Road Warriors 12-4 in front of 6,177 fans at Citibank Park on Thursday evening. The win gave Long Island their third straight sweep of the league's travel squad and their ninth series sweep of the season.
The Ducks 12-hit, 12-run evening was led by Bryan Goelz, who finished the evening 3-for-5 with two RBI and a run scored. On the night Erick Almonte, Bucky Jacobsen and Henry Rodriguez added two hits apiece. Eleven of the Flock's 12 runs came from Carlos Hernandez, Almonte, Jacobsen, Rodriguez and Goelz who drove in a pair apiece.
Pat Ahearne improved to 9-2 after allowing four runs, two earned on nine hits and a pair of walks while fanning six over 7.2 innings. Kevin Mannix came on in relief and tossed a scoreless 1.1 innings.
On Friday night, the Ducks travel to Bridgewater, N.J. to take on the Somerset Patriots at 7:05 p.m. Tim Cain (1-2) will take the hill for the Flock against Robert Averette (3-1). Chris King will call all of the action live from Commerce Bank Ballpark starting at 6:50 p.m. on WLIE (540 AM) Radio. The game can also be heard via streaming Web cast on www.liducks.com by clicking on the radio icon. After the three-game series with the Patriots, Long Island heads to Lancaster and Camden for three games apiece. The Ducks return home on Tuesday, August 15, for a three-game series with the Barnstormers. Tickets for this and all Ducks 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.
Individual game tickets for all four potential home playoff games of the 2006 Atlantic League North Division champion Ducks will go on sale at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, August 14 at Citibank Park.
Duck Tales... The Ducks have won 16 of their last 18 home games...Bucky Jacobsen has driven in a league-leading 63 runs...Bucky Jacobsen is on a five-game hitting streak...Henry Rodriguez had his team-leading 21st multi-hit game of the night...This evening's crowd of 6,177 raises the total to 2,921,462 fans that have enjoyed baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000...The Ducks now need 78,583 fans to reach the 3,000,000 mark.
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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