Haverbush's walk-off single in 10th gives Ducks win
Published on May 11, 2006 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., May 11, 2006) - With the score knotted at five and two outs in the bottom of the 10th, Kevin Haverbusch dropped a single into shallow center to score Mel Stocker and give the Ducks a 6-5 victory over the Atlantic City Surf on Thursday evening.
Down 5-2 heading into the home half of the sixth, Long Island put up a three-spot to knot the game at five in the bottom of the frame. Strong pitching by relievers Tony Runion, Todd Erdos and Mike Crudale set the stage for the game's dramatic finish.
Crudale (1-0) picked up the win after tossing a scoreless tenth. Atlantic City's Domingo Acosta took the loss after allowing a run on four hits in two innings. Ducks starter Pat Ahearne did not factor into the decision after allowing five runs on seven hits and a walk in six innings of work. Runion came on in relief and struck out three in two scoreless frames and Erdos struck out the side in the ninth.
Long Island will welcome the Road Warriors to Citibank Park for a three-game series starting Friday night at 7:05 p.m. Former Met Pat Mahomes will make his fourth start for the Ducks against the Road Warriors Chris Eickhorst. 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.
Duck Tales....Haverbush's clutch hit was the Ducks first walk-off-win of the season...The win gives the Ducks a four-game winning streak, their longest of the season...First place Long Island is now a full game ahead of rival Bridgeport in the North Division standings...This evening's crowd of 4,829 raises the total to 2,664,798 fans that have enjoyed baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000.
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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