Long Island beats Blue Crabs
Published on May 18, 2013 under Atlantic League (AtL)
Southern Maryland Blue Crabs News Release
WALDORF, MD - The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs were defeated by the Long Island Ducks 5-1 tonight at Regency Furniture Stadium in front of 4,118 fans. Long Island wouldn't relinquish an early lead in the second, as they added three more runs throughout the game to secure the victory. Blue Crabs pitcher Michael Ballard suffered his second loss in as many starts as he allowed three runs (three earned) off of eight hits in five innings. Despite dropping the contest to the Ducks, six of nine batters for Southern Maryland managed at least one hit, including Jose-Julio Ruiz who's now boasting an eight-game hitting streak.
Long Island took their first lead against Southern Maryland in the series in the top of the second inning when P.J. Phillips hit a two-run home run for the 2-0 lead. The Ducks would then score another run off of Ballard in the third and relief pitcher Logan Williamson would surrender two runs of his own in the seventh as Long Island further increased their lead to 5-0. The Blue Crabs then took advantage of the Ducks decision to put the game in the hands of their relief in the bottom of the frame after starting pitcher Connor Graham allowed just three hits and no runs through six innings. Outfielder Cyle Hankerd led off the bottom of the frame with his Atlantic League-leading 11th double of the season in the seventh, which would turn into the first tally of the game later in the inning for the Blue Crabs and the 5-1 score. That would be the lone tally for the Blue Crabs however, as they left seven on base throughout the game.
UP NEXT - The Southern Maryland Blue Crabs will complete their series with the Long Island Ducks in a 2:05 p.m. contest Sunday at Regency Furniture Stadium. Sunday's game features our Backfin Buddies free ticket Sunday and Charles County Relay For Life. Fans can tune into the Blue Crabs live broadcast tomorrow by going to www.phoenixintermedia.com. Pre-game will begin at 1:45 p.m. Fans can also follow the Blue Crabs on www.somdbluecrabs.com, on Facebook (Southern Maryland BlueCrabs), on Twitter (@BlueCrabs) and on Instagram (BlueCrabsBaseball).
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