Long Island sweeps doubleheader and series from Bears
August 31, 2006 - Atlantic League (AtL)
Long Island Ducks News Release
(Central Islip, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2006) - The Long Island Ducks completed the series sweep over the Newark Bears with a pair of shutouts in Thursday's doubleheader. In the three-game series, Long Island kept Newark off the board through all 23 innings of play while outscoring the Bears 20-0.
In game one, the Duck's offense fired on all cylinders in a 14-0 victory over the Bears. In the contest, the club registered 14 hits with Kevin Haverbusch leading the way. The Massapequa native registered a pair of doubles and a three-run home run while scoring four times. Henry Rodriguez added a pair of hits while crossing the plate four times. Southpaw Pete Hartmann (8-5) allowed just two singles in his six innings of work to pick up the win.
In the second game of the twin bill, David Manning (1-0) was masterful in his Ducks debut. The righty yielded just a hit and a walk while fanning six over six scoreless frames to guide the Ducks to a 5-0 victory. Erick Almonte gave Long Island the lead for good with an RBI single in the bottom of the third. The former Yankee wrapped up the club's scoring with a two-run homer to left field in the fifth inning.
On Friday, the Ducks will welcome the Somerset Patriots to Citibank Park to open up a three-game weekend series at 7:05 p.m. Kevin Mannix (0-0) will take the hill against the Pats Jeff Urban (2-1). The first 1,500 fans through the turnstiles will receive cooler bags courtesy of Cardinal Logistics. Chris King will call all the action live from Central Islip starting at 6:50 p.m. on WLIE (540 AM) Radio. The game can also be heard via streaming webcast on www.liducks.com by clicking on the radio icon. Tickets for this and all Ducks regular season and playoff 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...Long Island played in its first double-header of the 2006 campaign, taking both from the Newark Bears...Ray Navarrete's fifth inning RBI-single stretched his hitting streak to eight games...Pete Hartmann and David Manning each picked up a win in the double dip, both pitching six innings of shutout baseball...David Manning made his Ducks debut and dazzled the Citibank crowd, striking out six in six innings without yielding a run...In the three game set against the Newark Bears, Long Island pitchers did not allow a single run...The Ducks swept the three game series, and have now won five in a row at home...This evening's crowd of 6,391 raises the total to 2,990,291 fans that have enjoyed baseball at Citibank Park since April of 2000...The Ducks now need 9,709 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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